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Sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid tease 'double trouble' as they pose together in black lingerie to promote magazine spread
They are two of the most sought-after models in the world.
And now sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid are joining forces as they both took to Instagram to share a teaser photo from an upcoming racy shoot together.
The 20-year-old and 18-year-old daughters of Yolanda Foster took to their Instagram accounts on Thursday to post a teaser photo from their upcoming spread with V Magazine.
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Gigi and Bella could be seen in nothing but black lingerie as they laid on the ground next to each other atop a green fur coat.
Both stars did not give too many details about the pictorial other than it will be in the pages of the 96th issue of the publication and that they would be working with famed photographer Steven Klein and stylist Patti Wilson.
The two Hadid sisters wore very similar ensembles including black bras and panties while wearing a fingerless glove each from the same pair.
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Plenty of chemistry! Gigi Hadid and Joe Jonas were spotted together in New York following a workout on Wednesday, as rumours of a romance between them have run rampant
He's tangled in! 25-year-old Jonas was fixated at one point to Gigi's, 20, wavy blonde strands
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Despite their different hair colour, they both had their locks done in a similar way with their fringe worn down to just over their eyes and having bold make-up on their face finished off with a swipe of deep burgundy lip.
One thing that did differ between the two was their choice of footwear as Gigi rocked black patent leather combat boots as Gigi wore black sheer stockings that ended just over the knee.
Lately Gigi has been in a romantically linked with Joe Jonas as the pair have been spotted hanging out in New York together in recent weeks.
Gift of gab! As Gigi kept the conversation flowing, Joe stared intently in her direction
The mane attraction! Hadid played with her long thick blonde locks
On Wednesday the model and 25-year-old musician were spotted enjoying a conversation after hitting the gym together in the Big Apple.
This came just days after Joe was spotted planting an affectionate kiss on Gigi's cheek during an outing in Los Angeles on Saturday.
For weeks now, Gigi and Joe have been spotted spending time together both on the west coast and New York City.
Last Thursday, Joe met Gigi at the airport in NYC when she flew in from Brazil; they were seen holding hands in a car while departing the travel hub.
Dark side: Bella Hadid showed off plenty of cleavage as she posted several pictures from a holiday at Turks and Caicos over the weekend
Scorching: Her sister Gigi wasn't the only other person she's laid down with to snap a picture as she shared this image with gal pal Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor
Float on: She also shared this picture enjoying a swim with singer Jesse Jo Stark
Neither have yet to confirm their romance, but they are certainly not denying their newfound likening to one another.
Meanwhile Bella has been jetsetting as she recently posted a few pictures from a holiday in Turks and Caicos.
The raven-haired beauty shared a few sultry Instagram snaps over the weekend where she pouted like a pro and showed off her incredible figure.
Dream in tangerine: The 18-year-old model also shared this picture of her in a sunhat while wearing an orange bikini top
'Scrubby circle': The group of ladies certainly seemed to be having a blast during the vacation
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World chess to elect chief after bitter struggle
World chess body FIDE was to elect its chief Wednesday after a power struggle worthy of the bitterest clashes on the board between the controversial Kremlin-backed incumbent and an ex-world champion.
Current FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is standing for re-election at the body's congress in the Russian Urals city of Khanty-Mansiysk but faces a strong challenge from Soviet chess legend Anatoly Karpov.
The race has been marked by vicious personal attacks between the two rivals, who have run US-presidential style campaigns and visited dozens of FIDE (World Chess Federation) member states in order to win delegates' votes.
The eccentric Ilyumzhinov is one of the most controversial figures in the history of chess. His opponents say he has exposed the game to ridicule by claiming to have met aliens and even to have been shown round a UFO.
The election will be held on the basis of one member one vote for each of FIDE's member states, which number almost 170, with the results now not expected until 1100 GMT due to delays at the meeting.
Ilyumzhinov earlier this month stepped down from his post as president of the Russian Buddhist region of Kalmykia after 17-year rule that saw him build an ambitious "Chess City" in the dusty regional capital Elista.
He has held the post of FIDE president since 1995 and has been strongly backed by the Kremlin in the shape of Arkady Dvorkovich, the head of the Russian Chess Federation's supervisory board, who is also chief economic advisor of President Dmitry Medvedev.
Ironically, while Russia officially nominated Ilyumzhinov, it was the United States who nominated Karpov, the Soviet-era world champion famous for grinding his opponents into submission with his patient tactics.
In another irony, Karpov's once greatest rival Garry Kasparov, now a vehement Kremlin critic, has flown to Khanty-Mansiysk to back his candidacy.
Their legendary five-month long World Championship clash in Moscow in 1984 was abandoned without a result, with officials fearing for the health of both players.
Kasparov told the Russian news agencies at the meeting that voting was being marred by violations involving proxy votes and pressure on African federation members.
"Anatoly Karpov is used to playing by the rules but what we are being offered is card-sharping," he said.
He also accused Ilyumzhinov of reducing the prestige of chess under his rule.
"At the time of the Kasparov-Karpov duels, the capitals of chess were Paris and New York. And now they are Nalchik, Astrakhan and Elista," he said, referring to provincial southern Russian cities.
Ilyumzhinov's team have predicted they are on course for victory after their candidate visited an extraordinary 40 countries in the run-up to the vote, saying over 90 FIDE members will back him.
However Karpov has insisted his chances are high. "I consider my chances to be very high because my programme is stronger for the development of chess than that of my opponent," he told the RIA Novosti news agency.
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Project to improve the Greenway from Rushden Lakes to Rushden town centre
Rushden's rich heritage and links to the River Nene are the focus of a major project run by the Nenescape Landscape Partnership Scheme and East Northamptonshire Council.
While a lot of work has already started on the ‘Out to Water, into History’ project, including the setting up of a Friends of the Greenway group via a dedicated Facebook page and a recent community litter pick, which saw several bags of rubbish collected, the project will have its official launch on Saturday (June 23).
The project team will be situated at either end of the Rushden route of the Greenway, from Crown Park to Asda, with quizzes for all the family and to share the five-year plan to achieve the project’s goal of improving this stretch of the Greenway from Rushden Lakes to the town centre.
With new signage, welcoming gateways, better landscaping and as the name suggests, the project hopes to encourage users to travel between the river and Rushden, creating clear links with other points of interest along the route.
Cllr Sarah Peacock from the Greenway board said: “This is a major step in the project as we finally show everyone the hard work that has already taken place to start the improvements of the much-used pathway.
“We want as many people as possible to come down to the Greenway between 11am to 1pm and talk to the team about the project and learn why it is vital for the town.”
Nenescape’s project manager Amanda Johnson added: “The Greenway project is a wonderful example of how communities and businesses are recognising the value of connected and accessible spaces.
“With the Out to Water, into History project and launch event, the Nenescape team are really looking forward to celebrating with Greenway volunteers and officers who continue to work hard behind the scenes to ensure the Nene Valley is a great place to live, work and visit.”
