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The Swiss brand's new Combi-Steam XSL with fixed water connection promises greater ease of use and even better cooking results than before.
Microwaves are the past, steamers are the future, so states V-ZUG, and the Swiss brand looks to prove it with their Combi-Steam XSL. With the product's fixed water connection, fresh water is available any time steam is needed for cooking, while the integrated water tank is now only required for automatic cleaning and descaling.
The new Combi-Steam XSL has a Regeneration function with 'Moist' for things like vegetables and meat where steam, followed by hot air, gently regenerates the food whilst retaining valuable nutrients and vitamins; while in 'Crispy', it helps keep the bases of pizzas and the like crispy and the topping juicy.
Also new is the Steam-reduction function that can be activated during operation to obtain an uninterrupted view of the food being cooked for a short time. And when cooking has finished, steam reduction is automatic, enabling food to be removed immediately from the steamer without one having to contend with clouds of steam.
In addition, the new fully extendible runners make handling easier.
All other existing special features are included in the new model, so expect to find an XXL cooking space with a volume of 51 litres, and other great functions that make cooking a cinch, such as the 'BakeOmatic' function that makes cooking easy and automatic; a 'GourmetSteam' function where gourmet recipes can be pre-programmed and activated by a mere button; and a patented automatic soft-roasting function where the desired 'end of cooking' can be selected to the minute.
The Combi-Steam XSL with fixed water connection also has an energy efficiency class A-30%.
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Sartorius acquired all shares in Toha Plast, which develops and manufactures plastic components for the medical and biotechnology industries. By acquiring Toha Plast, the Sartorius biotechnology division is continuing to expand its technological expertise in the field of plastics, according to the company.
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The company has about 75 employees at its location in Goettingen and possesses cleanroom production technology.
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Was told by garage that my wife's jeep needed a fuel pump. I installed new fuel pump and strainer. Changed fuel pump relay. Jeep still will not start. When relay energizes fuel pump comes on, jeep will start. Have to wait for relay to energize, about 15 minutes. Not sure what to look at next.
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Dexter: Bus stop kill room
Creative Director: Adam Kerj
Art Directors / Copywriters: Luong Lu, Usman Abdul
Published:December 2011
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trollsterDec 16, 2011 - 12:20
ideaismDec 17, 2011 - 16:11
Funny idea.
Funny idea.
Mix both executions and that's how Dexter would prepare his crime scene.
Where the other one is missing the plastic on the ground, your one is missing all the rest.
That's what makes it more an ad for Dexter Camp.
Was it the buscompany that didn't want you to put plastic all over?
celiniDec 19, 2011 - 10:25
Lo siento pero creo que quien no ha visto nunca la serie, no puede entender "la gracia".


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Parker's 32 points, 10 assists come before entire family
CHICAGO (AP) -- After his mother flew all the way from France to
see him play, Tony Parker wasn't about to waste her trip.
Parker put on quite a show for his family and friends Saturday
night, matching his career high of 32 points and notching his
second double-double of the season as the San Antonio Spurs beat
the Chicago Bulls 109-95.
"It was just great to play good in Chicago because I've got all
my family here,'' said Parker, who also had 10 assists and stopped
a late Bulls rally with five free throws in the last minute.
Tim Duncan had 28 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who won
for the seventh time in their last nine games. Stephen Jackson
added 16, going 4-of-5 from 3-point range.
David Robinson, who got a loud standing ovation before his last
game in Chicago, had eight points and seven rebounds.
"Tony led the way for us,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
"Offensively, he was very aggressive and everybody reacted well to
Jay Williams scored 15 of his 23 points from 3-point range, but
it wasn't enough for the Bulls, who dropped their third straight
and fourth in five games. Jalen Rose led Chicago with 24, and
Marcus Fizer had 12 rebounds and 11 points.
"Tony Parker was killing me,'' Williams said. "It was my job
to stop him and I didn't. It was frustrating.''
But Parker had some added motivation. His father, Tony Sr., is
from Chicago and played at Loyola before going overseas. Though
Parker grew up in Europe, he would spend summers in Chicago and
went to Bulls games when he was in town.
His father and two brothers live in Chicago now _ brother T.J.
plays for Northwestern -- so the family had a reunion of sorts at
the United Center. His mother was there from France -- it's the
first time this season she's seen Parker play -- and his
grandparents were at the game, too.
And Parker didn't disappoint. He made his first eight shots, and
finished 10-of-15. He was 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 10-of-14
at the free-throw line, including some clutch shots at the end of
the game.
After leading by as much as 23 late in the third, San Antonio
saw its lead dwindle to 100-92 on a 3-pointer by Williams with 55
seconds to play. But the Bulls fouled Parker three times in the
next 12 seconds, and he made all but one of the six shots to seal
the victory.
"It was a good win for us to bounce back after the Hawks
game,'' Parker said, referring to San Antonio's loss in Atlanta on
Friday night. "I just liked the way we responded. We played good
defense and controlled the boards.''
The Spurs shot pretty well, too. Leading by eight with 11:09
left in the third, Jackson hit a pair of back-to-back 3s to spark a
15-0 run and break the game open.
The Spurs missed only one shot during the spurt, and made four
3s. They finished the game with a season-high 11 3-pointers.
