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Live Short
Apr 21st, 2017 10:36 AM Edit Profile
Hello, I'm working on a 67 Twin Reverb that was blowing fuses. I used a dim bulb tester and was able to keep the fuse from blowing. After checking it overall I removed the dbt and watched the current. At first it stayed around 1 amp but after a few minutes it rose to nearly 3 and one 6l6gc began to red plate. I replaced several components in the bias supply and cleaned the tube sockets. I checked the bias with a bias probe and watched it start low but continue to rise. I would lower the bias pot but up it went. I switched power tubes with the same result. I even swapped the bias pot to no avail.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
I'm thinking the transformer may be the culprit but don't want to replace it if there may be something that I'm overlooking.
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Apr 21st, 2017 12:17 PM Edit Profile
Sounds like it might be a heat-induced short problem. Do you have a thermal camera? That will allow you to see what components are getting hotter than they should.
If no camera, an IR thermometer will work too.
Cincinnati, USA
Apr 21st, 2017 12:30 PM Edit Profile
Have you measured the negative bias supply voltage this is happening to see if it's falling towards zero?
I suggest you do this. Could be a filter cap in that supply starts conducting DC when it gets warm. There are very few components in that supply so the shotgun approach of rebuilding the whole thing wouldn't be too expensive.
But if the current starts rising while the bias voltage is stable, then it's the tubes (I know you already swapped them) or the bias supply isn't reliably feeding the grid.
Live Short
Apr 21st, 2017 01:38 PM Edit Profile
Thanks I'll replace a few more components. The tube that red plated was, looking from the back, the far right, right after the AT7 tube.
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Apr 21st, 2017 02:44 PM Edit Profile
Start with a cold amp clip a test lead to the wiper terminal(ground the other) of the bias pot and fire her up. If the negative voltage falls it could be load causing this. Tranny? Maybe.
The strange thing here is all of your tubes are not freaking out just the one. With a Twin it is typically pairs or all that red plate together. Might want to check this, it made lead you somewhere. The paired tube should be on the far left looking at the rear of the chassis. Is the negative bias voltage the same at all of the sockets? I've seen tube sockets cause this where one tube position loses bias. The socket warms and no longer makes contact with the pin of the tube.
I've seen this in later Twins too but it was the bias balance pot that failed. Your doesn't have one being a '67 or shouldn't anyway.
Insure the quality of the bias cap, diode, and resistors.
My other question would be what happens to the bias voltage if indeed it does lower, with no tube installed? Does it still lower? If yes it could be tube(s)or socket.
Live Short
Apr 21st, 2017 03:50 PM Edit Profile
Thanks for excellent suggestions. I tried the bias probe on the two left side tubes. They stayed pretty steady and negative bias was about 55 until the current started going up then it dropped a little to about 52 before I shut it off. At that point current was rising to 2.5 amps. I also tried the inside right tube and the bias there rose just like the other outter right tube. Probably not the socket (s)
Since both tubes did the same thing. The left ones actually dropped a little as the current increased.
Live Short
Apr 21st, 2017 05:45 PM Edit Profile
No good deed goes unpunished...I began removing the wires from the socket that had red plated figuring I'd at least clean it up. The number seven pole filament wire came off along with the pole. Of course, I didn't have a spare that fit. I just ordered from AES and who knows, maybe a new socket will solve this. Seems like the negative voltage isn't to blame necessarily. I'll get back once the new socket is installed.
Live Short
Apr 23rd, 2017 11:00 AM Edit Profile
Never assume. I located a correct socket then thought I better check the filter caps in the doghouse. All supposedly replaced 8 months ago. The three 22/500 caps all had esr readings near 20. I replaced those and stability returned. Bias steady and readings very close to spec. Hopefully, that solves this issue. Still wonder why one red plate and not the others.
Cincinnati, USA
Apr 24th, 2017 08:28 AM Edit Profile
What was the manufacture date of those caps?
Bad caps in the B+ won't cause bias problems.
Apr 24th, 2017 08:49 AM Edit Profile
I had a similar problem with a Fender Concert II amp and it turned out to be two separate sets of power tubes that just couldn't handle the load. A pair of "Winged C" 6L6GC tubes solved the problem.
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Apr 24th, 2017 09:02 AM Edit Profile
When you are having bias issues you need to connect a voltmeter to the bias point and monitor the voltage to see if it's fluctuating. A bad / intermittent / out of spec bias capacitor can cause wild current fluctuations and red plating.
Live Short
Apr 24th, 2017 12:05 PM Edit Profile
I'll monitor the bias voltage. In town now. I suspected tubes also. I will exchange the bias cap.
If filter caps are allowing dc voltage pass wouldn't that influence the bias. Interesting because both channels preamp tubes were testing very weak also. Allegedly new at the time the caps were replaced. Both at7's were testing as new.
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So. Cal. USA
Apr 24th, 2017 12:23 PM Edit Profile
You have two different taps from the PT involved. The B+ will power the amp however the bias has it's own separate tap from the PT.
I don't think the two are related in your case. In an amp of this age the bias cap should have been changed long ago. Possible it was and is refailing
Live Short
Apr 24th, 2017 06:16 PM Edit Profile
Numbers look good. Maybe changing the socket that had the red plate issue controlled the rising bias. I'm hopeful. I'll monitor it for a couple hours. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm convinced that the first shiny objects in your Magic life stay with you, influencing your casual style no matter how long you've played or how large your collection is. Whatever initially attracted you to the game still attracts you. I don't know what nostalgia goes into your style, but here's mine; maybe my story will help you trace your own origins and influences.
I picked up the game in November 2002, aged 17 and a freshman in college. My roommate Nathan, who by this point had become my best friend, had these neat looking cards under his bed; I got interested. He started me off on a core set style monored Goblins and I picked it up quickly. I had played chess semi-seriously in my earlier days and my dad had enough light strategy games (e.g. Fortress America) that I liked making those types of decisions, and Magic clearly had them in abundance.
Soon, it was time to buy some boosters and start my collection. Onslaught was the new set, and my first two boosters yielded Mythic Proportions and True Believer. Thus, my first deck was green/white, full of dreck and the occasional bomb rare. (Grassland Crusader was one of my best creatures. Really.) Naturally, I bought some Judgment boosters to help the deck along (yay Folk Medicine!), and while it didn't do much, it was mine and it was fun.
