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In traditional Chinese medical philosophy, health is described in terms of balance within the body, or yin and yang. Yin refers to blood and essence, while yang refers to vital warmth and Chi. Chi is energy, the life force that flows within us. It's probably best described as energy resulting from metabolic activity.
According to Chinese philosophy, there are two basic principles, and while they sometimes oppose, they are nevertheless, dependent upon each other. The two principles are yin and yang, and their characteristics may be summarized as follows:....
Yang : male, light, hot, strong, positive, active, sun, spring, summer.
Yin : female, dark, cold, weak, negative, passive, earth, autumn, winter.
Although yin and yang may at time be opposites, they are not hostile to each other, each has need of the other, for without one, the other could not exist, nor is one superior to the other.
Man is considered to be a microcosm of the universe, and subject to the same laws. The forces of yin and yang are expressed in the body through such things as contraction and dilation of the heart, inhaling and exhaling of the lungs, and the opposites of waking and sleeping.
Balanced blood and Chi open the door to our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. If the pathways of energy become blocked, disharmony and disease result. When the Chi is allowed to flow unobstructed through the energy meridians in our body, energy is again harmonized, and the blockages that cause disharmony and disease are removed. YouÌll feel better physically, emotionally, and spiritually, creating a renewed sense of well being, making you feel better equipped to handle life's many challenges.
One of the most important concepts that form yin and yang is that of wholeness. The basic idea is that any system of our body is inseparable from the others. When one organ becomes unhealthy, the others are disturbed as well. While treating one part of the body, one must pay attention to the other systems of the body, and take heed not to hurt the other organs. Diseases arise because of deficiency or imbalance of the vital energy in our organs, and their associated systems.
An example of this philosophy can be seen in how the Chinese deal with shortness of breath. When considering shortness of breath, Chinese Doctors say the spleen must also be strengthened so that it can support the lungs. So when dealing with this condition, rather than simply addressing the lungs, they also prescribe treating the spleen. This "whole systems" approach is what distinguishes Chinese herbal practices from Western medicine.
Just like an athlete who has competed in a race, and who's body needs time to recover from the effects of the race, so also our bodies internal systems expend energy performing their critical functions, and need their these energy reserves replenished regularly. Yin Tonics are said to replenish the body's resources, its blood and essence. Yang tonics are said to build the bodies ability to use those resources by converting them to energy, or Chi and warmth. Yin is
stored potential energy, and yang is active or metabolic energy generated during activity.
The kidneys are spoken of as the "Root of Life"; because they are the foundation upon which the body grows, develops, and reproduces. Generally speaking athletes are advised to take kidney yin tonics on days that they are practicing, kidney yang tonics on days they compete, and yin and yang tonics during the recuperation phase.
Yin Yang and Chi Theory
How to Choose A Great Lawyer
Maybe you've been sued, or someone has harmed you and you want to sue. Maybe you've been arrested, or you know the government is investigating you or your business. Or maybe you need a divorce, a will, or a new corporation. Whatever the reason, you need a lawyer, and you need someone who is good and won't cost you a bundle. But there are so many lawyers. How do you get the right one?
As you would for any major purchase, do a little research and save yourself from costly mistakes. Narrow your search to attorneys who practice in the area in which you need services. Look at the attorneys experience and background. Ask for information about fees and payment arrangements. Interview attorneys by phone or in person to see if you would feel comfortable working with them. Here s how :
What type of lawyer do you need? Just as you wouldn't go to a dermatologist for a heart ailment, you wouldn't go to a domestic relations lawyer if you had been charged with a federal crime. While not every attorney specializes in a particular type of law, most do practice in one or two specific areas. Finding an attorney who has experience with your type of legal matter not only means you are likely to get better advice, but also means you are likely to pay lower fees because you won t be paying for the attorney to learn a new area of the law. Attorneys who specialize in your area are also likely to work more quickly because they will have on hand the applicable law and form documents. If you look at the areas of practice listed on this site, you will get a good idea of typical areas of specialty.
How do you find out an attorney s specialty? You can find an attorney s specialty or area of practice in several ways. A good starting point is to look at listings at this site. You can also look in the yellow pages, read advertisements in the paper, call your local bar association or legal referral service, or look up attorneys web sites. In addition, public libraries often have listings of attorneys by geographic region and describes their practices.
