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University of Petra Faculty of Information Technology Dr. techn. Dipl. Inform. Bassam Haddad Associate Professor of Computer Science Faculty of Information Technology University of Petra Technical Writing Documents Types III Part V Course No.: 601201 Prerequisite: 402102 Based on: •The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Science Writing Leslie C. Perelman, James Paradis Edward Parrett, Mayfield Publishing Company, Inc. •Technical Report Writing Today Pauley, Riordan, Houghton Miffin Company USA, 1998 1 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Document Types After identifying a document's purpose, determine the appropriate document type Memoranda Agendas Meeting documents Literature reviews Reports Letters Proposals Press releases Specifications Documentation Instructions and procedures Style guides Theses Oral Presentations Résumés Notebooks Or to Electronic document types such as: Electronic mail Web sites Hypertext 2 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters Letters: to communicate outside your organization. Whereas the memorandum is the primary vehicle for communication within an organization letters are often used to communicate to individuals outside it, especially in formal and semiformal contexts. Letters are an essential part of all business and technical communication because they are more formal and reliable than electronic mail and more precise and permanent than telephone or face-to-face conversations. Types of Letters The following are some of the most common types of letters written by people in technical fields: Job application letters Acceptance letters Transmittal letters Inquiry letters Technical-information letters Letters of recommendation 3 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters Format of a Letter If your organization has a specific style for business letters, follow that format. Otherwise, follow the guidelines provided here. Business letters are commonly either full-block formatted, with every line starting at the left margin and usually a business letterhead at the top of the page, or modified-block formatted, with the heading and the closing aligned at the center of the page. Elements of a Letter Business letters have the following elements: Heading Date Recipient's address Salutation Body Closing End notations Heading •If you are not using letterhead stationery, begin with your full address (city, street, and zip code) 1 to 1½ inches from the top of the page. •Spell out address designations, such as Street, Avenue, and West • Postal Service designations. • Include the date aligned at left with the address, spelling out the name of the month. 4 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters Business letters : Recipient's Address •Two to four lines below the date, place the following items: •The recipient's title (such as Mr., Ms., or Dr.) and full name (address a woman who does not have a professional title as Ms. unless you know she prefers Miss or Mrs.; •if the recipient does not have a title and you are unsure of his or her gender, omit the title). •The recipient's job title, if appropriate. •The name of the company or institution, if appropriate. •The full address, following the same format as for the address in the heading. •The recipient's address is always aligned on the left margin. Salutation •Place the salutation two lines below the recipient's address. •The salutation begins with the word Dear, continues with the recipient's title and last name, and ends with a colon. •If you are unsure of the recipient's gender and the recipient does not have a professional title, omit the title and, instead, use both the first and the last names in the salutation (Dear Leslie Perelman:). •If you do not know the name of the recipient of the letter, refer to the department you are writing to (Dear Technical Support:). •Avoid salutations such as Dear Sir or Madam:. 5 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters Business letters : Body Start the letter two lines after the salutation. Body paragraphs should be single spaced with a double space between paragraphs. (Indenting the first line of each paragraph is acceptable but is more informal than the unindented style.) Be concise, direct, and considerate. State the letter's purpose in the opening paragraph. Include supporting information in a middle paragraph or two, and conclude your letter with a brief paragraph that both establishes goodwill and expresses what needs to be done next. If a letter requires more than one page, make sure there are at least two lines of body text on the final page. Never use an entire page for just the closing. The second page and all subsequent pages must include a heading with the recipient's name, the date, and the page number. Closing Phrase •Write a complimentary closing phrase two lines below the final body paragraph. Yours truly, Sincerely, or Sincerely yours are common endings •Capitalize the first letter of the first word of your complimentary closing, and end the complimentary closing with a comma. •Four lines below the closing phrase, write your full name. • If you are writing in an official capacity that is not included in the stationery's letterhead, write your title on the next line. •Your signature goes above your typed name. 6 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters Business letters : End Notations •At the bottom of the last page of a business letter, end notations may show who typed the letter, whether any materials are enclosed with the letter, and who is receiving a copy of the letter. •An enclosure notation- -Enclosure:, Encl., or Enc.--alerts the recipient that additional material (such as a résumé or a technical article) is included with the letter. •You can either identify the enclosure or indicate how many pieces there are •A copy notation (cc:) lets the recipient of the letter know who else is receiving a copy. Put each recipient of a copy on a separate line. Enclosure: Article by Dr Lolo shater Encl. (2) Enc. (2) cc: Dr Fofo Mouse Mr Lali Mater 7 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Job Application Letters Write job application letters that identify a specific area of employment, summarize your qualifications for the job, refer to an enclosed résumé, and request the next step of the application process, usually an interview. Application letters are usually just one page and consist of three sections: •Front matter. State that you are applying for a specific job title or field. Also mention the person who referred you or told you about the job. If you learned of the job from an advertisement, mention that. • Body. Explain specifically why you are qualified for the job. Describe education and work experience and any other activities that display relevant talents, such as foreign-language proficiencies and leadership or supervisory experience. • End matter. Refer to your enclosed résumé and express your desire for an interview, stating when and where you will be available for one. In addition, invite further inquiries, and state how you can be contacted. 8 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Application letter: An Example 9 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Acceptance letter: An Example 10 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Transmittal Letters A transmittal or cover letter accompanies a larger item, usually a document. (to explain why something is being sent) Example: A cover letter 11 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Transmittal Letters Example: A cover letter 12 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters of Inquiry A letter of inquiry asks someone for specific information. Consequently, always make the tone of the letter friendly and make it easy for the recipient to identify and provide the information you need. Format of a Letter of Inquiry Follow this format in writing a letter of inquiry: •In the first paragraph, identify yourself and, if appropriate, your position, and your institution or firm. •In the second paragraph, briefly explain why you are writing and how you will use the requested information. Offer to keep the response confidential if such an offer seems reasonable. •List the specific information you need. You can phrase your requests as questions or as a list of specific items of information. In either case, make each item clear and discrete. •Conclude your letter by offering your reader some incentive for responding. 13 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters of Inquiry: An Example 14 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Letters of Inquiry: An Example 15 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Technical-Information Letters and Memoranda Technical-information letters and memoranda are short documents that announce new technical information, such as a software bug and its solution, or a new feature. Use the memorandum format if the information is being sent inside an organization. Use the letter format if the document will be sent to outside individuals. The following example is adapted from a technical-information memorandum written by Information Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The document informs users of MIT's Athena network of a change in the protocols of MIT's main World Wide Web (WWW) server that allows users to place shorter Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in their WWW pages. 