I was hooked enough to bring all this home for Thanksgiving. My dad showed general interest, and we picked up the Ivory Doom preconstruct to have a second deck. For some reason, I added blue to it. I had Stormscape Apprentice, which seemed neat, but the only other thing I can figure is that Nathan was such a blue player (leaning to blue-black) that I wanted to experience the "true power of the game" rather than play wimpy colors. Zombie Clerics and enemy colors were tons of fun; that still stands out as one of the best preconstructs I ever bought. (Spiritbane was the worst by far. Seriously, what did it do?)
Other rares and experiences poured in. Contested Cliffs made me want to build a red-green Beast deck, a deck helped out when my parents sent the Devastation preconstruct as a holiday present. I had the absurdly flukiest top 4 in a 2003 Type 1.5 tournament in Valdosta, Georgia with this deck as well. It was a 10-person tournament and I had a first-round bye. My first match was against a white/blue mage running Ambassador Laquatus.dec, with Mother of Runes, Heartstone, and some other stuff to go to town on my library.
He owned me first game with such dizzying speed that I had no idea what to do. I sideboarded in the best package I had – a 4-damage-per-turn loop that involved Genesis and Goretusk Firebeast. He started game 2 with a Heartstone and an enchantment I don't remember, both of which I Hull Breached on turn 2. He didn't recover, and I spent nine mana every turn in the late game to recur Goretusk Firebeasts at his face. He had sided out the things that would have stopped this. Game 3 was clearly in hand for him when he got his protections out; I had attacked with a Barkhide Mauler the turn that I could, so the life totals were permanently at 16 to 20. But time was called, along with an announcement that life totals would decide the winner of game 3. Barkhide Mauler's one attack against a mill deck won me that game, sending me to the top 4 and my stunningly awful death at the hands of Psychatog. No, Amphibious Kavu in my sideboard did not help much.
By this time, I was reading tons of content from the recently revamped magicthegathering.com, where Mark Rosewater would give all sorts of insights about the design process. There was a whole community here, and I wanted to tap into it. I learned the thrill of new sets (I say thrill, but my first new set was Legions and I was pulling Goblin Goon and Havoc Demon instead of Akroma or Phage), the stir of controversy when it was announced Eighth Edition would have a new card face, and the stunning innovations of a new block would bring when Mirrodin came out.
(It's worth noting here that I'm a Johnny-Melvin. Even the few times I acknowledge a Vorthos end, I always analyze it Melvin-style. I don't read fiction; I don't care much for Star Wars or Star Trek or Dungeons and Dragons or comic books. I'm in it for the gameplay, and while the art and everything is fascinating, I like them mainly from the perspective that you might as well have cool aesthetics while you're playing a strategy game. Really, I'm a Johnny-Melvin in life, period, and this naturally flowed into my Magic style.)
With all this came an awareness of the tournament scene, the Pro Tour, Kai Budde, and the Spike approach to the game. Goblins, Astral Slide, Psychatog, Madness, and a few other things were the metagame. I don't recall it being a particularly diverse metagame; there wasn't nearly as much coverage back then to know exactly that sort of thing anyway. But when I saw a rogue green/black list – Oversold Cemetery with Nantuko Husk – I was in love. It didn't work like the other decks I had seen. It didn't crush my will to play like Psychatog (Nathan had a deck with Dr. Teeth as well) or Opposition; it didn't bowl me over in 5 turns like Goblins; it did its own thing and did it well. Control felt like oppression and aggro felt like solitaire, but this deck felt like it actually played an interactive game. Subconsciously, its incremental advantage stylings were also the most chess-like thing I had seen yet in Magic; I'm sure that helped, as Magic was filling and continues to fill the chess void from my childhood.
"So what?" you scoffers scoff and you naysayers naysay. "I didn't come here to read about you." And if that's what you're saying, I'm sure that it's true. But you have 1,000 words you could say about your story too, and the journey to wherever you are is influencing what you get out of the game now. I still love to beat up on permission control and I love stalling out aggro. I'm winning at my local store with a Standard Glissa, the Traitor midrange/recursion deck. My Sen Triplets Commander deck is a Cleric/Zombie build splashing blue for some more Wizards and Lich Lord of Unx. For all but about 3 months, I've continuously owned a red/green Beast deck centered around Contested Cliffs. Morphs feel as exciting to me as when they were the hot new thing when I started playing.
Nostalgia is a force in my life. I moved around so much growing up that certain things have taken the effect of rituals and talismans. I play the Super Nintendo game Earthbound at least once a year; there's an emotional connection there that doesn't make sense unless you're an Earthbound fan (lots of us connect emotionally to that game) or unless you have something similar. I get emotionally attached to whatever blew my mind with its creativity or its analytical breadth. That's Magic for me. Magic is a continuity I've rarely had in my life, and to that end there's an emotional component to my still having a Beast deck that almost 9 years running is still the same principle as that third rare I opened. Its current power level (fairly high) stands for how much my life has changed since being 17; I have the money now to do my original ideas justice. As silly as it sounds in the abstract, finally buying a playset of Contested Cliffs was metonymy for arriving in life; I finally could realize my cash-strapped dreams of 2002.
With Time Spiral and Scars of Mirrodin, Magic's tapped into that nostalgia vein for me, and since Mirrodin was the first new plane I traveled to, this year has been very much about coming full circle in my relationship to the game. It feels like a reward for having stuck with it this long. When we first learned the Mirrodin story, I was scrawny and overconfident from my one year of college. I have two degrees now, I've taught at my alma mater, I've accomplished a number of things I wanted to do as a kid – and Mark Rosewater is still telling me about this strange metal world with myr and vedalken.
Is that why Grand Architect and the Glissa are my favorite cards since Time Spiral? Is that why I persist in building Standard decks around them? Maybe I'm just ornery. But maybe, just maybe, winning with Glissa is saying in its own way to those who will listen:
This victory isn't about the tournament. It's a statement of where I've been and all that I've learned since I was 17. I've made my share of misplays, but they've culminated in something unique, a 60-card list that maybe you don't understand, but that I know how to play optimally. I know it doesn't make sense to you that this would win or why I'm not playing Boros or Caw-Blade, but it's an extension of me in a way those decks never could be.
