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Do you have a requirement to convert an Opportunity in Salesforce.com to an Order/Quote in Oracle E-Business Suite? Or maybe you want the creation of an Oracle RightNow Incident to trigger an on-premise Oracle E-Business Suite Service Request creation for RMA and Field Scheduling? If so, read on.
In a previous blog post, I discussed integrating TO cloud applications, however the use cases above are the reverse i.e. receiving data FROM cloud applications (SaaS) TO on-premise applications/databases that sit behind a firewall. Oracle SOA Suite is assumed to be on-premise with with Oracle Service Bus as the mediation and virtualization layer. The main considerations for the patterns are are security i.e. shielding enterprise resources; and scalability i.e. minimizing firewall latency. Let me use an analogy to help visualize the patterns: the on-premise system is your home - with your most valuable possessions - and the SaaS app is your favorite on-line store which regularly ships (inbound calls) various types of parcels/items (message types/service operations). You need the items at home (on-premise) but want to safe guard against misguided elements of society (internet threats) who may masquerade as postal workers and vandalize property (denial of service?). Let's look at the patterns.
The on-premise system polls from the SaaS apps and picks up the message instead of having it delivered. This may be done using Oracle RightNow Object Query Language or SOAP APIs. This is particularly suited for certain integration approaches wherein messages are trickling in, can be centralized and batched e.g. retrieving event notifications on an hourly schedule from the Oracle Messaging Service.
To compare this pattern with the home analogy, you are avoiding any deliveries to your home and instead go to the post office/UPS/Fedex store to pick up your parcel. Every time.
Pros: On-premise assets not exposed to the Internet, firewall issues avoided by only initiating outbound connections
Cons: Polling mechanisms may affect performance, may not satisfy near real-time requirements
The on-premise system exposes the web services that needs to be invoked by the cloud application. This requires opening up firewall ports, routing calls to the appropriate internal services behind the firewall. Fusion Applications uses this pattern, and auto-provisions the services on the various virtual hosts to secure the topology. This works well for service integration, but may not suffice for large volume data integration.
Using the home analogy, you have now decided to receive parcels instead of going to the post office every time. A door mail slot cut out allows the postman can drop small parcels, but there is still concern about cutting new holes for larger packages.
Pros: optimal pattern for near real-time needs, simpler administration once the service is provisioned
Cons: Needs firewall ports to be opened up for new services, may not suffice for batch integration requiring direct database access
The on-premise network is "extended" to the cloud (or an intermediary on-demand / managed service offering) using Virtual Private Networking (VPN) so that messages are delivered to the on-premise system in a trusted channel.
Using the home analogy, you entrust a set of keys with a neighbor or property manager who receives the packages, and then drops it inside your home.
Pros: Individual firewall ports don't need to be opened, more suited for high scalability needs, can support large volume data integration, easier management of one connection vs a multitude of open ports
Cons: VPN setup, specific hardware support, requires cloud provider to support virtual private computing
The on-premise system uses a reverse proxy "API gateway" software on the DMZ to receive messages. The reverse proxy can be implemented using various mechanisms e.g. Oracle API Gateway provides firewall and proxy services along with comprehensive security, auditing, throttling benefits. If a firewall already exists, then Oracle Service Bus or Oracle HTTP Server virtual hosts can provide reverse proxy implementations on the DMZ. Custom built implementations are also possible if specific functionality (such as message store-n-forward) is needed.
In the home analogy, this pattern sits in between cutting mail slots and handing over keys. Instead, you install (and maintain) a mailbox in your home premises outside your door. The post office delivers the parcels in your mailbox, from where you can securely retrieve it.
Pros: Very secure, very flexible
Cons: Introduces a new software component, needs DMZ deployment and management
A light weight "agent" software sits behind the firewall and initiates the communication with the cloud, thereby avoiding firewall issues. It then maintains a bi-directional connection either with pull or push based approaches using (or abusing, depending on your viewpoint) the HTTP protocol. Programming protocols such as Comet, WebSockets, HTTP CONNECT, HTTP SSH Tunneling etc. are possible implementation options.
In the home analogy, a resident receives the parcel from the postal worker by opening the door, however you still take precautions with chain locks and package inspections.
Pros: Light weight software, IT doesn't need to setup anything
Cons: May bypass critical firewall checks e.g. virus scans, separate software download, proliferation of non-IT managed software
The patterns above are some of the most commonly encountered ones for cloud to on-premise integration. Selecting the right pattern for your project involves looking at your scalability needs, security restrictions, sync vs asynchronous implementation, near real-time vs batch expectations, cloud provider capabilities, budget, and more. In some cases, the basic "Pull from Cloud" may be acceptable, whereas in others, an extensive VPN topology may be well justified.
