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Despite challenges in the form of Hong Kong's economic downturn and keen competition, promising growth indicators and increasing professionalism make insurance a viable career prospect for those with the right skills
While job opportunities for insurance agents are readily available, seven in 10 of those joining the industry gradually opt out after finding themselves unsuited to the profession. However, top insurance agent achievers can make millions of dollars annually, according to Jeff Wong, president of the General Agents and Managers Association (GAMA) of Hong Kong.
Unlimited recruitment drives are advertised almost daily, but Mr Wong says the market is still not saturated, pointing out the trade's huge turnover. "An agent normally takes six months to find out whether he is fit for the job, but the real challenge often comes in one or two years, when he has to solicit new clients after selling policies to former classmates, friends and neighbours," he notes.
With about five million policies being enacted in a population of 6.81 million, Mr Wong sees the insurance business as viable, with ample growth potential. In Japan, he explains, insurance policies are 600 percent over-subscribed compared to the size of its population; in Taiwan and Singapore, meanwhile, over-subscription is at more than 100 percent. "If we believe Hong Kong is to follow the economic trend of developed countries, our insurance policies should reach every family and individual," he stresses.
Business has also been picking up after a drop during the SARS outbreak, notes Mr Wong, who adds that a demand for medical and hospital insurance is apparent. Although 299 people died of the disease, only about 72 life insurance claims have been made by their families - indicating that many victims did not have life insurance coverage. In addition, he notes that new businesses, generated for long-term polices, rose to double digits after 1997, as more people lost faith in investing in the dwindling property market.
Nonetheless, the profession is facing an unprecedented challenge in the current economic downturn, plus keen competition from other professionals - mostly bankers, accountants, lawyers and investment agents - registered as technical representatives to sell insurance polices. GAMA figures show that, up to June this year, there were 29,101 individual insurance agents, down 1.71 percent compared to the same period last year; 1,968 responsible officers (agents representing various insurance firms), down 11.83 percent; and 16,302 technical representatives, up 12.17 percent.
"In the past, banks used to do more on credit and mortgages but with interest rate and property prices nose-diving to a record low, they have focused more on selling insurance, which is more profitable," he comments. "People can approach any bank for the service."
In order to survive, Mr Wong advises insurance agents to sell policies more professionally, set up good relationships and build up mutual trust with clients. They should also upgrade themselves by acquiring relevant insurance knowledge, such as ordinances related to taxation, the Mandatory Provident Fund and estate duty. "We are no longer just selling protection, but helping clients to set up their financial plans."
With this in mind, the 1,000-strong GAMA, set up in 1994, aims to provide internationally- recognised educational programmes to improve the standard of insurance managers. However, Mr Wong believes that the current government regulatory system adequately monitors insurance agents' practices. Last year, he notes, only nine out of 253 insurance cases closed were ruled in favour of the complainant by the Complaints Panel and the Bureau Secretary.
Currently a branch manager for The Prudential Assurance, Mr Wong joined the industry in 1991 after graduating from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his outstanding performance has earned him a string of awards. However, he does not deny that many university graduates shun the profession because it still suffers from a low image. "Many graduates want to join large corporations to gain experience," he says. "They don't see good prospects in sales jobs. They query if they are capable of doing them and are worried about whether their friends can afford the premiums."
He also notes that not every man on the street can be an insurance agent. In his opinion, a successful candidate must possess good interpersonal and communication skills, be determined and exude self confidence. But, if he or she spends some time in the industry, it will be a rewarding career, in terms of both monetary and job satisfaction, he adds.
One of Mr Wong's tasks as a branch manager is to encourage his 40-strong team to survive in the industry. To achieve this, he says he has to make them change their belief that they are taking money from clients; instead, they are providing a service, like a doctor offering treatment for payment.
He also has to build up trust among colleagues and help them break through production targets to qualify as managers. "You need not be a champion. If you have reached the sales benchmark, your company will recognise your success and reward you," he explains.
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While we patiently wait for U2's new album, which should be out early next year, here's something to tide you over. Bono and company recently contributed a song called "Ordinary Love" to the upcoming Nelson Mandela movie "Long Walk to Freedom".
Here's a sample of the goods. Check out the trailer, which features a clip of the new U2 song.


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A national magazine is touting a cheeky ode to former Sen. John Ensign on its cover, but ITK is guessing the Nevada Republican won't exactly be sharing copies of it with friends and family.
The Aug. 2 issue of Ms. magazine features an image of a man with his pants down.
The article also accuses the media of downgrading Ensign's relationship with his former employee, Cynthia Hampton, by calling it an affair rather than sexual harassment.
Ensign resigned in May after admitting he "violated the vows of my marriage."
But he might have bigger things than brash magazine covers to worry about. The Justice Department and Federal Election Commission now are investigating allegations that the ex-senator violated federal laws when he tried to cover up the relationship.


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In an effort to instill small personal details into the wedding, we decided to have shot glasses customized with our names and the date as favors for our guests. I collect shot glasses from every vacation I take (a habit that started, not surprisingly, during my college days) and Nate thought it would be a fun way to put a bit of my personality into things. I'm not sure exactly what that says about my personality, but here we are nonetheless!
There is one problem, though: I simply can't find a favor box that fits the shot glasses. I know that this problem could easily be solved with favor bags, but for some reason I'm really set on boxes for the favors. I've seen table settings with both and I just think boxes look cuter. So I set out on a crazy mission to make my own favor boxes. I found a great pattern on Style Me Pretty with four different prints, and I used Photoshop to adjust the sizing and color for our wedding.
I'm using the standard generic cardstock from Michael's to print these out on our home printer. I've printed 30 in each print and plan on alternating them on the table (there's eight people per table so it works out perfectly for there to be two of each pattern per table).
I then cut the printed patterns out and use a straight-edge and bone folder to create creases where the boxes need to be folded. Then I fold them and, finally, glue the edges together before inserting the favors with a decorative little piece of white tulle. It takes a long time. A really, really, really long time. So long, in fact, that when my terribly-behaved cat decided to pee on 50 of the cut-out patterns, I had a conniption fit and just about disowned the little bastard entirely.
But then I realized that things could be worse. He could have chosen to pee on the already-folded ones with the favors in them. That would have been a true disaster. And as bad as he is, I really love that bastard cat.


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Holden boss Mike Devereux has described his Victorian workforce's crucial vote on a revised bargaining agreement today as "one step in a long process," as talks between the car maker and either side of government continue to intensify.
During a candid interview with Fairfax Media, the British-born and Canadian-raised Devereux also delivered an impassioned case for Australians to continue supporting the manufacturing industry.
Remaining workers at Holden's Victorian premises are expected to accept a new enterprise agreement today which adopts a three-year wage freeze and revised working conditions. The changes, which were endorsed by Holden's Adelaide-based employees on Tuesday, will help the company achieve $15 million in annual savings.
The ballot comes amid on-going talks between Holden and both sides of government in the lead-up to the September 7 election.
