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Editor's note: Last week, Linden Olson talked about what it was like to take care of pigs in the winter before the industry moved to climate-controlled indoor housing. This week he tells readers about another, more dangerous, farm chore performed "back in the day."
Another winter job that needed to be done every 4 to 6 weeks was to saw up wood from the farm grove to be burned in the furnace located in the basement of the house. On a Saturday or a school holiday, the belt-driven buzz saw with a 4-foot saw blade was towed to an area in the grove where the wood was to be cut. It was staked down by driving steel stakes into the frozen ground with a sledge hammer. After a wagon was set in position to load the cut wood, the tractor was lined up and the belt placed on the belt pulley of the tractor and the pulley of the saw. The belt had to be given a half twist so the saw blade would run in the right direction. The sawing began with two people bringing tree branches or logs to be cut and placing them on the saw cradle to be cut. Another person would carefully rock the saw cradle into the saw blade for cutting and then move the branch or log 18 to 24 inches for another cut. Another person would "catch" the chunks of wood and toss them into the wagon. This continued until the wagon was full or the wood was all sawed up.
The wagon was called either a triple-box wagon or a flare box wagon. The triple box was 3 feet wide and 8 feet long. The triple box designation came from the three one-foot high sides around the floor. It usually had a pair of two one-foot high sideboards that could be used if needed. The sideboards were left over from the days when ear corn was picked by hand and the sideboards were placed one on top of another on the far side of the wagon. When used in this way, the sideboards were called "bang boards" because the corn ears banged against them before falling into the wagon box. The bottom foot on the sides of the flare box was similar to the triple box but flared out to 5-feet wide at the top to give it more capacity.
When the wood cutting was done, the wagon was pulled up to the house and the wood was unloaded by removing a basement window and tossing the wood chunks into the wood bin. There was also a bin for corn cobs and one for coal. The cobs were used to start the fire, the wood kept it going and the coal was used for really cold nights.
After the wood was unloaded and the saw put away, everyone could come inside and warm up cold fingers and toes. While warming up in the farmhouse kitchen there usually were fresh-baked cake donuts for everyone. They had been cooked in hot lard on the wood-burning kitchen stove. I don't miss sawing wood but I sure miss those warm cake donuts that were rolled in sugar and eaten with hot chocolate.
While penning this, I was reminded of Bob Artley, who drew editorial cartoons for our local daily paper, The Worthington Daily Globe. Bob had a number of books published in which he drew how he remembered growing up on a farm in the 1920s and '30s. His books include memories about farm chores, farm kitchens, country schools, farm animals and more. My favorite is Memories of a Former Kid. Some of his books are still available on Amazon.com.


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Because NHL players don't have nearly enough money, they have to go to Europe to play during their work stoppage. And, hence, put at risk their health, forgetting — despite being locked out — that they are first and foremost responsible to their teams and the fans of said teams.
So Rick Nash hurt his shoulder yesterday (here's Andrew Gross's blog post on it). The internet, which never features bad info, had it as a concussion. Wrong. Apparently.
We don't yet know the severity of Nash's shoulder injury. IMO, though, a guy being paid $7.8M on his contract — even if he's not being paid it currently — needs to be a little more indebted to the team to which he is signed. That, in this case, is the Rangers.
Maybe that's twisted logic, and players will surely disagree with me. But Nash hasn't yet lost a Rangers paycheck, and now the Rangers may have lost him. How's that work?

