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A heat treatment machine for heat-treating semiconductor wafers, each wafer having two faces. A first lamp is arranged to heat a first spot of first diameter on one face of the wafer and a second lamp is arranged to heat a second spot of second diameter on the other face of the wafer, both by reflection of emitted light off a focusing reflector. The lamps are moved in tandem such that the first spot travels along an Archimedes spiral relative to the center of the stationary wafer. The centers of the spots coincide, and the second diameter is greater than the first diameter.
1. A heat treatment machine for heat treating a semiconductor wafer having first and second faces, comprising a first heating means arranged to locally heat a first spot on said first face of said wafer, a second heating means arranged to locally heat a second spot on said second face of said wafer, and means for displacing said first and second heating means such that said first spot scans the entire area of said first face, wherein said first spot forms a circle of first diameter and said second spot forms a circle of second diameter, said second diameter being greater than said first diameter and said first and second spots having a common center.
2. The heat treatment machine of claim 1, wherein said second spot covers the entire surface of said second face.
3. The heat treatment machine of claim 1, wherein said displacing means serves to displace the center of said first spot along an Archimedes spiral with respect to a center of said wafer in accordance with a relation r=aφ, in which r and φ are polar coordinates with respect to an origin at a center of said wafer, a is a constant, and φ is equal to b√t, where b is a constant and t represents time, such that said first spot is displaced at a substantially constant velocity.
4. The heat treatment machine of claim 1, wherein said first heating means comprises a first lamp and a first focusing reflector, and said second heating means comprises a second lamp and a second focusing reflector.
5. The heat treatment machine of claim 4, wherein said second focusing reflector is arranged to focus radiation emitted by said second lamp in a plane which is displaced a predetermined distance below said second face of said wafer.
6. The heat treatment machine of claim 4, wherein said second spot covers almost the entire surface of said second face.
7. The heat treatment machine of claim 1, further comprising stationary means for supporting said wafer.
8. The heat treatment machine of claim 7, further comprising means defining a chamber for receiving said wafer, said chamber means being rigidly connected to said supporting means and having a gas supply duct and a gas discharge duct formed therein, said chamber means in turn comprising an insulating ring rigidly connected to said supporting means, a first transparent porthole arranged between said wafer and said first heating means, and a second transparent porthole arranged between said wafer and said second heating means.
9. The heat treatment machine of claim 1, further comprising means for giving said first spot a shape having a concave area.
10. The heat treatment machine of claim 9, wherein said means for giving said first spot a shape having a concave area comprise a rod terminated by a pin, said pin being placed in the path of radiation emitted by said first lamp so as to cast a shadow on said first spot, said shadow defining said concave area.
11. The heat-treatment machine of claim 10, wherein said pin is made of platinum.
The present invention relates to a heat treatment machine for semiconductors. It is used in the annealing of semiconductor wafers and also in the recrystallization of amorphous or polycrystalline silicon on an insulant.
One of the essential operations in the production of integrated circuits is the doping of a semiconductor by electron acceptor or donor atoms. This operation can be carried out by ion implantation, particularly in the case of thin layer circuits. However, as ion implantation leads to the destruction of the crystalline structure of the semiconductor over a thickness of a few thousand Angstroms, it is necessary to reconstruct the crystal lattice in order to electrically activate the atoms of the implanted impurity. This reconstruction is obtained by annealing, which consists of heating the semiconductor to a high temperature, normally between 500� and 1,000� C.
Different annealing means are known, namely thermodiffusion furnaces or coherent light sources (lasers), as well as electron beams and graphite sheets heated by the Joule effect.
Furnace annealing has been used for many years in the semiconductor industry, but it is not really suitable for the new concepts of integrated circuits, where the main objective is to achieve a very high integration density, whilst reducing the dimensions of the component. By a diffusion mechanism furnace annealing, which requires 15 to 30 minutes at 500� to 1100� C., leads to a spreading out of impurities in the three dimensions of the semiconductor.
In order to retain the doping profile in the implanted areas, it is necessary to use faster annealing methods, those employing lasers or electron beams apparently being more suitable in this respect. However, the corresponding installations are complex and costly and consume a large amount of energy.
The object of the invention is to supply a less costly and simpler treatment machine than the prior art machines, whilst making it possible to rapidly increase the treated semiconductor temperature, with a reduced energy consumption.
According to the invention these objects are achieved by the use of two lamps arranged on either side of the semiconductor wafer to be treated. One of these lamps emits radiation focused onto the surface to be treated, thus supplying a high energy density. The other lamp emits radiation which, on the opposite surface of the wafer, leads to a spot concentric to that of the focal spot of the surface to be treated, having larger dimensions and a low gradient energy distribution.
The function of the second lamp is to preheat the treated regions through the semiconductor wafer, in order to facilitate annealing, whilst reducing the heat gradient in the wafer. This gradient could give rise to the appearance of slip lines and dislocations in the semiconductor. The function of the first lamp is to supply the energy complement for locally carrying out the desired heat treatment.
The machine according to the invention can be used not only for annealing, but also for recrystallization of semiconductors. In the latter case the second lamp is regulated to emit slightly focused or non-focused radiation, so that almost the entire plate is preheated.
The invention is described in greater detail hereinafter relative to non-limitative embodiments and with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 shows the heating means used in a machine according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is a general view of a machine according to the invention in a variant where the wafer support is fixed.
FIG. 3 shows the reference used for defining a spiral scanning at uniform speed.
FIG. 4 shows in section, a sample holder for annealing under a controlled atmosphere.
FIG. 5 shows a variant usable for the recrystallization of a semiconductor on an insulant.
Like any heat treatment machine for semiconductor wafers, that according to the invention comprises firstly means for locally heating an area of the wafer and second means for displacing this locally heated area and scanning the complete wafer. The invention is characterized by the structure of the first means and to a subsidiary extent by that of the second means.
According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a semiconductor wafer 2 rests on insulating pins 3 (e.g. made of a ceramic material), which are joined to a ring-shaped support 4. The heating means are constituted by:
a first lamp 10, placed above the wafer 2 and provided with a focusing reflector 12, this first lamp emitting a first radiation 14 directed towards the upper surface of wafer 2, which is that to be treated, this radiation being focused by the reflector in order to obtain a focal spot 16 having a certain diameter;
a second lamp 20 placed beneath the wafer 2 and which emits a second radiation 24 directed at the lower surface of the wafer, where it forms a second spot 26 having a larger diameter than that of the focal spot 16.
Preferably in the application to annealing, the second lamp 20 is provided with a reflector, 22, identical to relector 12, but focusing the second radiation 24 on a plane 19 which is slightly displaced relative to the lower surface of the wafer 2. Thus, the second lamp fulfils the aforementioned function.
As can be seen with respect to FIG. 2, the means for displacing the heated area for scanning the complete wafer are constituted by means for displacing the two lamps, whilst the wafer remains fixed. In this case, the lamps are integral with the translation table 30 of type x-y, controlled by two (not shown) stepping motors, actuated by signals coming from an appropriate control circuit. The wafer is held by its support 4, which is integral with a fixed leg 32.
Advantageously the scanning means are in an original form. They are able to perform scanning in the form of an Archimedes spiral, for which the polar coordinates r and φ of the center of the first spot with respect to the center of the wafer satisfy relation r=aφ, in which a is a constant. Moreover, the time evolution of the polar angle φ is of form b√t, in which b is a constant and t is the time. The interest of the special scanning is that the linear velocity (ν=ds/dt) is substantially constant at any point of the spiral. Thus, with the notations defined in FIG. 3, we obtain:
and ##EQU1## thus ##EQU2##
The radial (νr) and tangential (νt) components of the velocity are written: ##EQU3## νt is consequently independent of the time.