Devereux, speaking during a product launch in Victoria, said workers accepting variations to their enterprise agreement would hopefully precede successful funding to shore up Holden's future.
"We have a plan and our plan involves making things past 2022 - that's our stated desire," Devereux said.
"Friday's vote result is a step in that process, and the next step is long term certainty on government policy, because in order for us to invest $1 billion, we need to understand what the plan is."
Devereux said he had been "laser-focused" on talks with government in the hope Holden could proceed with a multi-million dollar investment in its production facilities.
"We need to have a relatively good amount of certainty that a policy is a policy," Devereux said.
"I do know that our current plan is to do some metal works in the body shop over the Christmas shutdown period, to prepare the body shop for the new models. That will require a few million dollars in investment and it would definitely be our preference to have that funding certainty before then."
Devereux was measured in his assessment of negotiations between either side of politics, giving no indication of how the car industry would fare under differing policies.
The Holden boss also defended a perceived "handout nature" of funding the car industry relies on to survive.
"When people are negative towards assistance, it's not that they're unintelligent, it's just that they haven't had the argument presented to them properly," Devereux said.
"The levers that this country pulls are not monetary and they're not trade-based tariffs, so they become quite simplistic and distasteful to some people because they're so blatantly visible in the form of per unit assistance.
"This country just has to decide… It's the industry of industries in terms of multiplier effect and basic skill level across metal, metallurgy and sophisticated logistics … there's a huge amount of skill sets that people don't initially see.
"The industry is the single-biggest R&D investor in this country. It imports massive amounts of engineering talent and when that goes away, the country that it has happened in irrevocably change.
"I will sit down with both sides of government and educating them, and then they can do what they think is the right thing
"I hope the answer is that we should make stuff."
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I was a bit taken back by the sheer size of the components and needed to make special arrangements in the shop to make sure hangar rash didn't eat the bird up before the field.
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1) A capable crew was quickly needed to fill the "ghost ship" look of the cockpit. Went on ebay and purchased the 5 inch Green Army Men and did some hacking. Changed heads and poses to get 4 key figures: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombadier, Tail Gunner. Around $3-$5.
Created pilot caps out of depron foam and painted accordingly. Left "flak" helmets on Bombadier and Tail Gunner
2) Remove canopy frame and perspex nose. Chisel out nose foam to create the illusion of a thin wall - otherwise when looking in the nose, the sidewalls of foam look about 10" thick (scale).
3) Paint cockpit and back of nose black to create depth. Paint nose floor/walls zinc chromate (Quick tip - Sage Green Acrylic Craft Paint)
I used acrylic modeling paste (I use Liquitex) to hide fuse seam lines - remember plastic model building? Same concept.
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Film Room: Breaking Down the New York Jets' Top Offensive Plays of 2008May 14, 2009
In the aftermath of one of the biggest late season collapses in NFL history, the New York Jets still managed to finish in the top ten in points (25.3) and rushing yards (125.3) per game.
Under offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, the Jets utilized a West Coast passing offense that relied heavily on playmaking receivers to generate yards after the catch.
On the ground, a revamped offensive line captained by Pro Bowl center Nick Mangold and guard Alan Faneca allowed Thomas Jones to have his most productive season rushing for over 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns and though explosive and game-changing, underused Leon Washington amassed over 800 yards and eight touchdowns.
At times, the offense looked unstoppable; other times, it seemed abysmal, slow and clueless.
With that in mind, let's take a look back at some of the more successful plays of the regular season.
1. Week One vs. Miami
Situation: 8:52 left in first quarter, 1st-and-10 from NYJ 44, scoreless
Formation: I formation, 1 TE, 2 WR
Breakdown: After establishing good field position following a punt return from Leon Washington, Brett Favre immediately decided to go for the throat on the first play from scrimmage.
A perfectly executed play-action pass call to Thomas Jones (101 yards, TD) confused safeties Yeremiah Bell and Chris Crocker who were supposed to provide deep coverage help.
Jerricho Cotchery out ran the entire Dolphins secondary and caught Favre's pass while carrying his defender with him into the end zone for a 58-yard score.
2. Week One vs. Miami
Situation: 7:02 left in second quarter, 4th-and-13 from MIA 22, tied 7-7
Formation: shotgun, 4 WR
Breakdown: Not waiting to be questioned for their toughness, the Jets faced a critical fourth down and 13 which normally would call for a field goal in this situation.
Needing to get off the field, the Dolphins called a cover zero and sent the kitchen sink after Favre.
Under heavy pressure and with defensive tackle Randy Starks all over him, Favre somehow escaped the pressure and threw wobbly pass that was somehow caught by Chansi Stuckey in the end zone for the future Hall of Famer's second score of the day and a 13-7 lead.
3. Week Four vs. Arizona
Situation: 7:23 left in second quarter, 1st-and-10 from ARI 34, NYJ 14-0
Formation: Offset I to the right, 2 WR, 1 TE
Breakdown: Brett Favre made a lot of great passes in the midst of a record-setting six touchdown performance but there was a pass he threw to Laveranues Coles that really lit up the Meadowlands crowd.
Following an interception returned for a touchdown by Pro Bowl defensive back Darrelle Revis, the Jets moved the ball into Cardinals territory.
At the snap, the Cardinals sent a blitz at Favre but a quick pump fake after two steps caused the Arizona defense to stop for just a split second.
Favre retreated three more steps and found Coles streaking down the sideline untouched where his pass met him at the five-yard line and the result was an easy touchdown.
4. Week 11 at New England
Situation: 14:19 left in overtime, 3rd-and-15 from NYJ 15, tied at 31
Formation: shotgun, 1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE
Breakdown: After coughing up a 24-6 lead, Brett Favre faced a critical third down and 15 situation near his own end zone; a turnover would give the Patriots the ball and most likely the game.
On national television and with first place in the division on the line, the Patriots sent a blitz after Favre but rookie tight end Dustin Keller somehow got wide open underneath and caught his pass right at the sticks before barreling over safety Brandon Meriweather for the key 16-yard completion and the first down.
Favre would complete his next four passes on the drive en route to Jay Feely's winning field goal.
5. Week 12 at Tennessee
Situation: 9:01 left in first quarter, 2nd-and-goal from TEN 10, scoreless
Formation: shotgun, 4 WR (trips right), 1 RB
Breakdown: Moving the ball with relative ease against the undefeated Titans, the Jets used a no-huddle offense to dictate the tempo of their opening drive and keep the defense guessing.
After a 21-yard completion to Laveranues Coles, Brett Favre executed a perfect middle screen pass to Thomas Jones. Tennessee, who was in zone coverage expecting a strike to the end zone, was powerless to keep Jones from scoring from 10 yards out.
6. Week 12 at Tennessee
Situation: 11:18 left in fourth quarter, 2nd-and-2 at NYJ 39, NYJ 20-6
Formation: Singleback formation, 2 TE, 2 WR
Breakdown: Jets fans still do not know why he is used more but this play highlighted Leon Washington's game-breaking abilities.