That might seem like a lot to think about a deck or be sensitive about in a tournament, but it's no different than people buying big houses in the suburbs or giving their kids the things they didn't have growing up. We all look for self-validation, that statement in our own heads amidst the sea of confusion and mistakes that we got something right. For Spikes, it's the rating, the prizes, or the cash; the deck doesn't say any of these things. But for Johnnies, it's the deck that says it, no matter where it's played, and that's the heart of the psychographic.
If you have any emotional attachment to this game, how you play it is saying something about you, even if it's indirect. The entire deckbuilding process, especially in casual, can stand for any project in life. We get a good idea and want to see if it works, testing it, tweaking it, and putting it in the crucible of other ideas and styles. Sometimes they work and we validate our thoughts; other times we scrap them and move on. But it's all there, wrapped up in a seemingly simple game. Magic gives each of us a microcosm of our lives, whatever we want to say by them, and as long as you have a past that you can remember, that past is in your present both in Magic and general life.
What does yours tell you?
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Dolls Houses have been majestic, whimsical, fairy like and robust and made especially for little girls by master craftsmen for hundreds of years. Our Savannah Doll House, created by KidKraft, is one of those specially made so that it is perfectly sized for most fashion dolls. Measuring 32.5 inches by 13.5 inches by 51 inches, this spacious
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At this year's CAPS- Chicago Area Photographic School sessions, we're going to have a lot of fun going through all kinds of tips, techniques and tricks in LR to help you work faster and get more out of it including all those new features.
I hope everyone has had the chance to begin using the newest versions of Lightroom. I say versions in plural because as you are probably aware, already there is a difference between Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC 2015. Here is a link to a feature comparison run down between Lightroom CC, Lightroom 6 and Lightroom 5 on Adobe's website: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/versions.html
While it's always fun to talk about the newest features, today I want to drop back a bit to something basic in LR that even those of you running older versions can take advantage of. In LR, we can spend a lot of time reviewing, inspecting and looking at the thumb nails and then the full screen and even the zoomed-in view of lots of photos. So let's speed things up and take advantage of a couple of keyboard shortcuts that help make it easier with the basic task of changing our image view. The more you know the LR user controls the faster and better you'll be!
So just like Adobe uses this shortcut in Photoshop, remember you can use the Control key for Windows or Command key for Mac along with the Plus/Equals "+" or "=" key to zoom in or with the Minus "–" key to zoom out. It will increment between five views, go in from the thumbnail to "Fit", to "Fill", to 1:1, to 2:1 and back all the way out to the Grid/Thumbnail view, just using those two keys.
Note that the most zoomed level as shown in the Navigator panel can be set by you, using the pull down. In my photo examples, I set that position to 3:1 instead of 2:1.
You can also use the "space bar" key to quickly move from the Grid/Thumbnail, to "Fit" view, then hit the space bar again to change to the 1:1 view. Keep hitting the space bar to move in and out between the two views you last selected. Now that's fast!
You can also use the "Z" key from the thumbnail view and it will immediately take you to the 1:1, hit it again to go back to grid/thumbnail view.
Practice using these methods and as you become comfortable with them, I assure you, you will become much faster and more thorough working in Lightroom.
CAPS-Chicago Area Photographic School will be November 21st and 22nd at Elgin Community College. Check out the CAPS homepage at: Home
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John joined the Lake County Camera Club in 2008 and has served in many capacities and also had great success participating in club, CACCA and PSA competitions. While he enjoys the challenges of learning many different photography types and styles, his favorites tend to be Architecture and landscapes. As an early adopter for HDR, panoramic and compositing processing techniques, he has always enjoyed the deep dive into more advanced photography processing technology.
John has been teaching Lightroom to large and small groups through his club activities and takes a very practical and real life experience perspective on the full implementation of the software. He loves to share and teach with photographers of all levels and give back to the photography community.
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Responding to new London Fire Brigade data showing significant cuts in fire deaths, Labour's London Assembly Fire spokesperson Fiona Twycross AM said:
"The massive fall in fire deaths is testament to the bravery, professionalism and dedication of London's firefighters. Londoners should be very proud of the work their fire service do keeping them safe.
"The Mayor's previous fire station closures pushed up response times across London. With the Government lining up yet more cuts to the public sector, the challenge now is on the Mayor to stand firm against any further cuts which could well put this cut in fire deaths at risk."


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So my left hand has been the one to shake/twitch the most. Does anybody else have an area that their affected the most. It kinda worries me that my left had has the most issues. My left thumb has been twitching here lately and can't help but worry about Parkinson's my left hand feels shaky all the time. The twitch is what has me worried makes me think what if it doesn't stop and it's the start of pd
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Céline S/S15 Classic Box In Deep Red PythonCATEGORIES:Other Brands
Believe it or not, Céline's Classic Box is almost 5 years old today, which is an achievement in itself since many other new bags don't even last a season. And considering the fact that it's basically a slightly-rounded shoulder bag with a front flap that's anchored with a clasp takes the achievement to a whole new level. Why? Because despite the fact that there are many out there styled the exact same way, there's just this extra something-something about her that has guaranteed her longevity. It could be down to her classic good looks, her sought-after status or some might even say, the magic of Phoebe Philo.
Regardless though, it's a bag that I have personally adored since day one, and if I ever complied a list of ten bags every woman should own at least once in her lifetime, you can bet your last dollar that this beauty will be on my list.
So what's a star piece from S/S15 that you should most definitely consider? Well, one that's perfect for the Lunar New Year and/or Valentine's Day, of course. In exotic deep red python with its clasp in gold, this SGD7100 baby is also now available in Singapore if anyone's keen.
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Chanel classic flap bag embroidered flowers blooming beautiful romanticCATEGORIES:Other Brands
(Chanel) it flap bag re-interpretation of the classic flap bag with tweed fabrics, bags embroidered with large pearls and sequins, with white lace, as if blooming blooming flowers, full of romantic spring atmosphere.
