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GAO-08-1148T: Published: Sep 10, 2008. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2008.
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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to secure the nation's borders through, among other things, new technology, increased staffing, and new fencing and barriers. The technology component of SBI, which is known as SBInet, involves the acquisition, development, integration, and deployment of surveillance systems and command, control, communications, and intelligence technologies. GAO was asked to testify on its draft report, which assesses DHS's efforts to (1) define the scope, timing, and life cycle management approach for planned SBInet capabilities and (2) manage SBInet requirements and testing activities. In preparing the draft report, GAO reviewed key program documentation, including guidance, plans, and requirements and testing documentation; interviewed program officials; analyzed a random probability sample of system requirements; and observed operations of the initial SBInet project.
Important aspects of SBInet remain ambiguous and in a continued state of flux, making it unclear and uncertain what technology capabilities will be delivered and when, where, and how they will be delivered. For example, the scope and timing of planned SBInet deployments and capabilities have continued to be delayed without becoming more specific. Further, the program office does not have an approved integrated master schedule to guide the execution of the program, and the nature and timing of planned activities has continued to change. This schedule-related risk is exacerbated by the continuous change in, and the absence of a clear definition of, the approach that is being used to define, develop, acquire, test, and deploy SBInet. SBInet requirements have not been effectively defined and managed. While the program office recently issued guidance that is consistent with recognized leading practices, this guidance was not finalized until February 2008, and thus was not used in performing a number of important requirements-related activities. In the absence of this guidance, the program's efforts have been mixed. For example, while the program has taken steps to include users in developing high-level requirements, several requirements definition and management limitations exist. These include a lack of proper alignment (i.e., traceability) among the different levels of requirements, as evidenced by GAO's analysis of a random probability sample of requirements, which revealed large percentages that were not traceable backward to higher level requirements, or forward to more detailed system design specifications and verification methods. SBInet testing has also not been effectively managed. While a test management strategy was drafted in May 2008, it has not been finalized and approved, and it does not contain, among other things, a high-level master schedule of SBInet test activities, metrics for measuring testing progress, and a clear definition of testing roles and responsibilities. Further, the program office has not tested the individual system components to be deployed to the initial deployment locations, even though the contractor initiated testing of these components with other system components and subsystems in June 2008. In light of these circumstances, our soon to be issued report contains eight recommendations to the department aimed at reassessing its approach to and plans for the program, including its associated exposure to cost, schedule and performance risks, and disclosing these risks and alternative courses of action to DHS and congressional decision makers. The recommendations also provide for correcting the weaknesses surrounding the program's unclear and constantly changing commitments and its life cycle management approach and processes, as well as implementing key requirements development and management and testing practices.
Feb 26, 2015
Department of Homeland Security:
Progress Made, but More Work Remains in Strengthening Management FunctionsGAO-15-388T: Published: Feb 26, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 2015.
Jan 27, 2015
Supply Chain Security:
CBP Needs to Enhance Its Guidance and Oversight of High-Risk Maritime Cargo ShipmentsGAO-15-294: Published: Jan 27, 2015. Publicly Released: Jan 27, 2015.
Jan 12, 2015
Federal Facility Cybersecurity:
DHS and GSA Should Address Cyber Risk to Building and Access Control SystemsGAO-15-6: Published: Dec 12, 2014. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 2015.
Dec 19, 2014
Agency Approaches to Validation and Statistical Analyses Could Be ImprovedGAO-15-80: Published: Dec 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2014. -
Emergency Preparedness:
Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Interagency Assessments and Accountability for Closing Capability GapsGAO-15-20: Published: Dec 4, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2014.
Dec 17, 2014
Department of Homeland Security:
Continued Action Needed to Strengthen Management of Administratively Uncontrollable OvertimeGAO-15-95: Published: Dec 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2014.
Dec 12, 2014
Aviation Security:
Rapid Growth in Expedited Passenger Screening Highlights Need to Plan Effective Security AssessmentsGAO-15-150: Published: Dec 12, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 12, 2014.
Nov 6, 2014
Information Sharing:
DHS Is Assessing Fusion Center Capabilities and Results, but Needs to More Accurately Account for Federal Funding Provided to CentersGAO-15-155: Published: Nov 4, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 6, 2014.
Oct 14, 2014
Combating Nuclear Smuggling:
Risk-Informed Covert Assessments and Oversight of Corrective Actions Could Strengthen Capabilities at the BorderGAO-14-826: Published: Sep 22, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 2014.
Sep 30, 2014
Unmanned Aerial Systems:
Department of Homeland Security's Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Use and Compliance with Privacy and Civil Liberty Laws and StandardsGAO-14-849R: Published: Sep 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2014.
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The best rapper out of NYC (his words, not mine) links up with the legendary producer (everybody's general consensus) for this number off his upcoming new album.
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you can say you better then hov all you want pap...that don't make it true bruh
yeah I can get down with this...Let Pap believe his own hype it makes people work harder when it comes to competitive rap music.I like that. The violins make this beat even better
rappers now a days get so much hate for speaking their mind smh
when a man like Papoose says he's better than Jay-Z, no one is simply gonna give him the seal of approval especially with his track record , there is talking that shit and walking that shit
I don't wanna hate on Pap because he's just trying to get his money and support his family. That's respectable and something to be applauded, but he has to understand that he just hurts his own credibility as an artists saying he's the King of New York when he's done next to nothing of note.
Pap needs a marketing strategy. Not on some dumb shit but on some creative shit to accompany his next official project. People dont respect skills and he keeps beating that drum and thats cool but people want turn up music about ass and money and bullshit. They dont want no knowledge of self or creativity or complex subject matter etc... This is why in the last 5 or 6 years you got 1 rapper who gained success off having lyrical ability and thats Kendrick Lamar. He need to stop promoting how skilled he is and go fit in with the wack rappers and then sneak in some skills. He say he better then Jayz but one thing Jayz has mastered is how to come across has another mainstream rapper but then sneak in lyricism as he releases music. Instead of Pap going at Jayz, maybe he should follow the blueprint.