With the linear velocities conventionally used for annealing (a few mm/s), the component νr is rapidly negligible compared with νt, so that:
ν=(νt 2 +νr 2)1/2 ≈νt
Such an Archimedes spiral movement at a constant linear velocity can be obtained by means of two stepping motors, controlled by a computer and acting on a translation table in x-y coordinates. This has a double advantage on the one hand, it leads to equidistant arms, which is necessary in order to uniformly scan the complete wafer. On the other hand, it makes it unnecessary to have a velocity which increases on reaching the periphery of the wafer, which would be the case with a linear angular law as a function of time.
Apart from the original arrangement described hereinbefore, means can be provided to ensure that the temperature of the wafer in the focal area is kept constant. These means comprise an optical pyrometer arranged in a feedback loop acting on the power supply for the lamp.
Temperature control can be useful if, as the spot approaches the edges of the installation, there is a heat reflection effect.
The machine described hereinbefore has been realized under the conditions to be defined hereinafter. Halogen lamps with an incorporated reflector and of 150 W each, marketed by OSRAM (ref. 64635) have been used. Annealing in ambient air with a laminar glow has been carried out with the following values for parameters a and b:
a=1.27 mm/radian
b=2.17 rad/s-1/2
For these values, the distance between two consecutive annealed lines is 8 mm and the linear velocity is 3 mm/s. The temperature is kept at 1000� C. The annealing of a 10 cm wafer lasts 5 minutes.
Silicon wafers of 10-cm diameter have been implanted under the following conditions: arsenic:
5�1014 cm-2 at 50 keV
5�1014 cm-2 at 100 keV
phosphorus: triple implantation:
8�1014 cm-2 at 100 keV
+6�1014 cm-2 at 80 keV
+4�1014 cm-2 at 50 keV
The characterization of the wafers obtained has been obtained by different methods:
by measuring the resistance of the layer: this measurement has made it possible to reveal a complete activation of the impurity atoms and an excellent uniformity along a diameter (standard deviation 3.5%);
by measuring the profile of the impurity as a function of the distance from the surface, this measurement has made it possible to confirm that the annealing carried out does not modify the profile of the doping agents resulting from the implantation;
by planeity measurements using a Fizeau interferometer, no appreciable fogging was revealed.
Such results represent an important advantage of the machine according to the invention. Thus, to obtain a total activation, the wafer must be annealed for at least 30 minutes in a furnace at 1000� C. However, after such a time, it is found that the profile of the impurities has changed and that there has been very considerable diffusion of the doping agents (several hundred Angstroms for arsenic-implanted layers at 5�1014 cm-2 and at 100 keV). In connection with this parasitic diffusion phenomenon, reference can be made to the article of A. Gat, published in the journal "IEEE Electron Device Letters", vol. EDL-2, no. 4, April 1981, pp. 85-87.
It is possible to extend the principle of the machine described hereinbefore to a machine able to treat a complete batch of wafers. For this purpose it is merely necessary to increase the number of pairs of lamps and to provide a wafer support having several cavities, each of which receives a single wafer. Such a support can be given a spiral movement at a uniform velocity. The annealing of 10-cm-diameter wafer takes place in 5 minutes, so that with 10 cavities it is possible to treat 120 wafers in an hour, which is better than that achieved with diffusion furnaces, which can only treat 100 wafers in an hour.
The machine according to the invention can comprise a wafer support permitting a treatment under a controlled atmosphere and such a support is illustrated in FIG. 4. It comprises an insulating ring 4 with insulating pins 3 (e.g. made of a ceramic material), supporting the wafer 2. It also comprises a first gas supply duct 40 and a second gas discharge duct 42, both these ducts traversing the ring in diametrically opposite areas, Two transparent portholes 44, 46 are arranged in the ring, on either side of the wafer, whilst joints 48, 49 ensure the necessary sealing.
Such a structure makes it possible to work under vacuum or a controlled atmosphere. It permits the production of silicides. It permits oxidation operation (dry or wet oxygen, for thin or thick oxides).
Moreover, the machine according to the invention has a further application in silicon technology on an insulant, by permitting the recrystallization of semiconductors, particularly amorphous or polycrystalline silicon deposited on an insulating substrate. A large amount of research has been carried out on this technology over the last few years with the aim of providing stacks of alternating monocrystalline and insulating layers. Such structures make it possible to increase the integration density of circuits.
The main difficulty of this procedure is the production of a monocrystalline substrate from an amorphous or polycrystalline layer deposited on an insulant (typically an oxide or nitride supported by a monocrystalline silicon wafer). Moreover, bearing in mind the existing possibilities of silicon technology, it is essential that the crystal obtained be oriented <100>.
Recrystallization attempts have been made with continuously emitting lasers, but bearing in mind the size of the spots available with these sources and the problem of overlapping of melted lines, this solution would hardly appear to be suitable for large wafers (diameter 10 cm).
Another known solution consists of using a graphite plate heated by the Joule effect and a graphite rod also heated by the Joule effect, this rod being displaced on the surface of the semiconductor, where it melts a narrow silicon line. Such a procedure is described in the article of J. C. C. FAN, published in the journal "Applied Physics Letters", Vol. 40, No. 2, Jan. 15, 1982, p. 185.
The machine according to the invention also offers interesting possibilities in this field. Compared with the applicaton to annealing, however, it is necessary for an adaptation to be carried out. The defocused lamp 20 must heat the substrate to approximately 1100� C. and the focused lamp 10, 12 must be able to locally melt the silicon layer. Thus, the power ratings of these lamps are much higher than in the aforementioned application.
It is also possible to use as the second lamp placed beneath the wafer to be treated, a lamp irradiating substantially all of the surface. This result can be obtained by using a parabolic reflector, whose focal point is occupied by the lamp. In this arrangement, only the first lamp is displaced in order to obtain scanning on the wafer.
Moreover, it is known in crystallography that, during the pulling of a crystal, the melted area must have a concave front with respect to the recrystallized zone, in order to prevent nucleation on the edges. Thus, resolidification mainly takes place in the center of the melted zone, which makes it possible to pull long monocrystalline grains.
This special configuration of the melted zone can be easily obtained by deforming the circular focal spot, in accordance with what is illustrated in FIG. 5. A rod 50, terminated by a platinum pin 52, is placed in the beam 14 emitted by the first lamp which is very close to the wafer. Pin 52 constitutes a mask, which casts a shadow on the wafer and makes it possible to obtain the desired kidney bean shape 16. It would naturally also be possible to use other means such as masks, relectors, etc., but the illustrated solution is particularly easy to realize.
Recrystallization tests have been carried out with the machine equipped in accordance with the diagram of FIG. 5, using the same lamps as for annealing. The melted zone was displaced with a velocity of 0.5 to 1 mm/s, in line by line scanning. Grains visible to the naked eye were obtained. These monocrystalline grains are oriented <100> in accordance with the normal to the plane of the wafer and <100> in the scanning direction. These crystallites have typical dimensions of 3 mm to several centimeters. The width is limited by the size of the spot obtained. These crystallites have slightly disoriented contiguous zones, with respect to <100> in the wafer plane. The angular distribution of the zones, separated by subboundaries, is less than 0.7� (typically 0.3�).
It should be noted that the width of the grains obtained (3 mm) is greater than that reported in the Fan article, where it is only 2 mm. Moreover, in the Fan article there is no question of a <100> texture in the recrystallized zone, whereas in the machine according to the invention a <100> monocrystal is obtained.
The aforementioned results are obtained with strips 1 cm wide and a few centimeters long. However, there is nothing to prevent the use of industrial circular wafers with a diameter of 10 cm. Line-by-line scanning must take place with a line overlap of approximately 10%, without remelting of the grains obtained in the preceding line.
