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USPTO - Utility Patents
Electronic and opto-electronic devices having epitaxially-deposited III/V compounds on vicinal group IV substrates and method for making same. The devices include an AlAs nucleating layer on a Ge substrate. The group IV substrate contains a p-n junction whose change of characteristics during epitaxial growth of As-containing layers is minimized by the AlAs nucleating layer. The AlAs nucleating layer provides improved morphology of the devices and a means to control the position of a p-n junction near the surface of the group IV substrate through diffusion of As and/or P and near the bottom of the III/V structure through minimized diffusion of the group IV element.
This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/822,138 filed Aug. 11, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to the epitaxial deposition of electronic and opto-electronic devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to the deposition of III/V electronic and opto-electronic device structures on group IV substrates.
The deposition of layer sequences for III/V opto/electronic devices, such as multi-junction solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), on group IV substrates is known. The electronic and optical properties of such devices are being studied extensively and the correlation between these properties and the characteristics of the substrate-epilayer interface is receiving great attention. The reason for the attention given to the substrate-epilayer interface is that, for the most part, the performance of these devices is determined by the quality of this interface.
When depositing a III/V material, for example GaAs, epitaxially on a group IV substrate, for example Ge, the formation of the appropriate atomic layer sequence of the group III and group V layers is not readily established. The group IV sites (Ge atoms) can bond either group III or group V atoms. In practice, some areas of the group IV substrate will bond group III atoms and some other areas will bond group V atoms. The boundary regions between these different growth areas give rise to considerable structural defects, such as anti-phase domains, which adversely affect the performance of the device.
To curtail some of these undesired events, the group IV substrates are usually vicinal substrates with an off-cut angle ranging from 0-15°. These vicinal substrates offer terraces and step edges where the atoms can attach with different bond configurations, thus providing greater order in the growth process.
In devices such as, for example, solar cells having III/V compounds epitaxially deposited on a group IV substrate, it is often desirable to create part of the device itself in the group IV substrate by diffusing, for example, a group V species in the group IV substrate. As an example, for solar cells, if a group V element is diffused in a p-type Ge substrate, an n-type region is formed, giving rise to a p-n junction. This p-n junction becomes photo-active and can be part of a single or multijunction solar cell. However, when depositing the III/V compound at typical process temperatures (500-750° C.) on the Ge substrate, the group V element of the compound tends to diffuse, with little control, in the substrate thereby making the formation of a predictable p-n junction difficult. In cases involving Ge substrates with a pre-existing p-n junction, as could be the case in the hetero-integration of III-V opto/electronics on Ge, SiGe and SiC electronic circuits, the deposition of an overlaying III/V compound can modify the doping profile of the pre-existing p-n junction resulting in subpar performance of the p-n junction and device. Consequently, the electrical characteristics are not easily controllable. In such situations, it can become quite difficult, if not impossible, to attain and maintain the desired doping profile and the electrical characteristics of the substrate's p-n junction, such electrical characteristics including, in the case of solar cells, the open circuit voltage (Voc). Furthermore, group IV atoms will diffuse from the substrate into the epitaxially deposited III/V layers. Hence, layers within the initial 0.5-1 μm of the III/V layer sequence can be highly doped with the group IV element when the excessive diffusion of group IV atoms is not curtailed through the use of suitable nucleation conditions and materials. Group IV atoms like Si and Ge are, at moderate concentrations, typically n-type dopants in III/V semiconductor material. However, due to their amphoteric nature these atoms can cause a large degree of compensation (combined incorporation of n- and p-type impurities) when incorporated at concentrations much larger than 2×1018 cm−3, often leading to a strong deterioration of electrical and optical properties of the host semiconductor layer.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,380,601 B1 to Ermer et al., hereinafter referred to as Ermer, teaches deposition of GaInP on an n-doped interface layer on a p-type Ge substrate and subsequent deposition of a GaAs binary compound on the GaInP layer. The phosphorous of the GaInP layer tends to not diffuse in the Ge substrate as deeply as the arsenic of a GaAs layer would. Thus, the phosphorous doping and subsequent deposition of the GaInP layer allows better control of the doping profile of the n-type layer of the Ge substrate and consequently, leads to a better control of the electrical characteristics of the p-n junction formed in the Ge substrate. However, the problem with having a GaInP interfacial layer at the Ge substrate interface is that the morphology of devices prepared under typical epitaxial process conditions for these materials is not ideal: defects often abound. It would appear that extreme nucleation conditions (temperature, deposition rate, group V overpressure) of the GaInP interfacial layer are required in order to obtain devices with suitable morphology.
It is, therefore, desirable to provide a method for fabricating semiconductor devices having a III/V compound epitaxially deposited on a group IV substrate under typical epitaxial process conditions, the devices having a suitable morphology and the method allowing better control over the optical and electrical interface properties as well as the diffusion layer in the group IV substrate.
It is an object of the present invention to obviate or mitigate at least one disadvantage of previous devices having epitaxial III/V layers on a group IV substrate.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising a group IV layer; and a nucleating layer formed on the group IV layer. The nucleating layer includes a III-V compound having at least aluminum (Al) as a group III element and at least one of arsenic (As), nitrogen (N) and antimony (Sb) as a group V element.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor structure on a group IV layer. The method comprises a step of forming a nucleating layer on the group IV layer, the nucleating layer including a III-V compound having at least aluminum (Al) as a group III element and at least one of arsenic (As), nitrogen (N) and antimony (Sb) as a group V element. The method further comprises a step of forming a first III-V compound layer on the nucleating layer.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling the doping profile of a p-n junction formed in a group IV substrate. The method comprises a step of forming a nucleating layer on the group IV substrate, the nucleating layer including a III-V compound having at least aluminum (Al) as a group III element and at least one of arsenic (As), nitrogen (N) and antimony (Sb) as a group V element. The method further comprises a step of forming a III-V compound layer on the nucleating layer, the nucleating layer for controlling the diffusion of group V elements into the group IV substrate and for controlling the diffusion of group IV elements out of the group IV substrate.
Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following description of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
Generally, the present invention provides a method for fabricating electronic or opto-electronic devices having a group IV substrate on which a III/V layer structure is deposited. The method allows for the manufacturing of devices with improved morphology and controlled doping profiles of group V constituents into the group IV substrate and group IV constituents into the III/V layers.
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary three junction semiconductor structure 18 embodying the present invention. Such a structure can be used in multi-junction solar cells, e.g., three junction solar cells. Further, as will be readily understood by a worker skilled in the art, similar structures can be used in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and other electronic and/or opto-electronic devices. An AlAs layer 22 of thickness t1 is deposited atop a vicinal Ge substrate 20. As will be understood by a worker having ordinary skill in the art, the term “vicinal” here refers to a crystal plane that is oriented near to a fundamental plane. The angle of the vicinal Ge substrate can range from 0°-20°; the crystal orientation of the Ge substrate can be, for example, 6° towards the nearest <111> plane or any other suitable orientation. On top of the AlAs layer 22 are a GaInP layer 24 having a thickness t2 and a GaAs layer 26 having a thickness t3. The deposition of the AlAs layer 22, the GaInP layer 24 and the GaAs layer 26 can be achieved through any suitable means such as: metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), chemical beam epitaxy (CBE), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), solid phase epitaxy (SPE), hydride vapour phase epitaxy or by other similar hybrid systems or combinations thereof. Although a Ge substrate 20 is shown, any other suitable group IV substrates, such as, e.g., Si, SiGe or SiC substrates, can also be used. Further, as will be understood by the skilled worker, the above also applies in cases where, instead of a group IV substrate, a device requiring transition from a group IV material to a III-V compound is used. Similarly, the AlAs layer can be substituted, without departing from the scope of the present invention, with other III-V compound semiconductor alloys with a high concentration of Al such as, for example, AlN, AlSb or Al(Ga)As.
In FIGS. 2A and 2B, the morphology of the structure 18 is compared for two different thicknesses t1 of the AlAs layer 22. In FIGS. 2A and 2B, a test structure 28 corresponds to the structure 18 with t1=0 and a test structure 30 corresponds to test structure 18 with t1=4 monolayers of AlAs. FIGS. 2A and 2B show microscope photographs of the top surface of tests structures 28 and 30 where in each case t2=0.025 μm and t3=0.2 μm. The test structures 28 and 30 were fabricated by MOCVD at temperatures ranging from 650-730° C. with the deposition rates of GaAs, GaInP and AlAs being respectively 4 μm/hr, 0.8 μm/hr and 0.7-0.42 μm/hr.
As seen in FIG. 2A (GaInP on Ge), the number of defects, shown as white speckles, is much higher than if FIG. 2B (AlAs on Ge). The density of defects is of the order of thousands per cm in FIG. 2A and essentially 0 in FIG. 2B. This type of defect is entirely absent on FIG. 2B. The large speckle in the central region of FIG. 2B it is attributed to a foreign particle on the test structure 30, which is not inherent to the nucleation process.
The graph of FIG. 3 shows a plot of haze for the structures 18 as a function of t1, the thickness of the AlAs layer 22. The measurement was performed with a Surfscan™ haze measurement apparatus manufactured by KLA-Tencor of California. It is very clear from the haze plot that adding just a fraction of a monolayer of AlAs greatly improves the surface morphology of the structure 18.
The reason for this improvement in the morphology of III/V compounds deposited on vicinal Ge substrates with an intermediate AlAs layer 22 between the subsequent III/V compounds is attributable to the following. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, Al atoms are relatively small with respect to As atoms. As such, the Al atoms have an electrochemical potential that favors their positioning at the steps 40 present on the vicinal Ge substrate 20. Thus, introducing Al and As in the growth chamber and allowing sufficient time to pass will see the steps 40 predominantly occupied by Al atoms provided that the surface energy is high enough to allow surface reconfigurations due to the substrate temperature. This allows for the establishment of a homogeneous growth sequence, which leads to morphologically sound samples as shown in FIG. 2B in which the nucleation sequence as been properly established and therefore, the anti-phase domain defects have been greatly reduced. This process is known as a nucleation process and, in the case depicted in FIGS. 4A and 4B, can occur at temperatures typical in depositing AlAs layer epitaxial layers (e.g., 650-730° C.).
FIG. 5 shows a secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) measurement performed on a test structure similar to that of the test structure 28 of FIG. 2A, i.e., the structure 18 with t1=0. The line 50 indicates the boundary between the Ge substrate 20 and the III/V compound. As seen in the SIMS plots of FIG. 5, atomic masses 72 (Ge), 75 (As), 31 (P), 27 (Al), 69 (Ga) and 115 (In) are measured as a function of exposure time to a beam of Cs atoms accelerated by a 3 kV voltage. A depth scale relating the exposure time to the depth probed by the SIMS beam is shown. Of note is that the germanium isotope 72 is measured instead of the prevalent germanium 74. This is done in order to avoid any interference with the measurement of As, which has an atomic mass of 75.
As indicated by region 52 of the graph, the diffusion of P occurs into the Ge substrate and dominates all other species diffusion. This leads to high levels of n-type conductivity in the Ge substrate, which are not always desirable. The presence of such levels of P in the Ge substrate can lead to low reverse breakdown voltages, which are not tolerable. In such structures, the diffusion of P in the Ge substrate can only be controlled through temperature and thickness (growth time) of the GaInP nucleation layer on the Ge substrate. This makes for a very difficult control of the parameters of the p-n junction in the Ge substrate.
Consequently, structures such as shown in FIG. 2A where t1=0, i.e., structures having GaInP deposited directly on a Ge substrate at a temperature ranging from 650-730° C. at a growth rate of 0.8 μm/hr, not only exhibit poor morphological qualities but also have an essentially uncontrollable n-type doping deep into the Ge substrate. In cases where the doping profile is acceptable, the poor morphology of resulting devices will typically result in lower opto-electronic performance.
FIG. 6 shows SIMS measurements performed on the test structure 30 of FIG. 2B, i.e., the sample having t1=4 monolayers (of AlAs) on top the Ge substrate 20. The line 50 indicates the boundary between the Ge substrate 20 and the III/V compound. As seen in the SIMS plots of FIG. 6, atomic masses 72 (Ge), 75 (As), 31+31+31 (triple ion P), 69 (Ga) and 115 (In) are measured as a function of exposure time to a beam of Cs atoms accelerated by a 3 kV voltage.
Clearly, the diffusion of P in the Ge substrate is much smaller than that shown in FIG. 5. The diffusion depth of P in the Ge substrate is approximately 0.02 μm and the diffusion of As in the Ge substrate is approximately 0.10 μm. Thus, when fabricating structures similar to the structure 18 for solar cells, LEDs or other opto-electronic or electronic devices, it is much easier to control the doping profile in the Ge substrate when a high-Al containing alloy such as AlAs is used for the nucleating layer.
FIG. 7 depicts processing steps for structures such as the structure 18 of FIG. 1. At step 60, a nucleating layer containing AlAs is formed on a p-type group IV substrate. At step 62, epitaxial deposition of a III/V layer containing phosphorous is performed together with the formation of a p-n junction near the surface of the substrate. This is followed by step 64, where epitaxial deposition of additional semiconductor materials is performed as required.
FIG. 7A depicts processing steps for structures such as the structure 18 of FIG. 1. At step 60, a nucleating layer containing AlAs is formed on a p-type group IV substrate. At step 62, epitaxial deposition of a III/V layer containing phosphorous is performed together with the formation of a p-n junction near the surface of the substrate. This is followed by step 64, where epitaxial deposition of additional semiconductor materials is performed as required.
FIG. 7B shows an exemplary semiconductor device 700 fabricated in accordance with the method shown at FIG. 7A. The device 700 includes a p-type Ge substrate 702 having formed therein a p-n junction 704. The Ge substrate 702 has an AlAs nucleation layer 706 formed thereon. The AlAs nucleation layer 706 has a phosphorous-containing III-V layer 708 formed thereon. Further, another layer of III-V material 710 is formed on the phosphorous-containing III-V layer 708.
FIGS. 8-10 show additional SIMS data taken on structures similar to the structure 18 for four different thicknesses t1 of the AlAs layer 22. FIG. 8 is a P profile showing how much the phosphorous diffusion in the Ge substrate is reduced with a thickness of AlAs of only 1.4 Å. FIG. 9 is an As profile showing very little diffusion of As into the Ge substrate. FIG. 10 is a Ge profile showing that the presence of the AlAs layer significantly reduces the outdiffusion of Ge into the bottom part of the III/V layers. Ge typically is an n-type dopant in III/V materials. Enhanced outdiffusion of Ge will prevent the placement of a p-n junction close to the nucleation layer. Each of FIGS. 8-10 show a trace of AlAs mass profile to identify the location of the interface for the structure deposited with t1=1.4 A to t1=5.6 A. In the case of structure 18 deposited with t1=0, there is obviously no Al detected at the interface, but it's location within the semiconductor can be approximated from the 72Ge or 31P profile. FIGS. 11-13 show the same set of data but this time analyzed against material standards which allow the conversion of sputter time to profile depth and count rates to atomic concentrations (corrected for relative abundance of sampled isotopes). As in FIGS. 8-10 they show the effect of the AlAs layer thickness on the atomic concentration of P, Ge and As respectively as a function of sample depth. A vertical stippled line marks the boundary between the III-V layer and the Ge substrate. FIG. 11 shows how the P diffusion into the Ge substrate is reduced with an increase in thickness of the AlAs layer. FIG. 12 shows how the diffusion of As into the Ge substrate can be tailored by choosing an appropriate thickness of the AlAs layer. FIG. 13 shows how the diffusion of Ge into the III-V layer is reduced with an increase in thickness of the AlAs layer. One monolayer of AlAs is sufficient to have the Ge atomic concentration drop to or even below 1×1017 cm−3 within 150 nm from the interface with the Ge substrate.
FIG. 14 shows current plotted as a function of voltage for a Ge solar cell having a structure similar to 18. This Ge solar cell has an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.247 mV, a resistance at Voc of 7.2 ohms, a short circuit current density (Jsc) of −36 mA/cm2, a series resistance of 2 ohms and a fill factor of 60.5%, the fill factor being a measure of the squareness of the current/voltage plot. These parameters are indicative of a Ge diode having a good performance.
FIG. 15 shows a series of plots of current as a function of voltage for Ge solar cells fabricated with and without an AlAs nucleation layer. Two current/voltage plots of solar cells without an AlAs nucleation are indicated by the arrow. For these cells, the Voc=280 mV, Jsc=−36 mA/cm2, the series resistance is 2 ohms and the fill factor is 63%. Indicative also of a good diode performance in forward bias, but, as indicated by the arrow, the reverse breakdown voltage is very poor (approximately −0.2 V). The current/voltage plots of solar cells having an AlAs nucleation layer are the ones not showing a breakdown voltage, demonstrating that the nucleation with the AlAs provides overall superior diode performance. Even more importantly is the smoother morphology obtained in the case when the AlAs nucleation layer is used, as this will typically be critical for the performance of the other active elements to be grown above this p/n junction, as is typically done in, for example, solar cells.
Although the above exemplary embodiments show the growth of III/V structures on Ge substrates, a worker of ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that other types of group IV substrates can be used. Similarly, although a binary AlAs compound was mentioned as a nucleating layer, it is to be understood that ternary or quaternary III/V compounds containing AlAs can also be used as nucleating layers without departing from the scope of this invention. As will be understood by a worker having ordinary skill in the art, the present invention is equally applicable to the fabrication of devices on all types of group IV substrates with or without the inclusion of a p-n junction. Further, as will be understood by the skilled worker, other combinations of III-V compounds could be substituted to AlAs when there is a significant difference in size, or electrochemical potential for surface binding, between the group III and the group V atoms. Such III-V compounds include, for example, AlN, AlSb, or, BAs, BSb, GaN, GaSb, InN, or InAs.
As will be understood by a worker skilled in the art, although the above description referred to p-type group IV substrates, other types of group IV substrates can be used. Such substrates include n-type, undoped and semi-insulating substrates.
The present invention provides a method for fabricating electronic or opto-electronic devices having a group IV substrate on which a III/V layer structure is deposited. The method allows for the manufacturing of devices with improved morphology and controlled doping profiles of group V constituents into the group IV substrate and group IV constituents into the III/V layers. Devices fabricated according to the present invention have very good reverse breakdown voltage characteristics as well as excellent forward bias characteristics, in addition to a smooth morphology which is ideal for the epitaxy of additional active layers above the p/n junction produced or not during the nucleation sequence.
The above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to be examples only. Those of skill in the art may effect alterations, modifications and variations to the particular embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention, which is defined solely by the claims appended hereto.