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BALENCIAGA CLASSIC TRAVELLER BACKPACKCATEGORIES:Other Brands
Size: 15.5" x 12.5" x 3" inches
For adventure seekers and urban trendsetters, a backpack is definitely a must-have! And yes, we're seeing more of these uber-functional pieces in high fashion, like a major takeover has commenced over the seasons…not that we're complaining, in fact we're quite pleased with the developments.
Today, we're giving you a bunch of treats from Balenciaga – Classic Traveller backpacks are up-for-grabs! And the best part is they come in an array of colors and styles to choose from, so depending on your style-spiration this season, you can select one that's bound to make your whole outfit unforgettable. They're highly functional as well, because aside from being spacious, these babies have compartments to keep all of your stuff organized.
Size: 15.5" x 12.5" x 3" inches
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CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2016 CLASSIC AND BOY BAG COLLECTION ACT 1CATEGORIES:Other Brands
Style code: A92193
Size: 6.9'x 11′ x 3′ inches
Price: $5200 USD, €4150 euro, £3030 GBP
Style code: A67085
Size: 4.7'x 7.9′ x 2.8′ inches
Price: $4300 USD, €3420 euro, £2490 GBP
A new collection, a new chapter. Chanel just released the Spring Summer 2016 Collection Act 1 and you're gonna love it.
So credit card ready? Set go…
Chanel has brought the sexy back – the Boy Chanel Chevron Quilted Flap Bag. And because it's the 'Spring Summer' collection, these beauties are going to be painted in bright colors. You will love soft-pink and soft-beige, embellished with stunning shiny silver hardware. The iconic boy clasp is really standing-out. And of course, the Chevron Quilted has become the house's classic print – the design is as timeless as the Diamond Quilted prints.
Style code: A92312
Size: 9.8'x 14.2′ x 6.3′ inches
Price: $5000 USD, €3690 euro, £2690 GBP
For those that need a 'Boy tote', this season is your chance to snap one of your own. This tote is also adorned with the Chevron Quilted print, amazing isn't?.
Style code: A65169
Size: 5.9'x 10′ x 3.7′ inches
Price: $3100 USD, €2800 euro, £2040 GBP
Oh My Gosh, talking about 'classic bags'. I am not sure what to say, but check out the clasp please. Yes, it's the same Mademoiselle Clasp on the iconic Chanel Reissue 2.55 Flap Bag, which means… this is the Reissue 2.55 Camera Case. Just a few collections ago, the fashion house has made, for the first-time, the Reissue 2.55 Tote Bag. The Camera Case is a new addition.
Style code: A01112
Size: 6.3'x 10.2′ x 2.8′ inches
Price: $6000 USD, €5500 euro, £4010 GBP
Style code: A91102
Size: 7.7'x 11.8′ x 3.9′ inches
Price: $3100 USD, €2800 euro, £2040 GBP
Style code: A37590
Size: 7.9'x 12.4′ x 3.9′ inches
Price: $3900 USD, €3600 euro, £2630 GBP
Style code: A37586
Size: 6.3'x 9.4′ x 3′ inches
Price: $3400 USD, €3100 euro, £2260 GBP
Style code: A93223
Size: 7.1'x 11.4′ x 3.9′ inches
Price: $3800 USD, €3420 euro, £2490 GBP
Style code: A93221
Size: 5.3'x 8.3′ x 2.4′ inches
Price: $3200 USD, €2900 euro, £2110 GBP
Style code: A93972
Size: 9.8'x 14.2′ x 7.1′ inches
Price: $3700 USD, €3150 euro, £2300 GBP
Style code: A93971
Size: 8.3'x 11.8′ x 6.3′ inches
Price: $3300 USD, €2800 euro, £2040 GBP
Style code: A37586
Size: 6.3'x 9.4′ x 3′ inches
Price: $4900 USD, €4260 euro, £3075 GBP
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Size: 11.8'x 10.2′ x 3.9′ inches
Price: $4800 USD, €4390 euro, £3200 GBP
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Size: 5.5'x 9.4′ x 3.9′ inches
Style code: A93279
Size: 8.7'x 13′ x 4.7′ inches
Style code: A93981
Size: 5.1'x 7.5′ x 2.4′ inches
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Size: 6.5'x 4.7′ x 1.8′ inches
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Size: 5.3'x 8.3′ x 2.4′ inches
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Size: 3.9'x 3.9′ x 3.9′ inches
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CHANEL FLOWER TWEED CLASSIC FLAP BAGCATEGORIES:Other Brands
What's adorable and comes in a beautiful shade of candy pink? From the Iconic Collection, yes, it's the Chanel Flower Tweed Classic Flap Bag! And today, we're going to get some insights about this cute shoulder piece. As we all know, Chanel is not one to miss out on the details – every season is a time for reinvention, and the classic flap bag just got another overhaul. Not that we're complaining.
For this take on the classic flap, we're seeing a piece in quilted tweed, which isn't something you see everyday. For the best part, it's embellished with flower embroideries – a testament to the craftsmanship on this design. Still, this piece is chained to perfection, with a beautiful 'CC' clasp that's worth a double take. Well, we don't know about you, but we really love this pink stunner!
Measuring 6.3" x 10.2" x 2.8" inches, and with a style code of A01112, you can get your very own Flower Tweed Classic Flap Bag via Chanel boutique.
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GUCCI BAMBOO CLASSIC BLOOMS TOP HANDLECATEGORIES:Other Brands
Size: 10.5' x 7' x 2.5' inches
Price: $2,490 USD
Hey, ladies! Today, we're going to talk about another iconic piece in the form of the Gucci Bamboo Classic Blooms Top Handle – a stunning and dainty piece that's about to become your next favorite (we're guessing). If flowers are your thing, then definitely, this piece will be the apple of your eye! Let's take a look at the bold and beautiful colors of flowers and blooms.
Size: 10.5' x 7' x 2.5' inches
Price: $2,490 USD
Size: 10.5' x 7' x 2.5' inches
Price: $2,490 USD
All of the styles above bear the brand's signature bamboo handle and closure, and have a natural cotton linen lining inside. The bags also have a zip pocket, an open pocket and snap pocket with mirror case. Functionality is still a priority with this design!
