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How much lift do you have on it and what arms did you replace? If you started doing the raised steering block, dropped drag link, and raised steering arm thing, than it's going to have play in it regardless. It sucks AND it looks like you ran over a swing set. If it's not your steering box, you may want to consider going to crossover. I think that's one of the best things I upgraded too on mine.
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Just not true
To those who think the government wants to take away their guns or ban guns all together, name a single elected state or federal official anywhere in the country who says he or she wants to do that. Its just not true.
Leave bridge alone
We crossed this bridge and have beat this horse to death. We all need to just be happy and leave the Laurens Street bridge alone.
Isnt it wonderful that we have a Congress that tells us which light bulbs we have to use? Is there any doubt now that they are a group of dolts that dictate their whims on us without any real basis or knowledge of what they are doing? But, always remember, the tea party is the bad guy.
Social Security
How can a person who never worked get Social Security? Many people who work 40 or 50 years and pay into Social Security are treated the same as people who never put a dime into Social Security. Why is that?
A big thank you
My staff went to Cracker Barrel for Christmas brunch on Dec. 18 and there were 18 of us. Some nice person or company paid our bill, and I wanted to say a big thank you. That just shows how much good there is here in Aiken, because that was not just a few dollars. So, we say thank you from the Cumbee Center, and we appreciate that person.
Elder scams
About the phone scam. I know two elderly ladies who got scammed. One was for $2,100 and one was $3,500. They seem to prey on the older people, and this was a foreign caller. Dont fall for this.
Very clever
The piece about guns and spoons was very clever; however, the writer missed the point. Guns dont kill people. Guns make it easy for people to kill people.
God bless you
Thank you to the very nice lady at Walmart who paid for a gallon of milk and gave me and my wife $15. Just when you have doubts about people, something like this restores your faith that there are many good and kind people around you. God bless you.
Gun debate
The man who protects the president has guns to protect the president. The government isnt trying to take guns. If you have a problem with others giving up their guns, you are an idiot and shouldnt have one.
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Appeals court sets dates for Texas abortion, gay marriage hearings
AUSTIN – Just after New Orleans officially kicks off Carnival season 2015, Texas gay marriage and abortion activists will descend on the Crescent City to hear oral arguments in two landmark cases facing the region's top appeals court. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of Texas' tough new abortion […] [Read More]
Texas gay marriage case undeterred by 6th Circuit ruling
AUSTIN – Texas' legal efforts to uphold its gay marriage bans continued undeterred Thursday, even after an Ohio-based federal appeals court upheld bans in four other states. The 2-1 ruling Thursday from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said gay marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee were constitutional. The decision marked the first […] [Read More]
Texas cites Puerto Rico gay marriage ruling in own fight to uphold ban
AUSTIN – Texas officials are citing a federal judge's decision to uphold Puerto Rico's gay marriage ban in their own legal battle over the issue. In a brief filed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 28, Texas Solicitor General Jonathan F. Mitchell says the judge was right when he ruled Puerto Rico's ban […] [Read More]
Jimmy Carter: States should decide on gay marriage
AUSTIN – Former President Jimmy Carter thinks legalizing gay marriage should be decided by each state and its voters, and not by the federal government. Taking a break from helping to build houses with Habitat for Humanity in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, Carter told the local ABC affiliate he supports legalizing same-sex marriage but only […] [Read More]
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AUSTIN – A Texas woman who lost her wife to cancer in 2012 is taking her fight for spousal benefits to federal court, suing the Social Security Administration for denying federal benefits to same-sex couples in states with gay marriage bans. Austin resident Kathy Murphy filed suit Wednesday against Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Carolyn Colvin, […] [Read More]
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AUSTIN – The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to fast-track its review of Texas' ban on gay marriage, likely queuing up oral arguments in the case before the end of the year. On Tuesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed to expedite oral arguments in the case. The […] [Read More]
Texas a 'Jim Crow state' for LGBT community, says San Antonio lawyer
AUSTIN – Gay marriage was the subject of a heated panel discussion at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday. The panel featured an array of advocates, lawmakers, pundits and legal minds that are rarely asked to discuss this divisive issue face-to-face, let alone be forced to sit on the same stage. The discussion started […] [Read More]
Gay-marriage plaintiff considers Greg Abbott a "very good friend" UPDATE
Update: Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement:"Cecilia and I were, indeed, friends with Mark Phariss. We remember Mark from our law school days and his early days as a lawyer in San Antonio. We remain grateful that Mark visited the hospital during the trying time after my injury. As I said yesterday, there […] [Read More]


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Oklahoma university officials say they're receptive to a proposal designed to make the financial aid process more transparent and easier to understand.
U.S. Department of Education officials unveiled Tuesday the Obama administration's model financial aid letter, called the Shopping Sheet. The model letter gives prospective students a breakdown of every part of their financial aid packages, including grants, scholarships and federal loans.


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Men's Basketball | Saturday, February 15, 2003
Bearcats storm back to knock off No. 13 Whitworth, 66-56
SALEM — Willamette rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to hand 13th-ranked Whitworth a 66-56 Northwest Conference men's basketball defeat at Cone Field House on Saturday.
While Whitworth still held on to first place in the NWC, the decision tightened up the race considerably for the regular season championship. Willamette improved to 16-5 overall and 10-3 in the conference, while Whitworth fell to 20-3 and 11-3, respectively.
The Bearcats continue to be in charge of their own destiny. If WU can win its final three games of the season next week, they would clinch at least tie for the NWC championship.
But the Bearcats were thinking of anything but a championship at halftime. Whitworth controlled the first half, running off 13 straight points to take a 24-12 lead. The Pirates' Chase Williams had 17 points in the first period, including a three-point buzzer beater from halfcourt.
Whitworth shot 63.6 percent from the field in the first half and forced the Bearcats into 13 turnovers before the break. But the second half was all Willamette after the first few minutes.
The Bearcats went ahead for good at the 7:21 mark when B.J. Dobrkovsky scored a lay-up off a feed from Miles Sandgathe, making the score 44-42. But the margin stayed close for the next few minutes as the two teams combined to make 28 straight free throws since the start of the game.
Whitworth's Bryan Depew hit four straight free throws to keep the visitors within range at 50-48 with 4:35 remaining before Willamette began to pull away.
The Bearcats scored the next seven points of the game as Johnson converted a three-point play on the inside, Harold Sublett Jr. hit a pair of free throws and Ryan Hepp scored on a breakaway lay-in. Williams narrowed the gap to 57-50 with two charity tosses with 3:25 left, before WU went on another spurt.
Dobrkovsky hit two free throws with 3:04 left and Sandgathe converted three of four foul shots to give the Bearcats a commanding 62-50 edge with 2:11 remaining.
Willamette ended up out-rebounding Whitworth 32-16. The Pirates shot just 20.0 percent from the field in the second half, while WU shot 61.9 percent.
Williams led all scorers with 23 points and Depew added 18.
The Bearcats got 22 points from Sandgathe. Johnson added 14 points and 10 boards and Sublett Jr. finished with 12 points and six rebounds. The latter made 5 of 6 shots from the field.
Willamette ended up out-shooting Whitworth for the game, 53.7 percent to 40.4 percent. The Pirates made all 15 free throws, while Willamette converted 20 of 23.
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May 5, 2013
ATHENS, Ga. --- The No. 24 University of Georgia softball team came from behind for a 10-5 victory over the No. 8/7 LSU Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium to sweep the shortened, two-game series. Paige Wilson went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI to lead the Bulldogs as they improved to 37-18 for the season and 14-9 in Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers fell to 40-13 overall and 15-8 in league play.
Donning their pink jerseys for breast cancer awareness, the Bulldogs raised $5,800 for the Athens Regional Breast Health Center. LSU wore teal jerseys for ovarian cancer awareness, as both teams took part in a Strike Out Cancer inititive.
Morgan Montemayor (12-6) recorded the win for the Bulldogs, after coming in at the start of the sixth inning as relief for Geri Ann Glasco. Montemayor pitched two innings, giving up just three hits, no runs and two walks. Glasco got the start for Georgia, and allowed six hits and five runs, three of which were earned, in five innings of work. Glasco also struck out a game-high four batters.
