Tooth Implant

I was looking on the BBC news website and I found an article about a tooth implant that "releases drugs." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6400021.stm). According to the article, the implant would be placed inside two artificial molars and secured inside of someone's mouth. It has an "electric timing mechanism" that is programmed to release the particular drug into the persons mouth at certain times. The article contains more details on how it works. If the testing goes alright, it could be available by 2010. The implant could possibly eliminate people having to take pills or get shots. People would no longer have to worry about taking medicines at certain times throughout the day. This implant seems like it would be great, however, drug companies may be greatly affected in a negative way. If pills are no longer necessary, how will the companies make money? I thought that there might be a deal between the drug companies and the maker of the implant, but there is no information in the article. This implant an example of a technological advancement that benefits some people but hurts others.
The concept of the implant seems great, but there may be some problems. The implant releases the drug into a person's mouth, but I wonder what it would taste like. What if they choke on the liquid because it releases at an unexpected time? How much will it cost? What if I don't want 2 of my molars removed? These are only a few of my questions and I am sure people will be asking a lot more in the future.

Resume Help

I found this article and I thought it would be helpful for the class since we will be preparing a resume in the following weeks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16931758/. It is very challenging trying to put together a resume in a short period of time. This article gives 10 ideas to help people either update their resume or begin a new one. I recently had to write my resume and I was worried that I wouldn't know what to do or how to do it. I wish I had read this article because it does include some good tips. Tip #2 says to "avoid vague objective statements." This is very important because the people that are looking to hire people read a lot of resumes and they probably do not want to be bored reading unclear phrases. Be concise and to the point. The objective statement is very important. It is one of the first things the reader sees because it is near the top of the page and because the phrase states the job that you are looking for. I suggest spending some time thinking about the objective before doing anything else.
I had a lot of help from a friend of mine and without him, I definitely would not have completely my resume. He directed me to the website at SJSU. http://www.careercenter.sjsu.edu/jobsearchtips/jobsearchtips.html. There are sample resumes and a lot of helpful tips. The most helpful thing I found on this website is the list of keywords. These are basically words that sound sophisticated, but really are not. For example, use the word facilitate instead of help (The thesaurus is also a great tool). Facilitate just sounds better than help does. The sample resumes on the website give people an idea on how to format their resume. A basic format would be to include your name and address on the top, followed by the objective, education, previous jobs, then activities and interests. One more very important tip is to check the spelling and grammar. Even though it may seem like a small thing, it does give the idea that attention to detail is not important to you. Have a few different people read the resume carefully in order to catch any mistakes.

teachers vs. administration

Last week, I learned that there were serious problems between the CSU teachers and the CSU administration. I spoke with a teacher regarding this issue and I learned a lot of interesting things. First, the administration at SJSU recently received a huge pay raise. I do not know how much of a raise they got, but I was told that some of them make upwards of $120,000 a year (compare this to some teachers that get $40,000 per year). Something is wrong with these numbers. Teachers directly interact with students and they help them earn their degrees while the administration sit in the office and increase the student's tuition so they can get a raise. Second, student tuition will be raised in the next couple of years. I do not know the exact number, but a 50% increase could be possible. I wonder where this money will go? I can take a guess...into the pockets of the administration. I think tuition should remain the same, but if it does go up, the teachers should get a raise. This situation at SJSU is probably going on in a lot of other colleges. It is ridiculous how the school officials and people involved in running the school are fighting over money. School is not about money, it is about the students. The students are the future and the administration should focus on us and not themselves. When these administrators say that they care about the students, most of them are lying because they are obviously only concerned with themselves. They are being very selfish and it looks bad to the students and it sets a bad example. I am just glad I have one more year left before I leave school and the politics involved