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Healing A Broken Pelvis
The Cost Of A Broken Hip
How Broken Hips Are Fixed: Then And Now
Slipping Through The Health Care Cracks
Improving Balance, Avoiding Injury
Preventing The Fall
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Every year, 300,000 Americans who are 65 and older break a hip. Nearly all of those fractures are treated with surgery.
Repairing a broken hip has come a long way in the last century — from ivory and rubber to precision titanium implants. Technology will change how surgeons fix fractures in the future.
Plates and pins, screws and rods – you could call them hip-fracture hardware.
The era of modern hip replacements started in the 1960s – and surgery techniques and biomaterial designs have evolved. Today, about 2.5 million Americans live with an artificial hip.
Dr. Michael Huo, an orthopedic surgeon at UT-Southwestern, has repaired and replaced hips for decades. Many fractures can be repaired with screws and metal plates, but full replacements are becoming more popular.
Dr. Michael Huo is an orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at UT-Southwestern in Dallas. Credit: UT-Southwestern
Graphic by Ryan Tainter
A century ago, surgeons used ivory and even rubber for hip replacements. Today, most are titanium, other metals or plastic. Huo says doctors often use a combination for the ball portion of the hip, and the stem, which inserts into the femur.
To attach these parts, surgeons traditionally used something called bone cement. But it poses some risks for elderly patients, Huo says. Today, doctors use implants with a porous coating, which promotes natural bone growth to secure the new hip.
"Since the 1990s, the technology and the surgical technique have evolved to the point that many of these operations are done without the use of bone cement," Huo says.
'GPS for the body'
Regardless of what materials are used, the implant has to be positioned just right. New technology is helping with that, too.
John Charnley is considered the father of modern hip replacement. He introduced low-friction anthroplasty in the 1960s. Credit: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
"One key that keeps evolving is image-guided surgery, basically a GPS for the body," says James Laskaris, a clinical analyst at MD Buyline in Dallas, which helps hospitals choose medical products.
He says image-guided surgery is booming.
"Clinical studies show that it improves the accuracy so much more by using image-guided surgery," Laskaris says. "Years ago … a surgeon would just say: 'Well, here's where it should go.' Now they have the opportunity to be able to align it perfectly because the computer is telling them, 'Yes, this is where it should be.'"
But in image-guided surgery, doctors are relying on a historic image – usually an X-ray taken days or weeks earlier. What if a surgeon wants to see in real-time whether there are any other fractures or changes in the hip while making repairs? They can turn to 3-D fluoroscopy. It's essentially a live X-ray.
"The key is it has the ability to send the image to the image-guided surgery device, so now everything is married together in real time," Laskaris says. "It's no longer: 'OK, we're going to bring the X-ray tech in [and] develop it.'"
The future: tiny sensors
While image-guided surgery and 3-D fluoroscopy help save time and increase accuracy in the operating room, there's also a push to improve recovery after hip surgery.
James Laskaris is a clinical analyst at MD Buyline in Dallas. Credit: MD Buyline
One day, tiny implantable devices could be placed in the body and make it easier to monitor hip replacements after patients leave the hospital, Laskaris says. The hope is that nanotechnology and new materials will change the hip implants of the future – making them last longer and more reliable.
"Pacemakers do it already," Laskaris says. "They tell you if there's something wrong with you or something wrong with the pacemaker. … It's a pre-warning sign that can determine: 'Is there too much stress on the implant they put in?' Maybe there's an infection that we can't detect yet. The sky's the limit."
The vast majority of hip fractures are the result of a fall, and more than half of all falls happen at home. Many of these falls could be prevented by making simple changes to the lighting and arrangement of furniture.
How can you make your bedroom fall-proof?
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Simon Cowell explains why Ayda Field is the new X Factor judge
Simon Cowell has explained his decision to sign up Ayda Williams for The X Factor.
Ayda, her husband Robbie Williams and Louis Tomlinson will be joining Simon on the panel, it was officially announced this week.
They appeared together for the first time on Tuesday evening at a press conference in London.
Ayda's appointment to the panel has confused X Factor fans but Simon is sure it will work.
He said yesterday: "Ayda is the rock because Robbie can be a bit nuts and she's also so passionate about music.
"She's passionate about people and people doing well and has an optimism and I've tried to make an optimistic panel. I've never felt so excited."
Ayda, best known to UK viewers as a Loose Women panellist, said: "I'm here to find some great talent and make some great TV. I want to help someone achieve their dreams.
"If it wasn't a challenge it wouldn't be so fun. I'm excited to be the underdog and give the boys a run for their money."
Ayda added: "On a professional level I've auditioned for years so I know the highs and lows. I know what it takes to help people achieve their dreams. It's all about the auditionees, it's an organic process. The fact I get to work with Rob and against him is fantastic!"
Meanwhile, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has assured fans that him joining the show won't put his music at risk.
Louis said: "The X Factor for me made a lot of sense. Development of artists is something I've been interested in for a long time. Having been on the show myself I know first-hand that the live shows are like nothing else you would experience. I'm looking forward to guiding auditonees through the process."
The X Factor will start on TV later this year on ITV.
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Have you ever wondered what it's like being a visual designer?
We talked with Allovus Visual Designer Karen Chappell. Karen has worked with Allovus for 2 years, and is well known for her versatility and excellent design skills.
What kind of education, training, or preparation do you have to do to become a visual designer?
Many colleges and universities now have specific programs for design majors. Schools like University of Washington offer a variety of disciplines under the umbrella of design. Specifically, UW offers: Industrial Design, Interaction Design, and Visual Communication. But not all designers have a formal education.
In Karen's case, she gained her design experience not through education, but rather from opportunities she discovered on the job.
What kind of work does a visual designer do?
It's really a mixed bag. Many kinds of design jobs are grouped in the visual design category, making this position very versatile and broad. For example, UI design, icon design, and print design are all considered visual design.
In Karen's current role at Microsoft, she's handling quite a variety of work.
What qualities and processes are important in a visual design role?
Listen very carefully to the vision and goal.
Ask a lot of questions, and uncover the purpose. This can be hard when everyone is moving so fast, but design should be purpose-driven, not just an aesthetic top-layer solution.
Dig deep. Create proposals that you can feel good about. GO WITH YOUR GUT. Don't belabor it, but don't compromise. I believe we instinctively know when something is not quite right or ready.
Listen again very attentively to feedback. Be open and willing to try out suggestions or create resolutions based on comments.
If you're a visual designer and are looking for work, don't hesitate to reach out to our recruiting team at work@allovus.com. Likewise, if you're interested in hiring some of the best designers in the Pacific Northwest, check in with info@allovus.com to talk with our creative recruiting team!
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The future of work — Jennifer Byrne
In our third and final episode with Jennifer, we talked about how technology can make an individual feel empowered and reinvent yourself through online education, how personal branding can help you in your career path and what's in store in the future of technology and the workforce.
Jennifer Byrne
Formerly employed by Microsoft
Jennifer is a Digital empowerment evangelist, and a former CTO at Microsoft
Part 1Using technology for empowerment — Jennifer Byrne
Part 2Navigating non-traditional career — Jennifer Byrne
Part 3 The future of work — Jennifer Byrne
"First of all, technology can solve a lot of the problems that it creates. If you think of technology as inadvertently creating a scenario where a lot of people aren't going to have the skills they need to do the job they want, then technology can also help solve that problem by creating online programs and digital access to those various skills that people need and that was not the case before." -Jennifer"The shift to, it's now okay to have online certifications on your resume? That was not the case. Now it's becoming more acceptable. There are now platforms who can make skills available so technology is solving the problem it has also created." -Jennifer"In technology, you can wake up and reinvent yourself. This is very personal to me because I got my career in technology with online education." -Jennifer"I think this is a positive thing forpeople that are thinking about new roles and working in new industries. I generally say this about social media. There is no time where you're behind in the learning curve of social media because the platforms iterate so quickly and the features set changes so quickly that no matter when you start, you're only six months behind. The tools and technologies and what's really relevant and what works right now has been out for six months and guess what? It's going to change by the end of the year. That means there's always opportunity because there's always innovation so you can be on the cutting edge." -Ben "I think that social media has created an environment where branding yourself is extremely important and we're all doing it to a certain extent and so it has become the expectation. That if I looked at someone's LinkedIn profile, I want to see their story. I want to understand the 'why' of what they're doing and it gives me a clue whether they are authentically interested in the job that they are trying to get." -Jennifer"You mentioned personal branding, having a narrative, understanding the problems that you could solve, being able to tell the story of how you're going from Point A to Point B, and what your point C is. Then there's the idea of distributing the message. Getting it into the hands of the people that matter the most." -Ben "The bigger thing is spending time figuring out what kind of skills you think you need and how you string together your story. There's a huge demand for tech jobs and this isn't a big problem to find opportunities, it's a bigger problem to make sure that you've positioned yourself well to go get one of them." -Jennifer"I think one prevailing conversation in this area is that it's not jobs necessarily that will go away. It's just that tasks will get re-organized. If you really dissect any job, there are probably anywhere between 8 and 80 things, discrete tasks within that job depending on what it is. The technology isn't going to do all of those things. Technology is going to pick off a little bit." -Jennifer"It is changing fast, relatively speaking but it is going to change in a very small increment. Where it's going to change is it will start with anything that is a routine task. What is going to remain are non-routine things." -Jennifer
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In today's episode, Jennifer talks about navigating a non-traditional career in technology, how coming from a different perspective paved the way for her leading prominent technology organizations and eventually realizing some unintended consequences of broad technology adoption and what she can do to alleviate the very real digital divide. Jennifer also becomes a bit more personal about the gender impact she experienced in the male-dominated space of the tech industry and how she leveraged the uniqueness of her position.
In this second episode with Jennifer, we talked about the trends in the future of work and how technology is already infused in almost any job and how we can utilize technology to solve the problem of job losses that it created. Ben and Jennifer also talked about how we can re-engineer the workforce in the face of rapid technology advances and the right mindset in using a global and local workforce.
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Роман Караколев (роден на 23 март 1955 г.) е бивш български футболист, ляв защитник. Една от най-големите легенди на Марек (Дупница), където преминава цялата му състезателна кариера. За клуба изиграва общо 414 шампионатни мача и бележи 23 гола – 155 мача с 2 гола в "А" група и 259 мача с 21 гола в "Б" група.