Looking to end the Titans' bid at perfection, Washington took the handoff, ran off of right guard and the rest was a blur.
Washington's 61-yard scamper put a cap on an impressive victory and an 8-3 record.
With the loss of Laveranues Coles in the offseason, Schottenheimer will need to count on his running game to be a big part of his gameplan in 2009 regardless of who is under center this season.
A heavy dose of Jones, Washington and rookie Shonn Greene will open up passing lanes and generate more explosive plays down field and judging from the defenses the Jets will see, this is easier said than done.


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headache and exhaustion after increasing water intake?
Quoting workgirl:
Exactly how many glasses did you drink?
I wouldn't attribute it to increased water intake. What else did you do yesterday?
I wouldn't probably think it was your water intake. I know I used to get headaches from holding my breathe all the time which actually is a common thing a lot of people do when they work out . But maybe you just happen to get a bad headache and its just a coincidence its after you increased your water intake .64 ounces is not really that much and if you are sweating a lot when you are working out you may actually want to add more .Maybe you actually still are a bit dehydrated .64 oz is pretty standard as far as what anyone should have at a min, 8 8oz glasses .
Maybe you should also look into a water filter it is always a good thing to know about your water source.
Did you cut out all of other drinks you would normally have and just have water?
Maybe you didn't get as much caffiene as you normally consume and that was causing the dragging feeling?
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I wouldn't attribute it to increased water intake. What else did you do yesterday?


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Bethpage, NY – It might be the Championship Monday for the NCAAs, a conclusion of another stellar year, but when it comes to Long Island girls lacrosse, the season is just starting to heat up.
In an early season match-up of two teams that could very well vie for the Nassau Conference 2B championship, Floral Park was able to knock off Bethpage, 12-9, on the road at Howard C. Vogts Complex. The Knights (5-1) were led by Jocelyn Penteck and Kayla Buzzeo, a pair of juniors that combined for 8 goals and 3 assists, as well as sophomore Jeanna Orfos who tallied 3 goals and 3 assists.
Floral Park was looking to stay scalding hot by claiming their fifth win in a row after dropping their season opener to Island Trees. Most of that success was behind the outstanding sophomore Orfos who scored 30 goals coming into Monday's affair with the Golden Eagles.
"It was very important for us [to play well today]" says Buzzeo, "It really gave us forward momentum to continue to win games and make it to the playoffs like we want to so bad."
The Knights got off to a great start in the first half which has proven to be very important in setting the tone for three of their first four wins this year. Merely 2:28 into the game, Penteck netted her first of five with a great shot that beat Bethpage keeper Brianna Whelan over the left shoulder. Less than three minutes later, Francesca Ferone notched her third goal of the season by using some fancy spin moves that left her right in front of the goalie where all she needed to do was bounce it in for the 2-0 lead.
Bethpage was able to spark some offense a minute later when Buzzeo was sent off with a yellow card for a hit to the head, on the ensuing possession Danielle Koenig went low and to the right of Erin Lauria to light the lamp. From there Floral Park netted four of the next six goals in the half, Penteck added her second, Buzzeo scored her first of three on the day, and Orfanos tallied two.
"Everyone's role along with my role is to just work hard, if you lose a ball you have to go get it," says Buzzeo about the importance of playing as team, "You have to make hard shots, and pass it around when you don't have a shot. You can't force it, we just work really well as team together."
That type of mentality was key for the Knights in the second half.
Just when the game seemed like it was starting to get away from the Golden Eagles, Bethpage went on a run. With the score at 8-4 and less than 16 minutes left in the game, Bethpage scored three straight goals, capped by junior attacker Molly Reilly's strike after Lindsay Cafiero gained possession off the draw control, to make it a one-goal game.
Following that goal, timeout was taken by Floral Park, but the team that came back out was calmer and in control, led by their junior leader Jocelyn Penteck. With 11:45 remaining, Buzzeo found Penteck for her fourth goal of the game, but more importantly stopped the bleeding for the Knights. The tally put her team back up by two, and returned momentum back to her squad.
"I saw that the game was starting to get tight and I figured if I had the ball, maybe I could get my teammates to be more comfortable and calm and not force the ball around," says Penteck. "When I have the ball, I feel pretty comfortable and confident so I hope [my teammates] hopefully feel the same."
From there Floral Park would cruise to the 12-9 victory.
Although not looking past this early season win, the Knights realize there is still a long season ahead and that this is one step in their ultimate goal.
When asked about their season goals, Buzzeo said, "our goal is to obviously make playoffs, but we really want conference champs." Penteck echoed her teammates sentiments, "We are going to take this season one game at a time, we are looking for a pretty good season as well as a good start, and we are hopeful for a conference championship, maybe finish out the conference on top and hopefully win each game going forward."
For now, though, they will take a solid Conference 2B victory over a tough opponent in the Bethpage Golden Eagles.
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There is a cool little game for spicing up your long-term or fuck-buddy relationships.
Here's how you play:
Both you and your girlfriend get 20 pieces of paper and make 20 different cards. Each card has one idea on it: You write down things you would like her to do, and she does the same with stuff she wants you to do.
There are three categories of cards: sex, romance and adventure. (If you are doing this with a fuck-buddy, drop the latter two.) Each card is two-sided. On the outside is the name of the category. On the inside is what you would like the other person to do. It should look something like this:
Outside: Sex
Inside: Sex in the elevator
Both of you make 10 sex cards and agree on how you want to split up the romance and adventure cards among the other 10. When you're finished, the fun begins.
Each week, one of you chooses from the cards of the other person. The cards are put into a container, and you draw a random card. After drawing, you don't look inside right away. You see what category the card is in (sex, romance, adventure), and decide whether to keep it or not. If you choose to keep it, you have to fulfill whatever is written on the inside of the card. If you decide not to keep it, pick another card till you draw a card from a different category. Put the sex cards that you don't use back with the other cards.
After a card is drawn, it's out of the game. The one-week period between draws can be shortened or extended. Before making the cards, agree with your partner on some rules. For example, she shouldn't expect you to take her on a vacation to Thailand, and you shouldn't expect her to jog down the street naked.
Here are a few examples for each category:
- Sex in the elevator.
- Sex in the dressing room.
- Sex in your car or at a public place.
- Phone sex from two public phones on the street.
- She has to come with you to the shopping mall wearing no bra or panties under her clothes.
- She has to swallow your cum when doing oral.
- She has to submit to being tied to the bed,
- You buy her some extreme lingerie that she has to wear five times of your choosing.
- She has to let you go anal with her.
- She has to pick you up in the car wearing only her coat with nothing underneath.
- You make a home video together.
- A candlelight dinner with your lover in a restaurant of her choosing (you pay).
- A romantic evening at the opera.
- A visit to the theater.
- A picnic in the part or in the nearby woods.
- A visit to an aquarium or a dolphinarium.