16 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Résumés Nearly the most employers read your résumé before they meet you, and their reaction to it usually determines whether or not they will consider you further by interviewing you. In addition, your job interviews will often start with references to your résumé. Consequently, spend considerable time in developing one or more versions of your résumé, each one targeted for a specific type of job. Your résumé must be readable, neat, and free of grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors. Because it is so crucial in the job application process, edit your résumé carefully and have someone else review it before you send it out. 17 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Résumés Effective résumés contain the following elements: •Heading The heading should contain your name, full address, and phone number, including area code. If you have them, you may also include a FAX number, an electronic mail address, and even your World Wide Web page (if you are sure that you want all prospective employers to see it). • Professional or job objective The objective statement is a short, one- or two-line description of the sort of job you want and the specific fields in which you are interested. It does not have to be a complete • Educational history Summarize your educational history in reverse chronological order, showing how it has prepared you for the sort of job you want. List descriptive titles (but not course numbers) of all relevant classes you have taken. If you have not yet received your bachelor's degree or if you have just graduated, include the name of your high school, the city and state in which it is located, and the dates you attended. • Work experience List all relevant work experiences in reverse chronological order, using action to provide vivid and specific descriptions of all activities that are connected with your job objective. • Your special skills, activities, and accomplishments directly relevant to your professional objective List any skill (such as proficiency in a foreign language or expertise in specific computer applications) that may be relevant to the position. In addition, list any activity or accomplishment that will provide a positive first impression of relevant personal qualities, such as your energy level and initiative, your ability to work with diverse groups of people, and your communication skills. Do not, however, list hobbies or memberships merely to fill out the résumé. Include only activities and accomplishments that a prospective employer may find relevant to the position. •Reference statement In most cases, conclude your résumé with "References available on request." List the names of your references only if doing so is customary in your profession and only if you have secured explicit permission from each individual to include his or her name on your résumé. 18 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Résumés Example 1: 19 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Résumés Example 1: 20 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Résumés Example 2: 21 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad 22 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Action Verbs for Résumés and Job Application Letters Most employers want to hire active, energetic individuals. Use action verbs to emphasize and to describe vividly what you have done and accomplished. The following list provides a sample of effective action verbs to use in résumés and job application letters. acted analyzed assembled assessed briefed calculated coached compared compiled composed computed coordinated created demonstrated designed developed diagnosed directed edited established evaluated executed founded implemented instructed invented investigated led maintained managed negotiated operated organized performed planned prepared produced promoted reported researched restored reviewed searched surveyed synthesized taught tested worked wrote ……. 23 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Proposals In a proposal, identify a specific problem and state how you will solve that problem. Most organizations rely on successful proposal writing for their continued existence. You will most likely spend a major part of your professional life writing proposals. Proposals are carefully prepared and just as carefully reviewed by granting agencies. Proposals do not succeed on the strength of a name or as a result of flashy rhetoric. Rather, successful proposals demonstrate that you understand the scope of the problem (its background, theory, and application) and, furthermore, that you have developed a valid and well- focused approach for reaching proposed objectives. All proposals develop a plan of action in response to a specific need or problem. Some proposals are external, written in response to a request for proposals or an invitation to bid that has been published by an external organization. Other proposals are internal, written in response to a need within your own organization. In either case, your proposals must show that you understand the nature of the problem and that you have a specific and well-developed plan for arriving at a solution. Most proposals share a general structure for identifying the motivating problem, the objectives, and the proposed course of action. 24 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad Proposals General structure Front matter Body Introduction Technical approach Management requirements Work plan End matter, or management requirements Front Matter The front matter of a proposal includes the following components: •Letter of transmittal •Title page •Summary •Table of contents •List of figures and tables End Matter •Bibliography •Résumés •Appendixes 25 ©2007/2008 Dr B. Haddad
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Tonight's premiere of I'm Married To A… was a learning experience. An occasionally shocking one (yes, there are wives out there who are cool with their husbands doing gay porn), an occasionally frustrating one (why must we all judge others so harshly? Even straight, married guys who do gay porn??) and a sweet one (it's nice to see real people looking past cultural norms and differences, isn't it?). We met two couples whose paths are definitely outside the norms and conventions we're used to, and we learned why it's so important to say "F you" to the world at large who might judge us for seeming weird. Let's take a look at the couples and their stories.
Marty and Michelle
"My typical type was 6′ 3″ muscle-bound guys," Michelle explains at the beginning of "I'm Married To A…" So who is Michelle married to?
Marty, a little person (who you may recognize from his work in Hollywood, most notably in the Pirates Of The Carribean films) whose stature defies Michelle's type. Although a lot of Michelle's friends had questions at first about dating a little person, the big question people want to know is how Marty is in bed. "I always tell people 'vertically challenged, horizontally gifted," Marty jokes. "That's disgusting," Michelle tells him.
Clearly his pipes work because the couple is expecting their first child together, and one of the unknowns thus far is whether the baby will be average or little. But regardless of the baby's size, Marty's size still proves to be a challenge on occasion, like when they go shopping for baby supplies and he struggles to lift the seat out of a carriage.
Marty's best friend, Leslie, is also a little person and she explains the stigma behind "the M-word" for little people. "The word midget is a derogatory word that's outdated and inaccurate." She's the mother of two children who are also little, so she has been helping Marty navigate the field of soon-to-be parenthood as a little person. "I think he wants an average-sized child," Michelle tells Leslie. "I want to be able to see my kid not be prohibited from doing something he wants to do," Marty clarifies. "I don't want my child to be excluded."
The big question the couple faces is whether or not to visit a prenatal specialist who will tell them whether or not the child will be little or average height. Marty doesn't necessarily want to find out, and Michelle isn't pushing him. "If it's average height, the child will have a great life, and if it's little I think the child will have a great life. I don't care at all if the baby's average or little. Doesn't matter," she says. "She'll be perfect either way."
Nick and Becky
"Besides that little, minor detail of his career, we're your every day couple," Becky explains, referencing her husband's somewhat odd job. So who is Becky married to?
Nick. A heterosexual guy who happens to be an actor in gay porn films who goes by the name Reese Rideout.
While Becky goes off to her job running a bakery, Nick stays at home to film himself in live nude chats with men. He's "gay for pay" and that doesn't bother Becky one bit. Nick got his start as a professional bodybuilder which led to a spread in Playgirl, which led to sex videos and ultimately, his career as a film star. Though Becky has no problem with Nick having sex with men, when he dabbled in straight porn and had sex with women, that was actually difficult for her. "That, to me, was cheating," she says. Even though she says she's as happy as a couple can possibly be, it seems like Becky might still have her reservations, at least judging from her body language.
She also has a hard time actually telling people what Nick's profession is (who wouldn't?) but she says it's because her family is pretty reserved and it sounds like they, along with much of the world, might not understand. "I'm just afraid of losing friends."