Ashley Czechner (10-1) suffered the loss for LSU, after giving up 10 hits and 10 runs, nine of which were earned, in 5.1 innings in the circle. Rachele Fico also threw for the Tigers, after coming in as relief in the sixth inning. Fico faced two batters and recorded a walk before the inning ended.
With two outs, Georgia took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Niaja Griffin scored first, crossing home while LSU attempted to catch Anna Swafford stealing second. Swafford then came home when Wilson laced a double to the right field wall. A strikeout ended the inning before Wilson could score.
LSU tied the score 2-2 in the fourth inning when Rikki Alcaraz hit a two-run double to drive in Bianka Bell and Kellsi Kloss. A fly ball and strike out ended the inning before the Tigers could score again.
The Tigers took the lead, 3-2, in the top of the fifth, when Sandra Simmons was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Simone Heyward. LSU increased its lead to 5-2 after Kloss hit a double to bring home A.J. Andrews and Bell. Simmons was thrown out at third base on the play to record the second out of the inning. The Bulldogs ended the scoring streak when Christine Olney jumped up to catch a fly ball at the top of the left field wall.
Trailing 5-3 after Swafford's home run in the fifth, Georgia rallied in the sixth inning to take the lead, 10-5, after scoring seven runs. Samantha LaZear and Olney tied the game at 5-5 after coming home off of a double to the gap in center by Katie Browne. Pinch runner Tiesha Reed scored on a fielding error by the LSU third baseman that made it an 6-5 game. Wilson put Georgia up 9-5 after she sailed a homerun over the center field wall to bring in Griffin and Swafford. Glasco followed with a round-tripper of her own to round out the scoring and increase the Bulldogs' lead to 10-5. After the back-to-back home runs, LSU called the bullpen and brought Fico to the circle. With one out already recorded, Fico walked Tina Iosefa, Puailoa hit a fly out to right field and Katie Sowers, who was pinch running for Iosefa, was caught stealing second to end the inning.
The Tigers loaded the bases late in the seventh inning, but a ground out to Montemayor ended the game and kept LSU from a comeback of its own.
Next up, Georgia enters the SEC Tournament as the No. 5 seed and will face fourth-seeded LSU on Thursday, May 9 at 1:30 p.m. The SEC Tournament will be held May 8-11 at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.


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A Hole in the Head (1959) is a comedy film directed by Frank Capra and featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor and Joi Lansing. The film introduced the song "High Hopes", a Sinatra standard used as a John F. Kennedy campaign song during the presidential election the following year.
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this is worth it just for Carolyn Jones who played morticia adams on the adams family.
Excellent movie and would have enjoyed it much more if Hulu didn't keep adding more and more and more and more commercials!!!!!!
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Sorry for the delay! DH has been really busy with work and getting in past midnight so I have been in survival mode. Luckily, it looks like ms is either taking a break or just going away. Really exhausted but I don't feel like throwing up all the time which is awesome! Hope you ladies are doing well and I am enjoying the u/s photos!
Thanks for the new thread. :)
Sorry for the delay! DH has been really busy with work and getting in past midnight so I have been in survival mode. Luckily, it looks like ms is either taking a break or just going away. Really exhausted but I don't feel like throwing up all the time which is awesome! Hope you ladies are doing well and I am enjoying the u/s photos!
Glad you are feeling better! I do have good days but I sitll have bad days. I REALLY want all good days! I'm super tired too. It's amazing how debilitating it is! Luckily DH has been picking up some of the slack ( love him! ) but my dirty house is starting to make me sick too. Bleh.
Married to DH 7 years and have three fantastic kiddos! DS 6, DD 4, and DS 2 ...... lo and behold another is on the way!
Hi all, just joining in on the weekly chat thing!
My big news is that yesterday I heard the heartbeat (at 9w5d) - used my doppler from work and managed to catch it for a few seconds. I'm a midwife and I always wait until 11w to offer a listen to my moms - had no idea it could be so clear this early!
I finally felt confident enough in the pregnancy to tell my mom who lives out of town. I called her this morning and let her know. She is over the moon! It's so lovely to be able to make someone's day like that!!
stepmama to a 9 y.o. bookworm and milky mama to the sweetest girl born april 2012
Thought I was on the upswing of this ms business, but I was wrong! I actually barely made it to the sink yesterday morning and have felt crappy all day today. I was 10 weeks yesterday so hopefully not too much longer =) On a happy note, my midwife was able to find the heartbeat with a doppler yesterday, it was great to hear her heartbeat! It's always such an amazing thing to hear. The strange thing is, despite all these symptoms, I'm still not feeling "pregnant". I guess that will come.
My big news is that yesterday I heard the heartbeat (at 9w5d) - used my doppler from work and managed to catch it for a few seconds.
I have an appt. Monday and I'll be 9w2d by my calculations. I am going to ask the NP to check for heart tones, though I know not to be nervous if they can't find anything. I would love to hear it. We haven't told the kids yet, and while I feel like I need to, I am going to wait until after this appt. I want to get past this Sunday and my appt. and probably tell them next week. I'll let them spread the news. We are going to miss the next 2 Sundays at church, so by the time we are back, I'll be 12 weeks.
I went to a bridal shower today and I felt like people were staring at my middle while asking if we planned to have any more kids.One gal is due with her first right around the time this baby is due.
My clothes barely fit. I am wearing my one pair of fat jeans every day and yesterday I got out a bunch of bigger shirts I had stashed from before I lost weight this winter. I've outgrown 2 of my 3 bras. I did find another in with my bigger clothes, so I'll have to try that. My body is in no way ready for maternity pants, but nothing fits. I am ready to tell and let it all hang out.
Mom to Sam (3/2007), Bekah (4/2009), Jedidiah (4/2012), and Caroline Grace (3/2014)
Hey mamas! I am 8 weeks tomorrow and definitely in the full-blown, all the time nausea stage for this pregnancy. I had begun to wonder if this baby might be a girl because I seemed less affected by the normal first trimester stuff than I did with my 2 boys, but I guess I just had not waited long enough for all the symptoms to set in.
DH mentioned yesterday he would love to find out the sex this time around (found out w/1st; 2nd was a surprise), and that broke my heart a little. I loved not knowing until D-day! I also loved not being inundated with baby gear from friends and family because nobody wanted to buy anything if they couldn't make it pink or blue. Then, once it became known that it was another boy, we happily told people we had everything we needed and weren't left trying to cram more stuff into our small house. I probably won't have an ultrasound unless we become concerned about something specific, so it is likely a non-issue.
I have my first appointment scheduled for when I hit 11 weeks. I will have my OB panel drawn at that time, mostly because I am curious about my iron levels. I will also ask for the Doppler to hear the heartbeat but then lay off until 19-20 weeks when we can switch to the fetoscope. I might even buy a fetoscope so I can practice finding the heartbeat myself. Has anyone else ever done that? We always used the Doppler in my training.
We are moving to another state when I am half-way through this pregnancy, so I interviewed a group of midwives who are fine with having everything transferred up there. I just have to send them a deposit to secure my spot in their books, and I will see them for the first time around 22 weeks. Their birth center is 40+ minutes away from where our house will be, so this one will be another homebirth. I just can't see wanting to drive that long in labor and post-partum.
Believing, doting, simplifying, caffeinating, baking, midwife in training, and mothering like a dirty hippie.
#3 due in April!
Hey ladies, just checking in. Morning sickness seems to be improving here, slowly. This pg is so different from my first, in every way--the morning sickness, already not being able to sleep at night, my skin last pg was awesome despite wearing makeup every day, and this time it sucks even though I don't wear makeup hardly at all. Lots of stretchy uncomfortableness in my abdomen, unlike last time. So interesting.
Cheap Sunglasses, I would prefer to wait until birth day to find out the sex, but DH likes to know. I think it helps him bond with the baby before its born, since he doesn't get to experience the closeness I do. But I agree about all of the gender-specific stuff--I HATE all of the super girly fancy dresses we end up with for DD. Doesn't seem comfy at all for a baby.
