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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Mar 24, 1992
|Filing date
|Nov 5, 1990
|Priority date
|Feb 24, 1989
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Guillermo L. Toro-Lira, Alan C. Abel, Alan H. Achilles
|Original Assignee
|U.S. Philips Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (8), Classifications (8), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of previous application Ser. No. 07/315,068, filed Feb. 24, 1989, now abandoned, and all benefits of such earlier application are hereby claimed for this new continuation application.
This invention involves a wafer handler mechanism useful for semiconductor wafer handling which mechanism uses a loading chamber for introducing the wafer into vacuums to minimize contamination of the wafer and chamber, and which has minimum volume and surface area.
Wafer handlers are a critical part for a number of different processes particularly metrology instruments, such as in the inspection or processing of flat samples, such as magnetic disks, and further in any such applications requiring vacuums. In this respect, electron beam lithography, plasma etchers, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and laser and conventional light optics are among many applications requiring contamination-free wafer handling. In-vacuum wafer handling is one of the most important factors affecting inspection speeds of the SEM. In addition to the vacuum requirement, the relatively low signal-to-noise ratio of images in the produced SEM inspection are the main reasons why light-optics microscopes are generally faster and easier to operate. Further, the vacuum environment can create negative secondary effects to the device wafers, and can also increase the potential of particle and other types of contamination.
Electron beam systems require the wafer to be under vacuum. Semiconductor wafers are sensitive to minute quantities of contamination and must be afforded "clean" pressure transition and transport so as not to compromise their quality. This must be accomplished repeatedly and reliably at sufficient speeds to enable the measuring instrument to accommodate production line quantities of hundreds of wafers per day.
The presently claimed invention sets forth a wafer handling system that can be utilized in vacuum applications to substantially reduce inherently slow wafer exchange times of the SEM, for example. It also minimizes the potential of particle contamination onto or into the wafers.
The invention provides reliable, clean, high speed transfer of wafers, such as semiconductor wafers including integrated circuits, from a place of normal atmospheric pressure to a place of vacuum pressure and from the vacuum back to atmosphere. It is also applicable to operations involving the clean, rapid transport of an object from one zone of ambience to another. These include other operations associated with the development, manufacture, inspection and testing of microelectronic devices such as: lithography, etching, ion implant, epitaxy, electron microscopy, chemical vapor deposition, vacuum deposition, and various combinations of these and other processes and procedures. The invention is also applicable to operations involving the development, manufacture, inspection and testing of superconductor devices, solar cells, magnetic data disks, magneto-optical data disks, optical data disks, CD ROM disks, video disks, compact audio disks, and video still camera and recorder disks.
Prior wafer handling systems may be seen by reference, for example, to integrated circuit wafer handling systems as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,604,020 to one of the present inventors. In such previous arrangement, motor driven magnetic structures are utilized. The present invention, on the other hand, significantly improves such devices by minimizing internal moving parts inside of the structure upon loading, together with its minimum volume and surface area.
These advantages occur by use of a novel vacuum lock system or pressure transition chamber in which wafers can be inserted into a main vacuum chamber with minimum loss of vacuum and then pumped down to an appropriate vacuum pressure. That is, gas that would be introduced upon loading the vacuum chamber lock is minimized. The total volume of the lock system is similar to the volume of a few wafers, while the total surface area can be of the order of the surface area of a single wafer.
Further, the vacuum seals are circular and present minimal mechanical sliding friction during actuation. This enables long-term reliability of several orders of magnitude higher than typical rectangular gate valves. There are no mechanical moving parts inside the load lock chamber. Therefore, no static or kinetic friction occurs that may cause generation of particles to contaminate the wafers. The prior art techniques of "slow venting" and "slow rough" procedures to minimize the effect of particle contaminations into the wafers due to gas turbulence effects are then eliminated.
The door and ring shield arrangement of the present invention provides optimum controllable gas "purging" conditions that minimize the potential of introducing environmental contaminants, such as humidity, particles, and other contaminations into the load lock chamber during wafer introduction. High throughput for single wafer inspection is achieved due to the minimum vacuum lock chamber size associated with the gas load. High throughput for queueing wafer inspection due to the use of an internal rotary arm achieves advantages in swapping incoming and outgoing wafers.
The external vacuum seal of the pressure transition chamber or lock is a solid, circular elastomer O-ring located in the systems outer door. The seal is activated in a manner that applies or removes sealing compression with minimal sliding force. This minimizes contaminant particle generation in the lock. The small distance (about 1 cm) that the seal moves to permit wafer transfer provides for high speed operation. A highly reliable, electro-pneumatic driving mechanism for this seal is located external to the lock to eliminate contamination from its moving parts.
The internal seal of the lock chamber is a highly reliable inflatable elastomer activated by gas pressure. This seal produces low contamination levels, since it requires no mechanical moving parts in the lock chamber and is positioned below the wafer. Seal integrity is not influenced by the force of atmospheric pressure that acts on the elevator. The bulk of this force is transferred to the main chamber through an elevator drive linkage.
The lock chamber is of minimum volume and surface area to provide fast pressure transition. Small volume also allows the lock to be built into the outer door, eliminating the need for a separate lock chamber external to the system.
When the outer door is unsealed or opened, airborn contamination and humidity are restricted from lock entry by the minimal opening of the door, a positive dry gas purging from the lock, and an additional circular ring shield that further restricts the opening to the lock.
Operation of the system may be automated by using computer control with appropriate software.
Consequently, a very simple design has been implemented with a low number of mechanical parts and mechanical action. Therefore, low manufacturing costs with high reliability are achieved by the presently claimed invention.
The presently claimed invention provides a high speed vacuum lock chamber for transferring large diameter semiconductor wafers. Such vacuum lock provides a minimum contamination by gas for SEM wafer inspection applications.
Some embodiments of a wafer handling system in accordance with the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross section of a wafer vacuum lock chamber system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a top view of a portion of this wafer loading system according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a mechanism according to the present invention for achieving high speed wafer transfer into an inspection system, such as a SEM as described in Applicants' corresponding application Ser. No. 315,067, filed Feb. 24, 1989, on even date herewith. The structure for wafer transfer includes a door 1 for loading wafers into the device and locking the closed door from the environment, and an elevator 2, which are both mounted onto and into a main vacuum chamber 3. The door 1 is circular and isolates the lock chamber structure from the atmosphere, and the wafer elevator 2 also isolates the door from the main vacuum chamber by way of an inflatable seal 5 when the door is opened. The door contains a circular O-ring seal 7 and associated air valves 10 for lock pre-evacuation venting.
Wafer access occurs when the door 1 is open. A circular ring shield 4 encloses the majority of the door circumference so that when the door is open, the structure is partly isolated from the atmospheric environment.
The elevator unit 2 contains the circular inflatable vacuum seal 5 around its periphery. When pressurized, the seal 5 seals the lock chamber onto the round opening of the lid 6 of the main chamber 3 when the elevator 2 is in the position shown in FIG. 1.
The elevator has the further function of transferring a wafer into the main chamber. A rotary transfer arm 8 is located inside the main vacuum chamber 3 and is used to transfer the wafer from the elevator 2 to an internal stage chuck (not shown) for the inspection apparatus.
A drive linkage 9, also known as a toroidal latch, is provided for moving the elevator 2 up and down along guides 11. This movement is a sinusoidal motion where the movement at start and stop of the elevator 2 is slow, while the motion in the middle of movement of the linkage is fast. No abrupt motion occurs in order to eliminate sliding or vibration of the wafer on the elevator 2.
