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Sorry guys I'm using analog clock, I'm planning to use digital one, those that could display multiple time zones!
It's unique molecular made it the wolrd's most versatile supermaterial! it has the broadest electronic transmission of any material known to man.
Diamond is one of the most exciting materials available today, scientists are currently researching new applicationswith the potential to transform performance in the industry.
Brian, I'll have to buy you a proper clock that will display multiple time zones.
OOps. sorry I missed that chat. Missed that it was eastern time! Problems with the analog nature of the earth!!!!
Later folks. Thanks for the forum Brad.
Thanks. Good day, all.
Thank you for providing the forum!
Thanks for your participation guys---this was a very useful and informative chat session!
I'm thinking maybe integrated RF ICs for next month
Well folks, looks like the comments are winding down. We'll leave the chat window open a bit longer. I'd like to thanks all of our guests for their comments and for the other folks who were observers. We will do another chat next month - topic TBD.
Yes mechanical strength is very high. Which means in specific heat pipe type geometries you can get away with a very thing diamond heat spreader and still keep mechanical integritiy.
@Daniel--diamond is also very strong/tough, yes? So it could withstand a lot of stress cycling due to thermal mismatch?
1.5 mm thick CVD diamond with those dimensions can be made. Depending on the device and the geometry aspects CTE also need to be considered. Diamond has a small CTE at around 1 ppm/k
@Barry - knew that's what you meant.
Make that 2000u wide at the base
For larger TECs, I suspect it may be a long while before it pays for itself. Also, we haven't yet discussed the coefficients of thermal expansion amongst all the parts within the TEC itself. If there's too much of a mismatch, the TEC can tear itself apart.
@daniel twitchen Well, for a little die of 500u on a side, I guess a base of 200u wide and perhaps 1500u tall. That turns out to be a LOT of diamond.
@eafpres---sounds like it would work well in a military satellite project in today's world----cost is not a barrier there
@eafpres - suitable for some very specialized high-speed, low-noise apps
Keep in mind a TEC is a bunch of P-N junctions. Normally, all tied together in a module. But you could independently energize groups of them via a circuit etched in the metallization of the diamond layer. You would attach the P-N dice to the diamond wafer and attach to the IC to cool hot spots and spread through the diamond. On the other side you would probably metallize and either put a larger TEC to pump more heat out, or a heat sink. Pretty complex and spendy, but it could be done.
I know your costs are coming down in time, so maybe there might be an opportunity in the future for eTECs
Barry, what does thick mean? 100s microns or many mms
It's an amazing technology! I wish I could use the eTEC coolers.
@eGaN FET---understood
@TETECH Yes, a tiny peltier must still somehow spread out its waste heat. Comes down to needing a mound of thick diamond spreading heat from THIN silicon to big wide base, then conventional heatsink. Get me a mound 3x wider at its base compared to the die, and this will work well passively. Anybody know how to fabricate such a diamond platform cheaply?
EPC's GaN products compete with power MOSFETs. There's not a lot of room to add costs at this point.
Have you ever considered a need for an eTEC device?
@Steve - that's quite sophisticated - a tiny TEC as part of the IC. Very cool (figuratively and literally).
@TETECH---so that's where synthetic diamond comes in
@SteveTaranovich--Right, Nextreme and any other Peltier manfucturer though must still be able to dissipate the waste heat to the local ambient. So, thermal spreading would still be an issue.
@Scott >>That ugly brown color aging see on white skin products. That explains why some companies pick ugly brown shades for the case material. Not in a DMM (viz Fluke) of course, but in some other very high speed equipment.
Thanks for your expertise Bruce
Nextreme says that for the most efficient in-package or thru-package hot spot cooling, their eTECs act as a microscale heat pump, providing pinpoint thermal control for high heat fluxes. Nextreme devices are very thin, able to embed directly inside a semiconductor package and even fit inside a TO-56 package.
My apologies, but I'm going to have to sign off - however, Dan will be on line awhile longer if there are any more questions about synthetic diamond use for thermal management
@TETECH---I see that Nextreme has embedded thermoelectric cooling (eTEC) technology enables micro-scale thermal management products
@Brad - You're right. I know a few of them that recently gained that knowledge from HardKnocks U.
SteveTaranovich--I take that back. Nextreme Thermal is attempting to market their tiny modules into the IC packaging.
Here is my two cents on value for backside heat removal. There are numerous small form factor products (read: hand held) where top side package temperature is critical. I've seen specifications down to 60C maximum for a power product. This keeps discoloration of the product skin down to a minimum. That ugly brown color aging see on white skin products.
@Scot >> I also have to worry about bond wire inductive ringing that will wear out my transistor for low voltage switching power supplies. That's one that a lot of design engineers pro'ly don't even think of. Good point.
Barry - agreed - high power density, small devices benefit most from diamond heat spreading
@scott. I agree -it's a long list. As we go to higher frequencies, the inductances become more and more critical to minimize. It's easier to do with a flip chip than with wirebonds
@SteveTaranovich--As far as I know, there has been no concerted effort to integrate TECs into IC packaging.
Diamond seems to have best possibilities as a bonded wafer element, where all devices on a wafer are isolated and heatsunk on a "handle" wafer. Here the thinness of the diamond is more to scale with the small devices and lateral heat spreading can work. Teeny RF power transistors with huge power densities can benefit. However, large transistors would not enjoy the geometric advantage and I think diamond is really debateable for circuit-sized transistors.
@Brad, agreed its chemical inertness while attractive for some applications can be an issue when you are trying to stick/bond things to it. In practise its only a subset of metals that can form a carbide on the diamond surface at relatively low temperatures. This is also the reason why you get strong adhresion when growing on Si - effectively a few monolayers of SiC form to chemically attach
@eGaN FET - I think the list of tradeoffs for top side vs. bottom side signal paths is pretty long. If I have to add bond wires in my high current path, then I add more power drop. So my FET has to become larger to counter the bond wire loss. I also have to worry about bond wire inductive ringing that will wear out my transistor for low voltage switching power supplies. The list is long...
Yes, it's the high power density applications where diamond heat spreaders are most effective for thermal management - enables even higher power or longer life times
Using diamond makes sense for high-value applications like radar where the power density directly impacts the system performance.
@TETECH, are TECs being considered for integrating into IC packaging or even into ICs? I would guess that power elements might be the first area to look at?
some GaN power device companies are also considering using diamond heat spreaders
@daniel - I'll have to go back to my high-school or college chemistry textbook. Wouldn't have thought it would be that easy to bond anything to that almost inert diamond structure.