Mom2SJ, I hear ya on wanting to hear the heartbeat before sharing the news. First pg I had a dating u/s and told everyone afterwards--this time I'm waiting to tell everyone but my parents until after we hear the baby. Not that it isn't as special, but I know I can wait and will have a long time to share this one with everyone else.
I have an "information only" appt tomorrow, and then my first "official" appt on Thursday (11ish weeks). Today I need to get together the parts of my record from my last pg that I want to share with my new provider and make a list of questions.... Sort of irritated that I have to do two appts in one week, but that's how they do it I guess.
We shared the news with DSD and our parents yesterday. My parents are over the moon because this will be their first grandchild, and even though it will be ILs 7th (or 8th) grandchild, they're gaga because we're due about the same time as SIL. Still doesn't seem real, I'm anxious for my appointments to hear baby, but it's still 3 weeks until I'll get to see my dr. Time is going so slow! Though I'm sure it will speed up soon enough, I don't want to wait!!
On Thursday DH and I went to a what to expect class at the clinic and I nearly burst into tears when a lullaby played (they play a lullaby throughout the entire hospital/clinic facilities every time a baby is born). Having to hold in tears almost constantly, but thankfully not sick! *knock on wood*
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lalazap, kbochniak - Yay for heartbeats! It's pretty cool to hear, especially so early. I heard mine at 9w5d after much warning from my MWs that it was very early.
Our first official appointment is Tuesday. I'm looking forward to DH hearing the heartbeat and talking with our MW about how the rest of the appointments will probably go, scheduling, etc. I don't really know their pregnancy management style in detail. I'm excited!
Aside from having a lovely day hanging out with my friend yesterday for her birthday, and her delightful id twin girls, I am having a miserable weekend. At first I thought nausea from MS was coming back (I thought it had gone away completely), but now I realize it's either a bad cold or mild flu. Sneezing, achy, exhausted, dizzy, and totally congested. Ouchy.
We finally met with the Dr on Thursday. We couldn't hear the heartbeat, but I know at 10 weeks that's not always possible. Our appointment confirmed we've made a good choice in care providers. Due to my birth history, DH isnt comfortable in home birth, & because I do have a Dr available who I think is a good fit, I'm ok with that. The Dr is a FP Dr who just had a home birth herself 5 months ago.
We decided to do the Nuchal Translucentcy screen this time. We declined most tests in previous pregnancys, but given my age, we decided to do so this time. We need to meet with perinatalogy anyway, so might as well do the screening now. We need to meet with a perinatalogist because I had a c-section with my first & a placental abruption with my second at 30 weeks (a VBAC, though). It's one of those things that the FP Dr needs me to do because her oversight folks need her to. I'm ok with it. For me, it's a minor inconvenience, but I can tolerate it. Far better than being forced to see an OB for my care.
I think I'll be feeling better more once I get my digestion working well. I've been constipated a lot,& that just makes me feel even more nauseous. The Dr had me start taking magnesium citrate at night to help. If I take it nightly, that she keep this going. Ugh.
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Yes, I'm an obsessed midwife-wanna-B LOL, but I just have to ask.16 How many of you can feel your uterus.16 It's becoming a daily past time for me.16 It's going up a finger's width every 2-4 days!16 It's amazing for me to think how huge I'm going to be by the time this is done.
I've been learning to play piano the last few weeks, and the teacher is saying how great it is for babies brain development to hear music.16 Does anyone here know approx. when the ears start functioning well enough to catch what's going on outside?
Rosie, I'm so sorry you're sick.16 Youngest DD has a horrible bug and I'm just praying I don't catch it.16 Rest as much as you can and get better quick!
Autumngrey, you are certainly not the only one crying at the slightest provocation.16 During my first pregnancy, my mom used to throw a kleenex box at me every time I sat down to watch a movie.16 It became a running joke...and this time is no exception.
Brande: Mama of 5 and perpetual student.
Aggg, sorry about the "16's" again. I forgot to only put a single space after periods...sigh.
Brande: Mama of 5 and perpetual student.
I'm beginning to think that I'm the only one who can't find my uterus yet!
Married to DH 7 years and have three fantastic kiddos! DS 6, DD 4, and DS 2 ...... lo and behold another is on the way!
I can't either. But then again, its my first and I have no idea what I am looking for, nor where I should find it.
Soon enough it'll become too obvious to ignore!!! And I think that first time around, it takes a bit longer - the more often your body does this dance, the quicker it seems to remember. I haven't really tried to feel my uterus, but I'm amazed at how little I can suck in these days. Must be the fact that all I seem to crave these days is carbs - gaining some of that weight I lost in the past year, to give this baby a big cushion!!!!!! Thank goodness for all those pants that had become too big, otherwise my wardrobe would be a huge issue!!!!!
I can't feel my uterus yet, either. I have an appt. tomorrow. I am thinking I should be able to feel it by now as this my third, so I am hoping the NP will help me with that.
Mom to Sam (3/2007), Bekah (4/2009), Jedidiah (4/2012), and Caroline Grace (3/2014)
Me four! What does it feel like, where, and what's the best position to find it?
Yay new week!
I'm convinced that my uterus is out of my pelvis as I can't sit at a 90* angle without feeling like I'm crushing it, but I haven't necessarily found my fundus yet. I have a good deal of "padding" and a c-section, and while I think I found my fundus it's hard to discern it from the scar or the fat. To put it in perspective I had a hard-ish time feeling my baby's position last time around because I had a tube of fat that felt like an arm. Midwife had no problem, but I'm nowhere near as experienced as her :)
So, maybe I've found it? If so, it's just barely above my pelvic bones.
Okay, so I'll try to help those looking for theirs...bear with me, I'm not the best teacher. Lay flat on your back, relax your stomach. Put your finger tips on your pelvic bone and slowly wiggle them up it (sort of rocking, walking them...it's easier than sliding them). When you get to the top of the bone, they kind of fall of the cliff. Put a little extra pressure and see if there is any firmness (sort of like your stomach muscles would feel if you were tensing them). If there is, repeat the wiggling motion further up. When you get to the fundus, your fingers will again drop off the "cliff". I always know I've found it when I can roll the finger tips back and forth right at the edge and it feels like they're rolling onto then off of a rounded "corner".
You really don't have to press very hard. If it's out of the pelvic cavity pretty well, it'll be sitting just one level below the bone. Hope that helps...not likely, but like I said, I'm not a very good teacher LOL
Brande: Mama of 5 and perpetual student.
very clear instructions! I will need to try tonight in bed!
Kind of struggling today because I did way too much activity. But...I got to go visit a friend in the hospital with her newborn. So sweet to see little baby and definitely settled my heart that I am really ready to do it again, good thing too huh :) I have gotten very excited about this baby and being pregnant in the past week. It is still a different connection than with the first but I think it is a more realistic love and joy than overwhelming ideas and thoughts about how my life is going to change. I am very much looking forward to meeting this little bean!
Remembering 9/11 today in New York is a very powerful thing today for me as opposed to when I have lived in other states. Very normal day but also very thoughtful and respectful. My heart is weighed down for the families and friends who lost loved ones and I have had several moments of stopping to remember. New Yorkers are amazing people.
Oh, it's so neat to read about people hearing heartbeats! I can't wait for that...I really feel pretty paranoid until I do, and my SIL had a miscarriage at 11 weeks a month or so ago, so I'm extra nervous this time...just coming up on 11 weeks this week. Not that there's a magic number of weeks when everything's fine, but that first milestone brings me a lot of comfort. I've been lurking along reading all of your posts but nervous to join in til I was sure, but oh, well.
MS (or really, all day sickness) seems to be easing up here, and like a lot of you, I'm not sure if I should be thankful or concerned...probably I should just stay busy and quit worrying so much! ;)
Alright, I'm off to bed to sleep and also see if I can find my uterus! :)
My cup overflows with a wonderful husband and two beautiful daughters and another on the way in April 2012!