The elevator structure and the transfer arm may be further seen by way of FIG. 2 in which the elevator 2 is shown as a circular arrangement seen from the top onto which the wafers are provided. The transfer arm 8 is rotatable over the surface of the elevator, after it is lowered, to pick up wafers and move them off of the elevator structure. In a wafer queueing mode of operation in which incoming and outgoing wafers are transferred, the internal transfer arm will swap the wafers. A robotic arm (not shown) transfers the wafers between cassettes of wafers, an optical pre-aligner, and the elevator structure 2.
In operation, for introducing wafers, the door 1 is raised to the extent of the lip of the circular ring shield 4. The wafer is inserted onto the elevator, and the door is brought downward into sealing relationship to the chamber lid 6. At that point, the elevator 2 is lowered to a position so that the transfer arm 8 will take the wafer from the elevator's upper surface and transfer it internally into the internal structure of the vacuum chamber.
Alternate operations can occur in the structure of the present invention. First, before the seal 5 is deflated, a rough evacuation is carried out under the door 1 to evacuate a majority of the gas. Then the door 1 is closed, and the seal 5 is deflated. Thereafter the elevator 2 is lowered. This minimizes the amount of gas transferred to the main chamber.
In a second arrangement, no such rough evaluation is 1 carried out and the subsequent evacuation of the main vacuum chamber is necessary to create a proper vacuum.
With a structure as described, an operation sequence can be obtained for a single wafer operation in which the throughput is at least approximately 40-50 wafers per hour. In addition, a "pipeline" mode of operation has been established in which multiple wafers can be input into the vacuum system for measurements and subsequently output from the system. The system throughput under such multiple wafer conditions are at least approximately in the range of 60 to 70 wafers per hour.
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|U.S. Classification
|414/217, 414/292
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Sep 1, 1995
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Sep 1, 1999
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 8
|Aug 6, 2002
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Likes- flirting, boys, drinking, gymnastics and drama
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Age- 17
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Age- 16
Gender- Male
Year- 11
Appearance- short Sandy blonde hair, grey eyes and a tan. He's pretty well built and tall.
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Likes- Sweet food, drawing, painting and rain
Dislikes- Clowns, anything sour, homework and being pressured
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Age- 16
Gender- Male
Year- 11
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Likes- Football, girls and winning
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Age- 17
Gender- Male
Year- 11
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Social Status (Popular or not)- Popular
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Dislikes- people who hurt his twin sister, maths, his parents.
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Year- 11
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Social Status (Popular or not)- Popular
Likes- Her bike, running, history
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Name- Marek
Age- 18
Gender- Male
Year- 12
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Social Status (Popular or not)- Not sure
Likes- Motercycle, science, his friends
Dislikes- Sweets, sluts, ass's
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Name- Xavier Charleston
Age- 17 years old
Gender- Male
Year- 12
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Personality- Xavier is very much a loner and likes to keep to himself, he takes a while to get himself comfortable around people but once he's befriended said person is very open and care free. He's focussed on his music and art and doesn't spend time on things that he deems useless to what he aspires towards which can make him come off rude and opinionated to other's around him.
Social Status (Popular or not) - Loner, not popular
Likes- Music, playing his guitar, sketching people around him, being left to himself. Blunt and to the point people who say it how it is, honesty and genuinely nice people with no ulterior motive
Dislikes- figures of authority, people who claim to be better than others. Popular people because they conform to what people expect them to be, most classes that aren't intellectually engaging to him. Dishonest people and manipulators
Bio- Xavier is a very withdrawn and content teenager, he has his plans in life and doesn't like when people try and guide him in another direction. He likes to keep to himself but does actually want to have a group of friends he can trust and be himself around. He has rebelled against his father because he feels that he doesn't like who Xavier has become, was classically trained in piano but stopped playing to learn guitar as a ploy to anger his father but found he enjoyed guitar and kept to it. Xavier likes to secretly sketch his classmates while they are unaware catching them in their most natural form without posing or trying to be something they aren't, he's an observer and has ways of angering people when he unravels things about people they don't want to be known.5/15/2012 #16
Name- Dianna Jasmine "DJ" Dawson
Age- 16
Gender- Female
Year- 11th
Appearance- Long, layered, black hair and hazel eyes. Slightly frecked cheeks and nose. Slim with slightly wide hips.
Personality- Nice and happy. If she gets annoyed, she can have a temper. Shy at times.
Social Status (Popular or not)- Kinda
Likes- Reading, singing, drinking, taking photos, dancing, lace fingerless gloves(those are awsome), gymnastics and yoga
Dislikes- Drawing, silences, boringness, doing nothing, hangovers
Bio- She just moved and enrolled with her sister.5/15/2012 . Edited by rwarrr, 6/3/2012 #17
Name- Benjamin 'Benji' Parker
Age- Seveteen
Gender- Male
Year- 12, but is doing one year eleven subject.
Appearance-Just picture someone that looks a bit younger than him.. He wears alot of long sleeves, jackets.. To cover up
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Personality- He keeps to himself, not really that friendly towards people. He is a really nice guy around his friends, but his family it's an entire different story. When you do get to meet him, you are always having a good time. He can come across as being a jerk and heartless though but that's only because what's going on at his home.
Social Status (Poular or not)- Not.. His more of a loner, keeps to himself
Likes- Drinking and taking drugs, he thinks there the only thing there for him.
Dislikes- People wanting to know about him and his life and people asking if they can come over to his house.
Bio- His life isn't great, it use to be. He had the best father, the best mother. The his mother died of cancer when he was 13, everything changed. Because he was an only child he had to everything, the dad blamed it on Benji and told him it was all his fault she had died. His dad is a police officer and when comes home his a different person. He beats Benji every single day, Benji has had broken ribs, broken arm, broken leg, concussion, been stabbed, beaten with a baseball bat. Everyday he comes to school with a new scar, this has been happening straight after his mother died. Benji has tryed many times to just give up and walk out but his father finds out. At school , his the loner there is something up with him everyone knows it. But nearly all the girls have the hots for him, just no girl has ever had the balls to go up to him to talk.5/16/2012 . Edited by rwarrr, 6/3/2012 #18
Name: Maya Hunter
Age: 17
Gender: female
Year: 11
Appearance: dark hair down to her mgo back, dark golden eyes that mostly look browin unless she stands up in thelights. About 5'6. Curvy body with a voluptuous Frame.
Personality: sweet and kind to her friends but can be a bitch when she's ready.
Social status: popular
Likes: horses, fashion, shopping, drinking, partying and texting
Dislikes: bitchy people,hypocrites and haters
Bio: her parents own theworlds largest vineyard and allowed her to move to g. To school here. Is anonly child soI likes getting her way.5/16/2012 . Edited by rwarrr, 6/3/2012 #19
Appearance-brown curly hair,green eyes,soft skin with tan
Personality-She is very shy,she is very romantic and loyal to her friends
Social Status (Popular or not)-She is not really popular.
Likes- romance books,cinema,
Dislikes-traitors,maths,the people who are like I-know-it-all
Bio-She is Ntina's first cousin.Her parents died and she sent to her aunt(Ntina's mum).She is good friends with Ntina.Honestly Ntina is her only friend5/16/2012 #20
Name- Isaac Pettyfer
Age- 18
Gender- Male
Year- 12th
Personality- Funny, sometimes sarcastic, gentleman, can have a temper, if mad can easily get into fights (verbal and physical), street smart,
Social Status (Popular or not)- Not really popular..
Likes- Girls, music, pool(billards), smoking, playing guitar
Dislikes- school, dancing, teachers, snobs
Bio- He's lived there forever5/16/2012 . Edited 5/17/2012 #21
Name- Paris Winsome
Age- 17
Gender- Female
Personality- Very peppy and flirty, definitely the cheerleader type, rich girl attitude, conceited but rarely shows it, smart girl who is surrounded by preps but doesn't really care.