"After that tough one last night, I felt we played a little
more of a complete game,'' Duncan said. "We pushed it a lot
Rose finally interrupted the run with a 15-footer, Chicago's
first basket in more than five minutes. But the Bulls couldn't hold
onto the ball long enough to make a run, turning it over on three
of their next four possessions.
"It's the third quarter,'' Fizer said. "We dig ourselves a
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retiring, which means this could have been his last game in
Chicago. "It does bring back a lot of great memories,'' Kerr said.
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Finals that gave the Bulls their fifth championship. "That shot
will always be No. 1 because it's the shot everyone dreams of,'' he
said. ... Former Bulls coach Tim Floyd almost had a home in San
Antonio. Popovich said he offered Floyd an assistant's job, and
Floyd even went to San Antonio to talk with him about it before
deciding the timing wasn't right. "He's a fantastic coach,''
Popovich said. "I watched his teams here. Even though wins didn't
come at a ferocious rate, his teams always played hard.''
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The invention relates to systems and slurries for polishing semiconductor substrates.
To meet the needs for larger scale integration, which demands more metal and dielectric layers in devices, the surface topography of the substrate must exhibit exact depth of focus for sub-micron lithography. As discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,663,472, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is typically used for polishing materials, such as semiconductor substrates and precision optical components, to a high degree of planarity and uniformity. The process is used to initially planarize semiconductor substrate and is also used to remove uneven topography created during the forming of the sub-micron circuitry on the substrate. Where the substrate is to be further processed, such as by photolithography and etching, to create integrated circuit structures, any thickness variation in the planarized layer makes it difficult to meet the fine resolution tolerances required to provide high yield of functional die on a substrate. CMP is typically used in planarizing interlayer insulating films and in shallow-trench separation, because it can completely (both globally and locally) planarize layers to be exposed, reducing the burden on exposure techniques and stabilizing the production yield.
Another application of CMP is to form metal features inlaid in a dielectric layer (in some cases, it is also called damascene), in which CMP is utilized as a method of patterning. In the above mentioned patterning process, trenches are first etched into the dielectric layer, metal layer is next deposited, and finally excess metal is removed using CMP, leaving metal features co-planar with the dielectric layer surface.
A conventional CMP process involves supporting and holding the substrate against a rotating polishing pad that is wetted with polishing slurry and at the same time applying a pressure against the rotating pad. The pH of the polishing slurry controls the chemical reaction, for example, the oxidation of the chemicals that make up the insulating layer of the substrate. The polishing pad is typically made from non-fibrous polyurethane or a polyester-based material. The pad hardness is typically about between 50 and 70 durometers. Polishing pads used with semiconductors are commercially available in a woven polyurethane material. The polishing slurry, which typically includes an abrasive material, is maintained on the polishing pad to modify the polishing characteristics of the pad in order to enhance the polishing and planarization of the substrate.
The CMP polishing action is typically aided by a slurry which includes for example, small abrasive particles such as silica (SiO2) or alumina (Al2O3) that abrasively act to remove a portion of the material on the surface being polished. Additionally, the slurry may include chemicals that react with the process surface to assist in removing a portion of the surface material, the slurry typically being separately introduced between the wafer surface and the polishing pad. During the polishing or planarization process, the wafer is typically pressed against a rotating polishing pad. In addition, the wafer may also rotate and oscillate back and forth over the surface of the polishing pad to improve polishing effectiveness.
As discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,638,328, typical CMP polishing slurries contain an abrasive material, such as silica or alumina, suspended in an oxidizing, aqueous medium. There are various mechanisms disclosed in the prior art by which metal surfaces can be polished with slurries. The metal surface may be polished using a slurry where a surface film is not formed causing the process to proceed by mechanical removal of metal particles. In using this method, the chemical dissolution rate should be slow in order to avoid wet etching. A more preferred mechanism continuously forms a thin, soft, and abradable layer through a reaction between the metal surface and one or more components in the slurry such as a complexing agent and/or a film forming layer such as an oxidizer. The thin abradable layer is then removed in a controlled manner by mechanical action. In competing with mechanical action, a thin passive film is formed on the surface and controls the wet etching process. Controlling the chemical mechanical polishing process can be easier with this approach. There are also several different types of slurries used in the CMP process. Common abrasives include silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3), ceria (CeO2), titania (TiO2), and zirconia (ZrO2).
Polymers serving as the photo resist, passivation material, and low k ILD materials, among others, have been widely used for manufacturing various IC devices such as DRAM, SRAM, MEMS, imaging devices and CPU, among others. Increasingly, to enhance performance, a thinner and/or a more planar polymer film is desired. As device feature size continues to shrink, planarity requirements become increasingly stringent and such polymer materials need to be planarized. While chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is a viable planarization method for IC devices, there have been no CMP slurries developed specifically for polymer CMP. Using un-optimized CMP slurries for polymer polishing can result in many issues. For example, on occasions, the polymer is not cured completely to get a high RR of polishing using conventional oxide slurry. This method causes at least two drawbacks, one is the difficulty in CMP process control, for (1) the softness of the film is sensitive to even minor curing variations; (2) it is hard to get a proper polishing stop for the soft film if only mechanical polishing is used; and (3) mechanical polishing results in higher non-uniformity, scratch and residue. Another drawback is after polishing, the film needs to be cured for a second time, which lowers the throughput and is not cost effective.
