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SUICIDE SILENCE Releases Music Video For 'Two Steps'
California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE have released the official music video for the song "Two Steps". The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Become The Hunter", on February 14 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) at The Omen Room and mixed ...
ANNIHILATOR: 'Dressed Up For Evil' Lyric Video
"Dressed Up For Evil", the new lyric video from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Ballistic, Sadistic", due on January 24 via Silver Lining Music. Founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters states about the song: "Evil in the guise of ...
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough' To Be Released Digitally For First Time
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's platinum-certified DVD/CD "Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough" will be released digitally for the very first time via Warner Records. "Diamonds In The Rough", originally released in 2008 as a compilation CD that included B-sides recorded during the making of the band's self-titled debut, will be released on February 7, ...
BODY COUNT Taps EVANESCENCE, HATEBREED, POWER TRIP Members For 'Carnivore' Album
BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, will release its new album, "Carnivore", on March 6 via Century Media. Ice-T and his gang are as angry as ever on their seventh studio album, which coincides with their 30th anniversary as a band. "Carnivore", BODY COUNT's second album for Century ...
Members Of ANTHRAX, HATEBREED, HELLYEAH, IN FLAMES, LAMB OF GOD, SEPULTURA More To Perform At This Year's 'Dimebash'
Additional talent has been announced for "Dimebash" — an all-star jam tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the late co-founder and guitarist of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN. Set for Thursday, January 16 at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana, California, the one-of-a-kind lineup will feature members of the following bands: ACCEPT ACT OF DEFIANCE ANTHRAX ARMORED SAINT ...
DEATH ANGEL Guitarist ROB CAVESTANY: 'It Would Be Amazing' If We Won A GRAMMY For 'Humanicide'
DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany says that it would be "amazing" if his band won a Grammy at this year's ceremony. The San Francisco Bay Area metallers are among the "Best Metal Performance" nominees at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on on January 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles ...
MIKE PORTNOY On Possibility Of Making Music With JOHN PETRUCCI Again: 'We Would Both Love It'
Mike Portnoy says that he would "love" to make music with John Petrucci again. The drummer commented on the possibility of working with his former bandmate in DREAM THEATER just a couple of weeks after Portnoy took to his social media to upload two photos of him and the DREAM THEATER guitarist, along with their ...
TED AGUILAR Says It Was A 'Shock' To Learn DEATH ANGEL Was Nominated For A GRAMMY Award
Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with guitarist Ted Aguilar of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL prior to their November 30 concert at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the ...
Here Is New Video Of VINNIE PAUL's And DIMEBAG's Gravesite
The Geeks, Graves And Good Stuff YouTube channel has uploaded a new video of the graves of PANTERA founders Vinnie Paul Abbott and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the six-minute clip below. Vinnie Paul's grave marker was officially installed on May 24. ...
PHILIP ANSELMO Is Once Again Warming Up To Idea Of One Day Writing His Autobiography
Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo appears to be once again warming up to the idea of one day releasing his autobiography. Anselmo and BloodyDisgusting.com writer Corey Mitchell in 2013 secured a deal with Jeremie Ruby-Strauss, senior editor at Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint, for Anselmo's memoir, which was supposed to be titled "Mouth For ...
HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY: 'I Choose To Believe That VINNIE PAUL Is With Us Every Night'
HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray spoke to KISW's "Metal Shop" about the band's decision to continue touring after playing its first concert with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga, who stepped in as the replacement for the late Vinnie Paul Abbott. "We did the one show [in May] — that's all we talked about doing after Vinnie ...
DAVE GROHL Among Musicians Who Will Honor DIMEBAG At Next Month's 'Dimebash'
"Dimebash" — an all-star jam tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the late co-founder and guitarist of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN — is set for Thursday, January 16 at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana, California. Rock legend Dave Grohl and many more top rock and metal artists will be on hand to honor the guitar legend ...
PHILIP ANSELMO: 'People Are More Alike Than They Are Different'
During a September 2019 interview with "The Chuck Vans Show", Philip Anselmo spoke about "Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue", the second album from his PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS solo project, which was released earlier this year via Anselmo's Housecore Records in the U.S. and Season Of Mist in other parts of the ...
SUICIDE SILENCE Delivers Toys, Cash Donations To Children's Health Center In Corona, California
California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE dropped off several large bags full of toys at the CHOC Children's Health Center in Corona, California this past week. They also delivered a few hundred dollars of cash donations that were collected at the band's November 30 concert at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. The band said: "A huge ...
HELLYEAH Guitarist TOM MAXWELL: 'Losing VINNIE PAUL Was Hard'
HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell spoke to the Edmonton Journal about the band's decision to perform covers of PANTERA's "I'm Broken" and "Walk" during its recent tour as a tribute to HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (formerly of PANTERA), who passed away a year and a half ago. "We've never done anything ...
KERRY KING's Addition To DEAN Artist Roster Was 'A Dream Come True,' Says DEAN CEO
Evan Rubinson, CEO of Dean Guitars, spoke to Stay Metal Ray about SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's recent addition to the Dean artist roster. King joined Dean in October after previously working with B.C. Rich and ESP for his signature guitars. Calling the partnership with Kerry "a long time coming," Evan said (see video below): "I've ...
SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH Says PANTERA And DEATH Were Early Influences
Singer Brent Smith of SHINEDOWN, which plays melodic hard rock heavily indebted to grunge bands of the early 1990s, says that he has also drawn influence from the era's more extreme metal acts, including some that most people wouldn't associate with his group. "I'll just say it straight up, man — a lot of it ...
Video Premiere: SUICIDE SILENCE's 'Feel Alive'
California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE have released the official music video for the song "Feel Alive". The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Become The Hunter", on February 14, 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) at The Omen Room and ...
ANNIHILATOR Releases 'Armed To The Teeth' Music Video
"Armed To The Teeth", the new video from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Ballistic, Sadistic", due on January 24, 2020 via Silver Lining Music. Founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters states about the song: "'Armed To The Teeth' is ...
B.C. RICH President/CEO On KERRY KING's Addition To DEAN GUITARS Artist Roster: 'It's About Business'
Bill Xavier, president and CEO of B.C. Rich Guitars, spoke to The Tone King about SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's recent addition to the Dean Guitars artist roster. King joined Dean in October after previously working with B.C. Rich and ESP for his signature guitars. "I knew Elliott [Rubinson, Dean's late president ...
DIMEBAG's Longtime Girlfriend Remembers Guitarist On 15th Anniversary Of His Death
Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, has paid tribute to the rocker on the 15th anniversary of his death. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on December 8, 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, ...
Ohio Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered Is On Market For $1.295 Million
The Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered exactly 15 years ago, is on the market for $1,295,000. The listing is held by Best Corporate Real Estate, which has produced a PDF file containing all the relevant information ...
Today Marks 15th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death
Today (Sunday, December 8) marks the 15th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a 25-year-old ex-Marine ...
Watch JASON MOMOA Sing PANTERA's 'This Love' With PHILIP ANSELMO
Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", joined PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS on stage last night (Saturday, November 30) at the Forum in Inglewood, California to perform the PANTERA classic "This Love". After the concert, the Hawaiian-born actor, who is perhaps best-known for his role as Khal Drogo in HBO ...
ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Teams Up With PHILIP ANSELMO To Perform PANTERA Classics In Las Vegas (Video)
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante celebrated his 57th birthday by joining PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS on stage on November 27 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the PANTERA classic "Strength Beyond Strength" and part of "Goddamn Electric". Check out video footage below. During a June 2018 appearance on Eddie ...
PHILIP ANSELMO's SCOUR Releases Cover Of BATHORY's 'Massacre'
SCOUR — the extreme metal unit featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SUPERJOINT), John Jarvis (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, ex-CATTLE DECAPITATION), Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, MISERY INDEX) — will release its long-anticipated "Black" EP (the third in a ...
ANNIHILATOR Releases 'Psycho Ward' Music Video
"Psycho Ward", the new video from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, can be seen below. The thought-provoking track centered on domestic violence is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Ballistic, Sadistic", due on January 24, 2020 via Silver Lining Music. Founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters states about the song: "'Psycho Ward' ...
Watch HELLYEAH Play PANTERA Covers In Toronto
Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH covering PANTERA's "I'm Broken" and "Walk" on November 19 at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user " JIM SYMINGTON"). HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", was released on September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc marks the group's final effort ...
DEATH ANGEL Releases Music Video For 'Immortal Behated'
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have released the official music video for the song "Immortal Behated". The track is taken from the band's ninth full-length album, "Humanicide", which was released in May via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented singer Mark Osegueda: "'Immortal Behated' is the second video from our latest release, 'Humanicide'. The ...
PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS: Video Of Entire Fargo, North Dakota Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS' entire November 17 concert at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as the support act for SLAYER can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "DOOMtube"). This past summer, Philip Anselmo spoke to Revolver about his decision to play a number ...


