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Group Vice President of General Motors Powertrain, Tom Stephens was elected as the new member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). NAE or National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964 and operates under the Congressional Charter granted by the National Academy of Science in 1863. The members of this organization are comprised of the nation's premier engineers who are voted by their peers for their extraordinary contributions to engineering. The election in NAE which is attended by about 2,200 US members is among the highest professional merit afforded to an engineer. The Academy members pay tribute to those who have shared outstanding contributions to engineering research...

This special Conference provides that opportunity with a program dedicated to the theme of promoting the effective organization of networked resources. DUX2005 Program The full DUX2005 conference spans three event-filled days with reflection, discussion, and debate on designing for user experiences. Bookmark this site, and return often for updated details of the conference and program. An important part of the conference is the Workshops program which focuses on timely research challenges and initiatives. For details on the conference program, go here. IEEE sponsors more than 300 conferences and meetings and is involved in the technical program development of an additional 200 events around...

There is absolutely no chance that you have never before heard the term "home automation" mentioned in a wide range of situations. It has somehow become a topic of common interest, as each and every home owner has the dream of having such an automation system installed. However, do all these people actually know what it means? Do people have a clue about pre-programmed or plug-and-play systems? I guess not! Alternatively, is it the experts who need to decide what the term refers to? This is a very tough question, as no matter how many of them you might ask, you will never get the same answer twice! Generally speaking, a home automation system is intended to automate your entire home. It will...

When it comes to high-end whole house systems, they generally cost from $5,000 to $250,000. This price usually does not include installation fees, so take a good look at what the dealer is offering before agreeing to anything! When choosing to buy a high-end home automation system for your house you need to ensure it will be properly configured and installed, as these two areas can sometimes cost more than the system itself. There is no limit in what these systems can do, because, besides security and lighting, they can integrate any climate control, audio, video and entertainment systems your heart may desire. You can even get sprinkler and pool/spa control systems, so that your house becomes the...

There are many reasons to start an online business, no matter you want to make a living off the internet or just want to create a second stream of income; internet would be one of the best choices. Why? Here are the reasons: 1. Low startup capital I'm not saying NO capital at all, but very LOW capital that is required to start making money online. When comparing with traditional businesses, costs involved in an online business are significantly lesser. You don't need to pay rent, you don't need to pay for office equipments (just use the computer you are already using), and you don't have to hire a lot of staff to start your online business either. 2. Minimal overhead costs Other than your...

Empresent, a smart GUI Toolkit With the augmentation of IT sector, one of the most puzzling things in high technology especially for business executives' is the software development process. The myriad process of software development project can have endless resources, yet there never seems to be an end in sight. Examining the project progress can be like peering into the darkness of a seemingly bottomless pit. The technology world is like a vast pool with embedded devices acting as a special-purpose system in which the computer is completely encapsulated by the device it controls. Set-top boxes, PDAs, medical equipment, factory automation equipment, and mobile phones are some of the examples of...

RSS or Really Simple Syndication has proved to be a difficult subject for many users of the World Wide Web, as survey after survey has clearly shown. To many RSS is far from being simple. Yet it is one subject that no person with any sort of web presence can dare afford to ignore at this moment. There is no doubt that RSS feeds are rapidly growing in significance online and a failure to understand them greatly hinders any online marketer from reaping the fruits and results that are possible with a full arsenal of online marketing tools and weapons. It is much simpler to understand RSS when you first seek to understand what the term syndicating an article means. Most newspaper readers will be...

Hi, anybody that has been trying to do any kind of Internet marketing knows that you can easily get stuck in a rut. What I mean by that is you buy a product or service from the so called Internet gurus promising to make you rich in record time with little or no work. That just isn't true in todays world. So when you fail to make money as claimed you look for another quick fix product to buy. How many times have you gotten emails selling products or services guaranteed to make you money? So you buy the product and download it only to have it sit on your computer hard drive and collect dust. Then you repeat the cycle over and over again. There is no magic bullet or magic software that you...