Биография
Караколев постъпва в школата на Марек на 12-годишна възраст. Дебютира за мъжкия отбор едва 17-годишен като прави впечатление със скоростта и прецизния си пас. Първоначалната позиция, на която играе е ляв атакуващ халф, но по-късно се утвърждава като ляв краен бранител. Част от най-успешната формация в клубната история на дупничани.

През сезон 1976/77 с Марек печели бронзовите медали в "А" група. През есента на 1977 г. играе и в четирите мача на отбора от Купата на УЕФА, включително при историческата победа с 2:0 срещу Байерн (Мюнхен) на 2 ноември 1977 г. Част е и от най-големия успех в историята на клуба – спечелването на националната купа през сезон 1977/78. Има и два мача в КНК.

Между 1978 г. и 1981 г. Караколев изиграва 14 мача за националния отбор. Дебютира на 29 ноември 1978 г. при домакинска загуба с 0:2 от Северна Ирландия в европейска квалификация.

Защитникът остава на футболния терен до края на сезон 1987/88, след което прекратява кариерата си на 33-годишна възраст. През 1989/90 е старши треньор на Марек в "Б" група, но отборът изпада в третия ешелон.

Успехи
Марек (Дупница)
 Национална купа:
  Носител: 1977/78

Източници

Български футболисти
Футболисти на Марек (Дупница)

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Q: cd to a child directory of a symlink fails To build a kernel module, you have to do make -C where -C is cd functionality.
As my make failed a lot of times, I found this:
[root@ror6ax2 modules]# ls -l /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep build
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     54 Dec 17  2013 build -> ../../../usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-431.1.2.0.1.el6.x86_64
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      5 Dec 17  2013 source -> build
[root@ror6ax2 modules]# cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
-bash: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.32-431.1.2.0.1.el6.x86_64/build: No such file or directory

I can't cd to directory that is after a symlink. Is there a way to fix this?

A: Your ls call shows that /lib/modules/2.6.32-431.1.2.0.1.el6.x86_64/build exists and is a symbolic link. Changing to it complains that the file doesn't exist. This implies that the symbolic link is dangling: its target doesn't exist. You don't seem to have the kernel sources installed, at least not the right version of the kernel sources, at least no in the expected place.

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Thanks for the info, so when i load up CSM i get the following error could not find stored procedure ' Sp_GetProfileCatalogs' could not load any catalogs.
Are you using SQL or Windows authentication for the connection string to your profile DB? Is it possible the account being used does not have enough DB permission?
So can you check in SQL Management Studio to see do you actually have 'Sp_GetProfileCatalogs' as the error message complaining? How the profile resource and DB are created? You may need file a support ticket for deeper investigation.
Did you manage to solve the issue? I have exactly the same problem. The sp_getProfileCatalogs is also missing in the profiles table in my install.
Assuming your profile resource/DB is created when executing the Initialize-CSSite command, did you get any error message when running this command?