Ummm 50 Cent stopped beefing Ja Rule, Jay Z stopped beefing with Nas because they don't have to resort to battling to make a buzz. It's official Papoose is the new canibus. This sounds like a throw-a-way preemo beat I'm just saying....
I'm gonna Ba-rock O-sama bin laden Ya - WAAAAAAACK.
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Let Pap get some wack beats from Dj Mustard or some shit and get French Montana on the hooks or Future repeatedly saying turnup turnup turnup and Pap do the same kinda lyrical verses then people a be acting like Pap is the hottest in the game.
Premier flipped the beat from Murs - Varsity Blues
Thanks for posting that! I was going crazy trying to figure that out.
i'm not mad at pap for being competitive but I feel like legends should be lefted alone especially regional ones...you don't see yg talking bout he better then snoop or e-40 leave the legends alone you don't have the right you a small fry in this game.
if he feel he better than jay z so what, ya sucking jay z dick. hes a good rapper, dont belittle his talent because hes entitled to his own opinion.
Why should he not feel like he's the best? Should he say he's the shittest outta New York?? Alot of you clowns in here obviously don't know shit about hip hop You're supposed to believe you're the hottest! Why crucify the man for saying so! Utter bullshit
Its quite obvious theres a severe lack of hiphop knowledge in here. Papoose is SUPPOSED to believe hes the dopest rapper that says the slickest shit. Whats wrong with that? Thats what hiphop is about! At least what it used to be about before the money and the sales predictions. You wanna crucify him for saying hes the best? Should he say hes the wackest outta New York? Smh
I dont think people are crucifying him and he should believe he's the best out but when he says he's better then Jayz? Then judging by the overall musical career performance, most people dont agree with Pap on the issue for obvious reasons.
That would be like Termanology coming out saying he's better then Nas? Well it sounds good but its really not the truth.
Believe it or not in hip-hop, your actions speak louder than your words, while it is completely fine to say and believe that you are better than Jay-Z and have people support you on that no problem, it is your actions at the end of the day which solidifies your statement and belief.
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Poor Money Skeme Feat. Game & Teeflii
West Coast native Skeme rounds up two fellow West Coasters for a track off his upcoming mixtape "Bare With Me" which drops tomorrow on HNHH.
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Western Growers Foundation (WGF) is pleased to announce the 2013 Arizona / California Grant for Sustainable Edible School Gardens. This grant is open to all K-12 Arizona / California schools, who have existing gardens. Forty schools will receive $500 each to sustain their fruit and vegetable gardens. Applications must be completed and submitted by Friday, February 14, 2013. Only online applications will be accepted.
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Following the signals of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, which lowered the interest rate on the treasury bills, Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje decided for the third time this year to lower the loan and deposit interest rates, as follows:
As from 01.05.2010 the Bank shall lower interest rates on the balance on current accounts for 0.2 percentage points, on the denar demand savings deposits for 0.3 percentage points, on the time deposits from 0.7 to 1.2 percentage points, on the FX demand savings deposits in EUR for 0.2 percentage points and on the FX time savings deposits in EUR from 0.1 to 0.3 percentage points. The interest rates on time deposits of legal entities shall be lowered accordingly.
Banks would be more stimulated to decrease the interest rates on loans if the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia decreased the rate of the mandatory reserve.
KBC Bank Belgium awarded Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje for excellence in performing international payment for 2014 – Euro STP Excellence Award.
Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje managed to achieve 99.05% processing of payment orders without manual intervention, which is extremely high success.
This is one more confirmation that the efforts made by the Bank in the sphere of international payments for its clients allow achievement of extremely high standards in the operative processes.
In the course of 2014, Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje executed 70988 payments through the international payment system.
From 20 to 22 February this year in Mavrovo for the 13th time the Ski Center "Zare Lazarevski" has organized the humanitarian giant slalom with the motto "Humanitarian support of amateurs to the professionals". Financial assets collected from the paid participation fees for the event were intended for support to 26 athletes from the Special Olympics of Macedonia for qualitative preparations and participation in the special Summer Olympics that are going to be held this summer in Los Angeles, USA. These Olympic Games are expected to be the biggest humanitarian event ever held. More than 7000 contestants from 177 countries are going to take part in it.
58 teams of many companies from the Republic of Macedonia took part in the Humanitarian Amateur Giant Slalom with over 170 contestants (direct participants). Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje was represented by 3 teams and 9 amateurs. This year, our employee Kire Soleski has won the first place in the category of veterans, while our team of veterans was ranked among the three best ranked teams.
By their participation in the humanitarian event in Mavrovo, the Bank's employees once again expressed their strong determination to give the needed support to certain organizations and individuals.
Social responsibility has been an integral part of the business policy of Komercijalna Banka for several years now.
For the fifth year in a row, in cooperation with the Red Cross of the Republic of Macedonia, Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje signed an agreement for realization of the Project "Podobra socijalizacija na decata i mladite so posebni potrebi" (Better socialization of children and juveniles with special needs).
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New Rumble Strips MP3: "Time"
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The bright-sounding brass that kicks off Brit-rock sensations the Rumble Strips' "Time" might be discomfortingly reminiscent of the ill-fated ska movement, but don't fret: the Mighty Mighty Bosstones these guys ain't. Instead, the Strips specialize in a sound that blends together the shambolic mod sound of the Libertines with hints of soul to create a joyous racket, and "Time" is a prime example.
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Unlike Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu Island, Shizuoka-made shochu are not only exotic and extravagant, but rare and slightly more expensive. The labels certainly become collectors' items!