RFID technology is facilitating a major innovation to supply chain management. From an article by John Lorinc in the December, 2006 edition of the Globe & Mail Report on Business Magazine, "Every year, according to an expert cited by the Federal Trade Commission, American merchants lose as much as $300 billion (US) in revenues because they've lost track of goods somewhere on the journey between factory and store shelf." Lost revenues are not the only concern in the supply chain, improving the productivity in transporting goods and securing the source of goods are also of concern to professionals managing the supply chain. RFID technology delivers solutions to all these needs. Overview: Where...

The use of SMS for business purposes shows widespread adoption within the South African market, according to a pilot study by Webchek in July 2006. 95% of respondents reported receiving business communications via SMS while 75% received email communications for business purposes. Key findings were that respondents received on average: 3 to 4 relevant business SMS's per week. 35 relevant business emails per week. 6 irrelevant business SMS's per week. 7 irrelevant business emails per week - note that most PC's have spam filters installed, while most mobile phones do not. 61% of respondents were happy to receive business communications via e-mail, and 50% of respondents were happy to receive...

Whether you are a seasoned trade show exhibitor or a neophyte, whether you know the basic trade show exhibit rules by heart or are learning them for the first time, by following four essential trade show display fundamentals you will be better able to make your trade show exhibit experience a success. The steps are logical and they work. If you follow the guidelines you will succeed at your next trade show whether you select a custom trade show exhibit, a custom modular trade show display, or a trade show booth rental. Here they are: Trade Show Rule Number 1. Know why you are exhibiting at a trade show Ask the question --is your trade show display the launch site of your most significantnew...

In my last article about the file I had spelled it wrong. It should have been instead of . The article should read like this: When optimizing your web site most webmasters don't consider using the s is a very important file for your site. It let the spiders and crawlers know what they can and can not index. This is helpful in keeping them out of folders that you do not want index like the admin or stats folder. Here is a list of variables that you can include in a file and there meaning: 1) User-agent: In this field you can specify a specific robot to describe access policy for or a "*" for all robots more explained in example. 2) Disallow: In the field you specify the files and folders not...

When optimizing your web site most webmasters don't consider using the robot.txt file. This is a very important file for your site. It let the spiders and crawlers know what they can and can not index. This is helpful in keeping them out of folders that you do not want index like the admin or stats folder. Here is a list of variables that you can include in a robot.txt file and there meaning: 1. User-agent: In this field you can specify a specific robot to describe access policy for or a "*" for all robots more explained in example. 2. Disallow: In the field you specify the files and folders not to include in the crawl. 3. The # is to represent comments Here are some examples of a robot.txt file...

As soon as you register your domain name, submit it to Google! Even if you haven't built your site, or thought about your content, submit your domain name to Google. In fact, even if you haven't fully articulated your business plan and marketing plan, submit your domain name to Google. Don't wait! There are two reasons for this. Firstly, getting on the search engines has always taken a long time for a new site. Even assuming you do everything right, it takes months before your site is even indexed, and more months before it starts to rank well. As a rule of thumb, never expect to rank highly within 6 months of submitting your site to Google. The second reason is a recent phenomenon called 'Google...

While a tennis ball machine can be useful for helping tennis players with their practices, there is one machine that is more advanced and can help players in more ways during practice. This tennis ball machine is known as Boomer, and it is referred to by many as the "ultimate tennis ball machine." Created by robotics designer Dave Jordan and used by programs such as the University of Georgia's tennis program, Boomer is a tennis machine that can help with not only practice shots for responding to serves and returns but also with other aspects of the game, including reading lines and scores, as well as the quality of your shots. Generally speaking, it is a tennis ball machine that doubles as a virtual...

Truth on mlm When you think about it the truth on mlm is self evident In practically every business with various levels and markups that eventually are paid by the end user. Further more the manufacturer of product x sells it to his outlet who in turn sells it to you. So in reality most American businesses have a multiple level structure from top to bottom. The truth on mlm is that it simply works very well. For most people the building of a home based business can be best accomplished through network marketing because of the many tools and assistance available to them. The training and help available from the mlm companies is nothing to overlook. A great deal of effort and expense has gone into...