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Resonator for thermo optic device - Micron Technology, Inc.
A resonator for thermo optic devices is formed in the same process steps as a waveguide and is formed in a depression of a lower cladding while the waveguide is formed on a surface of the lower cladding. Since upper surfaces of the resonator and waveguide are substantially coplanar, the aspect ratio, as between the waveguide and resonator in an area where the waveguide and resonator front one another, decreases thereby increasing the bandwidth of the resonator. The depression is formed by photomasking and etching the lower cladding before forming the resonator and waveguide. Pluralities of resonators are also taught that are formed in a plurality of depressions of the lower cladding. To decrease resonator bandwidth, waveguide(s) are formed in the depression(s) of the lower cladding while the resonator is formed on the surface. Thermo optic devices formed with these resonators are also taught.
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This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/951,796, filed Dec. 6, 2007 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,195,020, which is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/493,717, filed Jul. 26, 2006, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,323,353, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/231,897, filed Aug. 29, 2002, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,120,336, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
1. A thermo-optic device, comprising: a first cladding with a surface and at least one depression in the surface; features on the first cladding, the features including a first waveguide extending from the first cladding to a top waveguide surface, a second waveguide and a resonator extending up from the first cladding to the top waveguide surface, the resonator disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, at least one of the features positioned in the at least one depression of the first cladding to provide a desired waveguide/resonator aspect ratio for a desired bandwidth; a second cladding over and around the first waveguide, the second waveguide and the at least one resonator, wherein the resonator is a first resonator in a first depression; and a second resonator in a second depression in the first cladding.
2. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein a top resonator surface is substantially coplanar with a top waveguide surface.
3. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, further including a substrate, the cladding being on the substrate.
4. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one depression is a trench.
5. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the waveguide and the resonator is formed of silicon oxide.
6. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the waveguide and the resonator is formed of silicon oxynitride.
7. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein the resonator and the first cladding are formed of materials of different indices of refraction.
8. The thermo-optic device of claim 1, wherein the second cladding and the first cladding are formed from a common materials.
9. A system for connection to a fiber optic line, comprising: a package coupleable with the fiber optic line; and a thermo-optic device, the device disposed in the package and including: a first cladding with a surface and at least one depression in the surface; features on the first cladding, the features including a first waveguide extending from the first cladding to a top waveguide surface, a second waveguide and a resonator extending up from the first cladding to the top waveguide surface, the resonator disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, at least one of the features positioned in the at least one depression of the first cladding to provide a desired waveguide/resonator aspect ratio for a desired bandwidth; a second cladding over and around the first waveguide, the second waveguide and the at least one resonator, wherein the resonator is a first resonator in a first depression; and a second resonator in a second depression in the first cladding.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one depression is filled with a resonator deposit.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the top waveguide surface of at least one of the first and second waveguides is substantially coplanar with a surface of the resonator.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the package further includes at least one input fiber optic port and at least one output fiber optic port.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the device includes at least one input connector coupled to the at least one input fiber optic port and at least one output connector coupled to the at least one output fiber optic port.
14. A package, comprising: a thermo-optic device comprising a first cladding with a surface and at least one depression in the surface; features on the first cladding, the features including a first waveguide extending from the first cladding to a top waveguide surface, a second waveguide and a resonator extending up from the first cladding to the top waveguide surface, the resonator disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, at least one of the features positioned in the at least one depression of the first cladding to provide a desired waveguide/resonator aspect ratio for a desired bandwidth; a second cladding over and around the first waveguide, the second waveguide and the at least one resonator, wherein the resonator is a first resonator in a first depression; and a second resonator in a second depression in the first cladding.
15. The package of claim 14, wherein the a top resonator surface of the resonator and the top waveguide surface are substantially coplanar.
16. The package of claim 14, wherein the top waveguide surface of at least one of the first and second waveguides is substantially coplanar with a top resonator surface of the resonator.
17. The package of claim 14, further including an input connector and an output connector coupled with the device.
18. The package of claim 17, further including an input fiber optic port coupled to the input connector and an output fiber optic port coupled to the output connector.
19. The package of claim 17, wherein the input connector is a single input connector, and the output connector is one of a plurality of output connectors.
The present invention relates to thermo optic devices, such as optical waveguides. In particular, it relates to a resonator for frequency coupling between input and output waveguides of a thermo optic device. Even more particularly, it relates to an efficiently formed resonator having increased bandwidth.
The art of making and developing new uses for thermo optic devices continues to emerge. Presently, thermo optic devices are used as filters, switches, multiplexers, waveguides, and a host of other semiconductor and optical transmission devices.
With reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, a prior art thermo optic device in the form of an optical waveguide is shown generally as 110. It comprises a grating 112 formed of a lower cladding 114, an upper cladding 116, an input waveguide 118, an output waveguide 120 and a resonator 122. As is known, the waveguides and resonator are formed of a material having a higher or lower refractive index than that of the upper and lower claddings to propagate light in the resonator and waveguides during use. The grating 112 is disposed on a substrate 124. In many thermo optic devices the substrate is a printed circuit board or some form of silicon.
In forming the device, the lower cladding is deposited on the substrate. An intermediate layer, for the waveguides and resonator, is deposited on the lower cladding, photo patterned and etched. The upper cladding is deposited on the waveguides and resonator. In an alternate formation process, the lower cladding 202 is an oxidation of a silicon substrate with the waveguides, resonator and upper cladding being formed in the same manner.
The inherent characteristics of a resonator, such as its size, shape, composition, etc., may vary greatly from resonator to resonator as a function of the particular application in which the thermo optic device is to be used. The characteristics of all resonators, however, are generally selected in such a manner to eliminate crosstalk between the input and output waveguides at undesirable frequencies and to resonate signals (i.e., prolong and/or intensify) at desirable frequencies. These desirable frequencies are typically defined in a bandwidth of some length about a center frequency.
In the representative prior art embodiment shown in FIG. 1B, the resonator 122 has a generally symmetrical tooth-shaped pattern. To set the center frequency, the pitch between teeth is adjusted.
To set the bandwidth, an aspect ratio is adjusted in an area where the waveguide and resonator front or face one another. For example, in FIG. 1A, resonator 122 has a surface 123 facing a surface 119 of input waveguide 118. The aspect ratio (a.r.) in this area is defined as the area of the input waveguide surface to the area of the resonator surface (a.r.=area of input waveguide surface/area of resonator surface). A large bandwidth corresponds to a small aspect ratio while a small bandwidth corresponds to a large aspect ratio. Correspondingly, a large bandwidth can be achieved by either increasing the area of the resonator surface, decreasing the area of the input waveguide surface, or adjusting both surface areas in such a manner to achieve a relatively small ratio number. A small bandwidth can be achieved by either decreasing the area of the resonator surface, increasing the area of the input waveguide surface, or adjusting both surface areas in such a manner to achieve a relatively large ratio number. Even further, increases or decreases of surface area can be achieved by adjusting one or both of the surface dimensions of the waveguide or resonator surfaces. For example, depth "D" of surface 119 or 123 may be increased or decreased according to desired bandwidth.
Since the resonator 122 and the input and output waveguides 118, 120 are formed together during the same process steps as described above, the depth, D, of the resonator is essentially fixed as the same depth of the waveguides and therefore the resonator bandwidth is fixed. Moreover, changes in depth that result in increased resonator bandwidth are not trivially accomplished and often result in complicated manufacturing processes and excessive resource and financial expenditures.
Accordingly, the thermo optic arts desire resonators having increased bandwidths that are relatively cheap and quick to produce without sacrifices in any resonator quality, reliability or longevity.
FIG. 12 is an alternative embodiment of a thermo optic package comprising resonators formed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the inventions may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that process, electrical or mechanical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The term substrate used in this specification includes any base semiconductor structure such as silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) technology, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, thin film transistor (TFT) technology, doped and undoped semiconductors, epitaxial layers of a silicon supported by a base semiconductor structure, as well as other semiconductor structures well known to one skilled in the art. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims and their equivalents.
The following description and figures use a reference numeral convention where the first digit of the reference numeral corresponds to the figure and the following two digits correspond to like elements throughout the specification. For example, the lower cladding of a thermo optic device of the present invention has a reference number of 202, 302, 402, etc. corresponding to the lower cladding X02 in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, etc. where X is the number of the figure in which the reference numeral appears.
With reference to FIG. 2A, a substrate 200 is provided upon which a resonator for use with a thermo optic device will be formed. In one embodiment the substrate is silicon. In another embodiment, it is a printed circuit board. In still another, it is any surface upon which a layer may be deposited.
A first layer 202 or lower cladding is formed on the substrate. In one embodiment, the substrate is some form of silicon and the first layer is formed as a grown layer via oxidation of the substrate. In another embodiment, the first layer is formed by deposition techniques.
Some particular deposition techniques for the first layer, and all remaining deposited layers, include, but are not limited to, any variety of chemical vapor depositions (CVD), physical vapor depositions (PVD), epitaxy, evaporation, sputtering or other known or hereinafter developed techniques. Specific CVD techniques include low pressure (LP) ones, but could also be atmospheric pressure (AP), plasma enhanced (PE), high density plasma (HDP) or other.
In one particular embodiment, the first layer is a silicon oxide that is deposited via a LPCVD technique using a tetraethyl orthosilicate or TEOS source.
After depositing the first layer, a first mask 204 is provided to photo impact 206 the first layer 202 in a photomasking step so that a photo impacted region 208 is formed in the lower cladding.
In one embodiment, the photo impacting is accomplished with an ultraviolet light from a photolithography device well known to those skilled in the art. The photo impacting, however, should not be limited to such an embodiment and may alternatively include X-rays or other light sources.
The first mask 204 may be configured as a clear-field or dark-field mask, as those terms as well understood by skilled artisans, according to the desired design of the photo impacted region 208 in the lower cladding.
Thereafter, with reference to FIG. 2C, the first layer 202 is etched so that the photo impacted region 208 is removed thereby leaving or forming a depression 210 in the lower cladding. In the embodiment shown, the depression 210 is shaped as a trench but it may also comprise other shapes, such as a concavity 310A (FIG. 3A), an angular indentation 310B (FIG. 3b) or other.
It should be appreciated that while the depression 210 is depicted in a cross sectional view it also has a lengthwise dimension (into or away from the paper) and it may be formed completely across the surface of the lower cladding or may be formed in just a particular region thereof. For example, with reference to FIG. 6, the depression is formed as a trench 610 across an entire surface 621 of lower cladding 602. In FIG. 7, the depression is formed as a plurality of concavities 710 in only various regions of surface 721 of lower cladding 702.
In still another embodiment, the depression may take on a desired pattern or shape across the lower cladding or in just a particular region. For example, in FIG. 8, the depression is formed as a trench 810 extending lengthwise across surface 821 of the lower cladding 802. The trench 810 has a bend 811 representative of at least one depression pattern. In FIG. 9, the depression of the lower cladding 902 is represented as a plurality of concavities 910 having a generally cube shape that is formed in various specific or random regions of surface 921.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that even further forms, shapes and dimensions of depressions are formable in the lower cladding and include, but are not limited to rectangles, circles, serpentine formations, tooth-shaped patterns, polygons, triangles, squares, or any other geometric shape(s) that could be fabricated with the first mask. It should be further appreciated that the particularly shown trenches, concavities, and angular indentations may be of various dimensions and take on any or all embodiments shown herein.
With reference to FIGS. 2B and 2C, some etching techniques embraced by this invention for removing the photo impacted region 208 from the lower cladding 202 to form depression 210 include, but are not limited to, any variety of wet etches including immersion or spray, or dry etches including plasma, barrel or planar, ion milling, reactive ion etches (RIE) or deep RIE.
In one particular embodiment of the invention, the photo impacted region 208 is dry etched with a photo resist pattern and CF4 or CF4CHF3 Argon based chemistry in a parallel plate reactor for 360 seconds under the conditions of about 50 millitorr, 600 watts and 13.56 MHz.
With reference to FIG. 2D, a second layer 212 is formed on the surface of the first layer 202 in such a manner to "fill" the depression 210 and cover the lower cladding as shown.
In one embodiment, the second layer is a silicon oxynitride deposited with a PECVD technique using a silane with nitrous oxide reaction in an argon or helium plasma for 180 seconds, under the conditions of 400° C., 450 watts and 13.56 MHz. In another embodiment, the second layer is a translucent material.
While the lower cladding, in one embodiment, was formed of a silicon oxide and the second layer was formed of silicon oxynitride, it should be appreciated that numerous other materials for these first and second layers exist. What dictates the selection of the materials is the index of refraction. This is because the second layer will be formed into the waveguide and resonator and light will be propagated therein via reflections of light that occur at the boundary where the two layers meet. So long as the second layer is a material having an index of refraction that is different, either higher or lower, than the index of refraction for the first layer (at whatever wavelength of light the thermo optic device is designed for) light signals can be propagated.
With reference to FIG. 2E, after depositing the second layer 212, a second mask 214 is provided to photo impact 216 the second layer 212 in another photomasking step.
As with the first photomasking step, the photo impacting is accomplished with an ultraviolet light from a photolithography device but may alternatively include X-rays or other light sources. The second mask be configured in such a way that the photo impacted region of the second layer takes on a desired form such as those previously shown. Some particular mask embodiments include, but are not limited to, clear-field or dark-field masks.
As shown in FIG. 2F, the photo impacted region 209 of the second layer 212 caused by photo impacting 216 is etched away thereby forming a resonator 222 and at least one waveguide. In this embodiment, the waveguide is an optical waveguide having an input waveguide 218 and an output waveguide 220 on either sides of the resonator.
Many things should now be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, the resonator 222 has a portion thereof, having a depth "D," formed in the depression between surface 221 of first layer 202 and depression bottom 223. It has another portion thereof formed between surface 221 and plane 225. Simultaneously, the waveguides 218, 220 have no portion thereof formed in the depression and all portions thereof formed on the surface 221 of the first layer and extending from the surface 221 to plane 225. As a result, the aspect ratio between the resonator and the waveguides has decreased (in comparison to the prior art, FIG. 1A, for example) thereby increasing resonator bandwidth.
In area 233, the aspect ratio has similarly decreased where the output waveguide 220 and resonator 222 front one another along resonator surface 225 and output waveguide surface 221, wherein (a.r.) in area 233 is defined as the area of the output waveguide surface 221 to the area of the resonator surface 225 or (a.r.=area of output waveguide surface 221/area of resonator surface 225).
In one particular embodiment of the invention, it has been discovered that the aspect ratio decreased so significantly that the resonator bandwidth approximately doubled by increasing from about 16 nm to about 32 nm.
The depth "D" to which the resonator is formed in or fills the depression is dictated by at least two factors. The first is a practical limitation governed by the fill capability inherent in the material of the second layer. For example, if the second layer were deposited as a liquid (amorphous), and the depth of the depression was a relatively substantial percentage of the thickness of the lower cladding, it would likely fill to a greater depth than a non-liquid. Second, the depth is a function of the frequency gain the designed resonator is trying to achieve and varies greatly from application to application.
The height of the resonator between surface 221 and plane 225 is not required to be any particular height and is dictated according to the frequency characteristics demanded by the particular application in which the resonator is used. As a reference point, however, resonator and waveguide height is often in a range from about 1 to about 2 microns.
Similarly, the horizontal spacing between the resonators and the waveguides is not required to be any particular distance and is dictated according to the frequency characteristics demanded by the particular application in which the resonator is used. As a reference point, however, horizontal spacing between resonators and waveguides is often in a range from about 1 to about 2 microns.
It should also be appreciated that the upper surfaces of the input and output waveguides 218, 220 and resonator 222 are all substantially coplanar as defined by plane 225 (although only shown in one dimension). As a result, the manufacturing of a resonator having an increased bandwidth is completed after the etching process performed on the second layer and no additional processing steps need to occur.
To complete the thermo optic device, however, a third layer 224 or upper cladding is deposited on the waveguides 218, 220, the resonator 222 and portions 235 of the lower cladding not having a waveguide or resonator. The upper cladding is deposited to a thickness sufficient to prevent outside light from interfering with the light propagated in the waveguide during use. As a reference point, however, thickness for both the upper and lower claddings is often the same and in one embodiment is about 4 microns nominally.
In one embodiment, the third layer is a second silicon oxide layer deposited in the same manner as previously described for the first layer. In another embodiment, the third layer has an index of refraction that is substantially equal to the index of refraction of the first layer.
It will be appreciated that the third layer 224 has an upper surface 226 that can be used to stack multiple thermo optic devices by continuing the deposition, patterning and etching processes described herein. The surface 226 may alternatively contain a heater (not shown) for changing a thermo optical property of the device as light propagates in the waveguide during use.
With reference to FIG. 5, it will be appreciated that thermo optic devices of the present invention may be formed with a more than a single resonator. For example, a plurality of resonators, first and second resonators 522A and 522B, are formed in a corresponding number of depressions, first and second depressions 510A and 510B, while first and second waveguides, input and output waveguides 518, 520 are formed on the surface 521 of the lower cladding. In one embodiment, the horizontal spacing between adjacent resonators is in a range from about 2 to about 3 microns while the horizontal width of the resonator is about 2 microns nominally. In this manner, even further variations in the frequency characteristics of the resonator can be achieved as application demand varies.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that still other numbers of resonators could be formed in the depressions while forming waveguides on the surface of the lower cladding.
While the foregoing teaches resonators having increased bandwidth, in an alternate embodiment of the present invention, it may be desirable to decrease resonator bandwidth by increasing the previously described aspect ratio(s).
For example, with reference to FIG. 4A, a first waveguide, input waveguide 418A is formed in a depression 410 while resonator 422 is formed on the surface 421 of the lower cladding 402. In FIG. 4B, a first and second waveguide, input and output waveguides 418B, 420B are formed in depressions 410 while the resonator 422 is formed on surface 421 of the lower cladding 402.
In still another embodiment, it may be desirable to increase some resonator bandwidths while decreasing others. With reference to FIG. 10, waveguide 1018 is formed in a first depression 1010A while a first resonator, resonator 1022A, is formed on the surface 1021 of the lower cladding 1002. Accordingly, the aspect ratio in area 1031 is increased as between waveguide 1018 and resonator 1022A, thereby decreasing bandwidth of resonator 1022A. Waveguide 1020, on the other hand, is formed on the surface 1021 while a second resonator, resonator 1022B, is formed in depression 1010B of the lower cladding. Accordingly, the aspect ratio in area 1033 is decreased as between waveguide 1022 and resonator 1022B, thereby increasing bandwidth of resonator 1022B.
It will be appreciated that during use, the resonators of the present invention may be used with thermo optic devices in a variety of applications. For example, the thermo optic device may be an amplifier, modulator, gate, filter, time delay element, switch, multiplexer, or other.
With reference to FIG. 11, a system, having as part thereof a resonator or waveguide formed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, is shown generally as 1141. The system may be an exclusively fiber optic system or may be a system having other software and hardware devices, as indicated by the dashed line 1145, operably coupled to at least one fiber optic component thereof.
In either system, a light source 1143 will be provided as the source for propagating light signals along at least one fiber optic line 1147. Well known light sources include, but are not limited to, laser light sources. In the embodiment shown, the system 1141 includes a plurality of fiber optic lines 1147.
Coupleable to the fiber optic lines via a plurality of input fiber optic ports 1151 is a thermo optic package 1149. Contained within the thermo optic package is at least one thermo optic device 1153 having at least one resonator or waveguide formed in accordance with the present invention. In the embodiment shown, the thermo optic device 1153 is coupled to the input fiber optic port 1151 via an input connector 1155 while an output connector 1157 couples the thermo optic device to an output fiber optic port 1159. In turn, the output fiber optic port 1159 is coupled to another fiber optic line 1147 of system 1141.
During use, a system user merely needs to couple fiber optic lines 1147 to the input and output fiber optic ports of the package 1149 to readily achieve at least one resonator or waveguide having an increased or decreased bandwidth as necessary.
With reference to FIG. 12, an alternative embodiment of a thermo optic package 1249 is shown having a thermo optic device 1253 with a single input connector 1255 and a plurality of output connectors 1257. The input connector 1255 connects with input fiber optic port 1251 which is readily matable with a fiber optic line 1247 of a system. The output connectors 1257 of thermo optic device 1253 are each matable with an output fiber optic port 1259.
In another embodiment, the single input connector of the thermo optic device 1253, having a resonator or waveguide formed in accordance with the present invention, may alternatively be replaced with two or more input connectors while the two output connectors may be replaced with one or more output connectors depending upon the type and desired use of the thermo optic device 1253.
The above structures and fabrication methods have been described, by way of example, and not by way of limitation, with respect to resonators for thermo optic devices.
In particular, the resonator of a thermo optic device is formed in the same process steps as a waveguide and is formed in a depression of a lower cladding while the waveguide is formed on a surface of the lower cladding. In this manner, since an upper surface of the resonator and the waveguide is substantially coplanar, the aspect ratio as between the waveguide and resonator in an area where the waveguide and resonator front or face one another decreases thereby increasing the bandwidth of the resonator. The depression is formed by photomasking and etching the lower cladding before forming the resonator and waveguide. Some depression embodiments include trenches, concavities and angular indentations.
In another embodiment, a plurality of resonators are taught that are formed in a plurality of depressions of the lower cladding while a plurality of waveguides are formed on the surface of the lower cladding.
In still another embodiment, waveguide(s) are formed in the depression(s) of the lower cladding while the resonator is formed on the surface. In this manner, the aspect ratio increases thereby decreasing bandwidth of the resonator.
Thermo optic devices formed with these resonators are also taught.
As a result, resonators of this invention can be formed quicker and cheaper without any corresponding sacrifice in quality, reliability or longevity.
The present invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiment(s). However, it will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that a wide variety of alternate embodiments, adaptations or variations of the preferred embodiment(s), and/or equivalent embodiments may be made without departing from the intended scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.