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1. (C) An EU diplomat in Damascus confirmed that a delegation
would travel to Damascus to publicly "initial" the EU
Association Agreement with Syria on December 14, following
the successful conclusion of negotiations to update the
agreement text on November 24 in Brussels. In her view,
President Asad had empowered the Syrian negotiating team to
quickly conclude the negotiations in order to strengthen
Syria's position vis-a-vis Europe before the U.S.
presidential inauguration. She doubted that the 27 EU member
states could ratify the agreement so quickly, but assessed
that recent high-level SARG visits to European capitals had
been successful in persuading skeptics, such as the
Netherlands, to support the Syrian position. In her opinion,
the only political obstacle that might yet derail the
agreement would be additional IAEA criticism of the SARG's
nuclear program. End summary.
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2. (C) EU Political and Economic Section Chief Angelina
Eichhorst (protect) confirmed that a delegation from the EU
would be traveling to Damascus to publicly "initial" the EU
Association Agreement with Syria on December 14. This step
comes after the November 24 conclusion of negotiations in
Brussels to update the agreement's text since previous
negotiations had stalled in 2004. Eichhorst told us that EU
and Syrian negotiating teams had been working "in parallel"
on possible amendments for "weeks," and said that the Syrian
delegation had worked "day and night" to finish its position
in the final days before going to Brussels. Once the
negotiations began, the EU team was surprised that the
Syrians had not presented detailed demands -- particularly
regarding agriculture and tariff structures. The SARG team
had instead pursued a strategy of updating only specific
technical language while addressing all other subjects as
simply and broadly as possible.
3. (C) Eichhorst said that the pace of the negotiations had
also exceeded the EU's expectations. In her opinion, the
SARG had helped speed the process by including in its
14-member delegation both currently empowered decisionmakers
(such as delegation head DPM Abdullah Dardari and State
Planning Commission Head Tayssir Raddawy) and almost exactly
the same drafters that had worked on the original text from
2000-2004. Consequently -- and in her opinion,
uncharacteristically -- the Syrian team rarely consulted with
Damascus before agreeing to amendments.
Timing Tied to Transition
4. (C) To Eichhorst, the Syrian team's behavior indicated
that President Asad wanted to conclude the agreement as
quickly as possible in order to present it to the incoming
Obama Administration as evidence that the EU has given Syria
a "clean bill of health." She suggested that the SARG may
also benefit from the transition of political power within
the EU, as many new parliaments and governments with no
background on Syria may also take office in early 2009. She
posited that it was unlikely the 27 EU member states could
ratify the agreement before the U.S. presidential
inauguration, however, as the EU would adjourn on December 19
for a lengthy holiday break. When the EU reconvenes in 2009,
she said, the Czechs may not want to tackle such a difficult
issue as Syria so early in their first EU Presidency, but
that French President Sarkozy would be likely to push them to
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5. (C) According to Eichhorst, once the Czechs place Syria's
Association Agreement on the EU agenda, the member states'
foreign ministers may choose one of three courses of action.
First, and in her opinion least likely, they could demand
specific amendments to the text and send it back to the
negotiating teams. Next, and she believes most likely, they
will vote to sign the agreement as negotiated. Finally, the
foreign ministers could stall the agreement by calling for
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rights or Syria's non-cooperation with the IAEA.
6. (C) She pointed out that the SARG could preempt the human
rights argument by releasing Michel Kilo at any time, as he
has already served the mandatory two-thirds of his three-year
sentence, which ends in May 2009. In her opinion, European
suspicion over Syria's nuclear program is the only remaining
obstacle that might still derail the agreement's conclusion,
particularly if the IAEA makes any additional public
statements regarding Syrian non-compliance.
7. (C) Eichhorst remarked that the SARG had successfully
persuaded some key EU member states that Syria is deserving
of the agreement. She pointed to FM Muallem's "successful"
visit to the UK -- reciprocated last week by British FM
Miliband in Damascus -- as well as DPM Dardari's recent
travels to Athens and Prague. She specifically mentioned the
Syrians' success in "flipping" the Netherlands to supporting
the agreement, although she did not elaborate on what the
Syrians had done to change the Dutch position.
8. (C) The SARG will champion the EU Association Agreement as
another example of European engagement -- along with the
visits of French President Sarkozy and British Foreign
Minister Miliband -- resulting from Syria's agreement to
establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon and continuation
of indirect peace negotiations with Israel. The SARG may
also believe that EU leaders will pressure the incoming Obama
Administration to similarly modify U.S. policy toward Syria.
As Syria had already liberalized many of its trade and
customs policies since 2004 to comply with WTO standards, the
agreement will have little economic impact other than
qualifying Syria to receive greater European development
assistance. In the long run, however, the SARG may find the
two protocols (on human rights and non-proliferation of WMD)
far more troublesome than any economic restructuring
requirements would have been.

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Frank Rost, who was supposed to solve the goalkeeper position when signed during the season, looks to have played his last game for Metro. "I think Frank will go back. I'm quite sure," Hans Backe told the NY Post. "I hope I don't say too much, but I'm quite sure he likes to go back to Germany. I haven't talked to him yet, but I guess it is like that."
Backe left the identity of Rost's replacement up in the air. Bouna Coundoul is the backup and set the team record for shutouts in 2010, but was benched this season first for Greg Sutton, then for Rost. "That's what we have to analyze," Backe said. "Also, with the salary cap and the number Bouna is on, he has to be the first choice. We can't have that kind of salary cap on the bench. So if we go in another direction, then of course we're not picking up Bouna's option then. But we have to think about it."
One player who should be back is Joel Lindpere. Backe told the post that the team is hoping to sign a long-term extension with the industrious Estonian, but if that's not possible, would exercise a club option for next season.

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I don’t have a formula for creating characters. That sounds more like algebra than fiction writing and I never was any good at math. My characters are who they are because of a lyric in a song, or because of a conversation I overheard in the parking lot of the bowling alley, or I ate a sandwich that made me think of a restaurant I visited once and about the waiter with the green eyes.
While I’m out on a walk through an old neighborhood with overgrown shaded lots, a glimpse a man standing in the woods. He’s real. Probably standing in his own backyard. I wonder who he is and why he’s there.
There is dog hair piled up under the bar stools in our kitchen. I push and pull the vacuum, trying to get at the mess. I look out the window and see a deer standing alert at the sound. How long has he been watching me? His white tail flickers and then I see the man standing in the woods. This time he is just a memory of the man I saw before and now he has a dog with him. Did his dog leave this hair on my kitchen floor? No, this hair belongs to my dog. It’s a mix of white and brown. His dog is what? Dark, black with some white on the chest. Her chest. She’s a herding dog, low to the ground. What does he call her?
The man appears in the passenger seat of my car while I drive to pick up my kids. He is neatly dressed in a style of clothes I’ve seen in black and white photographs. He nods his head as I safely make my way through a busy intersection. He cares about these things. I notice his hands. They are rough and dry. They look older than his face. He is older than I am but not as old as my father. What year was he born? And where?
He smells like pine trees and soap.
He is crying now. I ask him why, but he can’t tell me yet. He does tell me his name. Joseph.
Where is your dog, Joseph?
Joseph, tell me what you want.