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MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal admitted he is still trying to recapture his best form but remained optimistic for the French Open after losing his Monte Carlo crown to Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
Nadal, who returned to action in March after seven months out with injury, went down 6-2 7-6 to the Serbian world number one, ending his eight-year reign on the principality's clay.
"I need to put in a little bit more physical performance," the Spaniard told a news conference.
"That's the real thing - to play all the points with the same intensity. I get tired to play with that intensity, earlier than what I used to."
Nadal had won three tournaments, including the Indian Wells Masters, and reached the final in Vina del Mar since returning from the serious knee injury that kept him out for the second half of last season.
And although he had said this week he wanted to concentrate on his tennis rather than his fitness, he added: "I think I'm in the right way.
"Five finals in a row. If you had told me that four months before, I would have cried for emotions, no? I'm very happy to be able to play against the best players of the world and play with real chances.
"I think for me it was a positive week...I didn't practice in Mallorca (his home base). I just practiced here before the tournament. With not much preparation, I was able to play in the finals."
The French Open begins on May 26, when Nadal will be aiming to win his eighth Roland Garros championship.
"This week is going to help me be fit for the next weeks," he said. "Hopefully I can play another great week in Barcelona next week, play some matches that will keep helping to put me in 100 per cent (shape) physically.
"Roland Garros is very far. I needed more matches to play with this intensity all the time. The competition gives you these special things, extra things that you may need sometimes when you are playing against some players.
"We have Barcelona, then we have Madrid, then we have Rome. It's enough time, I think. Yes. It's more than enough."
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This is a demonstration page.Dont take offence if you are not involved in the PhD experience this was written for one of my trainees who was!!!
If you think you have this disorder and are in the final year of doing a PhD thesis then you definitely have it.
If you think you have this disorder and are not doing a PhD then you really don't know that you've been born. See Malingering
PhDitis: Definition A severe chronic stress disorder afflicting those working in the higher reaches of academia.
PhDitis: Description There are two distinct forms:
- Those who spend arduous years struggling to get their PhDs, who become tired of being "professional students" but who can't quite finish up the final hurdles towards achieving their degree. Symptoms include discouragement, self-doubt, the desire to give up and bake bagels or plant flowers instead -- anything hands-on, practical, satisfying in a physical, emotional, and/or spiritual way or these, of course, the cure is the happy day of completion...or heading to the bakery or garden!
- Those who HAVE their PhDs and would like to chuck them out the window because either they can't find jobs in their field or they've spent so long in their field that they'd like to do something entirely different for a change. Symptoms include restlessness, frustration, and a wry realization that their undeniably brilliant accomplishments are only one possible approach to life and hard on any one thing!). The cure depends on the person finding what s/he realy wants and needs to do NOW.
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PhDitis: History of the disorder The disorder has been known for many years since the establishment of the PhD programme. The first PhD, Dr Iamso Exhausted ThatIcanbarelythink fell into obscurity after his accomplishment, although he was a subject in Rats (1678) study of burnout[1].
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PHILADELPHIA – Back-to-back swim meets are slated for both the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's swimming and diving teams this weekend. The Quakers are set to swim in Sheerr Pool against West Chester on Friday at 5 p.m. and then on Saturday against La Salle at noon. This weekend marks the last non-conference dual meets the Red and Blue will swim in this season, and the Quakers will celebrate Senior Day during Saturday's meet against the Explorers.
The last time the men's and women's teams competed together was when Penn hosted Brown two weekends ago. Both teams defeated the Bears; the men won 179-116 and the women came out on top 172-126.
A few of the Quakers' top performances included the men's 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay. Both relays broke pool records. In the 200 medley relay, the "A team" – freshman Phillip Hu, sophomore Kyle Yu, senior Rhoads Worster, sophomore Eric Schultz -- finished at 1:29.94, topping the previous pool record of 1:30.09.
Breaking the pool record of 3:01.75 in the 400 free relay was the "A team" – junior Alex Porter, junior Dillon McHugh, Worster, Schultz – which touched the wall at 3:01.13. Penn won a total of 11 events against the Bears and would have had an additional two first place finishes but swam the 200 IM and the 400 free relay as exhibition heats.
As for the women, the Quakers started off by winning the first three events: the 1 meter dive, 200 medley relay, 1000 free. Freshman Sivan Mills put up the first nine points with her score of 262.13 in the 1 meter dive.
The 200 medley relay "A team" – junior Lauryn Brown, freshman Haley Wickham, sophomore Lauren Church, freshman Rochelle Dong -- added an additional 11 points with their time of 1:44.58.
Senior Shelby Fortin rounded out the early first place finishes with her time of 10:10.14 in the 1000 free. The Red and Blue had a total of 10 event wins and would have had another from the 400 free relay but swam the event as an exhibition heat.
After competing with Brown, the women hosted Harvard the following day. With the opportunity to give everyone a chance to swim, the Red and Blue changed their usual lineups and had several Quakers swim different events. Penn fell to the Crimson, 201-92.
Live results for the meets against West Chester and La Salle will be posted via MeetMobile. You can go to the Apple or Android app store to download the mobile application.
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German Level 1 Lessons 11-15 builds on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension and on learning to speak German. These units contain reading lessons designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A reading booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.
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Yes, I plan to order unit 2 and 3. This is a good way to learn conversational German. I would like there to be more explanation as to the way sentences are supposed to be structured. Although there are many opportunities to repeat and answer after the instructor, I'm still unclear about how to form a sentence on my own. I'm only on lesson 11, so maybe it will come later.
I like that conversations are held between a man and s woman so I can easily differentiate between questions and replies.
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My only concern is that starting in lesson 15, and forward, you are instructed to read the written material that comes with the program. However, Audible does not include the material and there is no wispersync available.
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It really works. It is amazing, but true. I follow the instructions and I remember the words and expressions. I'm through phase 1, and although it's pricey (1 credit for 5 lessons) I plan to continue because i see the results. Even my 10 y.o. wants to learn. I listen in the car, but later at home I do some additional exercises or listen to the German broadcasts. I have learned (apart from English) Russian and French at school, but this method is by far more effective.
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Insert tip under the bottom curve of the "S" shape.
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STEVEN Pearce says he is not fazed by pre-fight hype ahead of his showdown with Ryan Hardy for the vacant British Masters Welterweight crown.
Pearce, from Stourbridge, will be looking to add the title to his International Masters belt and list of titles when he takes on Sheffield's Hardy on Saturday.
Pearce, 29, recorded a stunning victory at Walsall Town Hall – scene of this weekend's bout – back in November with a fifth round knock-out of Stafford's Rob Hunt to lift the International belt. Hardy on the other hand will be looking to bounce back from a first professional defeat in his last outing. The 27-year-old had recorded six straight victories before suffering a points loss at the hands of upcoming prospect, Nathan Dale, also in November.
Hardy has confidently predicted a stoppage victory is on the cards but Pearce, a former Midlands Area Champion, is ready to make him eat his words when the pair go toe-to-toe at Walsall Town Hall this weekend.
"Listening to him I think Ryan thinks he's won already," Pearce told uko-boxing.com.
"If he thinks he's coming into my area and beating me 'comfortably' as I heard him say in a radio interview last week, then he will have a bit of a shock on Saturday.
"I do my talking into the ring. He'll feel my power soon enough. I think he wants to try and turn it into a bit of a war and maybe get under my skin. I've been there and saw it all before. I'm not fazed.
"He's a good boxer and I'm sure he's a decent lad. I'm a sportsman and I'll give him respect.
"He's predicting a stoppage win but he's never felt power like mine before. I can punch. He can talk all he wants but it won't help him on fight night when I start teeing off on him."
Walsall's Luke Paddock goes in search of British Masters Light Welterweight Bronze honours when he steps in with Stoke's Kevin Hanks. The home-town light welterweight prospect has recorded five straight victories since turning professional in 2012. At 27, Hanks is five years Paddock's senior. Walsall's Midlands Area Cruiserweight Champion, Chris Keane, is also in action for the first time since September as he faces Lithuanian, Igor Borucha. Halesowen super middleweight prospect, Lennox Clarke, takes on Rotherham debutant, Shaun Law, Dudley light middleweight, Kyle Spencer, is also in action whilst Stoke welterweight, Josh McLaren, faces Tamworth's Matt Seawright..
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I just watched a clip from that new Twilight treat (um, yeah, you caught the sarcasm in the use of that word treat.) Honestly, I cannot take any more of this Twilight stuff. It is so cheesy – and not the good kind of cheesy like the Carpenters. (For the record, The Carpenters are still my favorite kind of cheese.)
I saw the first movie and couldn't cope with the discomfort. It made me so uncomfortable. Like, remember in high school? When you were at a rowdy party and stumbled into the wrong room only to see the wrong stuff? Then you closed the door and felt icky, 'cause, like the lighting is so not right? And they're just kids?! Yes, that's the discomfort I'm talking about.
I read the books and they were okay at best. The movies? NOT OKAY. Far from okay. (But that's just my opinion, you can dig them from here until all infinity and I'd still call you friend – but only if you had other interests.)
The clip I watched just now had some redeeming qualities, however. The uber funny Ellen had a supporting role. Watch it, then come back to me.
What did you think? Ellen is funny, yes? But Belle and Edwardo? Discomfort! Belle says, "How many days since the Wedding?!" followed by "I'm late!" and he behaves like a know-nuthin'-bout-the-birds-n-bees doofus. Give me a break Edward, you've been stuck at 19 for a hundred years, obviously you know what she's talking about.
Many years ago, I decided I wouldn't see any more Twilight movies because of the discomfort.
This morning during the run, one of the girls mentioned that she had been invited last minute to see the movie. (Not at midnight, she had to clarify that she wouldn't go at midnight else she'd miss the morning run at 5:30.)
This friend – you might know her around here as the Olympic Hopedful from this post and this other post – affirmed the above mentioned accusations.
"How was it?" said we. (Where "it" refers to Breaking Dawn, and Part I no less.)
"Bad" said she. (Means Part II will prolly be worse than bad.)
"What about the Cullen house? Was the house in it?" said me.
"Oh! There was lots of the house!" said she. (We both have a mad crush on that house.)
"Well then, maybe I'll see it for the house. That house does something to me. Forget about Jacob without a shirt. Show me the house."
So, I guess I'll see the movie. But only when it comes out on video so that I can fast-forward through all of the icky Edward-and-Bella-constipated-and-staring parts. Come to think of it, why doesn't someone just come up with a Breaking Ground movie, and build a Cullen replica? Now there's something I'd go see at midnight.