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5 - 7 years experience •
Salary depends on experience
Posted on 03/27/18
Fort Myers, FL
5 - 7 years experience
Salary depends on experience
Posted on 03/27/18
This position will create user interfaces for our web sites and customer-facing digital experiences, including the execution of any associated research and usability testing.
Functional Responsibilities
Produce Effective UX Designs:
- Conceive and present multiple UX design solutions within an iterative design process.
- Produce any necessary UX communication & support documentation including information architectures, taxonomies, wireframes and interaction models, workflows, and functional notation.
- Produce concept screens for the purpose of illustration and/or business decision-making.
- Produce high and/or low-fidelity prototypes.
- Conduct usability tests and/or assist with larger usability productions.
- Identify Use Cases & Design Cases that effectively reflect requirements & user goals.
- Perform competitive assessments and/or conduct industry research on related design needs.
- Recommend features, functionality and specific interactions based on analysis of business goals and user needs.
- Work with Project Managers in Technology to define & document functional requirements. Under supervision, collaborate with business partners and technical teams to ensure flawless integration with back-end technology and a great user experience.
- Produce or assist with the creation of development-ready assets in partnership with Brand creative teams.
- Perform QA prior to project launches.
Operational Excellence:
- Ensure consistency and best-practice design within and across digital properties for all brands by complying to style guidelines and reusing common design elements and functional mechanics.
- Promote and follow internal design & business processes.
- Provide reasonable assessments and assist with issue tracking.
- Drive effective completion of all project deliverables on or before deadline.
- Ensure proper reflection of Brand sensibility within our designs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree with emphasis on interactive design, graphic design or communications preferred* 5 years' experience in web design, with a strong emphasis on user experience and usability and at least 3+ year's direct Digital Commerce experience.
- Strong interactive design portfolio.
- History of success working with large groups and multiple disciplines including technology, marketing, and creative. History working with Merchandising groups a plus.
- Strong to expert knowledge of all relevant design applications (Photoshop, wireframe tools, etc.)
- Ability to develop prototypes a major plus.
- General familiarity with web analytics and related user research tools.
- Sensitivity to brand aesthetics and ability to work within a diversity of styles. Fashion experience a major plus.


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This article first appeared in 2010 and still continues to be read by numerous Internet surfers. Given the frequency of the term's use, it seems appropriate to run it again. Pleas enjoy.
When I first attended wine tasting classes, it was not unusual to hear the phrase gout de terroir (goo de tare-wahr — taste of the soil) ascribed to the wines that we were evaluating. The concept seemed esoteric and elusive, and it was not uncommon to hear a chortle or two when the French phrase was invoked by the class moderator.
For a while, it seemed that the white wines of Alsace, Loire, Germany and Burgundy were the few beneficiaries of this ethereal quality. But of late, I note that New World reds and whites, as well as Old World reds, are also now being lauded for having palate-pleasing touches of minerality.
For years, traditional wine tasting metaphors relied upon flowers and fruits and how they were perceived in the aromas and flavors of wine. Ann C. Nobel of U.C. Davis pulled those and other elements together with her Wine Aroma Wheel that categorized them into twelve major categories. It greatly facilitated and standardized much of the subjective terminology that professionals utilized.
And while she included terms like chemical, woody and earthy, minerality was missing from the wheel. When asked why by others, she answered, "Minerality is a concept which could never be consistently defined in words or physical standards. If someone could come up with a stone or metallic solution that had an aroma that could be used to define minerality, it could be on the wheel."
While it is true that wine has many mineral components, geologists and scientists remain unconvinced that wine can effectively reflect any of them. However, notwithstanding science, many well-known winemakers and producers—those who live and die on the land—steadfastly defend the notion that wine echoes its life-giving, nutritional sources.
So what is that earthy element in our stemware, and how can one best comprehend it? Are geologic elements migrating from the soil into the vine's root system and upwards into the grapes? Or is there a vague, vine-based sensory quality that flicks the palate with crisp, fleeting sensations? Or could it be that it is an indistinct but integral part of a wine's acidity?
Irrespective of those speculations, doesn't it seem rock-solid reasonable, that a wine's make up has a vibrant core, a buoyant underpinning, a subtle but perceptible personality nuance that has nothing to do with aromas of flowers or flavors of fruit . . . which emits a sign of its geologic distinctiveness? Mystical to be sure, but one worth pondering tonight over a glass of Sancerre.
Finally, and on a very personal note, even if it's difficult to define or describe, minerality may have clarified why I'm partial to white wines, and many reds, that have no oak or other winemaker intrusions into their structure. Such wines are unaltered by wood, vanilla, butter or other man-made recipes for style and flavor enhancement. They have a fresh, unfettered, natural vitality quite apart from the wine's defining varietal character. I really find them quite revealing and engaging.


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Some of my own
Today has been another day where I couldn't focus, felt like I couldn't get a lot accomplished, couldn't find the groove. But I had a good day anyway. It is the last week that the seniors are in school, and so we had a basketball tournament to celebrate. The staff played too. :) Yeah, we won. We were nice, but we won. The kids played decently, but we won. (If any of y'all found my blog yet, niener, niener, niener!)
Some days I remind myself of somebody else, and then I remember that it's who I used to be. I don't think I'll ever be him again, and I'm pretty happy about that.


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February 27 - 28, 2009
Evergreen Marriott Resort
Stone Mountain, Georgia
The USG STEM initiative is hosting a STEM institute on Fri-Sat Feb 27-28 at the Evergreen Marriott Resort at Stone Mountain, GA. The private institutions that are a part of Atlanta-PKAL are invited to attend this institute with a team of three members. It is preferred that one member be an administrator and two be faculty members. The USG STEM Institute will pay for the registration and meals. There are a few spaces left in the STEM Institute for private institutions in the Atlanta-PKAL network. These spaces are on a 'first come-first served' basis. The Institute is full and registrations are no longer being accepted.
There will be PKAL-Atlanta dinner meeting at the USG STEM Institute at the Waterside Restaurant in the Marriott at 6:30 pm; PKAL is sponsoring the dinner. We would like to have a head count of the Atlanta PKAL institutions that can attend this meeting such that we can finalize the arrangements. We would appreciate it if you could email Christina Shute at PKAL.
Your institution does not have to be attending the USG STEM Institute to participate in the Atlanta PKAL meeting.