@Jian, I suspect RF clients
right now, we have RF customers, laser diode customers, and ASIC customers using diamond as heat spreaders
In power applications it's best if the top surface is "quiet" (close to ground potential) for noise reasons. It also helps with heat sinking because you don't need electrical isolation between the devices and the heatsink.
@BBolliger-- Just curious, what type of the end customers for using your product?
@Scott-- I agree that the copper bonding issue, but many IC companies put efforts on it. We have seen many products using copper bonding. Obviously, flip chip is the trend, but it waste the top surface to transfer signals. The 3-D structure might be the future trend from this point of view.
@BBolliger--Right---good points
what bonding temperature is required to form TiC?
very thin layers are used (100 to 150 nm) - mostly to keep the thermal resistance low - but keeps costs reasonable too
Titanium is a good metal for diamond, as on a relatively low temperature anneal, you form a Titanium carbide interface with the diamond. This chemical bond is crucial for minimizing thermal barrier resistance and giving longevity to the contact. Once this is formed most standard metal schemes can be applied
@Steve - miniscule quantities used tho'.
@Bolliger--the material sounds expensive Pt, Ti
@Jian Yin - Copper bonding forces lots of compromises because it is harder material. Not everyone has figured out how to solve these problems yet. I think everyone would go to flip chip if the assembly issues (flow solder under pkg) were solved.
Platinum - that sounds much safer. Thanks.
Pt is platinum (misspelled before) - Pt is barrier layer
@Brad--I'm thinking Pt, not Pl?
@BB, so, sputter titanium onto the diamond (and somehow, it sticks) then two more metals. What - does that say Pl - plutonium? That can't be right....
Hi Brad. I've designed several chipscale packages and I hated them. These were precision amplifiers. You have to keep the sensitive circuitry away from the solder balls, so there's not much good layout area left. For analog circuits, you exchange package cost for silicon cost. For power circuits, the issue is getting heat through restricted silicon paths, increasing effective thetaJ compared to backside heatsinks. All that said, the trend is away from wires.
wafers can be singulated to any size desired using laser cutting
diamond thickness can be from 200 microns to 2mm on wafers up to 5" in size
@Bruce, and what thickness of diamond is feasible vs. x-y dimension of a single piece, say, a square "sheet"?
yes, we can etch patterns in the metal layer on metallized diamond - all std. etching/photo resist processes can be used
Typically, we have flip chip to avoid bonding. Copper wire bonding is another choice to lower the cost
@eafpres, I think yes. They do that in soft lithography
correction - PolarPak has no bondwire. Forgot about that. It uses all solder connection to leadframes to bring out heat from IC
@Bruce--can you use photoresist/etch processing to pattern the metal layer on the metallized diamond?
Vishay has the PolarPak device that has a clip on the top for the source connection as well. This is a soldered clip onto the top of the die. But there is still the gate bond wire. Bottom is drain.
@Barry, like Steve asked Jian, what is your experience with Intersil as to chip scale packaging with no bond wires?
@RedDerek - Well the price of gold was a non issue in packaging for a long time. That's obviously no longer true. So I see everyone racing to flip chip. Die - ball - board copper. Get rid of all bond wires. So as soon as you can take heat out the top side, it seems like backside spreading becomes less important.
we sputter metal onto the diamond - have to use Ti to bond to diamond - so typical metallization is Ti/Pl/Au
Jian--what is your experience with Intersil as to chip scale packaging with no bond wires?
traditional semiconductor packages add heat spreading, but at the same time add thermal resistance. The best package is no package. EPC's die are only limited by how fast we can get the heat out the back or front. By thinning the die we can get the best power density as long as we have a good thermal connection to a heatsink on the back.
How do you grow the metal layer for solder attachment on the diomand substrate?
goafrit2--the heat spreader takes heat from a small area to a larger area. The heat sink then takes that heat out to the fins. In some cases, if you just have the heat sink, then the heat is concentrated in the center and cannot make effective use of the fins at the edge of the heat sink.
@eGaN FET - and you still need something between the die and the heatsink to transfer with. Is that not what the thermal grease is for - fill in the air gaps to provide better conduction?
All of the CVD diamond we grow is pure diamond, not a compound - but there's different levels of impurities depending on how fast your grow the diamond that impacts thermal conductivity
@Scott Elder - Chip industry is not going completely bondwire-less. They are using clips for source connection and the drain is the lead frame. Still a bondwire for the gate. Unless you are talking about going to bumped die like EPC is offering with little in the way of packaged parts.
Yes, but...simple geometry. Thermal resistance of a rectangular flow is R*d/A where R is the material's thermal resistivity, d is the distance to flow, A the cross section of the flow. As a die attach, d is small and A relatively large. For lateral flow, d is now large but A small. How can this help much, even with optimal R?
@Bruce--are the lower grades, which grow faster, compounds rather than pure carbon?
You still have to get the heat out. Even with a chipscale device like an eGan FET you can put a heat sink on the backside and increase your power density by more than an order of magnitude.
Element Six customers have used synthetic diamond cost effectively for very small, high-power-density GaN devices to enable more power, higher efficiency, and longer lifetimes
eafpres - the cvd method for growing diamond places certain constraints on the materials you can grow it on to. Substrates such as Si and SiC can be used but more commonly the diamond is attached via soldering or metallization post growth
With the work that Element Six has done over the past many years, the cost of synthetic diamond has come down considerably; and that's why we make different grades of thermal conductivity - we can grow the lower grades faster
How relevent is this technology to the future given that the integrated world is moving to chip scale packaging without bond wires? So there really isn't a die attach. And there aren't bond wires either.
what is the really the key difference between heat spreader and heat sink?
Barry - I think in part the answer to your question is too fold. First the diamond is iotropic so heat flow through is same as heat flow in plane. also a rough rule of thumb to get maximum reduction in junction temperature you want your heat spreader e.g. diamond the thickness of the heat spot, e.g. gate width
The challenge is cost. If diamond is primarily a heat spreader, it may be less expensive to thin down the die and attach it to the metal heat sink directly. The result isn't quite as good but you can make a larger die to compensate. It's all about cost.
