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5 Great Foods You Must Eat for a Healthy Heart
We're in the midst of American Heart Month, so it's more important than ever to focus on treating your heart right.
And maybe nothing matters more than eating the right foods.
We're in the midst of American Heart Month, so it's more important than ever to focus on treating your heart right.
And maybe nothing matters more than eating the right foods.
Only t-minus four days until the big game, so now is the perfect time to start thinking about the most important part of our Super Bowl party-- food. Nachos, sandwiches, pizza and anything greasy goes, as long as it's hardy and semi-manly. But how the heck are we supposed to choose with so many delicious options out there? Answer: go big.
Bacon is magic in meat form. Add the greasy strips to any situation, and it'a automatically 100 times more tasty: bacon lollipops, for example? Delicious. The Bacon Cup loaded with hot girls? Even better. We didn't think things could get any more awesome, until now. Guys -- bacon taco shells exist.
Pasta is typically one of the cheaper entrees at a restaurant. In fact you can often get an endless bowl of it for ten bucks at your local Olive Garden.
But a "plate" of pasta on the menu at Bice, an eatery in Midtown Manhattan, is anything but inexpensive. The dish, featuring homemade tagliolini pasta topped with two pounds of fresh lobster and black truffles, will run you the year-accurate sum of $2,013.
Christmas may have come and gone, but the spirit of giving is alive and well at Red Robin, where a pregnant woman recently got a free meal and a sweet note on her receipt from the restaurant's manager.
This morning we woke up to a bitter cold. There was snow on the ground and we are only expected to reach around 42 degrees today. So there is nothing better than a good beef stew to warm you up.
Just because it's legal to do it on your own time in Colorado, doesn't mean you can drug your whole class. Two University of Colorado students in Boulder thought it would be funny to bring pot brownies to a morning class to share. Then a bunch of people who ate them had freak-
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The Anglican Diocese of Armidale is a partnership of churches and associated agencies and schools found in the northern inland region of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the major centres of Armidale, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Narrabri and Tamworth and surrounding towns and villages.
November 6th - Youthsurge
North Tamborine, QLD
1 - 6 January
Organised by CMS Queensland with Northern NSW
Tamworth - Saturday 10 October, 6.30pm
Moree - Saturday 24 October, 6.00pm
Click here to download the flyer for more information.
20 November 2015. St Peters Sth Tamworth is organising 'A Dinner with Mike Baird' at Bishop Chiswell Hall, on the Cowper Campus of Calrossy School. Cost $40 per person.
Bishop Rick Lewers' address to Synod can be downloaded in full. An extract follows: Two Australian Anglican church leaders, greatly respected, spoke at a conference I attended in July. One declared that from the long dusk of Christianity in Australia, the sun has finally set and we have now entered into an age of darkness. Read More »
Bishop Rick Lewers' address to Synod can be downloaded in full. An extract follows: We live in days as described in Matthew 24 with nations rising against nations, with famine and earthquakes. Read More »

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Ratings based on 504 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.3 Room cleanliness
4.2 Service & staff
4.2 Room comfort
4.2 Hotel condition
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We double-checked.
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for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Ideal location close to main sightsPosted Sep 29, 2015
Pros: Location Friendliness of staff
Cons: City Map
Location: Must visits Blue Mosque Aya Sofia Topkapi Palace Bospohorous Cruise Turkish Hammam Overated Grand Bazaar - Not particualrly atmospheric
Well located hotel close to main sites and places of interest Friendly staff who tried hard to make you feel welcome with good recommendations when asked. Lovely city whihc felt very safe. Good for walking around. City map offered by hotel was slightly difficult to read and road names were sometimes different from those in our Guide Book For a Turkish Hammam I can recommend Camaloglu Hammam. Treatments not elaborate but building is immensely atmospheric
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Empfehlenswertes HausPosted Sep 28, 2015
Pros: Die Lage ist optimal zu wichtigen Sehenswürdigkeiten und zu öffentlichen Transportmitteln.
Cons: Vordergründig nicht.
Location: Das Hotel befindet sich im Stadtteil Sultanahmet. Fußläufig erreichbar sind Hagia Sophia, Blaue Moschee, Großer Basar, Zisterne, Hippodrom, Gülhane-P.
Der Service war stets freundlich und angenehm, die Lage des Hauses für sightseeing optimal.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Net en leuk hotel, midden in het centrum.Posted Sep 27, 2015
Een aanrader, erg mooi, chique en schoon hotel. Gelegen midden in het oud centrum. Prijs valt best mee.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
WE were registered early and fed breakfast.....Posted Sep 22, 2015
Pros: lovely breakfast, nice bathroom , plenty of space, good ac, quiet place in busy area
Location: a minute you step outside you are invited to eat ..... restaurant immediately as you turn right was best kebab I have tasted.
Everything and everyone was very kind and helpful.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from London
Great LocationPosted Sep 22, 2015
Great Location so close to lots of sights. Nice qwerky room, just a shame that a few little details with the cleanliness, missed some mould by the air conditioning vent and also soap that was stuck on the wall of the shower. However despite these problems we would happily return.
by A verified traveler from ay
hotel bien situés chambre trop charger et petitePosted Sep 20, 2015
Sura hagia que nous avons eu l'occasion d'essayer est beaucoup plus convivial que sura design
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
nice hotel close to everythingPosted Sep 16, 2015
Very good hotel had a pleasant stay and the staff were very helpful at all times excellent
for Familiesby A verified traveler from Valencia (España)
No es un cinco estrellas....Posted Sep 14, 2015
Pros: Los baños, y sobre todo las duchas son de excelente calidad.
Cons: La moqueta necesita cambiarse, tiene muchas manchas; idiomas, el personal es pobre en ello, nadie habla español. Perros, no a la vista del cliente.
Location: Ubicación de lujo, en el centro de todo lo interesante, de lujo.
No es un cinco estrellas, es calidad inferior a las cuatro. Necesita mucha mano de obra para una reforma en condiciones. El personal es insistente, pesado en algunos casos en sus relaciones con los clientes. Llegan a invadir el terreno de la privacidad. Pero es común a todos los trabajadores del sector turístico, porque en sí no son agradables, sino forzados a ello. En el desayuno, no hay cubiertos (cuchara de café con leche), aunque si es abundante en cuanto a comida. El café malo, muy malo. Necesita mejorar las camas, al menos los colchones, ya que hay algunos que están bastante usados. Lo recomiendo a un amigo, pero antes le pongo en antecedentes, para que sea él quien opte o no a ello.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Nice hotel. Friendly staff. Very central.Posted Sep 8, 2015
Pros: Very central with friendly staff.