Where can you get information about an attorney s background? The listings in the libraries may contain background information about the attorneys listed, including age, law school, bar admissions, papers written, law association positions held, and reported cases handled by the attorney. Similar information might also be provided by an attorney s web site. Your local bar association can tell you when an attorney was admitted to practice in your state, and confirm that the attorney is a member of the bar in your state, but usually will not give out more information. If the bar association has a referral service, the service should be able to provide you with additional information. Many attorneys have brochures about their practices that you can call and request, and they will also tell you their qualifications if you ask.
How should you interview attorneys? Once you have the names of a few attorneys who practice the type of law you need, interview them to see if you feel they would do a good job for you. Call the attorneys and explain what legal services you need, and ask for a meeting. Most attorneys will give you an "initial consultation" of fifteen or twenty minutes at no charge. Note, however, that you probably will not get specific legal advice during this initial meeting because the attorney will need to have detailed information from you before providing advice. Instead, use this time to ask the attorney about his or her background and experience, how he or she would handle your legal matter, how much he or she charges, and what fee arrangements are available. In evaluating the attorney s responses, look for a personality that you would be comfortable working with, experience handling matters similar to yours, a confident manner, and forthright answers.
Are women attorneys better? Some people look for women lawyers for a variety of reasons. They think women listen better, work harder, are more sympathetic, or are more likely to resolve matters without litigation. They may also think that a woman attorney might have a favorable impact on juries, particularly if the woman is defending a man accused of harming a woman in some way. Of course, all such thoughts are based on stereotypes and will not necessarily be true. Male attorneys can be just as hard working and sympathetic as female attorneys, and female attorneys can be just as aggressive and bull-headed as male attorneys. Your best course is to choose an attorney, male or female, with the qualifications and qualities that you think will best serve your needs.
Source: www.womenlawyers.com By Cynthia Thomas Calvert
Why should I buy life insurance?
Many financial experts consider life insurance to be the cornerstone of sound financial planning. It can be an important tool in the following situations:
- Replace income for dependents
If people depend on your income, life insurance can replace that income for them if you die. The most commonly recognized case of this is parents with young children. However, it can also apply to couples in which the survivor would be financially stricken by the income lost through the death of a partner, and to dependent adults, such as parents, siblings or adult children who continue to rely on you financially. Insurance to replace your income can be especially useful if the government- or employer-sponsored benefits of your surviving spouse or domestic partner will be reduced after your death.
- Pay final expenses
Life insurance can pay your funeral and burial costs, probate and other estate administration costs, debts and medical expenses not covered by health insurance.
- Create an inheritance for your heirs
Even if you have no other assets to pass to your heirs, you can create an inheritance by buying a life insurance policy and naming them as beneficiaries.
- Pay federal “death” taxes and state “death” taxes
Life insurance benefits can pay estate taxes so that your heirs will not have to liquidate other assets or take a smaller inheritance. Changes in the federal “death” tax rules between now and January 1, 2011 will likely lessen the impact of this tax on some people, but some states are offsetting those federal decreases with increases in their state-level “death” taxes.
- Make significant charitable contributions
By making a charity the beneficiary of your life insurance, you can make a much larger contribution than if you donated the cash equivalent of the policy’s premiums.
- Create a source of savings
Some types of life insurance create a cash value that, if not paid out as a death benefit, can be borrowed or withdrawn on the owner’s request. Since most people make paying their life insurance policy premiums a high priority, buying a cash-value type policy can create a kind of “forced” savings plan. Furthermore, the interest credited is tax deferred (and tax exempt if the money is paid as a death claim).
Source : www.iii.org
How Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Works
An injured person contacts a company that offers pre-settlement lawsuit funding, sometimes at the suggestion of an attorney. The finance company contacts the lawyer who is handling the case, and obtains information about the case. Based upon that information provided, the loan company estimates the value of the likely eventual settlement or verdict, and offers a cash advance to the injured person based upon that estimate. The fee may be a flat fee, or a monthly fee that accrues each month the loan is outstanding. When the case settles, or the defendant pays after losing in court, the loan and associated fees are paid to the finance company.
These advances are offered as non-recourse funding, which means that an injured person has no obligation to repay if the lawsuit is lost. Similarly, if the ultimate settlement or verdict is smaller than anticipated, the amount that must be repaid never exceeds the amount of the injured person's share of that verdict or settlement. For legal reasons, these advances are not characterized as loans.
Amounts available vary significantly, depending upon the nature of the case and the company involved. Many companies offer pre-settlement funding amounts between $500 and $25,000. A few offer amounts up to $100,000. Fees also vary depending upon the company and the type of case. Some companies will fix the fee for the advance up front. Others will charge a monthly fee for each month between the time the funding is issued and when it is repaid, sometimes as high as 15% per month.