Is it feasible to grow a "relatively thick" layer of diamond on the bottom of a heatsink and therefore have an integrated heat spreader/heat sink, which would be used in the traditional way but have higher overall thermal performance?
yes, diamond is acting as a heat spreader - not heat sink
Alex - the question about integration with the mosfet, is one ive been keen on. The challenge has been to address the price point for the area of device they often ask about. To date diamond has most often been used in small area devices with very high power densities. It might well be than GaN based devices are beginning to push this need ?
Eventually you have to interface to a piece of metal to get the heat out to the atmosphere. Doesn't that mean that diamond is acting as a heat spreader more than a heat sink?
So if I follow, one topic is using synthetic diamond as a packaging material for ICs or related
Another topic is using it as the top/bottom layer on thermoelectric elements in place of Alumina
@BB >>2000 W/mK is about 5 times higher thermal conductivity than copper
OK - that puts it in perspective. Now I get it.
I don't understand diamond. As a die attech, it's very thin and wide in the direction of heat flow. This is an inherently low thermal resistance path, not a big problem. Yet for heat to flow sideways, we have a very thin cross section in the heat flow thus very much higher thermal resistance path. It's hard for me to understand how even a diamond spreader could be effective.
1000W/mK is about 2.5x copper and closer to five times silicon/ aluminium nitride
The typical alumina ceramic used in TEC's has a thermal conductivity of about 20 W/m/K, so even 1000 W/m/K would be a vast improvement.
for reference, what is the thermal conductivity of silicon?
2000 W/mK is about 5 times higher thermal conductivity than copper
I've always wanted to ultimately see synthetic diamond extended to the power element like the MOSFET----Alex Lidow at EPC has a packageless technology for his eGaN MOSFET and with synthetic diamond added to the mix---that could make for a very thermally efficient device---can this be done?
figrue of merit - polyscrystalline diamond can be made with thermal conductivity as high as natural diamond - higher than 2200 W/mK
@BBolinger - is 1000W/mK considered highly thermally conductive?
sorry, that wasn't what i was suggesting - although there has been some research into using diamond as a semiconductor device
What is the figure of merit, or better yet, the actual improvement between traditional and synthetic diamond. Also, what price increase is there?
we normally use a Ti/Pl/Au thin metallization to enable soldering to the die
Bruce--are you suggesting you can make the P/N dice out of diamond?
the bonding interface has to have as low thermal resistance as possible
I like that idea Paul! Better thermal conductivity with synthetic diamond enhance the overall circuit
Yes, we've worked with customers to do exactly that - replace AlN with diamond heat spreaders - the key issue is how you bond to the die
DerekK here.
Element Six has engineered CVD diamond at several different thermal grades to try to optimize the cost/performance ratio; we have grades from 1000 to 2000 W/mK
Getting the heat out of the TEC is just as much of a problem. The heat sink must not only handle the heat the TEC is removing, but it must also handle the heat associated with the power input to the TEC. A bottle neck to the heat transfer can be the ceramics themselves, so perhaps there could be a way to implement synthetci diamond in place of the more typical alumina ceramic.
So CVD is chemical vapor deposition?
Just to get started, Element Six has made CVD synthetic diamond for more than 20 years - we've worked with LED's, laser diodes, and RF devices to provide heat spreaders for thermal management of these devices
Bruce---will you kick off the discussion for synthetic diamond in the IC process---possibilities?
I thought we could begin with a synthetic diamond discussion and then branch off into wherever it takes us
Steve - can you make some opening remarks here with respect to your recent blog?
Daniel Twitchen - joined. Works in the area of manufacture of synthetic diamond using CVD techniques for applications that include heat spreaders and high power laser optics.
Many chips these days use the PCB copper planes as heatsinking. Are there recommended ways to model and design such "PCB heatsinks"?
Right---getting the heat out of a LED or an integrated IC, same problem
Hi Scott
Hi Jian - thanks for joining us. Jian and I crossed paths just a little bit in my previous job as an FAE for Intersil.
The company also made thermally enhanced PCB prepreg and laminates, some of which were used in LED assemblies. Getting head out from LEDs is a problem similar to getting heat out of dense ICs/processors. Limited area, problems of gaps, materials need to be electrical insulators but thermal conductors, etc.
Welcome Jian! We appreciate your participation from Intersil
Jian Yin from Intersil Corp here
Sounds like pretty good background for the discussion at hand.
In a past life I worked for Laird Technologies. The Thermal Solutions Business Unit made and sold thermoelectric elements, modules, and complete cooling assemblies. I have an engineering background but was involved in strategy and product marketing. I visited lines making the dice for TECs and the assembly lines for the TE modules.
Blaine---what is your experience in TECs?
Welcome Lau. Good to have you here
Welcome Paul---we also have Blaine Bateman online with us who has some TEC background
Paul Lau from TE Technology, here.
Hi Blaine---thanks for joining us.
Hi, I'm Blaine Bateman (eafpres), a blogger here. I have some background in thermal including TECs so this should be interesting!
Alex---great to have you here with us!
Welcome Bruce! We should begin getting participants on shortly
Alex Lidow from EPC is here
Hi Steve,
This is Bruce Bolliger from Element Six here.
We have some experts on this chat session with us today:
Paul Lau, TE Technology, Inc., Engineering for thermoelectric coolers
Jian Yin, Intersil, Application engineer
Bruce Bolliger, Sr. Director, Semiconductor Business at Element Six (Synthetic diamonds)
Alex Lidow, CEO EPC, expertise in eGaN MOSFET (packageless technology)
We're having a chat on Tuesday June 25th at 2 PM EDT on integrated analog. Please come join us for the discussion. The topic is Analog integration is increasing: How can we best get the heat out? We will have industry experts discussing the problem that results from packing lots of circuitry onto a small die and methods to keep it cool.


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Even though the market of desktop computers is not growing as rapidly as the market of mobile computers, desktops will not cease to exist, claims Intel Corp. But chipmaker expects desktops to become more specialized and customizable, not truly universal.
"Desktops will be around for as long as you can think about computing. The larger market will, however, be for mobile computing, but there are still some categories of corporate users and consumers who want to buy a desktop," said Rob Crooke, vice president and general manager of Intel's business client group, in an interview with IDG News Service.
While mobility is an indisputable advantage for notebooks and netbooks, they are less comfortable to use compared to desktops, besides, they do not provide level of performance needed for demanding tasks and they also cost more compared to desktop personal computers.
Going forward, desktops will become more specialized than at present, believes Mr. Crooke. For example, gamers need high-performance central processing units and graphics processing units, whereas office PCs need to save energy and do not require advanced CPUs or graphics boards. Finally, home theater PCs should be utterly quiet.