Cons: There was just 1problem with WIFI. Always had to request the staff to re connect once we came From outside. May need to look into this to make easy.
Location: All tour attraction places very close.
Hotel was very nice with very friendly staff always willing to help. All to tourist attraction close about 15 min walk from the hotel. Also booked tour and big bus tour through the hotel. During the holiday I had an accident. All the staff were very caring. My daughter stayed at this hotel and she recommended. Will recommend to friends and family.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Boston MA
Fantastic hotel with incredible servicePosted Aug 30, 2015
Everything about the hotel was great. The staff was so helpful and nice, and really made our stay wonderful. We had four girls in connecting rooms and we were very comfortable. The location can't be beat. We had a great time!


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Galaxy Note 4 (me) I Phone 5s (wife) - constantly have no cell service when trying to make a calls from inside the house. We're in a cellular black hole. I switched from Sprint due to the same problem. Now I pay twice as much money for no service!Was this review helpful to you?
Can occasionally RECEIVE a text message. Can't send one without going out into the street. Phone service is non-existent. Ordered and received a signal booster. Even the window unit can't find a signal! USELESS.Was this review helpful to you?
Too many call failures and texts unable to be sent. Called t-mob and elected for call back cause their lines were busy. Then received call back from them but still needed to wait! Crazy!Was this review helpful to you?
I use Verizon, and in The West Valley, it is super, great reception, speed, etc. I travel, and around the country, if there is a dead or slow spot, Verizon is most likely to get through. Spendy--- expensive, but, reliable. But, due to costs, I may try another carrier soon. Thinking of ATT.Was this review helpful to you?
In house and outside always only 2 barsWas this review helpful to you?
on average 6-10 dropped calls a day, called Verizon and they said they sent a tech to the area. The tech reported he could not duplicate the problem. Verizon stated they only showed 6 dropped calls for the last 700 calls, which is ironic as my called dropped while calling customer service. They said I could purchase an extender for $250, I do not think that paying an additional $250 for a service I already pay for is ethical. They then said I purchase another phone, my phone works everywhere else so I know my phone is not the problem. Very dissatisfied with the company and the service!Was this review helpful to you?
My 4g Phone never has more than 1 bar of signal. My email fails to send most of the time. I have a tether plan but that is just pointless here.. At Surprise Stadium where Royals / Rangers spring training is, service is so poor a text with a pic wouldn't send and I had to retry. Looking at the tower map the nearest tower is in Peoria. This is strange why Verizon would not address the city of Surprise.Was this review helpful to you?
We even got an Airwave thru Sprint which was supposed to boost our network, NEGATIVE! I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND SPRINT TO ANYBODY EVER!Was this review helpful to you?
We moved to this area and could not make a call. Had to hook up a land line to make / receive calls. Called Verizon to complain and dropped call six times within 5 minutes of talking to customer support. Verizon tech asked for home number so that we could a least talk without being dropped. After customer support verified that between 4 Verizon cell phones we had over 400 dropped calls in a single month. Verizon said they could send us a booster to improve our signal. Only catch was we would have to pay$ 250.00 for the booster. After talking back and forth with tech. support they agreed to send out booster free of charge. good thing we have internet cause that is the only way it works. if I disconnect booster from Router we can't even call 9-1-1. If you live in this area please hook up a land line so you can make / receive calls... . I wish the " Can you hear me now guy" would come to my neighborhood.Was this review helpful to you?
Even with a Sprint $200 booster, I have only 1 bar and can never place or receive calls without failure. Totally disappointed and will switch to Verizon. Sprint has been promising more towers for two years now - 4g phone is useless. Empty promises. My son's Verizon and daughter's T-Mobile work fine here. I will be switching to Verizon.Was this review helpful to you?


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COMMUNITY CHOICE CREDIT UNION IS THE BEST BANK I HAVE EVER HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH. I AM DEALING WITH A LADY BY THE NAME OF BETH AND MAN IS SHE GREAT, SHE GAVE MY BUISNESSES LOANS WHILE OTHER BANKS NEVER GAVE A MICHIGAN BUISNESS A CHANCE DUE TO OUR ECONOMY DOWNFALL. THIS CREDIT UNION IS A FAIR ESTABLISHMENT AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THEY ARE GREAT AND EVERYONE SHOULD OPEN UP A ACOUNT THERE TO KEEP THEIR MONEY IN A MICHI... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag Abuse
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I'm a school teacher who's starting a new family, working a lot of hours, but watching every dime. I came to Community Choice because I grew up in Livonia and wanted to support a local company. At first, they were very cordial and pleasant and I hoped I had found a financial institution that might actually be concerned with a guy who has to work for a living....boy was I wrong!! Community Choice Credit Union has cost... view moreLike this review?Yes|Flag AbuseProvided by Citysearch


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The dates are set for our 2016 11v11 College Showcases at our LATHAM DOME (4 Jacqueline Ave. Latham, NY 12110)...