On occasions, the polymer surface has been treated with N2O or O2 plasma before the polishing so that a desirable removal rate and stop layer can be obtained. However, this solution is slow and not cost effective. Moreover, the defect issue can also be increased because the process uses oxide slurry rather than slurry designed specifically for the polymer film. In addition, because both the polymer film and the polishing pad are hydrophobic, during the polishing, wafer dropping can increase due to the friction between the polymer film surface and the polishing pad.
Novel systems and methods are disclosed for polishing a semiconductor substrate having a polymer film surface deposited thereon by chemishearing the surface; and performing chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) on the chemisheared surface.
The chemishearing facilitates making the top polymer surface stiff, fragile or chapped and weaking or breaking bonds of polymer layer at top surface, through which the removal rate and the planarization rate of the polymer film in a CMP process can be increased and the defectivity can be reduced.
Implementations of the above novel aspect can include one of the following. The chemishearing the surface can break bonds at top polymer layer and making the surface stiff, fragile or chapped on a microscopic scale. A polymer CMP slurry can be applied to the system. The chemishearing the surface can include one of the following: oxidizing, catalyzing, and local pyrogenating the surface. The CMP slurry can be an oxidation abrasive. The oxidation abrasive can be one of: ZrO2, Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, MgO, and a particle with an oxidation adding particle to the polymer including treated particles, or particle coated with —O—O— compound. The chemishearinging the surface can include micro-cracking the surface. The CMP slurry can be a catalyst containing an abrasive such as Fe, Mn or Cu. The CMP slurry can include multiple abrasives. The abrasives can include Fe2O3, Al or catalyst. The CMP slurry can include a pH tuning agent such as HCl, H2SO4H3PO4 Citric acid, NH4OH, HNO3, NaOH, KOH or an inorganic and organic acid and base. A surfactant can be added to the slurry. The surfactant can be one of: polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene ether, glycerol, polypropylene glycol, polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylic acid, polymethyl acrylic acid, acrylic acid-axylate copolymer), acrlic acid-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer, acrylic acrylate copolymer copolymer of maleic acid and acrylic acid, acrylic acid-hydroxypropyl acrylate ternary polymer, BOF, polyvinyl alcohol modified by copolymerization, . copolymer of alkanolalkyl methacrylate with alkanolamine, maleic-styrene copolymer and polyethylene glycol mono methyl copolymer, carboxylic acid modified polyvinylalcohol, derivative of copolymer of ethylene glycol and polyamine, specific copolymer dispersant, hydroxy propyl acrylat and any other copolymer of monomers, isobutene, propylene oxide, 2-hydroxyethyl, methyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid acrylamide methyl acrylamide styrene, and vinyl pyridine ketone, 1,2,3 benzotriazole (BTA), Indene, Benzofuran (coumarone), thionahpithene, 1-benzazole, 4-isobenzazole, indolenine or pseudoisoindole, isoindzzole, indazole, benzimidazole, indiazole, 1-pyrido[2,3-d]-ν-triazole, 1-pyrazolo pyrazine,2-ν-triazolo[b]pyrazine, 1,2-benzeisoxzoble, benzopseudoxazole, benzofurazan, or purine. The CMP slurry can include an oxidize such as: —O—O— containing compounds, H2O2, salt of S2O4 2− or S2O8 2−, KIO3, Fe(NO3)2, KMnO4, KNO3 HNO3, bromate, Bromine, Butadiene, Chlorates, Chloric acid, Chlorine, Chlorites, Chromates, Chromic Acid, Dichromates, Fluorine, haloates, Halogens, hypochlorites, Nitrous oxide, Ozanates, oxides, oxygen, oxygen difluoride ozone, peracetic acid perborates, perhaloate, percarbonates, perchlorates, perchloric acid, perhydrates, peroxides, persulfates, permanganates, sodium borate or sulfuric acid. The CMP slurry can include an enzyme. The CMP process can have the following parameters:
Other advantages may include one or more of the following. The slurry enables CMP to be a stable process for volume production. The novel CMP slurries include the following advantages: desired removal rate, less or no dishing, less or no defect issue (such as scratch), no corrosion issue, and reasonable cost of ownership (CoO). The slurries disclosed herein can be applied to the manufacturing of any products, including but not limited to logic devices (such as microprocessor), memory products (DRAM, SRAM, FLASH, EEPROM, MRAM, FeDRAM, etc.), MEMS, MOMS, LCOS, CIS, and so on. Moreover, by using the slurries, a highly planar and highly reflective film surface can be obtained. The slurries can be used to form interconnects and mirror patterns useful for IC fabrication of circuits including imaging and other device applications.
The novel polymer CMP slurry can quickly or finely polish a surface-without making defects and flaws. Further, the CMP abrasive does not contaminate the surface to be polished. Moreover, the CMP slurry and systems and methods disclosed improve the flatness of the polished surface of a substrate.
These and other embodiments, aspects and features of the invention will be better understood from a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention which are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description in conjunction with the examples and references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
There will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings some preferred embodiments of the present invention applied to a CMP tool for planarizing and forming finely finished surface on the semiconductor substrate. In the following description of the preferred embodiments, the same reference numerals as those in the prior figures denote similar parts for convenience of illustration.