- You rent a four-star hotel room in your city for the weekend (as long as your financial situation allows it).
- You spend a long weekend in the country while visiting some monuments, covered bridges and so on.
- Go-kart racing.
- Bungee jumping
- Jet-Skiing at a local lake.
- Parachuting.
- Go rock climbing together.
- Ride the biggest roller coaster at the amusement park.
- Swimming at a water park.
Note: I hope I don't have to say that you should only do most of these in a longer-term relationship, in which your partner trusts you totally! The only exception is a fuck-buddy relationship, in which case it depends on the girl and how adventurous she is.
For more tips and secrets on achieving long and successful relationships, check out my book, All About Women. It's packed with up-to-date information on each step of getting and keeping the kinds of girls you crave. Click here!
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ECE News for 2007
Karl Krushelnick Named Fellow of American Physical Society
Prof. Karl Krushelnick, professor of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, and EECS, was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. [Read more...]
New Textbook for Students: Semiconductor Device Physics and Design
Semiconductor Device Physics and Design, written by Profs. Jasprit Singh and Umesh Mishra, is written for undergraduate seniors and graduate students. It addresses issues in modern device design from the point of view of physics, material properties, application needs and technology challenges. [More Info]
Professor Sarabandi Awarded Humboldt Research Award
Professor Kamal Sarabandi, director of the Radiation Laboratory, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award. This award is granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. [Read more...]
U-M Invests in EECS startup: Arbor Photonics
Arbor Photonics is a company that possesses a stellar team built around a disruptive, proprietary technology that meets a clear market need, said Thomas Porter, director of the student-managed venture capital fund that recently invested in the company. Professor of Optics and Arbor Photonics' chief science officer Almantas Galvanauskas developed a novel scalable optical fiber technology that promises to supplant more expensive and bulkier laser systems. [U-M Press Release]
EECS Welcome Day: Tuesday, November 27
ATTN Students! Tuesday, November 27, 11am-3:30pm in the CSE and EECS Atriums. Come get a glimpse of EECS courses and research. Ask questions of graduate students and faculty. Several companies are sponsoring this event because they believe in the value of an EECS education! Free pizza!
Nicole Campbell Named 2007 National GEM Consortium Most Promising Ph.D. Fellow
Nicole Campbell, the 2007 Radiation and Climate Carl Storm Research Fellow, has recently been named the 2007 National GEM Consortium Most Promising Ph.D. Fellow. Working with Prof. Mahta Moghaddam, Ms. Campbell is conducting research on a Foliage Camouflage Target(F-CaT)Identification model. The award is based on this research, as well as her climate physics research conducted at Pacific Northwest National Labs. [Read more...]
EECS Students Recognized at U-M Engineering Graduate Symposium
Congratulations to the following students for their achievements in the 2007 U-M Engineering Graduate Symposium:
EECS 598: Human-Inspired Computing
Term: Winter 2008
3 .NET developers(they are willing to train those who have a background in computer science with some knowledge of .net)
Company or Institution: Confidential-Digital Marketing and Advertising Company whose clients include Audi, Botox, GlaxoSmithKline Kline, Western Union, Jet Blue, Subway etc. This is a GREAT company to work for. The environment is young, fun, and innovative.
Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
Assistant professor Tony Grbic received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development. [Read more...]
Halloween Party - 2007
EECS! Happy Halloween!
Continuum Finishes 7th in Australia
The U-M solar team placed 7th in the Challenge Class of the World Solar Challenge, showing how a world class team can overcome adversity. After an unfortunate collision the first day of racing, the U-M car Continuum went on to pass 25 cars on their way to the finish line. Read more on the team blog. Continuum employed a revolutionary design in the use of parabolic mirrors to improve overall performance. [Video] [Race Results] [Press Release]
Making Your First Million: and other tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
What spawned Silicon Valley and how can you capitalize on your own entrepreneurial spirit? Listen to Lee Boysel entrepreneur, investor, and inventor of the first single-chip CPU microprocessor talk about the lost early years of the microprocessor, and Making Your First Million [Video Link] [Slides Only] [Read more...]
Jessy Grizzle Receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
Jessy Grizzle combines a deep knowledge of control theory with an ability to develop practical applications in several areas. A case in point is his contribution to bipedal locomotion, an achievement that is considered to be a major turning point in robotics. This advance was achieved through a deep theoretical insight combined with practical ingenuity. [Read more...]
Prof. Fessler Earns Faculty Recognition Award
Jeffrey Fessler's research in the field of medical image reconstruction is multidisciplinary and his collaborations have had significant impact across the University and beyond. Several of his algorithms have been patented, and some have transitioned to leading medical centers and to scanner manufacturers. [Read more...]
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Kamal Sarabandi: Bridging the Divide of Fundamental Science and Technology
Prof. Sarabandi and his research group explore new avenues of research, such as the use of metamaterials, while they continue to expand knowledge in microwave and millimeter-wave radar remote sensingan area he has worked in for more than twenty years. In recognition of his accomplishments, he received the 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award from the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. [Full Story]
Alumnus Avi Rubin responds to recent news about weaknesses in the e-voting machines
Avi Rubin (BS CCS; MSE CSE; PHD CSE) was not surprised to hear that the electronic voting machines used in California (and elsewhere) are vulnerable to being hacked and having the voting results changed. In fact, he brought to light many vulnerabilities in the Diebold machines back in 2003, before the election that employed more of these machines than ever before.
Prof. Rubin is a professor computer science at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in computer security and privacy, especially electronic voting. He is the director of NSF ACCURATE Center, a multi-institution voting research center, and recently published the book, Brave New Ballot: The Battle to Safeguard Democracy in the Age of Electronic Voting. Read more about his responses to security problems in electronic voting machines on his blog.
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Breakthrough in Quantum Computing
Prof. Duncan Steel, the Robert J. Hiller Professor of Engineering, describes a breakthrough on the road to achieving quantum computing in Science . These optically driven quantum computers are being developed to create encryption codes that would be impenetrable by classical computers. The Science article is titled "Coherent Optical Spectroscopy of a Strongly Driven Quantum Dot."
Network Problems
Merit is once again experiencing network problems. They are working on the problem but give no ETA as to when connectivity might berestored. You can read more at:
EECS 584: Advanced Database Systems
Term: Fall 2007
Eric Chown leads team to RoboCup victory
Eric Chown was a member of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory when he graduated with his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. He is now on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at Bowdoin College in Maine, and recently led his robotics team to an international victory in the RoboCup 2007 competition. My goal is to make science fun and exciting and attract young people, said Chown in an interview with CNN.[Read the CNN Article]
Nov 15: Ann Arbor Tech Fair and Career Mentor Panel
10:00am - 4:00pm (CSE Bldg Atrium): Organized by the student honor society, HKN, the A2Tech provides local technology companies the opportunity to showcase their work to the U-M's future computer engineers, computer scientists and electrical engineers. [Additional Information]
Francesco Andriulli Takes First Prize in Student Paper Competition at URSI 2007
Francesco Andriulli won First Place in the Student Paper Competition at the 2007 North American Radio Science Meeting (URSI - CNC/USNC) for the paper "A Multiplicative Calderon Preconditioner for the Electric Field Integral Equation." The paper was co-authored by Kristof Cools, Femke Olyslager, and Prof. Eric Michielssen.