"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" takes its title from the folk song that sprang up in the wake of the real-life eponymous character, a Mexican-American farmer who evaded a massive manhunt in turn of the century Texas after he was accused of killing a local lawman. If that gives this 1982 film the whiff of legend, director Robert M. Young mostly tries to see through it, often juxtaposing notes of The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez against the film's more modern synth score. And while some of the opening sun-dappled images of Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos) galloping through the countryside while lawmen give chase might tilt toward mythic, they blunt some of that myth with low angles and close-ups, emblematic of the film's overall visual style, one that is often handheld and rooted to its characters, like a bystander to history. Even scenes that give rise to the notion of Cortez's supposed mystical hold over his horse are conveyed in tight frames with no music, making us impartial observers, left to decide whether the outlaw does have some superpower or if he's just a desperate dude trying to assuage his horse. And in no way does Young force the legend under the microscope more than his Rashomon storytelling device.
That Rashomon Effect is filtered through Bill Blakeley (Bruce McGill), a reporter for the San Antonio Express, who comes to the border on the Cortez beat and falls in with both the posse of Sheriff Frank Fly (James Gammon) and the Texas Rangers overseen by Captain Rogers (Brion James), sidling up to various men in each outfit to get their stories of what happened with Cortez. This might sound like an expositional gimmick, but it plays better and differently, not least because of the twinkle in Bruce McGill's eye, where he seems to sense the shifting nature of the story in each encounter. At the same time, Young uses this storyline to show how not just fables but news stories themselves are shaped by sources, and how those sources can differ, and how both legend and public opinion can so easily take hold even if they are not accurate. In a later scene, while on the lam, Cortez, shoveling food into his mouth in some dusty little diner, overhears a few American men reading aloud about the manhunt from a newspaper, a literal evocation of his narrative being penned without his own input.
The confusing nature of these stories is underlined in the movie's sporadic action scenes, usually gunfights where myriad bullets are fired though at whom is deliberately left unclear, the editing opting for obfuscation rather than clarity, getting across why all these men talking to Blake have differing impressions. And while the inciting incident itself, when Cortez shoots the Sheriff, is recounted from opposing viewpoints — Anglo and Mexican — neither one, brilliantly, is ever held up as right or wrong, merely differing interpretations based upon inherent fears and prejudices. Though Young places the recounting of the incident from Cortez's point-of-view closer to the end than the beginning, slyly shading our sympathy toward him, he never portrays the American lawmen as outright evil, motivated more by a xenophobia that arises from misunderstanding, brilliantly emblemized in how the shooting stems not from anything sinister but from an American Spanish translator who cannot tell the difference between caballo (horse) and yegua (mare).
The final third of "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" involves its main character's trial, which is thankfully limited to closing arguments, though those principally just rehash in explicative form what the flashbacks have already suggested, followed by a thwarted lynching of Cortez. That it is thwarted is courtesy of Sheriff Fry, a fiery scene owned by Gammon whose growl goes a long way in convincing that he alone could stand out an armed, ravenous group. And doing so suggests something humane, yes, but also a societal change, one ceding vigilante justice for actual law and order, a slightly calmed down wild west. Then again, as the move winds up, Cortez is led away as the closing titles explain how the real Cortez's fate went back and forth between guilty and not guilty for pretty much his whole life. If the wild west calmed, in other words, Anglo-Mexican relations never really did, and the movie's open ending is, even now, right here, today, still waiting to be written.


Tottenham Hotspur may be a goal down against Gent having dropped out of the Champions League into the Europa League but their fans are set to pack out Wembley Stadium once again on Thursday night.
Spurs set a new home attendance record in their defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in October in the Champions League with a crowd of of 85,512 at the stadium and that was also a British record for a domestic tie in the competition.
Now the club have announced that despite the drop down into Europe's second tier club competition Wembley will again be packed out for the second leg of the round of 32 match against the Belgian side.
Kick-off on Thursday night is at 8.05pm and turnstiles will open at 6.35pm. The club is urging supporters to arrive as early as possible to avoid queuing at the stadium entry points while security processes are carried out.