Boys Showcase
Saturday, January 23, 2016 - Sunday, January 24, 2016
**Please email email@example.com to be added to the Wait List**
Girls Showcase
Saturday, January 30, 2016 - Sunday, January 31, 2016
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Rich Komulainen
American International College - Fred Balbino
Assumption College - Don Corrao
Castleton State College - John O'Connor
Clarkson University - Chris Taylor
Clarkson University - Matthew Konecnik
Colby-Sawyer College - Craig Wilkinson
Green Mountain College - Peter Steese
Hamilton College - Perry Nizzi
Houghton College - John Carpenter
Houghton College - Matthew Webb
Hudson Valley CC - Travis Cooke
Keuka College - Matthew Tantalo
Le Moyne College - Tom Bonus
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Adam Hildabrand
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Casey Baker
Mitchell College - Damian Houlden
Mount Ida College - Joe Campbell
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Liam Heffernan
Rivier University - Bill Lawler
Sage College of Albany - Kyle Clancy
St. John Fisher College - Nick Calo
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Graham Brown
Southern Vermont College - Joe Baia
Springfield College - Ronan O'Rourke
SUNY Brockport - Gary LaPietra
SUNY Buffalo State - Mark Howlett
SUNY Canton - Tim Penrod
SUNY Cobleskill - Chris Curran
SUNY Cortland - E.J. Reutemann
SUNY Cortland - Steven Axtell
SUNY Institute of Technology - Peterson Jerome
SUNY Oneonta - Iain Bryne
SUNY Onondaga CC - Eric Bonnier
SUNY Oswego - Robert Friske
SUNY Plattsburgh - Chris Waterbury
SUNY Potsdam - Adam Parker
SUNY Tompkins Cortland CC - Andrew Davis
SUNY Ulster CC - Rich Mattson
Union College - Jeff Guinn
Utica College - Brendan Ujvary
Utica College - Brian Marcantonio
Wells College - Daniel Kane
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Christine Kanawada
Alfred University - Aileen Ascolese
Bard College - Bill Kelly
Castleton State College - Chris Chapdelaine
Cazenovia College - Lauren Pacelli
Clarkson University - Sarah Raymond
Elmira College - Ashley Bingaman
Endicott College - Jodi Kenyon
Gordon College MA - Chuck Breton
Green Mountain College - Ashley Stevens
Hamilton College - Sinead McSharry
Hartwick College - Brian Gordon
Hartwick College - Andrew Carver
Herkimer CC - Ryan Brooks-Newton
Hudson Valley CC - Jay Pokines
Ithaca College - Mindy Quigg
Johnson State College - Kristin Cannon
Le Moyne College - Tracey Leipold
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Deb Raber
Mount Ida College - Gregory Hagan
Mount Saint Mary College NY - Bre Nasypany
Nazareth College - Gail Mann
New England College - Paul Vazquez
Nichols College - Damir Pesa
Norwich University - Beth Van Parys
Plymouth State University - Ryan Joy
RIT - Liz Masterson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Greg Cathell
Sage College of Albany - Andrew Gamarra
Skidmore College - Emmie Doin
Southern Vermont College - Michael Zauzig
St. Lawrence University - Ashley Kaufman
St. Michael's College - Wendy Elles
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Jessica Eichele
Siena College - Steve Karbowski
Siena College - Brandon DeNoyer
Smith College - Mark Platts
SUNY Brockport - Joan Schockow
SUNY Canton - Sarah Arsenault
SUNY Cobleskill - Bryan Cronkhite
SUNY Cortland - Heidi Woodcock
SUNY Farmingdale - Chris Roche
SUNY Institute of Technology - Erin Schurr
SUNY New Paltz - Colleen Bruley
SUNY Oswego - Brian McGrane
SUNY Oswego - Tracy Blake
SUNY Plattsburgh - Frantzy Noze
SUNY Plattsburgh - Tania Armellino
SUNY Potsdam - Mark Misiak
SUNY Tompkins Cortland CC - Robert Rice
Union College - Brad Utter
Union College - Brian Speck
Utica College - Alyssa Manoogian
Wells College - Mara Primmer
Saturday 1/23 Teams - 12 Max.
Sunday 1/24 Teams - 12 Max.
Saturday Teams 1/30 - 12 Max.
Sunday Teams 1/31 - 12 Max.
If you wish to participate in Afrim's Annual College Showcase, please complete and submit the online application and team information forms through GotSoccer.com. Application form and team information form must be submitted online. Applications sent via US Mail, email, or FAX will NOT be accepted. Please follow instructions carefully.
Official notification of acceptance and non-acceptance will be posted here no later than December 4, 2015. Those teams not accepted will have their check returned. Should a non-accepted team later be granted entry into the tournament, the team will be required to resubmit the tournament entry fee.
Teams not on the accepted list will be kept on our waiting list, unless they choose to be removed. Please notify us at email@example.com if you wish to be removed from the waiting list. Team not accepted will have their checks destroyed or returned.
*Teams will play on either Saturday or Sunday (not both). Please specify which day you prefer at time of registration. All requests will be considered but ARE NOT guaranteed. Teams will be grouped according to ability (Elite-1, Premier-2, Competitive-3). Registration is limited. We will take up to 12 teams on Saturday and up to 12 teams on Sunday.
FORMAT THIS YEAR: Teams are guaranteed 3 38-minute games, same 11v11 Format
Early Bird Special: Register (and pay) before Friday, December 11th - $795/team; Register on or after Friday, December 11th - $850/team
All accepted teams must submit their roster through GotSoccer.com. We encourage players to include their: Player #, Player Name, Position, High School, Height, Weight, Year of Graduation, GPA, Phone #, Email. This should be completed no later than Friday, January 8, 2016. If your team wishes to bring additional player profiles to the tournament they may do so. However, the one you submit to us via GotSoccer.com will be used to create a roster book for the College Coaches.
Player passes are NOT required. However, all players must fill out an Afrim's Sports WAIVER FORM online here through their mySAM account. If you have never played at Afrim's Sports before, please follow the prompts for New Customer Registration to create a mySAM account. Once you fill out your information, you will be sent an e-mail confirming this registration. You must click on the link in the confirmation e-mail in order for your registration to go through. Once you do that, you need to log back into your account and you will be automatically prompted to accept the waiver. After this is complete, please call our office so that we can add you to the appropriate roster. Anyone who is NOT registered within the Afrim's Sports' registration waiver system by the deadline set accepts full liability for any injuries/accidents that may occur.
Please encourage your players to contact college coaches on their own, especially if there are specific schools that they are interested in attending. While many coaches return to our tournament year after year, we find that it is still important for players to email coaches ahead of time. This contact helps to ensure that a specific coach will attend the event and also increases the likelihood that a coach will view one of your team's games. Contact information for coaches is always available on the college's wesbite. Search in "Athletics" and sometimes in the "Student Life" section. Many programs have a specific recruiting form. Otherwise the coach's email address will be listed on a "Staff Directory" page. Emailing coaches is a critical part in a student's effort to be recruited to play in college.
Game schedules will be posted on our website approximately one (1) week prior to the tournament date. Game times will only be given out once your roster is submitted and all of your players have completed their waivers through Afrim's Sports' MySAM registration system.
Team managers will be notified of their game times. Parents will need to contact their team manager for these times and should not be calling us directly.


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RIPON – The San Joaquin Valley Swiss Echoes, dressed in their traditional Swiss attire, will present their Fall Concert and Dance Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Swiss Club hall in Ripon located on the corner of East Main Street and Manley Road.
STOCKTON - A full program of Beethoven is in store when the Stockton Symphony begins its Classics season on Thursday, Nov. 15.