I’m walking up an aisle in the library, browsing the titles and accidentally bump into an older lady. Excuse me, and so forth and as I watch her walk away, I wonder if that’s what Joseph’s mother looked like, dressed like. She is wearing comfortable shoes. And what was she like? Did she ever tell him how much she loved him or was she afraid? Joseph has a hard time with the word love.
My brother loved lemon cookies. Why is lemon the fresh kitchen smell? Lemons were a treat for Joseph growing up. Joseph is small, bright blonde hair like a spotlight running down a row of lettuce heads with an lemon in his hand. Did he steal it? Is that his father’s arms outstretched, reaching for the lemon or for Joseph? The music I am listening to has a crescendo toward the end, a foreboding sound. There is a snake hidden under the green leaves, growing more agitated as the vibrations in the ground become stronger, the child and man coming closer.
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Joseph’s father dies from a snake bite. Joseph grows up with two holes in his heart, one for the loss of his father and one for his mother’s loss of her love, just like the bite in his father’s skin.

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Palestine has never been free, never been a nation.
There was a Roman Province called Syria Palestina but it was a vassal of Rome.
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Six Organs of Admittance & Elisa Ambrogio @ Baby’s (pics)
photos by Greg Cristman
Six Organs at Baby's All Right - 4/30/15
Last night, when Chasny took the stage at Baby's All Right, he spread his wings further than I ever could've expected. There wasn't a second that went by that had him standing still. He'd walk, but more like float, across the stage to the other members of the band, wailing on his guitar, pulling on his strings, wincing at his drummer to play louder, harder and faster.
There was no acoustic guitar in sight. The sound that once had me traveling to the vast wasteland of sand and heat had been mangled and transformed into a sound that had me gazing into the center of an exploding sun. [DMNDR]
Six Organs of Admittance, the experimental rock band led by Ben Chasny, brought their tour in support of this year's Hexadic (out now on Drag City) to NYC last night (4/30) for a show at Baby's All Right. As the review above points out, Six Organs played an electric full-band set, and they really were quite the sight on stage. Opening the show was Ben's past collaborator and labelmate Elisa Ambrogio (of noise trio Magik Markers), who was joined by Ben and Six Organs' drummer for a few songs.
Pictures of both sets are in this post and continue below...
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Water is life. Life for humans, animals, and life for plants. Water is also costly, and in many places, scarce. Because of this, collecting and using FREE rainwater is an excellent idea. The practice of rainwater catchment is an ancient practice that has proven effective for thousands of years.
The set-up can be simple or more complex, depending on your water needs. Thankfully, there are no states in our country that prohibit rainwater harvesting. In the past, it was thought that this practice might interfere with the natural hydrologic system by removing water. However, this has been proven wrong, and people in every state have an equal opportunity to collect and use rainwater that falls on their property.
Let’s take a closer look at rainwater catchment, an economical, sustainable, and educational practice.
There are numerous reasons to support a rainwater collection system, including:
Plants love rainwater. They prefer rainwater over groundwater and treated city water. City water generally contains chlorine and fluoride, which are not suitable for plants. Groundwater has a high pH and contains lots of salt and dissolved solids from agricultural use. These things build up in the soil over time and present as white chalky-looking deposits that reduce soil fertility. Rainwater is pure and unadulterated and helps to build up healthy soil over time. Also, it washes deposits from the soil that have accumulated and are not suitable for plants.
Do you have animals? Just like humans, animals need water to survive. Take a horse, for example. One horse will drink up to ten gallons of water each day. This can become a lot of water if you have more than one horse. If you keep chickens, goats, pigs, and other animals, your water needs will sharply increase. Many people have water collection set-ups that allow them to water their animals entirely on harvested water.
If you live in an area that receives a lot of rain, it can actually become problematic. Perhaps you have experienced runoff issues such as flooding and erosion. These are not fun to deal with. Like a dam on a flood-prone river, a rainwater catchment system allows stormwater that would typically cause damage to be stored and reused for good.
Each year areas in the western part of the United States face the mounting threat of wildfires. With the added stress of global warming, this threat only increases. Having extra water on hand, especially in rural areas, can make a tremendous difference in saving homes and lives. Having excess water around is also beneficial in wildfire mitigation efforts. When restoring forestland, large amounts of material must be eliminated. This is accomplished by burning it off. For safety and to reduce the chance of additional fires, these piles must be thoroughly extinguished.
If you are like me and live in a place where water is scarce, saving what you can is vital. Many people are unaware of the amount of water that they waste. There is much pressure on city water systems where populations are growing, and waste is commonplace. Using water from a catchment system reminds us of this precious commodity that we often take for granted.
Water can be expensive, especially if you have high usage. Digging a well can be cost-prohibitive as well. However, setting up a water catchment system provides a way to harness mother nature’s water gift and reduce the expense.
Water, food, and shelter are the basic requirements needed for life. When we take advantage of the opportunity to harvest freshwater, we become more sustainable and control one of the most basic necessities for life.
There is no better way to teach children about the benefits of planning and saving than by allowing them to be part of your rainwater catchment system creation and maintenance.
Basic rainwater collection system
The most basic catchment systems are easy for homeowners to install. These systems collect rainwater from a roof via downspouts, and a barrel or above-ground tank holds the water. These work well for garden use and even watering chickens or other animals. They are relatively inexpensive to install, and the only maintenance required is regular gutter cleaning and upkeep.
Using collected water inside your home
Indoor uses of collected water are becoming an increasingly popular practice. These systems are more complex, and with this comes a higher price. Eco-friendly homes may be equipped with rainwater systems for sinks, showers, washing machines, and toilets. Of course, filters are used in this system, as well as bacteria-resistant holding tanks. Water in these systems needs to be used frequently – if it sits for too long, bacteria can grow unless chemicals are used. It is also important that water does not come in contact with lead, heavy metals, or treated timber.
Potable water systems
Potable water catchment systems are the most expensive and complicated of all rainwater systems and must be set up cautiously and correctly. Many people who live off the grid use both snowmelt and rainwater for potable water. With that said, it is essential to note that there are numerous waterborne pathogens that can leave you very ill if they get into your holding tank. Birds and their excrement is also an issue as they carry pathogens. Someone who wants to use a water catchment and cistern storage system needs a complex system involving multiple filters and possibly chemical treatment.
How much water will I get from structure runoff?
Perhaps you think rainwater catchment is a good idea but not worth the effort. Here is a way to calculate how much water you can expect to harvest.
- 1 inch of water on one square foot of roof = 0.623 gallons of water
- 10 inches of rain on 1000 square feet of roof = 6,230 gallons of water
- 20 inches of rain on 2000 square feet of roof = 24,920 gallons of water
Look at how much rain you receive in the months that you wish to collect water. Calculate your roof area in square feet. Multiply these numbers together. Multiply this number by 0.623 to arrive at an average amount of water in gallons that you could harvest.
The best roof materials for rainwater harvesting
The best materials for roofs used to harvest rainwater include slate, aluminum, and galvanized iron.
Rainwater harvest system installation is a rapidly expanding business
More and more companies and professionals offer services in rainwater catchment system installation. This is good news for homeowners who desire to install a more complex system than just a rain barrel. You must have the right filters, pipes, pumps, storage tanks, and monitors for complex systems. Using a professional service can help keep your water clean and you and your family safe.