According to IDC, worldwide PC shipments fell 6.8% in the first quarter of 2009, about 1.4% better than expected but still the largest decrease since the third quarter of 2001. Although volume declined less than expected thanks to some positive activity in the latter part of the quarter, the commercial sector and key macroeconomics indicators remain weak.
The growth of netbooks is playing a dramatic role in the market, the market research firm claims. Netbook PC shipments of 5.7 million in Q1 2009 were ahead of expectations, but contributed to a decline of 3.1 million traditional notebooks from a year ago. The impact on shipment value was dramatic, with netbooks contributing $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2009 while the value of traditional notebook shipments declined by $8.4 billion from a year ago. Netbooks pricing is expected to rise with more robust models, and shipment growth is expected to slow with the release of low-cost, thin-and-light Intel CULV and AMD Congo-based systems this fall. However, the growth of netbooks to 9.5% of total PC shipments (17.3% of portables) in 2009 will help drive shipment value down by 17.7% even as volumes decline just 3.2%.
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McRoberts said she thinks the increase in the number of enplanements is due to SkyWest's service, its affordable prices, and the added flight to Minneapolis. She said she thinks there is also a conscience effort being made by people to use the airport in Alpena because people understand it is imperative they support SkyWest so the airport doesn't find itself searching for another airline when SkyWest's two-year agreement expires. McRoberts said to this point the airline has been impressed with how it has been received. On Thursday the airline sent a representative to the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner, which shows the relationship between the Alpena area and SkyWest is strong.
"SkyWest is pleased with the amount of support it has gotten from the community," McRoberts said. "So far everything has gone really well. I think the people know the service is better."
Because of the increased traffic at the airport there has been an issue with how passengers are screened. Currently a passenger holding area at the airport has reached its capacity on several occasions and when that occurs it slows down the time it takes to get people checked in and on the plane. After communicating with SkyWest, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners and McRoberts decided to expand the holding area to increase its capacity. McRoberts said she has received a grant to have the work done and the county's match will only be 2.5 percent of the cost. She said the project is moving along and expects construction to begin soon and completed in a few months.
"The contractors are working on the site design and will have a sight visit, which is protocol and I am hopeful we can have this done relatively soon," McRoberts said. "I think it should be done in the late spring or early summer. At this point I think we have a rough idea of what the cost of the project will be, but I'm not comfortable speculating on it too much."
For the last two years the airport has exceeded the 10,000 enplanement mark, which is a benchmark the Federal Aviation Administration uses when it allocates subsidy money. By surpassing 10,000 the airport receives $1 million that can be used for capital improvements. The airport currently has designs done for a new terminal, T-hangars and runway improvements in its 10-year capital improvement plan and the money from the FAA can be used on those. If indicaters from early this year continue, the airport may have another $1 million to help cover the cost of those future plans.
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Elk Festival tradition continues
ATLANTA The 29th Atlanta Elk Festival is in full swing in downtown Atlanta and the streets are filled with vendors, locals and visitors enjoying everything the festival has to offer.
The Elk Festival brings people from around the state to Atlanta to celebrate the heritage of the town and some of the history involved with the festival.
"It started as an idea, and we formed a committee to bring more tourism here," Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Secretary Barb Dice said. "Our first year there wasn't a beer tent, and we had bales of hay along the streets for people to sit on. We made the buttons by hand with an old goofy machine."
The Elk Festival buttons are a part of the tradition of the festival. Every year there is a new button, and locals and visitors have collections of the buttons dating back to 1985. Some of the buttons, like the 1991 button are rare, while others still can be purchased at the chamber.
"We were all trying to figure out something as a souvenir," Dice said. "In 2010 we raised the price of the button to $2 instead of the old $1 ones, now we can hold three drawings for $500 prizes throughout the weekend."
Each button has a number on it, and each year the numbers start with 001 and the chamber orders around 3,000 buttons each year. Festival buttons allow the wearer admission to the tent for the weekend.
Another activity buttons are involved in is the festival jail. According to Dice, the jail has been around for years, and always has been a fun way for locals to get involved in the festival.
"Someone issues a warrant for an arrest, or is caught without a button, so they get put in jail," Dice said. "Our little jail has been beaten up over the years, and to get out you make a donation or have to sing a song or dance. It's all comical fun."
Buttons are a big tradition of the Elk Festival and will continue as keepsakes, souvenirs and collector's items for future generations.
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10 Thursday Dec 2009
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I've taken Enbrel for seven years, weekly self-injected shots. I had incredible luck. Was near the end of my rope having used methotrexate, chemo-drugs, and every NSAID availble.
Not only did Enbrel significantly improve my condition, it stopped further joint damage and corrected stomach problems I'd had for years.
I'm told I'm the poster boy for Enbrel and I have to agree.
The only difficulty, of course, is the cost. Congress is now debating provisions to permit a generic form of the drug and Pfizer, which bought Wyeth, is working toward a generic.
Enbrel is the safest of these types of drugs for arthritis. It has a short half-life, meaning it will be out of your system quicker.
There is the possible threat of pneumonia (I haven't experienced that) and skin irritation (I've had none).
It is an immune system depressant so I make sure to get flu shots and am very careful about contracting colds. However, if you believe you may be getting sick, you can skip an injection in order to lesson the potential for respiratory infection.
There may be more things to learn about long term impacts, but my life has been so improved that it is worth the risk. I didn't have a life before Enbrel. I suffered horrible fatigue, constant pain, headaches, and a general malaise that have virtually disappeared.
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by Anton Shilov
An overclocker has managed to rather substantially increase the world's frequency record for Advanced Micro Devices' central processing units (CPU) at an overclocking contest hosted by Gigabyte Technologies, one of the largest makers of mainboards.
Utilizing Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 mainboard, the overclocker who calls himself Mad222 from Hong Kong managed to overclock AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor (3.40GHz) to whopping 7344.48MHz. The computer performance enthusiast used dry ice for cooling. The mainboard was not modified, according to the overclocking.
Based on the "hall of fame" of validated CPU-Z overclocking records, Mad222 substantially increased the overclocking bar for any AMD microprocessor with 7344.48MHz clock-speed as the others are rather substantially behind the leader with 7217.81MHz (Phenom II X4 955), 7153.89MHz (Phenom II X4 955), 7140.39MHz (Phenom II X4 955) and 7127.85MHz (Phenom II X4 955). Gigabyte also claims that two other overclockers, who participated in the contest and used Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 mainboards managed to hit 7182.04MHz and 7168.7MHz clock-speeds.