When Is Pre-Settlement Funding Appropriate?Litigation can take a very long time. Sometimes, cases drag on for years. While cases are pending, even where an injured person's attorney is paying all of the legal expenses associated with the litigation, the injured person has to have enough money to get by. If the injured person is unable to work, has reduced income, or has expenses associated with care or disability, it may not be possible to wait until the end of the lawsuit before obtaining funds.
Given the fees involved in pre-settlement funding, it is important for injured people to consider any available alternatives. This type of financing should ordinarily be the last resort. The fees are premised upon the risk to the lender associated with non-recourse lending, but keep in mind that these companies choose their cases carefully in order to minimize risks, and if they offer you an advance they believe that you will receive money from your lawsuit. If you decide to obtain pre-settlement funding you should check with several companies, in order to obtain the most favorable terms.
Ethical IssuesA question that perhaps seems obvious is, why can't injured people simply borrow money from their lawyers? The answer is that state bar associations recognize that when a lawyer becomes a creditor to a client, a conflict of interest is created that may interfere with the attorney-client relationship.
Sometimes an attorney won't want to sign any contract with a settlement financing company, and some states prohibit lawyers from signing onto liens of the type necessary to secure this type of funding. As a result, typically companies require that the injured person sign the contract, and that the attorney sign an acknowledgement of the client's instruction that the loan and associated fees be repaid from any eventual verdict or settlement.
At least one state (Florida) prohibits lawyers from participating in the settlement funding company's evalaution process. Absent lawyer invovlement, it is unlikely that a finance company would be able to obtain enough information about a case to risk issuing non-recourse funding.
Legal IssuesIn order to avoid usury laws (laws against charging excessive rates of interest), the funds you receive from a pre-settlement funding company will not be described as a "loan". For example, the advance might be described as a "cash advance", 'investment", or as "venture capital". Technically, as the contract is not to repay the amount received but is instead a promise to pay a portion of any eventual verdict or settlement (which may never occur), these amounts are not loans. No matter what happens, a person who receives pre-settlement funding keeps the full amount of the advance.
A Michigan court recently held invalid a lawsuit funding contract where the defendant's liability had been established, holding that as the plaintiff was certain to recover some amount of money the funding company's advance was no longer contingent, and thus that the plaintiff only had to repay the principal (without interest) under Michigan's usury laws. While other states may draw different conclusions from similar facts, it remains necessary that the amount be in some manner contingent - otherwise, it is a high interest loan.
An Ohio court similarly discharged a plaintiff's obligation under a lawsuit funding contract on the basis of a common law doctrine called "champertry" - a prohibition against the sale of a party's interest in a lawsuit. The court's rationale was that lawsuit funding company sought to profit from the injured woman's case, that lawsuit funding could create a disincentive to settle a case, where the plaintiff would have to pay the entire amount of the settlement to the finance company. A response to the first argument is that if it is acceptable for an attorney to profit from an injured person's case, why should it not be permissible for a finance company? A response to the second argument is that had the woman not received the funding, she may have been forced to settle the case for far less than its value.
Another concern might be that lawsuit funding might encourage plaintiffs to file frivolous lawsuits. This, however, does not consider the fact that lawsuit funding companies want to be repaid, and thus aren't likely to offer funds to plaintiffs who don't have strong cases justifying substantial awards. Similarly, it will often be in the strongest cases that a plaintiff is most in need of money before the conclusion of a lawsuit, and the absence of sources of funding can force premature and inadequate settlements.
ConclusionPre-settlement lawsuit funding should be considered as a last resort, after all other funding options are exhausted. Due to the high cost of this type of funding, any decision to accept an advance should be made very carefully. When seeking pre-settlement funding, it makes sense to check with several companies, to obtain the lowest possible feeS.
Source : Aaron Larson (http://www.a2lawyer.com)
About Cancer
What is cancer?
Cancer is not a single disease, but more than 100 different diseases. It is caused by the abnormal growth of cells in the body.
The body is made up of billions of cells. These cells reproduce by dividing. Through this process the body grows and repairs itself. Sometimes, a cell begins dividing abnormally and tumors form. Tumors may be benign or malignant. Malignant tumors (cancers) can spread to other tissues or organs nearby or to other parts of the body. This is called metastasis. Cancers grow at different speeds. Some grow very quickly; others may grow slowly over many years.
