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Eric Benhamou's professional and personal accomplishments center on the creation and intelligent deployment of information technology towards improving the performance of businesses and non-profits and the quality of life of individuals around the world.
Eric Benhamou is chairman and CEO of Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC. Benhamou Global Ventures, started in 2003, invests and plays an active role in innovative high tech firms throughout the world. Mr. Benhamou is also the chairman of the board of directors of 3Com Corporation and Palm, Inc. He is an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD. He is also a visiting professor at Ben Gurion University. He served as chief executive officer of Palm, Inc. from October 2001 until October 2003. Benhamou served as chief executive officer of 3Com Corporation from September 1990 until December 31, 2000.
In 1981, Mr. Benhamou co-founded Bridge Communications, an early networking pioneer, and was vice president of engineering until its merger with 3Com in 1987. Before joining Bridge Communications, he worked four years at Zilog, Inc., serving as project manager, software engineering manager and design engineer.
In 2003, Mr. Benhamou was appointed to the Joint High Level Advisory Panel of the U.S.- Israel Science and Technology Commission by U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans. In 1997, former President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Benhamou to the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee which advises the President on research and development focal points of federal programs to maintain United States leadership in advanced computing and communications technologies and their applications.
In 2007, Mr. Benhamou was awarded the David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Award presented by Joint Venture Silicon Valley. The Packard Award is presented annually to a person who brings an entrepreneurial, cross-boundaries, problem solving approach to Silicon Valley's challenges. In 1998, Mr. Benhamou was recognized by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the Foreign Investor Jubilee Award. That same year, Benhamou received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which pays homage to the immigrant experience, as well as individual achievement to U.S. citizens from various ethnic backgrounds. In 1998, he became a Fellow of the International Engineering Consortium. He is a graduate of the American Leadership Forum, which seeks to revitalize leadership within communities across the nation. In 1997, Benhamou received the Medaille Nessim Habif from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Paris. In 1992, he received the President's Environment and Conservation Challenge Award, the United States' highest environmental award.
Mr. Benhamou currently serves as chairman of the board of Cypress Semiconductor and as a member of the board of directors of RealNetworks, Inc and of Silicon Valley Bancshares. He serves on the board of directors of privately held companies, Atrica, WisdomArk, Finjan and GO Networks, a subsidiary of Nextwave. He serves on the Venture Capital Advisory Board of 3i. He serves on the board of the New America Foundation, a Washington DC-based think tank. Mr. Benhamou serves on the executive committee of TechNet. He also serves on the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB), and as a member of the board of Smart Valley. In addition, he serves on the boards of the INSEAD School of Business, the Stanford University School of Engineering and Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He is the chairman of the Israel Venture Network, a venture philanthropy organization for a stronger Israeli society.
Mr. Benhamou, 51, holds honorary doctoral degrees from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Widener University, Western Governors University and the University of South Carolina. He has a Master of Science degree from Stanford University's School of Engineering and a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Paris.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Algeria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3Com
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Megan Lodewyck
A well known Jane Austen historian, Megan recently began construction on her fisrt Jane AUsten Bed and Breakfast soon to be located in Central Illinois. The B&B will hold a small theater where Jane Austen work's such as "Emma", "Pride and Predjudice" will be produced. She began her first Jane Austen fan club at the age of 6 when her mother a local school teacher began her reading the great works. She played Lizzie in her high school production of "Pride and Predjudice in 1994.
Megan is also known in the community for her work with the elderly. Her regular missions include busing 10-20 local shut-ins to the market and pharmacy. She recently organized "Drive for the Doctors" which asked for volunteers to transport those in need to their Doctors visits.
Megan has also begun producing local plays with her family of theater graduates and recently assisted her brother in his first short film project. They hope to film another short project this summer to enter into the Central Illinois short film contest at Illinois State University. Lastly, a proud alumnus of Illinois Weslyan University, she wants to begin coordinating weddings in the "Jane Austen" style for the University chapel.
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www.cfa.ilstu.edu/theatre/alumni/ www.wesleyan.edu/theater/
Bucky30 03:39, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Devin Lin is the runner-up contestant for Orange Unified School District's(OUSD) 2007-08 Spelling Bee. Lin later end up in 2nd place in the county Spelling Bee.
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OUSD Spelling Bee
KneeGrowNinja 03:45, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
An Illusion Shaker is a cocktail made with vodka, blue Curacao, Triple Sec, and pineapple juice. Informally, it is referred to as "Gatorade".
3 parts vodka
2 parts blue Curacao 1 part triple sec
pineapple juice until it tastes good; usually 300-500 ml (can be orange juice, four seasons, etc.)
Glass type: Shot
Directions: mix together in shaker, and then serve as shooters
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http://www.bardrinks.com/drinks/drink.asp?id=4232839
210.14.7.102 03:47, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Alley Trip
Alley Trip is a modern grunge/hard, southern rock band from Nokesville, Virginia.
Alley Trip started in the classic manor.. from humble beginnings. Originally a garage band the Trip started when childhood friends Steve Chesterfield and Matt Robinson began messing around in music, but didn't start making it's own sound until the introduction of Kevin Navarrete in the fall of 2002. And with the contribution of Jason Long about a year later the fully formed Alley Trip was born. Drawing on such influences as Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica, Soil Work, ect. Alley Trip has created a sound of its own in a time where true rock is but a shadow of its former self.
With songs like "Lines of Viens", "Shun", and "In Me" defining there sound and captivating their fans an LP has been released in small doses but an album is in the works as of summer of 2006
Stephen Chesterfield - vocals/guitar
Kevin Navarrete - guitar
Jason Long - bass/vocals
Matthew Robinson - drums
69.243.1.182 06:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Verenium (NASDAQ: VRNM), the new name of recently merged Diversa and Celunol Corporations, operates a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Jennings, Louisiana and is building a 1.4 million gallon per year demonstration plant on adjacent land to be completed by the end of 2007 and begin operation in early 2008. Vernium is the first publicly traded company with integrated, ene-to-end capabilities to make cellulosic biofuels.
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