Happy rainwater collection,
-Susan Patterson, CBHC and Master Gardener


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NBC’s primetime newsmagazine Rock Center With Brian Williams, which is set to premiere on Halloween, is getting the word out via some short promos. This one introduces the show’s contributors — and one who didn’t quite make the cut. Williams has always been good at letting his sense of humor show. Let’s see if his show carries the same light touch amid all those hard-news stories.
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I sort of missed the tattoo phase in my life. When I was in college they weren't a "thing" yet. It was more of something an old WWII Navy veteran would have.
By the time they became mainstream, I was full on into motherhood and totally too much of a wuss to get one.
But today I summoned up my courage and took the plunge.
OK, so I tattooed an Easter egg, not my butt.
That still makes me hip and trendy, right?
DIY Easter Egg Temporary Tattoos
- Faux Easter eggs or real eggs boiled, dyed and cooled
- Temporary Tattoo paper
- Images for the tattoos (you can get mine HERE)
- Color printer
- Wet washcloth or sponge
Print out your tattoos on temporary tattoo paper per instructions on the tattoo paper (it's very easy, trust me on this one).
After the tattoos are printed you apply a protective plastic over them (it comes with the tattoo paper).
Honestly, aligning the plastic sticky paper on top of the tattoo sheet was the hardest part of this job. And that wasn't hard at all.
Cut out your tattoos. I like to cut close to the images so there's not extra tattoo paper hanging around.
Apply tattoos to eggs by taking the clear plastic covering off the tattoo and placing the tattoo face side down where you want it on the egg. The paper side should be facing you.
Gently apply the wet washcloth to the tattoo paper, dabbing it around and making sure the entire tattoo is dampened.
Press gently, these are eggs we are talking about.
Gently lift a corner of the paper and make sure the tattoo has adhered to the egg. If not, just press down a few more times with the wet washcloth.
Remove the wet paper backing. That's it!
Who knew tattoos could be so painless and easy!
Now I'm thinking of how an Easter chick would look on my butt . . .
You can find the vintage Easter tattoo images to print out HERE.
And you could make my day and pin this to Pinterest!
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Vintage Easter Images: Adorable Free Printables
Making Tulips Last Longer: No More Drooping
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
These are so fun! They look beautiful! Of course I'm pinning!
I am in love with these eggs! You have inspired me to make some, I was not in the mood until I saw yours.
FLORENCE @ VintageSouthernPicks
Pam, this is such a cute idea & even cuter tattoos! I'm with you...tattoos are for weathered OLD sailors...LOL. Anyway, this project looks like it might be a tad easier than dying eggs! Pinned.
LOVE these. The vintage look makes them charming and sweet.
if you find Easter napkins you can cut images out and modge podge or use thinned out glue to adhere to egg also.
These are so cute! Happy to pin and share this. 🙂
Barbara Chapman ~ French Ethereal
This idea is soooo cute! I pinned and reposted on my FB page so friends with young children could have fun making!
Happy Almost Easter!
Adorable retro look for your eggs, Pam! Maybe I'll decorate the hard boiled egg I bring to eat on my lunch break. It would be my first tattoo as well. :o)
Beautiful!!! I love the easter egg for that soft look so perfect. I have absolutely no idea how I make easter egg. So it's nice to have a tutorial. 🙂
Amazing idea! As a DIY'er, I appreciate your work. I wanna make egg tattoos vintage for my kids. I think they will like it. So pretty, thanks!!!
Whaaaaaaat?! This is genius! I love it and and can't wait to try. Just so clever. Thanks for sharing with us!
Very sweet, Miss Pam! Pinned. I DO have a tattoo, went under the 'needle' after my mom passed. My daughter designed a sweet one, as a remembrance of her grandma. A robin, my mom's favorite bird, with You Are Loved beneath, in Ukrainian. So mom and daughter have matching tats. I was not brave. 🙂 Now, back to looking at your other sweet Easter ideas! 🙂
Oh, that sounds pretty!
Other than the pain, I think the permanence of a tattoo stops me. I have a hard time picking out a sofa, let alone a piece of art on my body 🙂
Well, Miss Pam, I was also a 'never tattoo-er'. It will be my only one. The 'pain' is really not that, more like a repetitive tiny pinch, that I got used to. Plus, with my daughter and her group of friends nearby, I did fine. Sadly, although Kelly's tattoo is still as precise as the day it was applied, mine is not. It has blurred, am told because my skin did not like it. A sort of allergic 'nope'.

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Vanguard 3, Westmont 2 (11 innings)
Freshman Brandon Sandoval singled, stole second, advanced to third and scored the winning run on a Taylor McKnight groundout for the No. 25-ranked Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Friday.
Sandoval led the seven-hit attack for the Lions (25-12, 16-9 in conference), going two for five.
Marshall McKinnon (3-1) pitched two hitless innings to earn the win in relief of starter Scott Torrey, who allowed eight hits and two runs in nine innings.
Westmont is 29-11, 17-11.
UC Irvine def. UC San Diego
LA JOLLA — Senior outside hitter Jeremy Dejno had a match-high 20 kills to lead the No. 7-ranked Anteaters to a 25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 25-13 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation road victory Friday.
Dejno hit .633 with just one error in 30 attempts to help UCI improve to 17-9, 14-8 in conference).
Outside hitter Connor Hughes had 12 kills and hit .476, while middle blocker Colin Mehring hit .643 with 10 kills and three block assists.
Middle blocker Scott Kevorken had seven kills and a team-best four block assists, setter Daniel Stork had 68 assists and libero Michael Brinkley chipped in a team-best 10 digs.
UCSD fell to 2-22, 1-21.
UCI completes conference play at home against Stanford (Friday) and Pacific (Saturday) at the Bren Events Center.
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Coast Classic Invitational
The Orange Coast College men, led by individual winners Luis Morales, Brawley Osborne and Demauria Stewart, were tops among 10 teams on Friday at OCC.
Morales topped the field in the 1,500 meters (3 minutes, 54.16 seconds) and the 5,000 in 15:08.51, Osborne won the hammer throw (45.17 meters) and Stewart won the 100 in 11.20 seconds.
Vanguard University's Josh Espinoza was second in the 1,500 in 3:56.13 and third in the 800 in 1:55.39 to pace the Lions, who were 10th with 20 team points.


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The 10PM show on FRIDAY, April 5th features these great improv comedy groups:
Bait & Switch (Wakefield, RI) - Playful stories
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Blind Date (Hartford, CT) - Harold
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Childhood obesity is a growing problem, and the government is taking steps to try to curb it by changing what children are served for lunch in schools. The administration announced the changes to government-subsidized school lunches on Wednesday, and students will now be served more fruits and green vegetables and less salt and fat.
The administrations' earlier proposal to curb childhood obesity by changing school lunches, which would have reduced the amount of potatoes that are served to students and not allowed schools to count tomato paste on pizza as a vegetable serving, was blocked by Congress several months ago. In the changes announced on Wednesday, potatoes are not restricted, and a quarter cup of tomato paste counts as a vegetable serving.