It is naturally possible for all the operations described hereinbefore to be carried out with vertically positioned wafers or wafers in some other position, so that the words "above" or "below" have no limitative character and instead merely refer to the examples illustrated, where the wafer is horizontal. What is claimed is:
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Our laboratory investigates gene regulatory networks in cellular processes using computational and statistical approaches. We develop quantitative models and statistical learning methods for genomics. It involves analyzing "big data" from cutting-edge sequencing technologies and integrating various types of high-throughput genomic datasets. We have a particular interest in modeling genome regulation, including but not limited to transcription, noncoding RNA regulation, and chromatin organization.
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With the vast development of next generation sequencing technologies, quantitative modeling of gene regulation at the genome-level is becoming intriguing. To understand how much gene expression variation across the genome is explained by transcription factor binding, we developed the first integrative model for joint analysis of ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq data (Ouyang Z, Zhou Q, and Wong WH, PNAS 2009). The TF-gene association strength was defined by summing the binding peaks weighted by their intensities and the distances to transcription start sites. We then used principal component analysis and variable selection to predict genome-wide gene expression using combinations of TFs. The model effectively captures combinatorial relationships among TFs. Applying the model to mouse embryonic stem cells for the first time, we found the binding signals of 12 sequence-specific TFs have remarkably high predictive power on absolute mRNA abundance measured from RNA-Seq (r = 0.806). The model revealed combinatorial gene regulation, with some TFs acting mainly as activators and others acting as either activators or repressors depending on the context. Ongoing research includes developing a more comprehensive framework for transcription regulation by integrative statistical modeling.
Decoding RNA regulatory information
High-throughput sequencing is greatly advancing our understanding on the regulation of RNAs, especially for the large set of functionally uncharacterized noncoding RNAs. RNA regulatory information is embedded not only in the primary sequences, but also within their structures. High-throughput sequencing coupled with nuclease digestion is emerging to dissect the structures of thousands of RNAs simultaneously. We developed a computational method for genome-scale reconstruction of RNA structure integrating sequencing data (Ouyang Z, Snyder MP and Chang HY, Genome Research 2012). It incorporates sequencing signals in a high-dimensional classification framework to select stable structure models from the Boltzmann ensemble. Testing over a wide range of mRNAs and noncoding RNAs, our method was demonstrated to be more accurate and robust than traditional approaches based on free energy minimization. This was the first time that high-throughput sequencing was proved to be useful for accurate RNA structure reconstruction. Using the reconstructed RNA structure models of yeast and mammalian transcriptomes, we uncovered the diverse impact of RNA structure on translation efficiency, transcription initiation, and protein-RNA interactions. We are further investigating RNA regulation using sequence and structure information systematically.
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Cell fate maintenance and transition are controlled by complex gene interactions. Cell-type specific gene expression patterns suggest the dynamics of gene regulatory networks. The increased depth of genomic profiling provides opportunities to more comprehensively reconstruct gene regulatory networks and study their dynamic properties. We are interested in quantitative description and statistical inference of gene regulatory networks from high-throughput genomic data. We are also interested in gene regulatory networks at different layers, such as chromatin and epigenetic regulation. We are developing and applying methods to infer gene regulatory networks in model systems.
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Wan Y, Qu K, Ouyang Z, and Chang HY (2013) Genome-wide mapping of RNA structure using nuclease digestion and high throughput sequencing. Nature Protocols, 8:849-869.
Ouyang Z†, Snyder MP, and Chang HY† (2012) SeqFold: Genome-scale reconstruction of RNA secondary structure integrating high-throughput sequencing data. Genome Research. Advance Online Access October 11, 2012. †co-corresponding authors.
Wan Y, Qu K*, Ouyang Z*, Kertesz M, Li J, Tibshirani R, Nutter RC, Segal E, and Chang HY (2012) Genome-wide measurement of RNA folding energies. Molecular Cell, 48:1-13. *equal contribution.
Gerstein MB, ..., Ouyang Z, ..., and Snyder MP (2012) Architecture of the human regulatory network derived from ENCODE data. Nature, 489:91-100.
ENCODE Project Consortium, ..., Ouyang Z, ..., Birney E (2012) An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome. Nature, 489:57-74.
Heffelfinger C, Ouyang Z, Engberg A, Leffell DJ, Hanlon AM, Gordon PB, Zheng W, Zhao H, Snyder MP, Bale AE (2012) Correlation of global microRNA expression with basal cell carcinoma subtype. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2:279-86.
Pan Y, Ouyang Z, Wong WH, Baker JC (2011) A new FACS approach isolates hESC derived endoderm using transcription factors. PLoS ONE, 6, e17536.
Ouyang Z, Zheng GX, Chang HY (2010) Noncoding RNA landmarks of pluripotency and reprogramming. Cell Stem Cell, 7:649-50.
Lee EY, Ji H, Ouyang Z, Zhou B, Ma W, Vokes SA, McMahon AP, Wong WH, Scott MP (2010) Hedgehog pathway-regulated gene networks in cerebellum development and tumorigenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 107, 9736-41.
Ouyang Z, Zhou Q, Wong WH (2009) ChIP-seq of transcription factors predicts absolute and differential gene expression in embryonic stem cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 106:21521-6.
Xing Y, Ouyang Z, Kapur K, Scott MP, Wong WH (2007) Assessing the conservation of mammalian gene expression using high-density Exon Arrays. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24:1283-1285.
Kapur K, Xing Y, Ouyang Z, Wong WH (2007) Exon arrays provide accurate assessments of gene expression. Genome Biology, 8:R82.
Li E, Ouyang Z, Deng X, Zhang Y, Chen W (2005) Parallel implementation of SEMPHY-a structural EM algorithm for phylogenetic reconstruction. Parallel Computing'05, 631-8.
Ouyang Z, Liu JK, She ZS (2005) Hierarchical structure analysis describing abnormal base composition of genomes. Physical Review E, 72, 041915.
Zhu H, Hu G, Ouyang Z, Wang J, and She ZS (2004) Accuracy improvement for identifying translation initiation sites in microbial genomes. Bioinformatics, 20, 3308-17.
Ouyang Z, Zhu H, Wang J, She ZS (2004) Multivariate entropy distance method for prokaryotic gene identification. Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2, 353-73.
Ouyang, Z., C. Wang, and Z.-S. She (2004) Scaling and hierarchical structures in DNA sequences. Physical Review Letters, 93, 078103.
She ZS, Yang Z, Ouyang Z, Zhu H, Wang C, and Yin J (2003) A preliminary study to the origin and evolution of SARS-CoV. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 39, 809-14.


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(Spanish) form of Hyacinth, now used occasionally in the English-speaking world.
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English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname. Brun- was also a Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames from other languages with the same meaning.
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Catalyst Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:TRGT)
A biopharmaceutical company engaged in the design, discovery and development of NNR Therapeutics, a new class of drugs for the treatment of multiple diseases and disorders of the central nervous system.
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Short. Biopharma with dwindling revenues.
This stock can't possibly get beat up anymore.... (knocks on wood)... interesting mechanism of action, figure some movement in the clinical development status will up the price
Stock got crushed....has to be some value here.
Targacept carries more cash on their books than their present market cap. It is especially attractive at this price. They have a strong strategic relationship with AZN. They have a deep pipeline targeting broad markets. In one example TC-6987 was studied in two phase-2 protocols in both diabetes and asthma. The diabetes study was no better than placebo in controlling fasting blood sugar, while the asthma study demonstrated statistically significant symptom improvements versus placebo. The compound was also well tolerated with few adverse events in either study. While the diabetes study showed no benefit the tolerability and pharmacokinetic data is still useful in furthering study for an asthma indication. Bringing drugs from the lab to market remains expensive and serendipitous. All it takes is one moderately successful drug to make this company. Targacept has the capital, expertise, and pipeline to produce at least one such candidate.
I am puzzled both by valuation and short ratio for TRGT.