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Polygenic association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder liability and cognitive impairments
Isabella Vainieri, Joanna Martin, Anna-Sophie Rommel, Philip Asherson, Tobias Banaschewski, Jan Buitelaar, Bru Cormand, Jennifer Crosbie, Stephen V. Faraone, Barbara Franke, Sandra K. Loo, Ana Miranda, Iris Manor, Robert D. Oades, Kirstin L. Purves, J. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Marta Ribasés, Herbert Roeyers, Aribert Rothenberger, Russell Schachar, Joseph Sergeant, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Pieter J. Vuijk, Alysa E. Doyle, Jonna Kuntsi
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2021, pp. 1-9
A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified 12 independent loci significantly associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Polygenic risk scores (PRS), derived from the GWAS, can be used to assess genetic overlap between ADHD and other traits. Using ADHD samples from several international sites, we derived PRS for ADHD from the recent GWAS to test whether genetic variants that contribute to ADHD also influence two cognitive functions that show strong association with ADHD: attention regulation and response inhibition, captured by reaction time variability (RTV) and commission errors (CE).
The discovery GWAS included 19 099 ADHD cases and 34 194 control participants. The combined target sample included 845 people with ADHD (age: 8–40 years). RTV and CE were available from reaction time and response inhibition tasks. ADHD PRS were calculated from the GWAS using a leave-one-study-out approach. Regression analyses were run to investigate whether ADHD PRS were associated with CE and RTV. Results across sites were combined via random effect meta-analyses.
When combining the studies in meta-analyses, results were significant for RTV (R2 = 0.011, β = 0.088, p = 0.02) but not for CE (R2 = 0.011, β = 0.013, p = 0.732). No significant association was found between ADHD PRS and RTV or CE in any sample individually (p > 0.10).
We detected a significant association between PRS for ADHD and RTV (but not CE) in individuals with ADHD, suggesting that common genetic risk variants for ADHD influence attention regulation.
Frugivorous weevils are too rare to cause Janzen–Connell effects in New Guinea lowland rain forest
Richard Ctvrtecka, Katerina Sam, Erik Brus, George D. Weiblen, Vojtech Novotny
Journal: Journal of Tropical Ecology / Volume 30 / Issue 6 / November 2014
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2014, pp. 521-535
A community of frugivorous weevils was studied by quantitative rearing of 57 weevil species represented by 10485 individuals from 326 woody plant species in lowland rain forest in Papua New Guinea. Only fruits from 35% of plant species were attacked by weevils. On average, weevils were reared from only 1 in 33 fruits and 1 kg of fruit was attacked by 2.51 individuals. Weevil host specificity was relatively high: 42% of weevil species fed on a single plant genus, 19% on a single plant family and only 16% were reared from more than one family. However, monophagous specialists represented only 23% of all reared individuals. The average 1 kg of fruits was infested by 1.84 individuals of generalist weevils (feeding on allogeneric or allofamilial host species), 0.52 individual of specialists (feeding on a single or several congeneric species), and 0.15 individual of unknown host specificity. Large-seeded fruits with thin mesocarp tended to host specialist species whereas those with thick, fleshy mesocarp were often infested with both specialists and generalists. Weevils tended to avoid small-seeded, fleshy fruits. The low incidence of seed damage (3% of seeds) suggests that weevils are unlikely to play a major role in regulating plant populations via density-dependent mortality processes outlined by the Janzen–Connell hypothesis.
Sensitive measure of prevalence and parasitaemia of haemosporidia from European blackbird (Turdus merula) populations: value of PCR-RFLP and quantitative PCR
S. BENTZ, T. RIGAUD, M. BARROCA, F. MARTIN-LAURENT, D. BRU, J. MOREAU, B. FAIVRE
Journal: Parasitology / Volume 133 / Issue 6 / December 2006
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2006, pp. 685-692
Haemosporidian parasites are common in birds in which they act as an important selective pressure. While most studies so far have focused on the effect of their prevalence on host life-history traits, no study has measured the effect of parasitaemia. We developed molecular methods to detect, identify and quantify haemosporidia in 2 natural populations of the Blackbird Turdus merula. Three different parasite genotypes were found – 1 Haemoproteus and 2 Plasmodium. A PCR-RFLP screening revealed that only approximately 3% of blackbirds were free of parasites, compared to the 34% of uninfected birds estimated by blood smear screening. A quantitative PCR (q-PCR) assay revealed a weaker parasitaemia in microscopically undetected parasites compared to microscopically detected ones. Large parasitaemia differences were found between parasite species, suggesting either differing parasite life-histories or host resistance. Parasitaemias were also weaker in male hosts, and in urban habitats, suggesting that both host factors (e.g. immunity) and habitat characteristics (e.g. vector availability) may modulate parasite density. Interestingly, these differences in parasitaemia were comparable to differences in parasite prevalence estimated by smear screening. This suggests that previous results obtained by smear screening should be reinterpreted in terms of parasitaemia instead of parasite prevalence.
Evidence for localization effects in GaAsSb/InP heterostructures from optical spectroscopy
Houssam Chouaib, Catherine Bru-Chevallier, Taha Benyattou, Hacene Lahreche, Philippe Bove
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 799 / 2003
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, Z4.4
Print publication: 2003
GaAsSb is a promising material for the base of a new generation of Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBT) on InP, as it is expected to allow the elaboration of high-speed digital circuits (80 to 100 Gbits/s). Emitter-base interfaces between GaAsSb and InP need to be well controlled to ensure good performance of the HBT, and this requires a careful analysis of both material and interface quality. Photoluminescence (PL) experiments as a function of temperature and of power excitation density, as well as photoreflectance (PR) measurements are performed on GaAsSb/InP heterostructures in order to get information about ordering and segregation effects in antimonide alloys.
From the PL recombination energy across the type II interface and at the GaAsSb band-edge, the band offset ΔEC between InP and GaAsSb is calculated. The evolution of the band to band PL recombination is studied as a function of temperature: the energy and intensity of the type I PL transition are shown to exhibit specific behaviors, which are typical of carrier localization effects in semiconductor alloys. At low temperature, the shape of the PR spectrum results in an atypical steplike background, which is analyzed as a band filling effect in consequence of the carrier localization on potential fluctuations.
Growth and characterization of InAs quantum dots on GaAs (100) emitting at 1.31μm.
V. Celibert, B. Salem, G. Guillot, C. Bru-Chevallier, L. Grenouillet, P. Duvaut, P. Gilet, A. Million
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, Z7.8/T7.8
Self-organized InAs quantum dots (QDs) were grown in the Stranski-Krastanov regime, by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy (GSMBE), on (100) GaAs substrates. Two important parameters have been optimized in order to grow high quality QDs with a very good reproducibility: InAs growth rate and GaAs cap layer deposition rate. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis shows a unimodal QD distribution and the room temperature photoluminescence (RTPL) spectrum of the optimized sample reveals a 1.3 μm emission with a 19 meV full width at half maximum (FWHM). Photoluminescence (PL) measurements versus excitation power density and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) measurements clearly show multi-component PL emission from transitions associated with fundamental and related excited states of QDs. Furthermore a good growth reproducibility is observed. The results are promising for further work which will lead to laser fabrication.
Photoluminescence Characteristics of GaN Layers Grown on Soi Substrates and Relation to Material Properties
A. Philippe, C. Bru-Chevallier, G. Guillot, J. Cao, D. Pavlidis, A. Eisenbach
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011, 307
GaN layers were grown by MOCVD on Silicon on Insulator (SOI) substrates in an effort to improve the material quality compared to more traditionally employed sapphire substrates. Their photoluminescence properties are reported and found to exhibit an intense and relatively large PL band around 3.47eV at low temperature (7K). This is about 10meV lower than the PL energy of samples grown on sapphire substrates and suggests the presence of lower strain in the layers which is expected for compliant growth on SOI substrates. The shape of the main PL peak appears to indicate that Silicon diffusion takes place from the substrate during growth. The behavior of the PL spectra is studied as a function of temperature. The GaN films show good overall electrical properties with Hall mobilities at room temperature in the range of 150 to 300cm2/Vs and background carrier concentration from 2.9 to 3.9×1019cm−3.The promising optical and electronic features of these layers could be of great interest for the development of high quality optical and electronic devices.
AlInAs Band Gap Modulations Observed by Tem and Optical Measurements
E. Bearzi, T. Benyattou, C. Bru-Chevallier, G. Guillot, J. C. Harmand, O. Marty, M. Pitaval
At a low MBE growth temperature (400°C), an anisotropic composition modulation has been observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) on AIlnAs layers. Optical measurements have been performed on these samples and compared with classical AllnAs grown at 530°C. We show the clustering "organization" on the low temperature layers and we propose some hypothesis to explain the composition modulation effects on the AlInAs optical properties.
The Visible and the Infrared Luminescence Bands as a Tool for Characterization of the Porous Silicon Bandstructure
V. Petrova-Koch, T. Muschik, G. Polisski, D. Kovalev
The visible and the infrared photoluminescence bands in porous Si have been studied at low temperature for two series of samples: one in which the size of the crystallites has been varied and another in which the degree of surface degradation has been changed. It is shown that the relation of the two bands can be explored for characterization of the porous Si bandstructure. The size- and the surface dependence of the valence band and of the conduction band related states is discussed. A model is proposed for explanation.
Lattice Relaxation Effects in Si and GaAs Nanocrystals
X. S. Zhao, Y. R. Ge, J. Schroeder, P. D. Persans
Raman scattering results on porous silicon, and silicon and gallium arsenide nanocrystals show that almost all vibrational modes become Raman active and remarkably soft in these nanocrystal systems. The experimental results further demonstrate that the carrier-induced strain effects play an important role on the optical properties of such nanocrystal systems.
X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy from H-Passivated Porous Si and Oxidized Si Nanocrystals