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North High grad doesn't take comedy sitting down
Several years ago, North Hagerstown High School graduate Will Abeles generated excitement locally when he worked on the NBC production of “Sound of Music Live!”
Abeles’ contribution to that show, which starred Carrie Underwood as Maria, was related to his studies in television production at Emerson College in Boston.
But even then, Abeles’ real passion was for stand-up comedy. Now, he is taking strides in that endeavor as well with The Post-Grad Comedy Tour.
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Abeles took time to chat by phone while traveling in Pennsylvania for pleasure prior to the tour.
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As part of his television-production studies at Emerson, Abeles took a lot of writing classes. It was there that he discovered he was funny.
“One day, my roommate saw a flier for a stand-up event and he told me I should go. I loved it after the first show, and I kept doing it,” he said.
Every once in a while in middle school or high school, Abeles said, he hosted a talent show and tried to do some stand-up, drawing on the acts of talent he was exposed to at the time, such as Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld and Rosie O’Donnell. During college, some of his influences were Gary Gulman, Louis C.K. and Hannibal Buress.
“I did old jokes of other comics, but I never wrote my own,” he said. “Then, one time, this guy told me, ‘You know, you probably tell 10 stories a day, and nine of them are not that funny. But the one you tell that is funny is the funniest story I hear all week.’”
That motivated Abeles as he set out to tell the funniest stories.
“My material is definitely stories about my life. If it’s not 100 percent true, at least it’s based in my life. I talk some about the change in relationships with parents as we get older versus when we are kids,” he said.
As the oldest of four children, he talks about family dynamics. He also touches upon dating in New York and other day-to-day occurrences. Occasionally, he throws in more unusual occurrences based on his work in show business.
“I have some stories that are odd things. Sometimes you get lucky in New York and L.A. You run into people most people don’t meet day to day, and I try to mix that in,” he said.
Getting serious about comedy
“Sound of Music Live!” served as a “foot in the door” and led to opportunities for Abeles, he said. Through it, he met a number of people in the business, which led to work on TV’s “Peter Pan Live!,” “The Wiz Live!” and the 86th and 87th annual Academy Awards ceremonies.
His job on the set of “Sound of Music Live!” was one that he “made up,” he said – the role of rehearsal coordinator.
“They let me create my own job,” he said. “I started working under the director, who let me keep doing this made-up job. Rehearsal coordinators sort of exist now. It wasn’t really a job then. It was just something I created. But all the shows needed it, and it ended up working out.”
In January, he decided to get serious about comedy.
“Television production was going well for a couple of years. I was traveling and doing a lot of fun shows. But the more my career picked up in TV, the less stand-up I was doing, and stand-up is what I really wanted to do,” he said. “I got to the point in television where I said, ‘Well, I put 100 percent into production. Now I’m going to put 100 percent into comedy.’”
Now, Abeles has a part-time job at a restaurant, but his primary livelihood is comedy. One of his gigs is a show he produces called “Hey Guys! with Will Abeles.”
“I have a couple comics come on the show. I perform a half-hour set to headline it,” he said.
Abeles met Grubard — who has appeared on “The Comedians in Philadelphia,” mtvU’s “College Quickies” and Comedy Central web shows — at an open-mic night in New York. Grubard was producing a show in Philadelphia called “Weeding Out the Stoned” and asked Abeles to be in it, an invitation he accepted.
“By chance, (Grubard) needed a ride back to New York the next day. I have a car; we got talking. He contacted his people, I contacted mine. Between the two of us, we have put together a two-week tour,” Abeles said.
Dates and details are posted on Facebook under The Post-Grad Comedy Tour! Abeles said new dates have been added since the tour initially was announced. The kickoff was Thursday, Oct. 13, at George’s Coney Island in Worcester, Mass. Other dates were in and near Boston, he said.
“Boston is a college town with a lot of college students. When they hear ‘post-grad,’ it’s going to be funny because they are probably going to be expecting 22- and 23-year-olds. What they are getting is a 27- and a 30-year-old,” Abeles said. “It’s the idea that we are in a different time, when sometimes you are 30, sometimes you are 50. We are all learning and growing, and we all have our own stories.”
Abeles said he and Grubard have different styles. Abeles is more story-based, while Grubard is “polished and gets through a lot of material.”
“He is a lot quicker than I am. I am a little slower. I think we are a nice balance, his quick punchline contrasted with my long, drawn-out stories,” Abeles said.
He is eager to see what comes next in his comedy career.
“It’s been a lot of fun so far, and it keeps getting more fun,” Abeles said. “I’m excited to be in Harrisburg, close enough for friends and family to come. This will be the first time I’ve performed close to home, and I hope family and friends can make it out.”
WHAT: The Post-Grad Comedy Tour
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21
WHERE: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pa.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23
WHERE: Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, The Stage on Herr, 1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pa.
CONTACT: Go to The Post-Grad Comedy Tour! on Facebook