Sugii Brewery: Kogane-Danshaku Shochu
Kogane (Satsuma potato variety) and Danshaku (normal potato variety), both grown in Shizuoka Prefecture
Yeast: Shizuoka NEW-5 (Shizuoka Sake Yeast)
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Idenix Reports Favorable Resistance Profile For IDX719, A Potent, Pan-Genotypic HCV NS5A Inhibitor, At EASL Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today reported detailed resistance data from in vitro studies and from a three-day monotherapy clinical trial of IDX719, the Company's once-daily, potent, pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. These data are being presented on Saturday, April 27, in a poster session at the 48 th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), which is being held April 24 - 28, 2013 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- A GT1b-infected patient with a baseline Y93H mutation, which confers in vitro resistance to IDX719, achieved a 2.79 log 10 IU/mL viral load reduction after three days of once-daily 25 mg IDX719, indicating that IDX719 can retain activity against virus with known resistance mutations.
The poster presentation is titled, " Treatment-Emergent Variants Following 3 Days of Monotherapy with IDX719, a Potent, Pan-Genotypic NS5A Inhibitor, in Subjects Infected with HCV Genotypes 1-4" (Abstract No. 1209).
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Molting tougher on the mayfly than previously thought
It's not easy being a mayfly. Mayflies are insects that spend most of their life in water and provide clues about the health of our streams and other waterways.
It's not easy being a mayfly. Mayflies are insects that spend most of their life in water and provide clues about the health of our streams and other waterways.
Scientists have discovered a new species of mayfly in the southern Western Ghats, a mountain range along the west coast of India. In fact, this is the first time that any mayfly belonging to the genus Labiobaetis has be ...
Jerry Kaster's lifelong fascination with the mayfly could soon manifest itself in the most productive of ways: the successful re-establishment of an aquatic insect to the bay for which the animal was once ...
The pesticides, many of which are currently used in Europe and Australia, are responsible for reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, researchers report ...
(Phys.org) —Soil organisms, aquatic life and farmland birds may all be harmed by neonicotinoid insecticides, according to a new study by University of Sussex biologist Professor Dave Goulson.
(Phys.org)—Critically low water levels in many rivers could lead to the partial collapse of food webs that support aquatic life, according to a study co-authored by a University of Leeds researcher.
Urban rivers throughout England and Wales have improved dramatically in water quality and wildlife over the last 20 years.
About 100 million years ago, a tiny mayfly had a problem.


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Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) mediates the turnover of short-lived and misfolded proteins in the ER membrane or lumen. In spite of its important role, only subtle growth phenotypes have been associated with defects in ERAD. We have discovered that the ERAD proteins Ubc7 (Qri8), Cue1, and Doa10 (Ssm4) are required for growth of yeast that express high levels of the sterol biosynthetic enzyme, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR). Interestingly, the observed growth defect was exacerbated at low temperatures, producing an HMGR-dependent cold sensitivity. Yeast strains lacking UBC7, CUE1, or DOA10 also assembled aberrant karmellae (ordered arrays of membranes surrounding the nucleus that assemble when HMGR is expressed at high levels). However, rather than reflecting the accumulation of abnormal karmellae, the cold sensitivity of these ERAD mutants was due to increased HMGR catalytic activity. Mutations that compromise proteasomal function also resulted in cold-sensitive growth of yeast with elevated HMGR, suggesting that improper degradation of ERAD targets might be responsible for the observed cold-sensitive phenotype. However, the essential ERAD targets were not the yeast HMGR enzymes themselves. The sterol metabolite profile of ubc7Delta cells was altered relative to that of wild-type cells. Since sterol levels are known to regulate membrane fluidity, the viability of ERAD mutants expressing normal levels of HMGR was examined at low temperatures. Cells lacking UBC7, CUE1, or DOA10 were cold sensitive, suggesting that these ERAD proteins have a role in cold adaptation, perhaps through effects on sterol biosynthesis.
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Unwind in a superbly restored Victorian Inn with today's touches. Jacuzzis and fireplaces provide comfort for guests year-round. Enjoy warm hospitality and delicious, full breakfasts prepared by Mary-Jo, a pastry chef. Discover why McConnell Inn has been a Wisconsin treasure for over 29 years.
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4.8 on October 24, 2014
Spent a long, romantic October weekend in Green Lake. McConnell Inn was our "headquarters." Marvelous atmosphere, wonderful bed, fabulous breakfasts, good location. Can't say enough good things.
4.2 on October 22, 2014
My husband and I were looking for a quiet place to relax for a weekend getaway. We were greeted warmly by Mary Jo with a welcoming smile and homemade cookies. Discovering all the many antiques in this old Victorian home would take more than two days. Our room had a view of Green Lake and beautiful autumn colored landscape. Of the many fall activities available in this small community, we were content to just walk along the lake and poke about in town. The Old Courthouse Square with its shops and learning opportunities was an unexpected treat.
5 on September 29, 2014
A relaxing getaway - highly recommended
4.6 on September 21, 2014
The weather was great, but the B&B was outstanding. I'll be back!!!!
4.6 on September 17, 2014
We recently rented two rooms as we brought our two adult daughters on the trip. Innkeeper Mary Jo is very considerate and friendly. The inn has a terrific front porch, which we used each day. It is also in a great location, within walking distance of everything, including a great little ice cream shop.
5 on August 21, 2014
Loved the experience. Breakfast was great and our host enjoyable.
4.8 on August 09, 2014
this inn felt like home except the meals were better. (I hope my wife does not see this). The innkeeper was very welcoming, friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend this place.
4.4 on August 06, 2014
The owners were great. We rode our motorcycles and they offered space in their garage to park them. Breakfast was included and all was wonderful. Food was made from scratch. They were available whenever we needed. It was a great get-a-way!
4.4 on July 06, 2014
We appreciated the beautiful home and all the wonderful details in the decor and garden. The breakfasts were excellent. It was all very relaxing and homey. There is even a piano I could play. We seldom stay at a bed and breakfast, so this was a very good example of how comfortable it can be. We would definitely stay there again. It was also our first time in Green Lake, so we appreciated the help in finding restaurants and things to do in the area while we were there.