S. Schuppler, S. L. Friedman, M. A. Marcus, D. L. Adler, Y.-H. Xie, F. M. Ross, T. D. Harris, W. L. Brown, Y. J. Chabal, P. J. Szajowski, E. E. Chaban, L. E. Brus, P. H. Citrin
Quantum confinement in nanoscale Si structures is widely believed to be responsible for the visible luminescence observed from anodically etched porous silicon (por-Si), but little is known about the actual size or shape of these structures. Extended x-ray absorption fine structure data from a wide variety of por-Si samples show significantly reduced average Si coordination numbers due to the sizable contribution of surface-coordinated H. (The H/Si ratios, as large as 1.2, were independently confirmed by ir-absorption and α-recoil measurements.) The Si coordinations imply very large surface/volume ratios, enabling the average Si structures to be identified as crystalline particles (not wires) whose dimensions are typically <15 Å. Comparison of the size-dependent peak luminescence energies with those of oxidized Si nanocrystals, whose shapes are known, shows remarkable agreement. Furthermore, near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure measurements of the nanocrystals shows the outer oxide and interfacial suboxide layers to be constant over a wide range of nanocrystal sizes. The combination of these results effectively rules out surface species as being responsible for the observed visible luminescence in por-Si, and strongly supports quantum confinement as the dominant mechanism occurring in Si particles which are substantially smaller than previously reported or proposed.
Size, Shape, and Crystallinity of Luminescent Structures in Oxidized Si Nanoclusters and H-Passivated Porous Si
S. Schuppler, S. L. Friedman, M. A. Marcus, D.L. Adler, Y.-H. Xie, F. M. Ross, T. D. Harris, W.L. Brown, Y. J. Chabal, P. J. Szajowski, E. E. Chaban, L. E. Brus, P. H. Citrin
Near-edge and extended x-ray absorption fine structure measurements from a wide variety of H-passivated porous Si samples and oxidized Si nanocrystals, combined with electron microscopy, ir-absorption, α-recoil, and luminescence emission data, provide a consistent structural picture of the species responsible for the luminescence observed in these systems. For luminescent porous Si samples peaking in the visible region, i. e., ≤700nm, their mass-weighted-average structures are determined here to be particles–not wires, whose short-range character is crystalline – not amorphous, and whose dimensions – typically <15 Å – are significantly smaller than previously reported or proposed. These results depend only on sample luminescence behavior, not on sample preparation details, and thus have general implications in describing the mechanism responsible for visible luminescence in porous silicon. New results are also presented which demonstrate that the observed luminescence is unrelated to either the photo-oxidized Si species in porous Si or the interfacial suboxide species in the Si nanocrystals.
Modelling the Multiplicity of Conductance Structures in Clusters of Silicon Quantum Dots
D. W. Boeringer, R. Tsu
We have fabricated diode structures containing clusters of nanoscale silicon particles. The modelling of the observed multiple current steps from resonant tunnelling through the quantum states of these particles is presented. Whenever the applied voltage aligns the Fermi surface of the contact to a discrete state, conduction results. Since the clusters are connected in parallel, successive connections of parallel current paths can cause multiple current steps. These current steps can be drastically amplified by avalanche multiplication when the substrate is deeply depleted. The transport in this regime is quite nonlinear, and cannot be represented by a linear equivalent circuit. Apart from gaining a fundamental understanding of the measured I-V characteristics of our diodes, our results serve to promote new applications for quantum switches.
Laser Doping and Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Thin Films
J. B. Boyce, G. B. Anderson, P. G. Carey, D. K. Fork, R. I. Johnson, P. Mei, S. E. Ready, P. M. Smith
Fast-pulse laser crystallization of amorphous silicon thin films on non-crystalline substrates provides a low-temperature process for generating polycrystalline silicon. This process can be augmented by including laser doping to reduce the number of process steps in the fabrication of thin-film polysilicon devices. We have studied the simultaneous laser crystallization and laser doping process, starting with amorphous silicon on fused silica substrates and using the gas immersion technique for the doping. n-type and p-type doping employed PF5 and BF3 gases, respectively. Films were characterized both structurally and electrically. The grain size increases with increasing laser energy density as the film becomes fully melted and reaches a peak value, similar to laser crystallization without doping. The dopant concentration increases with the number of laser shots and, with 100 shots, achieves a high dose with a low sheet resistance below 1000 ohms/square, appropriate for devices. The dopant profile extends to a depth comparable to the melt depth, beyond which it falls off to the background level. Therefore, the doping depth and concentration can be controlled with the laser parameters.
Compound Semiconductor Nanocrystals formed by Sequential Ion Implantation
C. W. White, J. D. Budai, J. G. Zhu, S. P. Withrow, R. A. Zuhr, Y. Chen, D. M. Hembree, Jr., R. H. Magruder, D. O. Henderson
Ion implantation and thermal processing have been used to synthesize compound semiconductor nanocrystals (SiGe, GaAs, and CdSe) in both SiO2 and (0001) Al2O3. Equal doses of each constituent are implanted sequentially at energies chosen to give an overlap of the profiles. Subsequent annealing results in precipitation and the formation of compound nanocrystals. In SiO2 substrates, nanocrystals are nearly spherical and randomly oriented. In Al2O3, nanocrystals exhibit strong orientation both in-plane and along the surface normal.
Control of Grain Size and Texture of Poly-Si with Atomic Hydrogen Under In Situ Ellipsometric Observation
K. Nakamura, T. Akasaka, D. He, I. Shimizu
A systematic study was performed to fabricate poly-Si thin films on glass substrates. Amorphous tissues were efficiently removed by forming a textured structure with the aid of atomic hydrogen. According to the real-time observation by spectroscopic ellipsometry(SE), the grain growth was enhanced by permeation of atomic hydrogen into the sub-surface. Hall measurements were made over a rather wide temperature range: 100 K--350 K. A rather high Hall mobility of 20 cm2/Vs or more was obtained at room temperature due to the reduction of amorphous tissues remaining at grain boundaries.
Luminescence Properties of Silicon Oxynitride Films
T. Fischer, T. Muschik, R. Schwarz, D. Kovalev, F. Koch
Silicon oxynitride films, deposited by chemical vapour deposition using a high He dilution are investigated with respect to their photoluminescence properties. At low temperatures the PL spectra, which show broad maxima around 2 eV, consist of two contributions with different decay times: a ns-fast and a ms-slow component, the slow one disappearing above 80 K. To account for these findings and for absorption measurements, a model is proposed to describe the structure of the samples consisting of inclusions of Si rich regions in an a-SiO x N y :H matrix with a common molecular aggregate as luminescence center. The different PL lifetimes supposedly result from different feeding mechanisms. Such a behaviour may be present in oxidized porous Si as well.
Trap States in Cd(S,Se) Nanocrystals Probed by Photomodulation Spectroscopy
Kevin L. Stokes, Peter D. Persans
Intensity, temperature and frequency-dependent photoabsorption spectroscopy are used to probe trap states in CdSo.44Seo.56 nanoparticles in glass. The photoabsorption signal from 6.2 nm radius particles is found to be a combination of two effects: bleaching, due to phase space filling, and an electric-field effect. Frequency-dependent photoabsorption data show that the electric-field effect is caused by a long-lived (r=30 /µs at T=293 K) trap state and that the bleaching occurs on a faster time scale. The trap activation energy obtained from the temperature dependence of the lifetime is 0.23 ±0.06 eV. Only bleaching is observed in the smaller nanocrystallites.
UV-Visible-IR Electroluminescence from Si and Ge Nanocrystals in a Wider Bandgap Matrix
G.S. Tompa, D.C. Morton, B.S. Sywe, Y. Lu, E.W. Forsythe, J.A. Ott, D. Smith, J. Khurgin, B.A. Khan, N.A. Philips
The demonstration of photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) in nanostructures of Si or Ge, such as those found in porous silicon, has significantly improved the prospects of all Si based photonic devices. While the physical mechanisms at work are still a subject of much study, it is clear that the luminescence is associated with the formation of nanometer or "quantum" sized particles. Further, it is clear that prototype NanoCrystal Displays (NCDs) and communication devices are being fabricated in these material systems. We report here on the electroluminescent properties of nanometer sized particles in an SiO2 host matrix, which were fabricated by LPCVD techniques. The films have demonstrated reproducible emission from well below 400 nm to well above 800 nm. We believe that dispersion effects of the nanocrystals can account for "white" light emission. The films have been characterized using PL, Raman, XRD, TEM, and SIMS. The nanocrystals are primarily in the 2-7 nm range although larger crystal clusters are also observed. The development of stable and efficient Si or Ge nanocrystalline EL based devices could find applications in lamps/LEDs, photonic integrated circuits, and displays.
Semiconductor Nanocrystals formed in SiO2 by Ion Implantation
Jane G. Zhu, C. W. White, J. D. Budai, S. P. Withrow, Y. Chen
Nanocrystals of group IV (Si, Ge and SiGe), III-V (GaAs), and II-VI (CdSe) semiconductor materials have been fabricated inside SiO2 by ion implantation and subsequent thermal annealing. The microstructure of these nanocrystalline semiconductor materials has been studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nanocrystals form in near-spherical shape with random crystal orientations in amorphous SiO2 Extensive studies on the nanocrystal size distributions have been carried out for the Ge nanocrystals by changing the implantation doses and the annealing temperatures. Remarkable roughening of the nanocrystals occurs when the annealing temperature is raised over the melting temperature of the implanted semiconductor material. Strong red photoluminescence peaked around 1.67 eV has been achieved in samples with Si nanocrystals in SiO2.
Use of Quantum-Well Superlattices to Increase the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit: Transport and Optical Studies
L. D. Hicks, X. X. Bi, M. S. Dresselhaus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011, 1035
The thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of a material is a measure the usefulness of the material in a thermoelectric device. Presently, the materials with the highest ZT are Bi2Te3 alloys, with ZT ≃ 1. There has been little improvement in ZT for over 30 years. So far, all the materials used in thermoelectric applications have been in bulk form. Recently, however, calculations have shown that it may be possible to increase ZT of some materials through the use of quantum-well superlattices. We have made preliminary measurements on the Bi/PbTe superlattice system using transport and optical techniques to determine whether it is possible to achieve such an increase in ZT.