Some cancers are easily cured; others are more difficult to treat. This depends largely on the place in the body where the cancer cells grow, how large the tumor is when it is first found, and if it has spread. Doctors usually consider tumors that start in different parts of the body (not those that spread, but new tumors) to be different diseases. Generally, each type of cancer has its own symptoms, outlook for cure, and methods for treatment.
What causes cancer?
No one knows for sure why a normal cell becomes a cancer cell. Many causes of cancer have been identified. Sometimes there is a family history of cancer. Scientists agree that people can get cancer through repeated long-term contact with carcinogens. These include tobacco, sunlight, x-rays, and certain chemicals that may be found in the air, water, food, drugs and workplace. Our personal habits and lifestyle may contribute to most cancers. It is believed that about 30% of cancer deaths are due to tobacco. As many as 30% of cancer deaths may also be due to inadequate physical activity, obesity and an unhealthy diet.
How soon after exposure to a carcinogen does cancer appear?
Most cancers develop slowly in people. They usually appear five to 40 years after exposure to a carcinogen. For example, cancer of the lung may not occur until 30 years after a person starts smoking. This long latency period is one of the reasons it is difficult to determine what causes cancer in humans.
Who gets cancer?
Cancer is a very common disease. One of every two men, and one of every three women, will be diagnosed with cancer at some time in their life. In New York, nearly one in four deaths is due to cancer.
Cancer occurs at all ages, but most often in middle-aged and older people. The number of people diagnosed with cancer has increased over the past 40 years. Most of this is due to an increase in the population and because people are living longer.
The most common cancers diagnosed among men, besides skin, are prostate, lung and colon. Among women, they are cancers of the breast, lung and colon.
Source :health.state.ny.us
The Blog as a Business
Most blogs are small potatoes. The vast majority are online journals where teenagers
talk about their lives to a readership made up of their closest friends. A growing
minority, however, are businesses in and of themselves. They balance costs and
income; they purposely seek out content providers, advertisers, and paying customers.
They make a profit. They are, in fact, Blog Empires, ruling over a reader-defined section
of the blogosphere as the go-to site for millions who come to get the news, buy
promotional merchandise, and donate money to keep their favorite bloggers fed and
happy.
Blogs can draw millions of readers, because what You have to
say is important. You can accumulate advertisers, because they will pay to reach your
readers. A Business Blog, like any other business, is made up of three major components: a
supplier, buyers, and the products for sale. But a blog in many cases differs from the
average business because you are bringing together two sets of customers and
delivering two sets of products. And you’re not even selling the main item you produce.
The first component is a supplier. That’s you. It is your words, your opinion, your
research, and your art which can bring thousands or even millions of readers to your
blog. You will be the attraction, the broker, and the Emperor of your Blog Empire. If it weren’t for you, the blog wouldn’t exist. Because of who you are, what you know, and
what you do, it can thrive.
The second component is a buyer, a customer. While the vast majority of your
customers will be your readers, other customers will include companies that pay you to
feature their links and advertisements on your blog. “Traffic” (those millions of readers
out there who care about what you say) is the lifeline of your site: you’ve got to find
them and bring them in. Once they are there, your advertising customers will pay for
access to your reading customers, and your reading customers will pay for your
information and merchandise.
The final component is a product. Like all businesses, yours can’t exist without a
product to sell. But what do you sell when you’re giving your opinion away for free on a
blog?
The first product you sell is yourself: your opinions and your expertise. Without selling
yourself to your readers, you will have no customers. They may not always pay you
directly (though we’ll see that in many cases, they will) but if they don’t buy what you’re
saying, they will not buy anything else.
The second product you sell is your space. You lease it to advertisers who will pay you
to put information in front of your millions and millions of readers. Whether text links or flashing popup banner ads, your advertisers will pay you for a small part of your
readers’ attention.
The final product you sell is your merchandise. With a properly-branded name and a
reputation for excellence, your readers will purchase coffee mugs, t-shirts, bumper
stickers…anything you can imagine.
In your Blog Empire, your reader is a customer and a product, and the more customers
you have, the more products you can sell and the more profit you can pocket. You can
turn your labor of love into a digital cash cow by building a Blog Empire that brings
customers and buyers together.
How does nitrous oxide help an engine perform better?