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Many people associate the term 'assets' with wealthy people who own multiple homes or large stock portfolios. But regardless of your financial status, you likely have possessions of value. These possessions are your assets.
You probably have many other belongings, which technically are also assets. But not all of these belongings have a lot of value.
It's important to note that the value of an item is what you would receive if you sold it, which differs from its replacement cost, or the price of buying the same item again.
The total of your assets minus your liabilities (what you owe) determines your net worth.
Assets fall into two categories: liquid and fixed.
Liquid assets are assets that can be converted quickly and easily to cash without losing value. The most common liquid assets are checking and savings accounts, since you're able to withdraw your funds as needed. Emergency funds are often kept in savings or money market accounts for this reason.
Other liquid assets include life insurance policies that have a cash surrender value, savings bonds, and certificates of deposit without withdrawal penalties.
Fixed assets aren't as accessible as liquid assets because they're not easily convertible to cash. Fixed assets need to be sold, and a hurried sale could result in a loss. Examples of fixed assets include collections of art or antiques, jewelry, and real estate, such as your home.
You build assets by saving and planning for them. And as you build your assets, it's important to insure and keep a record of them in case of burglary, fire, or some other type of disaster.
Liquid assets should be recorded and any documentation — such as account numbers, certificates, and insurance policies — kept in a safe place, such as a safe deposit box at the bank or in a fire safe if at home. Just in case, always make copies of original documents and back up computer files regularly.
Fixed assets should also be tracked, and you should record both their value and replacement cost. Having a thorough and accessible inventory is very important to the recovery process in the event of a loss. Start by assessing the value of significant items, like a home and car. Move on to other items, which you can easily take photos or video of to store with receipts or appraisals. Don't forget to update your inventory when you add assets, or if items change in value.
Lastly, make sure you're not the only one who knows where and how to access these and any important records. Your spouse, a grown child, or a trusted friend should know necessary computer passwords and have access to safes and safe deposit boxes.
Want to buy a home? Start a small business? Liquidating assets is one way to access money when you need it.
When you liquidate, do so smartly. Make a plan based on the money you need, and know the current value of your assets before selling. Consult a professional for help with any specialized sales, such as for real estate and collections of art.
If you're in a dire economic situation, selling everything not nailed down may seem like the only solution. But liquidating any assets besides your emergency fund should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Desperate times don't have to lead to desperate — and ill-planned — measures.