Zzlangerhans has a longer informative piece written here. Since then we have had a decision to drop TC-5214 (no big surprise, although the chart shows that market decided to be surprised three times in a row), a positive decision by AstraZeneca to move forward with AZD-1446 and a 50/50 outcome for TC-6987.
In summary, we now we have a company with two serious partnerships with big pharma and still a decent pipeline trading at below enterprise value. At these depressed levels and with their cash I would think that any risks from dilution are nil for another year at least, so I really wonder what is the rationale going or staying short at this point? Where would the downside risk come from?
I am leaning heavily in the other direction and have allocated abnormally high share of my portfolio to TRGT at average cost of $5.12.
Good Fundamentals. Plenty of Cash to sustain/survive. Oversold.
Trading at less than cash. Some pipeline-desperate pharma will pick it up.
Sales are close to breakeven. Price/salews unusually low for a biotech company. Stock is trending up and has almost closed the December gap. Consider a tight stop on this one.
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Klarman buy
Great line of drugs coming & nearing approval
Going to come back to reality.
I am with UltraLong on this.
Here's a classic, I'm afraid. This stock is up 500% on some good milestone news. Their drug still has a way to go before final approval for marketing, and the stock is already valued 17 times earnings, bringing it to small cap range of $500M.
At half a billion dollars worth, I think this stock is a little ahead of itself, and should be fairly traded more in the vicinity of 6-8 times its earnings. These are unlikely to grow in the immediate future due to the good news we've heard.
What can I say that [UltraLong] and others haven't... this stock is imaginary, hype, inflated, unrealistic, but also very much loved. Why? dreams. Why not? Reality.
Seriously, I believe that the company may prove good, but not THAT good to be worth this crazy valuation, even if it does develop a drug. One drug doesn't get you to mid-caps, sorry.
tenmiles recommendation
Best investment, no risk =]
Market has overreacted to their latest deal - stock is overpriced and due for a major correction.


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A sleek high-speed train glides silently through the French countryside, bearing Michael, an Australian writer, and his travelling world of memory and speculation. Melbourne, 1946, calls to him: the pressure cooker of the city during World War II has produced a small creative miracle, and at this pivotal moment the lives of his newly married parents, a group of restless artists, a proud old woman with a tent for a home, a journalist, a gallery owner, a farmer and a factory developer irrevocably intersect. And all the while the Spirit of Progress, the locomotive of the new age, roars through their lives like time's arrow, pointing to the future and the post-war world only some of them will enter.


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Mr. Yu Ping energy conservation and environmental protection in the car has a very rich experience. Yu Ping graduated from Tsinghua University in 1995, Automotive Engineering, later served as GM China engineer, engineering project manager in charge of GM vehicles in China, clean energy project. In 1996-1998 he lead the GM China Science and Technology Commission team participated in the national leadership of the national electric vehicle demonstration projects. In 1999, he led the gas - gasoline dual-fuel vehicle development, and in 1999 Shanghai International Auto Show introduction of dual-fuel vehicles Buick Century. Yu Ping, the United States to study after 1999, has obtained a master's degree in Automotive Engineering University of Michigan and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years later, he was appointed General Motors U.S. headquarters in hybrid vehicle engineer, Global Hybrid Strategy and Planning Manager and other staff. Mr. Yu Ping returned in 2008, and Dr. Cai Wei, co-founder of the Automotive Electronics Technology, and served as CEO.
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The southern terminus of the D&L Trail was first settled by Europeans in 1681. Bristol's prime location helped make it a busy port and industrial town in the 1800s. Coal yards and warehouses sprang up along the canal, as did large mills that manufactured carpets, woolens and other textiles. Later, shipyards thrived and the neighborhoods still showed signs of modest worker housing, along with elegant Victorian homes. The last portion of the Delaware Canal flowed through town, through a lagoon and into the basin near Bristol Marsh.
Bristol is the oldest town in Bucks County and the third oldest in Pennsylvania. Its Delaware Riverfront resembles a New England seaport because 1917 brought the Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation. Shipbuilders and other yard workers poured into the town vicinity. During World War II, the shipyards were converted for use in the manufacturing of aircraft. After the war, people stayed in Bristol and the population continued to rise. By the 1960's though, the factories stood abandoned and the following years brought slower development. The growth that did occur was largely due to the generosity of Joseph Ridgway Grundy, industrialist and politician. Through his last will and testament, he created The Grundy Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving Bristol and other communities in Bucks County.
Today, Bristol hosts special events at river's edge, providing a perfect opportunity to stroll, shop or dine within the 50-site Radcliffe Street Historic District. Along the restored riverfront you'll find Victorian mansions, including the Margaret R. Grundy Museum. The house was built in 1818 but the Grundy family, wealthy owners of local textile mills, didn't buy it until 1884. The interior reflects the style and elegant, luxurious living some people enjoyed at the turn of the century. Woodwork imported from Europe is found throughout the house, including carved oak paneling and a staircase in the entrance foyer. The living room, accented with cherry wood, features a fireplace with a unique double flue that frames a stained glass window. The large, paneled dining room, with its unique and unusual angles and arches, contains an Italian carpet designed to fit the room, a magnificently carved oak table, and a variety of other extravagant furnishings. Other rooms throughout the house hold impressive collections of antique furnishings and works of art.
The Grundy Museum is located in the heart of Bristol and the sizeable property runs along the Delaware River. Established in accordance with the wishes of the late Sen. Joseph R. Grundy, the former residence is dedicated to the memory of his sister, Margaret. Two floors are open to the public and admission is free (open weekdays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.) The Margaret R. Grundy Library can also be explored. This is also the site of the landmark Grundy Mill with its easy-to-spot clock tower.
Elsewhere in Bristol, a National Park Service plan in the 1980s resulted in a walking trail along an old railroad spur line right-of-way. These days the Spurline Trail offers visitors a wonderful way to enjoy the town's improved waterfront.
Nearby you'll find the Silver Lake Nature Center (1306 Bath Rd., 215-785-1177). Silver Lake was formed in the early 1700s when Otter Creek was dammed to power a mill on Mill Street. Throughout the years the lake (once known as Mill Lake) has become a recreation area, and in 1972 the Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation created the Silver Lake Nature Center. Today this 235-acre sanctuary offers a variety of activities for individuals, families and groups. There are three miles of trails that carry you through a variety of habitat that's home to more than 160 species of birds, raccoons, muskrats, opossum, deer, and other mammals and reptiles. This part of the state is known geographically as the Coastal Plain. Its geology, vegetation and wildlife are unique.
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Target Practice is a Strangers and Freaks mission located in Sandy Shores which can be discovered by Trevor Philips. In the mission, Trevor goes hunting with local hick Cletus.
Satellite Dishes
Cletus arms Trevor with a sniper rifle and then takes him out behind Cletus' home. There, Cletus has Trevor shoot three satellite dishes.
Popping Tires
Cletus and Trevor drives to the motel that is abandoned and run down. Cletus takes Trevor to a second floor balcony. From there, Trevor must use the sniper rifle to shoot out three tires on vehicles moving along the nearby highway.
Killing Coyotes
Cletus takes Trevor to the roof of the same motel. From there, Trevor must shoot three coyotes. When Trevor has shot the coyotes, Cletus tells Trevor he will send a text to tag along with him to Paleto Bay and teach him how to kill a Elk. Trevor agrees to go hunting with Cletus. The mission ends.
Mission Objectives
- Follow Cletus.
- Shoot the three satellite dishes.
- Go to the abandoned motel.
- Shoot three car tires.
- Follow Cletus.
- Shoot three coyotes
Gold Medal Objectives
- 2 for 1 - Kill 2 coyotes with one shot.
- Pop! Pop! - Shoot all 3 tires with an accuracy of at least 75%.
- Bad Signal - Shoot all 3 Satellite dishes without missing.
- The gold medal objective named Pop! Pop! could be a reference to the catch phrase of the character Magnitude from the TV show Community.