This Question of the Day talks about how sodium chlorate acts as a way to store oxygen. You release the oxygen in sodium chlorate by heating it. It turns out that nitrous oxide (N20) works exactly the same way. When you heat nitrous oxide to about 570 degrees F (~300 C), it splits into oxygen and nitrogen. So the injection of nitrous oxide into an engine means that more oxygen is available during combustion. Because you have more oxygen, you can also inject more fuel, allowing the same engine to produce more power. Nitrous oxide is one of the simplest ways to provide a significant horsepower boost to any gasoline engine.
Nitrous oxide has another effect that improves performance even more. When it vaporizes, nitrous oxide provides a significant cooling effect on the intake air. When you reduce the intake air temperature, you increase the air's density, and this provides even more oxygen inside the cylinder.
The only problem with nitrous oxide is that it is fairly bulky, and the engine needs a lot of it. Like any gas, it takes up a fair amount of space even when compressed into a liquid. A 5-liter engine running at 4,000 rotations per minute (rpm) consumes about 10,000 liters of air every minute (compared to about 0.2 liters of gasoline), so it would take a tremendous amount of nitrous oxide to run a car continuously. Therefore, a car normally carries only a few minutes of nitrous oxide, and the driver uses it very selectively by pushing a button.
Source:Howstuffworks
What's Forex?
"Forex" stands for foreign exchange; it's also known as FX. In a forex trade, you buy one currency while simultaneously selling another - that is, you're exchanging the sold currency for the one you're buying. The foreign exchange market is an over-the-counter market.
Currencies trade in pairs, like the Euro-US Dollar (EUR/USD) or US Dollar / Japanese Yen (USD/JPY). Unlike stocks or futures, there's no centralized exchange for forex. All transactions happen via phone or electronic network.
Who trades currencies, and why?
Daily turnover in the world's currencies comes from two sources:
Foreign trade (5%). Companies buy and sell products in foreign countries, plus convert profits from foreign sales into domestic currency.
Speculation for profit (95%).
Most traders focus on the biggest, most liquid currency pairs. "The Majors" include US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar. In fact, more than 85% of daily forex trading happens in the major currency pairs.
The world's most traded market, trading 24 hours a day
With average daily turnover of US$3.2 trillion, forex is the most traded market in the world.
A true 24-hour market from Sunday 5 PM ET to Friday 5 PM ET, forex trading begins in Sydney, and moves around the globe as the business day begins, first to Tokyo, London, and New York.
Unlike other financial markets, investors can respond immediately to currency fluctuations, whenever they occur - day or night.
Can Facebook make me rich?
If you're a software developer with a little ambition and a good idea, then Facebook may be the company that makes you a very wealthy person. The social networking site that began in 2004 as a way for college students to keep in touch has expanded to allow everyone to create their own Facebook page. Since then, Facebook has carved a niche for itself in the tech world as a company that is willing to break through the traditional barriers of business.
Image courtesy Facebook
In 2007, Facebook opened its platform, allowing undiscovered software developers to create applications for the Web site.
In May 2007, the company opened its platform, allowing software developers to add their programs to the Facebook site. This in turn allowed the site's users to choose from a wide variety of programs and add them to their personal Facebook pages. To show that its platform is truly open, the company held f8, an eight-hour-long competition where developers created their own programs for Facebook's interface. Eighty-five new programs -- ranging from video sharing to a Scrabble offshoot -- were added to Facebook as a result of f8.
Now, the company is taking its cultivation of new applications even further. In September 2007, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the company has a $10 million pile of cash waiting for software developers who want to share their programs with Facebook. The company calls it the fbFund.
The grants range from $25,000 to $250,000, and a good idea could fatten a developer's bank account. The company hasn't announced any restrictions on the number of applications each developer can contribute, so potentially one developer could make a lot of money with a few applications. And while $250,000 isn't anything to sneeze at, the fbFund grants are actually just the tip of the iceberg.
As it turns out, the company is interested in providing more than grants -- it wants to serve as venture capitalists for the right application. Developers receiving grants from Facebook will not only get the initial cash, they will also maintain ownership of their programs. Facebook just wants first crack at providing the money needed to take the software and turn it into a viable start-up business.
It's a basement software developer's dream come true, and it's no coincidence that the offer comes from a former basement software developer. Zuckerberg seems like Willy Wonka, having sent out the gold-wrapped candy bars and waiting patiently in his chocolate factory for the arrival of someone like Charlie.
Of course, Zuckerberg is probably not secretly planning on handing over the keys to Facebook's front door. But with the fbFund, he has thrown out the traditional, frustrating search between venture capital and good ideas and simply put out notice of where the money can be found.