Social Status (Popular or not)-Popular
Likes- Designer clothes and purses etc. Boys, cheerleading, the color pink, singing in musicals and playing her guitar, and listening to Taylor Swift.
Dislikes- Anything filthy, cats, food that has a face.
Bio- Has a rich dad who has been married eight times already, she never likes her stepmoms because they're all gold diggers. Dyed her hair (is naturally blonde) convinced she'd become a rock star but dreams change and she liked the hair color.5/16/2012 #22
Name- Kiara Silver
Age- 18
Gender- Female
Year- 12
Appearance- Light brown hair, green eyes, slim, 5'10 slutty dresser
Personality- Urm, she's kind of a b***, she is very promiscuious and girly she is not exaclty popular nor unpopular she is like a hanger on.
Social Status (Popular or not)- 50/50
Likes- Boys, money, expensive things
Dislikes- Jac
Bio- Urm. she was adopted by the same parents as her sister she has done many guys she is flirty she has no clue what to do in life5/16/2012 #23
Name- Sam Maxwell
Age- 25
Gender- Male
Personality- Very nice, Laid back. Get's along with people easily, is a very out going person.
Social Status (Popular or not)- His a teacher, but is popular with some students.
Likes- Partying, He likes meeting new people. Like teaching kids.
Dislikes- Hates it when the students flirt with him, blushes easily.
Bio- He is a teacher, like i said before :P. Wanted to become for the fun of it, He loves it. He dosen't have much about him. His a new teacher, just got his first degree.5/17/2012 . Edited 5/22/2012 #24
Name: Torrance Valentine
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Year: 12
Personality: Torrance is a strong willed person and will never back down from a fight. He is very loyal to those who completely win over his trust and would stand by their side until the end defending them. He has strong morals and would never betray them. He is loud and loves to voice his opinion. He generally has an opinion on just about everything and has a bad habit of not being able to keep his mouth shut. He is not the kind of guy who likes to be over shadowed. He loves being the center of attention as he never got much as a child. Torrance however can be quite impulsive. He tends to act before he thinks making rash decisions. These decisions tend to get him into trouble from time to time. Other times these decisions do work in his favor though. As a child he moved around allot and he has learned that nothing is ever permanent. He doesn't believe in love because that has to be permanent which in his mind cannot exist. Torrance loves to play with his words and is very good at observing people's character. He can easily tell when he meets someone if he would want to spend his time making friends with them, or if he would rather spend his time making enemies with them. He doesn't care if people dislike him, as he sees this still as a way of getting attention.
Social Status: Popular
Likes: Being the center of attention and hockey
Dislikes: Math
Bio: Torrance spent his childhood growing up in Germany and has moved allot, so he can speak many languages. His parents are divorced and he only recently started living with his father that way he could finish is senior year at a single high school without having to worry about when he will be moving next.5/18/2012 . Edited 5/18/2012 #25
Name- Mea Ambers
Age- 16
Year- 11
Personality- She doesn't care what others think of her, she's carefree and happy. She hates drama, and likes to stay out of things and not get too involved. She's not shy, but she doesn't like to speak up. She puts everyone above herself, in terms of keeping people happy, meaning she sometimes
sacrifices her happiness for others.
Social Status (Popular or not)- She's about average, to below average, but she doesn't care about social statue's.
Likes- She likes to read and play soccer. She also likes to draw and be by herself.
Dislikes- She hates fake people. She also has a debilitating fear of hight.
Bio- She grew up with a very average/ typical family. No real problems or traumatic experiences, though she is not unexperienced to hurt.5/18/2012 . Edited 5/18/2012 #26
Name- Maggie O'Kieff
Age- 13
Gender- Girl
Year- 8
Appearance- Cute dark red ringlets to shoulders,dimples. Short-ish and under weight Bright green eyes
Personality- Quiet, blushes ALL the time
Social Status (Popular or not)- Not popular,bullied
Likes- writing constantly.
Dislikes- Being known
Bio- Born where the rp is set and lived there all her life. She never moved house and tended to stay inside. Her family were horrible to her and her dad used to put out cigarettes on her back5/19/2012 . Edited 6/15/2012 #27
Name: Kaydence Lockhart
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Year: 11
Personality: Kaydence is the artistic type and is generally off in her own little world. She can always be seen carrying around her sketchbook and tends to draw instead of paying attention in class. Her art comes first above everything else and if anyone insults her artwork they are asking for a fight. She has more of a temper than her brother does and will not hesitate to get into a fight if she feels she has the right to. She is more the type to fight with her fists then with her words. She also knows how to hold a grudge and doesn't forgive very easily. However if you are on her good side she is a fairly easy going person. She talks allot, but she is also a good listener. She usually will be drawing at the same time and appear not to be giving whoever it is she may be talking to any of her attention but she really is listening; she is what you would call a good multitasker but only when she wants to be. She is also the type that would rather be outside then cooped up in a classroom this is part of the reason she detests going to school as much as she does and has fallen into the bad habit of skipping class more often then she should. She doesn't see the purpose in going to class when she wants to be an artist when she gets older.
Social Status: Somewhere in the middle
Likes: Anything to do with art and yoga
Dislikes: Criticism and being stuck inside for prorogued periods of time.
Bio: Kaydence's parents are divorced, but she lives with her grandparents due to custody issues.5/19/2012 #28
Name- Rosie Powers
Age- 16
Gender- Girl
Personality- Out goiung. Loud A bit fake sometimes
Social Status (Popular or not)- popular
Likes- Dancing,parties,drinking
Dislikes- staying at home
Bio- Just a regular girl who moved housew frequently. Had an alright background and has a good bit of money5/19/2012 . Edited 6/15/2012 #29
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Age- 18
Gender- Male
Year- 12
Personality- athletic, smart, trouble maker
Social Status (Popular or not)- Popular
Likes- Football, cheerleaders
Dislikes- N/A
Bio- He is a straight A student, but tries to hide his geeky side around his popular friends.5/19/2012 #30
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Located on the Emerald Point Marina grounds, Ernie's on the Lake brings fun, food and atmosphere to Lake Travis!
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Ernie's on the Lake is located on the Emerald Point Marina grounds on Lake Travis. Since we re-branded in early 2017, we've worked hard to create a menu that is fun and incorporates the lake and party vibes into our selections. Being the former Carlos n' Charlies - we have a lot to live up to... and we're working hard to make Ernie's on the Lake the "go-to" place on Lake Travis.
The multi-level restaurant, bar and music venue offers the choice to soak in the views from our decks or within our glass-enclosed restaurant. Are you coming by boat? If so, we have many courtesy docks available to make your visit to Ernie's on the Lake as easy from the water as it is from land.
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One Otto not do that.
Takes Von to know Von
honestly, there have been plenty of people in history who did (much) worse than him.
tangentially related: My great-great grandfather on my mom's side was a huge Kaiser Wilhelm booster. You can IMAGINE how popular that made our family in the 1910s. He eventually changes his mind, though.


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Hi! I'm Karma_Mechanic, an ex-LoL player now Overwatcher =D If you're familiar with League of Legends, then you'll understand my name, but if not, just know that Karma is a character within the game. I would change my name now that i don't play LoL anymore, but PSN doesn't allow name changes xD. Now that I play Overwatch, I guess you could say that I'm a "Mercy Main", but i can be atleast useful (to some extent) on other Characters. Twitch: twitch.tv/Karma_mechanics Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqZgCJQBIp-xLt27EzcsJw
-I've been playing basically since the release of the game, my current level is 122 (star+levell 22) -I peaked at rank 4 in score with Mercy (currently i think i've been floating around the low 20's cause i took a break D=) -I have played a lot of other FPS's in the past, CoD 4, MW2, BO, MW3, BO2, Battle field Bad Company 1 & 2, BF3 & 4, and Titanfall has been my main FPS until i got rid of my 360 to get a PS4. -I have dabbled in a little bit of GBs with my friends, we actually got pretty far in a OW tourney (until we got matched with a team that was rank 1 on the ladder xD)


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According to RSA, Ghai will be focused on RSA delivering solutions that help customers more strategically address their security transformation and better manage business risk.