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Over the past 12 months, I'm pleased to report that the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners has made tremendous progress on a wide range of issues related to goals we set early on in the year.
Due to road construction, N.M. 189 will be closed through the first week of December, starting next week, a spokesperson from Burn Construction Co., Inc., has announced.
As the weather turns cooler, the Doña Ana County Fire Marshal's Office reminds residents to exercise safety while heating their homes.
Doña Ana County Fire Prevention Specialists Mike Norton and Daniel Kolson will spend Friday morning, Oct. 10, at Garfield Elementary School to teach students there basic fire safety.
Due to road construction, N.M. 478 will be closed for two days next week, a spokesperson from Burn Construction Co., Inc., said.
Doña Ana County Sheriff Juan Hernandez will don an inflatable Miss Piggy costume – complete with a purple tu-tu – and then climb into a dunking booth for a charity event this weekend.
State and local dignitaries are expected to gather near Vado at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 14 for the formal grand opening of Doña Ana County's South Central and Salem/Ogaz wastewater treatment facilities.
A 49-piece exhibit of student artwork from the Las Cruces Public Schools has been installed in the Grand Lobby of the Doña Ana County Manager's Complex at 180 W. Amador Ave. in Las Cruces.
Clean-air advocate Joe Cherner will be in Las Cruces Thursday, Nov. 13 to address local health professionals and the business community on the latest national developments in the push for clean air initiatives designed to protect public health and safety.
Doña Ana County Sheriff Juan Hernandez will hold community meetings in Mesquite and San Miguel on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12, respectively.


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Visitors will be able to see people cooking in the kitchens at the National Trust site, which will be laying on behind-the-scenes guided tours, children's trails and other family activities on March 1 from 10am to 4pm.
Booking is essential for the behind-the-scenes tours.
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By Matt Vespa | July 19, 2012 9:03 PM EDT
If Mitt Romney hadn't brought up President Obama's "you didn't build that" crack about business owners, the mainstream media wouldn't have reported on it, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto on his Your World program today.
"This was a bombshell story. Now look at the coverage. You cannot-- this is a classic example of the two-sided nature of this campaign where the so-called news media are concerned," the Media Research Center founder noted. "When Barack Obama said what he said it took NBC 94 hours before they reported it. It took ABC and CBS another 24 hours before they reported it." [MP3 audio here; watch the full segment below the page break]


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A Voyage To America
1881 to 1890 — Rogliano, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Pietro Giovanni Cozza was born in Italy in 1881 to Antonio and Antonia Vizza Cozza. Antonio left for America shortly after Pete was born, and eventually settled in New Castle, Colorado, where he found work in the coal mines.
He began sending money to his wife and son and encouraged them to join him. Antonia and Pete were living with her mother and sister in Italy, and she did not want to leave her family.
Finally Antonio put his foot down. He said that he would send no more money. He wanted his wife and son to live with him!
So in May of 1890, Antonia and Pete boarded the ship Letimbro and made the voyage to America.
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JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ: JAKK) is the third largest toy manufacturer in the United States by revenue. The company makes action figures, toy cars, dolls, and video games.[1][2] In addition to its own product lines, such as Funnoodle and Flying Color, JAKKS also has licensing agreements for several leading entertainment brands. These include licenses for Cabbage Patch Kids and Hannah Montana for dolls, Care Bears and Barney for preschool-related products, and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for video games and action toys.[3]
JAKKS Pacific primarily competes with Mattel and Hasbro, the top two toy manufacturers in the United States.[4]
In 2009, JAKK incurred a net loss of $385.5 million on net sales of $803.7 million. This represents a significant drop from 2008, when the company earned $70.8 million on $903.4 million in net sales.
JAKKs operates through three business segments.
his contact was Malia Mitooka @ UNRs Scheduling Services: 775.784.6837. The total for the enrtie evening came to $182 which includes parking fee, custodial fees, and the room rental. Ben isn't here to ask if that's the non-profit fee but you could ask when you call.
This segment consists of crafts, activity sets, stationery products, playsets, and lunchboxes. Its craft products are mostly sold under the Color Workshop name, and include products such as Blopens and Vivid Velvet writing instruments and stationery products, as well as activity products under the Flying Color name. JAKKS' playsets and lunchboxes are mostly based on brands such as Nickelodeon, Dora the Explorer, and Pokemon.
The pet products segment consists of toys, food products, beds, clothing, and accessories that JAKKS produces for pets. JAKKS Pacific manufactures these products under licenses with brands such as American Kennel Club and The Humane Society of the United States, entertainment properties such as Disney, and private label brands such as Totally My Pet.
Since 1998, JAKKS has been a part of a joint venture with THQ (THQI), a publisher and distributor in the video game market. As a part of this joint venture, JAKKS Pacific makes games based on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), another company with which JAKKS has a partnership. WWE filed a bribery lawsuit against JAKKS in 2004, which JAKKS won in December 2007 when a judge dismissed the case. Nevertheless, JAKKS has maintained its partnership with WWE, and plans to continue to produce WWE-themed video games at least until their licensing deal ran out in 2009.[7]
Although JAKK's video game joint venture added to the company's profitability until 2008, the company incurred a $16 million net loss from the venture in 2009.[5]
JAKKS Pacific is the third largest toy manufacturer in the United States partially because it makes products in several different categories within the toy industry (i.e. video games, traditional toys, etc.). However, many of its competitors specialize in a certain aspect of the toy industry, and as a result, JAKKS' different products compete with different companies. These include:


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If you're still getting your Social Security payment via paper, you have less than two months to switch to electronic delivery.
The deadline is March 1 to switch to either direct deposit or the government's MasterCard debit card. The switch isn't optional. Since 2011, all new recipients have been required to get Social Security electronically. By March 1, remaining Social Security recipients must choose one of the two options.
If you are one of the 5 million holdouts, here's how to sign up:
- Go to the website GoDirect.org. (It's not a .gov site because it's owned jointly by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve.)
- Call toll-free: (800) 333-1795. To prove who you are, be prepared to tell the person answering the phone the check number of your latest check and its amount.
In either case, if you are choosing direct deposit, you'll need to know your bank's routing number and your account number. Generally, both are across the bottom of your checks with the routing number on the left and the check number on the right.
Direct deposit is free and Social Security funds are clearly marked so banks know that these funds can't be garnished under most circumstances (child support and student loan payments are exceptions).
If you aren't a customer of a bank, you can choose the debit card option. The card gives you one free withdrawal per month from a network of ATMs. The list is on the GoDirect.org website -- search by ZIP code. Subsequent monthly withdrawals cost 90 cents, but you can use the card for purchases and get cash with those transactions for no additional charge.
If you lose the Direct Express card, the government will replace it for free -- once each year. If you lose more than one card a year, replacements cost $4 with additional charges for overnight mailing if you need that convenience. These debit cards have slightly better protection than other kinds of debit cards. You'll be protected from losing money if you report the loss of the card within 90 days as opposed to 60 days for most cards.
If you don't make a choice by March 1, you'll be issued a debit card.
There are a couple of potential ways around this.
- Automatic waivers are granted to people born on or before May 1, 1921.
- Check recipients living in remote areas without sufficient banking infrastructure may apply for a waiver.
- Check recipients for whom electronic payments would impose a hardship because they are mentally impaired can ask for a waiver.
For your retirement planning convenience, here is the time table for getting paid:
Long-time recipients: They still get paid on the third day of every month. More recent recipients are paid based on the Wednesday closest to their birthdays. For instance, if your birthday is the 25th of the month, you get your Social Security on the last Wednesday of the month.
Veterans Administration, railroad retirees, retired federal employees and recipients of Supplemental Security Income, or SSI: All are paid a minute after midnight on the first day of every month.