Overclocking microprocessors by almost 100% from their official frequency is not truly uncommon in the world of hardcore overclockers. However, when overclocked, those chips can barely perform any actual job and usually overclockers only run SuperPi test suite. Moreover, systems cooled down using liquid nitrogen or other extreme methods cannot be used for prolonged periods of time. As a result, overclocking records are just records and do not have a lot of practical meaning other than showing reliability of CPUs, mainboards and/or other components.
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I would like to express my thanks for the way we were treated on a trip through your area recently.
Our car broke down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service within five minutes a state trooper stopped and was able to call a tow truck for us and about 15 minutes later, we were on our way to Shingleton with a very helpful tow truck driver.
Within 15 minutes of getting there they had our car in the service garage and were able to get the parts and fixed it within an hour and we were on our way again. A wheel bearing had gone.
The repairs were extremely reasonable and to get us going faster the manager at the shop said she would call us later with the amount of the charges and I could give her a credit card to pay. Not many places operate with that kind of trust any more.
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Diagnosis of stressful urinary incontinence (women) (program ID: 130517)
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Elizabeth Diller on Designing for the City
Christopher Gow and Henrique Faria have come up with a simple formula for decorating their midtown Manhattan apartment. Gow is in charge of the objects, while Faria handles the artwork.
This division of responsibility perfectly coincides with their respective professions. Gow is the co-owner of Creel and Gow, an Upper East Side boutique that sells what he describes as "simple objects from Mother Nature": bowls made from onyx, amethyst, and other precious stones; sculptures--of sea horses, a cockatoo, a skull--carved from moose antlers; taxidermy birds (including a penguin and a flamingo); a replica of Brighton's Royal Pavilion made from matchsticks; and other astonishing exotica. "They're for people who have everything," he says, drolly. "Fancy, grand people, their lives are so complicated, so we give them something so unpretentious, so elegant, with great color or texture or shape."
Meanwhile, Faria, who was born in Venezuela, is the owner of Henrique Faria Fine Art, a gallery devoted to works by Latin American artists—specifically, geometric abstract art from the 1950s and '60s, as well as conceptual art from more recent decades. (The gallery is located a few short blocks from the Creel and Gow storefront.)
In the living room, throws from Bhutan and Uzbekistan are draped over a pair of midcentury love seats, and the flat-weave rug is from Turkey; the artworks are by, from left, Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Guy de Cointet, and Marta Minujín.
The couple's apartment—which they moved to two years ago, after more than a decade living uptown—is a "holding ground," says Gow, for pieces from both establishments. "Things that we're passionate about come here first. We enjoy them for a while, then we have to let go and put them in either the gallery or the store."
Christopher Gow outside his Manhattan apartment, near Grand Central Station.
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This year's winners in The Martys, an editorial contest for Central Ohio's high school journalists, were announced last week.
The annual competition, now in its third year, is staged by The Dispatch Printing Co., parent company to The Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News, Columbus Monthly and Columbus C.E.O. Magazine, with sponsorship from the Central Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
The contest honors the late Martin L. Rozenman, former Dispatch reporter, longtime editor of Suburban News Publications and nine-year board of directors member of the Central Ohio SPJ. Mentoring students – and reaching out to young journalists to encourage their interest in the profession – were hallmarks of Rozenman's career. He died in 2010 after a lengthy battle with a blood disorder.
Entries were received from high schools across central Ohio in the third year of the contest.
The first-place winner in each of five categories receives $150 from The Dispatch Printing Co., and the overall Best of Show winner – "The Marty" – wins an additional $250 prize and is honored at the Central Ohio SPJ's annual Founders Day banquet.
The 2013 winners in The Martys contest:
Best Feature Writing
First: Kate Magill and Olivia Miltner, Upper Arlington High School, A New Normal.
Second: Carly Hyder, Olentangy High School, Community responds after teen crash.
Best News Writing
First: Matias Grotewold, Patty Huntley and Cassie Lowery, Upper Arlington High School, Pills for Perfection.
Second: Alex Meyer, Bexley High School, Phone use while driving now prohibited for minors.
Best Opinion Writing
First: Justin Meyer, Bexley High School, Problems in Washington are fault of voters, not representatives.
Second: Patrick Fahey, Olentangy High School, Patrick's perspective: Why do I need to know this?
Best Photography
First: Brenna Parker, Olentangy High School, Olentangy Student Section 2013.
Second: Natasha Ringnalda, Upper Arlington High School, Pills for Perfection.
Best Sports Writing
First: Will Davis, Bexley High School, Boys soccer finishes season with state semifinal appearance.
Second: Emily Reed, Upper Arlington High School, Butting Heads: Concussions cause athletes to suffer both on and off the field of play.
Overall Best of Show – The Marty
Matias Grotewold, Patty Huntley and Cassie Lowery, Upper Arlington High School, Pills for Perfection.
Winners of The Marty overall award will be honored at the Central Ohio SPJ Founders Day banquet May 16 at the Fawcett Center.
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Google, a leading provider of Internet-based services, reportedly wants to introduce its own smartbook based on Chrome operating system (OS) in order to popularize its Web-based offerings even further. Even though Google plans to launch its smartbook or netbook in late 2010, specifications of the system(s) are already in.
The Google Chrome machine is projected to be based on Nvidia Tegra system-on-chip with ARM processing engine and GeForce graphics processing core (at this point it is unclear whether Google plans to integrate first-generation or second-generation Tegra chip), which will provide it rather rich multimedia capabilities and will be equipped with "HD Ready" 10.1" display with multi-touch support, 2GB of random access memory, 64GB solid-state drive (simplistic flash-based storage seems more likely), Wi-Fi, 3G, Ethernet, USB, web-cam, card reader, etc, reports IBTimes web-site.
At this point market rumours suggest that Google Chrome will be a netbook, however, considering ARM microprocessor, it should rather be called smartbook, if it comes in laptop form-factor, or even a tablet, considering multi-touch display.
It is reported that the device will cost less than $300 and will be sold by Google itself as well as by mobile network operators.
Google is not well-known for its own devices; however, market rumours have suggested that Google is preparing its own-brand cell phone for years now. Considering the fact that Google does not have sales channels to market netbooks/smartbooks and mobile phones outside the U.S., it is unlikely that its entrance onto the market will have any significant impact globally.