The polymer used in the IC manufacturing can be divided into two groups according to the film hardness. One type is soft polymer, such as benzocyclobutene, BCB, parylene-n and fluorinated polyimide, which have high removal rate given they were abraded mechanically only. Another type of polymer is hard polymer, for example, poly(arylene) ether, HSQ(Hydrogen silsesquioxane), MSQ(methyl silsesquioxane) among others, which is hard to remove given they were abraded mechanically only.
In one implementation of operation 100, the polymer film surface (approximately <500 Å thickness from top of surface) is chemisheared by many factors, such as oxidation, catalyzing, local pyrogenation, among others, so that the surface becomes stiff, fragile and chapped on a microscopic scale, which is easier to react with mechanical CMP operation.
In another implementation, under the mechanical action and, to a less extent, surface chemical reaction, micro-cracking and subsequent chemical solution diffusion into the sub-surface can be caused to occur at the surface being polished. The result is an enhanced surface chemical reaction and accelerated removal rate.
The chemishearing enables the polymer surface to be more resistant to deformation under the pressure of a polishing pad so that higher regions of the polymer film are polished first or polished at a faster pace than lower regions of the polymer film, resulting in excellent planarization. Further, with the aid of the surfactant passivation, better planarization performance can be obtained. The polymer particles or residues from the polishing are dispersed into the solution by surfactant and carried away with the slurry flow. For a soft polymer film, hardening or passivation agent can be added into the slurry to make the polymer film surface robust to the mechanical action. Since non-mechanical operations of the CMP operate without mechanical stress, lower defectivity can be achieved at the polymer surface.
In a CMP system, abrasive operations on the polymer surface apply more force than the mechanical polishing because the polymer is a ductile film and thus reliance on mechanical operations results in plowing and wrinkle type scratches. Moreover, it is also possible to leave large polymer residues on the substrate. To avoid these issues, three kinds of abrasives are used:
a. Oxidation Type Abrasive
This type of abrasive has an oxidizing ability. When the slurry hits the surface of polymer under the polishing pad press, oxidation occurs on the surface of the polymer film at the same time which changes the film local hardness and causes the surface of the polymer to depolymerized. Under a chemical and mechanical co-effect, the polymer film is then abraded and removed. The oxidation abrasive can be selected from ZrO2, Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, MgO, etc., and any other particles presenting the oxidation ability to the polymer including treated particles.
b. Catalyst Containing Abrasive
This type of abrasive contains the catalyst or special enzyme which can accelerate the chemishearing of the polymer surface. For example, Fe, Mn, or Cu can be added into the abrasive to serve as the polymer oxidation catalyst.
c. Multiple Abrasives
This type of abrasive contains a plurality of abrasives. The multiple abrasives in slurry serve two functions: one is to promote the polymer film surface's chemishearing, and the other is to prevent the pad surface from being chemisheared. The promotion function of chemishearing can be realized by adding two or more types of particles contained in separate dispensers. During the polishing, when different particles are mixed, they react with each other and release heat (for example, Fe2O3, Al and catalyst) or/and chemical such as —O—O— containing compounds, O2 and O3 etc which accelerates the polymer film's chemishearing. To prevent the pad from being chemisheared, another kind of particle (or surfactant) which is inert to any other particles in slurries can be added. The abrasive particles which promote film chemishearing have the properties of easily adsorbing onto the polymer film surface rather than the pad surface, and the inert particle should have the properties of the easily adsorbing onto the pad surface, which can be realized in one embodiment using the surfactant or optimizing iso-electric points of particles and pH value of the solution.
In one implementation, the content of the abrasive in the slurries range from 0.1–10 weight percent, with 0.5–2% being preferred. And the abrasive's iso-electro point is preferably not the same as or close to that of the polymer surface. By tuning the solution's pH value, abrasives attached on the polymer surface due to the electrostatic attraction can be easily removed.
In addition to the above types of abrasives, polymer abrasives can also be used for polishing polymer materials.
Generally acid or base is selected to favor the chemishearing of the polymer. So according to the detailed polymer, the pH tuning agent is selected to maintain a acid or base solution condition. For example, for polyimide, pH is 11 preferred. The pH tuning agent can be selected from a group of HCl, H2SO4H3PO4 Citric acid, NH4OH, HNO3, NaOH, KOH or any other inorganic and organic acid and base.