As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much junk food our kids eat and ensure that they have a reasonable balanced diet, Michelle Obama said in a statement. And when we are putting in all that effort the last thing we want is for our hard work to be undone each day in the school cafeteria.
These changes to school lunches are the first in 15 years, and will add approximately $3.5 billion to the already $11 billion budget, which is half of what the administration's original plan to curb childhood obesity would have cost. More than 30 million children participate in school lunch programs daily.
The amount of fruits and vegetables served to students will double, and all grains served must be whole grains. The new rules also mandate that all milk served must be low-fat, and there are limits on salt and trans-fats for the first time. There are also minimum and maximum calorie intake limits per student per day based on age.
We applaud the U.S. Department of Agriculture for issuing final guidance to help schools across the country serve healthier meals to students, Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project told The New York Times. The updated nutrition standards for school meals are now in line with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Earlier versions of the proposal were panned by some in the food industry for trying to limit the amount of potatoes served, and though the new guidelines do not, Mark Szymanski, a spokesman for the National Potato Council, told The New York Times that the government is painting the potato in a bad light. Despite the fact that Congress said the U.S.D.A. could not limit potatoes in school lunches or breakfast, we still feel like the potato is being downplayed in favor of other vegetables in the new guidelines, he said. It seems the department still considers the potato a second-class vegetable.
Corey Henry, vice president for communications of the American Frozen Food Institute, however, praised the new anti-obesity lunch measures. From our perspective, the new rules improve school nutrition, but at the same time give schools the flexibility to serve a variety of foods to meet the standards, he said. It's a balanced approach that meets the goals of everyone involved.
The new rules are in line with the USDA's MyPlate program, the current nutrition guide, which replaced the Food Pyramid on June 2, 2011 after 19 years. The MyPlate guide emphasizes fruits and vegetable, much like Michelle Obama's school lunch guidelines. Grains and protiens each make up a quarter. A glass of milk is off to the side, and desserts are no longer present.
Parents don't have the time to measure out exactly three ounces of chicken or to look up how much rice or broccoli is in a serving, Michelle Obama said when unveling the program last summer. But we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates. And as long as they're eating proper portions, as long as half of their meal is fruits and vegetables alongside their lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, then we're good. It's as simple as that.


With Inbox Clogged With Admirers, Twitter Should Ignore the Hype and Get Back to Work
The hubbub that was created around a rumor that was floated late last week that Twitter was in “late-stage” negotiations to be acquired by Google–which BoomTown reported was premature–definitely resulted in one certainty.
Every business development exec in media and tech rushed to lob in a we’re-interested-too communication to its founders–most specifically CEO Evan Williams and Chief Creative Officer Biz Stone–creating an email tsunami directed at the hot microblogging service.
“My inbox is flooded this morning with requests for a response to the latest Internet speculation about where Twitter is headed,” said Stone, in a post titled “Sometimes We Talk” on the company blog on Friday.
Sources close to the company said its execs were pinged relentlessly by a plethora of big companies, all wanting to make sure Twitter called them in the event the company was up for grabs.
And all–from Microsoft (MSFT) to Time Warner (TWX) online unit AOL to Yahoo (YHOO) to News Corp. (NWS) and, yes, Google (GOOG) too–are indeed watching Twitter very carefully to either partner with or acquire outright.
But it takes two to tango. And–although Twitter did indeed conduct serious talks to be acquired by Facebook last fall, which did not come to pass–it was not on the block to the search giant or anyone else this past week.
The companies, many sources told me, have been talking about a serious product partnership around real-time search, which is often a prelude to discussions on deeper ties and creates a bond between companies that could result in some larger acquisition deal.
This is entirely typical for Silicon Valley, where the game of push-me-pull-you is common among companies. Stone is only partially right: All the time everyone talks.
I have almost no doubt that Google’s intent in talking to Twitter is motivated by a lot more than sharing search results better.
Simply put: It needs Twitter in its orbit. But what that means right now is still undefined.
Google, for example, has long worked with AOL on delivering search on the online service. Then, in a renewal of the deal, it paid for some equity, investing $1 billion for a five percent stake in 2006 (interestingly, Google later wrote down some of that investment).
Could such a thing happen? It seems a more interesting idea than a bigger deal to swallow Twitter whole.
That’s also because sources close to the company have said many times to me that Williams, especially–who already sold his Blogger start-up to Google in 2003–is not interested in selling out as yet.
Of course, using simple logic and the fact that everyone has a price, Twitter could still sell itself off at any time–especially, if there were an overwhelming cash offer for the company.
And as I have written even before this latest explosion, Google is indeed its most likely acquirer.
I wrote in February:
“And I do understand why Twitter–flush with venture funding and an allegedly low burn rate–might want to bide its time to see what happens and not sell out too early.
But while the hot microblogging service declined to sell to Facebook, it might want to reconsider if Google or Microsoft or a big telecom company comes calling with, say, a $1 billion check.
Why? Simply because Twitter–while it says it is poised on the verge of announcing its grand plan to make money–is operating in an arena I have seen many other shooting stars in, traversing a very dangerous crevasse of hype and expectation.
Due to that, it has a very big red target on its back, one that a competitor in the status space–such as the spurned Facebook, whose update business is much bigger–will not ignore.
Right now, Twitter could ask for a lot, as one of the only Web 2.0 companies that everyone is uniformly excited about.”
In fact, many sources I spoke to said the search giant will not shirk from trying to buy the company if it thinks it needs Twitter, especially related to its growing importance in real-time search.
And, Google can certainly move fast, as it did when it paid $1.65 billion in stock for YouTube in 2006. It snatched the video service start-up from the hands of Yahoo in one night, said many sources.
Lastly, added many of those sources, it will also not blink in paying up for the revenue-free and profitless Twitter if it thinks it needs to own a category, even though Google has now been dinged by Wall Street for paying too much and now losing too much on YouTube.
“If Google wants a company and thinks it is key to its future, it would buy it without worrying about much else, if it could,” said one source. “And it will do it quickly without a lot of muss and fuss.”
Personally–and this is my analysis alone and not based on any source–I think Google has to partner with Twitter strongly, as I reported it is currently trying to do, and think long and hard very soon about buying Twitter and should definitely not let anyone else do so.
But sources I spoke to uniformly denied Google was ready to deliver that giant bag of money to Twitter last week.
And Twitter was also not ready to receive one quite yet.
This was a sentiment reinforced this weekend, as I did more reporting on the story (we like to double dot all our i’s and cross our t’s here at All Things Digital).
Williams even told staff as much at a meeting on Friday, due to the unbelievable reaction generated by the ever-changing Google-about-to-buy-Twitter report by TechCrunch.
(By the way and of interest to only those who like blogger disagreements–my issue with the post by TechCrunch was loudly declaring that the deal was almost struck, which it was not, and then changing its report–and headline–to report different developments.)
Interestingly, Twitter’s Williams did not do so, sources said, during the Facebook talks, as news of those actual negotiations never leaked until later and was then reported in this column in detail.
Such a descent into Twittermania was as inevitable as the air, of course, after even a hint of possibility that the media-overhyped start-up–which is unquestionably also an important conceptual game-changer in the online space–was in play.