So by now, Nick had bonked over 50 guys, which is exponentially more than the number of women he's had sex with. "I'm not having sex with men because I enjoy it, I'm doing it to provide," he says. "Playing with my **** makes more money than trying to get some job somewhere." (He later admits that he knows this is a "f—ed up way of" getting famous, but he does a lot of f—ed up things.)
One problem, a hilarious problem to actually watch it happen, but a problem that cramps Becky's style, is that Nick, a.k.a. Reese works from home, and on days like this one where she forgets her shoes in the bedroom while Nick is "performing," she has to find creative ways not to disrupt his work.
Nick also travels to L.A. once a month to film a porno (from which he makes $4,000 a pop), and he explains that Becky stays separate from that — she doesn't ask about it, he doesn't tell her about it, and he never wears his wedding ring to L.A. when he's filming. While Nick is away, doing this
Becky calls her cousin who she's close to and decides to finally reveal the truth about his job, which is something she's been lying about for seven years. Becky is terrified of breaking a bond with some of the only close family she has, but it's time they know the truth. They know Nick models and strips, but when she tells her cousin that Nick also does gay porn, her cousin is definitely surprised.
Fortunately, her cousins main concerns are that Becky gets "what she needs" from Nick, and that he uses condoms. When her cousin asks if she's ever been ashamed of it, Becky admits she used to question it but now she's just happy to have a great husband who makes a great living. "Bottom line, overall, you're happy right? That's all that matters," her cousin tells her. On this show, it's true, and these couples are living proof of it.


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Dinner with W
A couple weeks before Christmas, W and I made a cooking video together. We cooked Penne with Pancetta, Grape Tomatoes, Peas and Romano in my Mom's kitchen (sadly, mine is not this nice – more on that later), and although I'm not super keen on seeing myself on TV these days (more on that later too) I agreed to share. W had a great time, his cousins showed up to watch (they're off camera, giggling under the lights and occasionally behind the counter) and we all ate the pasta afterwards, and have made it once or twice since. W knows how now.
(And here's the recipe again, in case you missed it.)
Penne with Pancetta, Grape Tomatoes, Peas and Romano
Adapted from Barilla.
1/2 box Barilla PLUS® penne or other chunky pasta
1/2 cup thinly sliced prosciutto or pancetta
extra virgin olive oil, for cooking
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/2 cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
salt and black pepper, to taste
In a large pot of water, cook the penne according to package directions. Before draining, reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Drain and set aside.
In a large, heavy skillet, sauté the prosciutto or pancetta in a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat until crisp. Add the tomatoes and cook until the skins are slightly blistered. Add the peas (they can go in straight from the freezer, even) and cook for a few minutes. Return the pasta to the pan, season with salt and pepper and add the cooking water, tossing to combine everything and create a bit of sauce. Add the Romano, too.
Serve immediately, passing extra grated cheese at the table. Serves 4-6.
February 07 2014 06:12 pm | pasta
7 Responses to "Dinner with W"
Jules @ WolfItDown on 09 Feb 2014 at 1:07 pm #
I love how you use so much ham and peas in with all the pasta, as it tends to be too much pasta for me, leaving me feeling all bloated!
The new pasta sounds really good too, I like when they mix grains and legumes, packed full of goodness!
Your son did a great job helping
the other Al on 09 Feb 2014 at 6:07 pm #
Oh my gosh W looks like his dad! Right Wilam? What a riot. Pasta is good too!
Avery on 09 Feb 2014 at 6:29 pm #
So great to see the whole family in there! Great job!
Laurie from Richmond on 09 Feb 2014 at 7:31 pm #
Jules, if pasta makes you feel bloated, then use less. I don't use it at all because it makes me feel so bad. You can make Italian, and even have it at restaurants without pasta, and feel better
Nicole Boyhouse on 10 Feb 2014 at 9:24 am #
This looks good – minus the meat for me – and I'm going to give it a try. I think you are great on TV! You look great and listening to your voice makes me want to hang out with you. Hey, let's hang out! I'll bring the wine
Julie on 10 Feb 2014 at 8:56 pm #
Natalie on 11 Feb 2014 at 2:25 pm #
You are so natural and poised in front of the camera. You showcase the product without being pushy. It was great. It is obvious you are a great mom too


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Welcome to Community Fire Protection News, ISO's online newsletter for concise and topical fire protection information, tips for navigating ISO websites, relevant industry news, and more. In this issue, we honor the memory of the lives lost in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
The fire scenario in this month's "You Make the Call" section centers on warehouse fires. Let us know your fireground answers, and be sure to look at the responses from the fire scenario in our last issue. Also, please explore our other features and links.
A community's investment in fire mitigation is a proven and reliable predictor of future fire losses. Virtually all property/casualty insurers in the United States use ISO's Public Protection Classifications for a variety of marketing and underwriting purposes, generally offering lower premiums to property owners in communities with better fire protection. By offering economic benefits to communities that invest in firefighting services, the program provides a unique incentive for improving and maintaining public fire protection. In the battle against property loss, fire department officials can be confident that ISO is an objective source for information and technical support.
Fire departments nationwide commemorated 9/11 in various ways, and ISO employees attended many of the ceremonies. Here's a look at how towns in New Jersey, Tennessee, and New York remembered.
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Fire Rescue International 2011
ISO participated in the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire Rescue International (FRI) in Atlanta, Georgia, the week of August 23, 2011. In addition to hosting a well-attended ISO booth, Butch Cobb, ISO's national director of community hazard mitigation, and manager Skip Gibson presented two educational programs.
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As an ISO field representative in Tennessee for the past six years, Peyton Bullen has evaluated fire protection in communities across the state and helped formulate Public Protection Classification (PPC™) gradings in accordance with ISO's Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) — the criteria ISO uses in reviewing the firefighting capabilities of individual communities. To ensure that the fire service of Tennessee understands the FSRS, Peyton assists the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy every year as an instructor for the ISO PPC gradings course.
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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 2:
Volleyball: Whitney Billings
Junior Whitney Billings led the Wildcats in all phases of the game during the toughest stretch of matches to date for UK. Billings led the Wildcats to the tune of 12 kills in a loss at Louisville, a team receiving votes in the coaches' poll. She also had 13 digs to accompany the kills total, which marked her third consecutive double-double effort. At a hostile environment once again at Ohio, Billings totaled 13 kills on a then season-best .346 hitting percentage while also coming up with four blocks in the match. In a loss to No. 17 Oregon, Billings was the top offensive threat with nine kills while also pacing the defensive effort with a team-high three blocks. In the weekend finale, Billings was flawless from the floor with six kills and no errors en route to a career-high .545 hitting percentage.