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Welcome to Anderson University and the location of the Colts Training Camp, July 27 - August 11, 2016.
The camp will be located around the Kardatzke Wellness Center and Macholtz Stadium complex located in the northeast section of the university campus.
Check out Blue @ AU for photos, videos and updates throughout camp.
The camp can be accessed by the public via University Boulevard and 5th Street. Campus signage will direct the public to available parking during the duration of the training camp at AU. Bikes can be parked on the southside of University Boulevard but are not permitted in the camp.
Admission to the Colts Training Camp will be open to the public free of charge.
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Hi everyone,
Any recommendations for a SQLite GUI for OS X? I'm spoiled by NaviCat for MySQL.
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Hi everyone,
Any recommendations for a SQLite GUI for OS X? I'm spoiled by NaviCat for MySQL.
There is a firefox plugin for that.. It looks like *****, but hey, it works.
Allthough, if your running Safari, as I do, it might not be the right choice.
I found this one from the SQLite site: http://saxmike.com/MySoftware/MySoftwar MYSOFTWARE
Looks pretty nice in OS X, and it's cross platform, OS X, Windows, Linux.
That looks really nice, I will give that a shot myself. Thanks for the suggestion.
I've been looking for something like this for a while. Great find!
Thanks. I've had a really good experience with it so far. It does have a few quirks though. I've noticed if you have a DB open, and you do a rolllback migration, sometimes it will refuse to open the file again and you have to restart the application. It will sometimes refuse to open any database, but this usually happens after the aforementioned has happened.
awesome!, if anyone doesnt mind explaining, how would I go about using this GUI with a rails project, like how do I connect it to the project?
Hi Stefan,
This SQLite GUI will just allow you to view and edit a SQLite database itself. There's really not a way to connect a database GUI to a Rails project that I know of.
SQLite is specified as the default database driver for Rails 2.0, but you can easily override that when you create your project. If you wanted, say, to use MySQL, you could run
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YOU can use for OS X - best free tool Valentina Studio, does everything you need, and does it very well http://www.valentina-db.com/en/valentin o-overview
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Caitlin Wright, Kyle Bundy
Lance and Evelyn Wright are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Caitlin Wright to Kyle Todd Bundy, son of Pamela and Glen Bundy of St. George.
The couple will be married in the Manti Temple on Oct 8. A reception will be held that evening at the Ferron Senior Citizen Center from 6-8 p.m.
Kyle will continue working in St. George, having received his welding degree, and Caitlin will finish her schooling there.
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The workshops were geared to providing teachers and credit union educators with tools and information to institute financial education training in schools and communities, the foundation said.
Nearly 50 teachers and participants discovered supplementary ideas and methods to bolster their financial literacy programs, said Carol Babb, deputy chief educations officer with the Belize Ministry of Education and Youth.
"We are hoping that with this training, our teachers will develop some new ideas and strategies that will improve that aspect of the curriculum," Baab said. "They were given a module, and we are hoping that they will take back that module along with the knowledge and skills that they have learned and do training with their staff, and then that information will be passed on to our students."
Using the National Endowment for Financial Education High School Financial Planning Program (NEFE HSFPP), a seven-part training curriculum, Nickles provided an approach detailing every aspect of money management--from saving early to writing checks.
Educators and presenters from NEFE, the Belize Credit Union League, and Holy Redeemer CU in Belize City, Belize, also participated in the workshop held at the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Belize City.
The workshops, held Aug. 17 and 18 educated teachers in southern Belize districts about the necessities surrounding financial comprehension and management.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Hilly but great fun, well-organised and friendly.In full: I had a great time running the half-marathon this morning, despite the cold weather. The course was a good mix of town and country running with some demanging, but not impossible, hills. The marshalling was fantastic - plentiful and cheerful and always ready with the vital, encouraging lies of "looking good" and "not far now"! There is a great, flat, 500m-long finishing straight (if you have the legs left).All-in-all, a great way to spend a February morning.Date of review: February 3, 2013
In short: Hilly, muddy and wet - who could ask for more?In full: It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning. The motocross circuit was brutal (in a good way), the neck-deep water was a welcome addition and the marshals were friendly and encouraging. In true Grim style, the atmosphere and camaraderie were fantastic.The only problem, apart from the traditional queues at the loos, was that not enough people entered!Date of review: May 12, 2012
In short: Glorious, insane funIn full: Fantastic run. Haven't had so much fun in a race for a long time.If you never do it then you'll always regret it.Date of review: January 16, 2011
In short: Hill wasn'tas bad as I fearedIn full: An excellent, well-organised race. In the 50-55 min pen, the pack didn't thin out for about a kilometre but after that it was great. Varied surface with uneven grass, mud, road and pavement made for an interesting run.Join in next year - don't fear the hill!Date of review: October 10, 2010
In short: Fantastic crowds made the race excellentDate of review: December 16, 2004
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Debates of Nov. 1st, 2006
House of Commons Hansard #74 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
- Question Period
- Butter Tart Trail
- Student Exchange Program
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Child Tax Benefit
- Military Valour
- Court Challenges Program
- Domestic Violence
- Community Support for Young Adults
- Firearms Registry
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Health
- Paper Mill Closures
- Al-Anon Family Groups
- Roy Dupuis
- Captain Nichola Goddard Scholarship
- Federal Accountability Act
- Income Trusts
- The Environment
- Income Trusts
- Justice
- Foreign Affairs
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Taxation
- Government Programs
- Agriculture
- Firearms Registry
- Crime Prevention
- Health
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Business of the House
- Criminal Code
- Business of the House
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Motions for Papers
- Points of Order
- Criminal Code
- Hazardous Materials Information Review Act
- Business of the House
- Hazardous Materials Information Review Act
- Aeronautics Act
- Committees of the House
- Criminal Code
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act
- Income Tax Act
- Business of Supply
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, led by the hon. member for Yukon.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Butter Tart Trail
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Gary Schellenberger Perth—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to highlight the Butter Tart Trail in the township of Wellington North. Located at the north end of Wellington County, Wellington North is anchored by the town of Mount Forest and the village of Arthur.
The Butter Tart Trail highlights 13 points of interest, including bakeries, flea markets, antique shops, produce markets, goat and sheep dairies, and a pottery studio. The trail was developed to encourage tourists to stop as they pass through on Highway 6.
The idea for the trail comes from a basic principle of community economic development: work with what you have. This strategy is working, as CBC Radio and Report on Business magazine recently discovered.