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We had breakfast in the adjoining RAD restaurant. It would have been nice if they had emailed or notified us that RAD would be closed for dinner and no room service dinner would be available before we checked in.
Also, the hotel website stated parking is available but on arrival we were informed it was a $35 valet charge PER DAY and no option to self park. In addition to this wifi was an additional $10 per day if you are not a member/frequent guest.
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Selling The OC is coming back for Season 2 and Netflix has just confirmed the cast and premiere date.
In a social media post, the streaming service revealed that all eight episodes of Selling The OC will drop on Friday, September 8th.
Selling The OC season 2 cast
According to the poster, the entire Season 1 cast is returning for Season 2: Alex Hall, Alexandra Jarvis, Alexandra Rose, Austin Victoria, Brandi Marshall, Gio Helou, Kayla Cardona, Lauren Shortt, Polly Brindle, Sean Palmieri and Tyler Stanaland.
They will be joined by a few still-to-be-announced new faces.
What is Selling The OC about?
The Orange County-based spinoff features Brett and Jason Oppenheim as they open their new Newport Beach, California office with a whole new set of beautiful — and very dramatic — agents.
The Netflix series made headlines after the cast accused Kayla of going after the very-married Tyler. But when Jarvis and Rose exposed Alex Hall during the final episode, fans began to see a different side to the show’s supposed production favourite.
After the series premiered, Tyler was infamously served with divorce papers from his actress wife Brittany Snow.
“After time and consideration, Tyler and I have made the difficult decision to separate,” Snow shared in a statement at the time. “This decision was made with love and mutual respect for one another. We have realized we need to take some time and make sure we are each living our most fulfilling and authentic lives.”
In addition to OC, the Selling Sunset franchise has also expanded to include Selling Tampa. That series, which featured an all Black and all female cast of agents at a business not owned by the Oppenheim brothers, was unfortunately cancelled after just one season.
When will Selling The OC season 2 premiere on Netflix?
All eight episodes of Selling The OC season 2 premiere Friday, September 8th on Netflix. The series has already been renewed for Season 3.