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^Note: EE 41(same as ENGR 40P) can meet the Physics in EE core requirement only if it is not used to fulfill the Engineering Fundamentals requirement.
^Note: EE 41(same as ENGR 40P) can meet the Physics in EE core requirement only if it is not used to fulfill the Engineering Fundamentals requirement.
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- Dept Chair: Abbas El Gamal, email@example.com
- Student Advisor: 110 Packard, email@example.com, 725-3799
The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering is to augment the liberal education expected of all Stanford undergraduates, to impart a basic understanding of electrical engineering built on a foundation of physical science, mathematics, computing, and technology, and to provide majors in the department with knowledge of electrical engineering principles along with the required supporting knowledge of mathematics, science, computing, and engineering fundamentals. The program develops students' skills in performing and designing experimental projects and communicating their findings to the scientific community effectively. Students in the major are required to select one sub-discipline for specialization. Choices include bio-electronics and bio-imaging, circuits and devices, computer hardware, computer software, music, signal processing, communication and controls, photonics, solid state and electromagnetics, and energy and environment. The program prepares students for careers in government agencies, the corporate sector, or for future study in graduate or professional schools.
The major in Electrical Engineering builds on foundations in math and physics. It prepares students for a broad set of career opportunities in information, systems and physical electronic technology and applied science. Electrical Engineering is where the physical world and the virtual world connect. This is a world created from sensors, computing, communications and information. Innovations in Electrical Engineering have fundamentally transformed all aspects of our lives. Some of these are: electrical power generation and transmission, wired and wireless communications, integrated electronics, digital computers, healthcare technology (MRI, ultrasound, implantable devices), cellular phones, and the internet. All of these technologies and innovations have solid roots in the sciences and engineering that are integral to the study of Electrical Engineering.
The Departmental requirements for a BS degree in Electrical Engineering include a core set of courses required of every major and a set of specialty areas from which one sequence must be chosen. Each program of study is also expected to include physics as part of science, and calculus, linear algebra, and ordinary differential equations as part of mathematics. The math requirement also includes a course in basic probability and statistics. Specific math and science requirements for EEs are listed below. Other program requirements detailed below include Technology in Society (one course) and one and one half years of Engineering Topics (60 minimum required), which include Engineering Fundamentals and Depth, which in turn includes a selection of electrical engineering core courses, a specialty sequence, electrical engineering electives, and a design course from an approved list. To be considered electrical engineering courses, courses must either be listed in the Stanford Bulletin as EE courses or as EE Related courses (courses considered by the Department of EE to be programmatically equivalent to EE courses).The design course is intended to culminate the substantial design experience distributed throughout the curriculum. Students are required to pass a writing-intensive course (WIM) within their major (those who double-major will have to take two WIM courses).
Students are required to have a program planning sheet approved by their advisor and the department prior to the end of the quarter following the quarter they declare their major and at least one year prior to graduation. Programs may be changed at anytime (except during the final quarter before graduation) by submitting a new approved program sheet. Program sheets for the general EE requirements and for each of the EE specialty sequences may be found aon the Program Sheets page of this site.
To place the requirements in context, sample programs of study are given which satisfy all requirements for the BS degree in EE on the 4-Year Plans page of this site. Students with advanced placement will have greater freedom in course selection than is shown in the program examples. Those considering studying at one of the foreign centers should consult the Bing Overseas Studies Program office as soon as possible, for this will add constraints in program planning. All students are expected to consult their faculty advisor, are encouraged to consult the Electrical Engineering Student Advisor in Packard 110; phone: (650) 725-3799, email: email@example.com, and may find it useful to consult other students when designing their program.
For updated information, visit the EE website at: http://ee.stanford.edu/
Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University invites undergraduates majoring in EE to participate in its REU Summer Program from June to August. The program is designed to give undergraduates an opportunity to work with members of the EE Faculty and their research groups on advanced research topics.
Program Structure
The program is designed to give both an in-depth research experience on a particular topic, as well as a broad hands-on exposure to various areas within EE.
Bi-weekly seminars are offered to cover a wide range of topics. The seminar series lecturers are comprised of EE faculty and guests. Discussions will include topics such as graduate education, internships and career opportunities.
The last week of the summer program will be devoted to writing a final report and creating a poster on the research project. The students will present their projects at a poster fair, to which the EE community will be invited.
Each student receives a summer stipend. Students are required to reside in undergraduate housing with the Summer Research College. A meal plan is also provided.
Application Procedure: For information about our application process, please go to ee.stanford.edu/reu.
1. The application has two steps. You can re-submit both steps at any point up to the deadline. The deadline for students to apply is in early February, with exact date to be announced.
2. If you have any questions about the application, email email@example.com
If you have any questions about the logistics of the REU program, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
REU Requirements
Students must declare EE as their undergraduate major. With the exception of co-terms, in order to be eligible students may not be seniors when they apply. In the event the number of applicants exceeds the number of spaces available, preference is given to first time participants. If you have any questions regarding this information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Math and Science Requirements:
It is a School of Engineering requirement that all courses counting toward the major must be taken for a letter grade if the instructor offers that option. Students with multiple degrees should be aware that math, science, and fundamentals courses can be used to fulfill breadth requirements for more than one degree program, but a depth course can be counted toward only one major or minor program; any course can be double-counted in a secondary major.
Minimum 40 units of mathematics and science combined
Math (required courses)
- MATH 41, 42 or 10 units AP Calculus, 10 units (req'd)
- Select one 2-course sequence from CME 100 & 102 or MATH 52 & 53. The MATH courses are more theoretical, while the CME courses are applied and build on programming and use of tools like MATLAB.
- Select on additional 100-level Math course: EE 102B (if not used in EE Depth) or EE 141 or CME 104 or MATH 113 or CS 103
- Statistics/Probability: Select one (choosing a statistics options depends upon your interest and preferences. The EE option has a theoretical perspective; the CS option is more application-oriented): EE 178 OR CS 109
Science (minimum 12 units required)
- PHYSICS 41 and 43^, 4 units (req'd)^^
- PHYSICS 61 or 63, 4 units(req'd)^^
- Approved science elective; see Approved Courses page
^The EE introductory class ENGR 40 may be taken concurrently with PHYSICS 43; many students find the material complimentary in terms of fundamental and applied perspectives on electronics.
^^Score of 4-5 on AP Physics C test for Mechanics and/or Electricity and Magnetism also acceptable
Technology in Society
See the Approved Courses page for courses that fulfill the TiS requirement.
Engineering Topics (Fundamentals+Core+Specialty Depth+Electives)
-- Minimum 60 units total of Fundamentals and Depth courses required --
Engineering Fundamentals (three courses required)
- CS 106B or X (same as ENGR 70B or X). Programming Abstractions (or Accerlerated version); required, 5 units
- At least two additional Fundamentals from Approved List; Recommended: ENGR 40 or 40C or 40P; taking CS 106A or a second E40-series course not allowed for the Fundamentals elective.
Writing in the Major (WIM) (One course required)
