August 13, 2007

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IN THE NEWS
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Ready to catch wave energy's power. In the next few weeks, the first test buoys designed to harness the coast's powerful wave energy will be deployed a few miles off the Oregon Coast. Eugene Register-Guard

Wave energy a gold mine. On Friday at Oregon State University, about 200 scientists, politicians, policy experts and energy-company representatives talked about how to harness the power of the ocean for electricity. Corvallis Gazette-Times

First buoys due soon in wave power project test. The first test buoys designed to convert ocean waves to electricity will be deployed a few miles off the Oregon Coast within a few weeks. Seattle Times (Associated Press)

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JOBS
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Graduate student wanted to tutor theoretical computer science for a few
(1 to 4) one-hour sessions. Pay is $40/hour. In your letter, please specify
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Greenberry Inc. is looking for a self motivated, knowledgeable IT Assistant to provide backup support for the following responsibilities: Maintain Windows Server 2003 R2 with the following roles: Active Directory, Domain Controller, DHCP, DNS, Application and Print server functions. Provide support and maintain Exchange 2007 Server. Details.

Electrical Engineers, Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI. Development of dynamic models and system simulations for novel induction motor design and for the system controls and power electronics. This includes development of physical tests to identify important motor and system parameters, model verification with experimental data, and development and verification of appropriate control algorithms to meet performance objectives. Extensive use of Simulink and Matlab simulation tools. Details.

.Net Software Engineer: Long term contract with the potential to go permanent. .NET Software Engineer to work as a member of a development team to create customized Internet portals for clients in a professional services environment. Technical responsibilities include analysis, coding, unit testing, maintaining, and enhancing new and existing client implementations as part of our development process. This position requires a BS in Computer Science and experience in web development, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL. Details.

Axian Inc. Individual will be capable of and responsible for serving as a team member for software development projects. Projects may either be information technology projects dealing with internal systems or software product development projects. Microsoft .NET will be the dominate technology being used, and specific experience with ASP.NET and data driven web applications is required. Must be competent working with a variety of databases, with the primary emphasis on Microsoft SQL Server. Experience with Sharepoint and Windows Workflow is preferred. Details.

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