3. Surfactant
Surfactants can be added into the slurry for four functions. One is to act as the abrasive dispersion agent. The second is to act as a passivation layer for the soft polymer surface or the polishing pad surface to control the mechanical reaction to the surface, and the third is to change the polymer surface's charge status. The fourth function is to change the wettability of the polymer film to eliminate the friction between the polishing pad and the polymer film. Thus the wafer dropping issue during the polishing can be avoided. The surfactant can be selected from but not limited to a group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene ether, glycerol, polypropylene glycol, polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylic acid, polymethyl acrylic acid, acrylic acid-axylate copolymer), acrlic acid-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer, acrylic acrylate copolymer copolymer of maleic acid and acrylic acid, acrylic acid-hydroxypropyl acrylate ternary polymer, BOF, polyvinyl alcohol modified by copolymerization, . copolymer of alkanolalkyl methacrylate with alkanolamine, maleic-styrene copolymer and polyethylene glycol mono methyl copolymer, carboxylic acid modified polyvinylalcohol, derivative of copolymer of ethylene glycol and polyamine, specific copolymer dispersant, hydroxy propyl acrylat and any other copolymer of monomers, isobutene, propylene oxide, 2-hydroxyethyl, methyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid acrylamide methyl acrylamide styrene, and vinyl pyridine ketone, 1,2,3-benzotriazole(BTA),Indene,Benzofuran(coumarone),thionahpithene, 1-benzazole, 4-isobenzazole, indolenine or pseudoisoindole, isoindzzole, indazole, benzimidazole, indiazole, 1-pyrido[2,3-d]-ν-triazole, 1-pyrazolo pyrazine,2-ν-triazolo[b]pyrazine, 1,2-benzeisoxzoble.benzopseudoxazole, benzofurazan, and purine.
The oxidizer used in the slurries enhances the polymer film surface's oxidation or chemishearing so that a good removal rate can be obtained and the oxidation can also help to change the wet and charge status of the polymer film. The oxidizer agent can be selected from but not limited to a group consisting of H2O2, salt of S2O42- or S2O82-, KIO3, Fe(No3)2, KMnO4, KNO3 HNO3, bromate, Bromine, Butadiene, Chlorates, Chloric acid, Chlorine, Chlorites, Chromates, Chromic Acid, Dichromates, Fluorine, haloates, Halogens, hypochlorites, Nitrous oxide, Ozanates, oxides, oxygen, oxygen difluoride ozone, peracetic acid perborates, perhaloate, percarbonates, perchlorates, perchloric acid, perhydrates, peroxides, persulfates, permanganates, sodium borate and sulfuric acid.
Other additives can also be used. For example, enzyme can be used. Because the chemishearing of polymer promoted by the enzyme has highly specificity, the utilization of enzymes in polymer's CMP can avoid the pad surface damage.
Exemplary process parameters for the polymer polishing can be as follows:
The CMP system can have a fixed slurry delivery system or can have a computer controlled slurry delivery system. The computer controlled slurry flow system decides the optimal flow rate of the slurry and the optimal distance between a slurry injector and a polish head in order to get the maximum value of the removal rate of the CMP process. The slurry flow system controls the flow rate of the slurry that is dispensed on a polish pad and the distance between a slurry injector and a polish head to optimize the flow of the slurry on the polish pad. The rotational speed of the polish pad and the polish head, the pressure on the polish head and the pressure on the wafer under the polish head are controlled for maintaining the process parameters of a CMP process. In one implementation, the system includes a current detector that senses a motor current for driving a turntable of the CMP system and the turn table is adapted for rotating the polish pad of the CMP system. The system changes the flow rate of the slurry and the position of the slurry injector, thus changing the distance between the injector and the polish head, until the current reaches a minimum value.
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While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the above, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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Sea Land - Apartments, Tel Aviv
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- Heart of Tel Aviv
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- Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Terrace
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- This hotel has 15 rooms
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If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation.
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- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
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This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
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Self parking costs ILS 50 per day
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of ILS 220 (one way)
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Good 3.9 /5 from 138 reviews
I have been to Tel Aviv many times, never had a better value. If you are looking for a full service hotel, or for that matter any service other than room cleaning, look elsewhere. If you are looking for a clean, comfortable room for a very reasonable price, it is hard to imagine that you can do better. I had the least expensive, and so, presumably, smallest room, which was surprisingly spacious for central TA. No couch, but a small dining table and two chairs. Actual small kitchen, with stovetop, microwave, small refrigerator, and enough utensils and pot/pan to do some very basic cooking (I did not). The rooms are actually down a flight of stairs, and there is no elevator. Being below ground level did not bother me, as there are windows that let in light (and a little noise...it is a main thoroughfare in a very active city). All in all, a good choice for me, traveling by myself, though should be fine for couples and families who are looking for something clean, basic and affordable in an excellent location.
Nice place easy and clean great location
Hotel clerk was incredible.Very helpful. Apartment was clean. Only missing face towels,paper towels,Kleenex. Good i always carry my own. Felt safe in neighborhood. Will return again.
Very noisy room, guests should be careful if they mind noise from a very busy nearby street, walking people, garbage trucks etc. This is not a place for relaxation, it is suited for those looking for a night out in a busy street.
All apartments are located in the basement of a big building, and are in good and clean condition. We had free WiFi and a nice bed. Our apartment did appeared to be a bit high in moist. It's a nice area, close to the beach, a supermarket and several car rental stations.
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Skip to comments.Fred Phelps at Arlington Cemetery, Sunday, March 21,2010
Posted on 03/17/2010 1:14:28 PM PDT by trooprally
American Hater and Troop Hater Fred Phelps and his demon inbred family will be protesting at Arlington Cemetery this Sunday.
The DC Chapter has amended its Saturday Permit to include Sunday. We will be there 30 minutes before they arrive till after they leave.
DATE: Sunday, March 21
TIME: 10:30AM till 12:15PM
LOCATION: Memorial Drive opposite the Arlington Cemetery metro station (Blue Line)
The DC Chapter will bring the MOAB, flags and signs supporting out military.