For more details on the Oracle cloud integration strategy, download this white paper.


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STUDY: South Dakota – Buckle of the Northern Plains' Fat Belt?
While not in the bottom 10 states nationally for obesity, South Dakota – in the middle of the Northern Plains – has an obesity rate of 28.3 percent of the population, with Iowa a slim 0.2 points behind S.D. in fatness.
The national obesity average, according to Gallup, is 27.1 percent. South Dakota's twin, North Dakota, came in under the national average at 26.0 percent.
According to the polling firm, this is the highest rate measured since Gallup and Healthways began tracking in 2008. Further, according to Gallup, the obesity rate increased by nearly a full percentage point over the average rate of 26.2 percent found in 2012.
Meanwhile, Minnesota and Montana have been hitting the gym and watching what they eat. Montana had the lowest obesity rate at a svelte 19.6 percent and Minnesota at 22.0.
While the Northern Plains tended toward the heavy side, it was nothing compared to the Southeast, where seven of the heaviest states lie. Mississippi ranked last at 35.4 percent obesity.
Northern Plains states' percentages: S.D., 28.3 percent; Iowa, 28.1 percent; Wyoming, 27.8 percent; Nebraska, 27.2 percent; N.D., 26.0 percent; Minnesota, 22.0 percent; and Montana, 19.6 percent.
Gallup notes that the results are based on telephone interviews conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey Jan. 2-Dec. 29, 2013, with a random sample of 178,072 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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After the huge success of London 2012 the sporting craze
continues this summer with Brazil 2014 and, straight after the
World Cup, we'll be hosting the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
What a great opportunity to get ahead of the games and use your
In the Zone kit to bring some of the excitement of these major
sporting events into your classroom. You can use the kit to help
your pupils discover the science behind the performance of elite
footballers like Wayne Rooney, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and what
happens in the bodies of top athletes such as Usain Bolt and Mo
Farrar when they push themselves to the limit in their quest for
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We're counting down to some exceptional sport at the Winter
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champion, Sir Steve Redgrave CBE, on Channel 4's 'The Jump'. To
give you some ideas of how to excite your students, here are some
suggestions for how to get In the Zone… in the cold! Brrrrr.
If you've enjoyed In the Zone, here are some ways to extend your In the Zone experience; places to learn more about science and movement; and links to related information.
If you need information or have a question about In the Zone, please view our help and support page which contains FAQs and support for the experiments. You can also contact us by email or telephone.


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Vote for the best Halloween costume
With clown outfits, scary witches and even a corpse at this year's parties, stars such as Heidi Klum, Calista Flockhart and Kim Kardashian pulled out all the stops.
Who do you think deserves top honours for their effort and originality?
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Monday, November 29, 2010
* Countdown to Christmas: Homemade Family Advent Calendar
Last year, my daughters and I
to countdown to Christmas.
Each envelope contains a daily family activity
to help us slow down and enjoy
the month of December.
We can't wait to set it up again this year.
In case you want to make your own,
I wanted to post again this week so you would
have time to make one before December 1st!
Here is our Harris Family Advent List
1. Candlelit bath for the girls!
2. Make Paper Snowflakes and Decorate the Windows
3. Make a CD of Christmas Music for the playroom/mom's minivan.
4. Rootbeer Floats!
5. Bake something yummy with Mama
6. Make Christmas Cards for Friends/Family
7. Have hot chocolate with marshmallows.
8. Make a pipe cleaner candy cane or wreath.
9. Make a Paper Chain.
10. Use puppets to tell a Bedtime Story.
11. Have an indoor picnic.
12. Family Game Night (Wii, board games, puzzles?)
13. Make and Decorate a Gingerbread House.
14. Dance and Sing to Christmas Music.
15. Set up the Mouse Nativity.
16. Make a Christmas Craft.
17. Make a Christmas Ornament.
18. Dress Fancy for Dinner tonight.
19. Fashion Show with Clothes made out of gift wrap!
(Recycled from opening presents with grandparents)
20. Make and Hang Edible Gifts/ornaments for the Birds and Squirrels.
21. Surprise a neighbor with an act of kindness.
22. At Home Pedicures!
23. Watch a Christmas movie with popcorn.
24. Pick your Favorite Christmas book for mom (or dad) to read aloud.
25. Open Presents!
Happy Countdown!
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Making the Shift to Peaceful Parenting ~ a Six-week Teleclass.