HALF MOON BAY–– The 42nd Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival is expected to draw hordes of visitors to the "World Pumpkin Capital" for a fun-filled festival on historic Main Street this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
STOCKTON - Chris Brubeck opens the Stockton Symphony's Classics season with a Mini-Brubeck Festival on Thursday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 13.
TRACY – Starbucks Coffee Company and the Women's Center – Youth & Family Services are teaming up to host the 10th Annual "Break the Silence on Domestic Violence" Walk-A-Thon in Tracy on Saturday, Oct. 13.
New Sierra Rep play captures the hard angles of love, war & life transitions
MODESTO - Sierra High graduate and "The Voice" finalist Lindsey Pavao is performing on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at a Modesto Sound teen recording and creative arts studio concert fundraiser at the home of one of Modesto Sound's board members.
COLUMBIA - The 28th annual Harvest Festifall will be held in Columbia State Historic Park on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13-14.
STOCKTON - Members of University of the Pacific's 2012-13 Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet will perform the world premiere of Chris Brubeck's Adventure for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra with the Stockton Symphony when it begins its Classics season on Thursday, Oct. 11.
RIPON - A soft-spoken man of faith – retired National Guardsman Bill DeKok – told Rotarians Wednesday noon how he had survived a death sentence from pancreatic cancer.
COLUMBIA - The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is staging the 30th annual Fiddle & Bango contest plus chili cook-off on Saturday Oct. 6.
STOCKTON - The Stockton Chorale will bring a celebration of music by and about women who are Saints, Queens and Mothers on Nov. 2 and 4.
East Bay Mudd band helps power Pumpkin Fair Main Stage music
Texas Hold 'Em players that manage to win at the Give Every Child A Chance 12th Annual Kings and Queens Casino Night Fundraiser on Saturday will make out like bandits.
MODESTO - Just in time for the 2012 presidential election, the Modesto Film Society's Cinema Club presents the political satire "Being There" on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., at Modesto's Historic State Theatre.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Walker's daughter sued Porsche for wrongful death Monday, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was ...
By GLENN KAHL
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pope Francis' apology for the Roman Catholic Church's crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition among some California Native Americans ...
CAMARILLO (AP) - Ben Kuroki, who overcame the American military's discriminatory policies to become the only Japanese American to fly over Japan during World War ...
STOCKTON - Emily Payne, one of the top fashion designers of Project Runway Season 13 is coming to Stockton to share her experiences with the Haute ...
NEW YORK (AP) - Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards were peppered with commercials warning young adults about the dangers of drugs - but during the show ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The 17th Teen Choice Awards threw its full support behind the hit series "Empire," honored late "Furious 7" star Paul Walker and ...
ATLANTA (AP) - Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a ...
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The Homes for Horses Coalition Conference
Wolves, Bears, Cougars and Humans in North America
Animal Care Expo
Taking Action for Animals
Award Programs & Special Events
Celebrating Animals/Confronting Cruelty: Santa Barbara
To the Rescue! New York Gala
Grassroots Events
Learn more about HSUS grassroots events, including Effective Animal Advocacy, Lobby 101s and Humane 101s. Then view the calendar to find an event in your state.
Celebrating Animals/Confronting Cruelty: Santa Barbara
Please join us for our premiere Celebrating Animals/Confronting Cruelty: Santa Barbara event. Proceeds from this event will help support the life-saving work of our Pets for Life and Equine Protection programs. The evening will include a cocktail reception, a gourmet vegan dinner and entertainment by Lacy J. Dalton.
When: Sept. 12, 2015
Where: Montecito, California
More information: firstname.lastname@example.com
To learn about sponsoring this event: email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Homes for Horses Coalition Conference
The only national conference for those involved or interested in equine rescue and sanctuary. Topics include improving adoptions for rescued horses, working with law enforcement, fundraising, community outreach and more.
When: Sept 25-26, 2015
Where: Irving, Texas
More information: www.homesforhorses.org
Wolves, Bears, Cougars and Humans in North America
Large carnivores now live in heterogeneous and fragmented landscapes that differ markedly from the ones in which they evolved, and they face significant threats to their survival. This conference seeks to cultivate the best ideas from animal welfare, conservation biology, public policy, conflict resolution, law and other disciplines to help secure the future of these iconic creatures.
When: Oct. 12-14, 2015
Where: Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
More information: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1701612
To the Rescue! New York Gala
Be a force for change by joining The Humane Society of the United States at our sixth annual To the Rescue! benefit gala. The gala raises support for the rescue, care, placement and potential rehoming of thousands of animals who are in need because of disaster, cruelty or neglect.
Hosted by actress and writer Ali Wentworth, the evening will include a cocktail reception, a gourmet vegan dinner, entertainment and an auction—plus special guests, honorees and an appearance by the HSUS Animal Rescue Team.
When: Nov. 13, 2015
Where: Cipriani 42nd Street, New York City
More information: www.regonline.com/totherescueNY2015
To learn about sponsoring this event: email email@example.com.
Animal Care Expo
Expo, a world-class educational conference and full-scale international trade show, is designed for anyone who works or volunteers at the local level with dogs, cats or other animals. The goal of this annual event is to help people working in the fields of animal sheltering, care, control, rescue and disaster planning and response do the best and most efficient jobs possible.
When: May 10-13, 2016
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
More information: www.animalsheltering.org/expo
Taking Action for Animals
The premier national conference for animal advocacy brings together diverse individuals from across the country for a shared goal: to improve the lives of all animals. Participants gain a better understanding of the many issues that animals face in our society and how to help.
When: June 17-20, 2016
Where: Arlington, Virginia
More information: takingactionforanimals.org
Grassroots Events: Effective Animal Advocacy, Lobby 101 and Humane 101
Our free grassroots events show you ways to help protect animals in your state and give you tools to become an effective citizen lobbyist.