The Waterside Restaurant will be serving a large Seafood Buffet on the day of the meeting and should be able to accommodate several dietary preferences. If you have special dietary constraints, please let Christina know that as well.
Please be in touch with J.B. Sharma or Lynn Zimmerman if you should have any questions.


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Cellular Cofferdam Design and Practiceby Edwin Paul Swatek, Jr.,
Serial Information: Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division, 1967, Vol. 93, Issue 3, Pg. 109-132
Document Type: Journal Paper
Several recent high head steel sheetpile cellular cofferdams are described, including comments on their design and construction. Included is a description of the 115-ft deep Markland powerhouse cofferdam. Cell movement, interlock stress determination, sliding resistance, cell drainage, overturning stability, driving penetration and sheet-pile failures are discussed. The factor of shape in the plan arrangement of cells is mentioned. One use of bracing struts in combination with partial mass stability of cells is described. This paper principally treats cofferdams founded on rock, filled with granular materials. The use of a deflector for constructing cells in turbulent water is described. New developments and future trends are mentioned.
Subject Headings: Cofferdams | Steel construction | Granular materials | Power plants | Load and resistance factor design | Drainage | Piles | Failure analysis
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Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Supermarkets is likely to get a boost in traffic from the store closures announced as part of Southeastern Grocers' prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, observers said.
"The tonnage has to go somewhere," said Antony Karabus, CEO at HRC Retail Advisory, Northbrook, Ill. "It's likely to be driven to folks like Publix, maybe to other Winn-Dixie stores within a short drive and maybe to Walmart Supercenters. All of these stores, like Publix, are likely to benefit from being near stores that are closing. People still need to buy their food."
As reported, Southeastern said it would close 94 stores across its operating areas as part of its bankruptcy filing. Most of the stores to be closed are under the Winn-Dixie banner, but several Harvey's and Bi-Lo locations are also slated for closure, along with one Fresco location.
Southeastern's bankruptcy filing followed by just a few weeks a bankruptcy filing by Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Markets. Both chains had been highly leveraged under their private equity ownership.
"When you've got flat to declining top-line growth, and flat to declining margins, and you've got significant debt servicing costs from these leveraged buyout transactions, it is unbelievably difficult," said Karabus. "You just can't make all of those numbers work out, and I think that's what's causing some of these bankruptcies."
Part of the challenge is that retailers that have taken on significant debt under private ownership have not been able to invest as much as they should have in store maintenance and remodels, which makes it all the more difficult to grow sales.
"People don't like shopping in older, dirty food stores," said Karabus. "They want fresh, new and bright stores to shop in."
He suggested that struggling food retailers need to invest in efforts that drive profitable traffic such as in-store cafes and prepared foods, along with increasing their penetration of private brands, which can drive both higher margins and serve as a means of differentiation from competition.
Neil Stern, senior partner at Chicago-based retail consulting firm McMillian Doolittle, agreed that Publix is likely to benefit from the Winn-Dixie store closings in the short term, although those locations could eventually be snapped up by other food retailers.
He said he expects both Tops and Southeastern to successfully emerge from their bankruptcies, unlike Toys R Us and other general market retailers that are liquidating their stores through bankruptcy filings.
"At some point they have to fix the root problems that have them heading in this direction, but I think from a short-term standpoint, they'll be fine," he said of Tops and Southeastern Grocers.
Meanwhile, several other food retailers remain in precarious position, according to a recent analysis by Moody's Investors Service.
They include Fairway Markets, based in New York; The Fresh Market, based in Greensboro, N.C.; and Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cents Only Stores. All three had a "negative outlook" as of year-end, according to Moody's, reflecting high debt loads and low amounts of available cash.
All three had previously been publicly traded companies that were acquired by private equity.
Last October, Moody's downgraded the credit ratings on The Fresh Market, citing increased competition and weak sales results at the chain, which had once been one of the fastest growing food retailers in the country. The Fresh Market recently said it would halt its expansion plans.
"The bottom line is you've a food market that is growing very slowly, and everyone has had to deal with deflation for the past couple of years, so that even if you were getting some unit growth, you weren't getting any dollar growth," said Stern. "Plus, we have the continued building out of the hard discounter network with Aldi and Lidl, and the leakage of sales moving online. That is just making it hard to anyone to make their numbers."
Walmart's ongoing aggressiveness in its pricing has also kept pressure on the industry, he noted.
"It's just a bad combination for everybody out there," Stern said.


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Club Penguin Island's website has put out a "News" page that has not been fully completed and released to the public yet. If you want to visit the page click here. This page could be the Club Penguin Island blog that will be out soon, that will have all your Club Penguin Island information such as Penguin Of The Week!
Here is what the page looks like.
I'm assuming that they will edit this page and make it public very soon!
What do you think will be on the Club Penguin Island News page? Let us know in the comments!
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It's five o'clock on a winter afternoon. Without notice you lose electricity to your home. How are you going to cook dinner for your family? A cold sandwich will work for one night, but what if it lasts days, weeks, or longer?
Any type of crisis creates a significant amount of stress. If you have spent time developing a variety of alternative energy cooking skills, you will have one less thing to worry about. So the power is out … sounds like a great excuse to Dutch oven or barbeque. In the middle of a winter storm, the family can have a cozy candlelit meal cooked by canned heat.
Develop a series of cooking options that will ensure you will be able to cook in several emergency situations. Consider evacuation, indoor, outdoor, sheltered, cold weather, and hot weather as you plan. Carefully plan how you will safely store the fuels that you need. Fuel conservation is a high priority. Storing enough fuel safely to last for a year is absolutely possible, if you practice conservation.
Be wise (translated that means, "don't do stupid things!"). Please, please be safe! What an incredible tragedy it would be to survive an initial disaster only to harm your loved ones through a tragic mistake in judgment. Store fuel legally and very carefully. Never burn anything indoors that is intended for outdoor use. Be very careful with any open flame. Err on the side of caution.
As sure as one day follows another, there will be disasters, emergencies and challenging times in our future. Acquiring knowledge and experience will give you the wisdom required to face these challenges and the physical and mental tools required not only to survive, but to thrive. It will free you from the anxiety and emotional trauma that is experienced by those who choose not to prepare.