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Thank you to everyone that donated to the indiegogo campaign!
We raised $1,131 USD from the campaign* + an additional $500 SGD.
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With grant money from Singapore International Foundation we are up to $5,914 SGD. A small stepping stone towards our total budget of $24,000 SGD to make it through the summer of performances in Edinburgh for our small cast of 4 + a stage manager.
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A 1 adenosine receptor antagonists have been proposed to possess an interesting range of potential therapeutic applications. We have already reported the synthesis and the biological characterization of a family of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives as A 1 adenosine ligands endowed with an antagonistic profile. In the present work, we report the LC separation of enantiomers of our most active A 1 antagonists together with the determination of their absolute configuration by means of X-ray crystal structure analysis. Biological assays confirmed a different activity for the two enantiomers, with the R one showing the higher human A 1AR affinity. We also developed a homology model of this receptor subtype in order to suggest a binding disposition of the ligands into the hA 1AR. All of the obtained data suggest that the compound's chirality plays a key role in A 1 affinity.
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Angel Rodriguez snapped a shooting slump by scoring 25 points, and the MiamiHurricanes survived a late comeback by Florida State to win 81-77 on Wednesday.
Two key free throws in the final minute by Montrezl Harrell gave No. 12 Louisville a 55-53 win over Miami on Saturday.
After Chris Jones’ suspension led to Louisville’s first consecutive losses in two seasons, the Cardinals will look to quickly turn things around with their starting guard back in the lineup.
The University of Miami Hurricanes baseball team will square off against their in-state rivals from The University of Florida starting Friday night in a key early-season series.
Sheldon McClellan scored 21 points, Tonye Jekiri finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds and Miami shook off a slow start to easily beat Virginia Tech 76-52 on Wednesday night.
While National Signing Day didn’t go exactly as the University of Miami would’ve hoped, there were some positives to take away from it.
Even with a weak second half, No. 9-ranked Louisville beat the Miami Hurricanes 63-55 on Tuesday.
Louisville’s taxing schedule prompted coach Rick Pitino to give his squad a rare day off before it begins another tough stretch, which is common in an ACC that is deep with quality opponents.
After a brief stay earlier in the season, the Miami Hurricanes find themselves ranked once again.
Jim Palma played one year of freshman basketball at the University of Miami in the 1940s. His name appears in no official program records, and since he wasn’t on the varsity squad he’s not recognized as a letterwinner at the school.