Oh, it's so neat to read about people hearing heartbeats! I can't wait for that...I really feel pretty paranoid until I do, and my SIL had a miscarriage at 11 weeks a month or so ago, so I'm extra nervous this time...just coming up on 11 weeks this week. Not that there's a magic number of weeks when everything's fine, but that first milestone brings me a lot of comfort. I've been lurking along reading all of your posts but nervous to join in til I was sure, but oh, well.
MS (or really, all day sickness) seems to be easing up here, and like a lot of you, I'm not sure if I should be thankful or concerned...probably I should just stay busy and quit worrying so much! ;)
Alright, I'm off to bed to sleep and also see if I can find my uterus! :)
I think that we are practically neighbors! I gave your blog a quick peek. So cute! Sometime in the future I hope that our family can visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help too!
Married to DH 7 years and have three fantastic kiddos! DS 6, DD 4, and DS 2 ...... lo and behold another is on the way!
Hi ladies!
I'm finally starting to feel better. I've had two bouts of Strep throat in the past three weeks, and while I tried my best to avoid it, I have been on antibiotics for it. Blah! I've also had two treatments of IV Vitamin C therapy to try to keep the rest of my body in shape. I've heard that Vitamin C can help with the strength of your placenta. With DS1 my water broke at 35 weeks, so hopefully that will help with that.
I spent Saturday at the farm stringing barb wire and pounding fence posts! It felt great to be physical again. I've been so tired I couldn't do a thing for the last many weeks. I got so many comments about how many babies I am having, and how big I am. It wasn't rude, but it was annoying.
Well, that is all. Talk soon.
Just got back from my appt. with the NP. No heartbeat today, but at 9w2d, I wasn't really expecting it. She offered a u/s, but I declined. She did a urine pregnancy test that was instantly positive, so that is always reassuring. I am really glad I found this office. They are willing to help by ordering labs and u/s so they will be covered by my insurance because they won't be if my CPM for my homebirth orders them. I did have to sign a waiver saying they are not my OB care providers and I won't hold them liable if things go wrong.
The NP gave me an order for my 20 week u/s today so I don't have to go in to see her again before then. I just have to call the radiology dept. at the hospital to schedule it when that time comes closer.
I see my midwife on Oct. 6. I can't wait to see her again!
Mom to Sam (3/2007), Bekah (4/2009), Jedidiah (4/2012), and Caroline Grace (3/2014)
I'm not sure if I'm feeling my fundus or not. If so, its like exactly even with my pelvic bones (10 wks +). I couldn't feel it at all during my first pg.
made my first appt. Sept 29th. I will be 13 1/2 weeks. They usually have the first appt sooner, but I used them for my last pregnancy so no meet and greet, and I was supposed to have my first at 12 weeks but I called too late and that's the first available appt.
my MS kicked back in and it has been crazy for the past few days. DH has been really nice (and finally gets why I am not doing much aorund the house) He's at home (and depressed, which isn't normal for him) because he hasn't had any work in 2 weeks. He is now applying for jobs, he has his own company but apparently there is just no work. I should proabbly be stressed or depressed about our horrible finiancial situation right now, but I'm not. Probably better for baby anyway. if you would all pray, hope, cross your fingers that he gets some work that would be great.
Kate I was just feeling for my fundus last night but didn't feel it which freaked me out a bit b/c i felt it before that. But I am not worried about it.
Courtney and Cree, baby made 3, added one more then there were 4, sakes alive, then we had 5, another in the mix now we have 6!
A Momma in love with her Little Women-Jewel Face, Jo Jo Bean, June Bug, and Sweet Coraline.
New week! YAY!
Our interview w/ the MW went well, can't remember if I posted after that or not last week. I am going to call her today and let her know she's hired! The cool thing is she will barter, and she and DH were talking about him possibly helping her redo part of her bathroom in consideration of the birth fees. That's pretty cool!
Thanks for the tutorial on fundus-finding, lol. I'll have to try that tonight. Odd thing is, (this is gross, sorry!), when I slide/lift the fat/skin up off my belly, I definately have a bump there...if that isn't uterus, is it everything else moving up to make room? If I were skinny, I'd be showing a little bit right now. Pants are tight.
Had a few days where I haven't felt pregnant at all, including today. Makes me nervous, but I know everything is ok. Not one speck of blood or spotting, and no cramps. Still no true m/s yet, either. My freinds are saying that must mean this one is a boy since I had TERRIBLE m/s w/ DD.
I've been really touched by all the friends/family that have offerred to get us things or give us their old baby stuff. They know we are starting over and need absolutely everything, and it is so sweet how they are all wanting to help.
~Christy , mom to DD Sage (12-2003) and DS Isaac (04-2012) , wife to Josh .
Christy, that's awesome about her being willing to barter. We bartered for my 2nd daughters midwife. Plumbing and genereal handy work.
We barter for a lot of things, including my kids private school education and our wedding band. I ADORE barter.
Courtney and Cree, baby made 3, added one more then there were 4, sakes alive, then we had 5, another in the mix now we have 6!
A Momma in love with her Little Women-Jewel Face, Jo Jo Bean, June Bug, and Sweet Coraline.
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Three small constants run through my life; morning tea, a bagel at lunch, and a smiley face in my correspondence. Doesn't matter if it's on blog comments, letters and cards, or texts. I insert a smiley face to brighten and emphasize.
With my smartphone, I have more icons than necessary, although it's great to have the actual yellow faces alongside those made from a colon and parenthesis. My youngest loves emoticons; a couple of summers ago, she was texting with me, or what she thought. Actually my eldest, home from university, was replying on my cell. Finally youngest daughter wrote specifically to her sister, asking if I was mad; no smiley faces were included with my answers, which of course weren't mine at all, hee hee.
One of the benefits of my new device is predictive texting, which I use about half the time. Texting with a keyboard is a huge bonus, but looking for the anticipated word is still something done sporadically. However, as soon as I've written my text, I look to the left corner, where that smiley face waits. With my eldest and husband, I use colons and parentheses, but a whole array is just a tap away. With my youngest, I have a virtual language at my disposal. She especially likes the princess crown icon.
Texting whole novels isn't my speed, although youngest daughter has written some tomes. But texting has been a part of my life since we moved back to California. Slowly I was dragged into that world, but now I covet being able to drop a quick note, receive a photo from family. My mom sent this one of my dad when I missed his last doctor's appointment. Mom just got a new phone too, but she didn't go for the web option. All she wanted was a device to make and receive phone calls, but a new camera wasn't sneezed at.
I've found I barely access the web with my new cell, but texting has become more than just pushing a key three times to get the correct letter. It's full of emoticons, better photographs, a deeper sense of communication. Not that a smiley face tells the whole story, nor a princess crown. But few people write letters anymore, and emails are even becoming passe. For my children's generation, it's texting, or Facebook. As I don't FB, well…
I have a novel in mind, a sequel actually, to a book I wrote in 2011, about lifelong friends who employ answering machines as a means of corresponding. Phil and Julia leave long rambling messages, or short interrupted clips, and by the end of the book, their young children even leave messages. The sequel, if I ever get around to it, is mostly about those kids, Phil's daughter J.J. and Julia's son Abe, but I've hesitated writing it for, amoung other reasons, what modern piece of correspondence to use. Probably texting, but they'll also use Facebook, as well as the simple face-to-face manner of speech. J.J. and Abe won't be the type to include smiley faces; they're far closer than an emoticon can convey, which nearly destroys J.J. when Abe disappears. That lack of instant communication shreds a young woman's heart, also devastates Abe's parents, Phil and his wife Crystal as well. I'm not a helicopter parent, but I do appreciate keeping in touch with just a few taps, smiley faces and princess crowns aside. Phil, Julia, and especially J.J. will now view their cell phones with contempt; no matter how they wish otherwise, no texts from Abe are forthcoming.