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My style in one word? "Goodwill."
Hehe. Just bein honest ... I'm po'.
You're a student, Miss Casey, you won't be po' forever. :wink: I have a friend who dresses from thrift shops exclusively (on general principle - she isn't po') and she always looks very well turned out.
I like a clean, classic, unfussy, casual look for myself, a bit preppy but not self consciously so. It just looks best on me. And for better, dressier clothes I like simple clean lines in good quality fabrics and cuts. I really admire dandies and extravagant dressers, however. But I have to be comfortable or I'm miserable - no tight shoes or very high heels or tight clothes or big jangly jewelry. Can't stand to wear all that, but I like to look. :)
I'm pretty much the same way; I couldn't have said it better myself. :DQuote:
I like a clean, classic, unfussy, casual look for myself, a bit preppy but not self consciously so. It just looks best on me. And for better, dressier clothes I like simple clean lines in good quality fabrics and cuts. I really admire dandies and extravagant dressers, however. But I have to be comfortable or I'm miserable - no tight shoes or very high heels or tight clothes or big jangly jewelry. Can't stand to wear all that, but I like to look.
Copy from a similar thread :)
I dress combi style. A few days a week suit and shirt and tie, a few days a week sporty casual style, and then some days in between this :)
I prefer Eton & Stenström shirts, Armani & Boss suits (or taylor made) and coats, polo shirts from Ralph Lauren, Lacoste & Prada, pants/jeans from Armani, Boss & Acne, shoes/boots from Lloyd, Brooks Bros & Timberland, turtlenecks and roll neck from John Smedley & Ralph Lauren and underwear from Björn Borg & Emporio Armani.
Fitness & tennis cloths are Nike from top to bottom :)
My style is safe, elegant and a bit boring when I dress in suit, but colorful and trendy when i dress down - sort of like a Chanel Allure Homme frag one day and an YSL frag the otherbday; but I still dress better than 98% of the male Danish population !
The 2% that dress better are either designers, Dandy's or gays - or all 3 things in one :p
If I had a style icon it would be Jackie O...
Changing dramatically in recent years, from slightly scruffy and fairly colourful, and rarely wearing perfume - to something far more minimalist and classic (but never formal - can't pull it off), and wearing scent every day without fail. At the moment I'm really into grey, which is something of a shock.
In a word, aiming for 'chic'; no idea if that's the look I'm achieving though!
Oh, and I hate crocs, fleeces, football shirts and slippers. Although I accept that these items have a specific (and limited) role to play.
Lets see... I work for myself so I never need to meet a dress code. I stopped shaving because it irritates my skin, I have sideburns and otherwise just use electric clippers to maintain a short stubble, it looks like I haven't shaved in 2 days all the time.
I like blacks, greys and understated colors, nothing too gaudy.
But recently I've been upgrading my wardrobe, looking for quality clothing that is not made in China and also doesn't cost a fortune. I wear jeans or casual trousers with a nice t-shirt or a casual, sporty button down... lately going for more form fitting clothes and pants with lower rises and tapered legs, but stopping short of the emo/hipster/skinny jeans look. I picked up a few pairs of Agave jeans and shirts for 80% off on STP, they are made in the USA. Scored a pair of Hickey Freeman linen trousers for $25 on ebay, made in Italy. It takes patience to find deals but I'm finding 60-80% off is normal if you're willing to look around and don't need the newest releases. Black calfskin leather jacket or Filson wool pea coat in the winter. Sneakers, sandals or nicer casual shoes.... Ferragamo chukkas, Allen Edmonds saddle shoes, classic black leather oxfords. A couple pairs of Simple and Five Ten sneakers. Ecco sandals.
I'm a laid-back easygoing college kid so I dress casually most of the time. Most of the time it's shirt and jean. I'm not very anal about brands.
I dress up much more than other people in my high school. Ill take a collared shirt or a sweater (or both) over a t-shirt most of the time. I'm also pretty colorful, my favorite collared shirt is pastel pink. ;)
I am a pixel style, dress up neutral.
I'd say preppy/smart casual.
Smart casual, I'd say. Sometimes more casual, other times smarter. As I'm starting to get on a bit and recently started to date much more conservative (and rich) women, I will have to move into the smart direction a little more, me thinks.
On a daily basis (excluding weekends) mostly conservative business formal.
Fashion rocker.
= mostly blacks or greys with color accents. Beetle boots, loafers, or rocker hightops. Tight fitting pants and Ts with leather jacket or snappy pop collar jacket. Steel and copper accessories, occasionally a pink checkered tie with the T, or suspenders. Hair shaved on one side & spiked on the other, short trimmed beard. Guyliner at the club.
Now you understand why I wear Yatagan.
laid back
Definitely clean vintage rebel with a modern touch.
Somewhat traditional with a dash of panache.
Preppy but subtle + a pinch of sophistication
Clean'll do it. ;)
Hoodies with jeans or cammoes in the winter and shorts and T's in the summer. I'll suit up for an occasion and don't mind wearing some bright colours. But mostly I have an imposing physical presence and an easy going personality that have both been in style far longer than any clothes I have ever owned. The first makes it hard to find high fashion gear and the second makes it seem a little pointless. But I'm comfortable with it.
But lately I been toying with the idea of putting a little steam punk in the mix. Its not like anyone will say anything. And if they do, I'll just laugh it off.
I have weird taste in clothes. I like Stylish, fitted and tailored, yet with a casual, relaxed feel.
I love shimmery, glittery, loud, colourful, gaudy, bright, furry, shiny things.
I'm a big fan of funny t shirts, sexy dresses, tight jeans, and killer heels, yet i am in a period of limbo, having relocated to a place where fashion is almost shunned. So i'm mixing my styles, with some unusual effects.
My flashy, funky heels coupled with sporting, hiking clothes. A nice long floaty skirt, paired with Bogs Wellies. Long camo cargo fishing pants, worn with New Rock Custom Made Knee Boots. But always the hair, nails, make up, and my delicious aromas are complete. And a huge fan of thrift stores, i like getting things from there, because items are unique, and often vintage. The chances of bumping into someone wearing the same thing as me are somewhat remote.
In terms of clothing:
Mature, but youthful. Sophisticated, but virile. Not flamboyant, but noticable. Professional, but not preppy.
I dont really have a "style". At times I dress trendy/upscale, teetering on metro sexuality, and at times I wear jeans and a hoodie, or jogging pants. The hardest part is finding clothes long enough or which are not too tight in the back/armpit area. I own custom tailored clothing, but can not afford a completely custom wardrobe.
My maternal grandmother ran a dressmaking business in Tokyo and employed 10 seamstresses. My mother says she never had to wear anything off the rack. So, I grew up being taught about quality of tailoring, detail, textile, style, colour, etc. This means I'm always looking at garments to see how well they are made before I even consider buying them. I don't care if they're designer garments or not, they have to be well made. I have a penchant for vintage and have always combined vintage or antique pieces with my clothes. I love Art Deco jewellery and own a few pieces - being an antiques dealer helps me find unique pieces. I also appreciate contemporary, avant garde and minimalist designs as well.
So, my style? As a teenager, I used to mimic Françoise Sagan and dress in black clothes with a string of pearls around my neck. Now, I would say it's eclectic. The basic colour is black combined with a splash of vivid colours, to which I add a piece of vintage jewellery or a hand beaded scarf. And hats. I love hats. I love them so much that I even took millinery courses and have an advanced certificate. I am so hat obsessed, I am in serious need of a separate room for storing my hats. :rolleyesold:
Clean preppy
I've just started building my "style" (necessitated by weight loss) and have found myself gravitating to a clean and modern look. I like well fitting clothing (not skinny/tight but slim. Prefer more minimalist styles (not plain but relatively subdued).