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Taylor was 15 years old when he first heard God call him to China. One December day, at the comfortable family home in
Barnsley, Yorshire, England he heard the call from heaven. "Go for Me to China". He determined to obey, but in the ensuing
months he took his first job and became side tracked by worldly pleasures and dubious friendships. By the age of 16 he was
disappointed with life, having already had his fill of ungodly pleasures. His parents were very religious and Taylor dutifully attended church with them but he found it all very dull. In truth he hankered
after a life of luxury where he could mix with the wealthy upper classes.
One day he was all alone at home and feeling rather bored. He looked around for something to read and came across a
gospel tract. At that very moment, his mother who was seventy miles away, felt impressed to pray urgently for her son's
salvation. As Taylor settled down to read the little tract his mother fell on her knees and cried out to God for his soul. The gospel message cut into the teenager's heart and that day he prayed his first ever prayer - and it was wonderfully
answered. He was converted to Christ.
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2010 Gandhi would have been proud over Gaza march (January 5)
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Just ask Serco (5 May) Tamils vote for independence — and will vote against Labor (22 April) Christmas Island 'pressure cooker' could explode after UN review (22 March) Australia rolls out the welcome mat for war criminal retirees (1 February) GFM claims success in flying the flag for Gaza (11 January) 2009 Rudd helps the Middle East story remain one sided (4 December) Israel lobby funds another media tour. Read all about it (18 November) Times changing rapidly in the Middle East (10 November) J Street pushing a policy that leads to disappointment (30 November) The Jewish background of Aceh (26 October) Aceh: the only Jew in the village (20 October) Saree Makdisi: Obama won't solve the Middle East crisis (September 24) One state, two state…who cares so long as there's a solution? 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(March 6) The debate The Oz doesn't want to have (January 31) Will Iran be the new Iraq? (January 25) The Middle Eastern equivalent of WWII? (January 9) 2006 Out for Christmas: the US military's 282-page Counterinsurgency Manual (December 19) Israel nuke slip no surprise, but what about Iran? (December 14) The Iranian Holocaust Conference attracts the usual cranks (December 13) Usual suspects come out against "biased" Middle East simulations (December 11) China's strength as a one-party state a danger to world (December 4) The danger of pretending to be Arab or Israeli (December 1) Iraq's civil war and the American response (November 30) The journalist, the spy and Vladimir Putin (November 29) Mud-slinging moratorium for NSW politicians' big night out (November 23) War and media bias in the UK (November 17) Al-Jazeera International revolution set to launch (November 14) Love-in for Robert Hughes at launch (November 6) West Papuan independence is achievable (November 1) Iraqi bloggers: letters from the inside (October 27) Can Labor win in 2007? (October 26) Under-resourced journos = under-sourced journalism (October 20) Anna Politkovskaya's legacy (October 19) The truth about peace in the Middle East (October 10) The world mourns Anna Politkovskaya (October 9) Was the Heathrow terror "plot" a political concoction? (October 3) Edgar and Adams talk up a storm about TV (September 29) The values debate we don't have to have (September 27) Time for the media to offer the unvarnished truth (September 22) The real role of the writer: to cause offence, stir and provoke (September 18) Are the media "poisoning the well of public life"? (September 14) Young Labor Left discuss the Middle East with party's older heads (September 11) John Howard: the sanest man in the Lodge since Menzies? (September 6) The unreality of Greg Sheridan (September 4) Mark Steyn and the conservatives - a night to remember (August 16) The truth about the pro-Israel lobby's influence (July 31) What's Israel's real agenda? (July 17) Australian media wimps out on Middle East balance (April 20) Spielberg's timely plea for understanding (January 31) 2005 Israel: Loewenstein vs Danby (August 26)
2008 The policy on Israel (December 23)
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2010 Churches standing up to 'pro-Israel' politicians (3 September)
Green Left Weekly
2010 A writer loathed by the Zionist establishment (30 May)
2009 Why aren't Jews outraged by Israeli occupation? (June 17) 2008 The hardest word (February 19) 2007 His Israel Question (April 15)
Harvard University
2008 Going online in repressive regimes (November 26) The Shifting Sands of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: An Australian Perspective (November 25)
Huffington Post
2010 Israel's Dubai hit continues the country's moral decline (14 March) When Barack Obama goes Down Under (11 March) 2009 Dispatch from J Street (30 October) Life in Aceh, Indonesia (21 October)
Kill Your Darlings
2015 Israeli life isn't a protection against real anti-Semitism (23 January) 2012 On tour: imagining "After Zionism" in Israel and Palestine (24 August) 2010 Israel supporters using Wikileaks to promote attack on Iran are ignoring Arab public opinion (6 December) Meeting Alan Derhshowitz in Sydney (October 3) Aslan says 2-state solution is dead, and Indyk calls him a liar (July 24) 2009 What it means to advocate the 'Sri Lanka model' for Israel/Palestine (December 10) Stories from Gaza (July 30) Hope lives in Gaza despite siege, desperation and anger (July 26) Cruel but necessary: Israeli opinions about the settlements and Obama (July 22) In Bethlehem, students are warehoused behind the wall (July 20) While the US and Israel spar over settlements, Israel continues ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem (July 19) A day in the West Bank shows 'the soldiers are settlers but in uniform. They both symbolize the occupation' (July 19) Dirty couches, dogs without water, synagogue seats, and teenage boys with light mustaches (Loewenstein visits an outpost) (July 13) Loewenstein: Looking for God in a West Bank colony, Jews shoot me death stares (July 11) Why would anyone who can get along with Arabs want to exalt the two-state solution? (July 2) Israel's beach in Central Park brings frenzy and protest (June 22) When it comes to Obama's Cairo speech, what matters are actions, not fine words (June 4) Salute to Israel 2009 (June 2) Loewenstein: Jews are getting the image of being afraid of debate (March 31) 2007 Antony Loewenstein, on racism and 'Jewish-born' critics of Zionism (April 24)
New Internationalist
2014 Detention centre owners making a killing (January)
New Matilda