EE 109 or EE 133 or EE 134 or EE 168 or CS 194W. EE 191W may satisfy WIM only if taken as a follow-up to an REU or independent study project where a faculty agrees to provide supervision of writing a technical paper and with suitable support from the Writing Center.
EE Core
- EE 100. The EE Profession
- EE 101A. Circuits I
- EE 102A. Signal Processing and Linear Systems I
- EE 108A. Digital Systems I
- Physics in Electrical Engineering: Take either EE 41. Physics in Electrical Engineering^ or EE 141. Engineering Electromagnetics
^Note: EE 41(same as ENGR 40P) can meet the Physics in EE core requirement only if it is not used to fulfill the Engineering Fundamentals requirement.
Depth Courses (14 units) Select 4 courses required from one area listed below; Take 1 Required course, 1 Design course, and 2 Area Electives:
- Bio-electronics & Bio-imaging: Required: EE 101B or 102B. Design: EE 134 (WIM) or EE 168 (WIM). Electives: Choose 2 from EE 122B, EE 124, EE 169, EE 202, EE 225 or alternative required or design class listed above.
This specialty area provides opportunities to study topics ranging from neuro-biology and electronic-bio-interfaces to systems and signal processing for medical imaging. One course must be a design project, either: EE 134 or EE 168. For this sequence taking the EE 101 or EE 102 core first is preferable; for the EE 134 course, more physics background and interest is typically required.
- Circuits and Devices: Required: EE 101B. Design: EE 133 (WIM). Electives: Choose 2 from EE 114, EE 116, EE 122A, EE 133 (WIM), EE 152, EE 212, EE 214B, EE 216, EE 271
This specialty area provides practical, hands-on experience with electronic circuits as well as fundamental understanding of electronic devices and design techniques for building electronics. For this sequence taking the EE 101 core first is preferable.
- Computer Hardware: Required: EE 108B. Design: EE 109 (WIM/Design) or EE 152 (Design). Electives: Choose 2 from EE 271, EE 273, EE 282; CS 107
This specialty area provides in-depth understanding in exploring the wide range of digital systems; architectures associated application areas that can immensely benefit from both commercial computing platforms and application-specific digital systems. Students obtain unique hands-on experience in the key elements that are essential for successful hardware/software system design: Digital system design principles, computer organization and architecture, and ways in which software systems interface with hardware designs. For this sequence taking the EE 108 core first is preferable; additionally, taking the CS 106 sequence earlier is also advisable.
- Computer Software: Required: EE 108B. Design: CS 194W (WIM/Design) or EE 152 (Design). Electives: Choose 2 from CS 107, CS 108, CS 110, CS 140, CS 143, CS 145, CS 148, (EE 284 or CS 144)
This specialty area provides students with a broad range of software classes and projects available in Computer Science. For this sequence taking both the CS 106 and EE 101 core classes first is preferable.
- Energy and Environment: Required: EE 101B or 108B. Design: EE 134 (WIM/Design) or EE 152 or EE 168 (WIM). Electives: Choose 2 from EE 116, EE 134 (WIM), EE 151, EE 263, EE 292J, EE 293A, EE 293B, CEE 173A, CEE 176A, CEE 176B, ENGR 105, ENGR 205, ME 185, MATSCI 156
The Green-EE area focuses on the confluence of new technologies for clean energy, systems engineering at several levels and innovations in making smarter electronics that leverage software and information theory technologies. All areas from the Core (101, 102 and 108) provide interesting and different entry points to this focus area.
- Music: Required: EE 102B or MUSIC 320. Design: EE 109 (WIM) or EE 265. Electives: Choose 2 from EE 109 (WIM), EE 122A, (EE 264 or 265 [Design]); MUSIC 256A, MUSIC 256B, MUSIC 420A, MUSIC 420B, MUSIC 421A, MUSIC 422, MUSIC 424
This specialty area bridges the circuits, signals and systems areas based on the specific application of music and many of the courses are EE related courses from the Computer Music (CCRMA) Center. For this sequence taking EE 101 and EE 102 or Music 320 first is preferable.
- Photonics, Solid State and Electromagnetics: Required: EE 101B. Design: EE 134 (WIM). Electives: Choose 2 from EE 116, EE 136, EE 141, EE 216, EE 222, EE 223, EE 228, EE 236A, EE 236B, EE 242, EE 247
This specialty area addresses a broad range of new device structures, including concepts leveraged by electromagnetics. The device courses draw heavily from the quantum mechanics field and often use advanced materials to achieve desired electrical and optical properties. There are applications in high-speed communications and computation systems as well as medical imaging. For this sequence taking the EE 101 core first is preferable; for the EE 134 course, more physics background and interest is typically required. Taking Physics 45 and EE 141 is strongly advised; additionally, EE 141 can be included in the specialty sequence, but only if not used to fulfill the Physics in EE core requirement.
- Signal Processing, Communications and Controls: Required: EE 102B. Design: EE 133 (WIM) or EE 168 (WIM) or EE 262 or EE 265. Electives: Choose 2 from EE 124, EE 133 (WIM/Design), EE 168 (WIM/Design), EE 169, EE 179, EE 261, EE 262 (Design), EE 263, (EE 264 or EE 265 [Design]), EE 276, EE 278B, EE 279; ENGR 105, ENGR 205
This specialty area provides the math and theoretical understanding of signals and signal processing, as well as feedback control. The concepts have a broad range of applications including: imaging, wireless; digital signal processing (DSP) and embedded systems. More math courses such as Math 104 on applied matrix theory may be helpful.
Depth Electives (12 units)
Electives may include up to two additional Engineering Fundamentals, any CS 193 course and any letter-graded EE or EE Related courses (minus any previously noted restrictions). NOTE: Freshman and Sophomore seminars, EE 191 and CS 106A do not count toward the 60 units. For a complete list of EE Related courses, go to the MS degree page in the EE Graduate Handbook at http://ee.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/student_services/ee_graduate_handbook.pdf
Stanford's Overseas Studies Program is a great opportunity for students to build their language and cultural skills abroad. Some of the most popular programs with Electrical Engineering students are in China, Japan and Germany. In many cases there are summer job opportunities as well. Each program has different and specific language requirement that may require early and careful planning. For example, the core classes may be offered during quarters that conflict with the study abroad. There are also some joint programs between universities, such as the joint program with École Centrale Paris. For more information, see the "Overseas Studies" section of this handbook.
1. Technical Knowledge: Provide a basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles along with the required supporting knowledge of mathematics, science, computing, and engineering fundamentals. The program must include depth in at least one specialty area, currently including Bio-electronics and Bio-imaging; Circuits and Devices; Computer Hardware; Computer Software; Energy and Environment; Music; Photonics, Solid State, and Electromagnetics; and Signal Processing, Communications and Control.
2. Laboratory and Design Skills: Develop the basic skills needed to perform and design experimental projects. Develop the ability to formulate problems and projects and to plan a process for solutions taking advantage of diverse technical knowledge and skills.
3. Communications Skills: Develop the ability to organize and present information, and to write and speak effective English.
4. Preparation for Further Study: Provide sufficient breadth and depth for successful subsequent graduate study, post-graduate study, or lifelong learning programs.
5. Preparation for the Profession: Provide an appreciation for the broad spectrum of issues arising in professional practice, including teamwork, leadership, safety, ethics, service, economics, and professional organizations.
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) An ability to communicate effectively
(h) The broad education necessary to understand he impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
(l) Background for admission to engineering or other professional graduate programs
Declaring EE as a Major
1. Declare a major in EE on Axess. Do not choose the Honors option on Axess unless you have submitted an Honors application to the department along with the thesis proposal.
2. Fill out a copy of the Undergraduate Sign-Up Sheet. The "Area of Specialization" is particularly important to assist in the choice of a faculty advisor. It can always be changed.
3. Meet with the Vice Chair in Packard 172. You can check on office hours by sending email to email@example.com. In the Vice Chair's absence, see the Degree Progress Officer in Packard 177. Make sure to bring your Undergraduate Sign-up Sheet, unofficial transcript, and academic file (if available from your previous advisor) to the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to go over the basics in getting a BS in EE, and to assign an EE faculty adviser to be your major advisor.
4. After the meeting, bring your academic file and Undergraduate Sign-up Sheet with the EE Degree Progress Officer in Packard 177, who will approve your major declaration and enter your advisor's name in Axess. e will also add your email to the EE undergraduate email list, used for announcements about seminars, research opportunities, and other events.