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Wigan Warriors winger Joe Burgess says his side are “definitely capable” of making the top four come Super 8s end but need to win all of their matches to do so.
The Warriors are six points adrift of fourth-placed Hull FC but are currently surrounded by teams such as St Helens and Huddersfield who are on similar points totals.
Burgess notched a second half brace in Wigan’s 28-12 victory over Widnes Vikings and the winger admits that they need to be better in ‘big games’.
“If we do that in a big game, we’re going to be struggling, it’ll punish us way more.” Burgess told Wigan Today
The former Sydney Rooster also said about his current side’s situation: “We’re not where we want to be in the table, we want to be in the top four,”
“It’s going to be hard but we’re definitely capable of doing it.”
With ten games remaining, and the teams around them left to play if they finish in the top eight, Wigan could peak at the right time and Burgess knows the Warriors have no second chances.
Questioned about Wigan needing to win their remaining matches, he added: “100 per cent. We can’t let anything slip. I don’t think there’s any room for error.”
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Whole Foods Market announced today it will end the use of disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts in all of its 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with the goal to be plastic bag-free by Earth Day, April 22, 2008.
Whole Foods Market has declared today "Bring Your Own Bag Day" and will give out over 50,000 reusable shopping bags to customers at the checkouts this morning to celebrate today's announcement. "We hope to inspire shoppers to prompt positive environmental change by adopting the reusable bag mindset," added Gallo.
"Doing away with plastic grocery bags won't just help protect marine life, it's a key move in shifting us away from a 'consume-and-dispose' mentality," says Lisa Mastny, editor of the Worldwatch Institute report Oceans in Peril. "Disposable plastic bags can linger in the environment for more than 1,000 years and are the major debris item found on the seabed, especially near the coast."
Although the natural and organic grocer hopes to inspire shoppers to bring their own reusable bags, the Company will continue to offer an environmentally sensitive option when needed - 100 percent recycled paper grocery bags.


Russia ‘fully ready’ to cooperate with US on Syria – Lavrov
Moscow is eager to resume cooperation with Washington on solving the Syrian crisis, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said during his meeting with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, in the Russian capital.
During the meeting, Lavrov noted that Jordan’s King Abdullah II has repeatedly emphasized the importance of joint Russian-American efforts in Syria.
“I can assure that we’re fully ready for this. We count on Washington to demonstrate the same approach,” he said.
The Russian FM added: “The ceasefire between the government forces and the armed opposition is also important regarding the effectiveness of tackling terrorist threats in Syria.”
But it can only be achieved “by unifying the efforts of all those who are fighting terrorism in Syria, I mean, both the Russian Air Force and the coalition led by the Americans,” he added.
According to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Safadi reiterated their support for maintaining Syrian territorial integrity and sovereignty, stressing the need to increase the level of humanitarian aid provided to the country’s population.
The diplomats also spoke in favor of “further coordinated efforts to broaden and strengthen the ceasefire regime in Syria within the framework of the Astana format,” the ministry said in its statement.
A new round of intra-Syrian talks in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana – backed by Russia, Turkey and Iran – is scheduled to take place on May 3-4.
The Astana platform allowed the various sides to establish a nationwide ceasefire, which has been largely holding in Syria since January.
The Syrian truce doesn’t include Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Jabhat al-Nusra and other terror groups active in the country.
Moscow’s hopes that the dialogue on Syria, stalled under the Obama administration, would resume with Donald Trump in the White House have so far been in vain.
The sides drifted further apart after the US bombed a Syrian airbase in response to an alleged chemical attack in Idlib on April 4, putting the blame on the government of President Bashar Assad.


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The Surgeon General has declared that loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking, also equating it to common human reactions such as hunger or thirst. Loneliness is considered an epidemic, with risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. As of March 2022, 61% of Gen Z admitted they feel lonely and 46% of Gen Z reported that their loneliness grew since the pandemic.
As the subject has emerged widely and rightfully, and in response to these worrying numbers, essie has launched a philanthropic initiative called "hands all in," in partnership with The Foundation for Art & Healing’s (FHA) Project UnLonely.
FAH created Project UnLonely to focus public awareness on the negative physical and mental health consequences of loneliness, while exploring and promoting creative arts-based approaches to address the impact. In partnership with essie, Colors & Connection, an artistic workshop, was implemented on college campuses across the country to connect students through the use of color, artmaking and story-sharing.
The workshops are held in-person in group settings and are rooted in color’s proven power of facilitating personal reflection, imagination, self-expression and connection.
While these efforts alone are only the tip of the iceberg of resolving the issue at hand, the hope is that incremental awareness is raised, and an easy-to-implement approach is afforded to those who can benefit from it.
To learn more about Project UnLonely and essie's involvement, visit artandhealing.org.
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SVAD Student Wins HRCP Videography Contest
A 3rd year Fine Arts students at Mariam Dawood School of Visual Art and Design (SVAD), Samiha Fozi Khan has won the first prize at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Videography Contest. Her documentary; “Kot Kar” (beaten) was declared the best among 60 films submitted from across the country in the Women’s Rights category.
In her documentary, Samiha Fozi Khan has portrayed voices of three different women on the issue of basic human rights and domestic violence faced by women of all ages in Pakistan. The visuals in the video question the existence of those issues which are usually not taken seriously in our society. Such violations of women’s rights happen every day, yet they are ignored.
We like to congratulate Samiha on her achievement and hope that she continues to bring human rights issues to the limelight through her work.


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I hope that everyone is enjoying the new year so far. It has been a while since I posted and I wanted to catch up on some of the racing Team Pursuit has been up too these past few weeks.
At the begining of the year Terry and I headed out to Ft. Myers, Florida for the FORGASS season opener. There were quite a few drivers from different parts of the US getting ready for the Winterntionals. This was my first time to this track and it was pretty impressive. Since this would be the first major race with the PT1, their would be a lot of learning to do with a fairly limited time frame. I was working on chassis setup as well as learning what the clutch needed.
The track felt loose on Friday afternoon and by Sunday the traction had come in pretty nice. I managed to get a pretty decent setup by the third round of qualifying and while on what would be my best qual of the weekend I managed to clip the wall on the back straight taking out the right front upright. That was the first time I had hit anything all weekend and they are not lying when they say you do not want to hit anything here! But what could I expect, I was full throttle when I hit. Fortunately, I didn't break anything else the rest of the weekend. In the end, the weekend ended up being a test and tune more than anything else. The car was responsive to the changes that were being made to it throughout the weekend and in the end we had come up with a good balanced setup as well as a clutch setup that worked well too. Team Pursuit will head back to Ft. Myers in a couple of weeks for the Winternats and hopefully with what we learned on our first outing we will have a good run.
Last weekend Terry and I were off racing again but at two different tracks. Terry was back in Houston for a club race and I headed out to Vegas for the Airtronics GP. I felt more confident after having just come from Florida with some more knowledge about the car. Thankfully, the weather in Vegas was not to brutal. It was a bit chilly on Friday with a steady breeze blowing through but Sat and Sun were really nice. The track was green on Friday but like Florida, the traction gradually became better. I spent most of Friday dong some R&D, trying out some different setups and by Friday afternoon, the car was working pretty good. By the time qualifying started, I had found a nice setup for the car. I was having a problem making run time in the heats and ended up qualifying sixth overall.
The main started out good for me. I was sitting in third after a couple of laps. The car felt good and I thought that it would only get better as the tires wore a little more. Just a few minutes into the race I ran into someone who had stalled on the back straight. My car went airborne and landed upside down. Just as the car landed someone came by at full bore and drilled my car. As I drove the car back to the pits, something felt wrong. I ran down to see what the damage might be and didn't find any. It wasn't until I came home did I find the front bumper had been bent down and was dragging causing the car to feel different than it had been before I hit the parked car.
I have to say that I was impressed by the durability of the car. First with me driving into someone and second with my car getting hit by someone else.
By the end, I had driven some good hard laps after I got used to the car again. I was able to put the car anywhere on the track I wanted. After the crash on the backstraight, I just wanted to finish the race. I believe I finished 5th overall. Good job to Terry too. I spoke to Terry after the race and he told me had finished third over in Houston.
The Vegas race showed me that the PT1 is adaptable to different track layouts and surfaces. And after running both Vegas and Ft. Myers I learned that the setup is fairly easy to find too. I will get the setups for both tracks posted asap on www.pursuitracing.com
I wanted to tell Gus from Utah Thank You for pitting me in the main. Thanks also to Walter Diaz and Mark "I only wear shorts in the winter" Cruz for their help and congrats to Walter and Mark for taking the wins in Vegas.