2014 On anti-Semitism, BDS, Palestine and justice (13 March) 2013 Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is undemocratic (15 November) Why Bradley Manning trial should inspire journalists and citizens to rebel (1 August) "A state of perpetual war" (22 May) Prisoner x scandal should be wake-up call for myopic Zionist establishment (18 February) 2012 Haiti is disaster capitalism ground zero (28 September) Australian Zionist lobby keen to brain-wash young student leaders in Israel (16 August) False lure of mining riches in Papua New Guinea (12 March) 2011 Exclusive: Serco hires untrained guards in Australia (November 9) Exclusive: no audit requirement for Serco in Australia (November 9) Exclusive: Australian government contract with Serco revealed (November 9) BDS isn't akin to Nazi Germany and damn those who say so (August 25) Obama's Middle East words as empty as air (May 25) On Murdoch smearing, the Greens and truth in the Middle East (April 4) The Greens, Palestine and defending BDS during NSW election (March 30) 2010 Israel's Choice Is Clear (June 1) The Jewish Diaspora Is Turning On Israel (March 31) Violence is a means and an end: an interview with Mark Danner (March 2) Getting Into Gaza (January 13) 2009 Is Washington's Peace Process Over? (November 13) Introducing…Miss Aceh (October 21) Can Fayyad Make A Difference? (September 25) Gaza Blockade Is Great For Al Qaeda (August 26) The View From Gaza (August 3) These are not the conditions for peace (July 16) 'If You Don't Agree With Us You're Antisemitic' (July 7) Where To Now For Jewish America? (June 24) Fear In The Lobby (May 12) Israel To Bomb Iran? Don't Believe The Hype (April 22) Time Is Running Out For Israel To Adapt (March 31) Stay Home Hillary, If That's All You Got (March 9) An Israel Of The Mind (February 19) Gaza: Where To From Here? (January 28) Israel, You've Gone Too Far (January 9) 2008 Obama: New Neo-Con? (December 4) So Now What? (November 12) Political Vaudeville (October 23) Besieged From the Inside? (September 29) Blogging Their Way to Freedom (September 4) Vote 1: Militant Zionism (August 12) Telling it Like it Isn't (July 22) Battle of the Brainwashed (July 3) No Such Thing as Humanitarian Intervention (June 10) Weapons of Mass Instruction (May 21) A family affair (April 29) We must engage Hamas (April 7) Iraq five years on (March 20) URL not available (February 26) An accidental war (February 6) Democracy is poison to Arabs (January 18) 2007 Not negotiable (December 10) The forgotten war (November 21) Iran: The Rudd delusion (October 30) Life (and death) above the law (October 9) Self-hate or glasnost? (September 18) A terror for our time (August 22) What was Blair up to? (August 8 ) Kingdom of contrasts (July 11) The hidden story (June 20) Democracy rising (June 6) Paradise Lost (May 7) The essential Al Jazeera (April 11) A New Voice for Australian Jews (March 21) Blogging and Islam (February 28) Independent Jewish voices (February 7) The Great Turnaround (January 17) 2006 That Old 'Saigon Feeling' (December 6) What Other Voices? (November 16) Figures Don't Lie (October 25) Silence is Complicity (October 4) Who are the Terrorists? (September 13) Questioning Israel (August 16) Who Decides What's Fit to Print? (July 19) Empire Unlimited (June 28) Citizen Journalists Arise! (June 7) Drug Companies on Trial (May 17) Who's Watching the Media? (April 26) The Roadmap to Nowhere April 5) Israel's Hidden Shame (March 15) Next Stop, Iran (March 1) A New Dawn in the Middle East? (February 15) Osama's Book Club (February 1) Ariel Sharon's War (January 18) 2005 A future for Israel/Palestine? (December 21) The revolution will not be televised (December 7) Toeing the line on terror (November 23) The New York Times, the CIA and Iraq (November 2) Fisk in Australia (October 19) Keeping us in the dark (October 5) Fear works (September 21) Manne overboard (September 7) The mother of all smokescreens (August 17) Our media asleep at the wheel (July 20) Democracy for our friends and dependence for our enemies (July 6) Israel's bleak future (June 22)
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2009 Shoulder to shoulder with the Strip (17 December)
New Zealand Herald
2010 West complicit in Israeli 'terror and oppression' (2 June)
Online Opinion
2011 Questions about Australian union support for Palestine a smokescreen (20 July) Israel should be given the South African treatment (1 March) Wikileaks: Not All Leaks Are Created Equal (11 February) 2010 Green New World? (12 August)
2011 Supporting Overland and indy media (3 November) On literary boycotts, Palestine, Sri Lanka and the politics of dissent (Winter 2011) Palestine's Gandhi: Omar Barghouti, BDS and international law (31 May) 2010 The greatest irony of the Western policy Overland 200 and the state of the Left 2009 The state of the peace process in 2009 2008 The Resource Wars
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2014 Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything advocates serious climate change action (15 November) Making a killing from climate change (19 April) 2013 Challenging US-led Dirty Wars (31 August) 2012 What the MSM isn't telling us about the war in Afghanistan (10 March) 2011 Ignore the world's warming and pay a heavy price (10 December) The silent horrors of Sri Lanka still resonate (17 September) What US occupation looks like on the ground (30 July) The Net Delusion is alive and well (June 4) 2010 Western politicians prefer to ignore Israel's inherent racism (October 28) Hungry for a kinder regime (October 16) Disaster capitalism envelops us all (October 1) How to report on a descent into African hell (July 3) Why internet censorship is a fool's game (May 13) Gaza's suffering is Israel's shame (January 6) 2009 Truth proves elusive in a confusing trouble spot (September 12) 2008 The victim recalls a war crime (November 29) 2007 Beyond the green zone (December 15) Denounced, but Jewish dissent grows (February 6) Bloggers of the world, unite (January 20) 2006 How to spot a liar (March 18) 2004 Conflicts of interest (October 30) Clicking with voters (October 9) Burning Down My Masters' House (May 1) Simpson and his insane donkeys (January 24) 2003 In the line of fire (December 9) Why the War Was Wrong (December 6) The blogs of war (October 21) Defiant Israel blind to what it has become (July 3)
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2012 Since when did Australia protect its future through mining interests? (1 April) 2011 Getting inside the head of Julian Assange (20 November) A blinkered view of the war on terrorism (16 October) A man out to save young, innocent lives in Asia (2 October) This is Australia's past and future? (August 28) Australia's future is not ignoring human rights in the region (August 21) When politicians and journalists dance incestuously (August 7) 2010 How Wikileaks has opened our eyes to the world (April 10) David Hicks shows us what we became after 9/11 (December 19) Mental health cure isn't available with a pill (September 26) Underbelly of Japan (February 28) 2009 Right's new radicals (November 22) 2008 How occupation has corrupted Israel's soul (March 30) 2007 Provocative president points finger at Israel (March 18) 2006 51st state? (October 1) Mourning for a morally compromised US (August 6) 2005 What makes a human bomb tick (September 11) Refugees' fate beyond the wire (August 14) Call to arms could signal calamity (June 12) Oppressed in their own land (May 22) God Under Howard (February 20) In praise of Soeharto the despot (February 13) 2004 Questions for John Pilger (December 19) 'Democracy' at a terrible price (November 28) Herzl's Nightmare (September 26) A Certain Maritime Incident (August 29) War of words: how President Bush got it wrong (August 8 )
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2009 Israel must pay for crimes (January 30)
The Big Issue
2006 Continental Shift (June 5-20)
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2010 Israel and apartheid South Africa were the best of friends (May 28) 2009 Drop rose-coloured views to lift Gaza peace hopes (September 9)
The Conversation
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A process for making semiconductor structures, and the resulting highly conductive semiconductor structures, includes using damascene process to form a structure with a thin adhesive layer and overlaying conductive layer. The highly conductive semiconductor structure has a thickness less than about 3000 Å, preferably less than about 2600 Å, and incorporates an adhesive layer that is preferably less than about 100 Å thick. Despite the reduced profile and topography of the structure, it is more conductive than prior structures, and provides a robust device.