(NOTE: The timing for this class is Mondays at 10:00 pm Eastern Time, which is Tuesday 2:00 am GMT, great for parents in the Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones of the USA who want to take a class in the evening when both parents can participate, as well as during the afternoon for families in the Pacific rim locations. To see how this timing works out in your part of the world, use this website to convert the time: timeandzone.com. To see if there are other times that would work better for you where you are, visit the Upcoming Events page. And, if you don't see anything on the schedule that would work for you, click here to send a message to be alerted about new class times being offered and indicate a time and day preference.)
This teleclass series is an opportunity for parents to get their parenting practice in alignment with the way they want to be.
I hear from so many parents that they want to parent their kids peacefully but haven't been able to. There are lots of reasons why parents struggle with this, and in this teleclass series we get to the bottom of what really interferes. We discuss practical strategies to deal with our own internal feelings that color the way we relate to our kids.
The point of this practical class is to have access to parenting tools that feel good to employ. No yelling, no hitting, no sarcasm, no timeouts (well...we'll discuss that), no hitting, no threats. This isn't hands-off parenting; this isn't so-called permissive parenting. This isn't walk-all-over-mom-and-dad parenting! This is involved, honest, practical peaceful parenting.
Parents learn:
- how to remove YELLING from the toolkit (and why that's a good idea),
- why kids behave maladaptively and how to support them when they do,
- why kids melt down and have tantrums and how to get through these times,
- how to turn around unwanted behavior (including the parents'),
- how to help kids cooperate better,
- how to help kids communicate more effectively,
- how parents themselves can communicate more effectively,
- what children really need from their parents,
- how to meet kids' needs without that nagging feeling that they are also sacrificing their own needs,
- how to turn things around when they feel they have absolutely "lost it,"
- how to transition from coercive, punitive parenting to peaceful parenting without feeling like they're being walked all over,
- how to respond more effectively,
- how to make power struggles a distant memory (really!),
- how to develop strategies that feel good and that turn things around fast without losing their cool,
- how to stop hitting,
- how to help a parenting partner gain these skills, too,
- positive steps to end bullying, AND
- how to take better care of themselves so that they can be more responsive to their children and be the person they want their children to become!
Here are a couple of things to know about the class:
We meet via teleconference (over the phone) from 10:00 to 11:30 pm Eastern Time (USA) (Tuesday 2:00 am GMT) for six consecutive Mondays. (But, contact Marji by clicking here to send a message if this time is not practical for you. We are happy to arrange other days/times for people to attend from all over the globe.)
Week 1: Overview and Some Crucial Information
Week 2: Walking Our Talk
Week 3: Healing from Emotional Pain
Week 4: Learning Effective Communications Skills for Great Cooperation
Week 5: Helping Our Kids Develop Resilience
Week 6: Putting It All Together ~ And...More Crucial Info for Moving Ahead
How does the teleclass/workshop work? Here's how:
- All participants dial into a conference line at class time (local numbers are available for more than 55 countries). We begin each session with a check-in, during which each participant (who wants to, of course) shares his or her successes, struggles, questions, or stumbles, and we discuss that. We then jump into the content for that week.
- Class size is limited to no more than 6 participants/couples, because it is a highly interactive class, and this affords everyone the time to engage and be supported.
- At the end of each weekly session, homework is offered that is related to what we discussed during the session. These "assignments" help deepen the participants' experience and learning.
- Each session is recorded and uploaded to a private password-protected page on the Peaceful Parent Whisperer website along with a transcript of the content and the homework for that session. The page is only accessible to the participants for confidentiality's sake. Participants can either download the recordings to listen to later and/or share with their parenting partner, or they can listen right there on the website. This is beneficial in case a participant has to miss a session or leave early or tend to their child during the class.
- During the 6-week program (and afterwards, too), I am available to whomever needs me, either by telephone, by email, or via a private Facebook group that will have been set up for the times in between session when folks may need a little more help or may want to support each other. This is a very critical part of what makes this program so effective!
- If you have any other questions about how this works, or if you have any concerns or issues (like, you'd really like to participate but you're not sure how you'll manage money-wise), please reach out. We will figure out something. I have never turned anyone away because finances were tricky, and I'm not about to start now.
And, remember: If the scheduling is not workable for you, please be aware that we are always scheduling new sessions. We generally arrange the scheduling based on when the participants can make it (for instance, a recent session began at 10 pm to accommodate the participants' needs). Let us know what your scheduling needs are by clicking here to send a message.
The point is that if you want to take the class but feel that there is something holding you back, let's see if we can find a way around that obstacle.
So...need more information? Have some questions? Want to take the class but the time isn't right? Drop me a line. You can send a message or call me on the phone (845-657-3111). As the Beatles used to say, "We can work it out!"