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Great location and atmosphere. Mary-Jo was very friendly and helpful.
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Military inventions hit the civilian market
Although built for battle, these inventions are perfect in peacetime.
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Although Hugh Herr was a respected professor at Harvard Medical School, he says finding someone to bankroll a new prosthetic knee project was tough before the Iraq war. He could get funding from the prosthetic industry, but government sources showed little interest.
But a year and a half after the invasion of Iraq, the tides turned. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs provided the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other institutions with $7.2 million to study artificial arms and legs for amputees. The money, along with key technological innovations, has helped Dr. Herr, now an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab, create a powered ankle and knee, the next generation of prosthetics.
"If you plot prosthetic limb technology versus time, you see a major spike in innovation after every war – except Vietnam … and this current conflict is similar in that regard," says Herr. And since his latest research has implications for other fields, such as robotics, he hopes interest and funding will continue after the Iraq war ends.
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From the Ground Up!Feb 25, 2001
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A greenhouse is a fun family project and a great addition to any home. It's not required to spend a lot of money to build a working green house, you can do it from scrap materials if you know what to look for. The greenhouse I'm going to describe to you, is one my father built about 25 years ago out of scraps he would pick up from place to place. Of course there are fancy kits available, but here in the south gardening is a hobby for some people while a means of life for others. Most folks don't have several thousand dollars to invest in manufactured fancy buildings so we make do with what we have. Which is exactly what my Daddy did! To start with, lay off your spot. Ours was 8' x 10' in the back yard. It is not a must to include a concrete floor, but it is very helpful down the road if you start with a good concrete foundation. Besides that a couple bags of ready mix concrete, a little elbow grease, and a trowel is not that costly! Now you do have to frame your structure. I'm not a builder so I'm not going to attempt to tell you how to build a building of any kind, but my daddy used some rough 2x4s he bought at the local hardware for framing. Next comes the walls. There are many products you can use for walls of a greenhouse or hothouse as it was called, but Dad being the scavenger he was, found some windows from a demolished building at a local salvage store and bought them for $3.00 each. He never quit bragging about that! He found em at a friends junk yard [salvage store] asked how much ya want for dem winders.... I dunno how much you give me for em? Daddy said three dollars a piece, the old man said I'll give you 3 dollars to haul em off!!! Thus far, we now have a greenhouse with sides. He had to ponder a bit about the roof, but he decided fiberglass panels would make a sturdy and yet workable roof. I can't remember where he got his fiberglass panels but in a couple of days, the greenhouse had a good roof made from 2 ft by 4 ft milky white panels. He built shelving around 3 sides of his greenhouse about waist high leaving room to hang potted plants from the rafters. oh, I forgot to mention his door. He used an old storm door he had replaced on the house a few months back. I'm too much like my dad I keep everything too, down to margarine tubs and foam meat trays. :) More about this later in this article. He of course ran electricity to the greenhouse for fan ventilation in hot weather and because he would start his seedlings in February he had to have a heater in there for those cold spring nights. He had every kind of plant in that little green house you could imagine from every type of veggie, several variations of each to flowers galore!!! For my Dad, this was a hobby, however for a lot of folks in these parts, gardening is a way of life. He would rather have given his plants away to family and friends than to make a dollar. He even raised night crawlers in the yard, but that's a different story for a different epinion! What a proud man he was for a friends to stop by and say "hey Bill, got any mater plants"? Well sure I do, come on in! He would then proceed to tell the story about his $3.00 winders and how he built his greenhouse FROM THE GROUND UP! They would leave with a flat of "big boy" tomatoes and whatever else he could load off on them that day. As for me, this is a childhood memory I will forever cherish. Working in my dad's handmade greenhouse, raising the seeds that later that summer we would pick the harvest from his huge garden. Nothing better than setting under a shade tree in July and breaking up beans, or shucking home grown sweet corn! Makes me want to laugh and cry all at the same time just remembering. Mercy sakes I have gotten way off my topic here, but to regress back to what I intended to originally write about...You can build a workable, functional, greenhouse with minimal costs that will provide an educational, exciting, and family experience. Playing in dirt, watering plants, watching things grow, then harvesting the fruits of your labor! If more children had this type of opportunity today, I think the world could be a lot better place. I'm so happy I did! Disclaimer: Everything in this article is true, nothing but the truth, so help me God. Names have not been changed to protect the guilty!!! :) This review was written in satire,in loving memory of my dear Father, U.W.[Bill] Richardson February 1, 1925 - January 10, 1992 Sadly missed by Mom, Glenda, Bill, William & Michael. |


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Why science cannot be democraticSep 5, 2002 (Updated Sep 7, 2002)
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Widening my search in the reviews of books I found the section dealing with science, and as a research biologist and university teacher, I went to look at the reviews of books dealing with evolution. I found several reviews written by people profoundly ignorant of science, praising silly, self-serving books claiming to discredit the theory of evolution. As if that was not bad enough, the reviews had been ranked by equally ill-informed people as _very helpful_ and indeed in one or two cases as _most helpful_. An egregious example of such a review is the one by Caprig, of the book by Carl E. Baugh entitled WHY DO MEN BELIEVE EVOLUTION AGAINST ALL ODDS? Dated Jan 14 '02 (Updated Jan 18 '02). This is where democracy fails. If I were interested in beauty I might value Caprig's opinions, but her review of Baugh's book reveals profound ignorance of the subject of evolutionary theory, and rather misplaced self-confidence in publishing a review of a book on a subject that she is evidently entirely ignorant of. When one writes a review of a book one places that book in a context of other books of the same type. Having read just one novel, the reader is in no position to make a judgement about it, in no position to award one star or five stars. One might make a personal statement about one's feelings towards the novel, but reviewing usually calls for something more: it calls for the comparison of the the work with others. You cannot write a worthwhile review of a