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There once was mutual public deference. But that has eroded as the Florida Republicans battling for the presidential nomination have come to see the other as the main threat to lofty ambitions: Bush claims the party establishment's mantle, Rubio wants be the party's fresh national face.
Bush now routinely compares Rubio's background to Barack Obama's before the Democrat became president. Rubio says it's "time to turn the page," a reference that strikes as hard at Bush's long family legacy as it does at Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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1. Red Imported Fire Ant Integrated Pest Management in and Around the Home The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) (Figure 1) infests most of 11 southern states and Puerto Rico and officially arrived in California in 1998, where it was found infesting numer-ous residential and commercial areas in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and to a lesser extent, San Diego counties. The initial spread of these ants resulted from the move-ment of infested soil and container plants to uninfested areas. The ant was also found in almond groves in the Central Valley, apparently brought in with honey bee hives from Texas. Once established, the ant spread rapidly by flight of the reproductives. IDENTIFICATION Red imported fire ant workers (Figure 2) are variable in size (1/16 to 1/5 inch long) and are dark reddish brown. Our native southern fire ant (Solenopsis xy-loni) is about the same size and color as the red imported fire ant. On the other hand, California harvester ant (Pogono-myrmex californicus) workers are all the same size (1/5 inch long) and are red in color (many people refer to these as red ants). The most common ant found around homes in southern California is the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, a small grayish black ant that is uniform in size (1/10 inch long) and is seen moving along in long trails. There are several physical character-istics that distinguish red imported fire ants from most other common ant species found in California, includ-ing the number of nodes on its narrow waist and segments on the antennae (see Figures 2 and 3 and also the Key to Identifying Common Household Ants at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/ TOOLS/antkey.pdf). The characteristic that definitively separates the red im-ported fire ant from other fire ants is the number of clypeal teeth on its head, a feature that is best viewed under a microscope (Figure 4). The red import-ed fire ant has 3 clypeal teeth whereas the native fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni, only has two lateral teeth. However, the quickest way to recognize this pest is to observe its aggressive behavior when its nest is disturbed. Red import-ed fire ants will quickly climb onto and sting anything touching their mound or food source. Undisturbed red imported fire ant mounds are frequently dome shaped and can be 1 ft high (Figure 5). In Cali-fornia red imported fire ant mounds frequently resemble gopher mounds because they consist of a circular up-welling of loose soil (Figures 6 and 7), but they may not extend as far above the surface. This flattened appearance results from the fact that their mounds are frequently on irrigated turf where mowing cuts off the raised part of the mound. These mounds readily distin-guish red imported fire ant colonies from other California ant species. Nests of the native southern fire ant, for instance, are usually irregular in shape and consist of scattered soil with multiple obscure entrances. In some instances red imported fire ants do not build mounds but nest in places such as rotten logs, walls of buildings, under sidewalks, and in outdoor electric and water utility boxes. LIFE CYCLE The red imported fire ant life cycle, like that of other social Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps), consists of four main stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult (Figure 1). The egg, larval, and pupal stages occur within the underground nest and are only seen when nests are disturbed or when they are being car-ried to a different location by workers. Figure 1. Red imported fire ant queen (largest ant) surrounded by workers, eggs (tiny oblong and white), larvae (small white comma-shaped, variable in size), and pupae (like worker ants with-out free-moving appendages). Figure 2. Red imported fire ant worker showing two key characteristics of all fire ants: 10-segmented antennae with two segment club, and waist consisting of two segments with two visible nodes. The eggs are almost too small to be seen with the unaided eye. They hatch into the grublike larvae that are fed by the workers. There are four larval in-stars (stages); the fourth larval instar is particularly important because it is the only stage that can ingest solid food. Once the larvae finish their growth, they molt into pupae, which look like adults except that their legs and anten- PEST NOTES Publication 7487 Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program December 2013
2. December 2013 Red Imported Fire Ant ◆ 2 of 4◆ Figure 3. Head of a red imported fire ant worker showing the inverted black triangle (A) sometimes seen on the front of the head of these ants, and which is lacking on the native fire ant species. The 10-segment antenna with a two-segment antennal club (B) is found in all fire ant species. nae are held tightly against the body. These pupae are initially white but begin to turn darker as they mature. In the final molt the pupa becomes an adult. Most larvae develop into sterile worker ants, all of them female and wingless. However, some larvae in the colony receive extra food during their devel-opment and become much larger than the larvae destined to become workers. These larger larvae will develop into reproductives. In California reproduc-tives are produced throughout the year, with the greatest number in the spring. Mating flights can occur any time conditions are favorable. The female reproductives are future queens and have wings. Male larvae develop into winged adults that are black in color and have a smaller head with antennae that are not elbowed as in the females. During a mating flight, the winged males and females fly and mate in mid-air before falling back to the ground. Males die shortly afterward; the mated queens remove their wings and dig a small hole in the soil and seal them-selves inside. In the nest, the queens be-gin to lay eggs that develop into small worker ants in about one month. Some fire ant colonies have only one queen per nest and are called mono-gyne colonies. Others can have many queens and are called polygyne colonies. The polygyne colony may be more difficult to control because all the queens must be killed to prevent the colony from surviving. Polygyne colo-nies frequently expand by budding; i.e., some of the queens and workers start a new mound nearby. This pro-cess accounts for much higher mound densities for polygyne colonies than for monogyne colonies, sometimes approaching 1,000 mounds per acre in pastures in the southeastern United States. DAMAGE The red imported fire ant's sting is a se-rious concern to people and their pets. Venom injected into the skin causes a burning sensation (hence the name fire ant). Both southern fire ants and red imported fire ants become very agitat- Figure 4. Head of a red imported fire ant queen with mandibles removed to show the 3 clypeal teeth diagnostic for this species. The native fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni, only has the two lateral teeth. These characteristics can be seen with the mandibles intact if you know what to look for. ed when their nests are disturbed, but red imported fire ants are much more aggressive and can quickly climb onto the object or person causing the distur-bance and begin stinging. A single red imported fire ant can bite and sting its victim repeatedly. Symptoms start as a burning and itching sensation followed by the formation of a white pustule (Figure 8), which takes several weeks to disappear. The pustules can become in-fected if not kept clean and may leave permanent scarring. A small percentage of the human popu-lation is allergic to these stings. If a person experiences chest pains, nausea, dizziness, or shock, he/she should seek emergency medical assistance imme-diately after a stinging incident. Avoid medical emergencies by teaching chil-dren and visitors about fire ants. Fire ants feed on almost any plant or animal material, including other in-sects, ticks, ground-nesting animals, young trees, seedlings, plant buds, developing fruits, and seeds. In addi-tion to their stings, the red imported fire ant causes problems by building its nests around trees, yard plants, pipes, and in the walls of structures. Colony-building can damage plants, lawns, and outdoor electrical fixtures. MANAGEMENT Because fire ants can sting en masse, most people will want to keep them off their property. This contrasts with other common ant species, such as the Argentine ant, where the primary goal is to keep them out of homes. For man-agement of household ants, see Pest Notes: Ants. The red imported fire ant is a quaran-tined pest in California. If you suspect that the ant is on your property, you can call a statewide toll free number staffed by the California Depart-ment of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) (1-888-4fireant or 1-888-434-7326) to help get the pest identified by someone in your area. There is also an informa-tive website http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ phpps/pdep/rifa/. If you are in an area where the fire ant has not been previ-ously established, contact CDFA or the local Agricultural Commissioner for help and do not attempt your own con-trol program. In Southern California's Orange County and in the Coachella Valley, the Vector Control Districts have active fire ant control programs and will assist residents with treatment. In Los Angeles County, the county Agri-cultural Commissioner may provide treatment in some areas. In other areas and in Riverside County, residents may be responsible for their own treatment. Hiring a licensed pest control operator is strongly recommended because li-censed professionals have access to the most effective management products and experience in controlling this pest. For professionals and residents carry-ing out their own management pro-grams, fire ant baits are recommended because they are inexpensive, highly
3. December 2013 Red Imported Fire Ant Figure 5. Cross section of RIFA nest. Note foraging tunnels just below surface. ◆ 3 of 4◆ effective, and safe for the environment. Using bait allows the foraging ants to carry the poison back to the nest and the rest of the colony. Spraying insecti-cide on foraging ants will not control a colony and spraying a nest may cause the colony to disperse, which could make control more difficult. Most fire ant baits consist of a yellow matrix of de-gelled corn grits that are coated with soybean oil containing the toxicant. Baits should be put out when ants are seen walking on the ground (temperatures from 70° to 90°F are best). You can check if fire ants are active by putting out a piece of greasy food (potato chip or Spam) and checking it in about 30 minutes. In hotter weather baits are best applied in the evening. The ants will then forage overnight on the bait. Baits lose their effectiveness quickly with extreme heat, water, and sunlight. Fresh bait from an unopened container works best; an opened pack-age may remain fresh for only a couple of weeks. Furthermore, the ground should be dry to avoid further deterio-ration of the baits. On watered turf, in most cases, a couple of hours without irrigation should be sufficient to allow the ants to take the baits to their nests Also, do not apply baits if rain is ex-pected. Most fire ant baits are broadcast at 1.5 lbs per acre (about 20 bait par-ticles per square foot) and are unlikely to pose a threat to people or animals at these rates. Labels should be carefully followed with regard to where and when these baits should be applied and special care taken to avoid application on hard surfaces or other areas where baits can be washed into storm drains. For long term control, bait containing an insect growth regulator (IGR), such as Distance, is recommended. How-ever, IGRs are slow acting, requiring 4 to 6 weeks for maximum efficacy. If quicker results are desired, a corn-grit bait containing hydramethylnon, such as Amdro Pro, can be used. It will give good results within one week or less. Table 1 lists some of the common bait products available for controlling ants. To ensure you are using a bait opti-mized for fire ants, check the product label for the words fire ant bait. Many Figure 6 . Red imported fire ant mound built around a sprinkler. Figure 7. Red imported fire ant mound against a tree. of these products are available only to licensed professionals. Not listed in Table 1 are plastic bait stations contain-ing various insecticides. These small stations are generally more useful for indoor use against other ant species and are not likely to have much effect on large outdoor infestations of fire ants. Products not labeled as fire ant baits such as mound treatments and broad-cast granules containing cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, pyrethrin, acephate, d-limonene, permethrin, bifenthrin and lambda-cyhalothrin are not recom-mended. These products may give a quick reduction in visible ants, but they generally kill only foraging workers and do not give good long-term results Figure 8. Fire ant stings showing pus-tules, initially white, that have become infected. foraging tunnel mound nest chamber tunnels to water table
4. December 2013 Red Imported Fire Ant Table 1. Common Bait Insecticides for Fire Ant Control Available in California 2013. These Baits are Applied as Broadcast Applications—Not in Bait Stations. Active Ingredients (a.i.) Product Name Availability Speed of Control hydramethylnon Amdro Pro Fire Ant Bait Professional Use Only moderate to slow hydramethylnon Amdro Fire Ant Bait Homeowners moderate to slow abamectin Ascend Award II Professional Use Only moderate to slow fipronil Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait Professional Use Only moderate to slow pyriproxyfen Distance, Esteem Professional Use Only slow spinosad Conserve Professional Use Only moderate to slow methoprene Extinguish Professional Use Only slow methoprene + hydramethylnon Extinguish Plus Professional Use Only moderate to slow indoxacarb DuPont Advion Fire Ant Bait Professional Use Only moderate to fast indoxacarb Spectracide Fire Ant Killer Plus AUTHORS: L. Greenberg, UC Riverside, Entomology and J. N. Kabashima, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange Co. TECHNICAL EDITOR: M. L. Flint EDITOR: K. Beverlin ILLUSTRATIONS: Fig. 1-2, J. Kabashima; Figs. 3-4, L. Greenberg; Fig. 5, Adapted from Texas Agric. Exten. Serv. file photo; Figs. 6-7, L. Greenberg; Fig. 8, Courtesy of Texas A&M Cooperative Extension This and other Pest Notes are available at www.ipm.ucanr.edu. For more information, contact the University of California Cooperative Extension office in your county. See your telephone directory for addresses and phone numbers, or visit http://ucanr.org/ce.cfm. University of California scientists and other qualified professionals have anonymously peer reviewed this publication for technical accuracy. The ANR Associate Editor for Pest Management managed this process. To simplify information, trade names of products have been used. No endorsement of named products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not mentioned. This material is partially based upon work supported by the Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project Section 3(d), Integrated Pest Management. WARNING ON THE USE OF CHEMICALS Pesticides are poisonous. Always read and carefully follow all precautions and safety recommendations given on the container label. Store all chemicals in the original, labeled containers in a locked cabinet or shed, away from food or feeds, and out of the reach of children, unauthorized persons, pets, and livestock. Pesticides applied in your home and landscape can move and contaminate creeks, rivers, and oceans. Confine chemicals to the property being treated. Avoid drift onto neighboring properties, especially gardens containing fruits or vegetables ready to be picked. Do not place containers containing pesticide in the trash or pour pesticides down the sink or toilet. Either use the pesticide according to the label, or take unwanted pesticides to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection site. Contact your county agricultural commissioner for additional information on safe container disposal and for the location of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection site nearest you. Dispose of empty containers by following label directions. Never reuse or burn the containers or dispose of them in such a manner that they may contaminate water supplies or natural waterways. ANR NONDISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY STATEMENT The University of California prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities. The complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.org/sites/anrstaff/ files/107734.doc. Inquiries regarding the university's equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to Linda Marie Manton, Affirmative Action Contact, University of California, Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0495. ◆ 4 of 4◆ Produced by UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program University of California, Davis, CA 95618-7774 in reducing the colony. Many of these products also have greater potential of running into groundwater than do the baits, and all the pyrethroid products have been found in urban creeks at lev-els toxic to aquatic wildlife. If you hire a pest control operator, the merits of the different treatments with respect to efficacy and safety for the environment should be discussed before treatments are applied. (See Pest Note: Hiring a Pest Control Company for information on hir-ing a professional.) REFERENCES Drees, B. M. 2006. Managing Red Im-ported Fire Ants in Urban Areas. College Station, TX: Texas Agricultural Exten-sion Service. Drees, B. M., C. L. Barr, D. R. Shanklin, D. K. Pollet, K. Flanders, and B. Sparks. 1999. Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Agriculture. College Station, TX: Texas Agricultural Extension Service. UC Statewide IPM Program. 2012. Pest Notes: Ants. Oakland: Univ. Calif. Agric. Nat. Res. Publ. 7411. UC Statewide IPM Program. Mar. 2006. Pest Notes: Hiring a Pest Control Company. Oakland: Univ. Calif. Agric. Nat. Res. Publ. 74125. Vinson, S. B. 1997. Invasion of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: For-micidae): Spread, biology, and impact. American Entomologist 43(1):2339.v Preventer Bait Once and Done! Homeowners moderate to fast
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But one 40-something Londoner clearly had one too many adult beverages recently at a Savoy Hotel theatre awards show after he fell over in front of guests, including Sir Ian McKellen and Liam Neeson. As showcased in the footage below, he couldn't get his act together on the flight of stairs behind the posh hotel at 2 a.m. when he was trying to get home.
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    {
        public LinkageInfo()
        {
            Sources = new List<string>();
            IncludeDirectories = new List<string>();
            LibraryPaths = new List<string>();
            StaticLibraries = new List<string>();
            DynamicLibraries = new List<string>();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// source files, e.g., CDG_service_client.cpp
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> Sources;