But how much it should let itself get caught up in such a roundelay of acquisition blather is something its execs and investors have to think long and hard about now.
Because, as many know, living in such an overheated terrarium of breathless expectation always ends up with withered focus on what’s truly important.
And that is: A commitment on the part of Twitter’s management and staff to follow through and build a substantial and profitable business on the back of what is a profoundly promising beginning.
Twitter’s Stone said as much in that post: “Our goal is to build a profitable, independent company and we’re just getting started.”
As a chronicler of the Internet sector’s proclivity to shine too bright a light on the one company of the moment, I think Stone’s declaration is exactly right.
While I often make fun of Twitter’s current lack of a business plan (Snuggie-Tweet is genius!), it is clear that it is onto something significant and perhaps even something quite profitable someday.
That is, providing its execs focus on what’s important–building Twitter’s business and audience–and trying as hard as they can to ignore all the noisy and pointless tweeting from and about its many suitors.
If they can’t, though–and it would be a crying shame–they should just start responding to all those pretty swains and sell out to the highest and most attractive bidder.
Personally, I am hoping they pick the former, as Twitter is turning out to be yet another of Silicon Valley’s great stories of possibility and promise.
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An afternoon of dark, supernatural fiction with two scintillating new writers. The Quick, the well-received first novel from Lauren Owen, travels from the tragedy shared by a young brother and sister on a Yorkshire estate to the rooms of London’s mysterious Aegolius Club, populated by the most powerful men in late 19th century England. Hilary Mantel called the book ‘a sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre,’ adding ‘it’s hard to believe it is a first novel.’ Sally Green’s Half Bad is the first volume of a new young adult series set in a modern England where witches and humans warily co-exist. A fast-paced supernatural thriller with more than a few narrative tricks up its sleeve, Kate Atkinson described it as ‘the new Hunger Games, I suspect… Brilliant and utterly compelling.'


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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. XX/XXX,XXX, Attorney docket No. AUS920070567US1 entitled “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISOLATING DOPANT FLUCTUATION AND DEVICE LENGTH VARIATION FROM STATISTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF THRESHOLD VOLTAGE”, filed contemporaneously herewith by the same inventors and assigned to the same Assignee. The present Application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/462,186 entitled “CHARACTERIZATION ARRAY AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLD VOLTAGE VARIATION”, filed on Aug. 3, 2006, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/736,146 entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATISTICAL CMOS DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION”, filed on Apr. 17, 2006, each having at least one common inventor and assigned to the same Assignee. The disclosure of each of the above-referenced U.S. patent applications is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to device characterization methods and circuits, and more particularly to a method and system for determination of parameter variation statistics for devices within a test array.
2. Description of Related Art
Parameter variation/process variation has become increasingly significant as processes have shrunk. Simulation can only provide a level of confidence in the overall yield of design or production, but testing is typically required to determine the true variation of device parameters for particular geometries and processes.
For the reasons given above, test arrays are typically fabricated either on production wafers or as independent test models, to characterize devices for both design verification and production testing purposes. The determination of process and/or parameter variation statistics is a time-consuming and computationally intensive process, especially when a large number of test devices must be evaluated. On the order of 100 samples per computed distribution must be collected over the range of operating parameters to be measured in order to provide a reasonably accurate model, and then the statistics must be computed from the sample values.
- SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it would be desirable to provide a faster method and test system for determining parameter variation statistics.
The above objectives of providing a faster method and system for determining parameter variation statistics for a test array of devices is accomplished in a computer performed method and computer controlled test system. The method is a method of operation of the test system, which may be at least partially embodied in program instructions stored in computer-readable storage media for execution in a test workstation computer system.
The test system and methodology sequentially enable an array of devices under computer control. A test output from the array produces a voltage or current dependent on a device parameter for which a statistical variation is to be determined. The sequentially activation of each device in the array produces a voltage or current waveform at the test output, which is then measured with a digital voltmeter interfaced to the computer. The rms value of the voltage or current provides an indication of the standard deviation of the parameter, and the DC value of the voltage or current provides an indication of the mean value of the parameter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing and other objectives, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular, description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a transistor parameter characterization circuit, and FIG. 1B is a schematic of a transistor characterization array, that may be used in test methodologies and systems according to embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a resistor characterization circuit, and FIG. 2B is a schematic of a characterization array in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, that may be used in test methodologies and systems according to embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIG. 4 is a pictorial diagram of a wafer test system in which methods in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention are performed.
The present invention relates to a process/device characterization method and system that use a digital multi-meter, voltmeter and/or current meter to provide indications of standard deviation and/or mean values of device parameter variation within an array of devices. A test array circuit provides a current or voltage output that provides an indication of at least one device parameter/device characteristic. The devices are sequentially selected to generate a waveform at the test output(s). The waveform(s) is measured using the digital multi-meter, voltmeter and/or current meter to obtain rms and DC average values, which provide a direct indication of the standard deviation and mean of the device parameter distribution, respectively. By using a digital metering device, statistical computation overhead is virtually eliminated as compared to sampling each device and computing the statistics from the sampled distribution. Variations in the resistance of resistors, threshold voltage and other characteristics of transistors, and capacitance of capacitors and transistor terminals can all be measured using the techniques of the present invention.
The method is a computer-performed method embodied in a computer program having program instructions for carrying out the method by controlling a characterization array and performing the above-described voltage and/or current measurements. The variation in device characteristics are determined from the measurement data retrieved from a multi-meter, voltmeter or current meter interfaced to a workstation computer system. The method of the present invention dramatically reduces the amount of time to characterize device parameter variation within an array, permitting greater flexibility in making measurements over large numbers of operating conditions.
Referring now to FIG. 1A, a characterization circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is depicted. Transistor N1 is a device under test for which the threshold voltage VT is to be determined. Transistor P1 and current source I2 form a source-follower that imposes a constant VDS value across the channel of transistor N1, since the amount of current diverted through P1 is fixed by I1 and I2, any change in VS results in an equal change in VD in order to keep VGS of P1 constant. Transistor P1 is generally a thick oxide device having a long channel and operated in the saturation region. Current source I1 fixes the channel current IDS through transistor N1. A constant voltage VG is imposed on the gate of transistor N1. Therefore, any variation in the threshold voltage (ΔVT) of device N1 will appear directly as an opposite change in source voltage (ΔVS) in the depicted measurement circuit, since ΔVG=0, ΔIDS=0 and therefore Δ(VGS−ΔVT)=0.
Referring now to FIG. 1B, a characterization array 20 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Characterization array 20 is a test integrated circuit integrated on a die, a wafer kerf or other integrated circuit location that may be experimental only, or occupy one or more die or kerf locations in a production wafer. An array of transistors including device under test DUT is operated in a controlled manner via signals provided by scan latches 22. Although the exemplary embodiment uses scan latches 22 to apply the control signals, it is understood that registers controlled via a control interface or other suitable circuit may be provided to control the operation of characterization array 20. Further, it is understood that although the exemplary embodiment supplies signals to external equipment via pads VGP, IDP and VSP, one or more of the external devices used to operate and evaluate device under test DUT may be integrated within characterization array 20. For example, any or all of voltage source VG, current source I21 and a voltage measurement circuit for measuring the voltage at pad VSP can be integrated on a wafer including characterization array 20.