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Auschwitz guard, now 93, charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder
German prosecutors have charged a 93-year-old man with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for his service as a Nazi SS guard at Auschwitz. More ▸
German prosecutors have charged a 93-year-old man with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for his service as a Nazi SS guard at Auschwitz. More ▸
An Israeli rabbi is demanding an apology from the administration of the Auschwitz memorial after he was detained while leading a group of Jewish teenagers. More ▸
Johann Breyer, the 89-year-old Philadelphia man who served as a guard at Auschwitz and was scheduled to be extradited to Germany, has died. More ▸
An 89-year old Philadelphia man who served as a Nazi concentration camp guard has been granted bail in an extradition case after being hospitalized. More ▸
A teacher from Germany was arrested at Auschwitz after being caught with items that belonged to Holocaust victims. More ▸
An 89-year-old Philadelphia man, Johann Breyer, was arrested for abetting murder during his time as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. More ▸
Cyclists will make the nearly 50-mile trek from Auschwitz to Krakow to symbolize the rebirth of Jewish life in Poland. More ▸
A Holocaust education center will open in the childhood home in Romania of Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. More ▸
Some 10,000 young Jews from around the world participated in the 23rd March of the Living from the Auschwitz to the Birkenau concentration camps. More ▸
Tens of thousands of Jews and Jewish supporters participated in the 12th March of the Living Hungary in Budapest. More ▸
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The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterpriseby Arthur C Brooks
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From Arthur C. Brooks, the President of the American Enterprise Institute, comes the follow-up to the hugely influential ,The Battle: a candid assessment of how mainstream America can take the philosophy of free enterprise and translate it into political action—restoring both our nations greatness and our own well-being in the process.
In the months leading up to the next presidential contest, free enterprise—that most integral of American values—will be a key focus of the debate. As Brooks argued in The Battle, America today is a nation divided between those who support free enterprise, and those who favor big government and redistributionism. Research shows that 70 percent of Americans fall into the first camp—and yet, in recent years, our government has moved in the opposite direction. The Obama administration has used the economic crisis as an opportunity to curtail free enterprise and impose, in its place, a series of far-reaching socialist initiatives that misrepresent the principles of most Americans, and which fly in the face of the values upon which our countrys greatness rests: earned success, human flourishing, equality of opportunity, and basic fairness.
In The Road to Freedom, Brooks lays out a concrete, actionable plan for shoring up Americas core economic values though public policy. Detailing the initiatives that will solve our debt problems, prepare for the future in an uncertain environment, unleash the entrepreneurs in our society, and guarantee American leadership in the world, The Road to Freedom will shape the 2012 election conversation as powerfully as its predecessor did the 2010 midterms. A manifesto for 2012 and beyond, The Road to Freedom explains free enterprise as a moral imperative for America, and translates that imperative into tangible policies that will help politicians set America back on its rightful course.
"American Enterprise Institute president Brooks (The Battle) weaves a paean to the free enterprise system, calling it more efficient than and morally superior to the alternatives, and uses shaky though well-documented generalizations and anecdotal evidence to justify his credo. He argues that the average person in 1800 had the standard of living of his Stone Age counterpart and that Americans are happiest working 50 — 59 hours per week at jobs that 'the vast majority' like. Free enterprise, according to Brooks, offers superior opportunity for 'what all people truly crave: earned success.' In this sense, it eclipses both statism and the meretricious practice of corporate cronyism. Paradoxically, although Americans endorse the virtues of free enterprise and limited government, he writes, the bipartisan slide of recent decades toward big government has blinded us to the inroads of statism. Brooks seeks to defang the most rabid of partisan arguments ('Even hardline conservatives don't object to minimum basic protections for poor people') while asserting that the 'safety net' has become too broad. Though Brooks aims to present arguments for policy reform, more specifics on how to break through the thickets along the way would have given this treatise more substance." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Entrepreneurship, personal responsibility, and upward mobility: These traditions are at the heart of the free enterprise system, and have long been central to Americas exceptional culture. In recent years, however, policymakers have dramatically weakened these traditions—by exploding the size of government, propping up their corporate cronies, and trying to reorient our system from rewarding merit to redistributing wealth.
In The Road to Freedom, American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks shows that this trend cannot be reversed through materialistic appeals about the economic efficiency of capitalism. Rather, free enterprise requires a moral defense rooted in the ideals of earned success, equality of opportunity, charity, and basic fairness. Brooks builds this defense and demonstrates how it is central to understanding the major policy issues facing America today.
The future of the free enterprise system has become a central issue in our national debate, and Brooks offers a practical manual for defending it over the coming years. Both a moral manifesto and a prescription for concrete policy changes, The Road to Freedom will help Americans in all walks of life translate the philosophy of free enterprise into action, to restore both our nations greatness and our own well-being in the process.
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|Jennifer San Marco
The Goleta postal facility shootings were a spree killing by Jennifer San Marco (December 6, 1961 – January 30, 2006), a former US Postal Service employee who shot and killed seven people in Goleta, California on January 30, 2006, before taking her own life.
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On January 30, 2006, San Marco shot and killed her one-time neighbor, Beverly Graham, and then drove to the mail processing plant at which she previously worked in Goleta, California. San Marco entered the sprawling plant by driving through a gate behind another car. She gained entry to the building by taking an employee's identification badge at gunpoint.[1] She then shot and killed six employees of the plant with a pistol before taking her own life.[citation needed]
San Marco apparently believed that she was the target of a conspiracy centered at the Goleta postal facility, according to writings recovered from her house in New Mexico. A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office speculated that San Marco's paranoia and history of mental illness may have motivated her to commit the murders.[2]
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December 6, 1961
New York City, New York, United States
|January 30, 2006
(aged 44)
Goleta, California, United States
|Cause of death
|Suicide by gunshot
|Former postal worker
|January 30, 2006
|Goleta, California
|Smith & Wesson Model 915
San Marco was born in 1961 in New York and was raised in Brooklyn, where she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School. She moved to California in 1989. San Marco had worked in multiple jobs, including as a dispatcher for the Santa Barbara Police Department in the mid-1990s, a job for which she underwent a background check and psychological evaluation. She left the job after several months, which was not unusual for the high-stress occupation.[3] San Marco eventually went to work for the postal service as a clerk, but left on psychological disability following a 2003 incident in which she had to be removed from her workplace by police.[1] San Marco subsequently moved to a small town called Grants, New Mexico sometime in 2004. According to colleagues, she had a history of making racially charged statements, and once attempted to start a publication entitled The Racist Press. In August 2005, San Marco purchased the 9mm Pistol at a pawn shop in Grants, and later purchased ammunition at another pawnshop in nearby Gallup, New Mexico.[4]
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- ^ a b Kasindorf, Martin (February 1, 2006). "Woman kills 5, self at postal plant". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Postal killer believed she was target of a plot". Associated Press. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Postal Shooter's Bizarre Behavior". CBS News. February 2, 2006.
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We didn't make the salsa, only the shark with the marinade. With all the chili powder, I'm surprised that anyone could call this marinade bland. I thought it was very flavorful, and I plan on trying it again with a different fish. My husband and I didn't care for the texture of shark so we're going to use whole fillets of something more delicate like tilapia. This would also work great for salmon or tuna. It was also a creative way to use ingredients at hand for the marinade. Very nice recipe.flag if inappropriate
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,086, filed Mar. 19, 2003.