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DVD • Sarah Palin and her partisans didn't like the HBO movie "Game Change." Which wasn't exactly a surprise, given that it depicts her as an overmatched and undereducated vice presidential candidate. But this is a very good TV movie, featuring a stunning performance by Julianne Moore as Palin a performance that's more than an incredible imitation, but reveals real depth. And "Game Change" isn't a hatchet job on the GOP. John McCain (Ed Harris) and his campaign adviser, Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), come off looking pretty good, although Palin doesn't. But there is a happy ending for viewers, as the former Alaska governor doesn't come within a heartbeat of the presidency.
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18 months ago SunChips launched a new 100% biodegradable bag that, because of a unique molecular structure, sounds like a freakin' lawnmower when you opened. After a drop in sales and a rise in consumers hating it, FritoLay is discontinuing the bags and retooling. Here is what one sounds like:
If enough people stop buying a product and complain about it, they can force a manufacturer to stop making it or to change it.
Frito-Lay sends noisy, 'green' SunChips bag to the dump [USA Today] (Thanks to GitEmSteveDave!)


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KIDDERMINSTER Valentines will hold a concert in honour of Pam Cunningham, the choir's founder and musical director, who died in January from ovarian cancer.
A special song in her memory, written by her brother and with lyrics by the group's accompanist and acting musical director Morfudd Sinclair, will be performed by the Valentines.
Kidderminster Male Choir and Gwent Police Male Voice Choir, whose musical director is Mrs Cunningham's brother Rodger Appleby, will also sing during the evening.
The male choirs will perform two pieces together before being joined by Kidderminster Valentines to end the concert with the emotional Speed Your Journey.
Proceeds from the event at Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday, July 19 at 7.30pm will be donated to Kemp Hospice and Kidderminster Foodbank, causes close to Mrs Cunningham's heart.
Mrs Cunningham set up Kidderminster Valentines in 1988 with the wives and girlfriends of Kidderminster Male Choir members who wanted to sing. The group, which now has more than 70 members and has performed all over Europe, can name Sir Tim Rice and broadcaster Peter Tomlinson as patrons.
Mrs Cunningham was born in Gwent in South Wales and moved to Kidderminster when her husband took up a job at Kidderminster College in 1971. She also worked as a teacher, specialising in music and religious education.
A statement from the Kidderminster Valentines at the time of Mrs Cunningham's death said: "Everyone who knew Pam Cunningham had their lives touched by her love of music.
"As members of the Kidderminster Valentines we are honoured and privileged to have sung under her unique direction.
"Pam's ability to impart to us the feeling and emotion of each song that we sang made us into the choir that we are today. She will always be in our hearts as we continue the legacy she gave us - the wonderful joy of singing."
Tickets to the concert are available from Kidderminster Town Hall or Judy Morris on 01562 751753.