The total cost for the six-week series is $150, and a payment plan is available. HOWEVER, if you want to take this class, but you are financially unable to, use this link to send a message so we can figure out something else. I have never turned away someone because of money, and I'm not about to start now!)
(NOTE: Both parents are invited and encouraged to attend for no additional charge.)
Consider this: For the price of a few lattes per week, you could get started on the path to transform your whole relationship with your kids. Forever.
Space is limited, though, and reservations are a must. Reserve your place now.
(To see the various payment options, click that little arrow on the right.)
Here are some things that people who have actually taken the class have to say about their experience:
The total cost for the six-week series is $150, and a payment plan is available. HOWEVER, if you want to take this class, but you are financially unable to, use this link to send a message so we can figure out something else. I have never turned away someone because of money, and I'm not about to start now!)
(NOTE: Both parents are invited and encouraged to attend for no additional charge.)
Space is limited, though, and reservations are a must. Reserve your place now.
(To see the various payment options, click that little arrow on the right.)


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Inspired by Double Duty by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts
Project tester: Elizabeth Tisinger Beese
1/2 yard blue button print (bag)
1/2 yard red-and-blue stripe (bag lining)
Finished purse: approximately 16" wide
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
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Im new too. Well, I actually dont know anything about AM paper or MI theory in teaching grammar. I just want to drop in to say good for you to be so creative and find something very interesting to teach your students. I want to be an English teacher one day.
Well, good luck
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I love the holiday season
but I have learned
that you need to pace yourself.
There are times, when you need
to take yourself out of the picture
and escape...if only for an hour.
Today I travelled to Italy,
just me, my latte and a cookbook.
It all happened in our local cafe
and we had a great time.
and we had a great time.
It was just the ticket to get me going again.
Manilli de Sea
(Silk handkerchief pasta sheets with Pesto)
How yummy does that sound?
I travelled thru Italy,
found a great recipe for dinner
and was raring to go again.
Next time you are out and about
and feeling like
you need a breather,
join me!
You won't regret it :)
you need a breather,
join me!
You won't regret it :)


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The shutdown: How it happens
Shutting down the government is nothing like the slow-motion calamity that is sequestration.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will face indefinite furloughs. National parks from Yosemite to Acadia will be closed. And if the spending standoff lasts into late October, veterans' benefit payments would trickle to a stop.
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Unlike this year's across-the-board spending cuts that rarely lived up to the hype, Americans will notice soon enough that their government services have been disrupted — if not canceled. So, Monday will have been the day to get a last look at the National Zoo's panda cam.
"It's a different kettle of fish when you say people aren't going to show up at all," said a former Clinton administration official central to planning for the last government shutdown in 1995 and 1996.
( POLITICO's full government shutdown coverage)
Appearing in the White House briefing room Monday just hours before the deadline, President Barack Obama assured Americans that air traffic controllers and federal prison guards would remain on the job. They will also still get their Social Security checks and Medicare help. But it won't be pretty either, he warned, especially for the federal workers who will be sent home without pay until there's an agreement on Capitol Hill.
"A shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people right away," Obama said.
So how exactly does the U.S. government close its doors?
The official word won't come from the CNN countdown clock. It came via a guidance memo from White House Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell — shortly before midnight Monday — instructing department heads to begin implementing their specific shutdown contingency plans.
( WATCH: Shutdown: Democrats vs. Republicans)
All federal employees should still show up for work Tuesday, where their managers will distribute the official notices on who is and isn't essential to daily operations. That's a tricky enough question — one loaded with both legal ramifications and a good bit of psychological baggage — but essentially boils down to the Cabinet secretaries and a skeleton operations crew who have jobs that involve protection of public safety or government property: think military troops, meat inspectors and border patrol.
The furloughed workers will have until about lunchtime Tuesday to wrap up any last-minute business at their desks: securing files, cancelling meetings, conferences and trips, setting up their 'out-of-office' email replies and updating voice mail recordings to say they won't be back on the job until there's a budget agreement.
Federal employees are also being told to track news sites for updates on when they can come back to work. And as for any other questions about the strict rules surrounding furloughs? Those can be answered by a handy Office of Personnel Management guidance document that describes frequently asked questions like prohibitions on voluntary government work and moonlighting.
( WATCH: Boehner 'confident' House will pass CR)
Some of the largest furloughs will hit the Pentagon and 400,000 of its civilian workers. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel fretted Monday about how these workers have been among those hit hard by sequestration — with a summer full of unpaid furlough days. Still, he said decisions to send them home without pay "are dictated solely by the law" for protecting people and property.
"The furloughs are in no way a reflection of the importance of your work, the hard effort you put forth every day, or your dedicated service to our department and our nation," Hagel said in a memo to Defense Department employees while traveling in South Korea.