Karan Jumani receives student prize for paper at IGARSS 2007
Karan Jumani took third prize at the Student Prize Paper competition at the 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium for his paper, "An Investigation of PN Sequences for Multi-Static SAR/InSAR Applications," co-authored by Prof. Kamal Sarabandi. This year's conference was held in Barcelona, Spain, July 23-27, 2007.
Prof. Jessy Grizzle Named the Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering, and Publishes New Book
Prof. Jessy Grizzle was recently named the Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering. Prof. Grizzle is an expert in the theory of nonlinear control systems. His current research focuses on modeling and control of automotive powertrain systems, and the control of bipedal robots.[Read more...]
Software development, product management, quality assurance and other engineering related positions.
Company or Institution: Barracuda Networks
All positions are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Barracuda Networks, the exciting Silicon Valley based security appliances firm has launched a new software development and engineering innovation center in Ann Arbor.
After leading the way in the fight against Spam, Viruses, Spyware, Content Filtering, and Server Load Balancing, Barracuda is looking to build exciting new products in the heart of Michigan.
Barrauda Networks is a highly profitable, leading provider of application security appliances. We maintain and laid back and high energy working environment which breeds innovation. We are now looking to add more talented individuals to work on our expanding product line. With over 40,000 customers worldwide, this fast-paced, rapidly growing company needs top talent to ensure our product lines live up to the high standards of our current and future customers.
*** Barracuda Networks, Inc., the leader in security appliances, is now hiring a variety of software developers for a new Ann Arbor development office. These positions are immediately available. ***
We are looking for senior, junior, and intern/entry level talent for the exciting new satellite development office located conveniently close to the University of Michigan campus. Current CS students are also encouraged to apply.
Software engineers in this office will be tasked with developing new and exciting products for Barracuda, along with providing additional development expertise to our highly successful Spam Firewalls, Web Filters, IM Firewalls, and Load Balancers.
Please send us your resume if you have any of these skill sets:
AJAX/Advanced Web Development
Windows Development
Strong security knowledge
LINUX, UNIX, Windows and TCP/IP application development
Strong security and networking knowledge is preferred.
QA: Any software development QA experience
Also, any development jobs available at http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/company/careers.php are available from the Ann Arbor office.
Please send your resume, salary requirements, and availability to sheiney (at) barracuda.com.
Tell your friends! Barracuda is the coolest company around. ;)
Barracuda Networks is a privately held company with headquarters in Campbell, California. Barracuda Networks has offices in eight international locations and distributors in over 43 countries.
EECS Summer Pcinic - 2007
Click on the photo to the left or the link below for more photos from the 2007 EECS Summer picnic. [Full Story]
Prof. Sarabandi Recognized by NASA
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi received a NASA Certificate of Appreciation for Significant Contribution as a member of NASA Advisory Council to the Workshop on Science Associated with the Lunar Exploration Architecture, from Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, and Senator Harrison H. Schmitt, Chairman of NASA Advisory Council. Read more about his research in an article that appeared in the SS2007 issue of EECS News.
ECE Grad Student Karl Brakora Earns Student Paper Award
ECE doctoral student Karl F. Brakora received the third prize in the student paper competition at the IEEE International Antennas and Propagation Symposium, for his paper, "Integration of Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Waveguides to Monolithic MMW Subsystems Constructed Using Ceramic Stereolithography." The paper was co-authored by his advisor, Prof. Kamal Sarabandi, and is printed in the Proceedings: IEEE International Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 10-15, 2007.
Prof. Del Vecchio Interviewed in IEEE Control Systems Mazagine
Prof. Domitilla Del Vecchio was interviewed in a recent issue of IEEE Control Systems Magazine. Read about her interests in continuous and discrete dynamics with applications to traffic systems, multirobot systems, and gene regulatory networks. [Read the article...]
How does DCO distribute software?
For linux much of the software is served out of afs so that users are simply running the same thing they would at CAEN. In addition we almost always install things remotely via ssh. We might mount an iso off of a remote machine, scp things over, whatever. We also provide cds upon request.
EE Engineer: Instrumentation and Controls
Company or Institution: Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Job Summary:
Interested students should email Adam Gersh at:
Business Consultant
Company or Institution: CONTAX Inc.
Company Description
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Jennifer Thelwell
EECS 498: High-Tech Entrepreneurship
Term: Fall, 2007
Jessy Grizzles Robotics Leg Research
Professor Jessy Grizzle's critical control work with the robot RABBIT is finding a new outlet with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, where they are building their own highly dynamic biped robot. A video of the project appears on Machine Design's web site, EngineeringTV.
EECS Student Instructor Awards
GSI Awardees
Chih-Wei Wang
IA Awardee
Jon DeBusscher
Honorable Mentions
Eric Williams
Wan-Thai Hsu Receives EE Times ACE Award
Wan-Thai Hsu (PhD EE '01), CTO for U-M start-up Discera Inc., received the EE Times 3rd Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) award for Innovator of the Year. This award is given to an individual who brings leadership, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to a technology, a product or a business. [Read more...]
EECS 598-2, Photonic Crystals
Term: Fall07
EE Grad Student Eric Dattoli Receives NSF Research Fellowship
Eric Dattoli, graduate student in electrical engineering, won a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and a National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellowship from the Department of Defense.
Dattoli describes his work: "One-dimensional structures such as nanowires and nanotubes have shown great potential as future electronic devices. Their commercial applications, however, depend critically on the development of effective, large scale assembly and integration of such nanostructures. I have worked to fabricate a totally transparent tin oxide nanowire-based thin-film transistor on a glass substrate. The device possesses carrier mobilities in excess of 100 cm^2/(V*s), a performance level that far exceeds the performance of existing thin-film transistor devices. In addition, the device was fabricated using low temperature processing conditions which are compatible with plastic (flexible) substrates. This work may one day open up avenues for low-power, transparent electronics on flexible, transparent, and cheap substrates."
Dattoli's work has already resulted in both a journal and a conference paper. He works with Prof. Wei Lu, a member of the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory.
Michael Flynn Receives 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship
Prof. Michael P. Flynn, associate professor in the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory, received a highly prestigious 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship for his research into the fundamental limits of analog-to-digital conversion.
Prof. Maharbiz receives Keck Foundation Grant for research decoding chemical reactions in the body
Professor Michel Maharbiz is principal investigator of an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team that recently won a prestigious W.M. Keck Foundation grant to build microsystems that will help scientists decode the mechanisms that guide embryo and stem cell development.