I want to commend the council and staff of Wellington North, the tourism committee and local businesses for finding a unique way to promote economic development.
Student Exchange Program
Statements By Members
November 1st, 2006 / 2 p.m.
John McKay Scarborough—Guildwood, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with considerable sadness that I acknowledge the government's termination of the summer work student exchange program. For the last 11 years, this program has provided opportunities for 1,200 students each year to gain valuable work experience in another part of the country.
The program, unique to Canada, allows students from every socio-economic group to participate. For many people in Scarborough—Guildwood, the program represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to live and work in Quebec or New Brunswick. For six weeks students explore other Canadian cultures and hone their second language skills.
What is next on the neo-con chopping block? The summer student work program? Over 40 students from my riding participate in that program.
The government's callous, meanspirited attitude toward students across this country is perverse. What do these neo-cons have against students and education?
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Robert Bouchard Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, this morning the members of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean Union des producteurs agricoles demonstrated in Jonquière—Alma, the riding of the Minister of Labour, to try to wake up the government to the crisis that is causing particular suffering for grain producers.
With regard to income support, the current federal government contribution to program costs has decreased from 40% to 20%, according to the UPA. Quebec only receives, on average, 6.8% of the budget even though it represents 18% of the agricultural sector.
The producers' situation has been deteriorating since 2002. The latter have seen their average annual income drop from $20,000 to a loss of $6,000. The federal government is abandoning the 6,000 farmers of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean.
If the Quebec Conservative members are unable to remind the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food that agriculture exists in Quebec, the Bloc Québécois will see to it.
Child Tax Benefit
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Chris Charlton Hamilton Mountain, ON
Mr. Speaker, the government's disastrous administration of the child tax benefit has left single parents, and yes, they still are mostly women, on the losing side in a game of he said, she said.
The child tax benefit is supposed to provide a financial benefit for low income parents who are the caregivers for their children, but Revenue Canada will not give that money to single parents if a former spouse or common law partner has failed to inform Revenue Canada of his new address. The CCRA's assumption is that he is still contributing to the household income.
Simply because the ex has failed to file his taxes or is fraudulently still using the mother's mailing address or is incommunicado, the burden of proof falls on the single mom to prove that he has moved out. Having to prove that someone is not living with a person is a bizarre and onerous requirement that takes the notion of jumping through bureaucratic hoops to new extremes.
The time to change the rules is now. Single moms might not be on this government's list of five priorities, but I say, do it for their children.
Military Valour
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Guy Lauzon Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Mr. Speaker, Her Excellency the Governor General will soon decorate four Canadian soldiers for incredible acts of heroism in Afghanistan. They will be the first recipients of Canada's honours for military valour, which were created 14 years ago.
Sergeant Patrick Tower, of Victoria, B.C., will receive the Star of Military Valour for crossing open terrain under heavy fire to lead a besieged platoon to safety.
Three others will receive the Medal of Military Valour.
Sergeant Michael Denine, of Edmonton, Alberta, exited the hatch of his armoured vehicle under heavy fire to man a machine gun, forcing an enemy withdrawal.
Corporal Jason Lamont, of Greenwood, Nova Scotia, sprinted through open terrain under intense fire to give first aid to a wounded comrade.
Master Corporal Collin Ryan Fitzgerald, from Morrisburg, Ontario, in my riding, exposed himself to enemy fire to enter a burning vehicle and remove it from the roadway, allowing his comrades to escape an ambush.
I ask all my colleagues to join me in saluting these remarkable heroes.
Court Challenges Program
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Brian Murphy Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, on October 25 the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne made an application to the Federal Court of Canada to have the government's decision to cancel the court challenges program declared null and void.
In the past, the court challenges program has enabled Acadians to obtain services in their own language and to have French language schools in their own communities. These are essential services. Not only are the cuts unacceptable, they jeopardize the ability of Acadian society to live, develop and prosper in their own language.
This is why I support the FCFA court action and further invite the minority government to come to its senses and reinstate funding to the court challenges program immediately.
Domestic Violence
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Nina Grewal Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC
Mr. Speaker, I express my condolences, sympathy and prayers to the families of the three women murdered or attacked in Surrey.
Mrs. Manjit Panghali, a mother of a three year old and a mother to be, had earlier disappeared and her burnt body has been found.
Mrs. Gurjeet Ghuman, who is in critical condition, was shot in the face, allegedly by her husband, apparently in a family dispute.
Mrs. Navreet Waraich, mother of a four month old son, was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband, in a family dispute.
The role of violence in these situations is undeniable and tragic.
Newcomers to Canada face many challenges, but domestic violence and fearing for one's own safety should not be among them. There is no place for domestic violence in Canada.
Before more lives are lost, all that needs to be done must be done. Members of the official opposition should stop digging in their heels and allow the new Conservative government to make tougher and effective laws. It is already 13 years too late. Perhaps some lives could have been saved.
Community Support for Young Adults
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Vivian Barbot Papineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the exceptional work of Héberjeune, a community organization in my riding. I wish to congratulate the members of that organization for the honourable mention they received from Quebec's health and social services network in the 2005-06 "support for vulnerable groups and individuals" category.
Héberjeune de Parc Extension, in Montreal, provides temporary accommodation to young adults between 18 and 25 who are in need of help.
It also sponsors a social support program for young people trying to put an end to their isolation by becoming involved in their community, whether by finishing their studies or finding a job, in short, by assuming responsibility for themselves.
Day in and day out, Héberjeune helps young people take control of and change their lives, thus helping change the world in a lasting way.
Firearms Registry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, this week a report by the public accounts committee delivered a scathing indictment of former Liberal public safety minister Anne McLellan and the billion dollar Liberal gun registry boondoggle.
The committee confirms that the former Liberal minister knew her department was using unscrupulous accounting methods to avoid seeking parliamentary approval for increased funding for their gun registry. The all party report reads:
--the principal public servants in this matter, all indicated that the minister was aware of this problem. Regardless, evidence suggests that the minister knew, and she did nothing to ensure that Parliament was fully informed and for that she must accept responsibility.
For years Liberals denied any wrongdoing for the gross mismanagement of their gun registry. They instead chose to vilify public servants.
Now we know what happened. Liberals kept Parliament and Canadians in the dark about the increasing costs of their gun registry. The Liberal Party owes Canadians an apology.