As for the uniformed troops, they too must report to work, though they'll have the benefit of receiving their pay thanks to a rare legislative agreement between the House and Senate.
( PHOTOS: 17 times the government has shut down)
The news isn't so good for veterans. Benefit checks from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including disability claim checks and pension payments, are expected to last only two or three weeks beyond the start of the shutdown. Assistance for veteran-run businesses also will cease, while rehabilitation and education counseling are likely to be limited.
Some programs and government offices will remain open during the shutdown because they rely on mandatory spending or funding streams outside the annual congressional appropriations process. That's why it's full steam ahead for the Obamacare insurance exchanges — which coincidentally go live Tuesday — that are central to the Capitol Hill budget impasse.
It's also why the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak will continue operating, along with the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and some parts of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — all of which get funding from the federal fuel tax.
Many others aren't so lucky.


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STAR Center Foundation to Hold STARRY NIGHT 2013 Fundraiser Event, 2/22
STAR (Sensory Therapies And Research) Center, the premier clinic for children with sensory challenges, is holding its first fundraising event in Arizona.
Starry Night 2013 will be held on Friday, February 22 at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The fundraiser features Sarge, whose side-splitting comedy, touching vocals and stunning display of dexterity as a pianist have wowed crowds around the world for decades. Sarge has appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, HBO, and Comedy Central. Sarge has also opened for some of the biggest names in music, including Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Taylor Dayne, and Wayne Newton, just to name a few.
In addition to entertainment by Sarge, there will be silent and live auctions. This special event is being chaired by Lanny and Marlene Lahr. All proceeds benefit the STAR Center Foundation to help children and families with sensory processing disorder (SPD), a neurological disorder that disrupts the daily lives of 5-10% of all children and can cause social isolation, low self-esteem or other social/emotional issues. STAR Center offers a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment for SPD, ADHD, autism and other developmental and behavioral conditions. Donations to the STAR Center Foundation can also be made online through its website.
Where: Hyatt Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7500 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale
When: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $100 for one ticket; $150 for two tickets
Registration Deadline: February 12, 2013
Information and Tickets: http://www.SPDStar.org or info(at)spdstar(dot)org
The STAR Center, a 501(c)(3), is the premier clinic for treatment of children and adults with sensory challenges. The STAR Center offers intensive "burst" treatment that research shows is effective in treating sensory issues. Parents are involved throughout the process so families can learn to create sensory lifestyles and continue to see progress after the formal treatment program ends. Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, founder of STAR Center and Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation, is widely recognized as the leader in sensory processing disorder (SPD) research worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.SPDStar.org.


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They presented at the SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference this year and I also interviewed them just before the conference. During my interview, I spoke to Mark Shepherd (CEO), Alex Robinson (CTO) and Warren Montgomery (VP of Strategy).
Currently there are two main approaches to EUV Photoresists:
- Metal based photoresists utilize small molecules to try to give good edge roughness and resolution. Metal based photoresists are generally not as sensitive as other approaches because a single photon only initiates a single reaction (quantum efficiency ~1).
- Chemically amplified photoresists (CAR) are the current workhorse photoresists for optical lithography and represent an incremental approach for EUV. CARs are very sensitive because a single photon generates photo acids that can catalyze hundreds to thousands of reactions (quantum efficiency >>1). CARs require a post exposure bake adding processing time.
Successful photoresists need to achieve good performance on the RLS triangle. The R is resolution, you must be able to print the required pattern. L is Line Width Roughness; a measure of how smooth lines are. LWR has been a major sticking point in EUV to-date where large exposure doses are required to meet acceptable LWR specifications. S is sensitivity, measured as the dose required to achieve R and L and once again to-date S is much lower than desired for acceptable R and L values.
One of the key issues with EUV has been exposure source power and even as source power has improved it is still necessary to achieve high sensitivity in EUV photoresists to enable high throughput on the exposure tools. With EUV exposure tool prices in the range of $100 million dollars throughout is particularly important. The high sensitivity also needs to be achieved at the same time as good resolution and line width roughness - the RLS triangle discussed above. The typical goal for EUV photoresists is a dose of <20 mJ/cm2 but to-date most acceptable patterns have required higher doses.
For CAR at small linewidths you must limit acid diffusion to achieve the desired resolution and this reduces the sensitivity making CAR similar to metal containing resists for sensitivity.
In a CAR, exposure creates photoacid. During a subsequent post exposure bake the acid diffuses and a catalytic reaction occurs where the photoresist polymer is deprotected against developer by the acid, see figure 1.
Figure 1. Chemically amplified photoresist mechanism.