Term: Fall 2007
Mr. Guoqing (Noah) Chang Receives Distinguished Dissertation Award
Mr. Guoqing (Noah) Chang has won a 2006 Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award for his dissertation, Nonlinear Propagations and High Power THz Generations Using Ultrashort Pulses. He graduated with his Ph.D. in electrical engineering, December 2006, majoring in Optics. He was advised by Profs. Ted Norris and Herbert Winful.
Dan Ruan Awarded Barbour Scholarship
Dan Ruan, a PhD student in EE: Systems, has been awarded a 2007 Barbour Scholarship. Dan is advised by Professor Jeff Fessler. The Barbour Scholarship program was established in 1914 at the University of Michigan to train young women in modern science, medicine, mathematics and other specialties critical to the development of their native lands.
Jianbai Wang Receives Roger A. Haken Best Student Paper Award
Jianbai Wang, PhD student in electrical engineering, was awarded the 2005 Roger A. Haken Best Student Paper Award at the 2006 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting last December, 2006. Her paper, co-authored by Mayurachat Gulari and Prof. Ken Wise, is titled, "An Integrated Position-Sensing System for a MEMS-Based Cochlear Implant." It was described by EE Times, as "the first cochlear electrode array to incorporate a full electronic position measurement system." Read more about her work on her web page. Her research is part of the Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems.
CSE Faculty Member Andrew Ladd Mourned
The Department was saddened to hear that Andrew Ladd, who was recently hired as an EECS faculty member in the CSE Division, passed away in his sleep the morning of March 4, 2007. Andrew was 28 years old. His research expertise spanned a broad area including robotics, graphics, vision, theory, and systems. We in EECS looked forward to having Andrew's energy and enthusiasm as part of our department and it is with great sadness that we note his passing.[Obituary and Guest Book; search for Andrew Ladd]
HKN Peer Mentoring: All About EECS Courses and Programs
Get advice about which classes to take - Learn more about the different areas within EECS, from student members of the EECS Honors Society, Eta Kappa Nu. Thursday, March 15, 2007, from 4-7PM in Tishman Hall, CSE Bldg. All current and prospective EECS students are welcome - Pizza will be served! [Flyer]
Web Programmer/Analyst
Company or Institution: Kalamazoo RESA
Prof. Ken Wise Will Give Henry Russel Lecture
Prof. Wise will present the talk, WIMS: Sparking Breakthroughs in Health Care and the Global Environment, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 4pm at Rackham Amphitheatre. The Henry Russel Lectureship is the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member by the University.
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Integrated Circuit Designer : Job ID: 522389, Job ID: 522390
Company or Institution: Intel
In this position, you will be working with a small team of IC designers to work on physical level chips for communications. Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Working with people from different divisions, identifying and analyzing problems, plans, and solutions
Working independently on part of chip designs, from concept, schematic, simulation to key layout
Working together with a small group to achieve team goals
You must possess either a Ph.D. or a Master of Science degree in a related field with more than five years of relevant working experience, or a Bachelor of Science degree in a related field with more than eight years of relevant working experience. Additional qualifications include:
Experience with a full cycle of analog chip design, capabilities of independent work
Experience in mux* and/or demux*, serdes*, CDR designs, preferably with higher than 1Gbps speed
Experience of using foundries and outside packaging and/or testing house Experience with low cost designs Good written and verbal communication skills Knowledge of PC related circuitry is preferred
Location: Fremont, CA
You can either apply this job online at www.intel.com/jobs or send me your resume at email@example.com. [Full Story]
Spring/Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Engineering
Apply by March 7, 2007 for an EECS Spring/Summer Undergraduate Research project with an EECS faculty member. Read about the projects available, and sign-up on the online form.
Prof. Demos Teneketzis receives 2007 Graduate Student Mentoring Award
Prof. Demos Teneketzis has been selected to receive a 2007 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award. He will receive the award at a public ceremony, April 12 at 4pm in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
Prof. Fesslers research group earns three poster awards at SPIE 2007
Prof. Jeff Fessler and his research group earned three poster awards at the 2007 SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) Medical Imaging Conference, held Feb. 17-22, 2007.
The winning posters:
"A simplified motion model for estimating respiratory motion from orbiting views," by R Zeng, J A Fessler, and J M Balter.
"Local mismatch location and spatial scale detection in image registration," by R Narayanan, J A Fessler, B Ma, C R Meyer.
"Fast variance predictions for 3D cone-beam CT with quadratic regularization," by Y Zhang-O'Connor, J A Fessler.
Rongping Zeng and Yingying Zhang-O'Connor are graduate students in EE: Systems. Ramkrishnan Narayanan earned his MS in EE:Systems, and recently completed his PhD in biomedical engineering under Prof. Fessler and Prof. Meyer. Also collaborating in the research are Prof. James Balter, Radiation Oncology, and Prof. Charles Meyer and Dr. Bing Ma, Digital Image Processing Lab, Dept. of Radiology.
Prof. Fessler's research interests include medical imaging, tomography, nonparametric estimation, and inverse problems, with current projects in PET, SPECT, X-ray CT, MRI, radiation therapy, and image registration. He is interested both in developing algorithms for these problems, as well as analyzing and predicting the properties of these algorithms.
3 EECS Students Awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships
Three EECS students were awarded the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year:
Francesco Andriulli (Electrical Engineering)
The Predoctoral Fellowship is one of the Rackham Graduate School's most prestigious awards. It is awarded to outstanding students who have advanced to candidacy and are working to finish their degree.
Prof. Pallab Bhattacharya receives First Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
Prof. Pallab Bhattacharya, Charles M. Vest Distinguished University Professor and James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering, is the co-winner (with Prof. Mark Reed of Yale University) of the first IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology. [Full Story]
Prof. Jamie Phillips receives Young Faculty Award
Prof. Jamie Phillips, member of the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory, was awarded a prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award from the Microsystems Technology Office, for his proposal titled "Oxide Electronics for Integrated Microsystems and Displays."
Swapnajit Chakravarty wins Raith Micrograph Award
Swapnajit Chakravarty received the 2006 Raith Micrograph Award. His winning micrograph was of a metallic nano-air-bridge contact to an array of H2 photonic crystal (PC) microcavities. Swapnajit recently defended his PhD thesis in electrical engineering. [Read more...]
Prof. Sarabandi Receives Best Paper Award
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi received the Best Paper Award at the 25th Army Science Conference for the paper, "Reducing Antenna Visual Signature Using Meta-materials," by Kamal Sarabandi and George Palafox, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center. His paper won in the area of Information Technology/Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (or C4ISR).
Sir John Pendry Lecture Available
If you missed Sir John Pendry's lecture, "The Perfect Lens: Resolution Beyond the Limits of Wavelength," you may listen to his talk and view his slides - click here.
Juan-Antonio Carballo Makes Top 40 Under 40
Juan-Antonio Carballo (PhD, EE), Strategy Executive, and Inventor, IBM Venture Capital Group Partner, heads the list for the Top 40 Under 40 list of Leaders in the Emerging Growth Technology Industry.
