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  1. I'm with Fareed on this--we can't keep acting like scared, fearful, losers. What happened to American exceptionalism? bit.ly/JlqQLy
  2. Music (over headphones) at work: productivity bane or boon? bit.ly/IQ27A2
  3. Industrial designer Bleck and electronics/software designer Hickcox tout Android for embedded design. #BIOMEDevice. bit.ly/JFcrLs
  4. microfluidic ChipShop GmbH advances lab-on-a-chip technology. #BIOMEDevice. bit.ly/JfjLHD
  5. FANUC's Gakushu robot teaches itself to minimize vibrations and save energy. bit.ly/IqdfPu
  6. Bringing 15th century manuscripts into the 21st century for da Vinci Files fans: bit.ly/JjzyJY
  7. Working at Starbucks? Maybe it's time to upgrade to a luxury boutique hotel lobby. bit.ly/IDE5V9
  8. US to boost energy efficiency of armed forces with new test-chamber lab, STEM convy, energy-storage competition, more. bit.ly/Iz5mWw
  9. Shake and bake test for five-story building tests hospitals' ability to withstand earthquakes. bit.ly/HwRHkI
  10. Make way for GaN and SiC. Discrete Si power devices are going the way of the dinosaur; test vendors respond. bit.ly/GQ0f5G
  11. Breaking News: AR debuts multitone RF Test System, LTX-Credence's Diamondx tests ASSPs; NI controller adds Core i5. bit.ly/GEtZjv
  12. MOST hits the road--brings Ethernet to your car. bit.ly/GErj7S
  13. We may not have flying cars yet, but we do have wireless parking places. bit.ly/zu8kVZ
  14. Last week in review: The Week in Brief: MOST, PC/104, Apple BOM, More… bit.ly/A69IWZ
  15. Do clothes make the man? No,apps make the person. bit.ly/FRduqA
  16. Bell Labs--could its venerable culture of innovation work in today's competitive "move fast and break things" world? bit.ly/Axee0E
  17. Modulated Google logo honors Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. bit.ly/A9qONf
  18. Career opportunities: designing and building robots--and teaching them social skills. bit.ly/zkjhh9
  19. NI's Automated Test Outlook sees five trends, including elevating test function and moving to PCI Express and FPGAs. bit.ly/wDdKva
  20. Microsoft's Spillinger traces evolution rom GUI to natural user interface. bit.ly/wcCbec