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SANTA FE -- A poll released Friday by a national Latino research organization said President Obama captured 77 percent of the Hispanic vote in New Mexico, a powerhouse showing that enabled him to carry the state.
The same percentage of Hispanics voted for U.S. Sen.-elect Martin Heinrich, also a Democrat, according to the election-eve poll by Latino Decisions. The company calls itself the country's leading Latino opinion research firm.
Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in New Mexico by 9 percentage points. Heinrich's margin over Republican Heather Wilson, a former congresswoman from Albuquerque, was 5 points.
Perhaps most significant, the poll found that Obama's dominance among Hispanic voters was the largest in the recorded history of New Mexico presidential politics, said Gabe Sanchez, director of research for Latino Decisions and an associate professor of political science at the University of New Mexico. Sanchez said the previous mark was a 72 percent showing by Democrat Bill Clinton in 1996.
Obama had a 77-21 margin over Romney, according to the poll. Heinrich also received 77 percent of the Hispanic vote compared to 22 percent for Wilson, the poll said.
"We think that's a pretty eye-popping number," Sanchez said in a conference call with reporters.
Hispanics make up 40 percent of the electorate in New Mexico. The huge margins they gave to Obama and Heinrich carried each to victory, Sanchez said.
He had not yet broken down how many of the 77 percent who voted for Obama and Heinrich were registered Democrats.
But of those surveyed, 59 percent described themselves as Democrats. Twenty percent said they were independents and 12 percent were Republicans.
The overriding messages of Sanchez's group and three other Latino organizations who joined him on the conference call were this: Hispanic voters can determine the outcome of an election, and Republicans had not courted them or listened to their concerns.
Patty Kupfer is managing director of America's Voice Education Fund, an immigration reform coalition based in Washington. She said the poll showed that jobs and the economy were the top issues among Hispanics in New Mexico. Fifty-five percent listed one or the other as their chief concern.
Second was immigration reform and implementation of the Dream Act, at 29 percent. The Dream Act would give young people born elsewhere but raised in the United States a path to citizenship.
The measure was defeated in Congress at the end of 2010. Obama has tried to revive it, receiving support from Heinrich and New Mexico's two sitting senators, Democrats Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall.
Kupfer criticized New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and other Republican politicians for ignoring such big-picture issues and focusing instead on measures such as driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants and photo identification to vote.
In his campaign, Heinrich advocated for the Dream Act, and at a debate in Las Cruces he accused Wilson of sidestepping the issue. Five days later in Albuquerque, Wilson said she would have supported the Dream Act legislation that Heinrich backed as a congressman.
But at that stage, the poll suggested that Heinrich had cemented support from Hispanic voters.
The poll also surveyed Hispanic voters in battleground and Western states.
One finding was that those in New Mexico were less concerned about the Dream Act than voters in every other state surveyed. In Arizona, 48 percent said the Dream Act was priority, and it was 34 percent in both Texas and Colorado.
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As the China-EU solar dispute deepens, oddly enough, wine has been brought into the fray.
Here are seven interesting factoids you may (not) know about China and wine.
1. Chinese investors have bought up 30 French chateaux vineyards over the past four years and they aren't stopping at that. There's another 20 deals in the pipeline. Will they be affected by any probe?
2. Chinese wine importers were prominent bidders in the recent Elysee wine sale.


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Minister of State Hoyer calls for end to political stalemate in Yemen
The current protests in Yemen against the government of President Saleh threaten to escalate into a new wave of violence. Yesterday alone, according to multiple sources, security forces shot as many as ten demonstrators dead during violent clashes in the capital city, Sana'a.
At the same time, the mediation offer submitted by the Gulf Cooperation Council has yet to be signed by President Saleh and the opposition.
Minister of State Werner Hoyer issued the following statement today (12 May):
"I am gravely concerned at the further escalation of the situation in Yemen. Repression is the answer neither to the political stalemate nor to the country's deep-rooted problems. The responsible parties must be held accountable. All sides are called on to exercise the greatest possible restraint. The future can only be determined through peaceful dialogue within society and through bold reforms.
President Saleh is called upon to immediately begin working on an orderly political transition process in keeping with the Gulf Cooperation Council's proposal. I welcome the unequivocal support which the European Union has given to this proposal."
The Gulf Cooperation Council plan proposes that President Saleh step down within 30 days and that a new national unity government be formed for the transitional period. Additionally, during the transition period new presidential elections are to take place and a new constitution is to be drafted.


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There's one thing for sure - the weather isn't going to please everyone this Christmas. If you are planning seafood and salad on the beach, your needs are rather different to those planning a roast and all the trimmings indoors.
The skippers of the 77 boats racing towards Hobart on Boxing Day will almost certainly experience a variety of wind speeds and directions.
After a maximum of 28 on Sunday, temperatures are expected to peak on Monday, Christmas Eve, with a sunny morning, maximum temperature of 30 degrees with hot northeast to northwesterly winds. Christmas Day is expected to reach a maximum of 25 degrees with a southerly change expected.
Forecaster Peter Zmijewski at the Bureau of Meteorology said: "There is a chance of a shower or thunderstorm on Christmas morning but this chance will diminish in the afternoon.
"On Boxing Day there will probably be a shower or two but the late afternoon should be mostly fine or partly cloudy."
The weather has been described as a 'dream forecast' for navigators of the super maxi boats in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Organisers are predicting that the race could start under spinnaker in a southerly wind on Boxing Day not seen since 2006. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Logan said the southerly would turn to the north-east and lighten on day two.
"This year we'll start with a headwind and there will be a lot of work to do once you get into day two," he said. "The winds will make for much faster downwind sailing."
If your Christmas cards have you thinking of a white Christmas, the chances of that in London seem unlikely. Betting firm William Hill have increased the odds from 3/1 to 4/1 predicting a 'wet and wild' Christmas.


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It is incumbent on business executives to stay ahead of the social media curve in order to compete efficiently in their respective industries.
However, when you consider where social media was just five years ago, it is impossible to imagine where it will be by 2020. This can be daunting for CEOs and other top executives who were not taught social media when they went to business school or worked their way up the ranks of their organizations.
Senior executives need to embrace social media and integrate it into the DNA of their entire organization. It needs to align with the business goals and permeate throughout each division and employee in order to fully maximize the benefits.
In order to do this, Steve Nicholls, author of Social Media in Business, international speaker, and social media strategist offers a list of 10 Crucial C's that will lay a foundation for senior executives to create a winning social media strategy
1. Conversation: social media, at its core, is a conversation taking place online. People share content in all kinds of forms – words, videos, music and webinars amongst many other kinds – between each other. Passive intake of information is not the name of the game any longer; social media instead allows constant interaction and sharing of content between Internet-users.
2. Coordination: coordinating projects across geographical boundaries and time zones is made much easier by social media. A project manager, for instance, has many business tools that he/she can use to manage and coordinate a project online between different participants, different locations and different time zones. Social media is like the glue bringing different parts of a project, or different projects, together.
3. Cooperation: social media pairs very well with cooperation as it allows more cooperation to take place between different participants in a project, job or office, amongst other contexts. As we just saw, social media is by definition the sharing of information, this means that by definition, it is a cooperative process, and this cooperative process, transposed onto a business context, has much potential.
4. Communication: social media creates and enhances communication amongst a company's staff, between staff and clients, between sales and customers and between upper and lower management, to give just a few examples. Social media thus generates and develops communication both internally – within a company – and externally, between a company and external players in the business. Also, it allowed both formal and information communication to take place, where the fomer is owned by the organization and the latter by the employees. Maagemetn however needs to be cautious not to push information communication underground by attempting to control it.
5. Collective intelligence: user-generated online content equates to business intelligence for companies. Taking advantage of this information is invaluable leverage and can help a company improve and perform better by accessing new ideas, finding solutions and getting feedback of its business directly from customers or clients. Moreover, this kind of business intelligence can be collected at virtually no cost, which means that companies have the opportunity to gain business insight in a highly cost-effective way.
6. Communities: social media allows a company to find, create and interact with pools of customers, clients, suppliers and even competitors, amongst other key players in a given business. Communities can take shape both internally, within a company's employees for instance, and externally, between a company and its clients for example. Taping into communities is a very efficient way to reach as many people as possible in a very fast, inexpensive and efficient way.
7. Collaboration: social media helps creating more efficient collaboration between co-workers, partners and stakeholders. Social media facilitates teamwork through a range of tools that can be managed across geographical limits. This can take place between employees, teams and departments, but also between bilateral groups like business/customers, business/suppliers or business/stakeholders.
8. Content: social media is all about sharing content. Through social media tools, you can create, share, change and have access to all kinds of content. It is this freedom in generating and sharing content that makes social media so powerful. This is what makes it possible for someone working from an attic somewhere to create a 'viral video' about a particular food recipe that will reach millions across the globe, for instance.
9. Context: it is the context that will define how a social media project will take shape. Looking at a company's business environment, company culture and business goals, for instance, will shape a social media project according to the specific business context in which the company operates. This will prevent companies from going enthusiastically in the wrong direction and adopt a social media project that has no beginning or end.
10. Culture: culture is a crucial component that will determine how successful a social media project can be. A company culture generally fits somewhere between a closed to open continuum, and the more open it is, the more a company will have the freedom to take advantage of social media. Opening a company's culture is perhaps the single most important thing to do in order to engage with social media project. Banning social media is not a solution anymore, even autocratic political regimes have failed to do so, but using it within a conducive but regulated cultural framework is the ideal response to the Internet revolution.
Steve Nicholls is the author of the best-selling "Social Media in Business," international speaker, and social media strategist who helps business executives implement a winning social media strategy into their organization.