Hopefully those who are coming from out-of-town for Saturday's Support the Troops Rally can delay the ride home for a few hours.
Phelps will be protesting through out the DC area this weekend and into next week.
South Carolina will also be hit hard next week.
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Heads up - the a$$hole demon family is back.
Some please kick his a$$ for me!
Where does he plan on going to in South Carolina?
I'm thinking some cream pies might be the way to go with these cretins.
If Phelps held a protest and there were no cameras around, did it ever really happen?
The thing Phelps wants most is attention. Eventually, I hope that people don't give him that attention. Sure, he'll probably do something even more outrageous for a little while, but eventually he'll just go away.
I might wish this bag of human garbage (Phelps) to die but anybody this infected with hate lives in his own Hell every moment.
Arlington cemetary is in Virginia, but it is federal property. Does anyone know the concealed (and/or open) carry rules for the cemetary?
Actually this section of road is under the National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway Section. So their requirements rule.
And he and his relatives will probably haul your backside into court...assault among other things.
What a sick perverted klan.
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Since there are several and at different times, you need to check out his web site. Wash thoroughly after wards.
[Mr] T
Good luck with that in Virginia. Virginia would subsidize my pies.
Why ruin cream pies? Get hold of some pet owners who pick up their dog's droppings and ...., you get the idea.
He's also heading your way. Check out their web site.
Would this be an appropriate occasion for the famous and ever-popular flaming bag of dog-poo?
LOL yes, if there weren't so many police around the Phelps group.
These vile insects need to be stopped. Lord, please forgive me for the things that come to mind whenever I hear about them.
You want me to get on Metro carrying a bunch of pies made out of dog poop? You go first.
His family is full of lawyers and just waiting for this to happen.....unfortunetly..
I wish God would send a well placed lighting bolt....
It is a testament to the forbearance of the American people. That these scum still live.
Ah, Phelps and crew need to step up the challenge a bit.
Let him and his group protest at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
I would pay good money to see that....
Oh yeah, and the congregation too.
Hire some homeless people, then not pay them. The liberals do that all the time. Or maybe offer some college pukes extra credit.
You first look into it then I'll make some more smart a$$ comments. /still smiling
[Mr] T
There is a chance of rain .....
I'll pass. I'd rather see signs saying "DIE, MUTANTS, DIE!" and "YOUR FAMILY TREE DOESN'T FORK."
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I hadn't thought of that. I'll have to call my Halliburton contacts to catch Phelps when they are on the road.
Of course, it COULD be argued that going there to counter-protest these wackos IS an "official purpose", couldn't it?
You have to wonder if the Dems call-in Phelps just to mess with people.
Hire a bunch of bag pipers to drown them out.
Though it obviously can't be done, Dennis Miller had it spot on in a comedy routine back in 2003:
"Shakespeare said 'First, kill all the lawyers'...and you know, I think we could get away with it...because if we did that, at trial, we wouldn't have adequate representation in the eyes of the court."
There are a lot of black veterans in DC. Maybe they can show Phelps the Projects.
You may be on to something. Phelps seems to be protesting every one but the real morons - World Can't Wait, Code Ping, ANSWER ......
Interesting thought. I actually know several. One cuts my hair but he's usually busy. But it is Sunday, he's off.
[Mr] T
I agree. Maybe they could all get together and go out for cocktails later.
Excuse me Phelps, Do you mind if we dance wif yo women?
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Members of WBC generally avoid the name "Christian" when referring to themselves, preferring the mysterious term "Tachmonite." This apparently refers to a servant of King David's, but I'm not sure of the derivation or the intention.
The Tachmonites believe Phelps is "the last prophet," with the power to determine who will be damned and who will be saved. They themselves, as followers of Phelps, also have the power to condemn souls to hell. Most people are destined for hell, but "Good Samaritans" who help the Tachmonites (for example, police officers who prevent counter-protesters from assaulting them) may be offered an indeterminate "reward" for their good conduct. Apparently "sola fide" is not part of the Tachmonites' creed.
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Thanks for the info. I'll have to use it on my AAR. Things went well. A lot of FReepers were at the Tea Party trying to save the Country but we held now the fort. We were reinforced by a dozen or so Old Guard soldiers from Arlington.
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Good for you!
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|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: The trail was heavily traffic'd on this Saturday. We started at 7:30 am, and there were about 150 cars parked at the trailhead and road leading up to it. Beautiful day, weather was good, and not really any bottlenecks on the trail. Some of the trail shows the affect of being overused. The descent from near the top of Bross was incredibly steep, by my estimates 35-40% grade, with very loose soil, and few rocks. It would not be a stretch to consider about 1 mile portion of the descent closer to a 3 in difficulty. I can not say what the top of Bross was like, because it is still not legal to summit. I was extremely dissapointed how many folks decided to ignore numerous signs, maps, warnings, that the summit was private property. I am also dissapointed that 14ers.com does not reflect the proper trail route (on 14ers right now, they show the route to the top of Bross, which is not legally accessible. ) Please see http://www.14ers.org/peaks/mosquito-range/mount-bross/ for more information. Many say, well its not a big deal, but it is! Not only is it private property, but so many trespassing poses the risk that much of the Bross trail access can be revoked, and it makes it harder for us to gain access to the peak in the future.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Summer conditions but incredibly windy when we hiked. Wind was strong enough to nearly knock us over once or twice (~8:00am). There is a small rock barricade at the summit you can sit behind to break up the wind. Easy "hike" (more like a walk) from Cameron-Lincoln saddle. If you plan on hiking down from Bross back to Kite Lake, prepare for a VERY steep and slippery gravel trail. Poles will be needed if you're hiking down and some sturdy boots.