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress, dress impeccably and they remember the woman-Coco Chanel
I fell the same as Coco except change the gender and noun. I don't use this with frags, I still wear what I like. Whether feminine or masculine, it's my way off being myself.
I dress business like for work, am known for wearing well kept clothing, well shined shoes, manicured finger nails, well shaven and short hair. Outside of work, I like am pretty much casual but dressy. Oh one more thing, I am well known for always smelling wonderful that is in no small part based on the fabulous information I acquire here on BN. Thank you all.
My style is mostly the (much) less financially blessed version of Totokaelo's Looks on someone much shorter and stumpier than their attractive model -- minimalist, neutral colours with a lot of black, inclining to androgynous, and with a liking for asymmetric items that don't require ironing. I have a real thing for what Doc Marten has been doing in the last few years, and own a lot of their boots and heels, as well as a few of the less baroque Fluevogs. (I have one of the extremely baroque pairs too, but haven't worn them in at least four years, and plan to sell them when I get around to it.)
My hair changes on impulse, both colour and style, and I have been known to shave it off. My accessories are minimal, mostly the same two plain, large silver rings and sometimes a leather wrap bracelet or two or a scarf or some fingerless sleeves. My fragrance inclinations are the same; I prefer to be a scent monogamist, though I'm fooling around right now. I prefer to have one scent permeating my entire wardrobe and saying "me".
A good personality and positive behavior can describe your style and living standard, and wearing simple or decent cloths and accessories help me out to describe my personnel style and it gives me lots of confidence to describe myself.
A typical work outfit: button-up shirt, cardigan, and oxfords. Trousers/jeans and close-toed shoes are required due to laboratory safety regulations. Weekend wear typically includes dresses or shorts with tights; my two favorite accessories are fragrance (of course) and makeup (either a berry-stained lip or grungy eye liner). Right now my favorite looks include vintage florals or leather and lace (never real leather) and I enjoy how the look can either match the fragrance or add contrast. Also, I tend to wear fragrances marketed toward men to work, but during my off time anything goes.
Early eBay, late Ross clearance rack.
I'll keep it simple....suits. At least a slim fitted dress shirt with a tie, suit pants and a nice pair of dress shoes pretty much everywhere but sporting events.
I see mention of minimalist in here, I like that description. I'd describe my style as minimalist casual. My favorite day to day outfit is a black long sleeve shirt (or sweatshit / thermal) with slim-fit khaki pants. During the summer it's a black t-shirt and khaki shorts. I'd like to wear some button-downs but haven't found something that fits me nicely. They're either too slim and too short, or too long and too baggy! Ahh. Then again I haven't searched too hard.
I'm 14 and care about how i look unlike most people my age. Nowadays you see people going out in pajamas and wife-beaters. There is absolutely no poise there. I feel you should look your best. Back in the 40's-50's people cared how they looked and wanted to look elegant whenever they went out, that's how I feel. I'm bringing that into my lifestyle. I guess I dress how a costumey 40's-50's man would dress. You know, a button up shirt with a vest and a nice costumey/fancy bow tie. Just one of many examples. If I want to be more laid back, I'll put some black skinnies on with a band T on and maybe throw and unbuttoned vest on. Just some generalizations and examples. The best way to compare my style would be to look at Brendon Urie. I look almost identical to him, hair and all. Kind of like rockabilly meets 40's meets steampunk. My attire does not affect my fragrance wardrobe. I hope you enjoyed!http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users1...3253581908.jpg


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How do you follow an album as career defining as 1991's awesome "1916"? While that album did feel a bit Americanised and commercial in places, it was so colourful and a complete delight to listen to. The songwriting was top notch, and the band were really on top form with that album. 1992's follow up, "March Or Die" in the main, sounds less Americanised than "1916". Even though for the most part, the mainstream sound remained. However, it still sounds very much like Motorhead, and still features many cuts of classic rock n' roll delivered in the way only Motorhead can!
Opener "Stand" is great anthemic song, with a very catchy vocal refrain in the verses, and an awesome solo. The main riff reminds me a bit of Overkill's "Hello From The Gutter", and the whole song kicks the album off to a great start. The second song, is a cover. Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever". I've never been a fan of bands putting covers on their studio albums, and this one doesnt subvert that trend. It's not a great song anyway, and Motorhead just seem to be going through the motions with it. Having it so early on in the album also isnt a good sign. This track should definitely have been left for a b side or something. A mistake, to put it politely. Thankfully, "Bad Religion" helps get things back on track. This is a fantastic track, pure rock n' roll, complete with a fist pumping section that would surely get the crowd going if it was played in concert. "Jack The Ripper" is a monstrous track, and the best on here. The main riff is a sinister swagger, which perfectly accompanies the chilling lyrics. Which comes as a refreshing change from the booze, women and rock n' roll that is usually the trademark for Motorhead lyrics. There is also some great pounding drumming here from session drummer Tommy Aldridge. The chaotic first solo is great, and the slow breakdown adds even more menace to the song. This is definitely one of the band's best ever, and should have become a setlist staple. Rock n' roll is known for its upbeat sound, but the dark images conjured up by this track makes it sound creepy and evil instead. The ending fade out of a distorted voice saying "Jacky" just adds a final sinister touch to an amazing song. Its a shame Motorhead didn't make more songs like this as it shows a different side to them, and gives them and even meaner edge than they already had.
2 of the songs on this album have a connection to Ozzy Osbourne. "I Ain't No Nice Guy", and "Hellraiser". The former is a ballad where Ozzy duets with Lemmy. This is actually a great ballad, with a piano adding to the feeling. The lyrics, and almost "down and out", back alley sound gives it a very Motorhead feel, despite being a ballad. It also features a guitar solo by Slash. I love this song a lot, definitely another highlight of this album. The latter of the Ozzy connected songs does not feature his vocals, but it was on his "No More Tears" album. However, seeing as Lemmy co-wrote this song, it's not really a cover. Motorhead's version is more stripped down than Ozzy's, though it still has a very Americanised sound. However, the chorus remains a huge anthem to the rock lifestyle, and it is a great song for Motorhead, just as it was Ozzy.
"Asylum Choir" is more standard Motorhead fair, than the previous 2 songs. The melodic chorus brings to mind the experimental "Another Perfect Day" album. The solo on this one is great, and elevates the song from being merely "good". Another top track! "Too Good To Be True" is a return to the lighter edged rock n' roll that featured on parts of "1916". This is a very sombre tune, with Lemmy showing his emotional side which he rarely does. This is an amazing song, the fact it reminds of the previous album is a definite plus. Some might not like the lighter side of Motorhead, but if like me, you love it, then this song will be a favourite. Sadly, the album takes a dip with "You Better Run". Its not really a bad song, but it uses THAT bluesy rock riff which has been played to death by countless bands, including Motorhead themselves! Forgettable. "Name In Vain" is another return to the "1916" sound, but this time, to the heavier rock edge of that album's sound, unlike "Too Good To Be True". Anyone who likes Motorhead should like this song. Classic ass kicking rock n' roll done by the masters! The closing title track is really just a spoken word rant by Lemmy, over a sparse musical backing. With a constant "death march-like" drum beat. It's more like a dark outro for the album than an actual song. And in that respect, it works well.
To sum up, this is one of Motorhead's most awkward albums, (and underrated) but also one of the most rewarding. A couple of poor track choices really hurt this album for me, and is what is preventing me from awarding this album a 90+ rating. There is a lack of speed on the album, which some fans might not like, but by and large, I think the album works. And what it does, it does well. It is a slight step down from "1916", but there's no shame in that! Overall, I would definitely recommend this album to any Motorhead fan, or anyone who just loves good ol' heavy rock n' roll.