IM has developed a novel photoresist that is polymer based and therefore avoids any contamination concerns that can come up with metal based photoresist. The photoresist is like other carbon based photoresists and won't need a lot of etch process redesign. The photoresist is what IM calls multi-trigger and has chemically amplified behavior (quantum efficiency >1) without being chemically amplified. In an exposed area the following occurs, see also figure 2:
- An acid reacts with a molecule making it activated but the molecule is still not developer soluble.
- A second acid reacts with a second molecule activating it.
- If the two activated molecules are in close proximity they interact and become developer soluble.
Figure 2. Multi trigger photoresist behavior in exposed area.
An interesting property of this reaction is it is self-quenching at the edge of a feature because the reaction is only complete if two nearby molecules are activated, see figure 3. The probability of two random photons occurring in close proximity is low and this could possibly make this photoresist less sensitive to Shot noise.
Figure 3. Multi trigger photoresist behavior at the edge of an exposed area.
The result is a very sensitive photoresist that has demonstrated doses in the tens of millijoules with very high contrast. High contrast should provide better LWR than lower contrast photoresists.
At this point the evaluation of this photoresist is in the early stages and has not yet been run on full field production EUV systems. IM is seeking partners to help complete the evaluation and commercialization of the photoresist.
In conclusion the IM photoresist represents an interesting option for EUV photoresist that may offer a better set of RLS trade-offs than current solutions. IM is claiming their photoresist is 30% to 100% more sensitive than current EUV photoresists. If the promise of lower doses with acceptable LWR and resolution is met the cost savings due to improved system throughput could be substantial.


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As the father and son, stars of the upcoming thriller "After Earth," sat courtside for Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs on Wednesday in Miami, a sportscaster in a bold blazer sneaked into their photo-op and waved to cameras just as they were being plugged for TV viewers.
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"Noting the camera was on him, and encouraged by [sportscasters] Marv [Albert] and Steve Kerr, Sager broke into a full-on photobomb," according to NBA.com, which said the incident occurred during the third quarter.
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European stocks tumbled as Shanghai stocks melted down.
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The Shanghai Composite index SHCOMP, -1.73% plunged 5.3% to 1,963.24, led by bank stocks. It was the first close below 2,000 since December, and the percentage drop was its worst since a 6.7% fall in August 2009.
A cash crunch in China took a toll on bank stocks. Short-term interbank interest rates in Shanghai were off last week's highs but still above 6% on Monday. Financial stocks fell on fears that Beijing officials may be unwilling to ease that liquidity crunch. China's central bank warned Monday that banks need to control liquidity better.
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Also see: 7 ways to spot a market top.
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We've already broken the bank, so to speak, in our effort to renovate Sheep Dog Hollow in a green and economical manner. We did that when we decided to install a geothermal heating system that cost about $20,000 more than a top-of-the-line oil or gas heating system. The trade-off: big upfront costs versus long-term savings and a clean conscience.
But now, as I mentioned in my most-recent post, it turns out we could have installed a solar system for zero money upfront – just the cost of our monthly electric bill. Hmmm. Think that was a bit of poor planning on my part?
Connecticut is one of the few states that offer a solar leasing program that allows consumers to install solar panels and pay for them as they would their regular electric bill. (Others include California, Arizona, and Massachusetts, according to the site Tech.Blorge.com.
There are also about 200 local municipalities that offer similar solar leases, according to Monique Hanis of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a nonprofit trade group in Washington. (You can find out which ones at www.SEIA.org or www.dsireusa.org.)
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, which is financed by a small surcharge on the state's electric utility users, got together with local financial institutions and developed the lease program. The goal is to "…mainstream solar in CT. It is intended to make the ability to install a solar electric system affordable to everyone who owns a home."
The way it works is simple, and I'll use my current home as an example: A local solar installer from BeFree Solar dropped by one afternoon last week. He looked at my current electric bills and then checked out our barn, where I'd propose installing the panels because it faces directly due south. (The power would be used for both the house and the barn. But the barn's roof is better situated for solar.)
A few days later, I got the analysis. I currently use 7500 kilowatt hours (kWh) a year. As a result, he proposed I install a 6600 watt solar panel system, which should produce, based on my barn's angle toward the sun, about 8,000 kWh a year. The cash cost of such system: $46,200.00. With state rebate of $10,000 and federal tax credit (about $10,000 as well), that would bring the upfront cost down to $26,000 and that doesn't include sales tax.
That's still pretty high for most homeowners.
With the lease program, the upfront costs are zero. The federal and state incentives go to the leasing company, which essentially gives me a fixed rate loan for the remaining $26,000. I pay for that loan with a fixed monthly payment of $99 for the next 15 years.
