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To: Paul Engel who wrote (100829)	3/14/2000 1:12:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - Intel Continues to Promote Science and Engineering for students in Junior High and High School. Paul {==================================} Intel crowns Junior Nobel Prize scientist By Patricia Jacobus Staff Writer, CNET News.com March 13, 2000, 6:00 p.m. PT URL: news.cnet.com Intel's search for the nation's top young scientist ended tonight with a 17-year-old girl from New York placing first in the high-profile "Junior Nobel Prize" contest. Viviana Risca, of Port Washington, N.Y., beat out 40 other finalists with her research project describing a sophisticated new way to use the DNA structure to enhance encryption technology. She took home the $100,000 first place prize, part of $1.25 million in Intel scholarship money that was dispersed among the final contestants. Each of the 40 finalists also won a new Dell mobile PC with a Pentium III processor. "Intel's primary focus for philanthropy is education," said Seth Walker, an Intel spokesman. "This whole effort targets the alarming trend of science and technology graduates decreasing while the demand for them is increasing." Intel has set aside $100 million for its education effort, which includes teacher training, community involvement and tonight's science competition. In January, Intel and Microsoft announced plans to pour money into a training program for teachers around the world to help them turn out tech-savvy lesson plans. Like many high-tech companies, the chipmaker hopes that better-trained teachers will help develop its future worker pool and customer base. The science contest, first introduced 59 years ago by Westinghouse, has produced five Nobel laureates and is generally regarded as an incubator for future successful scientists, Walker said. This year, Intel upped the winnings from a total of $330,000 to $1.25 million and drew about 1,500 student applicants. Many of the entries were more Web-focused than in years past. Robert Wang, a 15-year-old out of Conway, Ark., for example, submitted his project showing a way to compress streaming media without sacrificing picture quality. Others focused on more conventional experiments. Helen Wiersma, an 18-year-old soccer player from Florida, discovered a new control method for Tropical Soda Apples, weeds that have infested Florida's pasture lands. She came up with the idea three years ago after watching her grandfather yank the massive weeds on the family ranch. "These students are remarkable," Walker said. "They exhibit incredible leadership."

To: Paul Engel who wrote (100829)	3/14/2000 9:25:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

Paul, >I can't recall IBM EVER USING the Intel Jingle and Intel CPU specifications in their TV ads before ! No wonder AMD has surplus AthWipeys - they seem to have lost IBM as a CPU customer ! Yes, IBM as an ad sponsor can't hurt. Maybe the feedback from the Gateway-AMD ads is that when people see the brown and white cowhide, and then the green of AMD, they throw up. Definitely a hurting ad - Gateway. Then there was the Athlon speeding train ad featuring the fat sweaty guy that gets run over. Ads featuring AMD so far would best be left on the cutting room floor. Tony