Manipulation is a quick movement sometimes termed a "high velocity thrust" that results in a sound or "click". This occurs when the two surfaces of the joint are rapidly separated or passed over one another but not when they are compressed together.
It is not joints grinding together, and is certainly not clicking joints "back into place".
It is suggested that following manipulation there is a release of pressure within the joint. There is also evidence that there is a release of opiates (the bodies natural pain relievers), and this is responsible for the immediate pain relief often reported.
Manipulation can be an extremely useful tool in the treatment of joint pain, in particular spinal problems. However, if not combined with movement and exercise, manipulation can have limited benefits.
A manipulation causes a sudden change of pressure in a joint. It allows a skilled practitioner to isolate movement to a particular joint that may otherwise be difficult for the individual to move. This can be highly effective and beneficial.
However, this is now not enough. It has now been well established that joints require regular movement to maintain normal healthy mobility and function. Over time restriction or lack of regular movement can have severe consequences.
Regular Joint Movement and Exercise is Essential.
So, even though manipulation is moving a joint, it is only moving it once and usually has no significant long term benefit if used in isolation, and not in conjunction with movement and exercise.
A Physiotherapist may be required to assist the individual in achieving normal movement again with mobilisations and specific exercises, as well as manipulation.
So if you, like many others have found "a click" helps you, imagine how much better you would be if you added regular movement and exercise as well.