He will succeed Amit Yoran, who was named chairman and CEO of Tenable Network Security in December. Ghai is currently president of Dell-EMC's enterprise content division, and his transition to RSA will be effective upon the close of the transaction of Dell-EMC's enterprise content division. Canadian business software maker OpenText in September 2016 agreed to buy Dell-EMC's enterprise content division for $1.62 billion.
Dell EMC and RSA are apart of the businesses that operate under the Dell Technologies umbrella, which was formed after the Dell and EMC merger.
"Under Rohit's leadership, RSA will continue to excel as one of the industry's most pervasive and influential security brands. RSA is perfectly positioned to help customers transform their security strategies well into the future," says Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies.
He holds a master's degree in computer science from University of South Carolina and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
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Two years or more ago there were those who found it desirable to annex Hunt-Midwest Mining Inc.'s Sunflower Quarry into our city by what two Kansas courts have now been determined to have been an unlawful agreement.
The question remains why this action was pushed to completion by the majority of the De Soto City officials at that time. Question them as to why no public revelations were ever made.
It could hardly have been the taxes that a quarry operation would provide the city. No supporting numbers were every offered. I personally believe it to be a miniscule amount compared to the related cost the city incurs from regulation the quarry. There was mention that the 700-acre quarry would serve as a barrier to the city of Olathe if it was to attempt to annex Sunflower. It was found that there existed a mutual agreement between Olathe and De Soto that would prohibit a land grab that would affect areas that would logically become a part of De Soto.
At the June 5 De Soto City Council meeting, there was a request made for immediate action for an owner to clean up property at Kill Creek Road and 83rd Street. With the exception of Councilwoman Linda Zindler, none of our other elected officials expressed any interest in imposing regulations or fines on Hunt-Midwest Mining for at least 60 to 90 days. What is wrong with this picture?
A public hearing is set for July 17 on Hunt-Midwest's petition to de-annex from De Soto.
Darrel Zimmerman
De Soto
Sunday liquor sales not needed
On the question of Sunday liquor sales here in De Soto, or even in Kansas, I'd vote no. I'm against it. I think a person could buy enough six days a week without Sunday sales. I'm sure most liquor stores are open on Saturday nights, ready for the paychecks the customers have received on Friday or Saturday. I don't think many businesses wait until Sunday to pay their employees.
The Scripture says, "If my people will humble themselves and pray and seek the Lord, and turn from their wicked ways, God will hear and forgive and heal their land." (2 Chornicles 7:14). And America does need healing. Why not let it start with us here in De Soto. I hope everyone will let City Council members know their sentiments.
Dorothy Nalley,
De Soto
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Between June 27 and July 13, the Kansas Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the nation will participate in the "You Drink & Drive. You Lose" mobilization. During this enforcement crackdown, officers will be out in full force setting up sobriety checkpoints and aggressively patrolling our streets and highways to stop impaired drivers.
In Kansas it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any combination of the two. The penalties for this crime are based on prior convictions over the driver's lifetime, and they can include days of community service to months of imprisonment, $500 to $2,500 fines, suspension of driving privileges, and now impoundment or immobilization of vehicles (thanks to very recent enhancements made to Kansas DUI laws by the 2003 Legislature and Governor Sebelius).
In addition, it is illegal in Kansas to transport open containers of alcoholic beverages where they are accessible to the driver or passengers. Anyone under 21 years old convicted of possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages will have his or her driver's license suspended for 30 days. With Kansas' Zero Tolerance policy, drivers under 21 with a blood alcohol concentration of .02 or greater face a 30-day suspension of driving privileges followed by a 330-day period of restricted privileges.
This Independence Day holiday weekend and all summer long, please plan ahead: If you are going to drink, designate a sober driver, bring phone numbers for local cab companies or safe ride programs, or make arrangements to spend the night where you are. If you are giving a party, pour alcohol lightly, provide non-alcoholic alternatives, serve plenty of food, encourage guests to use designated drivers, and prepare space for people to spend the night. Never be afraid to take the keys from a friend who has had too much to drink.
Remember, if you drink and drive, you lose. You could lose your license, your vehicle, your freedom, or your life. Worse yet, you could kill an innocent driver, passenger, or pedestrian.
Colonel Don Brownlee,
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Well, hello there, March!
I hope that since the Universe has refused to listen to me and stop time from moving so fast, that at the very least you'll bring good weather. And soon. My current view (below) is getting in the way of running and a general desire to leave the house.
So work on that, will you, March? Thanks!
It's been a while since I've done a Currently post, so why don't we dive in?
City of Bohane by Kevin Barry. Good LORD I have no idea what is happening or what anyone is saying. I imagine that this general sense of confusion and head scratching is what some people might have experienced when reading A Brief History of Seven Killings?! But…I mean even if you've never experienced patois in real life, the words and sentence structure appear to bear a resemblance to anything you've ever heard before. Ryan is laughing at me and asking me what I'm going to do when we go to Ireland and to that I reply I GUESS I JUST WON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL ANYONE IS SAYING!!
The wedding, duh. We wrapped up most of our stationery and are excited to be in the final stretch of planning! Since we're going mostly paperless – thank me later, environment – I'm hoping that we can avoid a lot of the nightmare RSVP stories going around the wedding boards. I've got a dress fitting this weekend and my NutriBullet broke this morning so I'll just have to sob and eat my vegetables unblended and hope the diet doesn't go totally off the rails.
Working On
Ready to Blog is doing so well lately, and with Ryan on board it's been so fulfilling to focus on and grow my business. I'll be taking a little time off for the wedding, so the next few weeks are Hustle City. I'm both nervous and excited!
Looking Forward To
Other than the wedding? Building on my yoga practice, getting my running times back down (if the rain ever stops), and getting out of the house more! With Summer around the corner, I'm planning lots of adventures and trips, but even just going to my Book Club has helped me feel a little less ALL WORK ALL THE TIME which is good for balance and good for me so I'm just looking forward to more of the life stuff that has nothing to do with work or wedding.
Can someone talk me out of this dress? I've been looking at it longingly every day for like three weeks and I don't neeeeeeeed it but it's so pretty, right? Like, I want to get it and swan around in it to like, the grocery store, and flip my hair at anyone who dares suggest that that's a weird thing to do.
Life is (thankfully) pretty simple lately, so that's about all I have to report!
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"Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself" George Bernard Shaw
5.25.2014 The Day of Mike & Steph
My sweet husband. Can you believe that it has been two years since we were at the front of that church, looking over a picturesque waterfall in the background? That must have been a scene from a movie because it was the most perfect day. Tucked into the woods, we stood hand in hand in the Wilderness Chapel as we recited the vows we wrote to one another. I will always remember my dad telling me to slow down as we were walking down the aisle; I was running towards my husband, I love that. We were surrounded by our closest friends and family, in a venue that echoed nature and the Spirit of God. Remember how we timed the song I walked in to? At the absolute perfect harmony, those strong wooden doors opened, the angels sang and I saw my handsome groom waiting for me. Swoon. Afterwards, we left for our wedding night and honey, the fireworks! Not *that kind, but the real deal, July Fourth fireworks ;) That was the best surprise and neither of us had planned it. As we stood over our private balcony, I in my wedding dress and you in your suit, you held me as we watched our own personal firework show over the lake. It was the Disney-ist moment we have ever had and I will always cherish it.