We challenge you to explore creative ways to cook your food, many great ideas are right here on this site. Our goal is to test possible options and see what really works. We hope you benefit from our experience – both failures and successes.
Develop a plan and set reasonable goals to obtain the tools that you need. Then DO IT! Be creative and try an alternative cooking method each week, while fast food restaurants are still open and food is cheap and available. As you do, you will gain confidence in your ability and perfect your skills during non-stressful times. When a real emergency strikes, you won't need to stress over cooking for your family.


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Is the data centre network ready for Facetime?
The call for rich video content will be the largest contributor to drive carriers to adopt 40GB ethernet switches as the backbone for broadband delivery. In most smart phones, there are apps made specifically to connect directly, browse and manage video accounts in Youtube.
Why 40 GBE?
As 10 GBE become a stable foundation for next generation of Ethernet in carriers and data centres today, the presence of new applications and technologies also continue to grow. New bandwidth heavy applications and technologies such as video streaming, social networking, and faster search engines, network managers are pressed to extend to higher bandwidth capacity in order to reduce server bottlenecks and increase service satisfaction to end-users and customers. For Extreme Networks, as more servers move 10GBE connectivity as a baseline, the need for 40 GBE at the top-of-rack becomes even more important.
40 GBE is poised to become a data centre infrastructure requirement, where it serves as an aggregation technology necessary to build data centres with high performance servers that are supporting myriad of services including video, storage and traditional applications.
Upgrade considerations
Before jumping into the bandwagon in deploying higher capacity ethernet switches, here are the basic guidelines to maximise the efficiency of your data centre network.
1. Examine your current network this will help in the planning process and to avoid or decrease downtime during upgrade installation. Identifying your network also improves your decision on what network, servers you need to replace which enhances the total cost of ownership (TCO) of existing legacy systems.
2. Include a traffic management system in the network design a traffic management system optimises the networks performance by transferring data centre traffic to under-utilised networks and the Internet, therefore decreasing latency in network throughput. In the long run, it reduces bottlenecks which increase network productivity through better bandwidth utilisation.
3. Cabling A category 5 (CAT 5) cable usually can support a gigabit network, but investing in CAT 5e or 6 can offer a better job by reducing electromagnetic interference. Reducing interference between cables will deliver a more impressive output in speed and data transfer performance.
4. Switching design there are a lot of affordable 40 to 100 GB ethernet switches in the market today. Consider a switching appliance with ports that are not close to each other. These design types also contributes to bandwidth interference. Colliding nodes disrupts transmission and may randomly shut down. Also look for ethernet switch boxes that are scalable for future network and data centre expansion.
5. Test your network make sure that all software, devices and hardware are up-to-date and can handle 40-100GB workload.
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This guide was developed as part of the international 'Educate, empower and engage for healthy lives' project. This guide was developed by a team of young people with personal experience as a young person who uses drugs and/or work with vulnerable young people. The guide was developed by the project team and then piloted in 4 countries (Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nigeria, and Portugal). The objective of the trainings, workshops and this guide is to promote healthy behaviours and lifestyle choices among young people who use drugs, or are at risk of using drugs, as well as contributing to the development of better youth policies that impact upon marginalised youth. Some of the activities have been drawn from a previous peer education guide produced by Youth RISE and other resources and activities that have proved effective in other peer education settings.
Resources library
Harm Reduction Step By Step Guide
We all want the best for children and young people. We want to see them in safe housing, in school and doing well. However, where drugs are being used in harmful ways, including through injecting, harm reduction services play a crucial protective role in ensuring that unnecessary harm from drug use will not prevent or damage the longer term development of the child.
As harm reduction service providers, the first time we reflect on these complex issues is often when we are first presented with a child in need. In this situation we are required to quickly balance the legal, ethical, clinical and protection issues involved:
●● We may not be able to test for HIV under a certain age, even if we suspect that a child or young person may have HIV.
●● We might know that drug use in our society is controversial, and worry about the political and legal problems with providing services to children and young people.
●● We may fear personal attack from people who don't agree with our work.
●● We might work in a country that has age restrictions on certain harm reduction services.
●● We may face personal challenges, such as not understanding the scale of the problem among young drug users.
●● We may feel morally or ethically ambivalent, or perhaps even feel morally and ethically certain about the inappropriateness of children and young people who inject drugs.
Taking a reactive approach to these questions leaves us with little room for consultation, exploring options, preparing ourselves or our organisation, and can leave us making rushed decisions with inadequate information.
A proactive approach will ensure your organisation is prepared and allow you to feel confident that you will provide the best service for the children and young people and that you have considered the implications for clients, individual staff and the organisation as a whole.
The aim of this toolkit is to help you move to a more proactive approach. By working through the following steps your organisation can explore how prepared it currently is to support children and young people, and from there can develop policies and procedures for working with children and young people who inject.
HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction in Prisons
This report recognises that the right to health and freedom from ill treatment are inseparable, which places human rights-based prison monitors, particularly those with a preventative mandate, in a unique and critical position to consider these issues. It notes, however, that this is not yet occurring in an adequately systematic or comprehensive manner, and provides specific recommendations to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) and the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT). Read more..
HIV and AIDS, Data Hub for Asia-Pacific
Since 2008, the HIV and AIDS Data Hub has been providing decision-makers and experts high quality, accessible and up-to-date data on HIV in Asia and the Pacific. They work with many regional and national partners to compile, update and analyse evidence on the HIV epidemic in Asia and the Pacific. Read more..
How do we close the gap between the people moving forward and the people being left behind? This was the question we set out to answer in the UNAIDS Gap report. Similar to the Global report, the goal of the Gap report is to provide the best possible data, but, in addition, to give information and analysis on the people being left behind.
prevention gap report
Efforts to reach fewer than 500 000 new HIV infections by 2020 are off track. This simple conclusion sits atop a complex and diverse global tapestry. Data from 146 countries show that some have achieved declines in new HIV infections among adults of 50% or more over the last 10 years, while many others have not made measurable progress, and yet others have experienced worrying increases in new HIV infections. More on the Prevention Gap report | Slides are also available for download | Download summary
Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Sex Workers Living with HIV
This briefing paper looks at the different types of stigma and discrimination experienced by sex workers living with HIV globally. Sex workers living with HIV are at increased risk of violence, criminalisation and vulnerability to other infections. This briefing paper provides recommendations for policies and practices which respect their human rights. It uses case studies that highlight the experiences of sex workers living with HIV and the efforts required to meet their needs, and advocate for their rights. A Community Guide is also available. Read more..
