** King Tut **

In honor of the De Young Museum's exhibit of Tutankhamun (which I saw yesterday and which I highly recommend), here's a link to the museum and info on the exhibit.

And of course, no mention of King Tut would be complete without a link to Steve Martin's classic ode to the boy king.

** Flu Update **

Foothill College continues to work closely with Santa Clara County Public Health Services to monitor pandemic H1N1 influenza in our community and to make decisions about the best steps to take to protect the health of students and staff. The most frequently asked questions concern vaccinations for seasonal and H1N1 flu. For the most recent information available to us, please visit:

http://www.foothill.edu/news/newsfmt.php?sr=2&rec_id=1661

Please remember to:

• ...cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.
• ...practice good hand hygiene.
• ...if you are ill, go to Foothill Health Services.
• Stay at home if you develop flu-like symptoms. Remain at home until at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
• Check with your doctor about getting yourself, your children or family members vaccinated for seasonal (regular) flu and for H1N1 flu, if you are in a high-risk group.

** ACM Meeting **

The ACM student club is having Dan Bikle give a talk entitled
"Introduction to Relational Datanases via Business Use Cases"
Thursday, 29 Oct, 1:30 pm in Room 4202
The talk should only last a half hour, and it will be a great chance
for our students to get a primer on databases.

** Help Measure Foothill's Carbon Footprint! **

Help Measure Foothill's Carbon Footprint!

Take the Student Driving Survey!

We're interested in collecting feedback from Foothill College students, and we encourage you to share your opinions. Honest and thoughtful answers to this simple five-minute online survey about how you arrive and leave the campus will help college leaders measure and target Foothill's sustainability efforts. For completion of 2009 Foothill College Student Driving Survey, you'll be automatically entered into a drawing for great prizes. Winners will be notified by e-mail after the survey has ended.

Take the 2009 Foothill College Student Driving Survey now. If you have difficulty getting the link to work, try pasting this version of the link into your browser window: http://www.foothill.edu/sustainability/sc_studentdrivingsurvey.php.

Learn more about sustainability issues on campus as well as the Foothill Sustainability Committee by visiting the college Web page at www.foothill.edu/sustainability.

Thank you for participating in this survey. Your opinions count!

** Tim Berners-Lee 'sorry' for slashes **

The forward slashes at the beginning of internet addresses have long annoyed net users and now the man behind them has apologised for using them.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has confessed that the // in a web address were actually "unnecessary".

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** It's Raining! Make Backups!! **

Foothill has more power outages than anywhere I've ever been - and that includes Tampa, which calls itself the Lightning Capital of the world. So don't be surprised if the servers go down because of power outages!

** It's Raining! Make Backups!! **

** Seasonal & H1N1 Flu Vaccinations Available On Campus Soon **

Updated Information: Seasonal & H1N1 Flu Vaccinations Available On Campus in November

Preventing the spread of infection during flu season is a top priority at Foothill College. Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Flu virus awareness is everyone's responsibility, and the college is pursuing its on-campus vaccination program in two phases which is the method preferred by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Faculty and staff should encourage students to get vaccinated so the campus can avoid a major breakout. Foothill College Associate Vice President Denise Swett will notify college personnel when the campus receives its allotment of 7,500 H1N1 vaccinations from the federal government. This is expected to occur by early November. Foothill will then offer on-campus H1N1 vaccinations to currently enrolled students at no charge and to FHDA employees for $10 from the following first-priority groups:

• Currently enrolled Foothill students age 24 or younger;
• Parents and caretakers of infants, age 6 months or younger ;
• Women who are pregnant ;
• Health care workers, emergency services personnel and police officers; and
• Adults, ages 25 to 64, who have chronic health conditions (arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection etc.)
  

Foothill College will offer H1N1 Flu vaccinations to the remainder of our campus community when the college receives its second allotment of vaccines, which is expected in early December. If you have questions about allergies, vaccine contraindications, and whether you should or should not get vaccinated, call the Foothill College Health Services Office at (650) 949-7243.

Updated Information: On-Campus H1N1 Flu Vaccination Schedule
Site #1 Faculty & Staff Lounge (Room 1929)

• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 2–5, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Monday through Tuesday, Nov. 9–10, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  

Site #2 Hearthside Lounge (Room 2313)

• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 2–5, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 9–12, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  

Site #3 Health Services Office (Room 2126)

• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 2–5, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 2 to 8 p.m.
• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 9–12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 2 to 8 p.m.
  

Site #4 Middlefield Campus

• Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
  

Updated Information: On-Campus Seasonal Flu Vaccination Schedule
Be aware that the H1N1 vaccine does not include the seasonal flu vaccination. However, Foothill will offer on-campus Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations to currently enrolled students at no charge and to FHDA employees for $10 while supplies last according to the following schedule:
Health Services Office (Room 2126)

• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 2–5, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 2 to 8 p.m.
• Monday through Thursday, Nov. 9–12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. and 2 to 8 p.m.
  

We will continue to update the Foothill community as information becomes available. Continue to review the Foothill Web site for the latest information regarding the availability of vaccinations on campus. In the meantime, educate yourself by reading accurate flu awareness information, including who should and should not get vaccinated, and additional information that's posted at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ .

** Foothill ACM Club Meeting **

The Foothill ACM Club will be having its first meeting on Thursday
October 15, 2009, at 1:30pm, in Room 4202. We will be having a
special presentation by faculty member Elaine Haight, on how to "Use
Local Industry To Enhance Your Education". This will be a short talk
on how to use the expertise of technical workers and managers, attend
local professional lectures, and obtain internships.

Web Design, Creative in Most Demand Next Year

More than one-third, 34%, of advertising and marketing executives plan to increase staffing levels within the next year. 55% plan to make no change and 10% plan to decrease staffing levels at their firm.

In a survey conducted by the Creative Group, 52% of those advertising and marketing execs plan to increase staffing in Web design or production, 50% plan to increase in creative or art direction roles, and 48% intend to add in the interactive and account services areas. Other areas with expected hiring include brand/product management (35%), marketing research (32%), copywriting (26%), print design/production (25%), and PR (23%).

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