Signals provided from scan latches 22 select a unique row and column associated with one of the transistors, e.g., device under test DUT. The selection of a row is made by a logical “1” applied to the gate of one of current steering transistors NI1-NI4 and simultaneously to a gate of a corresponding one of source voltage sense transistors NS1-NS4. Scan latches 22 are programmed such that only one row is selected at a time, i.e., all gates of transistors NI1-NI4 and NS1-NS4 are set to logical “0” other than the gates corresponding to the selected row. The selection of a column is made by enabling a transmission gate, e.g., transmission gate 24 that passes a reference gate voltage provided at pad VGP to the gates of all of the transistors in a column of the transistor array. A corresponding transmission gate 23 is also enabled and applies the output of amplifier A1 to the drain of each transistor in the selected column. The gate of a corresponding drain voltage sense transistor ND1-ND4 for the selected column is also set to a logic “1”, and provides a sense path for sensing the drain voltage of a column at the inverting input of amplifier A1. Scan latches 22 are sequentially programmed such that only one column is selected at a time, i.e., all transmission gates are disabled and drain voltage sense transistor ND1-ND4 gates are set to logical “0” other than the enabled transmission gates corresponding to the selected column and the gate of the corresponding rain voltage sense transistor ND1-ND4. The selection is performed at a constant rate and therefore a waveform of equal interval values corresponding to the threshold voltage VT appears at output test point VSP. Sequential selection in the context of the present invention, does not mean that physical order must be maintained, only that the devices are selected in sequence so that their characteristics are reflected in the generated waveform(s).
The source follower circuit described with reference to FIG. 1A is included within characterization array 20, but includes amplifier A1, which forces the drain-source voltage (VDS) to be a constant value for each selected transistor in the array. For example, when transistor DUT is selected by enabling transmission gates 23 and 24, along with transistors ND4, NI2 and NS2, transistor ND4 applies the drain voltage of transistor DUT to the inverting input of amplifier A1. Simultaneously, transistor NS2 applies the source voltage of transistor DUT to the gate of source-follower transistor P10, which controls the voltage at the non-inverting input of amplifier A1. The feedback loop acts to hold the drain-source voltage of transistor DUT constant by tracking any changes in the source voltage sensed from the selected row and adjusting the drain voltage supplied to the transistors in the column by an equal amount. Only one of the transistors in the array is conducting current at any time. Current provided from the output of A1 is directed through transmission gate 23 through the channel of transistor DUT and through transistor NI2 to an external stable current source I21. Since the current output of amplifier A1 is supplied to the drains of each transistor in a selected column, but only one selected row has a return path enabled via one of transistors NI1-NI4, only one device is selected for characterization for each valid combination of row and column selection signals provided from scan latches 22.
The above-described characterization array 20 thus provides a mechanism for sequentially selecting each device in the array and sensing changes in the source voltage VS at pad VSP for a fixed operating point set by the channel current IDS permitted through pad IDP and the gate voltage VG applied at pad VGP. By setting different valid selection combinations in scan latches 22, each transistor in the array is selected and a value of VS is measured and collected by a meter such as an external computer-controlled digital voltmeter (DVM) or digital multi-meter (DMM). The present invention concerns the determination of statistical descriptions of threshold voltage variation or other characteristic variation such as IDS variation obtained by replacing current source I21 with a digital current meter (DCM) and forcing fixed voltages at each of the terminals of device under test DUT. RMS measurements obtained from the meter are used as a direct indication of the standard deviation of the variation of the device characteristics and DC (average) measurements obtained from the meter provide a mean value for the characterization array. The mean values between multiple devices can thus be statistically compared to further characterize larger numbers of devices.
Referring now to FIG. 2A, a characterization array 20A for characterizing resistance variation is shown. Resistors R1-RN are individually and sequentially selected using pass gate pairs (transmission gates) TG1A, TG1B through TGNA, TGNB and providing a constant current through the selected resistor using current source I21A. Pass gates TG1A-TGNA provide a voltage source from test point VFORCE that is sufficient to saturate current source I21A for any resistance value of resistors R1-RN plus the corresponding resistance of the selected one of pass gates TG1A-TGNA. Pass gates TG1B-TGNB provide a sense output at test point VHI so that the resistance of pass gates TG1A-TGNA has no impact on the measured output, which is the voltage between test points VHI and VLO. Scan latches 22A control the sequential selection of resistors R1-RN so that a voltage waveform corresponding to the resistance of resistors R1-RN is produced across test points VHI and VLO. Therefore, the standard deviation of the distribution of the resistance of resistors R1-RN is obtained from an RMS measurement from a meter connected across test points VHI and VLO and a measure of the mean is obtained from the measured DC (average) voltage.
Referring now to FIG. 2B, a characterization array 20B for characterizing capacitance is shown. Capacitors C1-CN may be capacitors formed from metal layers of the circuit implementing characterization array 20B, or may be gates of transistors. If transistor gate capacitances are measured, the drain and source terminals must generally be biased in some manner, since the capacitance generally varies non-linearly with the transistor operating point. The above-incorporated U.S. patent application “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATISTICAL CMOS DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION” describes biasing techniques for measuring transistor terminal capacitance in detail. The present invention directly measures the statistics of an array of capacitances rather than measuring individual capacitance values as is described in the above-referenced U.S. patent application.
First, a set of pass gates TG1D-TGND are all enabled by de-asserting each control output of scan latches 22B to force a first terminal of all of capacitors C1-CN to ground. The other terminal of capacitors C1-CN is a commonly connected node that is continually charged and discharged by the switching action of pass gates TG20, TG21 and TG22, which are operated by non-overlapping clock phases Φ1 and Φ2 provided from a non-overlapping clock generator 24. Thus, during the calibration interval, the current flowing through a resistor R20 connected between pass gates TG20 and TG21 during clock phase Φ1 is the current required to charge the total capacitance of capacitors C1-CN plus any parasitic capacitances to VDD from ground, since during clock phase Φ2, the commonly connected terminals of capacitors C1-CN is discharged to ground. The current flowing through resistor R20 during clock phase Φ2 is zero. Non-overlapping clock generator 24 operates at a high frequency, e.g., 10 MHz and the average current flowing through resistor R20 is dependent on the frequency F of non-overlapping clock generator 24, according to ICAL=FVDDCTOT, where CTOT is the total capacitance at the commonly connected node of capacitors C1-CN. The reference current value ICAL can be captured with a DVM connected to the outputs of a pair of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 that have inputs connected to the terminals of resistor R20. The difference between the output voltages of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 is RFVDDCTOT during the calibration interval. Low-pass filters have a passband that does not pass the switching frequency of non-overlapping clock generator 24, but does not filter the frequency at which scan latches 22B are operated to sequentially select capacitors C1-CN for testing during the capacitance statistics measurement, so that the rms value correctly reflects the standard deviation of capacitance. Low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 may be integrated on a die including characterization array 20B or may be provided externally as part of the measurement apparatus.