novel unless you have read more than one novel. We can all have opinions about the merit of works of fiction because it does not much matter what we write about fiction: fiction is written to entertain, amuse. It is not written to impart information about the properties of the real world. An ignorant person expressing a view about fiction is harmless. Perhaps some people like a book, perhaps others do not. Everybody who reads it learns to evaluate fiction, and so literary criticism may be said to be democratic, value being determined by advocacy and common assent. However, go to a university to study literature and different criteria are in place. What determines literary quality is not the common assent of readers: it is the the common assent of _learned_ readers. We discover that the views of the learned are different from the views of the common reader, and that books regarded by the learned as excellent may sell few copies, while the selling of many copies need not imply literary excellence to the learned. This doesn't matter in the arts, there is room for diversity, some people prefer hip-hop others prefer string quartets. Science, is different. Democracy has no place in science, and the ignorant reader's opinion about science is worse than worthless. It takes years of hard study to become competent to assess the quality of scientific work, and ignorant or biassed commentary does matter because it can mislead the unwary or the young about the nature of reality. I am qualified by education and experience to evaluate books dealing with certain topics in biology. My peers agree to the extent that I am permitted to teach courses in ecology and evolution at a university with more than 500 years of history. My authority to teach these matters is supported by academic papers published in international scientific journals and elsewhere, and also by the successive degrees of B.Sc, Ph.D, and D.Sc, granted to me by the University of Durham. Also, I am regularly invited to review books on scientific matters for scientific publications and to referee scientific papers to determine if they are worthy of publication. Before turning to the trash it is important to make clear what the enterprise of science is, and what it is not. The practice of science is the construction of an account of material events, an account of a particular kind. Given a particular conformation of the world, it aims to predict the temporal evolution of that conformation, and to do so in a naturalistic way. An account of events that is not naturalistic cannot be scientific. An example of a scientific problem is the prediction of the trajectories of two masses suspended in empty space. Given their masses, velocities, and accelerations, the positions of the masses can, in principle, be predicted at all future times. Matters are not so simple in practice because of the impossibility of measuring the physical quantities exactly, but within the limits of measurement we can predict the ranges of positions expected at any arbitrary time in the future. The goal of prediction may be frustrated. The discovery of dynamical chaos proves that for many systems the goal of predicting the behaviour into the indefinite future will never be achieved. Complex interactions may be affected by random events and these events can lead to outcomes that cannot be predicted, but there are statistical methods of coping with some of these problems.For an account to be scientific it must be explicitly naturalistic. There is no place in a scientific account for an intelligent designer or supernatural agent. Therefore, to attempt to reconcile a scientific account with a supernatural one is logically invalid. There is no point of epistemological contact between the different types of account. (Notice that this is a statement about logical validity and not about truth.) Consequently, to begin an inquiry with the aim of confirming a religious belief is to undertake some kind of intellectual activity that is fundamentally different from science. The over-arching unification in biology is the fact of evolution, not the theory, the fact. There is undeniable scientific evidence that evolution has taken place, is taking place. There are some disagreements in detail,among biologists, about the _theory_ of evolution: some scientists believe that natural selection is very important, others disagree, but no qualified scientist working in any _real_ university, anywhere in the world denies the evidence supporting the _fact_ of evolution. I have my own difficulties with aspects of the theory, but no one properly acquainted with the evidence can doubt that evolution has taken place, is taking place now. Where did the DDT resistant insects come from; and where did the antibiotic resistant bacteria come from? They evolved from ancestral insects that were vulnerable to DDT, and from ancestral bacteria that were vulnerable to antibiotics. This means that any book that claims to refute the _fact_ is drivel, not worth the time spent reading it; but such books are written, read, and influence the gullible. The first question to ask is _Who are such books written by?_ This rant was stimulated by a silly review of the book by Carl Baugh who claims to be qualified to write on the theory of evolution. The first thing to determine is whether or not Carl Baugh is, in fact, qualified to write on the subject. An examination of Carl Baugh's qualifications is published at http://members.aol.com/Paluxy2/degrees.htm As Glenn Kuban, the author of the page, remarks: 'Not having science degrees is no crime; however, misrepresenting one's credentials is another matter. Baugh's alleged science degrees appear to be as dubious as his "man track" claims, and ought to be of serious concern to his fellow creationists.' Misrepresentation of qualifications is a serious misdemeanour and would be grounds for dismissal from an academic post in a British university. We expect academics to tell the truth. (Likewise my own claims to degrees in science might be doubted, however a check with the University of Aberdeen's website, http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ will assure you that there is indeed such a university and that a John Ollason is on the staff of the Department of Zoology. Also, the University of Durham has a website http://www.durham.ac.uk/ which will provide the address of the University Office who will, no doubt, confirm to anyone interested that I am the possessor of the degrees claimed above.) So Carl Baugh has dubious qualifications, if indeed he has any, to write on the subject he chooses to write upon. If he is flexible about such a matter can we rely on him to be inflexible about telling the truth? He claims that at Paluxy, Texas, there are fossils of human footprints mixed up with dinosaur footprints. This is so obviously a misinterpretation that you don't need to take it seriously. The claim is evidence of profound error, or worse, deliberate misinterpretation of the fossils. You don't need to take it seriously. Some years ago one of my graduate students, Annie, was undertaking experiments studying the way ants collected food. The experiments were exploring the predictions of a mathematical model I had developed, and the results of the experiments confirmed that my model was correct except for one detail. What she claimed was happening could not be happening, so I made Annie check everything to make sure that the questionable experiment was correctly carried out. She spent six weeks tying up every loose end, and still she was doing something wrong, still the experiment was not working; then one morning I realized what the problem was: my