HIV and Prisons in sub-Saharan Africa
This document presents an abridged analytical summary of the inventory of existing information on HIV among prison communities in sub-Saharan Africa, identifies gaps in information and proposes a framework for action. The key finding is that there is insufficient knowledge about the prison community, both in and out of correctional facilities. What is known is alarming and underscores the importance of acting rapidly to fill information gaps in order to better assess national situations, identify good practices and support more effective national policies, programs and service delivery. The document includes a section on next steps, which can be adapted to meet differing country circumstances. Read more..
This briefing paper is an update and elaboration of NSWP's consultation with its membership over the use of PrEP and Early Treatment as HIV Prevention Strategies. It provides insight into what sex workers think about PrEP and the concerns they have about it, including legal barriers, side effects, and what actions should be taken before consideration of the introduction of PrEp. A community guide is also available here. Read more..
World Drug Report 2016
The World Drug Report 2016 is published in the wake of the landmark moment in global drug policy, the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem. Read more..


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Dr Iddo Amit
Associate Research Fellow
I hold a B.Sc. in Chemistry with emphasis on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2003) and an M.Sc. in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnologies (Magna Cum Laude) from Tel Aviv Univeristy (2010). Between 2003 and 2009 I worked for a research lab, specializing in Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, SEM imaging and thermal analysis.
My Ph.D. research was focused on quatifying the dopants distribution in silicon nanowires, using Kelvin probe force microscopy, electric transfer proerties and numerical simulations. I obtained my Ph.D. in Physical Electronics in 2015 from Tel Aviv University.
My current research is focused on graphene, TMDCs and their hybrids for optoelectronic applications and basic research.
List of Publications:
Peer-reviewed journals:
1. A. De Sanctis, I. Amit, R. Keens, S. Hepplestone, M.F. Craciun & S. Russo "Strain-engineered energy funneling in photo-oxidised HfS2" Submitted
2. D. Dimov, I. Amit, M.D. Barnes, M.F. Craciun & S. Russo "Graphene Reinforced Concrete for Structural Applications" Submitted
3. A. De Sanctis, M.D. Barnes, I. Amit, M.F. Craciun & S.Russo "Functionalised hexagonal-domain graphene for position-sensitive photodetectors", Nanotechnology, In Press (2017)
4. I. Amit, T.J. Octon, N.J. Townsend, F. Reale, C.D. Wright, C. Mattevi, M.F. Craciun & S. Russo "Role of Charge Traps in the Performance of Atomically-Thin Transistors", Advanced Materials, In Press (2017)
5. I. Amit*, N. Jeon*, L.J. Lauhon & Y. Rosenwaks, "Impact of Dopant Compensation on Graded p-n Junctions in Si Nanowires" ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 8, 128 (2016)
6. A. Shamir*, I. Amit*, D. Englander, D. Horvitz & Y. Rosenwaks "Potential Barrier Height at the Grain Boundaries of Poly-Silicon Nanowires", Nanotechnology 26, 355201 (2015) (*equal contributors)
7. G. Segev, I. Amit, A. Godkin, A. Hening & Y. Rosenwaks "Multiple State EFN Transistor" IEEE Electron Device Letters 36, 651 (2015)
8. A. Hening, N. Swaminathan, A. Godkin, G. Shalev, I. Amit & Y. Rosenwaks "Tunable Diameter Electrostatically-Formed Nanowire for High Sensitivity Gas Sensing" Nano Research, 1-10 (2015)
9. I. Amit*, D. Englander*, D. Horvitz, D. Miller, Y. Sasson & Y. Rosenwaks "Density and Energy Distribution of Interface-States in the Grain-Boundaries of Poly-Silicon Nanowire" Nano Letters 14, 6190 (2014) (*equal contributors)
10. O. Hazut, B.C. Huang, A. Pantzer, I. Amit, Y. Rosenwaks, A. Kohn, C.S. Chang, Y.P. Chiu & R. Yerushalmi "Parallel p-n Junctions Across Nanowires by One-step ex-situ Doping" ACS Nano 8, 8357 (2014)
11. K.H. Yoon, J.K. Hyun, J.G. Connell, I Amit, Y. Rosenwaks & L.J. Lauhon "Barrier Height Measurement of Metal Contact to Si Nanowire Using Internal Photoemission of Hot Carriers" Nano Letters 13, 6183 (2013)
12. I. Amit*, U. Givan*, J.G. Connell, D.F. Paul, J.S. Hammond, L.J. Lauhon & Y. Rosenwaks "Spatially Resolved Correlation of Active and Total Doping Concentrations in VLS Grown Nanowires" Nano Letters 13, 2598 (2013) (*equal contributors)
13. G. Shalev, G. Landman, I. Amit, Y. Rosenwaks & I. Levy "Specific and Label-free Femtomolar Biomarker Detection with an Electrostatically Formed Nanowire Biosensor" npg Asia Materials 5, e41 (2013)
14. O. Hazut, A. Arunava, I. Amit, T. Subramani, S. Zaidiner, Y. Rosenwaks & R. Yerushalmi "Contact Doping of Silicon Wafers and Nanostructures with Phosphine Oxide Monolayers" ACS Nano 6, 10311 (2012)
15. O. Shaya*, I. Amit*, H. Einati, L. Burstein, Y. Shacham-Diamand & Y. Rosenwaks "The Origin of Molecular Gating by Amine-Terminated Layers" Applied Surface Science 258, 4069 (2010) (*equal contributors)
16. O. Shaya, I. Amit & Y. Rosenwaks "The Effect of Nonideal Polar Monolayers on Molecular Gated Transistors" ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2, 2289 (2010)
1. G. Segev, I. Amit, A. Hening, A. Godkin & Y. Rosenwaks "Multiple State Electrostatically Formed Nanowire Transistor" Filed May 25th, 2014. US Patent Application Number 62/002,865