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'March Or Die' sounds like Motorhead's full assimilation into the Hollywood life, in a most detrimental way. When Lemmy moved to L.A. after the 'Rock N Roll' album, it effectively became the band's new home base. And even though it was a fresher, slightly different Motorhead, the resulting album, '1916', still offered the bruised and brutish Motorhead we know and love. 'March Or Die' is the tame and tanned Motorhead many feared '1916' would be.
Or I could just say: 'March Or Die' is weak.
The production continues their move toward cleaner tones, but over the edge into sterility. Performances are fine, as usual, and hearing Mikkey Dee in a simpler format than King Diamond was novel at the time, but it would take him a couple albums to put his unique stamp on the Motorhead sound. But it's the songs themselves that don't measure up, making this a hit and mostly miss experience.
The bad:
"Cat Scratch Fever". Huh? Not only a completely pointless choice and useless version, but the second song? Not off to a good start.
"I Ain't No Nice Guy". Motorballads are always precarious territory. They usually don't work so well, and this is one of those. Co-vocalist Ozzy Osbourne (you've heard of him?) sounds pretty thin.
"Hellraiser". Speaking of Ozzy, this is one of his absolute worst songs (found on 'No More Tears'). Co-written by Lemmy, Motorhead has every right to do it, but it's still a silly song.
"Too Good To Be True". Sounds like one of the more limp-wristed efforts from 'Snake Bite Love'. Lame pub rock.
The bland:
"Stand". Not bad, just boring, and a lame way to kick off the album.
"Bad Religion". An attempt at darkness, but it rings hollow somehow.
"You Better Run". Standard blues run-through. Not great, but somehow Lemmy's voice always convinces in this context (see "Whorehouse Blues" from 'Inferno').
"Name In Vain". The usual hyper-boogie that will always find its way onto Motorhead albums. But they've done better stuff in this vein (no pun intended). The guitar solos are killer.
The good:
"Jack The Ripper". Just barely passes, as the too-sterile sound renders what is a fairly bloodthirsty track merely okay. As songwriting goes, one of the best efforts here. The lowdown halftime change near the end is very cool, and the solos rip.
"Asylum Choir". Midpaced and ass-kicking verse, with a melodic chorus; marries their early aggressive sound with the melodic elements that started coming in with 'Another Perfect Day'.
"March Or Die". Fucking great. A martial death-march that ends the album with a theatrical darkness, though hardly fitting of the Motorhead-lite that comes before it. Carries the vibe of "Orgasmatron" and "Nightmare / The Dreamtime".
Mostly leaves me cold. I believe this is the band's worst album. 'On Parole' is no classic either, but it's a more interesting album, and certainly more important in their discography than this bummer.
"March Ör Die" is one of the releases that usually doesn't get much mention when talking about Motörhead, and indeed, it's quite far from the neck-ripping and rib-crushing classics like "Overkill", "Bomber" and "Ace of Spades", but it's definitely not a downer of an album. The album is somewhat slower than you'd usually expect from the band, more ear-friendly and melody-centered, even on faster songs like "Name In Vain" and "Asylum Choir". But the badass attitude is still there, and they come up with some sinister riffs to go along with the melody.
One thing that this album does better than their earlier material is the variety - there's the mainly acoustic ballad "I Ain't No Nice Guy", there's the classic catchy rock n' roll numbers like "Stand", "Jack The Ripper" and "You Better Run" (which features the classic old blues riff from Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy", or more famously from the George Thorogood And The Destroyers track "Bad To The Bone"), the midpaced bass-driven fistpumping anthem "Hellraiser" and a couple of fast numbers laced with fine melodies.
Motörhead was, not too uncommonly, going through some instabilities in the lineup at this time. But for this album, they did find the drummer they've played the longest with - Greek/Swede Mikkey Dee, who seems to be intending to stay in the band for the remaindeer of it's career. Though he only played on one song on this album, namely "Hellraiser", but he proved himself there to be clearly Motörhead-worthy by giving the strongest drumtrack on the album right there. Before they found him, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor played drums on the song "I Ain't No Nice Guy" before he got booted out of the band, and session musician Tommy Aldrige played on the rest, doing an ok job, but lacking the power necessary to back up this legendary band quite properly.
Guitarwise, we have Mick "Würzel" Burston and some fellow in the bookletcalled "Zööm", and they definitely do the trick here. Both work well together to write some catchy melody-infused power chord riffs with a nice mood all over, and there's surely some kickass solos to be found in the album. On the ever-so-loud bass, Lemmy tears shit up and remains a heavier element when the guitars turn more melodic, and of course his wonderful voice spawned by Jack Daniels and Marlboro is just as fucking Heavy with a capital H as ever, and even works perfectly well on the more emotional numbers.
There's the previously mentioned "I Ain't No Nice Guy", which is mainly acoustic except for the solo, and has some nice piano parts. A mellow but happy mood, which coupled with brilliant lyrics and excellent vocal work by both Lemmy and a certain guesting Ozzy Osbourne, works really well and is hell of a fun listen to. Another more emotional track is "Too Good To Be True", one of the definite highlights on here - it's fast, and built around a simple, melodic progression of power chord riffage and works incredibly well. Coupled with strong vocal lines and a superb chorus that sticks in your head, this song apparently about lost love is not quite what you'd expect from the band that wrote "Love Me Like A Reptile" but goddamn does it work!
Other highlights include the classic bass-driven "Hellraiser" which is ten times heavier than the Ozzy Osbourne version, the upbeat, inspiring and quite simple opening track "Stand", the sinister "You Better Run" - almost as hardass as "Bad To The Bone" - which features some excellent drumming and subtle bluesy piano lines - "Jack The Ripper" with the killer blues-but-heavier-and-faster main riff and completely sinister, bluesy breakdown, and not to forget the excellent cover of Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever", which they execute perfectly.
The other songs are not quite as outstanding but the only really downer on here is the closing title track, which seems to go on forever without getting anywhere. But aside from that, there's good stuff everywhere, and this should definitely not be lacking in the collection of any Motörhead fanatic. From the faster, melodic numbers to the slower bluesy rockers, this is clearly worth your time and money.
This album is a mixed bag. There are a few great songs, a couple mediocre ones, and a few horrible ones. The band has pretty much shedded it's raw and uncompremising sound in favor of a more commercially acceptable album, if that term can even apply to Motorhead.
The cd opens with Stand, at first you might think this is gonna be a killer opener, and for the first minutes that's true. But then second and third minute pretty much involve the same riffs and vocals over and over, Lemmy probably says "stand" over fifty times. It's probably Motorhead's happiest song though.
Next is their cover of Ted Nugent's Cat Sratch Fever. Great song, they actually were able to rework the song and gave it a nice crunch. One of the better covers of this song that I've heard.
Bad Religion is an alright song, but it suffers from the same repetition that plauges most of this album. Lemmy's vocals sound great on this song.
Jack the Ripper is one of the better songs on the album. It has a great pace to it, and some good riffs. Also some killer leads are to be found on this one.
Next is I Ain't no Nice Guy, Hmm... Lemmy + Ozzy + Ballad = horrible horrible idea. All I can say is "Meh!"
Hellraiser is next, yes the same Hellraiser that appears on Ozzy's No More Tears Album, Lemmy helped write it, and this is his version, and it sounds awesome. It completely destroys Ozzy's version. Also, this is one of the better songs to be found here.
Asylum Choir is another great song. Good pace to it, and some nice riff ideas. The vocals and leads are also above average for this album.
Too Good To Be True, is probably the most commercially driven album after the horrible ballad. It has the speed of a song like Asylum Choir, but the vocals and leads are pussified.
You Better Run, if I hear this damn riff again it'll be too soon. It's bluesy, if you like that you'll like this. Blues is great, but everyone and thier mom has driven this riff into the ground.
Name in Vain is another killer song in the vein of Asylum Choir, sounds the most like the rest of Motorhead's back catalouge.