1. A method for fabricating a composite trace for a semiconductor device comprising:
depositing a hard mask layer on a surface of a semiconductor device substrate;
forming an opening through said hard mask layer to expose a region of said semiconductor substrate;
forming a conductive adhesive layer with a thickness of less than 1000 Å on the exposed region of said semiconductor device substrate within said opening;
depositing a conductive material on adhesive layer, wherein said conductive material fills said opening and overlaps said hard mask layer, thereby coating said semiconductor device substrate;
planarizing the coated semiconductor device substrate, thereby removing the conductive layer from the hard mask layer; and
removing the hard mask layer, thereby forming a projecting trace comprising the adhesive layer and a conductive layer.
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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/234,523, filed Sep. 21, 2000, and is related to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/234,522, filed Sep. 21, 2000, entitled "HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUTOR STRUCTURES, METHOD OF FORMING SAME VIA PLASMA ETCH, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUTOR STRUCTURES". hereby incorporated by reference.
This invention is directed to improved semiconductor devices, and in particular is directed to highly conductive semiconductor structures, such as those formed of tungsten or tungsten silicide, with reduced topographic profiles, and electrical devices incorporating same.
Tungsten (W) or Tungsten silicide (WSi) have desirable conductive and other properties making them useful in forming semiconductor structures, especially bit-line gates. In the past, due to the lack of a sufficiently selective etch process, the process illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 was utilized. A layer of tungsten or tungsten silicide 101 was deposited over a layer of polysilicon 102 (also referred to as poly or polySi), which was previously deposited on the substrate 103. Substrate 103 could be an oxide, for example silicon oxide-silicon nitride-silicon oxide (also referred to as ONO), itself on a silicon substrate. The polysilicon layer 102 improved the etch process window during etching of the conductive layer, and also enhanced the adhesion of the W or WSi to the substrate.
With reference to FIG. 2 following etching, the resulting conductive structure consists of an upper conductive layer 101 a and an intermediate "adhesive" layer 102 a on top of substrate 103. If layer 101 a is formed of W, and the conductive structure forms a structure such as a bit-line gate, generally the W layer must have a thickness between about 800-2500 angstroms (Å) to be sufficiently conductive to accomplish the desired function. Generally, the intermediate or adhesive layer 102 a must be at least 1000 Å to achieve optimal etching. Generally, such previous structures have a thickness greater than about 3000 Å.
However, the resulting structure of a conductive material on top of a polysilicon layer has a higher electrical resistance than desired due to the lower conductivity of the polysilicon with respect to the conductive layer, and further the structure is taller or thicker than desired, increasing the topography of the overall device, making any subsequent processing steps more difficult.
It is thus desired to have more highly conductive semiconductor structures. A highly conductive semiconductor structure is defined herein as a structure which has a conductive layer adhered to a substrate by an intermediate adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is conductive but less conductive than the conductive layer, and the conductivity of the overall structure (i.e., the conductive layer and adhesive layer) is higher than previous conductive semiconductor structures formed of a conductive layer and an adhesive layer. In order to reduce electrical resistance, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the conductive layer and/or reduce the thickness of the adhesive layer. However, due to the deficiencies of prior art etch processes, it was not possible to decrease the thickness of the adhesive layer below about 1000 Å, and increasing the thickness of the overlying conductive layer was undesirable as this would increase the topography (vertical profile), cost, and overall size of the resulting structure and devices incorporating same. In view of the need for smaller devices, it desirable to reduce the size and increase the conductivity (reduce electrical resistance) of semiconductor structures, and the resulting semiconductor devices and electrical devices incorporating same.
Therefore, there is a need for highly conductive semiconductor structures that have a lower profile with respect to the underlying substrate than previous structures. There is also a need for an improved process of making such structures.
In one aspect the present invention is directed to a low profile conductive structure on a semiconductor device that also has reduced electrical resistance with respect to previous structures designed to perform the same function. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a highly conductive semiconductor structure having a conductive layer of W or WSi and having a reduced topography or vertical profile with respect to prior semiconductor structures having a W or WSi conductive layer, yet having lower resistance than such prior structures. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the conductive layer of the highly conductive structure is formed of W or WSi, and the intermediate layer or adhesive layer is of polysilicon, and the overall structure thickness (i.e., projecting out from the semiconductor substrate) is less than about 3000 Å, yet the conductive structure is thick enough to accomplish the desired function. In alternative preferred embodiments, the overall structure thickness is less than about 2600 Å or less than about 2000 Å, yet the structure is thick enough to accomplish the desired function. In a preferred embodiment the conductive layer is formed of W and has a thickness (i.e., vertically with respect to the underlying substrate) of approximately 2000 ű500 Å. In a preferred embodiment the adhesive layer is conductive and at most about 100 Å thick, yet thick enough to provide firm adhesion of the conductive layer to the substrate, so that the resulting semiconductor structure will be robust enough to withstand subsequent processing to form a semiconductor device, installation in an electrical device, and use. In a preferred embodiment the adhesive layer has a thickness of between about 10 Å and about 100 Å, and is formed of polysilicon.
In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a new method for forming low profile highly conductive semiconductor structures, and semiconductor devices and electrical devices incorporating same. In a preferred embodiment, a single damascene etch process is used, in which a sacrificial (or mold) layer is deposited on a substrate, patterned in the desired configuration, followed by deposit of a thin adhesive layer, subsequently followed by depositing of the highly conductive layer. Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) or other techniques are used to remove excess adhesive and conductive layers as desired in between deposition steps. Thereafter, the balance of the sacrificial layer is removed to yield the final product. In a preferred embodiment, the adhesive layer is electrically conductive yet provides for good bonding between typical substrates and more conductive materials, such as W and WSi.
The highly conductive semiconductor structures and semiconductor devices incorporating them are utilized to construct electronic devices. The semiconductor structure of the present invention may be incorporated into a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, for example a memory cell, such as an SRAM, a DRAM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, non-volatile memory device, etc.; a programmable logic device; a data communications device; a clock generation device; etc. Furthermore, any of these semiconductor devices may be incorporated in an electronic device (which term includes an electromechanical device) for example a computer, an airplane, a camera, a television, a mobile telephone, or an automobile.