[0002] Attention is directed to copending provisional applications U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/456,063, filed Mar. 19, 2003, entitled, "MEMS Optical Latching Switch" and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/456,087, filed Mar. 19, 2003, entitled, "MEMS Waveguide Shuttle Optical Latching Switch". The disclosure of each of these copending provisional applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
[0003] This invention in embodiments relates to microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches and more particularly to multiple state optical latching switches.
[0004] The telecommunications industry is undergoing dramatic changes with increased competition, relentless bandwidth demand, and a migration toward a more data-centric network architecture. First generation point-to-point wave division multiplex systems have eased the traffic bottleneck in the backbone portion of a network. As a new cross-connect architecture moves the technology closer to the subscriber side of the network, operators are challenged to provide services at the optical layer, calling for more flexible networks that can switch and reroute wavelengths. This is placing great emphasis and demand for wavelength agile devices.
[0005] The need to provide services "just in time" by allocation of wavelengths, and further migration of the optical layer from the high-capacity backbone portion to the local loop, is driving the transformation of the network toward an all optical network in which basic network requirements will be performed in the optical layer.
[0006] The optical network is a natural evolution of point-to-point dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transport to a more dynamic, flexible, and intelligent networking architecture to improve service delivery time. The main element of the optical network is the wavelength (channel), which will be provisioned, configured, routed, and managed in the optical domain. Intelligent optical networking will be first deployed as an "opaque" network in which periodic optical-electrical conversion will be required to monitor and isolate signal impairments. Longer range, the optical network will evolve to a "transparent" optical network in which a signal is transported from its source to a destination totally within the optical domain.
[0007] A key element of the emerging optical network is an optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM). An OADM will drop or add specific wavelength channels without affecting the through channels. Fixed OADMs can simplify the network and readily allow cost-effective DWDM migration from simple point-to-point topologies to fixed multi-point configurations. True dynamic OADM, in which reconfiguration is done in the optical domain without optical-electrical conversion, would allow dynamically reconfigurable, multi-point DWDM optical networks. This dynamically reconfigurable multi-point architecture is slated to be the next major phase in network evolution, with true OADM an enabling network element for this architecture.
[0008] On chip integration of optical switching and planar light circuits has the potential to greatly reduce the size and manufacturing costs of multi-component optical equipment such as Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs). Current costs for Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) are $1,000 per channel, limiting their use to long-haul optical telecommunications networks. In order to extend their use into the metropolitan network the cost will need to be decreased by an order of magnitude to $100 per channel, without sacrificing performance.
[0009] One solution to decreasing cost is through the integration of components, where the primary cost savings will be in packaging. A number of approaches are being pursued for optical integration using Planar Light Circuit (PLC) technologies. The majority of approaches use a silica-on-silicon platform with the ROADM formed from the integration of silica Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWG's) for multiplexing and demultiplexing, with Thermo-Optic (TO) switches for performing the add/drop and pass of the demultiplexed signal. The use of a low-index contrast silica-on-silicon platform severely limits the yield of these components due to the requirement for uniform thick oxide films over large areas to form the waveguides. The use of TO switches limits the extensibility due to high-power requirements and thermal cross-talk.
[0010] A number of different materials and switching technologies are being explored for fabricating chip-scale photonic lightwave circuits such as AWG's for demultiplexers and multiplexers, Variable Optical Attenuators (VOA's) and Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs). The main material platforms include silica wafers, silica-on-silicon substrates using both thin film deposition and wafer bonding techniques, polymer waveguides defined on silicon substrates, and silicon-on-insulator substrates. The main switching technologies include Mach-Zehnder interferometers based on either a thermo-optic or electro-optic effect, and MEMS mechanical waveguide switches.
[0011] While silica waveguides have optical properties that are well matched to the optical properties of conventional single mode fibers, and thus couple well to them, they require thick cladding layers due to the low index of refraction contrast between the waveguide core and cladding materials, making them difficult to fabricate using planar processing techniques for fabrication and integration with other on-chip optical devices. The low index of refraction contrast, Δn, between core and cladding also requires large bending radii to limit optical loss during propagation through the photonic lightwave circuit, leading to large chip footprints and low die yields (<50%).
[0012] In addition, silica based waveguide switches are typically based on Mach-Zehnder interference using thermo-optic effects, that have a limited Extinction Ratio (ER) of around 25-30 dB, require significant power due to the low thermo-optic coefficient of silica, have problems with thermal cross-talk between the different optical channels and have a sinusoidal rather than a digital optical response. They also lose their switching state when power is lost.
[0013] What is needed is a Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) platform for monolithically integrating optical, mechanical and electrical functions. The use of a silicon platform enables fabrication of components using the vast infrastructure and process development available for semiconductor IC manufacturing at silicon foundries. By fabricating the MEMS switches and waveguides in the same material, single crystal silicon, there are no stress and strain issues as exist with heterogeneous materials sets such as silica-on-silicon. Fabrication in silicon also allows for integration with CMOS microelectronics for control and sensing capabilities, and for free-carrier plasma dispersion effects to enable signal leveling using integrated VOA's. The high index contrast of silicon (n=3.5) enables the ridge waveguide structures to make tight turns with minimum optical bending loss, decreasing overall chip size to centimeter dimensions.
[0014] An optical micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) switch is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the optical MEMS switch is used as an M×N optical signal switching system. The optical MEMS switch comprises a plurality of optical waveguides formed on a flexible cantilever beam platform for switching optical states wherein the state of the optical switch is changed by a system of drive and latch actuators. The optical MEMS device utilizes a latching mechanism in association with a thermal drive actuator for aligning the cantilever beam platform. In use the optical MEMS device may be integrated with other optical components to form planar light circuits (PLCs). When switches and PLCs are integrated together on a silicon chip, compact higher functionality devices, such as Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs), may be fabricated.
[0015] The drawings are not to scale and are only for purposes of illustration.