|Route: East Slopes from Moose Creek
Info: The road is perfectly clear and dry to the TH. Left the parking area at 7. Hiked to about 11,900ft where the continuous snow started. There were patches below but no postholing. Skinned to about 13,000ft then hiked the rest of the way on the mostly snow free ridge. Summitted at 10. Perfectly clear day. No signs of incoming weather. Started ski descent at about 10:30. Back to the car by 11:15. It was very much summer snow. Probably should have left 30-60 mins earlier as the snow was getting pretty slushy and difficult to ski through, but overall still a very good route with a large vertical and consistent pitch.
|Route: East Slopes from Moose Creek
Info: Hiked and skied Bross via Moose Creek. Hiked first 0.5 mile to ~11,600 due to intermittent snow coverage. Then skinned to 13,600 and booted the rest to the snow covered summit. Started decent at 8am probably slightly too early on this day snow was firm but edgable. Maybe another 30-60min and it would have been better corn conditions. The summit was completely covered with snow so skiing straight off of the shelter at the top was in. Just had to pole it over to the Moose Creek bowl.
|Route: "S Gully"
Info: I climbed the S Gully early in the morning (like 2 am early). It was in great shape, solid surface with good snow coverage on either side of the gully. I only saw one section with lots of roller balls about half way up the gully when it turned slightly to climbers left. There was at least one ski track coming down the gully, looked really fun.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: This is for Bross/Cameron/Lincoln. Standard route up Bross from Kite Lake is dry. From Bross to Cameron, it's relatively dry with some left over snow (all super hardpacked/windscoured) From Cameron to Lincoln, small bit of snow on the tops of the ridges, nothing difficult. From Cameron back down to Kite Lake, mostly hard pack/wind scoured. No big avalanche threat.
|Route: East Slopes from Moose Creek
Info: Quartzville Road TH: The road is plowed, but snow-packed from Alma to intersection with Zinc Road. Four wheel drive definitely recommended. I lost control of my jeep on the way down the road...luckily I ended up in someone's driveway, not a ditch. Climbed Bross' East Ridge, traversed over to South Bross, skied down the Bross' East Face. There is a good ski track in the trees and the ridge is a mix of rocks and snow. I avoided the upper bowl under the snow because the snow was pretty sh*tty and the initial slope is steep. I hiked down a short section of the SE Ridge before traversing over to the face.
|Dad Mike
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Climbed Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross on a sunny but blustery Sunday. There are two foot deep snow drifts on the road to Kite Lake. Stock 4wd vehicles won't be able to make it to the lake. We were in a 4wd small SUV and made it only 2.5 miles before we had to park. This added considerable mileage to our trip. We ended up hiking 14.25 miles (3.5 miles on the road to Kite Lake, 7.25 miles of the Combo route, and 3.5 miles on the road from Kite Lake back to the car). We didn't see a single soul the whole day. Get out there and you'll have the mountains to yourself. To help you plan your day... We started hiking at 8:00 am, reached Kite Lake at 9:30 am, summited Democrat at noon, summited Cameron at 2:00 pm, summited Lincoln at 2:30 pm, summited Bross at 3:30 pm, got back to Kite Lake at 4:50 pm, and got back to our car at 5:50 pm. Recommended gear: micro-spikes, ice axe (if you want to glissade down Bross). Optional gear: snowshoes (we had them but only used them a couple times). Don't bother bringing: crampons or avalanche safety gear.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Camped at Kite Lake, started at 4AM to make sunrise on Mt Democrat. No snow on trail, as to be expected. Light frost made rocks/trail a little slick and just slightly slowed us coming down Democrat but non-issue thereafter. Temps in 30s on our start, but felt colder coming up / down Cameron with the wind. Up to 50 degrees by final summit of Bross. Good number of other hikers out today, great start to Labor Day weekend! Note, my RAV 4 barely got past some of big ruts in road on way to trailhead.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Excellent hiking conditions. No extra gear necessary for ascent or traverse from Cameron. However, descent to Kite Lake can be a little sketchy. Make sure you're prepared for steep sections of scree if you choose to head down Bross on the west.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Recent dusting of snow as well and slick in spots but no traction needed. You do have to deal with a snow field from Cameron but snow was soft enough to cross but also no postholing in the morning.