FIG. 1 depicts a cross-sectional view of a more conductive layer bound by an adhesive layer (also electrically conductive but less so) to a substrate.
FIG. 2 depicts a cross-sectional view of a prior art electrically conductive structure on a semiconductor device.
FIG. 3 depicts a cross-sectional view of a layer of a hard mask material, or sacrificial layer, deposited upon a substrate, and patterned.
FIG. 4 depicts a cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 3 following deposition of an adhesive layer.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 4 following deposit of an electrically conductive layer.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 5 following removal of any excess of the electrically conductive material.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 6 following removal of the remaining hard mask material, illustrating the cross-sectional view of the resulting low profile highly conductive semiconductor structure.
Referring to FIG. 3, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a layer 104 is provided on a substrate 103. Layer 104 is preferably a hard mask material that can be patterned or etched selectively with respect to substrate 103 to form a trench, via or hole, such as 105. Although the sides of trench 105 are shown slightly sloped in FIG. 3, in a preferred embodiment they are more vertical (i.e., perpendicular to the surface of the substrate), and can be produced using techniques such as that shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,748, assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. For additional information on methods of fabricating semiconductor structures by damascene, such as bit-lines, see U.S. Pat. No. 6,071,804 to Gau.
With reference to FIG. 4, an adhesive layer 106 is applied over layer 104 and fills in trench 105. In the illustration of FIG. 4, the walls of trench 105 are illustrated as having a less than perpendicular relationship with the top surface of substrate 103. In a preferred embodiment the vertical walls of trench 105 form a 90° angle with the top of substrate 103 or as close thereto as possible. Thus, while in FIG. 4 adhesive layer has an inverted crescent shape within trench 105, preferably the sides 110 are as thin as possible, or non-existent.
Adhesive layer 106 must be formed of a conductive material yet also form a good bond to typical substrate materials such as SiO2 or oxide-nitride-oxide substrates commonly used (e.g., silicon oxide—silicon nitride—silicon oxide, otherwise known as ONO). A preferred adhesive is polysilicon, which may be deposited, for example, by CVD.
Preferably adhesive layer 106 is approximately 100 Å in thickness or less, although in less preferred embodiments the adhesive layer may be between about 100 Å and 500 Å in thickness. Preferably, the adhesive layer 106 is always less than about 1000 Å in thickness. The minimum thickness of the adhesive layer is that thickness which is required to provide sufficient adhesion between the substrate and conductive layer for a robust structure, which can withstand subsequent processing into a semiconductor device, testing, incorporation into an electrical device, and usage of the electrical device. The minimum thickness of the adhesive layer will also depend on the material used, the deposition or application process, and polishing or etching applied thereto. Thus the term "an adhesive layer less than (or not more than) about 100 Å (or 500 Å) in thickness" is defined to include a layer of adhesive sufficiently thick to provide sufficient adhesion between the substrate and conductive layer to accomplish the present invention.
With reference to FIG. 5, excess adhesive layer 106 has been removed leaving a reduced adhesive layer 106 a at the bottom of trench 105. The removal process, also called planarization, can be accomplished by conventional planarizing techniques, such as chemical mechanical polishing, or simple etching. Layer 106 may be present on layer 104, since in subsequent steps layer 104 will be removed. The term planarizing means to remove material, generally in the vertical direction, enhancing the flatness or reducing the vertical topography of a structure being planarized.
A layer of more highly conductive material 107 is deposited over the top of adhesive layer 106 a in trench 105, filling trench 105 and overlapping hard mask material 104. Preferred conductive materials include W, WSi and other materials having high conductivity and meeting the requirements of the resulting semiconductor device.
With regard to techniques for depositing adhesive layer 106 and highly conductive layer 107, conventional methods such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) may be used. Conventional deposition, patterning, layer removal and/or polishing techniques that may be used with the present invention are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and are also described in Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Kirk-Othmer, Volume 14, pp. 677-709 (1995); Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Robert F. Pierret, Addison-Wesley (1996); and Microchip Fabrication, 3rd Edition, Peter Van Zant, McGraw-Hill (1997). Conventional chemical mechanical polishing is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,789,648, 4,954,142, and 6,262,354.
With regard to FIG. 6, excess conductive layer 107 has been removed leaving a reduced conductive layer 107 a on reduced adhesive layer 106 a within trench 105 and surrounded by hard mask material layer 104. Techniques used to remove adhesive layer 106 and highly conductive layer 107 are conventional techniques such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), with the processes being optimized for the particular adhesive material, e.g. polysilicon, or highly conductive material, e.g., W or WSi.
With reference to FIG. 7, the remaining mask layer 104 has been removed leaving highly conductive semiconductor structure 120 on substrate 103. In a preferred embodiment, the mask material is sufficiently different from the substrate material with respect to the particular etch or ablative technique to be used. For example, silicon nitride may be utilized in a preferred embodiment as the mask layer 104 on top of a substrate 103 formed of ONO.
Typical substrates useful herein include but are not limited to various oxides of silicon and aluminum (e.g., SiO2, Al2O3), on a semiconductor substrate, such as silicon.
In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of structure 120 (i.e., the distance which structure 120 projects out from substrate 103) is less than approximately 3000 Å. In alternative embodiments, the thickness of structure 120 is less than about 2600 Å and preferably is between about 1500 Å and about 2500 Å. Thus for example, a bit-line gate can be formed of W or WSi using the foregoing process with the resulting bit-line gate having an average thickness of about 2000 Å, including an adhesive layer of approximately 100 Å or less in thickness. Semiconductor devices incorporating structures such as structure 120 will have reduced electrical resistance and provide a robust process module.
In a preferred embodiment a non-volatile memory is constructed utilizing a structure formed in accordance with the method of the present invention, wherein the conductive layer is formed of W or WSi, and has a thickness of approximately 2000 ű500 Å. In alternative embodiments, the highly conductive semiconductor structures of the present invention are utilized to construct electronic devices, including but not limited to microprocessors, computers, automobiles, and cameras.
Structures of the present invention may increase the speed of the devices into which they are incorporated by up to two times or more. Further, due to their decreased size, the structures of the present invention make possible faster and more powerful electronic devices, which are smaller, use less power, and generate less heat.
Numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.
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Start Time: 10:30 AM
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Replicate the layout of the American flag or design your very own stars and stripes. We'll provide all the materials you need to create red, white and blue paper extravaganzas! Best for ages 3+.Library: Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch
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Well said Michael....RIP Mark Whitlock.
This clown is the founder of the "The Basement youth ministry"...looks like he might spend some time in the jail basement.
"Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity"
HANG the little POS that did this to this little girl!!
Another question is, who did he steal the computer from to get on the internet?
conservatives are so full of excrement.