You never write, you never call… That old adage seems quaint, in that other than texts and the occasional email, who does write anymore, other than writers? When I shopped for my cell, I wanted a quality camera above anything else. The rest was gravy, because calls and texts are side notes to a smartphone. It's about the apps, the pixels, the size. Mine's a little on the big side, but I'm adapting. Maybe it's better for a large screen, easier to see all those smiley, and not-so-smiley, faces. But the only time I use a frowny face is on a text or blog comment. On cards I send to family and friends, it's always a big fat grin.
Texts aren't my only manner of reaching out; I'm a snail-mail junkie. I suppose texting is just a modern off-shoot of that dying art, which I'll expound upon soon…


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Ms. Marvel
|Ms. Marvel
|Marvel Comics
|First appearance
|Ms. Marvel #1 (January 1977)
|Created by
|Gerry Conway (writer)
John Buscema (art)
|Carol Danvers
Sharon Ventura
Karla Sofen
Kamala Khan
|Ms. Marvel
|Carol Danvers appears as Ms. Marvel on the cover of Ms. Marvel #1 (January 1977). Art by John Romita, Sr..
|Series publication information
|Marvel Comics
|Ongoing series
|Publication date
|(Volume 1)
January 1977 — June 1979
(Volume 2)
March 2006 — February 2010
(Volume 3)
February 2014 — present
|Number of issues
|(Volume 1)
(Volume 2)
50, 1 annual, 3 specials
|Main character(s)
|(Volumes 1-2)
Carol Danvers
(Volume 3)
Kamala Khan
|Creative team
|(Volume 1)
Gerry Conway (#1-2)
Chris Claremont (#3-23)
(Volume 2)
Brian Reed
(Volume 3)
G. Willow Wilson
|(Volume 1)
John Buscema (#1-3)
Jim Mooney (#4-8, 13, 15-18)
Keith Pollard (#9)
Sal Buscema (#10-12)
Carmine Infantino (#14, 19)
Dave Cockrum (#20-21)
Mike Vosburg (#22-23)
(Volume 2)
Roberto De La Torre (#1-8, 11-12)
Mike Wieringo (#9-10)
Aaron Lopresti (#13-19, 21-24)
Greg Tocchini (#20)
Adriana Melo (#25-26, 28-30, 33-34)
Andre Coelho (#27)
Marcos Marz (#31)
Paulo Siqueira (#32)
Pat Olliffe (#35-37)
Rebekah Isaacs (#38)
Sana Takeda (#39-40, 42, 44, 46, 48-50)
Sergio Ariño (#41, 43)
Phil Briones (#45)
Fhun Capp (#47)
(Volume 3)
Adrian Alphona (#1-5, 8-11, 16)
Jacob Wyatt (#6-7)
Elmo Bondoc (#12)
Takeshi Miyazawa (#13-15)
Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional super heroines appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. Marvel title gain their powers through Kree technology or genetics. Marvel has published three ongoing comic series titled Ms. Marvel, with the first two starring Carol Danvers, and the third starring Kamala Khan.
Carol Danvers[edit]
Carol Danvers, the first character to use the moniker Ms. Marvel, first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968) by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan as a non-superpowered officer in United States Air Force. After being caught in an explosion with the Kree superhero Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel #18 (November 1969), Danvers resurfaces in Ms. Marvel #1 (January 1977) with super powers as result of the explosion which caused her DNA to merge with Captain Marvel's. As Ms. Marvel, Danvers becomes a mainstay of the superhero team, The Avengers beginning in The Avengers #171 (May 1978). Danvers goes on to use the codenames Binary[1] and Warbird.[2] In July 2012, Danvers assumes the mantle Captain Marvel in honor of its dead, original holder, Mar-Vell, after Captain America tells her that Mar-Vell would want her to have it.[3]
Sharon Ventura[edit]
Sharon Ventura, the second character to use the pseudonym Ms. Marvel, first appeared in The Thing #27 (September 1985), by Mike Carlin and Ron Wilson, as a stunt performer with the Thunderiders, where she met The Thing. In The Thing #35 (May 1986), Ventura volunteered for Power Broker's experiment to receive superpowers in order to join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation with The Thing, taking the name Ms. Marvel. Ventura later joins the Fantastic Four herself in Fantastic Four #307 (October 1987) and, after being hit by cosmic rays in Fantastic Four #310 (January 1988), Ventura's body mutates into a similar appearance to that of The Thing and receives the nickname She-Thing.
Karla Sofen[edit]
Dr. Karla Sofen, the super villain known as Moonstone, first appeared as the gun moll of Doctor Faustus, in Captain America #192 (December 1975) by Marv Wolfman and Frank Robbins. In The Incredible Hulk #228 (October 1978), Sofen becomes the psychiatrist of the villain Moonstone, also known as Lloyd Bloch. Sofen tricks Bloch into giving her the meteorite that empowers him, and she adopts both the name and abilities of Moonstone. During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Sofen joins Norman Osborn's group of Avengers, known as the Dark Avengers, as the doppelganger of the previous Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers.[4] Sofen becomes the title character of the Ms. Marvel series beginning in issue #38 (June 2009) until Danvers takes the title back in issue #47 (January 2010).
Kamala Khan[edit]
Kamala Khan, created by Sana Amanat, G. Willow Wilson, and Adrian Alphona, is the fourth character to take the name Ms. Marvel. Khan first appeared in Captain Marvel #17 (November 2013) and is a 16-year-old Pakistani-American from Jersey City, New Jersey, who idolizes Carol Danvers. Khan was given her own Ms. Marvel series, which premiered in February 2014, becoming Marvel Comics' first Muslim character to headline her own comic book.[5][6]
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #164 (December 1982)
- ^ Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998)
- ^ Beard, Jim (17 March 2012). "WonderCon 2012: Captain Marvel". marvel.com. Marvel. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Dark Avengers #1 (January 2009)
- ^ Robinson, Wills (6 November 2013). " Marvel Comics brings back Ms Marvel as a 16-year-old Muslim daughter of Pakistani immigrants living in Jersey City". The Daily Mail.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew (6 November 2013). "All-New Marvel NOW! Q&A: Ms. Marvel!". Marvel.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.


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When I started steam and was about to play counter strike source, it always displays a message saying my gpu might be out of date and tells me to update it. And when I play css I get 9fps all the time. I heard you can get up to 30fps with crossover on a macbook.
My macbook specs are 2.16ghz dual core, gma 950, and 1 gig of ram.
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Multiple vehicle break-ins were reported on Monday on Woodland Drive in New Ellenton. The owner reported batteries missing from the vehicles.
Additional vehicle break-ins were reported on Monday on Richland Avenue in Aiken and Pendulum Ridge in Graniteville.
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The method of preparing a semiconductor wafer introduces a controlled amount and distribution of lattice damage to the wafers prior to product fabrication processing steps. Semiconductor product performance characteristics improve when excess vacancies and contaminant impurities are drawn away from the pattern side of a wafer to affix themselves to the lattice damage on the reverse side of the wafer. The method includes applying an abrasive material to the backside of a rotating wafer to form a substantially circular pattern of lattice damage. The resultant distribution of lattice damage retards wafer warpage and breakage. The method lends itself to preparing virgin wafers and reclaiming used semicondcutor wafers.
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United States Patent Lawrence et al.
METHOD OF PREPARING HIGH YIELD SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER inventors: John E. Lawrence, Cupertino; Jules C. Santoro, San Jose, both of Calif.
Assignee: Silicon Material, Inc., Mountain View, Calif.
Filed: July 23, 1974 Appl. No.: 490,999
US. Cl. 51/281 SF; 51/283; 51/322 Int. Cl? B24B 1/00 Field of Search 51/281 R, 281 SF, 319,
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1971 Devries 29/580 5/1974 Chough 51/235 X Primary ExaminerDonald Ci. Kelly Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Schatzel & l-Iamrick 57 ABSTRACT The method of preparing a semiconductor wafer introduces a controlled amount and distribution of lattice damage to the wafers prior to product fabrication processing steps. Semiconductor product performance characteristics improve when excess vacancies and contaminant impurities are drawn away from the pattern side of a wafer to affix themselves to the lattice damage on the reverse side of the wafer. The method includes applying an abrasive material to the backside of a rotating wafer to form a substantially circular pattern of lattice damage. The resultant distribution of lattice damage retards wafer warpage and breakage. The method lends itself to preparing virgin wafers and reclaiming used semicondcutor wafers.