Facebook has attached only one stipulation to its fbFund: The company won't consider applications from any developer or company that has already accepted venture capital from another source. This satisfies two dilemmas. It spreads venture capital around to those who have been overlooked -- an example of infracaninophilia, or love for the underdog. The stipulation also keeps Facebook out of any sticky potential legal battles over who actually owns the software backed by Facebook's capital.
For unknown developers with good ideas and drive, Facebook's fbFund offer could prove to be a cash cow. But fbFund isn't the only way to make money online. Read the next page to find out some of the ways to earn a living on the Web.
Source:www.Howstuffwork.com
Intel, Samsung, TSMC Reach Agreement for 450mm Wafer Manufacturing Transition
Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and TSMC have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition to larger, 450mm-sized wafers starting in 2012. The transition to larger wafers will enable continued growth of the semiconductor industry and helps maintain a reasonable cost structure for future integrated circuit manufacturing and applications.
The companies will cooperate with the semiconductor industry to help ensure that all of the required components, infrastructure and capability are developed and tested for a pilot line by this target date.
Historically, manufacturing with larger wafers helps increase the ability to produce semiconductors at a lower cost. The total silicon surface area of a 450mm wafer and the number of printed die (individual computer chips, for example) is more than twice that of a 300mm wafer. The bigger wafers help lower the production cost per chip. Additionally, through more efficient use of energy, water and other resources, bigger wafers can help diminish overall use of resources per chip. For example, the conversion from 200mm wafers to 300mm wafers helped reduce aggregate emissions per chip of air pollution, global warming gasses and water, and further reduction is expected with a transition to 450mm wafers.
"There is a long history of innovation and problem solving in our industry that has delivered wafer transitions resulting in lower costs per area of silicon processed and overall industry growth." said Bob Bruck, vice president and general manager, Technology Manufacturing Engineering in Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group. "We, along with Samsung and TSMC, agree that the transition to 450mm wafers will follow the same pattern of delivering increased value to our customers."
Intel, Samsung and TSMC indicate that the semiconductor industry can improve its return on investment and substantially reduce 450mm research and development costs by applying aligned standards, rationalizing changes from 300mm infrastructure and automation, and working toward a common timeline. The companies also agree that a cooperative approach will help minimize risk and transition costs.
"The transition to 450mm wafers will benefit the entire ecosystem of the IC industry, and Intel, Samsung, TSMC will work together with suppliers and other semiconductor manufacturers to actively develop 450mm capability," said Cheong-Woo Byun, senior vice president, Memory Manufacturing Operation Center, Samsung Electronics.
In the past, migration to the next larger wafer size traditionally began every 10 years after the last transition. For example, the industry began the transition to 300mm wafers in 2001, a decade after the initial 200mm manufacturing facilities (also known as "fabs") were introduced in 1991.
Keeping in line with the historical pace of growth, Intel, Samsung and TSMC agree that 2012 is an appropriate target to begin the 450mm transition. Given the complexity of integrating all of the components for a transition of this size, the companies recognize that consistent evaluation of the target timeline will be critical to ensure industry-wide readiness.
"Increasing cost due to the complexity of advanced technology is a concern for the future," said Mark Liu, TSMC's senior vice president of Advanced Technology Business. "Intel, Samsung, and TSMC believe the transition to 450mm wafers is a potential solution to maintain a reasonable cost structure for the industry."
The three companies will continue to work with International Sematech (ISMI), as it plays a critical role in coordinating industry efforts on 450mm wafer supply, standards setting and developing equipment test bed capabilities.
Source: Intel
Dell Will Fix Faulty Vostro 1310 and 1510 Laptop Keyboards
Dell Will Fix Faulty Vostro 1310 and 1510 Laptop Keyboards
Dell on Friday said it has suspended shipment of the two Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops in Europe after first owners alarmed that these laptops are shipping to Europe with incorrect European keyboard layout. Jennifer Davis, a Dell spokeswoman commented on the story. She pointed out that only a limited number of Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops with the wrong keyboard layout were shipped in Europe in the middle of April. Fortunately, Dell has stopped further shipments of the laptop models until the problem is fixed. All "lucky" owners of the faulty keyboard laptops will be offered a replacement. "Customers will be given a choice to receive the keyboard kit or have a tech [representative] come on-site, ... The new keyboard is easy to install," Davis said. Laptops shipped outside Europe aren't affected by the glitch.
Source: Yahoo! News