        /// <summary>
        /// where are the header files (if necessary), e.g., d:/thrift/Cpp/Include
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> IncludeDirectories;

        /// <summary>
        /// where are the libraries, e.g., d:/thrift/Cpp/Library/x64
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> LibraryPaths;

        /// <summary>
        /// static linked library names, without path (path should be designated using LibraryPaths above)
        /// e.g., thrift.lib (thrift.a)
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> StaticLibraries;

        /// <summary>
        /// dynamic linked library names, without path, e.g., thrift.dll (thrift.so)
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> DynamicLibraries;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// each spec lang (e.g., thrift/protobuf/thrift) needs to implement ISpecProvider and register it
    /// to SpecProviderManager.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ISpecProvider
    {
        ServiceSpecType GetType();

        /// <summary>
        /// convert service spec file to our common spec
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="spec"> given spec </param>
        /// <param name="dir"> dir to place result files </param>
        /// <returns> result spec as a set of .cs files </returns>
        //string[] ToCommonSpec(ServiceSpec spec, string dir);

        /// <summary>
        /// generate service invocation client code, save them into %dir%
        /// namespace service.namespace
        /// public class service.name##_Client
        /// {
        /// public service.name##_Client(ip, port) {}
        /// public TResponse Method1(TRequest request) {}
        /// public FlowErrorCode Method1Async(TRequest request, callback, timeout) {}
        /// };
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="spec"> given package spec info </param>
        /// <param name="dir"> save generated code in this dir </param>
        /// <param name="lang"> specified language type for generated code</param>
        /// <param name="lang"> platform where the client code will run on </param>
        /// <returns> error code </returns>
        FlowErrorCode GenerateServiceClient(
            ServiceSpec spec,
            string dir,
            ClientLanguage lang,
            ClientPlatform platform,
            out LinkageInfo linkInfo
            );