Next, the statistics of the capacitances of capacitors C1-CN are measured by operating scan latches 22B to sequentially enable pass gates TG1C-TGNC. Corresponding pass gates TG1D-TGND are each disabled as the scan proceeds. Since clock phase Φ1 is applied directly to capacitors C1-CN by pass gates TG1C-TGNC as each is enabled and has a value of VDD at that time, during clock phase Φ1, the current through resistor R20 is IMEAS=FVDD(CTOT−CSELECTED), where CSELECTED is the capacitance of the capacitors selected for measurement. Thus, the average DC deviation from the difference in output voltages of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 to the difference in output voltages of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 during the selection of capacitors C1-CN is an indication of the mean value of the capacitances of capacitors C1-CN. The rms value of the variation in the difference in output voltages of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2 during the selection of capacitors C1-CN is an indication of the standard deviation of the capacitances of capacitors C1-CN.
Referring now to FIG. 3, a method according to an embodiment of the invention is depicted in a flowchart. First, the test operating conditions for the characterization array are set, including power supply voltages, temperature and calibration, if required by the measurement (step 40). Next each device is selected in turn by clocking the selection values through scan latches (step 42). The test output voltage and/or current levels are measured with a digital multi-meter (step 44). (Alternatively, a DVM or DCM may be employed, depending on the output value to be measured.) Then, the rms value of the voltage/current level(s) from the multi-meter are retrieved and stored in computer memory. The standard deviation of device parameter variation is determined from the measured rms value (step 46). Finally, the DC average value of the voltage/current measurement is retrieved from the multi-meter and stored in computer memory. The mean value of the device parameter variation is determined from the measured DC average value (step 48).
Referring now to FIG. 4, a wafer test system in which a method according to an embodiment of the invention is performed, is shown. A wafer tester 30 includes a boundary scan unit 31 for providing stimulus to a die or kerf circuit 32A on a wafer under test 32, via a probe head 33 having electrical test connections 33A to die 32A. Wafer tester 30 also includes a digital multi-meter DMM, which may be part of a parametric measurement unit that also includes a programmable voltage source PVS and a programmable current source PCS, that are all coupled to die 32A via probe head 33 electrical test connections 33A. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1B, the output of programmable voltage source is connected to pad VGP, the output of programmable current source PCS is connected to pad IDP and the input of digital multi-meter DMM is connected to pad VSP. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2A, programmable current source PCS provides current source I21A and the input of digital multi-meter DMM is connected across terminals VHI and VLO. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2B, digital multi-meter DMM is connected across the outputs of low-pass filters LPF1 and LPF2.
A workstation computer 38, having a processor 36 coupled to a memory 37, for executing program instructions from memory 37, wherein the program instructions include program instructions for executing one or more methods in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, is coupled to wafer tester 30, whereby the measurements described above are performed and measurements collected and stored in memory 37 and/or other media storage such as a hard disk. A CD-ROM drive 35 provides for import of program instructions in accordance with embodiments of the present invention that are stored on media such as compact disc CD. Workstation computer 38 is also coupled to a graphical display 39 for displaying program output such as distributions of the threshold voltage for devices in the characterization array provided by embodiments of the present invention. Workstation computer 38 is further coupled to input devices such as a mouse 34B and a keyboard 34A for receiving user input. Workstation computer may be coupled to a public network such as the Internet, or may be a private network such as the various “intra-nets” and software containing program instructions embodying methods in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may be located on remote computers or locally within workstation computer 38. Further, workstation computer 38 may be coupled to wafer tester 30 by such a network connection.
While the system of FIG. 4 depicts a configuration suitable for sequential test of a plurality of dies on a wafer, the depicted system is illustrative and not a limitation of the present invention. Probe head 33 may be a multi-die full wafer probe system, or may comprise multiple probe heads for simultaneously testing multiple wafers on a single or multiple die basis. Additionally, while boundary scan control of the characterization array is illustrated, the techniques of the present invention may also be applied to execution of test code from a processor incorporated on wafer 32 with appropriate current and voltage sources and voltage measurement circuitry provided on wafer 32, as well. The resultant generated display or data exported from workstation computer 38 may take the form of graphical depictions of the threshold voltage variation across the characterization array, or may graphical or numerical statistical distribution information that describes the threshold voltage variation.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form, and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.


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Sophie Brussaux is having a moment.
It's not clear if Sophie Brussaux wants to be having a moment, but she doesn't have much say in the matter.
The previously-unknown 28-year old has been outed as the mother of Drake's son, forcing a curious celebrity gossip world to fire up the Google machine in order to learn all it possibly can about Brussaux.
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Why Has Brussaux Been Forced Out of Hiding?
She can thank Pusha T for making her sort of famous, as the rapper went after Drake (HARD!) on his single "The Story of Adidon," telling the world that his rival was hiding a young son.
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"A baby's involved, it's deeper than rap. We talking character, let me keep with the facts," Push says on this track, adding: "You are hiding a child let that boy come home. Deadbeat mother f-cker playing border patrol. Love that baby, respect that girl. Forget she's a porn star, let her be your world."
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On his new album, Drake comes out and talks about his son, Adonis, realizing he has no choice after Pusha called him out. "That sh-t is in stone, sealed and signed/She not my lover like Billie Jean, but the kid is mine," Drake raps, about both his child and Sophie, his former lover.
Was Brussaux Drake's Girlfriend?
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Okay. So Who IS Sophie Brussaux?
She is a French artist who formerly work in the world of adult entertainment. Quite the combination, right?!?
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Cue the Alleged Cover-Up
Sophie hired two major New York City attorneys to begin the proceedings to prove paternity and seek child support, TMZ reported at the time. She also said she had text messages from Drake that asked her to get an abortion.
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Do not hold your breath. This is an exchange Sophie had with an irritating Instagram user shortly after Drake confirmed she was the mother of his son.
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Purple Dragon: Seeds/Plants/Clones Catalog
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Milk-alkaline battery syndrome is defined by the high intake of milk products and alkaline batteries, leading to elevated calcium, zinc, and manganese levels.
Insanity: why are you taking batteries PO?
- Stop drinking milk
- Stop talking calcium supplements
- Stop eating batteries
- Alkaline Water
- Milky Way
- ↑ New Study Shows Father’s Breast Milk Improves Babies’ Intelligence over Mother’s Breast Milk (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Santa Claus Aspirates Milk, Cookies after Ignoring NPO Guidelines (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Milk Fat Prolongs Survival of Government Dietary Recommendations (Gomerblog)

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin faced bipartisan criticism and an angry protest back home after deciding to reject federal stimulus funds. That might be why her Lieutenant Governor is now saying she didn't decide anything.
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell showed up to deliver Palin's message - that she's not necessarily "rejecting" the money, but wants a public debate on how it's spent and whether it would cost the state in the long run.
Among the questions: Is the governor's team trying to have it both ways - saying "no" to the money while leaving the door open to spending it?
DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan comments: "We know when Governor Palin says "thanks but no thanks" she doesn't always mean it. We hope that's the case here, and she's changed her mind about denying the people of Alaska of half a billion dollars in recovery finds that could create thousands of jobs and help turn the economy around. But given her history on the subject, we're not hopeful."

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