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Reko: our absolute favourite Yirgacheffe of this year. Exotic, flowery, crisp, bright and honey. You've gotta love great Ethiopian coffees!
Ethiopia has a special place in our hearts. Not only is it the motherland of coffee and the only place where coffee shrubs grow natively, it is also responsible for producing the very cups of coffee that make coffee lovers fall head over heels for specialty coffee.
This Reko is a seductive coffee, so be warned! Reko is the name of the washing station situated in de Kochere area in the Yirgacheffe region. Small farmers surrounding the washing station deliver their cherries for processing. Hundreds of different, largely unanalysed heirloom varieties grow in Ethiopia. Different cultivars of these varieties have since travelled the world but the unique flavour profile of the motherland is hard to match.
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Ed Levine's 2005 book is a mix of history, culture, memoir, and essay that celebrates one of our most beloved, ubiquitous, and debate-stirring foods. Pizza is the most popular food in the world, and everywhere in America you can find it. American’s consume 33 billion dollars worth of pizza annually from approximately 63,873 pizzerias. Levine and some of America's best writers and cartoonists set out to answer every cosmic question involving this beloved food: Is Chicago pizza really more of a casserole? What makes New York pizza so good? What and where is the Pizza Belt? Is there such a thing as a good frozen pizza? All these questions and more will be answered by Levine and Calvin Trillin, Ruth Reichl, Roy Blount, Jr., Arthur Schwartz, Mario Batali, Jeffrey Steingarten, and Eric Asimov, among others, who tackle the profound questions and never-ending debates that invariably arise whenever the subject of pizza is brought up in polite company.
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A new scheme to provide safe accommodation for people at serious risk of violence associated with gang or weapon crime will begin this month in Southwark.
Funded jointly by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Metropolitan police Southwark Council's new initiative 'SERVE' - Southwark Rehousing Victims of Violence Enterprise - will provide properties across London and the South East through an innovative agreement between the Council and a number of registered social landlords. If successful Communities Secretary Hazel Blears wants to see the model rolled out to other gang hot spots around England.
People using the SERVE scheme will be in danger for a variety of reasons - they may be at risk of violence or retribution from a gang because they are, or know, a victim or suspect of gang crime. A young person might be resisting the efforts of gang members to recruit them as a new member, resulting in threats to them and their family. Crucially, witnesses, and often some of their friends and family members, will be able to move to a safe place to enable them to testify in court.
SERVE will mean people who are in danger in and around their home can move into a safe property in a different area for up to 12 weeks. During their stay the Council and its partners will help them to plan their next steps and secure long term housing.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said:
"The misery and intimidation inflicted by gangs can destroy the lives of individuals, families and whole communities. Young people either resisting pressure to join a gang or attempting to leave the gang may face threats to them and their family but these safe houses will provide refuge and respite for those in need."
Gang related danger is a relatively new but frightening addition to the challenges around housing young people. In order to help local areas respond to this issue Communities and Local Government has been working with Centrepoint and YMCA England to ensure that practical information is available to local authorities including case studies of good work underway - e.g. this scheme in Southwark - as well as links to further resources. This has been drawn together into a new section of the New Youth Homelessness website which will go live next month.
Councillor Paul Kyriacou Southwark Council Executive Member for Community Safety said:
"Our housing department is seeing an increasing number of young people, their friends and families who are afraid for their lives because of gang violence and we needed to develop a solution that could get people away to safety straight away. Many people do not qualify for witness protection services and when they do a move is often not possible for several weeks. Through SERVE we will be able to move people within a maximum of 14 days."
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Erin Oberson has noticed colleagues at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center leaving their jobs at an accelerating clip as the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on. The labor and delivery nurse said several have left the Bangor hospital to return to school to become nurse practitioners, while others have taken jobs in less stressful primary care offices.
While much of the public’s attention has been focused on health care staff departures due to the state’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, Oberson said she knows far more colleagues who have left due to burnout than due to refusal to get vaccinated.
It’s not unique to EMMC.
Burnout was common in health care professions before the pandemic, but Maine’s problem has blossomed into a crisis as the pandemic has continued, said Steve Michaud, president of the Maine Hospital Association. Health care staff have been stretched thin as many have had to quarantine due to coronavirus exposure or contracted the virus themselves. Many worked in the nursing homes that were the sites of Maine’s earliest and largest coronavirus outbreaks. Treating coronavirus patients in hospital intensive care units also demands more manpower.
“All the money in the world doesn’t fix the conditions,” Oberson said. “We need staff.”
Employment in Maine’s hospitals declined by 5 percent between the second quarter of 2019 and the same period this year, to 34,066 from about 35,839, according to Maine Department of Labor data. Employment in nursing and residential care facilities declined by 9 percent during that same period, to 21,800 from 23,918.
Nationally, about 1 in 5 health care workers nationally have left their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic.
What used to be a bad day is now every day, Michaud said a nurse recently told him. In a profession that, generally, has good pay and benefits and gives people the opportunity to help others, Maine’s health care system needs to continue to encourage young residents to enter the field.
“It’s still a very honorable profession,” Michaud said. “We’ve just got to get through this kind of war zone that we are in right now.”
Oberson, who has worked at EMMC since 2008 and as a nurse since 2001, said plenty of colleagues left due to the strenuous nature of the work before the pandemic.
“A lot of the younger nurses are sticking around for less than five years,” Oberson said. “They’re not willing to stay at the bedside.”
But she and others say the pandemic has accelerated the trend, as those in health care have worked longer hours to treat more patients while putting themselves at risk of a deadly virus. More than 3,600 American health care workers had died from the coronavirus through April 2021, a little more than a year into the pandemic, an investigation by the Guardian and the Kaiser Family Foundation found, though not everyone necessarily contracted the virus at work.
While many staffers hoped the COVID-19 vaccine could bring an end to the pandemic, nurses have instead been faced with a new reality: treating patients who wouldn’t have had critical or fatal illnesses had they gotten vaccinated. They say it’s really what defined the difference between care in 2021 versus 2020, when a vaccine was not publicly available.
“It’s always felt a little frustrating to treat someone for something that’s preventable,” Oberson said. “People claiming it’s not real or that it’s not serious when you are seeing it first-hand.”
Burnout may have also played a role in driving those who didn’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccine out of health care, Michaud said.
“That was definitely kind of the last straw for some people,” he said.
The Maine Hospital Association supported the state’s vaccine mandate.
Oberson said a significant reason for the mass departure was simply too much work. She said Maine could help the situation by adopting nurse-to-patient ratios similar to those prescribed in a law first passed by California in 1999.
That law requires one nurse for every two patients in intensive care, and one for every four in emergency rooms at California hospitals. Though the state has issued waivers from those rules due to the coronavirus, California nurses say the system reduces risk of burnout.
At Maine’s nursing homes, burnout and stress are also the primary drivers of staff departures, said Angela Westhoff, CEO of the Maine Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes. Those most likely to leave are taking direct care of nursing home residents, such as certified nursing assistants.
“They’re taking care of some of the oldest and most vulnerable residents in Maine,” she said. “It’s definitely wearing.”
Nursing home employees have also been at substantial risk of contracting COVID-19, as long-term care facilities with outbreaks dating back to the spring of 2020 have recorded more than 2,000 staff coronavirus cases, according to Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention data.
While higher pay and new recruiting efforts will bring new staff in, fixing this problem will likely be impossible without COVID-19 cases going down, Michaud said. Only then will it be possible to relieve workers of their larger workloads.
“We’ve got to get this pandemic under control as fast as we can,” Michaud said. “Really repairing some of this pandemic damage is going to be key.”