7 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure sizMrco nrJcroRwAfFE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 3 l. Field-of the Invention 1 Y y This invention relates generally to a method for introducing a controlled amount. and distributionE of lattice dar'nagetothe back face of semiconductor wafers prior to product'fabrication processing stepsand more'fp'a'rticularly .to a method .of, preparing a semiconductor wafer whichzincludes; grinding a vsubstantially;circular pattern of lattice damage on the back face of the wafer.
2. 'Description of the Prior Art. Y
J. E. Lawrence wrote in Semiconductor Silicon 'l9'73Recent trends in material technology and process development have been toward the elimination of lattice defects and lessening a dependence on the dynamic properties of silicon such as thefperfect strainfreeprocess developed by Nakamura et al. Theirs was a masterful achievement. 'It would be" unfortunate, how ever, if the variousbeneficial features of lattice. imperfections were overlooked, such as .their ability to control the concentration and distribution of point defects (vacancies and impurities). Control of point defects will permit the development of products having higher yields and greater performance.
Although numerous technical journal articles inthe past decade by J Lawrence, and others have clearly identified the semiconductor product yield advantages brought about by crystal lattice defects, still lattice damage is feared due to wafer warpage, wafer breakage, and impurity redistribution in and near asemiconductor products electrically active regions;
Atthis time practically all silicon wafers sold to semiconductor product manufacturers must be essentially freeof latticedefects. The requirement-is part of the industry silicon materialspecification,
-:A major semiconductor product failure mode directly contributed by wafers freeof lattice damage is 'high leakage currents brought about byvthe clustering METHQD OFQBREPARI C HIGH Ynsu) 1 cess point defects will always be attracted to regions of great lattice damage. Fresh lattice damage on the back faceof otherwise disorder-free crystal wafers will improve semiconductor product yields by drawing the excess point defects tothe backof wafers, thus leaving the front, or device, face free of point defect clusters, hence lower leakage currents for higher semiconductor product yields. I i
*..Control over the distribution and amount of lattice damage to the back face of semiconductor wafers is very important if product yields are to be maximized and wafer warpage and breakage is to be avoided.
Some of the prior art references relative to this invention include articles by J. E. Lawrence, Correlation of Silicon Material Characteristics and Device Performance.., Semiconductor Silicon 1973, Edited by H. R. Huff and R. R. Burgess, the Electrochemical Society Softbound Symposium Series (1973); M. Nakamura T,
Kato, T. .Yonezawa, M. Watanabe, Metallographic S. Takei Electrochemical Society Meeting, Abstract 74, Washington (1971); J. E. Lawrence, On Lattice Disorders, Solute Diffusion Precipitation, and Gettering Silicon Devices, Semiconductor Silicon, Edited by R. R. Haberecht and E. L. Kern/The Electrochemical So ciety Softbound Symposium Series (1969), pp. 596- -609; J. E. Lawrence, Behavoir of Dislocations in Silicon Semiconductor Devices: Diffusion, Electrical. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 115, No. 8, August 1968, pp. 860865; J. E. Lawrence, "metallographic Analysis of Gettered Silicon, Transactions of the Metallurigical Society of AIME, Vol. 242, March 1968, pp. 484-489; A. F. Tasch,Jr., D. D. Buss, H. R. Hu'fflT. E. Hartman, and V. R. Porter, Plastic Deformation and MOS lntegratedCircuit Performance,
Semiconductor Silicon 1973, Edited by H. R. Huff "and RYR. Burgess, The Electrochemical Society Softtions of point defects occur-naturally in crystals since -they are introduced to the crystalatthe melt temperatureJWhen the crystal wafen is heated at asemiconductor product fabrication processing temperature, about 300C below melt, the point defect concentration must decrease to the solubility limit defined -by.the' processfront, or-device,i surface of a wafer will'contribute to semiconductor product failure'due to" high leakage cur- E; .I. Metz, J.'E, Lawrence and" Tasch, et .'a l, each bound Symposium Series 1973), pp. 658 6 69; and E. J. Metz, The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 112 (1965),
pp. 420. I
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for forming a specific distribution of lattice damage, i.e., substantially circular, and a controlled amount of latticedamage to the back face of wafers used in the fabrication of semiconductor products.
This invention is directed toward a method of introducing a controlled distribution and amountof lattice damage to the back face of semiconductor wafers prior to the processing steps that will lead to .the fabrication of unique semiconductor products. The steps of the .substantially circular pattern of surface damage. A
method include applying an-abrasive material to the back face of a spinning wafer. The relative motion between the abrasive material and the wafer generates a wafer rotation rate of about 1000 RPM and an abrasive reported -on theirseparate studies which showed semiconductor yields'lincreased by thelgeneration of lattice damage-to the back-'surface-of semiconductor wafers. 1 The meclianis'm'forthisyield improvement is well understood as the Cottrell attraction betweencrys'tal lattice damage Ia'nclpoint defects. A. H. C o't'trell first theoriz'ed that pointdefects have localized strain field and dislocationssimilarly havestrain fieldsThe combinaion of the 'point defect and the dislocationwill-always'i result in a net decrease in lattice strain. Therefore, ex-
substantially circular; pattern. This distribution of lattice damage is important for theprevention of wafer a warpage and breakage during semiconductor product fabrication. I
' The amount of pressure applied to the abrasive material when it is in contact to the spinning wafer controls the amount of uniform lattice damage in the wafer back surface. The size of the abrasive grit similarly influences the amount of lattice damage. A 600 grit size has been used with best results. When much smaller grit sizes are used, inadequate damage is found to occur, whereas much larger grit sizes cause excessive or destructive damage. The grit material should be SiC, CeO ZrO diamond, or A1 The back wafer surface should be lubricated with clean, preferably deionized, water during the grinding process. The absence of, or inadequate supply of water will cause the process to flow, not cut, the back surface lattice. The removal of about 5 micrometers of semiconductor material by this procedure is desirable. This method lends itself to reclaimed semiconductor wafers, as well as virgin wafers that have not seen prior semiconductor product processing steps.
An advantage of the present invention is that it serves to increase product yields.
Other objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art after having read the following detailed disclosure which makes reference to the figure of the drawing.
IN THE DRAWING The single figure is a perspective view of a spinning semiconductor wafer as a controlled circular pattern of lattice damage is introduced to its back face in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawing, a wafer holder means 10, preferably a vacuum chuck that is rotatable about an axis 11, is illustrated. The top surface of the chuck includes openings 12 which extend toward a vacuum source (not shown). A semiconductor, or silicon, wafer 14, which is to be prepared in accordance with the process of this invention, is placed on the top surface of the vacuum chuck with its front face against the chuck and its back face 18 exposed. The wafer 14 generally has a diameter of about either 2 or 3 inches and the outer diameter of the chuck is preferably about Vs inch larger than the diameter of the wafer. After the wafer is positioned on the chuck, a vacuum is drawn through the openings 12 to secure the wafer to the chuck and the chuck is energized to rotate at a speed of between 1,000 and 1,500 revolutions per minute.
The next operation is to continually wet the back face 18 of the spinning wafer with a clean lubricating and cooling agent, preferably deionized water 20. Alternatively, a water detergent mixture may be used. The deionized water should be maintained near room temperature and have a purity of about megaohm quality.
Once the back face is wet, an abrasive material 22 is lightly applied against the back face of the wafer. The abrasive material is initially brought into contact with the center of the back face and is moved radially outwardly at a rate of about 1 centimeter in 5 seconds. The wafer is continually wetted. Preferably, the abrasive material is a cloth sheet of 600 grit SiC, or Si A1 abrasive, although other abrasives such as CeO diamond or ZrO may also be used. An abrasive disk may be used in place of abrasive cloth. The action of the abrasive against the rapidly rotating wafer back face causes the substantially circular removal of the wafer material, until concentric ring-shaped striations are visible. It has been found that the rings become visible when about 5 micrometers have been removed. The abrasive material should be withdrawn when about 5 micrometers of the wafer have been removed. Experience has indicated that when very small grit sizes are used, inadequate damage occurs, whereas very large grit sizes cause excessive or destructive damage.