expectation was in error. Annie's experiments had been carried out correctly. This is what scientists live for, the moment when the theory, challenged by the data, must yield to the uncooperativeness of nature, and you find out something _new_. So let's think again about the fossils, perhaps I was mistaken to condemn the claim out of hand. (The mark of the real scientist is his willingness to contemplate the possibility that what he believes might be mistaken. As the story about Annie's research illustrates, we don't tend to discard cherished theories lightly, but when the evidence against them is overwhelming out they go, to be replaced by new theories that account for the new evidence as well as the old.) If there really were human footprints and dinosaur footprints mixed together in fossils from Paluxy this would be a momentous biological discovery. The process of validation would follow the same pattern I described for Annie's experiments. Every possible check would be carried out to ascertain, first, that what seemed to be dinosaur footprints were indeed dinosaur footprints, second, that what seemed to be human footprints were indeed human footprints, and third, that the two sets of prints were, in fact contemporaneous. How should you do this? The first and most obvious thing to do would be to look at a sample of fossils of human footprints that all authorities agree are human footprints---Do such fossils exist?---and compare them with the features of the Paluxy fossils that look like footprints. If you could prove not only that the features looking like footprints existed in tracks as the dinosaur footprints existed in tracks, that they appeared in some places to be on top of dinosaur tracks, and in others to be beneath dinosaur tracks, that they were of the appropriate size and shape, and revealed the slipping and blurring to be expected from walking or running over mud, the next thing you would do would be to write a paper based on the evidence and submit it to _Nature_, a scientific weekly magazine that publishes the hot news in science. The paper would then be sent out to independent referees who would scrutinise the contents, decide if the evidence presented supported the conclusions. Almost certainly the paper would be rejected, and the reasons for the rejection would be explained to you, just as I rejected Annie's experiments at first, and explained to her what I thought she was doing wrong. You would be annoyed, as she was, go back, collect more evidence, seek more advice, improve your techniques, and eventually submit another paper answering the objections of the referees. This too might well be rejected.Then you might begin to ask yourself if there could be any other possible explanation for the marks that you have taken to be footprints. Do the marks have _all_ the necessary properties that fossil footprints are bound to have? And if they have, you would collect more evidence, rewrite the paper once again, submit, rewrite, until at last you accepted you were mistaken, gave up, or the paper was published. Of course giving up is the least satisfactory outcome; but you would have the consolation that times change, and if your conclusions are correct, another scientist could make them, and publish them at some future, more propitious time. I don't know what the outcome of such an exploration would be. However,that is the way to participate in the scientific dialogue. I will say this though: If at last you overcame all objections you would be welcomed as a hero of science. Sadly, it happens that some people are not interested in the scientific dialogue. They jump to conclusions they are pre-disposed to believe for extra-scientific reasons. Some believe that the inferences about the age of fossils drawn from the rocks are mistaken. They believe that the Bible states that the world is only a few thousand years old, rather than the millions inferred by the scientists, and that therefore the scientists must be in error. The mixture of footprints, if it is real, is evidence that the evolutionary hypothesis is falsified. It would prove that the theory of evolution is wrong to people who do not necessarily believe the divine revelation. Careless thinkers might be led by such a finding to accept that the revelation claimed as being divine is in fact divine, and the proof of the error of the theory of evolution would help to lead lost sheep into the Christian fold. Careful thinkers, though, would not make the logical blunder. If evolution did not take place as our current scientific understanding concludes that it did, this fact provides no positive evidence in favour of the idea of divine creation. (Remember science and revelation cannot be logically reconciled.) The scientists would develop a new _naturalistic_ account of the origin and diversification of living things,and this new account would be as devoid of supernatural causation as the one it replaced. This theory would be presented to the scientific community, criticised, and if it accounted more satisfactorily for the evidence, would replace the obsolete theory of evolution, and the scientific dialogue would continue without end. One alternative to engaging in the scientific dialogue is to write a book.Publishers are not like scientists: scientists are concerned with sharing in the construction of the scientific account; publishers print books to make money. If money can be made from it, you will find a publisher willing to print any kind of meretricious trash. You can even cover all the costs of publishing yourself, and simply pay a publisher to print your book. This means that the content of the book is not necessarily evaluated, scrutinised by experts, and revised in the light of their comments. It is evaluated in terms of the amount of money it will make. I have a little admiration for the people who claim 'The bible says it, I believe it, and there's an end of it.' I have no admiration for the people who distort science for money and sell mendacious books that prop up the ignorant by purporting to provide scientific evidence in support of their failing faith. The title alone of Baugh's book is enough to inform those qualified to judge that the book is scientifically worthless. You don't need to read one page to know that. But books that confirm what someone believes already, or that confirm what someone would like to believe, are bound to attract uninformed readers. The average reader can tell if the book is comprehensible to the average reader, but the average reader is not equipped to comment if the content is worth the bother of understanding it. Let us look at some more of Baugh's recorded claims. These are quoted from http://members.aol.com/Paluxy2/whatbau.htm 'Some of Carl Baugh's more outlandish claims, contained in his videotape _Panorama of Creation_, are as follows: 1. Before the Flood, the earth was surrounded by hydrogen which was so cold it was metallic and this collapsed when God shouted. This is nonsense. It is impossible that such a surrounding cloud of hydrogen could ever be cold enough, especially in such proximity to the earth. [Also, a solid shell of metal of any kind surrounding the Earth would be unstable and would crash to the surface. (This dynamical fact lies at the heart of Clerk Maxwell's proof that the rings of Saturn cannot be solid.) Also notice that the claim, involving a supernatural entity, God, is not a scientific claim, and is not amenable to to scientific analysis.] 2. People could hear the 'singing' of the stars before the Flood. Apparently the metallic hydrogen (which could not have existed) enabled this to happen. 3. People could 'feel' the time before the Flood. 