That sweet wedding day of ours was only a breath of our two years together in marriage. It is easy to see how far that we have come and a little hilarious to think of how unprepared we were for this journey. The joy of that is no amount of prayer or studying can outsmart the transitions God uses to make us look more like Himself. We have learned how to work together as a team, and how to serve one another in ways that make us each feel loved. In wisdom, we have off limit subjects including loading the dishwasher and storage of electronic devices :) It's not an easy process, that of molding two separate people into one body under Christ. But my love, it has been so worth it. I'm proud of us for never going to bed angry, resolving our conflicts quickly and cherishing the sweet times we have had together.
We really have done a lot in our 730 days together, starting out with a honeymoon to Bora Bora. We got certified to Scuba Dive there, in the most idyllic location on the planet. Take me back there sometime, deal? We have been to the snowy mountains, the sandy beach. and just about every where in between. Some of my favorite moments have been going on our Dallas Farmers Market date, eating dinner in a peach orchard with some of our favorite friends, afternoons hiding away at a movie while everyone else is at work and lazy Sundays making breakfast in our pajamas. I can't wait for all of the other adventures that are ahead of us.
Michael, you are an incredible blessing to me. I feel like the luckiest woman in the world to be your wife. You have invested so much into me in the last few years, you make me feel beautiful every day. I can't count the amount of times that you have made me dinner (ahem, like every night), drawn me a hot bubble bath when I have had a rough day, and have just held me when I don't have the words to say about what is in my heart. You have a huge heart, integrity that is undeniable and a strength that I treasure. You are so unlike me, yet you compliment me in so many ways. God is awesome like that, pairing two different people and allowing them to walk through life together.
I know in a few years, we will be looking back on this letter realizing that we still had so much to learn about each other and about marriage. We are going to be shaped and transformed together and I'm so happy to be on this journey with you.
Happy Second Anniversary, Mi Amor. I love you!
Hey! I'm Stephanie. I'm super excited you are here with me! I'm a lover of all things Jesus, health, family and friendship. Stick around for some wonderful ramblings about life, love & the pursuit of JOY <3
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Between last year's disastrous alliance with the Sobol Awards, its strange love of American Idol-style contests and the brand new fight about its boilerplate contract changes, Simon & Schuster has been having a rough go of late with regards to its reputation. But Motoko Rich's newest report that S&S is partnering with MediaPredict to select a book proposal based on bets placed by traders in the new market goes a step further and confirms the following: the publishing house execs must really have a high-quality crack pipe being passed around the office.
On the face of it, the idea sounds, if not plausible, at least interesting: Media Predict is soliciting book proposals from agents and the public, and posting pages of them on the site. Traders, who are given $5,000 in fantasy cash, can buy shares based on their guess about whether a particular book proposal is likely to get a deal, or whether S&S imprint Touchstone Books will select it as a finalist in a contest called Project Publish. If either happens within a four-month period, the value of the shares go to $100 apiece; if not, the share price falls to zero. "Being able to predict the performance of something is key," said Brent Stinski, founder of Media Predict. A prediction market, he said, "is a very powerful tool." And Touchstone publisher Mark Gompertz is excited about the possibilities of a project that in his words, could do for book publishing what focus groups do for soap and soda and what screening audiences do for movies.
But I can't help but agree, at least in part, with Wharton School prof Justin Wolfers' concerns about the contest. "If they say we find it really persuasive that everyone bet on book A, they're just looking at a book that everyone bet that everyone else bet that everyone else thinks is the best book. So you don't end up with the wisdom of crowds, but the infinite reflection of crowds looking at crowds." And taking the sum total of S&S's recent moves, by going directly to the reader for guidance and counseling, it's like they're cutting out the editor, agent and author in the process – growing pains which may not really work in the end.


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Archive for August, 2011
Pioneer Square First Thursday
September 1st, 2011
5:30 to 8:30pm
In the alley behind 314 1st Ave South
(between Jackson & Main AND Occidental & First Ave S)
Music by Parzival
Food & Beverage by the Alley Network Project
Sponsors include: International Sustainability Institute | Waste Management | Feet First
Metropolitan Improvement District | Historic South Downtown
More Info?
Contact Nikki Somers
email@example.com or 206-381-1631
Alley, Alley, in Come Free (Sightline)
Once a stinking strip of menace that was friendlier to rats and crime than to hummus and dancing, Seattle's Nord Alley is an urban place transformed. Cleared of dumpsters and filth, it now hosts art exhibits, blooming flowers, and a mobbed monthly party (pictured above). Nord is the leading edge of a trend just catching on in Cascadia: the reclamation of downtown alleys as lively, even lovely, public realms.
Seeking sports fans, Jones Soda moves to Pioneer Square (Seattle PI Big Blog)
The Seattle-based company, formerly headquarter in the South Lake Union neighborhood, said Monday that one of its chief reasons for moving to Pioneer Square is easy access to sports fans on their way to Safeco and Century Link stadiums.
Jones Soda CFO Michael O'Brien resigns (PSBJ)
Seattle-based Jones Soda Co. has announced that chief financial officer Michael O'Brien has resigned and will join a private coffee business. The company is looking for a replacement.
Parking spat may stall project at CenturyLink Field (Seattle Times)
An ambitious, long-awaited redevelopment project on CenturyLink Field's sprawling north parking lot — scheduled to break ground next month — has hit a last-minute snag that could delay it.
McGinn: Seattle to take 'high road' to economic development (Seattle PI)
Kevin Daniels, owner of a Pioneer Square real estate company, said City investments in his neighborhood – like bringing in broadband and doing density rezones – had helped revitalize it, leading to new companies like online-diamond retailer Blue Nile moving in.
Parading around in Seattle, 1926 (Seattle Times)
BOOMING SEATTLE, looking for an open staging place north of Pioneer Square in the business district's new retail neighborhood, found it here at this — depending on how you stretch it — five- or seven-star corner at Fifth Avenue and Stewart Street.
Yelp helps way more than it hurts, restaurant owners say (PSBJ)
Al Calozzi, owner of Calozzi's Sandwich Shop in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, is a popular purveyor of Philadelphia-style cheesesteak sandwiches, among other East Coast favorites. He has taken a few online shots from reviewers who don't understand the role of Cheez Whiz in his sandwiches, but mostly his young shop is an online star. Its nearly 150 customer reviews on Yelp average four-and-a-half stars out of five.
Seattlest Shares: How We're Preparing for an Earthquake (Seattlest)
"Mostly, though, I dealt with the impending Big One by moving out of Pioneer Square."
Real Change Vendor Saves the Day! (Real Change News)
If Real Change Vendor, Robert Surles, had not been there to save the day there's a good chance that the pergola would not be standing today and a lot of lives could have been lost.
The Seattle Times has an article out this morning talking about a dispute over parking that may stall the North Lot project:
The problem: Developer Daniels Real Estate and the owner of the stadium, known until recently as Qwest Field, haven't reached agreement on replacing 491 premium parking stalls the development would displace.
King County owns the property, nearly 4 acres covering the northern half of the parking lot. The sale to Daniels is to close Sept. 12. Work on the first phase — 444 apartments in 10- and 25-story towers, plus retail — is expected to start days later.
But one of Daniels' prospective construction lenders put a hold on the loan last week, citing the dispute over replacement parking.
The trigger: a resolution that the board of the state Public Stadium Authority (PSA), CenturyLink Field's quasi-public owner, adopted Aug. 11, threatening to pursue ownership of the 4 acres itself if the parking flap isn't settled.