After that, the company reappraises the solar system, and offers me another five-year lease, which, because of depreciation of the system, is estimated to be around $30 a month.
It does sound too good to be true: no upfront costs, fixed monthly costs that are lower than my current electric bills, and there's no sales tax on the lease.
Tthere are some drawbacks. First and foremost is that the lease is "non-cancelable, which means you're not allowed to pay off the lease for any reason. You have to make all payments as scheduled," according to the Connecticut Solar Lease Advisor.
There are also income limits to the program, but since it's designed to encourage middle-class people to get into solar. they're relatively high. A couple living in my county, without children, have to make less than $150,000 in combined income. (The more children you have, the higher the limit.)
Finally, at the end of the lease, you either have to remove the system or buy it from the leasing company. (By then it will probably be worth only a few thousand dollars, according to my BeFree adviser Kapil Luthra.)
Over the next 30 years, if I continued to buy electricity from the local utility – which has a history of raising rates about 6 percent a year – my total costs would be almost $70,000, according to my BeFree analysis.
With a leased system, my total outlay over those same 30y years would be around $20,000, if I include money earned annually from the utility company. That's because when my solar panels are producing more electricity that I'm using, it gets fed back into the power grid and my electric meter essentially runs backward. Wouldn't it be nice to get a check from the local utility company, rather than keep sending them out?
So, all of this begs the question: Did I make the wrong call on installing geothermal at Sheep Dog?
I don't think so, because I can still install solar panels on our barn there, and that will be the subject of my next blog.
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Genial Georgia native Buxton discusses his past, Twins future
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | December 6, 2012 5:30 AM
Sorry? Please? The voicemail greeting of Byron Buxton -- the Twins' No. 2 prospect now and the No. 2 overall draftee six months ago -- may be impersonal, but it sure is polite. To hear his voice and those boiler-plate words is to realize that he really is just an 18-year-old Georgian. And if his frequent use of Yes, sir doesn't reinforce that point, the etymology of his nickname does.
"I was in third grade," Buxton says on the other end of his phone, which instead of ringing plays tunes like Chris Brown's R&B hit "Don't Judge Me" and Kendrick Lamar's rap song "Swimming Pools." "My football coach, he started calling my brother 'Buck Feet,' and he started calling me 'Buck' and it stayed with me all the way."
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Buxton: Working out in Atlanta, trying to get bigger, pick up on more skills and trying to get better.
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MiLB.com: Now that two months have passed, how do you evaluate your first Minor League season?
Buxton: I did all right. It took me a little while to adjust to all the new things around me and the new pitching. I wouldn't necessarily say it was faster, but it was better pitching. They hit their spots, better breaking pitches and off-speed. So I just hung in there, and once I got it down pat, my season went up from there. The last little bit of the season, I did pretty good. I just had to work on better pitch selection.
MiLB.com: That's understating it -- you batted .400 (14-for-35) your final nine games at Rookie-level Elizabethton. How did you improve your mental approach?
Buxton: Just tell myself to hit my pitch and don't chase any of the pitcher's pitches -- just be patient and disciplined at the plate.
MiLB.com: Did your coaches tweak your physical mechanics as well?
Buxton: They changed it a little bit, but it wasn't a lot. In high school, I was more open with my stance. When I got to the Minor Leagues, they closed me up a little bit. It was to limit all the movement and go straight to the ball instead of having a long swing. I got a simple swing now, where I am closed. I see the ball much better. I sit back on breaking stuff real well because I am so balanced.
MiLB.com: How about defensively -- any adjustments to the pro game?
Buxton: I just did some work on my footwork and tried to get my arm stronger.
MiLB.com: Your arm is already pretty strong -- what'd you do strengthen it even more?
Buxton: I throw the football a lot with my dad and some people back home and my agent. It works it out. In high school, I threw a football 82 yards.
MiLB.com: What are your goals for next season?
Buxton: Just work hard, keep swinging the bat well, take advice, listen, and my performance hopefully will take me where I want.
MiLB.com: Which is where, come April 2013? Class A Cedar Rapids?
Buxton: I wish I was beginning with the Majors, but I ain't quite there yet.
MiLB.com: The challenge with athletically gifted guys like yourself is turning your tools into skills. How far along are you?
Buxton: Turning my tools into skills? I'm still working on all of 'em. I ain't got 'em all yet.
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Editor's note: Annette Lang is an experienced personal trainer and educator. Scott Lundberg has done extensive work in experience design. The Focus On article, "Personal Experience," in the February 2003 issue discussed how we in the health club industry can enhance our personal training program by adopting basic concepts from this experience framework. This is Annette's "Experience Assessment." The follow up analysis on her assessment will run in the August issue.