[0016]FIG. 1 is a cut away top plan view of an optical MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) switch in accordance with the present invention;
[0017]FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 for illustrative purposes;
[0018]FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;
[0019]FIG. 4 is a graphically view of a timing diagram for controlling a latch and drive switch shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
[0020]FIG. 5 is a top plan view showing the latch actuated to an open position;
[0021]FIG. 6 is a top plan view showing the drive switch actuated to an overshoot position;
[0022]FIG. 7 is a top plan view showing the latching mechanism in the latched position;
[0023]FIG. 8 is a cut away top plan view of an optical MEMS device with a "hook" hitch and latch teeth in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
[0024]FIG. 9A is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the "hook" hitch in an equilibrium state;
[0025]FIG. 9B is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the latch teeth in an equilibrium state;
[0026]FIG. 10A is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the "hook" hitch in a first switch state;
[0027]FIG. 10B is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the latch teeth in a first switch state;
[0028]FIG. 11A is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the "hook" hitch in a second switch state; and
[0029]FIG. 11B is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 detailing the latch teeth in a second switch state.
[0030] Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown a cut away top plan view of an optical MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) switch 10. All components shown are fabricated in single-crystal silicon 60 using a self-aligned process. The optical MEMS switch 10 utilizes a latching mechanism 20 in association with a thermal drive actuator 30 for aligning a flexible cantilever beam platform 50 fixed at one end 58. The flexible cantilever beam defines one or more movable waveguides for switching to one or more stationary waveguides 40. All components shown may be fabricated in the device layer of an SOI wafer and released by sacrificial etching of the buried oxide layer. In use the optical MEMS switch 10 may be integrated with planar light circuits (PLCs). When switches and PLCs are integrated together on a silicon chip higher functionality devices, such as Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (R-OADM), may be fabricated.
[0031] As shown in FIGS. 1 through 3, the optical switch 10 comprises one or more thermal drive actuators 30 having associated during fabrication one or more thermal latch actuators 21, each thermal latch actuator 21 defining translating latch teeth 22. The flexible cantilever beam platform 50 defines a plurality of optical waveguides 52 and 54. A tether 34 connects the one or more thermal drive actuators 30 to the flexible cantilever beam platform 50. A linkage 28 connects the thermal drive actuators 30 to a set of linkage teeth 24 wherein the linkage teeth 24 are contacted by the latch teeth 22 when the latch is engaged. The linkage teeth 24 and latch teeth 22 are spatially located to determine one or more latched state positions wherein electrical stimuli is timed to actuate the thermal drive 30 and thermal latch actuators 21 so as to switch between equilibrium and latched states as will be more fully described below.
[0032] The optical MEMS switch 10 is applicable as an optical switch in a variety of applications, such as optical fiber transmission networks, to route optical signals along various signal paths. Switches are typically characterized by the number of input and output ports, referred to as M×N. For example, a 1×3 switch would switch one input between three outputs. M×N switches have previously be implemented using waveguide shuttles or by cascading a series of M 1×N cantilever switches. While shuttle switches can provide the M×N switching functionality, they require at least two gaps in the optical pathway, which leads to increased optical losses. Similarly, a series of M cascaded cantilever switches would have M optical gaps which leads to increased optical losses for M>1. By fabricating an M×N cantilever beam waveguide switch, where a cantilever beam carrying M waveguides is deflected rather than a waveguide shuttle, only one optical gap is required in the optical pathway, cutting the optical loss associated with propagation through the gaps in half. Alternatively M cantilever beams, each carrying a single waveguide, can be flexibly connected so that they all actuate together.
[0033] Turning once again to FIGS. 1 through 5 there is shown the optical switch 10 with two optical waveguides 52 and 54 formed on the flexible cantilever beam platform 50 for switching between two stationary optical waveguides 42 and 44, respectively. This configuration enables two optical signals to be switched at the same time. By including additional optical waveguides, additional signals may be switched simultaneously. The ability to switch multiple signals at the same time is important in many optical applications. For example, in an R-OADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer), when an input signal is dropped, a new signal can be added to the output. Since the add/drop function always occurs simultaneously, it is possible to decrease the number of required optical switches by implementing a single cantilever switch that performs the add drop function on both the input signal, sending it to the drop line, and the add signal, sending it to the switch's output. Referring to FIG. 3, The optical multiple state latching switch 10 uses polysilicon anchors 56 to attach components to the substrate 60. The optical multiple state latching switch 10 also incorporates using polysilicon dimples 55. The dimple 55 may be a protuberance that hangs down halfway into the gap. The dimple 55 resembles a stalactite that hangs down halfway into the gap from the top surface, similar to the anchors 56, but only halfway through the gap and are placed to avoid stiction of the released components to the substrate 60.
[0034] Referring now to FIG. 4 there is graphically illustrated the timing sequence of the signals used to actuate the drive and latch mechanisms for the 2×2 switch illustrated in FIG. 1, where the voltages are labeled in FIG. 4 assuming the potential of the handle wafer or base substrate 60 is zero. The first portion of the timing diagram shows the latching sequence. The first step in the latching sequence is to apply a voltage +V1 to one end 26 of each latch actuator 21, and a voltage −V1 to the other end 45 of each latch actuator 21. The voltages on the latch actuators induce ohmic heating in the actuator beams, causing thermal expansion and the subsequent opening (direction 27) of the latch as shown in FIG. 5. While the latch actuator voltage is still applied, the drive actuator 30 is stimulated with a voltage +V2 at one end 31 and a voltage −V2 at the other end 33.
[0035]FIG. 6 shows how the resulting thermal expansion of the drive actuator 30 is sufficient to move the flexible cantilever beam platform 50 and linkage 28 far enough to the right for the linkage teeth 24 to be well to the right side of the latch teeth 22. Next the latch actuator voltages return to zero, and the latch closes. To finish the latching sequence, the drive actuator voltages return to zero. As the drive actuator cools, the linkage teeth 24 are drawn in tension (direction 27) against the latch teeth 22 which holds the switch in the desired latched position as shown in FIG. 7. To return the switch to its original state, the same sequence of voltages are applied in the reverse timing, as shown in the unlatch portion of FIG. 4. Unlike switches with no latching capability, the optical MEMS latching switch 10 only consumes power during a change of state, and preserves its state, even if power is interrupted.
[0036] It should be noted that, although the timing diagram shown in FIG. 4 depicts square wave voltage pulses, this depiction is meant to be illustrative only of the basic timing, and does not preclude the use of other waveforms. Furthermore, the voltages applied to the thermal actuators need not be symmetric about zero. However, the use of equal but opposite polarity pulses, as described above, results in a constant zero voltage at the center of each actuator throughout the latch and unlatch cycle, which reduces electrostatic forces between the actuators and the handle wafer 60.