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Authorities: Morris Co. Man Shot After Trying To Run Down Police OfficerA Fairfield, N.J. police officer shot the driver of a pickup truck that was allegedly trying to run him down.
Grenade Scare Leaves Roadway Shut Down In Ridgefield Park, N.J.A major roadway was shut down in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Sunday afternoon, police found what they thought may have been a hand grenade inside a car.
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Historic Island Dragway Closes In Warren CountyImagine if you could test out your car at full throttle, just to see what she can do, and do it legally. Well there was a place like that in New Jersey for 50 years.


"We saw a great business opportunity at the Ferry Terminal, and look forward to serving pretzels to even more customers."
NYCEDC's recent redevelopment of the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island creates a more welcoming and state-of-the-art experience for travelers and Staten Island residents. A steady stream of nearly 70,000 commuters, tourists, and other ferry riders pass through the Terminal each day, with the nearby Staten Island Yankees ballpark drawing even more foot traffic. With 29,000 square feet of available retail space and new leasing opportunities, the St. George Ferry Terminal was the prime location for a local business to establish itself in the area and the terminal was in need of tenants.
Transitioning from her job as a trading assistant on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Gina Soldo saw a great retail opportunity at the Ferry Terminal and developed a business plan for a pretzel shop that sources from a Staten Island supplier. She leased space in the Terminal and launched Island Soft Pretzel Stop, becoming the second newest eatery to open for business in the space. Pretzels with seasoned toppings, pretzel hot dogs with American cheese, cinnamon pretzels, and four types of mustard are among the many offerings on Island Soft Pretzel Stop's constantly growing menu.