The tax bill recently passed by the House of Representatives eliminates the tax exemption for tuition waivers given to graduate students. This deletion raises the annual tax burden on students by thousands of dollars, severely hampering students' efforts to acquire the skills and knowledge our society needs.
In the Lehigh Valley, several colleges and universities, as well as our health care institutions, would be negatively impacted by this measure. The Senate's version of the tax bill reportedly retains the exemption for graduate school tuition waivers.
Education professionals and citizens alike should contact their congressional representative and Sen. Pat Toomey and ask that the exemption be retained in the final bill during the reconciliation process. (Sen. Bob Casey already said he opposes the bill.)
Young people embarking on their professional careers have enough financial burdens without another one being piled on them by their own government. We should be encouraging higher education, not discouraging it.


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The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
Genre: Historical Fiction
Told through a mixture of traditional exposition and letters from the eponymous Japanese lover, Allende’s The Japanese Lover is at once a tale of a great romance and a story of tragedy. While technically I’ve categorized this book as historical fiction, a good deal of it takes place in contemporary California at Lark House, a senior living community. The historical part happens at various points from World War II onward through the 1960s and beyond, and this part is told from the perspective of Alma Belasco, an aging artist and philanthropist who has recently chosen to make her home at Lark House.
Alma is essentially our main character, though Irina Bazili (a care worker at Lark House) is also center stage for much of the book. She has gone through so much in her life and I couldn’t help but like her. She was strong, creative, and independent, and she always followed her passions (even if she didn’t always do so immediately). I admired her character and envied her lifelong love for Ichimei Fukuda. I won’t spoil the plot by revealing too much, but I will say that her relationship with Ichimei frequently perplexed me and I wasn’t always able to support it, even knowing that she truly did love him.
Irina comes with her own backstory and issues, but I identified with her at the start immediately. Even though she was a young woman, she felt comfortable spending time with senior citizens because of all the time she spent with her own grandparents. I frequently feel the same way, and I enjoyed having this connection with Irina. That was where all similarities ended, though — Irina’s story is sad and she has issues that I can’t even imagine having to deal with. I liked having Irina’s story in the book, but I didn’t feel like she really needed to be as much of a star. For me, this book was all about Alma (and, by extension, Ichi).
The men in The Japanese Lover were less successful for me. Issac was almost too good, and so was Nathaniel (though by the end, I think I did understand his character a little more). Similarly, Ichimei was so understanding and kind, and while I’m sure there are men like this, his personality seemed to be at odds with the circumstances surrounding his relationship with Alma. I’m not sure how to reconcile his honor-seeking personality with having a secret love affair. I wish this had been done a little differently. The other main male character, Seth Belasco, Alma’s grandson and Irina’s would-be suitor, was also a little more patient and understanding than I would have expected, though I think he was a little better balanced than Ichi or Isaac. The women are definitely the stronger characters in this novel, with more complexity throughout.
I gave this book four stars because I loved the concept and the story, and I really liked learning about the characters, but the men were a little weak for me. This was my first book by Isabel Allende, and if the rest of her books are on par with (or better than) this, I’m looking forward to diving in to the rest of her work.


A press release about an education advocacy group…
Statewide education advocacy group, Raise Your Hand Texas, launches a new look for educators, legislators, parents, and concerned citizens. Along with tightening it’s focus on supporting the more than 4.8 million students in the Texas public education system, Raise Your Hand Texas has extended into the online community with newly created website and interactive social media presence.
San Antonio, TX July 20, 2009 — Raise Your Hand Texas, whose focus is the 4.8 million students in the Texas public education system, seeks to increase awareness and participation within the business sector, amongst educators, parents, and concerned citizens, to see students reach the ultimate goal of graduation.
Raise Your Hand Texas believes firmly in a strong early education foundation for future success. Participating in high-quality pre-kindergarten increases high school graduation rates by as much as 44 percent. Staring at zero members in its inception in 2007, Raise Your Hand Texas is now 25,000 members strong and growing.
Kara Johnson, CEO and President of the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition had this to say about the importance of early learning,
“The first 5 years of a child’s life are absolutely critical in terms of brain development. Literally developing a foundation for success in school and life for that child.”
She elaborated further by sharing how early childhood education can have a lasting impact,
“…children at this age learn through play and exposure to different things such as touch sound words feelings impressions. So, if engaged properly children will experience a dramatic increase in their vocabulary, they’ll be better able to regulate their emotions, develop confidence, as well as create positive relationships in early childhood and take that into adulthood”
Raise Your Hand Texas believes that every child deserves a quality education. We support high standards and expectations, along with securing the financial resources and tools to increase student performance.
Through online community interactions via newly launched social engagement platforms and an informative website, Raise Your Hand Texas looks to continue it’s mission to inform, educate, and create awareness for Texas public education.
About Raise Your Hand Texas:
Raise Your Hand Texas is a non-profit, bi-partisan advocacy organization made up of business and community leaders, taxpayers and concerned citizens, all with a single focus: supporting the more than 4.8 million students in the Texas public education system.
Elizabeth Lorenz, Web Marketing Raise Your Hand Texas http://www.raiseyourhandtexas.com
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Lovely landscaping and a nice mix of owner occupiers and renters like me.
the staff could not be more attentive to you always asking if everything was ok and if not they were round like a shot.
we had a faulty external door light I was going to replace the bulb myself from there shop but they would have no of it by the time I got back to our rental it had already been done.
Again this was a great place for a relaxing vacation well worth the money set far enough back from the 192 no traffic noise no noise at all except for the local wildlife.
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* The Behavioral Health Clinician III will be responsible for providing psychotherapeutic and mental health services for all diagnoses to child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, and to the community.
* This may include inpatient and outpatient.
* The Perinatal Loss Mental Health Clinician provides care to inpatients and discharged patients who are experiencing a perinatal loss.
* Master's degree from an accredited program in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related mental health discipline with an emphasis on clinical experience.
* Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or master's level independent licensure in Georgia in a related field such as Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nursing.
* Must be CPR certified.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Yes
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14th EUROPEAN NUTRITION CONFERENCE FENS 2023, BELGRADE SERBIA
FENS2023 is proud to announce plenary speakers
The search for veritas: enhancing dietary trials and observational studies
Can nutrition interventions be personalised according to metabolic phenotypes?
Unravelling the complexity of the gut microbiota
Facilitating food system transformation
The role of Diet and Nutrition to ensure high quality health systems for all