After the abrasive is' withdrawn the wetting is continued for another 5 seconds. It has been found that the absence of or inadequate supply of water will cause the abrading operation to flow, not cut, the back surface lattice. As soon as the back face is dry, the rotation of the chuck is discontinued and the vacuum is released. The wafer is then removed and its front face is polished to form a strain-free mirror-like surface. The polishing step is preferably performed with a conventional chemical-mechanical polishing process.
With this described wafer preparation process, a particular controlled pattern of shallow surface lattice damage is generated on the back face of single crystal semiconductor wafers. The pattern resembles a plurality of substantially concentric circles. It should be recognized, however, that since the abrasive material is moved radially outwardly at a slow rate, a slightly spiral effect may be superimposed on the circular pattern.
The particular circular lattice, strain pattern minimizes wafer warpage and breakage during subsequent high temperature treatments utilized in semiconductor product fabrication. For example, it has been discovered that if the back face is ground uniaxially with a single pass or with many offset passes in alternating directions, the wafer tends to deform and warp during subsequent heating steps of the fabrication of a semiconductor product.
The circular pattern of lattice damage on the back wafer surface will draw excess point defects away from the front wafer face, since excess point defects are attracted to the regions of great lattice damage, thus leaving the front face free of point defect clusters.
This process lends itself for use in preparing virgin semiconductor wafers or in reclaiming used wafers. For example, a process for reclaiming used semiconductor wafers includes the steps of stripping external conducting and insulating layers from the wafer, gettering the wafer in a heated phosphorus environment so as to draw contaminant impurities toward the surfaces of the wafer, and etching the surfaces of the wafer so as to effectively remove contaminant and dopant impurities of type and concentration not present in the as-grown wafer. Certain details of the process have been ommited from this description since they are the same as disclosed in copending US. Pat. application, Ser. No. 496,072, filed Aug. 9, 1974 entitled Method of Reclaiming A Semiconductor Wafer, and invented by John E. Lawrence and that application is incorporated by reference to this specification for any details not disclosed herein. After those steps are performed, in accordance with this invention, the reclaiming process includes the steps of grinding a circular pattern of lattice damage on the back face, and thenipolishing the front face to fonn a substantially strain-free mirror-like surface. Similarly, the latter two steps of grinding and polishing are applied to virgin wafers after all stress relief etching operations are completed in order to retain the circular pattern of lattice damage on the back face. The back face is preferably ground prior to the polishing step in order to avoid scratching or contaminating the front wafer surface.
From the above, it will be seen that there has been provided a method for preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication which fulfills all of the objects and advantages set forth above.
While there has been described what is at the present considered to be the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be made therein, and it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
What is claimed is;
l. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication comprising the steps of:
rotating a wafer in the plane of one of its faces;
wetting said one face with a liquid lubricant;
grinding a substantially circular pattern of lattice damage on said one face; and
polishing the other face of said wafer to form a substantially strain-free mirror-like surface.
2. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of grinding includes depressing an abrasive material against said one face.
3. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 2 wherein said one face is wetted with deionized water prior to, during, and after the abrasive material is depressed against said one face.
4. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 2 wherein said abrasive material has a grit size of about 600.
5. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 2 wherein at least 5 micrometers of said wafer are removed from said one face during said grinding step.
6. A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 2 wherein said wafer is rotated at a speed of between 1,000 and 1,500 revolutions per minute.
7. A methid of preparing a semiconductor wafer prior to device fabrication as recited in claim 3 wherein following termination of the grinding step said wafer is rotated until said one face is dry.
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G'Day Penguins,
Last week's Oscar's party was a huge success – I loved your outfits! One of the highlights was definitely when we all sung along to "Let It Go", you guys sure are talented – I think we have a few stars in the making.
So this week, Melbourne is hosting the Formula One Grand Prix – one of the most exciting car races in the world! So I think that we need to celebrate with a party… What do you think? I'm on a quest to find Club Penguin's ultimate race car driver. Join me dressed in your favourite racing colours and don't forget your race car! Also, I MAY have a secret 'checkered surprise' for all you racers; so come along and don't miss out! Can't wait to see you all there – take a look at me with my race car below. Cool huh!
Lets meet at The Forest on the Down Under server at 4pm (East Australia Standard Time) on Thursday 13th March, which will be 6pm for all of you in New Zealand. Don't forget, this is 9pm Penguin Standard Time on Wednesday 12th March for everyone over in the US and Canada.
Waddle on!
- The Club Penguin Team
Owwwww Yeah!
What time for uk
I was just wondering if you were ever going to meet up with people in England. Because what you sounds so fun!
When will you make a meet up time for the UK??
Nooo...! I have school. So I can't come. Sorry. But I might come the week after next week's party... ;)
Cool! I'll try to be there! Even if I'm a non-member. Though that will 10 pm tomorrow for me. :-(
I can't come. It's too late because that's midnight in my time.
can't wait to see you again
also ill have to stay up late again
Cool costume... But bad news..
I'm N O T a member! :(
My parents N E V E R give me membership
Sad life...
Waddle under.. I mean
Waddle on!
Ok I like the idea but I am not a member and I don't have a car to race in so I will watch the race ok .
again, every time I want to go to a chattabox party, I cant, 9:00pm standered time is midnight. I only stay up until about 10:00pm
Thats okay, i have to stay up till 1am so whateves
Was the oscar party on the weekend or what because i was really busy with school cleaning my room and other thing i wish i was at the party. 3:
Am so exited meet your there -Rahma323 (first comment:-)
I love your outfit SOOOOOO much!!I think this is first comment, or is my computer not updated...
HI cp team!
I have been
to a lot of chatterbox,s appearances
please send me a friend request.(Braypuffle)
if a moderater is reading this pls pls pls ban me
Cool! But can you make a running race plz?
Cool I will be there see you there what is your pengion name
can u do a meetup time today please
But thats way past my bedtime! Plz make it like 1:00 P.M. Penguin stndard time, oh and first comment. Ps, plz post this, mine never get posted.
fake sleep! :D
Looking good i just missed out the CP air igloos and now i got my membership after it
Chatta, the prize will also be given to other penguins? I started playing the CP yesterday and I do not have a car or motorbike..
My dad loves F1!
i can't go to that i will be sleeping :( but everyone who can go have fun!
ok my name is unusual this time... XD I say fake sleep to everyone with this problem. SOOOOO... your answer is FAKE SLEEP XD
nice name
I come!! :D
I cant wait
Cant wait!!! Hope to see y'all there! :3
I'll come tomorrow. See you there!
Cool! I don't know where to get a car though. Do you have any suggestions? If not, I could always come to support my favorite racers! See you there!
I don't mean to be rude but u could only get cars at the fair or unless ur gold puffle digs one up (which is pretty hard)
:O Aww, Im no Member. I Dont have an Race Car :( But i wish everyone Good Luck :)
Sorry, I can't.
I don't wanna be rude, but can you please change the time?
Only because for everyone in Canada and USA in would be midnight. ):
But I don't wanna make it midnight for anyone else,
Agent T
ppl I stay up till midnight. XD im not kidding! just watch me comment all day. and FAKE SLEEP I SAY FAKE SLEEP ALOT XD
Will you make a time for England because you never, and my bed time is 9:oopm and I have school until 3:30pm...
She's missing a america
I really wanna come to these parties with you, but it's at 11:00 PM for me, and I usually only stay up until 9:00 :( I'd highly appreciate it if someone from the UK/US could do something like this so I'd be able to come and be happy :D Until that day comes, Waddle On!
I can't go to the parties because I'm not on those times :( enjoy them for me!!! Waddle on!!!
Hi Chattabox please Add me :)
Hey cp team did you get my party idea? please PLEASE wright back!
cool car btw chattabox!