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June 12, 2017 feature
Physicists use quantum memory to demonstrate quantum secure direct communication
by Lisa Zyga , Phys.org
Experimental set-up of quantum secure direct communication with quantum memory. Credit: Zhang et al. ©2017 American Physical Society
For the first time, physicists have experimentally demonstrated a quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) protocol combined with quantum memory, which is essential for storing and controlling the transfer of information. Until now, QSDC protocols have used fiber delay lines as a substitute for quantum memory, but the use of quantum memory is necessary for future applications, such as long-distance communication over secure quantum networks.
The researchers, Wei Zhang et al., from the University of Science and Technology of China and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, have published a paper on their experimental demonstration in a recent issue of Physical Review Letters.
QSDC is one of several different types of quantum communication methods, and has the ability to directly transmit secret messages over a quantum channel. Unlike most other quantum communication methods, QSDC does not require that the two parties communicating share a private key in advance. Similar to other kinds of quantum communication, the security of the method relies on some of the basic principles of quantum mechanics, such as the uncertainty principle and the no-cloning theorem.
As the physicists explain, a quantum memory is necessary for QSDC protocols in order to effectively control the transfer of information in future quantum networks. However, experimentally realizing quantum memory with QSDC is challenging because it requires storing entangled single photons and establishing the entanglement between separated memories.
In their experiments, the researchers demonstrated most of the essential steps of the protocol, including entanglement generation; channel security; and the distribution, storage, and encoding of entangled photons. Due to the difficulty of decoding entangled photons in the optimal way (which requires distinguishing between four quantum states), the researchers used an alternative decoding method that is easier to implement.
In the future, the researchers expect that it will be possible to demonstrate QSDC across distances of 100 km or more in free space, similar to the recent demonstrations of quantum key distribution, quantum teleportation and entanglement distribution over these distances. Achieving this goal will mark an important step in realizing satellite-based long-distance and global-scale QSDC in the future.
Physicists add amplifier to quantum communication toolbox
More information: Wei Zhang et al. "Quantum Secure Direct Communication with Quantum Memory." Physical Review Letters. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.220501
Also at arXiv:1609.09184 [quant-ph]
Journal information: Physical Review Letters
© 2017 Phys.org
Citation: Physicists use quantum memory to demonstrate quantum secure direct communication (2017, June 12) retrieved 18 January 2022 from https://phys.org/news/2017-06-physicists-quantum-memory.html
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Q: Filtered SUM in Oracle I am very new to Oracle. I am writing a SQL statement against an Oracle 10g database. My table has a date field, DATA_DT, with multiple entries for each date. I want to get SUM of the number field, BQWP, for each of these dates. To get the sum of BQWP for a specific date, my select statement would be:
SELECT SUM(BQWP)
FROM tasks
WHERE TRUNC(DATA_DT) = TO_DATE('07/19/2013', 'mm/dd/yyyy');

Now, how can I loop through all dates and get the SUM for each in a single SQL Query?

A: You can use GROUP BY
SELECT TRUNC(DATA_DT) as data_dt, SUM(BQWP) as sumBqwp
FROM tasks
GROUP BY TRUNC(DATA_DT)

A: You have to aggregate the entries by date:
SELECT TRUNC(DATA_DT),SUM(BQWP)
FROM tasks
GROUP BY TRUNC(DATA_DT)

Look at this document for further information:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/functions003.htm


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An escapee from poverty and abuse dedicates himself to those still trapped
Lam Ho '08 was 6 years old when he and his family emigrated from Vietnam to the hardscrabble city of Brockton, Mass., where his parents worked on assembly lines and the family ate in soup kitchens and wore hand-me-downs from relatives. The happiest moment of his childhood, Ho says, was at a Christmas dinner for needy children, where he received a train set and a board game—the first toys he ever owned.
But Ho's home was marked by domestic violence. When he was 8 years old, his parents divorced and he went to live with his paternal grandparents and extended family, also in Brockton. Over the next 10 years, he rarely saw his mother, who lost her savings when the marriage broke up and today still works low-paying jobs while supporting Ho's two half-sisters.
With more than 4,000 students, Brockton High School is the largest high school in New England, and Ho says he was its first openly gay student. In 1997, he founded the school's Gay-Straight Alliance. Students threw him into lockers and dumped him into trash cans. Some school administrators disapproved of him, as did his own father and other relatives, even though Ho graduated first in his class, had the highest SAT scores and won numerous scholarships before heading to Brown University.
It was through these difficult experiences that Ho resolved to dedicate himself to helping people on the lower rungs of society, especially children and battered women. "My greatest power is my struggle," says Ho. "In many ways, it's so integral to who I am. For me to be ashamed of it would paralyze me in the work I do."
Through high school, college and a Marshall Scholarship at Oxford, Ho founded or worked for a variety of organizations for low-income and disenfranchised people. At Brown, where he simultaneously earned undergraduate and master's degrees, he managed several community service organizations while working at least 35 hours a week in odd jobs to support himself and help his mother.
At HLS, Ho spends 60 to 90 hours each week on two clinical placements: He is president of the Legal Aid Bureau and also co-supervisor at Reaching Out About Depression (ROAD), a community organization for low-income women affected by mental health problems. At HLS, Ho also founded and directs the Giving Tree to solicit Christmas gifts for children in need, a tradition he previously established at Brown and at Oxford. In September, in recognition of his extraordinary commitment to public interest, Ho was named a recipient of the 13th annual PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award.
Ho, who plans to devote his life to poverty law, impact litigation and community organizing, chose HLS because of its resources for public service-minded students, including the loan-forgiveness program. He also wanted to be near his mother.
"She's the reason I do the work I do," says Ho. "I realize that things like this happen to women like my mother, but if there had been resources or some legal services, this wouldn't have happened. … Many [people] don't have a voice. I have the opportunity to speak for them."
Yet his family doesn't approve of his career choice, he says. "Because my parents are immigrants who were extremely poor and suffered through a lot of economic hardships, their definition of success is making money." On Dec. 7, Ho learned he was one of six HLS students to receive a Skadden Fellowship for 2007, which will support him as he works on his next ambitious project: He is moving to Chicago to establish a community legal clinic for children and families. "I'm always going to do poverty law, for children in particular—because of my childhood."
Topics: Public Service, Family, Gender & Children


Last Friday, three weeks after United Airline's spectacular customer experience disaster, customers received a letter from the company's CEO, Oscar Munoz.
Our overall brand perceptions are invariably shaped by our experiences. And loyal customer relationships can be severed in moments by a negative service interaction.
Is your customer experience program suffering bright shiny object syndrome?
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The article offers information on research for an adherence intervention program for HIV patients qualifying for enhanced services due to threats to optimal adherence or health outcomes as a result of their disease.
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including HIV-infected pregnant women, patient adherence and the management of mental disorder in HIV-positive people.
The article reports that according to a meta-analysis, published in the periodical "Clinical Infectious Diseases," rates of adherence to HIV treatment and better virological outcomes are associated with pill burden.
The article offers information on a study related to HIV treatment adherence in Great Britain.
Reports that according to a national survey, HIV patients who feel well exhibit difficulty in adhering to HIV treatment regimens. Effect of adherence issues on HIV-positive persons; How respondents rated their adherence performance; Reference to the Community Prescription Services Adherence Study.
The article discusses a study which investigated the use of information-motivation-behavioral (IMB) skills model to improve medication adherence among HIV-infected people.