And finally the title track. This seems to be the only son die-hard fans of Motorhead seem to enjoy off this album. I have no idea why. It is a boring riff played over and over again for four and a half minutes with Lemmy croaking out some words. There's a little variation towards the middle, but in my opinion this song is just as bad as the ballad. Incredibly boring.
Well this is definently one of Motorhead's weakest releases. It appeared to be an uninspired attempt to garner some mainstream attention. There a few great tracks to be found though, so don't ignore this one.


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Top Notch Tonto makes 2014 debut at Sandown
Top Notch Tonto, second in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot last October, makes his 2014 debut in Friday's $159,600 bet365 Mile at Sandown Park, outside of London.
The Group 2 Bet365 Mile is likely to serve as a prep for the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, England, on May 17.
Top Notch Tonto, a 4-year-old gelding by Thousand Words, was a Group 3 winner in Britain last year for trainer Brian Ellison. In the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Top Notch Tonto finished 3 1/4 lengths behind Olympic Glory as a 14-1 outsider.
Friday's program at Sandown Park marks the return to riding for leading British jockey Richard Hughes, who was sidelined following a fall at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 29, the Dubai World Cup program. Hughes suffered a fractured vertebra that did not require surgery.
In the bet365 Mile, Hughes rides Montiridge, a Group 3 winner in Britain last year. The field of seven includes Trumpet Magic, who won the 2013 bet365 Mile, and Garswood, third in the Group 1 Prix de la Foret at Longchamp last October.
On the same program, Noble Mission, a 5-year-old full brother to the undefeated champion Frankel, starts in the $105,000 Gordon Richards Stakes over 1 1/4 miles. Noble Mission has won three stakes and was second in the Group 3 Surprise Stakes at Newbury in his 2014 debut on April 12.
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"The cost of tuition has gone through the roof," state Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, said in a phone interview Monday. He authored one of two bills calling for a tuition freeze.
In the fall, he said, proponents of Proposition 30 toured university campuses warning that unless the ballot measure was passed, the California State University and the University of California systems would experience deep cuts and students would pay higher tuition.
He said he and Assemblyman Jeff Gorell, R-Camarillo, author of the other bill, hope to ensure promises made by backers of Proposition 30 are kept and that tuition doesn't increase.
Asked to comment on the legislation, Chico State University President Paul Zingg wrote in an email that he likes the idea of keeping education affordable.


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Team 17 is keeping quiet on the new features, though there is some more info to be gleaned from the trailer. There appears to be a new water bomb (probably the water balloon seen in the logo). There are also some rather large-looking worms in the video. Could these worms be heavier, perhaps more difficult for
Worms Revolution is slated for a third quarter release this year on PC and "consoles." If history is anything to go by, a PSN and XBLA release seems likely at the very least.
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24 February 2011
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(ACCI) has today responded to recent calls from advocates within the superannuation industry for government action across the current budget cycle to legislate a 33% rise in the compulsory superannuation levy currently paid by private employers. A 33% rise would see the employer levy rise from 9% of payroll to 12% - at a cost to the business bottom line of over $20 billion a year once fully implemented.
In a letter published in today's Australian Financial Review (AFR), ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson said as follows:
The superannuation industry claims that compulsory levies should fund retirement incomes, not choices people make during their working life (Super guarantee lift a must, Letters 22 February).
It's a convenient argument when spending someone else's money and then taking a cut on the side.
For baby boomers, if 9% is not adequate then 12% by 2020 won't help because most will be retired by then.
The Henry Tax Review concluded that there was no general case to raise the 9% compulsory employer levy on the grounds that retirement incomes would be inadequate. It said that increasing the employer levy would be counterproductive and instead proposed adding value to existing contributions through tax concessions.
These facts are swept aside by the superannuation industry in its desire to get hold of another 3% of private employer payrolls. Neither the industry nor the government can guarantee, how increasing the levy these employers, most of whom are small and medium businesses, pay by one third will be funded. Even if unions agreed to wage trade-offs, which they are resisting, most of these employers don't deal with unions.
The proposed mining tax was never going to pay the employer levy, only government tax concessions. With reduced revenue forecasts from the tax, even the affordability of those concessions is in doubt.
The recent Cooper Review pointed out that lower fees and improved superannuation fund efficiency can add value to retirement incomes equivalent to one third of the proposed levy rise. That's a much better way to go because people get more chance of having their employers keep them in jobs all the way through to retirement.
ACCI opposes a compulsory rise in the superannuation levy, as do all of Australia's State and Territory Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and many of the nation's national business organisations.
Last June when meeting in Adelaide, twenty of these organisations released a signed public Communiqué calling on the government to reject such calls (A copy of the communiqué can be found at www.acci.asn.au).
Since then, the case for a rise in the employer levy has significantly weakened:
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U.S. Army Private First Class John D. Flores Dies In Action
May 3, 2007 – U.S. Army Private First Class John D. Flores, 21, of Barrigada, Guam, was one of two American soldiers killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq, when their unit came under attack from enemy forces. The other casualty was Army Sergeant Felix Gonzalez-Iraheta of Sun Valley, California. Both soldiers were from the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.


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This Saturday is one of the highlights of summer in Vancouver, The Deighton Cup. Not to get all Julie Andrews on you, but The Deighton Cup just so happens to combine a few of my favourite things. Dressing up, dressing up in a theme, day drinking, and the possibility of leaving with more money that what you arrived with. What's not to love about a good ol' fashioned day at the races?!
We had such a blast last year and I've been thinking about outfit ideas ever since. I've teamed up with LOFT to bring you a look that'd be perfect for The Deighton Cup this Saturday. A feminine dress with a statement hat/fascinator and lots of accessories. It's simple, elegant, and I adore that this dress can be worn again. It's all about investing in versatile pieces for the wardrobe. Looking for more inspiration? Be sure to check out To Vogue Or Bust and Her Waise Choice to see their beautiful Deighton Cup looks!


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The Texas Book Festival is one of my most favorite events in Texas. The Texas Capitol (my favorite building in the state) is thrown open to the public and authors from near and far make their way there to talk books. Not only is the festival a time for me to spend time with my family and "my people" (book lovers), it also supports Texas public libraries. I'm even more grateful for that since the library I work at was a recipient of a Texas Book Festival grant a couple of years ago.
This year was great, leaps and bounds better than last year, which was a little disappointing in some ways.
The Onion Book of Known Knowledge. Rather than having a moderator who asked them specific questions, they gave a PowerPoint presentation. Unlike most PowerPoint presentations, this one was funny. They had the audience in stitches with gems like "Antelope: Another f***ing kind of deer" and "Egg: The most popular form of child to eat" plus the graphic above. They also talked about how the book was created, including an $8,000 trip to see Mount Rushmore and an additional $8,000 trip to verify their findings. I have Our Dumb World and enjoy referring to it from time to time, but the Onion's encyclopedia speaks even more to my librarian heart.
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The first session I attended on Sunday was my requisite nerd session: "Jane Austen: Reading Between the Lines." David Shapard talked about the process of annotating Austen's novels, including his initial love for her writing and how his appreciation for her grew as a result of the project. Jennifer Ziegler should get the Best Moderator award for her work here, since her questions were by far the most interesting and thoughtful of any session I attended. Shapard talked some about how he used the OED as a reference to learn about how the meanings of certain words were different in Austen's time, which I found fascinating ("condescending," for example, did not have quite the negative connotation we apply to it now).
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I closed out the Festival by hopping over to see Garth Nix and Sean Williams discuss their collaborative effort, Troubletwisters. I'm not terribly interested in that series, but Nix spoke about some of his other books as well, including Sabriel and Shade's Children, both favorites of mine as a child. (It was really great to see so many of the authors I loved as a child still writing and winning awards in my adult years.) Bonus: both authors are Australian, so everything sounded much more interesting thanks to the accents.
All in all, it was a really satisfying event. On to 2013...