After the formation of Cadillac automobile company, the first car was manufactured in October 1902, and from then on the company never looked back! It was supported by its own precision manufacturing and reliability, which made their service a better one in a huge slew of cars in American market. In 1909, it was purchased by the General Motors, and was devoted to manufacture large luxury vehicles. Production and Sale of Cadillac during 1950s and 1960s The popularity boost for Cadillac in 50s was strengthened by several developments in the 40s. Cadillac had returned to manufacture prestige cars exclusively after 1940; style changes like the inclusion of tailfin styling for 1948, overhead-valve V-8...

This article will help you to decide for yourself once you have read it. It shows you how to create a robot.txt file.Basically, robots.txt is a plain text file which is placed in a server's root directory it includes information on whether search engine robots should index the site or parts of the site. The file (line begins with '#'), then 'User-agent' lines. Usually, the User-agent line is simply a wildcard, to exclude all robots, like so :# robots.txt for User-agent: *although you can write seperate agent/disallow sections for different robots. Next comes the Disallow section. this is read by the robot and from there, it determines what's off-limits when it comes to indexing your site...

CD copiers or CD duplicators copy the contents of one CD into another CD or CDs. Copiers can work in conjunction with computers, or they may be standalone. Standalone copiers work independently without the assistance of a computer. CD copiers can be used to copy all types of CDs - CD-ROMs, DVDs, video as well as audio.Contents of an original CD, called the master CD are copied onto blank CDs. A CD copier can copy contents onto several blank CDs at the same time. Earlier models required a someone to keep changing the CDs as each got copied; but newer copiers are automated. These can take CDs one after the other.CD copiers may be CD-writable (CD-R) or CD-rewritable (CD-RW). In CD-Rs, a laser recorder...

Following the tragic accident in Santa Monica, CA during a blocked off street fair in the downtown area this issue resurfaced. A concept had been discussed where street poles would shape shift and change like many of those miniature plastic robot toys. Much has thought has gone into these toys and the video games and cartoons they were modeled after. Such brainpower should not be wasted and today we see many research institutes are working on shape shifting technologies as new materials emerge. They are applying these studies in the fields of Manufactured Memory of Materials, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), Shape Shifting Technologies, Non-Holonomic manipulation, Self Reconfiguration Robotics, Tactile...

If you're familiar with the sport of paintball or the various types of paintball guns, such as spyder paintball guns or an angel paintball gun, then you know how important a good nitro/compressed-air system can be. You'll find that carbon dioxide systems, commonly referred to as CO2, are readily available and inexpensive but they are less effective. CO2 comes in both gas form and liquid. The liquid is usually under high pressure which will allow it to be stored in a very small space. To function properly, CO2 needs adequate space to expand into a gas, otherwise your system will not function properly. Some players have difficulty with liquid CO2 entering their paintball guns. They can harm the...

IntroductionOriginally, I wrote a C++ parser which was used to parse given MS Word documents and put them into some form of a structure that was more useful for data processing. After I wrote the parser, I started working with .NET and C# to re-create the parser. In the process, I also wrote my first article for Code Project, Automating MS Word Using Visual Studio .NET. Several people have requested to see the C++ version of the application, hence, I finally got some time to put something together. I have written this article with the intention of making it easier for someone who is looking for quick answers. I hope that people can benefit from the information provided and help them get started...

This movie begins in a flashback. A young woman sees her policeman-boyfriend turn into a cyborg and disappears. Fast forward to a current-day modern city. The same woman (now more mature) looks at a model of the city along with her boss. Her boss makes a speech to her about how much he loves the city and plans to make it bigger, safer and richer. As the young lady leaves, she approaches a man who wants to see her boss. This man's gun is seen within his jacket by the woman and she instantly suspects him to be a policeman. He denies it, of course. The woman leaves the building.The suspecting policeman enters the office of the woman's boss and starts asking questions about the whereabouts of an...

The financial aspect is essential to any kind of business. How a company receives funding and incomes determines its overall welfare. For any B2B company, one of the major concerns is the control over the payments of the non-bank debtors, i.e. the payments resulting from sales of goods and/or services. Indeed, this inflow enables the company to assess its efficiency, playing the role of the factor underlying the company's profits. Having produced some goods or services, the company sells the ware, receiving money for the ware -- which becomes income. The company crucially needs this income in order to be able to buy some raw materials and equipment needed to produce new portions of goods. Thus, it...