        /// <summary>
        /// generate service implementation sketch code, save them into %dir%
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="spec"> given package spec info </param>
        /// <param name="dir"> save generated code in this dir </param>
        /// <param name="lang"> specified language type for generated code</param>
        /// <param name="lang"> platform where the service code will run on </param>
        /// <returns> error code </returns>
        FlowErrorCode GenerateServiceSketch(
            ServiceSpec spec,
            string dir,
            ClientLanguage lang,
            ClientPlatform platform,
            out LinkageInfo linkInfo
            );

        /// <summary>
        /// get the specific spec compiler path
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>compiler path</returns>
        //string GetCompilerPath();

        /// <summary>
        /// generate service client call wrappers.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="builder"> code builder for codegen </param>
        /// <param name="call"> The service call expression </param>
        /// <param name="svc"> Service itself </param>
        /// <param name="reWrittenTypes"> mapping of reWritten type names</param>
        void GenerateClientCall(
            CodeBuilder builder,
            MethodCallExpression call,
            Service svc,
            Dictionary<Type, string> reWrittenTypes
            );

        void GenerateClientDeclaration(CodeBuilder builder, MemberExpression exp, Service svc);
    }

    public class SpecProviderManager : Singleton<SpecProviderManager>
    {
        public SpecProviderManager()
        {
            Register(new ThriftSpecProvider());
            Register(new ProtoSpecProvider());
            Register(new BondSpecProvider());
        }

        public void Register(ISpecProvider provider)
        {
            _providers.Add(provider.GetType(), provider);
        }

        public ISpecProvider GetProvider(ServiceSpecType type)
        {
            ISpecProvider spec;
            _providers.TryGetValue(type, out spec);
            return spec;
        }

        private Dictionary<ServiceSpecType, ISpecProvider> _providers = new Dictionary<ServiceSpecType, ISpecProvider>();
    }

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Q: Using self_value in another class I'm trying to learn more about classes so I've built a deck of cards using multiple classes. The goal is to be able to play multiple card games with the deck.
I have a basic class, called PlayingCard:
class PlayingCard:
def __init__(self, suit, value):
    self.suit = suit
    self.value = value

And different sub-classes for the numbered cards, the jack cards, the queen cards etc. defined as:
class NumberedCards(PlayingCard):
def __init__(self, suit, value):
    self.value = value
    super().__init__(suit, self.value)

class JackCard(PlayingCard):
    def __init__(self, suit):
        self.value = 11
        super().__init__(suit, self.value)

...and so on

I then build my deck of cards in a new class, 'Deck':
class Deck:
def __init__(self):
    self.deck = []

def create_deck(self):
    for suit in Suit:
        for i in range(2, 11):
            self.deck.append(NumberedCards(suit.value, i))
        self.deck.append(JackCard(suit.value))
        ...

Lastly, I have a class called Hand:
class Hand:
def __init__(self):
    self.hand = []

where I have functions to draw cards from the deck and place them in self.hand
I now want to create yet another class with different functions, where I can use a Hand()-instance to check if there's for example any pairs in the hand or if there's a straight etc.
I have something like this in mind:
class BestHand:
def __init__(self):
    ...

def check_pairs(self, cards):
    """Here, for example, I want to extract the value of
    each card on hand and put them in a new list for easier comparison"""

where I then can check the cards in the hand by calling something in the style of
hand = Hand()
test = BestHand()
test.check_pairs(hand)

The problem is that I can't extract the value from the hand-cards. I realize they're only defined as self.value in the class PlayingCard, but is there a way to extract them to use in the BestHand class?

A: You have an object called hand, it is of type Hand meaning it has an attribute called hand which is  list of Card objects. hand.hand is the list of Card objects in that object. [card.value for card in hand.hand] will get the value for each card in that list of cards

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Recital 2012 "Play Something Country"
We are ready to showcase our Country Pride in Encore Studio's 2012 recital "Play Something Country"! We are happy to finally announce the official Recital 2012 dates! We were able to secure the beautiful facilities of Clover Hill High School for our production this year. After weeks of negotiating with the school we were granted usage May 20-27, 2012. Although this is not the weekend we requested, we had to compromise due to their prom obligation for the weekend we requested. I understand the selected weekend is a holiday weekend. We will do our best not to intrude into your Holiday festivities and to make the production a fun and entertaining event for everyone involved. Please advise the office if your family has travel plans that will prevent your dancer from participating. We may be able to accommodate you provided we are aware of your plans. We encourage all dancers to continue to work hard in class and finalize choreography so we can start distributing costumes after Spring Break! We are honored that Encore Studio and the Cavalettes, the dance team at Clover Hill High School, will be able to team up so that we may have usage of the facility. There are many dance studios in the area who were vying for the available times at Clover Hill High School so we are thrilled that we have been able to secure a better location for all of our students. If we are able to form a rapport with Clover Hill high School and the Cavalettes this year, it will make the rental process for next year much easier. We appreciate your patience while we worked in moving our production to a new facility. In the next few weeks we will be posting cast lists, this will give the details of your dancer's specific recital times and dates as well as rehearsal dates. We will also be sending out pictures of your dancer's recital costumes. Each costume will show the name of your dancer's recital dance and the color and style of tights she will need to have for the performance. Recital tickets will go on sale April 21, 2012. We are setting up an online service for tickets so you can order online or over the phone the day they are released. There will be no need to come and stand in line or camp our for tickets this year! And finally, we have started the process of having the recital t-shirt names proofed. If you received the the email regarding this and your dancer's name was spelled correctly, then you do not need to do anything. If your dancer's name needs to be changed, please notify the office by email or call us with the correct spelling. The t-shirts and tights order forms will be available the first of April. We are so excited to finally get all the information regarding the recital out to our families. So watch your email for important recital updates and information.


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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the credit rating of long-term U.S. debt has unleashed a flood of responses from critics and defenders.
Many critics said S&P had no business downgrading U.S. Treasurys, which remain the safest and most easily tradable investment of choice around the world. And in fact investors offered backing for that argument Monday, when they continued to pour money into U.S. Treasurys.
Supporters of S&P's move countered that Congress had shown itself incapable of making the tough decisions needed to reduce U.S. deficits over the long run. Over time, they say, the United States cannot borrow at the same pace without a credible plan to shrink its budget deficits.
Many analysts noted S&P's dismal record in rating securities before the 2008 financial crisis. The firm gave triple-A ratings to many securities cobbled together from high-risk subprime mortgage loans. When millions of homeowners couldn't repay those loans, the securities collapsed in value and triggered the 2008 financial crisis.
The S&P didn't help itself by acknowledging that it made a $2 trillion error in its initial calculations of the future U.S. debt burden. The agency went ahead with its downgrade after acknowledging the mistake.
And investors continued to buy Treasurys on Monday, seemingly defying S&P's analysis.
"With investors willing to hold trillions of dollars in long-term U.S. debt at interest rates well below 3 percent, the financial markets certainly do not seem to share S&P's concern," said Dean Baker, an economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in an email.
Many also questioned the timing of the downgrade. Just a week ago, Republican leaders in Congress and President Barack Obama agreed to cuts that reduced future deficits by $2.1 trillion to $2.4 trillion over 10 years. That agreement was part of a deal to increase the government's borrowing limit. Without such a deal, the government risked defaulting on its debts.
But democracy is inherently messy, several critics said, and the process shouldn't be a reason for the downgrade.
"It really does feel that what they downgraded was democracy, rather than anything else," Ross said.
S&P's supporters argued that the credit rating agency was correct to take the political process into account in its assessment of Treasury debt.
Neel Kashkari, a managing director at PIMCO, said the recent budget deal made none of the hard choices that will be needed to bring the government's budget closer to balance. Kashkari is the former manager of the government's $700 billion bank bailout fund.
"Until Republicans and Democrats show an ounce of backbone and do what's in the interest of the American people, rather than what's in their own immediate political interest, I can't argue with S&P's conclusion," he said in an interview on CNBC.
Ethan Harris, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, agreed with S&P's consideration of the political dynamic in Washington.
Other economists argued that the S&P's decision reflects a fundamental reality: The U.S. debt is huge and growing. Even the deal reached to raise the borrowing limit only slows its growth, rather than cutting it.
"S&P simply took into account the 800-pound fiscal gorilla in the room that many market participants have been studiously trying to ignore for many years," said Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at MFR Inc., in a note to clients. The fact that the firm may have made mistakes in the past "doesn't change this basic fact," he said.
Kenneth Rogoff, an economist at Harvard University, said that while the markets might ignore the downgrade now, S&P's move could have an effect in the future, particularly once the U.S. economy improves. An improving economy will push up demand for loans and could lead to higher rates.
"It will affect our interest rates, as well it should, maybe 5 to 10 years from now," Rogoff said in an interview on CNBC.