There's nothing that tics me off more than these environmental nut jobs!
Any of these riders concerned with the epidemic of young black males killing young black males daily in America?
Well Danny ray, you have watched your last air show ever, stupid drunk old fool!
Do you have a review of Tiger Woods 13??
This man's new book is entitled "Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Muhammed Cross the Road?......Answer= They did not, because they are all make believe.
"Emergency contracts".....let me guess, The AG Gaston/Shuttlesworth mercury clean up company...LLC. Sorry, couldn't help it. lol!
Alabama is my home but this state has once again embarrassed itself. It has become a laugh. I hope very soon I can afford to leave this place for good! Between the politicians and loose screw football fans and a state trying live in the 19th. Century it has become a waste.
You guys are right, Alabama might be the "wing nut" capital of the world!
Tax the churches!!!
Another typical religious nut.
This is a good story and Lin seems like a good guy, but how on earth can anybody stand to watch the nba, it's awful! Rather watch curling. :)
Publishing a "slide show" of obviously grieving family member's who just found out their love ones were killed is a classy move al.com. Hope they find the scum that did this fast. Maybe al.com can go over to the coroners office and take some pics of the bodies and we can get another "slide show" Have some heart and think about the people who just lost loved ones al.com!!
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Sound on MSI-7N2G-ILSR with Debian woody and kernel 2.4.21-rc1-ac3
I tried to get the sound working in various ways. First compiled my kernel, then tried to compile the latest nvaudio driver 1.0-0256. Compiled without errors but did not work when inserting. Then I tried the i810 patch included with nvaudio driver 1.0-0248. Compiled the i810 module, which worked, then tried to compile the nvaudio driver 1.0-0256, went fine. But when inserting the module my machine freezes.
Now I use the original i810 sound module which inserts without a problem. But when using the arts daemon dmesg says:
i810_audio: drain_dac, dma timeout?
and my sound sounds bad...bad..bad..as in not continuous.
Could some one please help me or how to fix the problem with the i810 module, or how to compile and activate properly the nvaudio module. And does anyone know how to activate more than two speakers with the i810 module....
Thanks in advance,
Could be because of the -ac3 patch...
I tried -ac2 and had problems inserting several modules (alsa and nvidia-graphics).
Now I use 2.4.21-rc1-ac4 and everything works :D
I had the same issue with my machine freezing when i inserted the modules. I believe its an IRQ issue or something, when I disabled my onboard modem in the BIOS, it stopped freezing for me.
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Submission + - Slashdot Beta: Because They Hate You 3
Once they are finished with their nerd cleansing, they can build a new Slashdot. A sexier Slashdot. A Slashdot the kids can dance to.
They aren't ignoring you. They are exterminating you.
Submission + - If we Buck Feta and leave, where should we go? 17
Submission + - Slashdot Beta Sucks Elephant Penis 2
Have you even seen an elephant penis? Because I have, and the colors align to Slashdot. The beta is so bad, Roland Piquepaille is surrendering his account (as the French do). The GNAA has reorganized to post fake job offerings on Dice.com with an emphasis on affirmative action. Profane Motherfucker has come out of retirement simply to say: "fuck this shit."
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Not Just Healthcare.gov: NASA Has 'Significant Problems' With $2.5B IT Contract 176
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Submission + - A Modest Proposal, re: Beta vs. Classic 19
They should take this site and give it a new name. Or get Malda to let them use "Chips & Dips".
Leave everything else intact, archives, user ID database, everything except the name.
Then use the Beta code and start a new site and give it the slashdot.org name, and they can have what they want without the embarrassment of having the current userbase escape from the basement or the attic and offend the sensibilities of the yuppies or hipsters or metrosexuals or whoever it is that they really want for an "audience".
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Slashdotters unite! Revert to your feral nerd forms!
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WE HEAR YOU We did tell you we wanted feedback.
If they hear our feedback, and yet do nothing to address it, then it is clear that they do not care about our opinions. If they were truly listening to the user base, there would be a simple story announcing "BETA is over - we were wrong, forgive us." At this point, that is what it will take.
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I come to
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Art Collecting
Modern Art
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$66.95 In Modern Art, players compete to gain the most money by buying and selling paintings at auctions and reselling them for profit. The game consists of four rounds--in each, works by up to five Artists will be offered for sale, and auctioned off in...
Modern Art
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Glenn's Gallery
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$13.95 Once each year traders gather in the Great Market of Timbuktu to offer their wares. Especially desirable are the artistic carvings of the Nuba, Massai, Bantu, Nandi, Tonga and Samburu tribes. The market opens and money constantly changes hands in...
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$19.50 A wealthy merchant decided to divide his most precious possessions among his four daughters: his unique collection of ten valuable amphoras. "But how," asked his daughters, "will you divide the amphoras among us?" "I too pondered that question,"...
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$57.00 Originally published by F.X.Schmid in 1990, winning the Spiel des Jahres for that year; Moved out of the FX Schmid line and into Ravensburger's "adult" line, Alea. This is a fantastic game, one that introduced many of us to German gaming and...
Modern Art German edition Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.
Professor Noggin's: History of Art Learn to appreciate the highest achievements of civilization in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Cover the world of art across time and culture and be introduced to basic art terminology and famous artists. Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.
Mona Lisa Mysteries Based on the real events from 1911 when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. Players act as wealthy art collectors who bid on the services of art "experts" to rate their copy of the Mona Lisa. Through careful strategy and market manipulation, the... Funagain Games does not stock this edition of this title, usually because it's out of print.


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Andrew Sullivan relays an amazing e-mail from a reader about a recent NY Times story and says, ". . . at the NYT these days, you get to pick between frauds and ideologues. Cohen's the latter. That's now what passes for good news at the Times."
Another Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee is history. Crowd favorite, Samir Patel, 9, wails, "Is it just my luck or am I getting all French words?" Sai Gunturi, 13, knocks out "pococurante" and wins.
It's World War II vintage and only does 25 knots. But just $4.5 million for your own aircraft carrier? C'mon, it's a steal. (Link via Boing Boing.)
Couple of British Columbians run a small full-service restaurant named Haidabucks. Double-latte intoxicated lawyers at Starbucks threaten to sue. (Also from Boing Boing.)
Scientific American's 50 best science Web sites, 2003. Includes, for example, Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century. (Interesting, but computers 8th? The Net 13th? I don't think so.)
Ann Coulter, a bit over the top--as usual--on global warming. But there is this great line, "According to the U.N., there was not enough evidence to determine if Saddam Hussein was a threat, but the evidence is in on global warming."
The "mid-size luxury SUV market" is so crowded, sales of the Lincoln Aviator are weak. Awww . . . [sarcasm] too bad! [/sarcasm off]


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