At a time when small businesses are struggling to keep the doors open and the state unemployment is higher than the national average, we don't need the Public Stadium Authority (PSA) putting at risk a project that has significant long-term pubic benefit and tax revenues. For over twenty-years, the Pioneer Square community has been lobbying for the urban renewal and development of the North Lot. Construction alone will place a total of $671 million into the state economy at a time when such activity is critical to our economic recovery – and the PSA will still get the same tax revenues and replacement parking.
Given the positive impact that the project represents, now is the time for the PSA to truly serve the public interest, and recognize the benefits this project brings to our neighborhood.
Come one, come all to the 2011 Night Market this Saturday, August 27th! From 6-11PM, local vendors will take over South King Street and Hing Hay Park to showcase a unique mix of cultural arts and crafts and international cuisine. In addition to food and shopping, this year's Night Market will host live cultural and arts performances including Chinese lion and dragon dances, as well as a free outdoor showing of the new Karate Kid movie at 8:45 pm! Neighborhood restaurants Jade Garden, Sub Sand and Oasis Tea Zone will be serving up palate pleasing treats from China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The Seattle Pinball Museum will also have vintage pinball machines out in the park for all to play!
Saturday, August 27th
6 PM – 11 PM, Movie at 8:45 PM
Hing Hay Park, South King Street
Outdoor food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, outdoor movie: Karate Kid 2010
Trail to Treasure brings to life a collection of stories about historic Pioneer Square. Hear stories of the unique people, places and events that helped shape the history and development of Pioneer Square.
Free of charge, limited to 15 people
RSVP to email@example.com or call 206.667.0687
meet @ kiosk in Occidental Park (Occidental Ave + Main St)
Learn more:
website: trail2treasure.org
facebook: trail2treasure
twitter: trail2treasure
Jones Soda makes move to Pioneer Square, leaves S. Lake Union (PSBJ)
In a statement, Jones said it will employ 28 people at the new 9,500-square-foot Pioneer Square building and will continue its practice of giving away free products on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
American Comebacks: Elliott Bay Book Co. (Success Magazine)
The store's roughly 500 author readings per year are a key part of its business and its attraction, and attendance has improved since the move. Even the tiniest, most intimate author readings, which might once have seen five or six attendees, now draw 15 to 20. Large ones pack the hall to standing-room only.
Eat tacos, fund the arts: a new hyper-local approach in Seattle (Crosscut)
If you would like to influence the direction of Seattle's arts but can't afford to buy a video installation for your home or gallery, there is a new option: attend Sprout. Founded collaboratively by Sarah Steininger and Kristen Hoskins in 2010 as a Master of Fine Arts project at Seattle University, Sprout hosts an occasional dinner event to raise money for arts projects.
How to show visitors Seattle's weird side (Big Blog)
Bill Speidel's Underground Tour combines a mix of history and humor along a 90-minute underground experience in Seattle's Pioneer Square — the city's oldest neighborhood.
10 Great Coffee Shops Around Seattle (Seattle PI – visitors blog)
Zeitgeist Coffee Exhibitions of art decorate Zeitgeist in Pioneer Square.
Seattle Tunnel Replacing Viaduct Will Go Under 158 Buildings (Kiro TV)
At-risk buildings that are near but not directly above the tunnel will get micro pile walls. These buildings include 1 Yesler Way, which houses Al Bocalino Restaurant in Pioneer Square, and three buildings at the north end of the tunnel.
SAF tour looks at gay Pioneer Square (DJC)
A Seattle Architecture Foundation tour at 10 a.m. Sept. 3 delves into Pioneer Square's past as a "hotbed" of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life in Seattle.
Did you feel that?
If you live or work near the sports stadiums, you may notice the ground shaking during daytime hours next week. No need to jump under your desk, it's not an earthquake. Crews are using a vibratory device attached to a crane to wiggle metal sheets out of the ground. The sheets were originally installed in June to prevent soil from filling trenches as crews worked to relocate and install new utilities. Learn more about construction noise and vibration<http://www.wsdot.wa.
First Avenue South and SODO ramps closed next Thursday night
First Avenue S. through SODO will look a bit different next week. On Thursday, Aug. 18, crews will install new directional signs over First Avenue S. and the Royal Brougham Way S. on- and off-ramps. To safely install the signs, crews will close all lanes of First Avenue S. between South Royal Brougham Way and South King Street and the State Route 99 on- and off-ramps at Royal Brougham Way S. from 7 p.m., Thursday to 5 a.m., the following morning. First Avenue S. traffic will be detoured to Occidental Avenue S.
Nine-day-long viaduct closure on the radar for October
In mid-to-late October we will close all lanes of the Alaskan Way Viaduct for nine days to demolish up to 300 yards of the viaduct and open a section of the new State Route 99<http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/
Quick links:
* Seattle Traffic – Real-time conditions on the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle area freeways, and many connecting streets: WSDOT Seattle Area Traffic Map<http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/
* Construction – Weekly updates about construction closures in the downtown Seattle and SODO<http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/
* Commute Trip Reduction – WSDOT-funded trip reduction programs<http://www.wsdot.wa.
* Transit – Additional bus service<http://metro.
* Bike/Walk – Maintaining a safe and reliable path for bicyclists and pedestrians<http://www.wsdot.
It seems like just yesterday that we moved into the square — I remember having the same misconceptions that most people (still) have. I planned on wearing tennis shoes every day — you know, just in case I had to run away from an attack. I made sure to never be alone when out in the neighborhood, even during the day. I purchased mace to keep on my keychain, and I got to know the 9-1-1 operators from how often I used to call in drug deals in front of our apartment.
The amazing loft and low rent that drew us to the neighborhood in the first place, are not what keeps us here now. It's the small neighborhood feel, right in the middle of a big city. It's the feeling you get when you walk into the local businesses and know the owners, or run into other residents out walking their dogs. It's the events that pop up in Occidental Square Park, like the Seattle Square Market, the Chess Tournament, Dancing til' Dusk, artSPARKS, and more. It's the amazing architecture from the historic buildings — my very favorite building is the Grand Central Building with an entire wall of ivy facing the park. As huge sports fans, it's the good feeling I get when we leave a game, and walk three blocks to our apartment, passing all of the cars stuck in traffic.
But most of all, it's the relationships with residents, business owners, and other individuals down in Pioneer Square who are trying to make a difference. This neighborhood has its fair share of struggles, but it also has incredible people that work tirelessly to make it better, one day, one week, one month at a time.
I recently had a reporter comment that my blog had changed from being kind of random, and about events, to being more about politics and issues. Although that's definitely true, I've enjoyed taking a look at some of the posts from when I first started:
For example, the highly intelligently-named post: "Drugs + P2 = no good"
The husband and I were walking around Pioneer Square last night when we passed a man standing in a store entryway on the corner of 3rd and James. With just a casual glance, we saw that he had a thin line of "white powder" and was getting ready to use it.
We walked around the corner and called 911 while we kept walking, although I was a little freaked out to be telling the 911 operator out loud about the guy using drugs just around the corner with a bunch of other P2 familiars still milling around. I thought for sure someone was going to yell "snitch" and beat us up or something. I also watch lots of movies.
Or the post, inspired from all of the good lines I hear from the guys that hang out at the Lazarus Day Center every day, titled "What single guys could learn from the homeless:"
I was taking a picture of the bricks at Fulston Square for my post the other day, and as I turned around to head back to the apartment, one of the Lazarus guys walked up to me and said "are you taking pictures?" I told him that I was, to which he responded "Will you take my picture? Will you? Take my picture so that you'll always remember me…. [wait for it].… 'Cause I'm always going to remember you."