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Amazing Organic Hobbit House Disappears Into Its Surroundings And Keeps You Close To Nature
Would you live in this gorgeous house?
Nobelle Borines
Have you ever wanted a house that is perfectly adapted to the environment? The Organic House might be the perfect home for you. The awesome organic hobbit house is perfectly adapted to its surroundings and is amazingly camouflaged so any passerby won't even know that it's there. Anyone can walk over the house without knowing that it's actually somebody's gorgeous home!
The Organic House was created by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain in Naucalpan De Juárez in Mexico City, Mexico. The structure was conceived and built back in 1985 in an effort to create "a space adapted to man, according to his environmental, physical and psychological needs."
Would you live in a house like this?
Senosiain explains how the Organic House came to be on his official website:
"The organic house was born from the idea of creating a space adapted to human beings, adapted to their environmental, physical, and psychological needs, which takes into account both their natural origins and their historical background."
The architect also wrote about how the design for the Organic House is inspired by nature itself.
"The aim was to create surroundings similar to the maternal cloister, to the refuges of animals or to those of early humans, who made use of caves without modifying their environment, to igloos and all such sheltering spaces: concave like the arms of a mother cradling her child, continuous, ample, and comprehensive," Senosiain wrote.
The Organic House was also designed with its inhabitant in mind, making sure they get the best out of a fully functional house and the beauty of its environment.
"They are spaces whose changing lights and forms are adapted to the natural rhythms of the people who live in them, where the furnishings are integrated with the surroundings, facilitating circulation and making the most of the available area," Senosiain wrote.
The Organic House is truly a dream come true for people who want to live close to nature.
See more about the Organic House here:
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Righthaven Defies Court, Ignores Domain Name Ruling
Commentary by Kurt Opsahl
Last Friday, the Chief Judge of the federal court in Nevada, which is overseeing more than 200 Righthaven copyright cases, dismissed Righthaven's meritless claim to seize its victim's domain names. In each case so far, Righthaven contended that the mere hosting of any infringing material means that the entire domain name was forfeit to the copyright troll. Chief Judge Hunt rejected that claim, explaining that the "Court finds that Righthaven's request for such relief fails as a matter of law and is dismissed."
Last night, Righthaven filed a new copyright case in Nevada federal court, and - guess what? - demanded forfeiture of the domain name. Indeed, unable to take "you're wrong as a matter of law" for an answer, Righthaven upped the ante, and asked the Court to:
Order the surrender to Righthaven of all hardware, software, electronic media and domains, including the Domain used to store, disseminate and display the unauthorized versions of any and all copyrighted works as provided for under 17 U.S.C. § 505(b) and/or as authorized by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 64.
Not only has the domain name claim been specifically and completely rejected by that very court, but Righthaven's new citations do nothing to help its claim. As an initial matter, Section 505 does not have a subsection (b), and concerns attorneys' fees, not the surrender of domains and hardware. While Righthaven probably meant to cite to some other section and was simply sloppy in the drafting, no section of the Copyright Act will help them. Indeed, Righthaven has already "concede[d] that such relief is not authorized under the Copyright Act."
Nor is the citation to Rule 64 going to help Righthaven. This is the same argument it raised in Righthaven v. DiBiase, and which the court flatly rejected. Indeed, the argument was silly to begin with, since Rule 64 concerns state law remedies and copyright is a federal law.
The new complaint also asserts that Righthaven holds the "exclusive rights" to Stephens Media news articles, despite the Strategic Alliance Agreement showing that Stephens Media retains these rights. The effect of the SAA on Righthaven's cases will be briefed to the court over the next month.
Hearing Monday: EFF Asks Appeals Court To Rule Copyright Can't Be Used To Control the Public's Access to Our Laws
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A bodega fits Cleveland Heights' Coventry neighborhood — a district notorious for the unexpected — like a cork in a bottle. In fact, the real surprise is that it took this long for an eatery with a spirited selection of wines, cocktails and comfort food to come along.
Usually, bodegas are cozy spaces. However, Bodega Restaurant & Lounge on Coventry, which opened in May, comes closer in décor to Miami's South Beach than anything in Cleveland.
The large, tiered chandelier and enormous lighted wine and liquor racks that give the wall a zebra-striped look will grow on you, as will the discrete lounge tucked in the back of the dining room. Plush white chairs are accented by tables that are just the right size for resting a martini or a few tapas plates. And the comfortable bar, with its wall of liquor bottles, is not a bad place to find yourself at the end of a long workday.
While the décor in the lower-level restaurant doesn't scream bodega, the food — prepared expertly on a menu divided into tapas and entrées — does.
Patrons can choose from a selection of short, cold and hot tapas, as well as a choice of five to six entrées, depending on the whim of chef Demetrios Atheneos.
Ordering two to three tapas would be the equivalent of an entrée. That's not to say the entrées are small, but rather that the small plates here are more generous than most. Six shared tapas were a perfect dinner for our group. And even on our second visit, when everyone insisted on their own dinner, our plates were still passed around to give the group a little taste of everything.
Braised short ribs with a soy chile jam ($13) were delectable. The tender, buttery meat paired well with the slightly spicy jam. A whole quail stuffed with prosciutto and gruyere cheese ($13) on a bed of truffled cream corn was a flavorful dish, albeit a little difficult to get all the ingredients on a fork at the same time.
I only had a small taste of the white corn pancakes topped with foie gras and apple compote ($14). I have eaten more than my fair share of foie gras in numerous guises, and this was one of the better ones. A dense tuna tempura roll with a creamy curry sauce ($10) was a near meal, with what must have been 6 ounces of fish.
An eggplant rollatini stuffed with ricotta cheese ($7) and a blackened U-10 day boat scallop with a mango salsa ($9) were all well presented, if not a little understated among the many show-stopping tapas. The crispy sesame calamari with wasabi honey sauce ($8) was a little too chewy, but I still could not stop eating them, if for no better reason than to taste more of the accompanying sauce.
Saving the best for last, the tuna tartar with avocado, mango and black sesame ($9) was simply wonderful. The ultra-fresh chopped tuna with a palate-cleansing note and buttery avocado blended with mango as an accompaniment was tapas perfection.
If you're looking for a one-platter meal over the multicourse small plates, I recommend diving right into the large bowl of cioppino ($35). This San Francisco dish originated with more humble ingredients than Bodega's version, but that's just too bad for the old-timers. This soup fit for royalty was loaded with fresh seafood — big chunks of lobster, jumbo shrimp, mussels, clams and scallops in a perfumed and spicy broth. The price tag may seem steep, but given the bounty of shellfish and quality ingredients, it was a steal.
Bodega, 1854 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, (216) 932-3050. Open daily from 4 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.