When the experience I create is of greater value than the client's expectations, a quality relationship is created. I would like to share with you how Scott and I analyzed the experience I have been providing to my clients as a personal trainer.
We all know how important assessment is in fitness: to determine where we are with our clients and where we are going. The same applies to increasing the value of your overall business. Many health clubs and personal training departments try to copy the perceived strengths of the competition instead of focusing energy on their own strengths and opportunities to create an experience that is uniquely theirs. This process assessment works for the smallest of businesses and the largest of corporations.
In my experience assessment, Scott began by defining three things:
- Who am I?
- Who are my clients?
- What experience do my clients have with me?
To define these, he asked me a series of questions that helped us get to the heart and soul of what I am doing and condensed it into the following:
Who is Annette Lang, personal trainer?
- She believes in helping people feel empowered. Making clients feel good about themselves is what she does best.
- She believes that motivating people to move more will help them feel better — literally moving more.
- She motivates with encouragement and praise.
- She is highly educated and is an educator of personal trainers.
- She loves and appreciates all sports and likes cycling best as an activity.
- She is a vegetarian, but not preachy about it. Nachos are a favorite.
- She is 43 years old with 20 years in the fitness industry.
- She is a master trainer for Reebok.
Who are Annette's clients?
- They possess some level of motivation.
- They expect professionalism (on time, etc.)
- They respect her professional status.
- They expect consistency in relationship over time.
- They want the latest info as it applies to them.
- They select a trainer based on philosophy that matches their own.
- They are not people with an air of entitlement.
- They are mostly of middle age and professional.
- They live in Manhattan.
- They are flexible with scheduling because Annette's obligations as an educator often creates conflicts.
What experience do clients have with Annette?
- Experience of success for the client.
- Focused and professional. No chitchat during workout.
- Content includes what Annette is learning at the moment.
- Responsive to client preferences. Any movement that does not harm is good.
- Pain=Stop. Always.
- First session is an assessment. Always.
- Full of positive reinforcement.
According to Scott, this is his analysis of Annette's client experience:
"Annette thoroughly understands and articulates what she wants to provide to her clients. This understanding is a result of her years of experience as an educator of personal trainers in addition to her actual practice. Annette helps people feel better about themselves by getting them to physically move and emotionally experience success. This mind and body approach has a positive multiplier effect. The successful mind allows the body to move more and the better-conditioned body encourages the mind's sense of well being and so on…This is the body and soul of the experience Annette provides as a personal trainer.
In August, Scott will share some simple changes that he incorporated into Annette's experience assessment that helped her to enhance her personal training program.
Annette Lang can be reached at www.annettelang.com. Scott Lundberg can be reached at email@example.com.


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Molten Lava Cake Recipes
Pear and Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
Yesterday morning I picked a basketful of ripe pears from our garden. I think there are probably about 60 more pears I can gather by the end of the season. Everyday, I give my little baby Aria fresh fruit and vegetables, and at already 10 months old, she clearly adores pears. I made a lot of compote de poire ("pear sauce" in English) and after Aria finished her portion, I used the remainder and made chocolate lava cakes. The molten chocolate center paired with chilled pear sauce is absolutely fabulous.
If you're looking to impress guests with an elegant chocolate dessert, search no more. I served this dish last evening for our special guest, a monk who came to visit all the way from 'Đà Lạt, Vietnam. He assured me he had never tasted something so good!
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Clementine Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
My garden is filled with ripe citrus fruits right now, so I gathered two full baskets of clementines. Even though the rain hasn't been all that great this season, the fruit is incredibly sweet. We're lucky! I usually peel fruit right after dinner, leave them at the dining table and let everyone help themselves right away. But this time, before peeling the clementines, I gathered the zest to make my husband Lulu's favorite: chocolate lava cake. It might look complicated, but fear not, it's just a matter of timing. Like love!
If you're planning to surprise your sweetheart for Valentine's Day this year, a decadent chocolate dessert should be at the top of your list. First, it's delicious, and second, I love the idea of Googling aphrodisiacs in preparation for Valentine's Day!
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Troop Program Features let you make each a part of your troop program.
These are also the resources for Webelos Outdoorsman.
Other skills include: First Aid, Swimming, Cycling and Scout Skills.
Outdoor Skills are important parts of the Cub Scout, Webelos, and Boy Scout programs:
- Cub Scouts can camp with their Pack or at Cub Scout Resident Camp.
- Webelos earn their Outdoorsman care for their bikes as a part of the Webelos Handyman Activity Badge.
- Boy Scouts earn their Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, and Wilderness Survival Merit Badges.