Mohammed Islam Receives First Distinguished University Innovator Award
Prof. Mohammed Islam has been selected to receive the 2007 Distinguished University Innovator Award for his development of a breakthrough technology, his experience with tech-transfer, and his commitment to educating students about entrepreneurship and intellectual property protection. He will present the lecture, "An Engineer's View of Start-Ups," March 21, 2007, 4pm, in Rackham Amphitheatre. [University Record] [Flyer]
British Corn Laws End
The British Corn Laws were abolished on this date in 1849.
Three EECS faculty receive NSF CAREER Awards
Assistant professors Domitilla Del Vecchio, Z. Morley Mao, and Petar Momcilovic have recently been awarded NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. The CAREER award is NSF's most prestigious award in support of faculty in the early years of their career, and is intended to especially promote those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education.
Design Winners for EECS 413 Fall 2006 Final Project Presentations Announced
EECS undergrads Jonathan Brown, Francine Shammami, and John DeBusscher share a National Instruments sponsored prize of $1,000 for best design project in EECS 413 - Monolithic Amplifier Circuits: Intro to Mixed Signal Design. This course is an introduction to CMOS analog and mixed signal design and includes a major design project. With an enrollment of 40 students this course is popular with both undergrad and graduate students. This course is taught by Michael Flynn.
Three Faculty Earn 2007 EECS Outstanding Achievement Award
Congratulations to the following three EECS faculty members who are being recognized for their contributions to the Department with an EECS Outstanding Achievement Award:
Jim Freudenberg, Systems Laboratory
They will receive their awards at the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner on February 10th at the Michigan League.
Sir John Pendry Brings us the Perfect Lens
Sir John Pendry, chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College, London, will deliver the 8th William Gould Dow Distinguished Lecture, Feburary 6, 2006, 4:30pm at Chesebrough Auditorium in the Chrysler Center.
HKN Receives the Outstanding Chapter Award for 2005-06
The Beta Epsilon chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, which is U-M's student chapter of the national Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, is a recipient of the Outstanding Chapter Award for 2005-06, the second year in a row it earned this prestigious honor. [read more]


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The blog is my attempt to take the psychoanalytic couch out of the office and "on the road". I use the psychoanalytic concepts of the unconscious mind, transference, affect regulation, defense and development to understand a wide range of human affairs—in the news, politics, the media, etc. My intent is always to reach a better answer to the question that has always inspired and dogged me, "why do people do what they do?"


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ABC News' decision a few weeks back to name their new daily Web series 'The Fix' struck more than a few people as strange. Those of you who follow politics will already know that Chris Cillizza has been writing a well-read blog for the Washington Post titled 'The Fix' since 2005 and more recently his very active Twitter feeds took up the name. Was ABC unaware? Unclear (though it is a little like WaPo launching a Web series called 'The Note').
At the time Cillizza told us "we are aware…and looking into it" and it seems they were successful. WebNewser has the scoop and is reporting that "lawyers from The Washington Post sent a cease and desist letter to ABC News telling them the name "The Fix" is theirs. And it appears ABC News has complied. On the front page of ABCNews.com there is a section of stories, but no mention that they are part of the series." WebNewser also says ABC News is working on coming up with new names, which shouldn't be all that difficult — according to (former Menu guest) Rick Klein they do read the Internet over there!


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Newly signed Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Matt Garza had to pass on an offer from the Los Angeles Angels because he was on vacation with his wife, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
Garza received an offer from the Angels in December worth $52 million over four years, but he passed because he was in Turks and Caicos on an anniversary trip and did not want to be distracted by baseball.
"I was on vacation with my wife, and I didn't want to be disturbed," Garza said. "It was like, 'Here it is, we'll pull it in a certain amount of hours.' I didn't have a chance to respond, so I just said, 'Whatever. It is what it is.'"
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For you who have pre-ordered Viliv S10 Blade convertible netbook, this is a bit of bad news for you. It seem you have to wait a little bit longer for your order to arrive because Viliv S10 Blade has some manufacturing delay. This has lead to the pushed back of their shipment date to next week and early May. The original shipment date is suppose to be on this week and late April (depend on which model you've pre-ordered), but sad you have to wait longer.
Viliv S10 Blade convertible netbook is certainly one of those netbook that has a great stylish design. It's not only lightweight (at 1.21kg only), it also has features 10.1-inch (supporting 1366×768) 3-point resistive touchscreen and a long 10 hours battery per charge.
Viliv S10 Blade is a Atom based convertible notebook, mainly powered by 1.6GHz Atom Z530 or 2.0Ghz Z550 CPU. however, it has low RAM supplied at 1GB only, and low hard drive capacity at 60GB (or choose SSD for 32GB). Other features also includes built-in graphic card, built-in webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, HSPA modem (optional) and SDHC card reader.
Depend on your choice, Viliv S10 Blade is available with Windows XP or Windows 7 Home Premium OS for $699.


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Is with everyone else here the change to the new webmail has been a disaster. it crashes so often and locks up even more, it so clunky in operation that whoever developed it needs be forced to use it to read his or her emails. I have givnee Talk Talk 48 hours to sort out and told them I will be highlighting the poblems to Watchdog and the national papers. Tiscali's web mail was fine, this new TalkTalk one is total rubbish and practically unusable.


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Handsome Recommends: James Turrell's Dividing the LightTuesday, August 12th, 2008
As promised, a quick recap from Trainzaganza 2008. Once a year Dirty Handsome organizes a train trip to remind everyone that train travel is genteel (more on that later) and that on train trips you can drink as much as you want. Last Saturday we returned to two member's alma mater Pomona College to view James Turrell's skyspace "Dividing the Light." James Turrell is a light artist, which naturally made us a little nervous because that's a bullshit title like "design athlete" or "yoga instructor." Also, sometimes it gets hot in Claremont, but we figured it was best to check it out befure students returned as Pretty Handsome is something of a liability around younger women.
Dividing the Light is a courtyard covered by a square canopy illuminated by a series of (environmentally friendly) LEDs. Pictures and more after the jump… (Read on …)


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Educators Facing Rising Tide of Violence
Three separate incidents at schools in one week including making threats, attempted assault and assault and battery of a state employee.
Three separate incidents of high-school violence - including an alleged tear-gas attack on a teacher, and a group of students armed with clubs and knives - occured this week.
An 11th-grader from the Tichon Tel Aviv school was charged in Tel Aviv Youth Court Thursday with offenses including making threats, attempted assault and assault and battery of a state employee after an incident on Wednesday in which he allegedly locked one of his teachers in a classroom and sprayed him with tear gas.
On Thursday Haifa police detained for questioning 10 boys between the ages of 14 and 17, all of them students at the city's Al-Mutanabbi school, who were found with knives, clubs and tear gas in their possession. Investigators believe the students, who live in the Halisa neighborhood, were planning to attack a group of students from the Kababir neighborhood in connection with a dispute between two of the boys.