Citizenship and Immigration
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Gurbax Malhi Bramalea—Gore—Malton, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canada has a backlog of 800,000 immigrants trying to get into our country. The immigration minister has admitted that a backlog of 800,000 is too much, but he has no plan to fix the system.
These are skilled and educated workers who are trying to enter Canada to provide better lives for themselves and their families. The minister has done nothing to shorten processing times, extend visas to families or increase the sponsorship of families. We need to speed up the sponsorship of families and we need to reunite families faster.
Families are separated for four or five years while trying to get into Canada. The reunification of families takes too long. Waiting up to five years for parents to reunite with their families is a hardship. People are suffering under the current system.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Luc Harvey Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, rising obesity rates and decreasing physical activity, particularly in children, represent major public health challenges our country will have to face in the coming decades. Parents, health organizations, schools and governments all have a part to play in this matter.
This is why our government is determined to show leadership and take decisive action to solve this problem.
The children's fitness tax credit will promote greater participation in sports programs and physical activities, and will help parents with the ever-increasing costs associated with such activities.
I would like to thank the members of the expert panel, Doctor Kellie Leitch, Michael Weil and David Basset, who took the time to consult Canadians and put together some recommendations on programs that should be eligible for the tax credit.
I am delighted to be working, not with a team that is perpetually doomed to ask questions, but rather with a team that is able to announce concrete measures that will benefit Canadians.
Paper Mill Closures
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Tony Martin Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Mr. Speaker, northern Ontario communities are being devastated by mill closures, with no help from federal and provincial governments.
The latest mill in danger is St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, which has filed for bankruptcy protection. Unless governments act, 400 employees of St. Marys will join what the Forestry Coalition says is 25,000 other northerners who have already lost their jobs.
Provincially, it is the Liberals' disastrous hydro policies harming the mills. The federal government, formerly under the Liberals and currently under the Conservatives, does not have a plan to respond to the over 200,000 manufacturing jobs lost in Ontario and Quebec.
We need a jobs first economic strategy. We need stronger sector councils and a partnership approach. And when restructuring happens, we must ensure that hard-earned pensions are not on the bargaining table. Retirees depend on their pensions. They are deferred wages of hard-working employees.
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Paper Mill Closures
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Cardigan.
Al-Anon Family Groups
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Lawrence MacAulay Cardigan, PE
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise today to congratulate Al-Anon Family Groups on their 55th anniversary and to acknowledge their important contribution to Canadian communities.
For over half a century, Al-Anon and Alateen have been a key source of support and hope for families and friends of alcoholics all over the world, with over 25,000 groups in 131 different countries and 1,400 local meetings across Canada.
We owe this wonderful organization and all its members our continued support and gratitude for 55 years of dedicated service.
This special occasion is being marked by a luncheon celebration here in Ottawa tomorrow in partnership with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.


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Adult Undergraduate Catalog • 2011-2012
Transfer and Separation
Transfer Policy – SAGE Students
Adult students holding a degree from a regionally accredited two-year or four-year institution who are admitted to the SAGE will be credited with having satisfied the equivalent of the College's general education requirements. This policy applies to students holding an A.A., A.S., bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It does not apply to students who have earned an applied associated degree.The Registrar is responsible for verifying student fulfillment of this requirement through a review of each applicant's official transcript.
Students having earned at least 90 credits from a regionally accredited four-year institution who are admitted to the SAGE will be credited with having satisfied the equivalent of the College's general education requirements. This policy applies to students with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. The Registrar is responsible for verifying student fulfillment of this requirement through a review of each applicant's official transcript.
Students admitted to the SAGE who do not hold a degree from a regionally accredited institution or who have not earned 90 credits from an accredited four-year institution are subject to a full transcript analysis to be performed by the Registrar's Office per the procedures outlined above. For purposes of this analysis, the two-discipline rule does not apply to SAGE students.
Adult students transferring from a regionally accredited, two-year institution may transfer up to 68 credits.
Voluntary Separation From The College
Official Leave of Absence: Degree-seeking (matriculated) students who find it necessary to interrupt their college studies for a term or more must apply for an official leave of absence if they wish to return under the same liberal-arts education requirements. Within 3 years of the student's official date of separation, the student must have accomplished one of the following steps: return to classes, submit a letter of intent to register for the upcoming term, register for the upcoming term, or request an extension of the leave of absence. Leave of Absence Requests are processed on MyCedarCrest via the Withdrawal Application; the Registrar approves requests for leaves of absence. Withdrawals from individual courses are not considered official leaves of absence.
The first day of class attendance, in the case of traditional students, or the date of the acceptance letter as a degree candidate, in the case of SAGE students, is the date of matriculation. This date is important if a student finds it necessary to interrupt her studies at Cedar Crest.
Official leaves of absence of less than three years permit students to graduate according to the general education requirements in effect at the time they matriculated. With approval from the department in which they are majoring, students may be permitted to graduate according to major requirements listed in the College Catalog and in effect at the time they matriculated at the College. Students may also choose to graduate according to policies and curricular changes enacted by the faculty and found in the most current catalog.
If matriculated students request and are granted an official leave of absence of up to three calendar years, they are not required to reapply for matriculation when they re-enroll at Cedar Crest. Students who re-enter the College after a leave of absence greater than three years, an unofficial withdrawal, or any absence not formally approved, as described above, must meet the general liberal arts requirements and major requirements in effect at the time of their re-enrollment in order to graduate.
Official Withdrawal from Cedar Crest: In order to withdraw officially from Cedar Crest College, all withdrawing students must complete an exit interview, which begins the withdrawal application on My Cedar Crest. Official withdrawal prior to the official deadline for course withdrawal will result in all coursework in progress being graded W (not computed into average). Withdrawal after the official deadline for course withdrawal requires completion of the process for administrative withdrawal. Unofficial withdrawal from the College at any time may result in all coursework in progress being graded F. If the student re-enters the College to continue the major after a withdrawal, the student will graduate according to general education requirements and major requirements in effect at the time of re-enrollment.
Re-admission Policy: Students who apply for readmission to Cedar Crest College after a separation of at least five years may elect, upon readmission, to retain all of their prior grades or to begin their academic career anew, retaining none of their prior grades.
Students who have been dismissed previously from the College must petition for readmission. Students who have been dismissed for poor academic performance must remain separated from the College for at least one calendar year before reapplying for admission. Students who have been dismissed for poor academic performance must complete 12 graded Cedar Crest credits with a "C" or better to be eligible for readmission.