I started this blog without caring that much about who read it, or what they thought about what I wrote — but instead, used it more as a medium to catalog what I experienced here, from the many homeless individuals I passed every day, to the new businesses that popped up, hoping to thrive in this historic neighborhood. Being new to the blogging world, however, and writing a post or two that resulted in a myriad of negative comments, I changed what I wrote about, and the carelessness with which I wrote about it.
Maybe now that I've reached 2 years of blogging (and 500 posts!), I can claim to be a blogging veteran and can remind myself to share some of the personal, whimsical stories (like about the seagull named Carl, who refuses to leave our deck), along with the more serious, political ones.
I can just see a whole new series of posts, titled " ______ + P2 = ________"
The possibilities are endless.
Elliott Bay Cafe has recently renovated their interiors to add a new "reading room," where they will be featuring "Dinner and a Movie" and "Live Music and open mike" nights.
Their first dinner/movie night will be on August 19th which is a Friday night. The doors open at 5:30 pm with the dinner starting at 6:30.
DINNER AND A MOVIE – 8/19th, 6:30pm – 9pm
Cost: 30.00 USD
Fresh, local, seasonal, and fantastic three course dinner at Elliott Bay Cafe in Pioneer Square and the classic movie, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell! We'll have a signature cocktail for the evening, wine, non-alcholic beverages and snacks available at our bar for purchase as well!
Tickets will be sold on Brown Paper Tickets online or at the Cafe in person. A three course dinner of local, seasonal and fresh ingredients will be included in the $30 per person price as well as the showing of the classic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
LIVE MUSIC NIGHT – 8/30th, 6pm
Cost: free!
Live Music night will be August 30th starting at 6pm.
As reported by the Seattle Transit Blog:
The biggest change is the elimination of the Seattle's Ride-Free Area, slated for October 2012. As we've written before, this change may be good for the system but there must be mitigation to ensure that buses can still move through downtown. The Ride-Free Area is supported by most social justice advocates, but the RFA has non-trivial costs: the pay-as-you-leave system on some routes but not others can confuse riders and Metro loses some revenue by not charging fares. The County estimates that it costs $2.8 million in lost fares to provide free service through downtown but that it only receives $400,000 from the city, or just 18% of the cost.
According to Metro studies, about half of all riders traveling in the RFA carry a pre-paid bus pass. Another 18 percent have paid for their trip and are making transfers in the RFA, and about one-third are making trips as unpaid riders.
This will have an effect on Pioneer Square as we know of many human service organizations who have chosen to move to our neighborhood because the rents are the lowest in the ride free area, and the ride free zone enables the individuals who use their services to get there easily. The city is trying to mitigate these changes by providing "discount ticket programs to low income & homeless groups."
Our neighborhood will also potentially be affected by slow-downs due to riders having to "pay as you enter" in the downtown core.
For more info on these changes, check out Metro's fact sheet.


text: That thing is running in the back of my mind. I am thinking of replacing the old pads again and keep the new one as spare and i can do it in local garage too. But somebody in the earlier posts mentioned that the pads should be changed at 3 mm. Is that documented somewhere? if so then i think that my pad is almost 3-4 mm thick.


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Together with many different Cork businesses, we hosted a fabulous Debs night at Verso & The Dress Bar this week. With amazing make up artists, award winning hair stylists, personal stylists, accessories, and suits from Simply Suits, it was a very glamorous affair. All of the debs girls also got to try out our exclusive Debs 2015 collections.
We are so excited to launch our 2015 Bridesmaid Collection for Spring Summer! Fabulous samples are arriving weekly and we can't wait to give you a sneak preview. The stunning collection includes pretty pastel shades, sequinned gowns, backless gowns and stunning chiffon dresses, from exclusive labels such as Pia Michi, Terani, Dynasty and Forever Unique. If you're looking for bridesmaid dresses in Cork, you're sure to find your dream dress at Verso and The Dress Bar. Call into us at our boutique located at Penrose Wharf in Cork City (Tel: 021-4518505) and our personal stylists will help you find the perfect dress for each of your bridesmaids. Read on to see a preview of our collection.
If you're looking for the perfect outfit for weddings, communions and confirmations this Spring you've come to the right place! We've put together some of our favourite looks for special occasions this Spring.We've chosen dresses and jumpsuits from some of our favourite labels including Virgos Lounge, Hybrid, and Tempest. All of these dresses are available in store (021-4518505) and online.
It's that time of year again, Spring. The flowers begin to blossom and the cold wintery weather begins to pass. The sense of pathetic fallacy is amongst every breathing move which spring brings forth. The weather begins to brighten up and so does the fashion.
Moving on from the pastels of Spring 2014, 2015 is introducing a new genre of fashion trends which are only to die for, if you ask me. The light, eccentric colours have transitioned into a new and unique colour range. From dusty blues to blush-toned pinks, these toned down renditions are inevitably going to be a Spring sensation.
Besides finding a date and having flawless makeup, choosing the perfect dress can be one of the most traumatic and exasperating aspects of the Debs. That is why we have decided to ease your nerves and help you relax for your big day by laying out the top Debs tricks and trends of 2015.
The definition of a "perfect dress," is basically a dress that is fashionable and on trend, whilst still portraying your sense of style and personality. Seems pretty impossible right? Wrong!
We were so excited to take part in Xposé this week. Our feature showcased some of our favourite looks for weddings and special occasions this year. We featured a selection of gorgeous dresses suitable for semi-formal weddings and black tie events.
If you have a wedding or special occasion coming up, we have a range of fabulous dresses in store and online now, from cocktail dresses to couture gowns.
Read on to take a peek at some of the stunning dresses featured on the show.
Once a year, I land in this concrete metropolis known as New York, the city of sky scrapers, lights, sirens, dreams and most of all, fashion! I have travelled the world, and nothing compares to the energy and style that I've experienced in this city. I've been here several times and I feel I discover an entire new and exciting area each time I land in Manhattan! For every fashionista out there, New York is a must! Just walking down Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, you will instantly be consumed by the exquisite window displays from Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes, McQueen, Jour, Gucci, Pucci and so much more! Of course, we all can't afford to indulge in this designer paradise but just window shopping will help you get lost in the fantasy of the upper east side. TIP...Make sure to visit Bergdorf Goodman's window display in Fifth Avenue by night...you will be blown away!
The super glamorous American Music Awards 2014 took place last night in Los Angeles. Celebrities such as Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and One Direction turned out in force for this seriously stylish affair. We eagerly awaited the style on the night and picked out our best and worst dressed, along with some style steals.
Our best dressed of the night included Taylor Swift in Michael Kors, Kate Beckinsale in Kaufmanfranco and Rita Ora in Zac Posen. Kate Beckinsale stole the show for us and definitely proved less is more! We are seriously lusting after her stunning all white gown.
I have had quite a few requests for dressing the fuller figure. I have selected some dresses that are suitable for weddings, communions, confirmations and christenings.
Here are my top tips for dressing your figure.
1. Wear a high heel if possible, the higher the heel the slimmer you'll look as it elongates your legs and forces you to throw your shoulders back creating a killer posture!
2. Don't wear clothes that are too big as this will make you appear larger than what you actually are and render you shapeless.
3. If you are conscious about lumps and bumps invest in some shapewear spanx. If these are beyond your budget Penny's and Dunnes Stores stock some great ones.
4. Use a good fake tan this will also help you to appear slimmer, healthier and look amazing.
People have many different influences and taste when it comes to fashion. What one person loves another may look at and think it's hideous. Some will already know that when it comes to my own personal style there is one dominant source of inspiration and that is the decade of the swinging sixties. For a while now this seems to be the style I'm most drawn to and the one which inspires me most. I've often wondered why it is that this particular trend is so appealing to me and I believe that one of the main factors is my mother.