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Hiked all 4 peaks Friday morning. Conditions overall very good, I did all 4 in hiking boots and no other gear with no problems. Democrat still has a bit of snow on it, but if you go early before the sun hits it, its firm and easy. The largest snowfields you can avoid too by staying on the rock. Only a few spots you can't avoid near the top, but again go early. The other 3 are 99% clear. Wildflowers starting to pop up too!
|Route: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, Bross
Info: Bross was fine, some snow, but passable in boots. Read the captions to the two photos for suggestion to take the S Gulley down, not the scree to the south-west of the summit.
|Route: "S Gully"
Info: Ascended Bross via the little-publicized snow route from Kite Lake, which is so much better than doing the standard route. Snow coverage is good for the entire gully, starting low in the basin and working to within probably 100 vertical feet of the summit. Started at 530am, base of gully at 615, summit at 8am. Bottom half of gully was mellow enough with a bootpack that I barebooted it. Upper half I switched to crampons and axe, as it steepens and was bulletproof snow that early. Sun didnt hit it until around 830, after Id ascended the entire gully. Attempted traverse to Cameron and Lincoln but lots of snow still on the ridgeline and it was very punchy even by 830am, with no way around it. Since Id cached my snowshoes halfway up the gully, I turned around. Take snowshoes up the peaks if you plan on traversing any of them. On the descent, snow softened up enough for a smooth glissade, and I ran into a guy skinning up at that time as well (~930am), when the snow was soft enough to not need traction. Talked to him after he skied down, said it was great conditions.
|Tim A
|Route: "S Gully"
Info: Climbed and skied Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross. Kite Lake Road is impassable at Sweet Home Mine, about 1.5 miles above Paris Mill. The hardest part of the day was breaking trail for the standard traverse route from Lincoln, under the Cameron summit, to the saddle with Bross. The Mt. Bross "S" gully was in so fat with nearly perfect corn snow conditions for my afternoon descent. It was pretty warm, and everythings melting quickly. I pity the fool whos up there without flotation any later than 10:00 AM. Lots of very large wet slides on the southeast face of Democrat (picture #6). One other thing to note is that the creek draining out of Kite Lake is running very fast and could be pretty dangerous if you get too close. Youll want to cross up and over that drainage well before you get all the way up to the main Kite Lake Trailhead area. I had to backtrack quite a ways to find a good spot. Overall, it was a great day. Better get out there and get that snow while you can though.
|Route: Northeast Face (from Cameron Amphitheatre)
Info: I'd never heard of anyone skiing Bross' NE face from the Cameron Amphitheatre, so decided to go try it out while the coverage is as good as it is right now. We parked at Moose Creek and were able to skin all the way up from the Quartzville/Crest Rd intersection to the summit of Bross, switchbacking up powder on the NE face where it gets a bit steeper (32-35 degrees tops). We could also have skinned up to the Bross-Cameron saddle, which is less steep, and gone from there up the ridge. Coverage was amazing until about the top 200' below Bross' summit, but there was still a (barely) continuous line we pieced together. The ski down was fun - we attempted Cameron as well but the winds picked up considerably to 50+ MPH while we were up on the Cameron side of the ridge, and we didn't feel it was worth suffering that much for a repeat ski. Loads of powder, corn and everything in between up there - Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross are all very much in. Go get it!
|Route: East Slopes from Moose Creek
Info: Parked at intersection of Quartzville and Zinc. Skinned from the road and up the crest of the ridge all the way to the summit. Coverage is worse above 13,800 and there's a fair amount of sidestepping and route finding required to keep your skis on for the duration. I chose to bootpack about 100' of the final 300. We skied frozen crust from summit to about 13,200 and then spring snow and corn below that. Lower angle route if you stick to ridge crest, and no signs of instability. The snowpack on the ridge seemed to be less than a foot deep in most places but the coverage was surprisingly broad given the shallow depth. Also skied Lincoln 5/24 from the same parking spot/TH via quartzville creek/crest drive route. Great coverage and you can keep keep slope angle to a max of about 30 degrees. Steepest sections of route were around 13,200' and then immediately below the summit. Both areas were hard and frozen with no signs if instability early in the morning. You can ski continuously from Summit to quartzville road. There were a few inches of new snow Sunday morning and saw fresh bear tracks around 11,500' at 5:45 am. From 40 feet away it was confusing as to why there would be foot prints at that time of day running perpendicular to the route.
|a day in the life
|Route: "Dolly Varden Gully"
Info: The road from Paris Mill to Mineral Park is mostly snow covered. Only had to click out of skis at two spots. The gully has plenty of snow, skinable the entire way. Patches of windblown snow made for good skiing in between the sastrugi.
|Route: West Slopes
Info: Bross has little to no snow on the west side.
|Route: "S Gully"
Info: Heres a look at the "S" Gully while we were climbing Democrat today. The snow doesnt go to the summit but its not looking too bad.


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An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator, cybersecurity demonstration, and unmanned airborne system models will anchor Boeing's [NYSE: BA] display at the Latin America Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) trade show in Rio de Janeiro April 9-12.
"We look forward to expanding discussions on our portfolio of products and services with our customers in Brazil and Latin America," said Roberto Valla, Boeing Defense, Space & Security regional director, International Business Development for the Americas. "There is growing demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities through unmanned aerial systems and cybersecurity solutions for protecting information throughout Latin America, especially in Brazil as they prepare to host major sporting events."
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The Super Hornet is in service with the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force and is currently one of the finalists in Brazil's F-X2 fighter competition.
Boeing will hold a series of media briefings at the LAAD Press Center during the show, as listed here. Reporters may contact the media relations representative listed below to schedule interviews with Boeing executives at the show.
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