4. People can affect radioactive decay rates with their minds. There is absolutely no evidence for this. 5. Eggs do not hatch outside the earth's magnetic field. Baugh claimed that NASA did an experiment demonstrating this. Absolute nonsense. 6. Granites (which contain radioactive elements) are not exploding because they are in 'perfect balance'. However, radioactive elements do not normally 'explode' of course - that requires very special conditions which are not easy to arrange (if it were otherwise, every terrorist group would have atomic bombs!). Even pure radioactive elements will not [necessarily] 'explode', so the fact that granite does not has nothing to do with 'perfect balance' of the granite. 7. He argues that, in some way, radioactive minerals align themselves with the magnetic field, which is nonsense. 8. He says that people were smarter before the Flood, attributing this to a supposedly higher oxygen pressure. There is absolutely no evidence that high oxygen levels would make people more intelligent. He talked nonsense about 'four molecules of oxygen', linking this to his subsequent theories about oxygen saturation. Furthermore, there is no basis for his extravagant claims about the curative effects of high oxygen pressures - if it worked as he claims, paraplegics would be lining up to be treated (many hospitals have suitable hyperbaric chambers).' I added the comments above in square brackets. When extraordinary claims are made scientists examine them very carefully. In the age of the world-wide web life this is very easy. I found the above information by Googling 'Carl Baugh'. His scientific ideas are nonsense, not only for conventional scientists, but also for other young-earth creationists who accuse him of misleading fellow Christians. What makes me most angry and unhappy about this whole literature is the accusation that people like me, people who have spent decades of their lives educating students, deliberately and satanically mislead them, the accusation that knowing better, we deliberately distort our teachings to lead young people away from Christ. It simply isn't true. For many years I taught material not just about evolution, but about the social responses to evolution, especially in America, especially about the Creation Science movement, and latterly the Intelligent Design movement. Evidence of my authority to do so includes my attendance, and presentation of a paper at the international conference held at Concordia University, Wisconsin at couple of years ago on the subject of _Intelligent Design and its critics_.) I was always glad that the friend and colleague with whom I shared this teaching, is an ordained minister of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, and the Anglican Chaplain to the University of Aberdeen. He and I together were always at pains to separate the science from the religion; and he showed by his example, as well as his arguments, that there is nothing incompatible in accepting the theory of evolution and being a committed Christian. So why was Baugh's book published? The usual answer, the P. T. Barnum answer: There's a sucker born every minute. To review a book of Baugh's on the subject of evolution without at least acquainting yourself with the orthodox and the unorthodox writings on palaeontology and evolution is staggeringly hubristic. Other readers may feel that my response to this review is disproportionate, ungallant, unkind. I am doing the reviewer a service that few scientists would do. Most scientists, if they bothered to read such a review at all, would say to themselves 'a fool writing nonsense for fools' and therefore a person of no account, intellectually contemptible, not worth the bother of responding to. I have taken a different view. People interested enough in such matters to write, even if their writings are mistaken and naive, deserve to be informed. The least that my response proves is that right or wrong, there are more opinions about the origin and diversity of life than are proposed by Carl Baugh. Finally, I am not asking anybody to believe that what I have written about science is definitive. You must take my word, as a scientist, that I am telling you the truth as I understand it, but I could be mistaken. There is only one way to come to an informed opinion on scientific matters, and that is to do what I encourage my students to do: to read widely, think hard, discuss, debate, and come to your own conclusions. If you do that you will, in time, become equipped to come to your own rational conclusion about the writings of Carl Baugh. John Ollason, D.Sc |


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Stocks stage afternoon rally; Gold plunges $104
The Dow ended 144 points higher, with gold taking a dive and government bond yields rising. The S&P 500 gained about 15 points, and the Nasdaq closed about 21 points up.
Richard Drew / AP
A late afternoon surge pushed stocks higher for the third day straight. The Dow Jones industrial average finished with a gain of 144 points Wednesday, but only after veering much of the day from gains to losses and back again.
Gold plunged $104 an ounce and government bond yields rose as investors became less fearful.
An encouraging rise in orders for cars, aircraft and other long-lasting goods in July helped ease worries that the U.S. was headed for another recession. The government said durable goods orders rose 4 percent, the biggest increase since March. Orders fell in June.
The stock market spent the day looking like a driver given bad directions. The Dow headed lower at the start of trading, turned up 115 points by 10 a.m., then pulled another U-turn and lost 48 points shortly after midday.
Near the end of the day, the Dow retraced its route and rose steadily in the last 90 minutes of trading to end up 143.95 points, or 1.3 percent, at 11,320.71. The Dow had surged 322 points the day before, the biggest gain since Aug. 11.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.25 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,177.60. The broad market measure has surged 4.8 percent for the week. If those gains last through Friday, it would be the first week the index has risen since July 22.
The Nasdaq rose 21.63, or 0.9 percent, to 2,467.69.
Large swings in the stock market have been commonplace this August. In the week after Standard & Poor's stripped the U.S. of its AAA rating Aug. 5, the Dow alternated between 400-point gains and losses four days in a row. That's never happened before.
The stock market often takes sudden turns in late August anyway, when fewer traders are at their desks, said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at the brokerage BTIG. Lower trading volumes often make for a more volatile market.


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Farmington lowers Middleton tuition
Friday, January 31, 2014
FARMINGTON — The School Board unanimously voted last week to lower tuition rates for Middleton students by excluding the SAU apportionment for the purpose of calculating tuition for the 2014-2015 school year.
A press release from the Farmington School Board states, "The Board has made this change without prejudice to its position that it has complied with both the AREA agreement and the law."
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- Application Details
I applied online – interviewed at Motorola Mobility.
Interview DetailsThe interview process was in fact very funny.
The first round was telephonic which they said it was mainly to understand the skills of the employee, what the employee is really interested to work in, by sharing their project requirement with the employee.