Aww no! Can you guys do these on Fridays more, cause that's sort of late where I am
Chattabox, I won't ever be able to come. PLEASE do AT LEAST ONE meetup that isn't at midnight! My mom said I can't come since they are at midnight. Please CP, all I ask is for more stuff or America, you fix those annoying glitches in Card-Jitsu Snow, and to be able meet mods!
yes and we need more buyable things for the US
hey chattabox I'm going to come I'm so exited can't wait to Cya U maybe the 1st CP team member i will meet i have NEVER met a CP team member this also may be the1st igloo party of yours I'm going to
[p.s.chattabox is pretty and I'm from the USA
I will finally meet you chatterbox.
Are wagons allowed? I only got a wagon.
Hey club penguin team i love this game but I am on the iPad and i don't understand why people on the iPad can't get puffles or race cars and other things. Please club penguin team explain to me.
My friend loves the color custom hoodies! She loves how the hoodies come in different colors and styles, but how about other colors like blue and purple? She would really love that. Waddle On CP! Thanks for reading!
Frozen comes out on DVD next week! Also, in August (or in late July) there should be another Marvel Takeover because Guardians of the Galaxy will be coming out and it seems like it will be an awesome movie.
Really? How do you know that?
ok if I hear someone say "let it go" one more time im gonna scream but ik ur talking about me when u say "star in the making" and finally someone who can make the cp makeup look good :D
This is awesome
I'll be there! :)
Hey can we use a motor cycle, my friend is staying up all night trying to get a golden car from her golden puffle, but she already has a motor cycle, can we use that
Formula 1's Grand Prix are awesome! I watch them too! I've even BEEN to one! Last year.
So sad I missed out on last week's one... I had an Elsa costume ready for it! I was really busy with homework and stuff, but I should be able to come to this one... unless I forget D:
What's the "checkered surprise"? Oh wait... it's a surprise XD
Whats the UK time for this?
umm chatta plz help i cant log into club penguin
Awesome! I'm coming but I would be like 15-20 mins late because I finish school at 3:22 and I have to catch a bus to home and takes me like 10 mins to walk home but I'm coming! And I've been to one of ur party's before chatterbox and for those ppl can't come well bad luck. Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!
Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi! Go Aussies! :D
Ill video this! I'll be there guys! ;) FRUIT CAKE
I'll def be there! See ya chatta
wick party oscar how did you do it
Awesome!!!! Can not wait!
Do motorcycles count? Please replay
You did not come
I will see you at the forest at 9:00 pm
Nice! Last night I made a My Little Pony Parody of the song Let It Go, Sombra style! Sombra is a villain in My Little Pony who took over the Crystal Empire and made it vanish for 1000 years. My parody is how the Crystal Empire is coming back, when Sombra breaks out of his icey prison, and seeks to rule it again.
me and my friends like shemaymay want our kind friendly and EPIC friend miss ice2 to be penguin of the week. many other reasons too.
What was the secret suprise?
When I'm at school I can hear all the cars and it's hard to concentrate on tests and stuff when there's cars racing! >:I
i can't wait
Hey Chattabox! How did you become so famous? I want to be like you! Please reply
i miss every single one but i really want to go to one can we make a another one . maybe by the coffee shop or in the dance club.
i am so exited for it
i think that you can bring a motercycle to the event?
Yay!!! Can't wait!!!!!
what is this all about
can you make a meet up time so i could find you the osker party was 12.00 a clock in the usa
How fun!


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is defined to mean "words or actions by a person indicating a voluntary agreement to engage in a sexual act."
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Dating Violence:
Domestic assault includes attempting to cause or willfully or recklessly causing bodily injury to a person one is dating or has dated or wilfully causing such person to fear imminent serious bodily injury.
is defined as a social relationship of a romantic nature.
Factors to consider in determining whether a dating relationship exists or existed, include:
(a) the nature of the relationship;
(b) the length of time the relationship has existed;
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(d) the length of time since the relationship ended, if applicable.
Stalking: is defined to mean engaging in a course of conduct which consists of following, lying in wait for, or harassing a person, when such conduct:
(a) serves no legitimate purpose; and
(b) would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her physical safety or health, or would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress.
"Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of two or more acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose.
"Following" means maintaining, over a period of time, a visual or physical proximity to another person in such a manner as would cause a reasonable person to have a fear of unlawful sexual conduct, unlawful restraint, bodily injury or death.
"Lying in wait" means hiding or being concealed for the purpose of attacking or harming another person.
"Harassing" means actions directed at a specific person, or a member of the person's family, which would cause a reasonable person to fear unlawful sexual conduct, unlawful restraint, bodily injury, or death, including but not limited to verbal threats, written, telephonic, or other electronically communicated threats, vandalism, or physical contact without consent.
1. See 13 V.S.A. § 3251(3) (Sexual Assault - Definitions).
2. See 13 V.S.A. § 3252 (Sexual Assault).
3. See 13 V.S.A. § 3251(1) (Sexual Assault - Definitions).
4. See 13 V.S.A. § 1042 (Domestic Assault).
5. See 15 V.S.A. § 1101(2) (Domestic Relations, Abuse Prevention - Definitions).
6. See 13 V.S.A. § 1042 (Domestic Assault).
7. See 15 V.S.A. § 1101(2) (Domestic Relations, Abuse Prevention - Definitions).
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rescue Program announced the purchase of its first Companion Therapy Laser, made possible by a $24,000 gift from the South Carolina-based brand, Loggerhead Apparel, and an anonymous donor. The new technology will greatly increase the aquarium's capacity to provide consistent, controlled laser treatments that promote healing and pain relief to sea turtles and other aquarium animals.
The laser currently resides in the aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, the only facility in the state providing medical treatment to sick and injured sea turtles. According to Dr. Shane Boylan, aquarium staff veterinarian, laser therapy has proven to be an invaluable asset.
"With this technology right here in the aquarium, we are able to administer the correct laser doses regularly and increase the speed of recovery for trauma cases among sea turtles and other wildlife," said Boylan. "Thanks to generous donors like Loggerhead Apparel, we can continue to advance our medical care and lead the region in environmental education and conservation."
Loggerhead Apparel offers 100 percent American-made coastal lifestyle apparel for a cause. The brand commits 10 percent of all sales – not profits but sales – to sea turtle conservation. In just two years, Loggerhead Apparel has donated nearly $40,000 to groups nationwide including the South Carolina Aquarium, the SEWEE Association and the Sea Turtle Conservancy.
"It's an honor to partner with the Sea Turtle Program to help fund a technology that has such a proven track record for rehabilitation and recovery," said co-owner Sara Painter, who began the company with her husband, Zac in 2011. "The aquarium is doing great things for the Carolina coast and beyond, and we couldn't be more pleased to be a part."
When an animal undergoes trauma or injury, consequent cellular damage drastically reduces – and can even halt – the production of ATP, the chemical responsible for injury repair and pain relief. Laser therapy uses light energy to stimulate production of ATP to promote healing without sensation or side effects.
To purchase American-made clothing from Loggerhead Apparel or to learn more about the brand's conservation mission, please visit www.loggerheadapparel.com.
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(Reuters) - Teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber has been given a month to provide German authorities with the papers they need to release his pet monkey "Mally".
Customs officials seized Bieber's capuchin monkey at Munich Airport last week when the 19-year-old failed to present the health and species protection certificates required to bring the pet into the country.
Bieber was visiting Munich to give a concert and has since continued on his tour.
"If he doesn't (present the papers), Mally will be taken to a good animal shelter that has experience rearing groups of young capuchin monkeys and can ensure disoriented Mally becomes a healthy little capuchin," the shelter currently caring for the monkey said.
The shelter said Mally, who is around 14 weeks old, had been taken away from its mother too early and was receiving veterinary care.
A spokesman for Munich's customs office said it would decide whether to keep the animal at the current shelter or move it elsewhere at the end of the four-week deadline.
He added that Bieber would likely have to pay a fine, but declined to give details of the amount.
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