Eight of the 10 teens were released after questioning; the remaining two, both aged 14, were arrested. One was released with restrictions, the other was held overnight and will be charged on Friday with carrying a knife.
The teens were apprehended by police officers on the school grounds at 7 A.M. Thursday, after someone tipped off police to the impending fight. The Kababir group was presumably told about the arrests and thus did not show up at the appointed time.
In Shfaram Thursday seven 15- and 16-year-olds from the town's Amal tech school were detained by police after a brawl at the school, in which one of the students used tear gas. A student, a teacher and the school principal received mild tear-gas inhalation injuries.
The incident apparently began as a fight between two students from the village of Bir al-Maksur and one from Sha'ab, before escalating into a brawl involving dozens of students.
The seven teens were released, with restrictions, and may face assault and public disorder charges.
The school principal and the Amal school network declined to comment for this report on the grounds that it is now a police matter.
Dr. Orna Simhon, director of the Education Ministry's northern district, spoke to the principal after being briefed about the incident and instructed him to use all the tools available to him to address the events.
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Letter: Reed, unlike Robertson, is accessible to citizenry
Reed, unlike Robertson, is accessible to citizenry
I am a lifelong resident of Corning, and I've gotten to know the people, businesses and politicians. I've known Rep. Tom Reed since he was mayor of Corning. One thing I can always attest to is his accessibility. Every weekend he comes home from Washington, and most weekends he spends traveling around our 23rd Congressional District, which is the size of New Jersey, conducting town hall meetings and attending events.
I recently attended an event in Corning scheduled by his opponent, Martha Robertson. I was hoping to finally hear from Robertson about her views on Common Core, the Second Amendment, Obamacare and the national debt. I was extremely disappointed when she chose only to address members of the media. Her staff asked us to leave, refused to answer our questions and pulled her away into a private room.
Those running for a federal office should be available, open and willing to answer the questions of the people they plan to represent. I've been to Reed's town hall meetings where he is yelled at and called to explain votes and controversial Washington politics. He does so with grace because he's level-headed and easy to talk to.
Robertson and her team wouldn't answer questions about her stance on education policy or health care when asked by a potential voter. This isn't the type of representation we need in Congress. The people of the 23rd District should come before petty political attacks.
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Jobless '99ers' have fallen though the safety netThu Jul 7, 2011
Funding scarce for training new hiresThu Jun 23, 2011
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'Star Wars' vs. 'World of Warcraft' - the gauntlet is thrownWed Mar 16, 2011
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|Show and Tell
for Big Kids
by Margaret Sinclair
Instead of requiring my senior students to do an essay on a math topic, I tried the following activity-based independent study. The students loved it! We used the last few days of the course to present the demonstrations. It gave them an overview of what computers can be used for in mathematics, ensured that they had some time using one piece of software, allowed them to venture into the online math environment, and was lots of fun.
My students used The Geometer's Sketchpad, Maple, and a spreadsheet called Aseasy 5.7. Other possibilities are Mathematica, MathView, JavaSketchpad, Mathcad, and many spreadsheets, the most available of which are probably MsWorks, ClarisWorks and Microsoft Excel.
Work in the lab 4 days:
- either after school - I will be available every Tuesday and Thursday in May
- or at lunch, by appointment
Investigate one of the following topics on the computer with a partner:
- The GLAD proof using the Geometer's Sketchpad
- Using the Geometer's Sketchpad to create tesselations
- Using the Scripting tool in Sketchpad to create the Koch snowflake and other fractals
- Creating ellipses and hyperbolas through animation using Sketchpad
- Polar graphs with Maple
- Graphs of planes, cylinders, and/or spheres using Maple
- Linear transformations using a spreadsheet
- Polar graphs on a spreadsheet
- Recursive relationships using a graphics calculator
- Using the CBL to collect data from a light source and determine the equation of the resulting curve.
- Famous curves: for example, the cycloid and the witch of Agnesi
- The Sierpinski triangle using Sketchpad or a graphics calculator
- The relationship between Euler's line and the 9 point circle using Sketchpad
- Construct sine and cosine wave tracers using Sketchpad
- Three proofs of the Pythagorean theorem using Sketchpad
This list is not exhaustive. If there is a topic you would like to pursue, please see me.
On the last two days of class be prepared to present a three-minute demonstration of your findings using the computer. In the demonstration explain briefly what your project is about and show how the computer program helped in investigating.
Hand in a disk, to include the animation/graph/sketch and a brief explanation of the mathematics involved.
The project will be assessed as follows:
- attendance at lab sessions - 25%
- your presentation - 50%: The presentation will be evaluated as to creativity, organization, accuracy, and ability to communicate clearly.
- handin - 25%: This will be evaluated on its clarity and ability to explain the mathematics underlying your project.
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The Contra Costa County library system is creating a new strategic plan to replace that last plan developed in 2006. It seeks input from the entire community through an online survey, community meetings and one-on-one interviews with civic leaders, business representatives and others.
More information about the Contra Costa County library system, including the strategic plan online survey, is available by calling 800-984-4636 or by visiting www.ccclib.org.
Here are some statistics that show how much library use has grown in the past decade.
2002: 3,472,088
2012: 7,483,487
Growth: 116 percent
2002: 2,746,788
2012: 12,904
Growth: 44 percent
2007: 5,033
2012: 12,904
Growth: 156 percent
2012: 21,249
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2002: 29,372
2012: 89,5021
Growth: 205 percent
Source: Contra Costa County Library System
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In fact, peels contain 2−6 times more nutrients and insoluble fiber than the flesh of apples. In addition to the fiber, AppleBoost contain polyphenols. Polyphenols give fruits and vegetables their colors. Polyphenols are antioxidants.
Antioxidants are present in the body in blood, cells and tissues. They play an important role in neutralizing oxidative damage caused by free radicals. They also protect the normal functioning of cells and tissues. Antioxidant levels are often measured by the ORAC scale, which stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. AppleBoost scores extremely high on the ORAC scale. In fact, gram per gram, it's five times higher than fresh, whole apples.
Flavonoids provide numerous health benefits. One type of flavonoid in apple peels has been shown to inhibit the activity of an enzyme called ACE, which is associated with difficulties regulating blood pressure. Quercetin, another flavonoid in apple peels, supports healthy histamine activity and easy breathing.
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With the Ides of March now behind us, we look back on the best-selling books from betterworldbooks.com. Dr. Seuss made it on here twice – perhaps because everyone wanted to celebrate his March birthday.
25. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
24. Alcoholics Anonymous by Anonymous
23. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
22. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
21. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
20. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
19. Music Kit by Tom Manoff
18. The The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
17. A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
16. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
15. Game of Thrones (Boxed Set) by George R. R. Martin
14. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
13. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
12. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
11. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
10. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
8. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
6. Resonant Leadership by Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
5. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
4. Elementary Algebra for College Students by Allen R. Angel, Aimee Calhoun and Richard Semmler (Looks like there is a teacher out there who likes BWB, thank you! We love teachers!)
3. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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