text: Bethany grew up in Canton, Georgia before attending the University of West Georgia to further her education. She graduated summer of 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in creative writing. In January 2020, Bethany joined Tanner Grocery as a secretary/ Receptionist. Known as always greeting customers on the phone with a polite demeanor and a keen sense of detail when it comes to her job. During her free time, Bethany enjoys hanging out with her friends and family, hiking, and shopping at Target.


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GRIMES; A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
Who is that girl? And all the rest…
as is love
Private jets and castles built in her name and her palm and her forehead reads like any biosphere’s reality. An unsocial her, is calling for a symbiotic “we”. Friends she finds in the horizon, in foreign tongues and familiar utterances stars come alive by her fire.
Surpassing the man’s world by a million miles is not easy or safe in any culture. Yet they dance and sweat to her revolution! So welcome to sustainable capitalism; a chance of a chance that we know for sure will not strangle us in the dead of night. Here we have a free girl, a women, also there is another one who is hanging out by this fire.
A stateless state, when you want money, when you want fame, and you let me go!


'Tis the season for lots of parties -- and boy, do those Hollywood starlets know how to dress fabulously for the occasion. In the peak of holiday season, celebs are wearing their shiniest and brightest sequin-filled dresses to all the soirees they attend. From Zoe Saldana to Beyonce to Taylor Swift, see how the best-dressed ladies in Hollywood are rocking sequins and sparkles.
For the recent Latin Grammy Awards, Zoe Saldana embraced a rather daring look by wearing a full-length bright green Elie Saab dress completely made of sequins. Dare we say she looks radiant in such a bright ensemble?


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Return to Gwyneth Walker Music Catalog
Download an MP3 file of a performance of this work by the University of California Alumni Chorus, Mark Summer, conductor.
Download a PDF file of the full score of this composition. This score may be printed and duplicated for the purposes of performances. However, please send a message to firstname.lastname@example.org, notifying us of the date/location of the performance.
Commissioned by the University of California Alumni Chorus for the University of California Choral Ensembles, in memory of Ronni Kordell Gravitz
This work is a setting of a text by the British author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), from his famous trilogy of fantasy novels, "The Lord of the Rings" (1954).
In the books, this song was written as a "walking song" by the hobbit doyen Bilbo Baggins and quoted and adapted by young Frodo Baggins. It celebrates the joy of a life filled with journey and adventure and everything that comes with it.
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- ...[from a recent journal entry] 8.05.09 2:55 pm
Poetry is literal expression, vividly professing emotional, visual concepts and perceptions...poetry elicits our imperfections...conveying our flaws in each verse, each lyrical wound exudes a commanding verbal presence; a portrayal of our history's pains, struggles and blessings; our deepest thoughts and concerns distressingly in tuned,we are society's lyrical vessels...But what's in a word...? You suppose I'm a decent writer, maybe "great" writer even, because I play with big, fancy words; well pardon my vernacular but what is a word, how substantial is a word if it has no profound meaning; what is a thought if it doesn't spark a deeper sense of knowing and thy unknown. I'm a great writer because of how my words make you feel, the emotions and thoughts and uncertainties I provoke from deep within; that's what makes a paramount writer. Intelligence is not defined merely by obtained knowledge; quite simply its how one utilizes and transforms that knowledge-yes thy interpretation is the genius of it all. The ability to think and equate and analyze and question for yourself is one of the greatest and most valuable abilities one could and should possess. God created us all in perfection and purity; still we are not perfect but we all are unique and talented in one way or another. Some of us just take longer realizing what that skill is. Some skills we're born with whereas some skills we learn and perfect overtime but nevertheless we are naturally gifted and all serve a purpose in this world before we leave this world. -Mellow
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Librarian | Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin Contest
A librarian shows us a proper way to Get Crackin'.
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[scene opens with a young female librarian (glasses, black skirt, bun in her hair) staring at the camera, then bending down to pick a pistachio out of a bowl sitting on a pile of books next to her]
NARRATOR: Librarians do it--
[she turns to the camera and shushes him]
[she cracks open the shell and puts it in her mouth]
[cut to a closeup of a pistachio, with the words "Lowest Calorie Nut, Lowest Fat Nut" appearing on screen]
NARRATOR: Wonderful Pistachios ... Get Crackin'!
CONTEST PERIOD: Contest begins on October 5, 2009 at 12:00:01 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) and ends on November 29, 2009 at 11:59:59 P.M. (PT). The Public Voting Period for the Contest begins on November 30, 2009 at 12:00:01 A.M. (PT) and ends on December 13, 2009 at 11:59:59 P.M. (PT). The Contest Data Base is the official time keeping device for the Contest.
HOW TO ENTER: The contestant should prepare a Video (15 or 30 seconds) of contestant demonstrating how they crack open their Wonderful Pistachio nuts; access www.youtube.com/wonderfulpistachios during the Contest Period; click on the link to the "Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Contest;" and follow the instructions to enter.
1. Follow instructions to upload Video onto the site.
2. Click on the link to submit as directed by 11:59:59 P.M. (PT) on November 29, 2009.
Opportunity to enter also will be available at special events in selected areas of Los Angeles, CA during the month of October. A Video Mobile Crew will be available to enable eligible consumers to enter. Full details will be available at the event. For locations and dates of events go to www.getcrackin.com. The Video Mobile Crew will be responsible for uploading entries and entry forms onto website.


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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has clarified that the government will not help the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation, repay its loan.
Speaking at a function organised on the occasion of the Corporation’s anniversary on Monday, the prime minister also demanded that the Corporation prepare a new plan to improve its economy.
he Prime Minister also expressed his fear that if the government supported the Corporation to repay loan now, it would continue seeking for such help every year.
“Rather, management and operation should improve. It has to be reflected on your practice,” he said, suggesting the Corporation should explore new destinations.
The Prime Minister claimed he had talked about exploring the new destinations with the concerned officials during his recent Europe trip.


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