One of the coolest innovations in the last few years for personal technology devices around the home, surely has to be the...

In 1977, Star Wars reintroduced the world to the serialized space opera with groundbreaking results both creatively and financially. In the wake of this paradigm shift came a gaggle of embarrassing me-too projects both for film and television. Then there was Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica was the brain-child of producer/writer/director Glen Larson. It was both a pastiche of the Star Wars formula, and a bizarre melding of wagon train and Egyptian mythology. The series chronicled the adventures of a "Rag Tag Fleet" running from the Cylons, a mechanized horde of robots lead by a human traitor; their destination is a mythical world called "Earth". Battlestar Galactica was a success both...

So first, here are a couple of things that you can do after you finish this section.- You can configure BitTorrent to give you excellent speeds- You can configure your computer to play multiplayer games over the internet- You can setup your computer as a terminal server (for remote desktop connections)- and many many more cool stuff!!This tutorial consists of 2 sections1. Understanding Port Forwarding2. Implementing Port Forwarding on common routersWhat is portforwarding?In one sentence, portforwarding makes the internet see your computer as if it were directly connected rather than being connected though a router. For the same reason, if you dont have a router, and your computer IS directly...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science, which tries to give "intelligence to machines". But the concept of intelligence itself is debatable, and making these machines without life "intelligent" is something near to impossible. But we can say safely that AI aims at producing intelligent behavior from machines. What is the difference between having intelligence and having intelligent behavior? You can exhibit intelligent behavior in a narrow field for some time without really being intelligent. For example a computer playing chess at the master level does not even know that it is playing chess. But for the outsider the view is that it is intelligent like a master. Also we need...

History lends us an ideal of ambidexterity: Leonardo da Vinci, Harry Truman and James Garfield were all known to be physically ambidextrous, but to what does that translate? In modern times, ambidexterity isn't a hot topic, but in fact, we are all - to a degree - ambidextrous.When we multi-task, juggle home and work, hold a phone conference and take notes simultaneously -- we are incorporating an ambidextrous mindset. No, perhaps we don't all use both hands to achieve these tasks, but we are using both brain hemispheres to accomplish our deadlines and goals.Some of us may have heard that we're 'right-brained' or maybe we lean more toward the 'left-brain.' Funny as these terms may seem, they are...

The Halton Region covers over 230,000 acres including about 25km of the shore of Lake Ontario. With the population forecast to exceed 420,000 by 2006 (5 year increase of about 15%) the Halton Region is becoming one of the fastest growing regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Though renowned across Canada for having the highest density of population, the rural areas in the GTA are dedicated to agriculture which is an impressive $1 Billion industry employing thousands of people. Other major employers include the Ford and Liberty car manufacturers, Aerospace manufacturers Goodrich, Oil and Gas exploration, utilities and other Manufacturing. This diverse business environment is further supported by...

The trick to building profitable web sites to get high ranking through indexing by Major Search Engines is Good Design. You don't have to pay costly fees. Get that?Yes, getting to the top 1% ranking comes from the art of putting careful thought in crafting and setting up your Internet Business. How you arrange your products and services in your web site pages is very critical for getting thousands of buyers clamoring for your products. Your site will be so appealing it motivates them to open their wallets, take out their credit cards and willingly give it to you, so you send them your products.Here are the steps to higher Search Engine ranking::Firstly, you zero in on your highly targeted...

Sales are all about leverage, because there is only so much you can do on your own. But, with the help of these simple tools, you can easily double, triple and quadruple your productiviting and make more sales.PhoneTray DialupPhoneTray Dialup allows you to receive and screen phone calls while you are online. The program uses your V.92 modem and Call Waiting service from your phone company to detect an incoming call. If you have Caller ID on Call Waiting, also called Call Waiting ID or Visual Call Waiting, PhoneTray will show the caller's name and number, so you can decide if you want to answer the call or ignore it. If your internet provider supports Modem-on-Hold, you can put internet on hold, take...