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This article was published 11/1/2010 (2777 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The commentary continues to flow fast and furiously since former Winnipeg Mayor Glen Murray vaulted back into mainstream politics. As you might have read in my dead-tree column last week, Murray is the Liberal candidate in a provincial by-election in Ontario centre. He has been heralded by Premier Dalton McGuinty as a star candidate and there has been speculation Murray may have a direct line into cabinet should he win. It all sounds so eerily similar to the storyline that accompanied Murray's 2004 bid to win a seat for the Liberals in the House of Commons. History will show he fell short on that bid, but in Toronto, it's a much different battleground.
Toronto Centre encompasses many storied downtown neighbourhoods including Rosedale and Regent Park. It also encompasses the country's largest gay village, which means an openly gay politician like Murray is of particular interest to that city's gay and lesbian community. Not surprisingly, there has been a lot of buzz in the gay and lesbian media, particular in xtra.ca, a prominent print/on-line publication.
In the Dec. 4 edition of extra, Winnipegger Kaj Hasselriis weighs in on Murray's then-prospective interest in the Toronto Centre seat. Liberal George Smitherman, the first openly gay Ontario MPP, resigned to seek the mayor's office in Toronto. Smitherman's mayoral candidacy ended Murray's interest in running for mayor, meaning he could easily slide over as the Liberal candidate in the Toronto by-election. Hasselriis, a noted political activist in this city and a former candidate for mayor, wrote a column for xtra that is, to be understated, a love-hate analysis of Winnipeg's former mayor.
Hasselriis does eventually cover the good, the bad and the ugly of Murray's political persona. His dynamic vision, his ambitious social agenda, and his unbridled ambition that makes him somewhat unable to finish the big jobs he has undertaken:
"Take it from a Winnipegger: The man who wants to replace George Smitherman as MPP for Toronto-Centre, the riding that includes the country's biggest gay village, is a charismatic, commitment-phobic, power-hungry, eager-to-please crybaby who can't be trusted.
But he deserves every vote he gets."
Okay then. Winnipeggers will probably understand what Hasselriis is trying to say, but will the voters of Toronto Centre? Although this is considered a pretty safe Liberal seat, and Murray is (on paper) exactly the kind of candidate you'd want in that riding, this still stands as the seminal moment in Murray's career. If he drops the ball, as he did in 2004 when he was outworked and outsmarted by the Tories in Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, you can bet that this will be the last time anyone will attach the term "star candidate" to Murray.
The by-election goes February 4.
Is prorogation THE issue that breaks up the federal political logjam? Too early to tell, but there are some interesting developments.
The lightening-quick decision by the Liberals to launch attack ads focusing on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue parliament is pretty solid evidence the Grits think there is traction on the issue. The Liberals did not, in contrast, unleash a campaign focused on the Afghan detainee issue, even though poll results show that those Canadians who have heard of the issue are uneasy about the idea of the Canadian government turning prisoners over to Afghan officials knowing they would be tortured. Unfortunately, recent poll results show that only half of Canadians know anything about this issue.
So, what of prorogation?
The earliest poll results show that Canadians are not amused. In contrast to the Afghan detainee issue, the polls show Canadians ARE aware Harper suspended parliament and they do not agree with his decision. Ekos was one of the first pollsters off the mark, and the results of their latest survey show that indeed, 58 per cent of respondents either strongly or somewhat oppose Harper's prorogation; 31 per cent strongly or somewhat agree with the tactic.
However, does any of this mean the issue will break the logjam that has seen both the Tories and Liberals hovering around their numbers from the 2008 election? The opposition will try to keep prorogation alive in January by returning to work late in the month to resume pre-budget hearings. This will keep the issue on the forefront of the public agenda. However, the Winter Olympics in Vancouver will wipe that agenda clean. And before anyone can moan too much about prorogation in the post-Olympic world, the Tories will be back with a Throne Speech and a budget.
The Tories have always been very, very good at assessing the political risk of issues. Harper clearly does not believe either the Afghan detainee issue, or the prorogation, are going to harm him all that much. And when you look at the way the calendar is shaping up, he's probably right.
However, perhaps Harper should stop worrying about whether these issues will hurt him, and start worrying about whether they help him. And whether he can ever break through the 40-point barrier of support needed to win a majority with all these niggling issues hanging around his neck.
As an issue of democratic reform – a buzz term that most of the mainstream parties have used without conviction – perhaps we should make politicians who utter stupid or offensive comments apologize in person, rather through written statement.
If it's worth apologizing for, it's worthy standing in front of reporters to not only apologize, but answer questions about why you said what you said in the first place. Otherwise, a written statement comes across as insincere. It's really an apology for having said something, not an apology for thinking it in the first place.
Personally, I would have loved to hear Gerald Keddy, a Tory MP, answer a couple of questions after he decided to apologize for recently calling unemployed Nova Scotians "no-good bastards" in an interview in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. "I would like to offer a sincere apology for remarks I made regarding the unemployed in Halifax," Keddy said in, you guessed it, a written statement.
Oh, the questions we could ask Keddy if he dared to step behind the microphone: Are you sorry you said it out loud? Are you sorry you said it to a journalist? Do you really believe what you said, or have you suffered some sort of epiphany that makes you understand that not all unemployed people are really no-good bastards?
Lamentably, there will be no questions and no answers. Which leaves it up to voters to deduce exactly what it is that Keddy really thinks about the unemployed.


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