Since www.versofashions.com launched in Ireland, us fashion bloggers and shopaholics alike are cheering for joy that we no longer have to scour UK and European websites to search for great labels. In celebrating that we have such amazing fashion on our shores, I caught with one of the hottest designers in Ireland right now, Emma Manley, to talk about all things Fashion in Ireland. Emma honed her craft working at Alexander McQueen in London and VPL in New York and has returned to our shores to grow her gorgeous label 'Manley'.
For those of you that don't know me yet, I am the lady behind the lifestyle blog, Lifes Lust Haves - the place where I give people a little insight into the fashion, sequins, shoe and wedding obsessed girl that I am. Some of you will know already that I am a serious sucker for all things pretty, girly and feminine. Therefore it won't come as a surprise that I am obsessed with the fabric, Tulle. It is the epitome of femininity in my eyes. I am a huge Pinterest fan and I am constantly getting inspiration for beautiful outfits on there. Have a look for yourself here.
Here in Kopper our keyword is glamour! Whether your hair is long or short your hair can express your style and really finish your whole look for a sensational night out.
Here is a guide to the hottest looks that we create in Kopper and some tips on the best products we adore. You can use these tips to help achieve your own party look from home.
With a huge fashion show taking place this March at the RDS celebrating Irish Designers, the Irish Fashaholic caught up with one of Ireland's most successful women in design to talk about what it's like to work in Irish Fashion.
'I love that Irish women take a real sense of pride in wearing Irish design', Irish Designer, Helen Cody.


text: Hi All, Which wires in the roof console are best suited to take for an auto dimming mirror? The mirror needs to take it's power when the ignition is in the 'on' position (not permanent power). I have the electric slide/tilt sunroof so I could I take the feed from that - although the sunroof still uses power when the ignition is off because it's operated by the keyfob when locking. So should I just take it from the light instead or could I have the loom/harness already installed? Fuse number 15 is responsible for the instrument cluster and auto dimming mirror (5amp) which is present in my fuse box. Any ideas from people who have fitted auto-dimming mirrors (OEM ones or not). Cheers.


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Parents across the nation, listen up and brace yourselves: It may be hard to believe, but when it comes to your child, you don't know everything.
Now, pick yourselves up off the floor and listen.
As summer winds down and teachers, parents and students gear up for the school bell to ring, teachers across the nation are cringing at the mistakes parents make time and time again that they wish would stop.
Maybe parents simply don't realize they are doing these things. So teachers everywhere talked about what they would like parents to know before this school year starts.
If you are one of the parents who occasionally does your child's homework (don't do it!), shows up at school unannounced asking to meet with a teacher (make an appointment first!), or randomly takes your child out of school for an extra day of vacation (big no-no!) then this information is for you in the form of constructive suggestions.
Cathy Atria has always been concerned about keeping in touch with the parents of her students at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla. She appreciates parents who keep in touch with her. The No. 1 thing teachers wished parents knew was that communication is key. Daytime parent-teacher conferences are no longer the only way to talk to a teacher. Thanks to technology, teachers like Atria, a high school biology teacher, can keep in touch with parents through e-mail. Sometimes they e-mail daily, which alarms students. Atria has many parents in her e-mail address book and can Instant Message some of them.
"I tell the students, 'Don't forget your mom is on my buddy list,' " she said laughing.
Ah, the age of the Internet. Big Brother for students.
Although advances such as e-mail have helped parents and teachers communicate, there is always work to be done.
"A lot of parents think they are not welcome at school," Atria said, a sentiment that many other teachers expressed. "I appreciate it when a parent is proactive from the beginning and contacts me. They are always welcome to come see me."
Mary Brandenburg, a 29-year teaching veteran, said for many parents, elementary school is a polite slap in the face. Parents of 5- and 6-year olds, used to pre-school problems like glitter on the floor, can be thrown by the intensity of the work an elementary student has to complete.
"Going back to school with their children is eye-opening," said Brandenburg, a curriculum resource teacher at Lawton Chiles Elementary School in Gainesville. "Educational expectations are more difficult than they used to be."
Brandenburg said that at this stage, the best thing parents can do is to get involved. Even in an age where many families are headed by a single parent or when both parents work, there are night and weekend activities where these parents can usually help.
"That communicates to the child that their school is important," she said. "Even to come in just one day and have lunch with a child. It's so meaningful to see a parent or caregiver at their school. I think sometimes parents don't realize the extent of what that means. That tells the child, 'I support what you do and what you do is important.' "
Elementary school teachers across the country said they know that many parents struggle to juggle a job, family, financial obligations and everything else life throws at them. What they most wanted parents to know is that they are there to help.
"I want parents to know that teachers appreciate them because being a parent is a hard job, too," Brandenburg said.
Terry Johnson, a social studies teacher at Hillcrest Middle School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said parents need to know that organization is critical in middle school. Suddenly, students who were used to having only one teacher may have six or seven.
"Helping them to get organized is helpful," he said. "Having six different teachers and six different subjects creates a lot of clutter for them in their mind. Get them an assignment book or calendar to keep up with what's due. A lot of kids haven't had to do that before because in elementary school those things were done for them."
Parents need to know that anxiety levels of middle schoolers -- especially new ones -- are alarmingly high, teachers said. Children might try to hide that anxiety from parents and peers creating problems from mental to physical.
"Especially for students who are just coming to middle school, it would be helpful to the student if parents would take time to bring student to campus during the summer," Johnson said. "That will help the student find their way around. We see a lot of students in the halls and you can tell it's their first time to be in the building and they have a lot of anxiety."
"At the high school level parents are thinking they don't need to be involved as much as were in first or second grade, but in a lot of ways they need to be more involved," said Kathy Wilks, high school teacher of the year in Sarasota County, Fla.
Atria, who teaches in Gainesville, agreed and added that parents can teach their teens a lot when it comes to school attendance.
"Daily attendance is vital," said Atria, focusing on parents who think nothing of taking their child out of school for a week's vacation. "These students are learning behaviors and habits that serve them well when they become working members of society. Going to work is just as important as going to school. Certainly, teachers are models for students, but parents are the first ones."
What teachers really wished parents knew is that their job is a labor of love. Most teachers put in 70-hour weeks, and that doesn't include the work they take home to grade. They can't easily take a day off -- it's usually more preparation and catch-up work than it's worth. And they can't just run out and get the oil changed or mail bills on their 30-minute lunch breaks.
"We also don't even have the luxury of using the bathroom when we need to," Atria pointed out.
Turns out, sometimes teachers want the bell to ring sooner than students do just so they can visit the restroom. If only parents knew
(Meredith Retsinas writes for the New York Times Regional Newspapers.)


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There's a fair amount of movie stuff popping up today—like a new trailer for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, or the fact some mouth-breathing nerd has ruined Disney's attempts to keep a secret of their Guardians of the Galaxy stinger—but the thing I'm most excited about? The news, via an ad in Empire, that Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight will be coming out next year.
- Via Empire
Aside from the rapidly approaching release date (and the fact Bruce Dern, the obvious culprit, has yet to be imprisoned for leaking Hateful Eight's script back in January), two other things are pretty interesting about that poster: The 70mm part, and the fancy-pants "special roadshow engagement" part. Portland currently doesn't have any theaters that can handle 70mm*, which means that, like some did with Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, if you want to see this one the way Tarantino wants people to, in 70mm, you might be looking at a drive up to Seattle's Cinerama. There are worse things.
*I've heard rumors, though, that at least one Portland theater is working on making 70mm a reality. Hopefully that does happen—and hopefully it happens before Hateful Eight's release, which it's probably safe to assume would be in December of 2015.