[0037] A logic table for the 2×2 switching function is as follows:
[0038] State One: Add/Drop function, as shown in FIG. 5
[0039] The left movable waveguide 52 (input) is optically aligned to the left stationary waveguide 42 (drop).
[0040] The right movable waveguide 54 (add) is optically aligned to the right stationary waveguide 44 (output).
[0041] State Two: Pass function, as shown in FIG. 7
[0042] The left movable waveguide 52 (input) is optically aligned to the right stationary waveguide 44 (output).
[0043] In order to change from state one to state two, a force F can be applied by a thermal drive actuator 30. In order to deflect the free end by a distance δx, a force F must be applied where F is given by:
F=(Ea 3 b/4L 3)δx
[0044] Where E is Young's modulus (E=1.65×105 μN/μm2 for single crystal silicon), a is the thinner cross-sectional dimension of the beam 21, b is the thicker cross-sectional dimension of the beam and L is the length of the beam. For example, a 1000 μm long beam that is 5 μm thick and 20 μm wide would require a force of 13.2 RN to deflect the free end by 8 μm, which is sufficient deflection to switch a cantilever beam with two 4 μm waveguides.
[0045] The switching force F can be applied to the free end of the cantilever beam 50, or at an intermediate location, or locations as required. The switch can also be actuated in the opposite direction by applying a force F from the thermal drive actuator 30 in the opposite direction. In some cases it may be preferable to not use the equilibrium position of the cantilever beam, since these do not have a strong restoring force that returns them to this position since the cantilever beam may be quite long and flexible. Instead only deflected positions may be desirable to use. In addition, it may be advantageous to angle the receiving waveguides to better match the direction of propagation of the light leaving the deflected cantilever beam.
[0046] Since the cantilever beam carrying multiple waveguides could be wider than it is thick, it could suffer undesirable out of plane deflections since it is less stiff out of plane than it is in plane, as predicted by the formula
[0047] As an example for a beam that is 5 μm thick and 20 μm wide, the ratio of the stiffness in the horizontal direction of the vertical direction is (20/5)2. The beam is 16 times stiffer in the horizontal direction relative to the vertical direction.
[0048] In order to avoid out of plane deflections the appropriate location along the cantilever beam 50 may be attached to a switch tether 34 so as to minimize these out of plane deflections. The beam's width may also be decreased at certain points to decrease its stiffness in the horizontal direction (e.g. serrated). Joints can be added to make the beam more flexible in the horizontal direction. The beam can be deflected bi-directionally to decrease the magnitude of the required deflection. The beam can be thickened or stiffened to make it less flexible in the out-of-plane direction (e.g. by making the beam thicker or by adding super structures such as additional beams).
[0049] The switches and the waveguides are made together on a single crystal silicon wafer using widely available semiconductor processing equipment. Such on-chip integration avoids the complex alignment issues associated with manually connecting different and larger components with optical fibers, and avoids the cost and space associated with manufacturing, assembling and packaging the separate components of optical switches. On-chip integration with other components can drive down the cost of manufacturing switches and installation of these complicated devices by a factor of ten or more. Currently, these components cost over $1,000 per channel.
[0050]FIGS. 8 through 11 shows two extensions 100 of the system embodiment depicted in FIG. 1. The first extension is to a higher order of switching, from 2×2 in FIG. 1 to 2×3 in FIG. 8. The second option shown in FIG. 9A is the introduction of a "hook"-hitch 132 and 134 instead of a simple tether. These two extensions are discussed below.
[0051] To increase the system from a 2×2 switch to a 2×3 switch, two additional elements are required. The first is another stationary waveguide platform defining stationary waveguides 142, 144 and 146 respectively. The second element is an extra pair of teeth 25 on the linkage 28 located after the teeth set 24 as shown in FIG. 9B. For the initial state of the 2×3 switch, the latch teeth are disengaged as shown in FIG. 9B. In this position, the right most moveable waveguide 154 is aligned with the left most stationary waveguide 142 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9A. Using an actuation sequence similar to the latching phase shown and described in FIG. 4, the switch can be moved to a second state as shown in FIG. 10B. Here the latch teeth 22 defined by the latch actuator 21 engage between the pair of teeth 24 and 25 on the linkage 28, and the two movable waveguides 152 and 154 are aligned with the left most pair of stationary waveguides 142 and 144 respectively, as shown in FIG. 10A. A third state can be achieved by executing another latching sequence with higher voltages on the drive. In this state, depicted in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the latch teeth 22 engages behind the pair of linkage teeth 24 and the two moveable waveguides 152 and 154 now align with the right most pair of stationary waveguides 144 and 146.
[0052] The 2×3 switch example discussed above, is one embodiment of the general ability to achieve N×M switching for small values of N and M. Each N×M configuration requires a sufficient number of fixed and movable waveguides. Further design considerations may be accounted for to achieve the desired set of switch positions. These include the initial relative alignment and spacing of the moveable and stationary waveguides, as well as, the number and relative location of the linkage teeth.
[0053] The second option shown in FIGS. 8 through 11 is the substitution of an interlocking "hook" hitch 132 and 134 for the tether 34. Depending on the embodiment and fabrication processes employed, the "hook" hitch may be used to mitigate the affects of stresses that may degrade the switch performance. For example, if the process were to induce stress in the drive actuator 30, the stress could be transferred through a tether 34, and impact the equilibrium state alignment of the waveguides. The "hook" hitch mechanically decouples the drive actuator 130 from the moveable waveguide platform 150 in the equilibrium state, thereby eliminating any transferred stress that would induce a misalignment in the equilibrium state.
[0054] The "hook" hitch also mitigates stresses that occur in latched states that lead to undesirable rotations in the linkage. As the unanchored end of the cantilevered waveguide platform is pulled to the right, the translational motion of the platform is accompanied by a small clockwise rotation due to the bending of the cantilevered platform. If a simple tether is used, the rotation of the waveguide platform bends the tether 34, which in turn causes a counter clockwise rotation of the linkage 28, and may also asymmetrically distort the drive actuator. The rotation of the linkage and asymmetric distortion of the actuator is most severe in systems that require larger displacements. The "hook" hitch, however, provides a good counter measure for these issues. As seen in FIG. 11A the "hook" hitch combination 132 and 134 provides a pivot point at the contact point between the left hook 134 attached to the cantilevered waveguide beam platform and the right hook 132 attached to the thermal drive actuator. The "hook" hitch thereby decouples the rotational motion of the cantilevered waveguides from the rest of the system, allowing the linkage and drive to operate without induced rotations.
[0055] The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respect only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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