I was communicated that they have understood what I am really looking for and they would redirect my profile to the corresponding team for further interview process. This was very much impressive. But when I attended F2F interview, the panel did not even try to check my core skills. Just with searching and sorting algorithm questions how can a person be judged whether he will fit in their project. I agree that such skills are required for anyone, but not everyone will be an expert with everything, however they should check whether the candidate is in a position to understand their project requirement or think about a solution using his core skills. If the candidate fails to understand the requirement itself, then no one can change their decision to reject such a candidate.
My point here is at least once the panel should try to check the candidate's core skills. The funny part here is the job profile clearly says the what they are looking for and even after the first round telephonic which was specifically to match my core skills and schedule the interview accordingly, and inspite of that, in the F2F interview my core skills were untouched, and more over in the 1 and half hours process, I spent more than an hour waiting.Interview Questions- They asked only one question on algorithms and they could judge me on that it seems. That was the most unexpected situation in fact :) Answer Question
No OfferNegative Experience - Application Details
I applied through a recruiter. The process took a day – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in September 2014.
Interview DetailsInterview was for their Bangalore office. Initial telephonic discussion was good. The person explained what they were trying to do in the area of BigData. Being a BigData professional for close to 5 years, I was OK with the job profile.
When I attended a Face to Face discussion in their Bangalore office, I was attended by their Architect. They asked me to write a Map/Reduce program, gave the Laptop and went off. I wrote the program in around 45 minutes. He came back and told that I took longer than expected to write the code. I told, just giving a laptop, without any libraries required, is not the way to code. There were some compilation errors, obviously because of missing libraries. He was not happy. He never bothered to look at the logic which I was explaining to him. He asked some questions on the program & I answered all of them, modifying the logic. He told I should have anticipated all his questions and should have written program. Common, I am not a mind reader. You give me 1 requirement and I write code to solve that, later our requirement changes & I need to modify the code. He told he doesn't have experience in writing Map/Reduce and he always uses Hive. I tried to explain him, he was the one who asked me to write Map/Reduce, not me. He didn't have an answer. I also patiently explained him on what scenarios we need Map/Reduce & can't do in Hive. Moreover my profile clearly stated that my core strengths are HDFS, Map/Reduce. And I had know how on Hive. I also gave him the HiveQL for his problem.
Later another person came in and his first question was which language I am comfortable with. I told Java, as I had been a Java programmer from 10 Years. His next question was to chose any other language like C/C++. I tried to tell him, its only the syntax and language constructs that differ, but the logic is what that matters. He again stressed that he is not comfortable in Java. I proposed to discuss the solution at Pseudo Code level. Finally he accepted.
Next he did something I was never expecting, he gave me a problem & asked me to solve. Something in lines of validating a mathematical expression. I asked him some questions & he immediately looked up in internet for couple of minutes & gave some answer. I asked more questions and he started looking in internet again. He didn't realize that I could see him opening webpage with a big heading "Interview Questions" in the mirror behind him :). To ask a question you look up in internet. Big joke man. That moment I realized the kind of people I am dealing with.
That moment, I asked are they clear on what the role expects & why I am being not asked questions on my core strengths. They told they are checking my problem solving & they are free to do interviews how they want. It is their company policy.
They called me for BigData, Hadoop related position & only a single question on Hadoop. That too a basic level. No questions on my work experience or the patents I have worked on. They ask questions posted on internet, that too without being clear about the question themselves.
Then they asked me to leave. I never expected a call back and never got one.
Sent a mail to their Hiring Manager, explaining the same. She is least bothered.Interview Questions- Nothing I could remember. I have given near to optimal solution for all problems. I have double verified in many blogs as well. Answer Question
No OfferNegative ExperienceEasy Interview - Interview Details
Mine was campus interview, it was a simple interview
Interview Questions- Something on Data structures, standard sorting and Order of algo question. Answer Question
Accepted OfferEasy Interview - Interview Details
good and friendly but as per the industry preferance
Interview Questions- asked about previous sales experience and asked to mock sale mobile Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsnothingAccepted Offer - Application Details
I applied in-person. The process took 7 weeks – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in June 2012.
Interview Detailsit is a nice company. the interviews are so good to answer as possible. the culture of hte company produce more no of mobiles
Interview Questions- no questions View Answer
No OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied through other source. The process took 3 days – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in January 2012.
Interview Detailstechnical interview from Materials Head, then GM intervied and after that HR
Interview Questions- Why are you leaving Motorola View Answer
Reasons for DecliningCompensaion offered was too low
Declined OfferNeutral ExperienceEasy Interview - Application Details
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took a day – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in March 2011.
Interview DetailsA job consultant called set up a direct F2F interview. The interview was for a WLAN related product division. The interviewer seemed very eager to go ahead with the things. He was looking for a particular area of work which I had not mentioned in my resume. I think he assumed it .Still he went ahead with the interview. There were C,data structures and some kernel debugging questions. The interviewer was very egotistic and the most arrogant I have encountered till date.
Interview Questions- Approach for debugging kernel oops Answer Question
No OfferNegative ExperienceDifficult Interview - Application Details
I applied through college or university. The process took 6+ months – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in March 2011.
Interview DetailsTelephonic and Project Discussion.
Interview Questions- POSIX Architecture and Implementation. View Answer
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview - Application Details
I applied through an employee referral. The process took a day – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in February 2011.
Interview DetailsIt was a very technical interview. your fundamentals have to be strong. You needs to know details of all the projects that you have worked on in the past. Questions will be asked on the details. You need to be able to demonstrate that you have really worked on the projects and made contributions that you have claimed in your resume.
Interview Questions- Networks, DSP, Communication Protocols, Wireless communications Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview - Application Details
I applied through college or university. The process took a day – interviewed at Motorola Mobility in July 2010.
Interview Details1. Campus Hiring
2. Written test(easy)
2, Face to face - 2 rounds
3. HRInterview Questions- Basics of DS, networks, OS Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsnoneAccepted OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview
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