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Here we outline the User Testing process and plan for the F-Droid app store for Android. The key aims of F-Droid are to provide users with a) a comprehensive catalogue of open-source apps, as well as b) provide users with the the ability to transfer any app from their phone to someone in close physical proximity. With this User Test, we are hoping to gain insights into where the product design is successful and what aspects need to be further improved. Main goals are obtaining a baseline user performance and identifying potential design concerns regarding ease of use. An additional goal is to promote F-Droid as an alternative to the Google Play app store.
The usability test also aims to gain a deeper understanding of our users, what needs they are hoping to meet by using F-Droid, and a basic user-satisfaction level. Our participants for this round of testing will represent a range of ages, backgrounds and technological literacy levels. All tests will be performed with guidance and support of a test facilitator.
Users will be tested with the assistance of screen and audio recordings, which are to be analyzed post-test. A pre-test questionnaire will record basic demographic data and a post-test survey will gather insight on overall usability experience. The test will include a standard task completion portion as well as a desirability card sorting (to capture qualitative data on user experience).
Participants will be asked to fill out a demographic and background information survey. The facilitator will explain that the amount of time taken to complete the task will be measured and that they should remain focused on the task. The participant will read the task description, ask any questions they may have and begin the task. Measurement begins when the participant begins the task.
Participants will be encouraged to think aloud. The facilitator will minimally assist the participants during task completion. The facilitator will observe and enter user behavior, comments, and actions.
After all task scenarios are attempted, the participant will complete the post-test desirability card activity and survey. This activity will comprise of asking participants to choose 5 cards they feel reflect their overall experience and elaborate on their choices.
The tasks were randomly administered, with the exception of the "Last Task" which was always administered last.
TASK A. Search for an app that you would like to download. Install the app you have selected.
TASK B. There is an app that needs to be updated. Find the app and install the update.
TASK C. Find a game app that looks interesting to you. Install the app.
TASK D. Search for a crossword puzzle app within the games category.
TASK E. If you had no internet, how would you download an app?
TASK F. Your friend emails you a link to a collection of their favorite apps. Open gmail and click on the link they have sent you. Add the collection of apps that your friend emailed to you to F-Droid. Locate an app called Habitica from the collection you just downloaded.
LAST TASK. Add the collection of apps displayed on the computer to F-Droid.
Tests hosted in two locations, Vienna, Austria and Lubbock, Texas. These charts represent the combined metrics for all tests at both locations.
The participants were asked to rate the level of difficulty per task as they completed them.
Critical errors are reported as errors that result in failure to complete the task. Participants may or may not be aware that the task goal is incorrect or incomplete. Independent completion of the task is the goal. Help from the test facilitator or others is to be marked as a critical error.
Non-critical errors are errors that the participant recovers from alone and are not such that the participant can no longer complete the task. They can include errors such as excessive steps taken to complete a task or initially using an incorrect function but recovering from that incorrect step.
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'Citizens United,' media corporations and other corporations
Floyd Abrams |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.26.2017 6:21 PM
Excerpted, by permission of Yale University Press, from "The Soul of the First Amendment" by Floyd Abrams, 2017.
Citizens United held that the fact that a speaker was a corporation could not deprive it of the right to endorse candidates by making independent expenditures that individuals had long since been held to have. In holding that the corporate status of an entity could not negate this right, Justice Kennedy's majority opinion cited twenty-five cases of the Court in which corporations had received full First Amendment protection. Many of them involved powerful newspapers owned by large corporations; others involved non-press entities such as a bank, a real estate company, and a public utility company.
One might have thought that the press, dependent as it is on expansive First Amendment protection, would support Citizens United, a First Amendment protective ruling with respect to speech about elections. The press had celebrated one case, Mills v. Alabama, decided in 1966, in which the Supreme Court unanimously held unconstitutional a state statute that, in the name of electoral purity and simple fairness, had applied to the press a law that barred on election day only, "any electioneering … in support of or in opposition to any proposition" being voted on by the public. In another press-freedom case, Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, decided in 1974, the Court, again unanimously, determined that a Florida law that required newspapers that had criticized political candidates to provide equal space for responses was facially inconsistent with the First Amendment.
Both of these rulings raised similar issues to those raised by critics of the Roberts Court's campaign finance rulings. In both, critics of press power and behavior relied on what they urged were democratic principles to overcome the ability of the press to determine for itself what to print and what not.
Why, the proponents of the Alabama legislation asked, at a time when most people received their news from a single newspaper in a community in which there was no other, was it not more democratic to limit election-day editorials so rather than running the risk that the newspaper would have too great an impact on the election by offering, on election day, "last minute political charges without opportunity to answer"? And why, the proponents in Florida of its right to reply statute asked, was it not fairer and more democratic to permit someone accused by a newspaper of some sort of misconduct to reply to the charges?
In both cases, the Court rejected out-of-hand the argument that freedom of expression could be limited in the name of democracy. Yet if full and free discussions of all matters relating to elections could not be limited even for a brief time by legislation purportedly adopted to assure fairness in elections (as Mills concluded) and the expression of more views about whom to vote for could not be legislatively required (as in Tornillo), it is difficult to conclude that the government may limit the amount of speech deemed lawful by limiting the amount of money that may be spent to pay for the dissemination of that speech. It is thus hardly surprising that both the Mills and Tornillo cases were cited and relied on by the Supreme Court in Buckley.
But leading press entities continue to decry the rulings in Buckley and Citizens United, even as their own freedom to speak about candidates and elections as they choose and to spend however much they choose (or are able) to spend in that regard is unlimited. A telling example surfaced after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pointed out in 2012 that in cases involving the press, the Supreme Court had long since established that media corporations possessed sweeping First Amendment rights. "The question," he said, "is whether speech that goes to the very heart of government should be limited to certain preferred corporations: namely, media corporations." The very idea, he urged, "that the First Amendment protects only certain privileged voices should be disturbing to anybody who believes in free speech."
The response of the New York Times was one of consternation. The press was protected, it argued in an editorial because of its function, "the vital role that the press plays in American democracy." According to the Times, the Citizens United majority had "never explained why any corporation that does not have a press function warrants the same free speech rights as a person."
But the Times's editorial fully, if inadvertently, vindicated Justice Alito's submission that it viewed itself as "preferred" in that it could exist in corporate form and receive full First Amendment protection while nonmedia corporations—universities, museums, theaters, bookstores, and not-for-profit entities such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association that take positions on public issues—would not.
As for nonmedia corporations, if the Times's position were correct, as Brooklyn Law School professor Joel Gora has observed, its corporate owners could "endorse a presidential candidate on page twenty-six" while "the corporate owners of General Motors" could be held criminally liable for publishing an ad with the identical message on page twenty-five. Or for publishing a message that disagreed with that of the Times.
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See Inside Nikki Sixx's New $6.9 Million Mansion
Todd Fooks Published: November 11, 2022
Kevin Winter, Getty Images/compass.com
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx and his wife Courtney have just bought another Los Angeles area home base: A fabulous European-style multi-million dollar mansion in the Lake Sherwood neighborhood. Sandwiched in-between Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks, Cal., this gives the Sixx family a luxurious compound back in California since they sold their other mansion back (for $5 million) in September of 2021.
Their new Sherwood digs, bought for $6.9 million with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, have similar features to their last L.A. area home in Westlake Village. Both were Mediterranean-themed with stucco and terracotta-roofs, surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. Both have incredible pool areas and impressive fire pits. And both are ornately decked out on the inside.
Although Nikki and his wife maintain a primary residence and ranch in Wyoming, this pad leaves them plenty comfortable when they are back on the West Coast. Let's check out what nearly seven million bucks gets you in this tony neighborhood that other celebrities such as Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone call home.
Pictures of Nikki Sixx's Lake Sherwood Mansion
See where the Motley Crue bassist calls "Home Sweet Home."
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