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Touch an Olympic Torch

The winning school of the Racing Toward Innovation contest will get a first-hand look at a Lenovo-designed Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. Following in the tradition of the Olympic Games, this torch draws on the history of the host country, with traditional Chinese symbols and concepts, while representing the universal spirit of the Olympic Games.

Relying on the same process used to create Lenovo PCs, 30 Lenovo engineers and design specialists worked for more than 10 months on the design and technical details of the torch. As a result, they created a beauty inside and out that will pay a visit to your school—in the hands of an Olympic athlete fresh from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, no less.

Your Lenovo 21st Century Classroom

Educational possibilities will abound in your Lenovo 21st Century Classroom. It includes 20 Lenovo ThinkPad R Series notebooks, 1 ThinkPad X Series tablet, an LCD projector and an IdeaPad notebook for your personal use.

Lenovo PCs have the outstanding durability of magnesium-alloy roll-cages built right into the frame, shock-mounted hard drives and patented Active Protection Systems™. These systems stop the hard drive and safely park the read/write head to prevent damage when motion is detected.

ThinkPad R Series notebooks boast 15.4" widescreens for up to 25% more viewable area, ThinkVantage™ Access Connections™ to simplify wireless networking and an UltraConnect™ II Antenna to improve reception and boost mobile computing capability.

ThinkPad X Series Tablets are light weight and feature handwriting recognition capability and keyboard-to-writing slate convertibility that allow teachers and students to create and share images, diagrams, documents and ideas.

Select Lenovo notebooks and tablets feature Intel Centrino with vPro processor technology that has security and manageability features built right on the chip. Students will enjoy advanced connectivity and improved graphics, while being better protected against viruses and attacks with programmable defense filters.

Your new LCD projector will help you dazzle even the most restless students. It’s lightweight and at over 2000 Lumens, it’s bright enough to light up any lecture hall. Plus, its HD resolution delivers sharp, bold imagery to enliven your lessons.

Experience is everything.

Tastefully beautiful. Ostentatiously powerful. This describes new IdeaPad® notebooks. Their dynamic, angled exteriors come in red, blue or black and feature smooth, weaved or raised textured top covers.

The IdeaPad notebook’s looks are paired with equally impressive innovations, such as frameless displays, Dolby® Home Theater™ audio and new VeriFace face-recognition software. Since its release, the new IdeaPad notebook has received appreciative nods from consumers and engineers alike.

These lesson plans are grouped for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 and are interdisciplinary—a primary focus of 21st century learning. They address the core subjects of language arts, social studies, math, science and of course, physical education.

“Olympians in Life” will be updated monthly on usoc.org until the 2008 Olympic Games begin in June in Beijing.

Click to download the free lesson plans from usoc.org

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Lenovo “Racing Toward Innovation” Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE 48 CONTINENTAL U.S. STATES AND D.C. AND 18 YEARS OR OLDER.

1. Eligibility for Submission: “Racing Toward Innovation” Contest (“the Contest”) is open to accredited public and private schools which service any of the following grades: K–12. To submit an entry on behalf of an eligible school, you must be a legal resident of the United States (excluding residents of Puerto Rico), a full-time teacher in grades K–12 at a public or private school on any subject matter during the 2007–08 school year and be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Lenovo (United States) Inc.(“Sponsor”), its subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, distributors, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies, and members of each of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Entry shall be made on behalf of the submitting teacher's school.

2. Contest Period: The Contest begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") on March 5, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 pm EDT on April 18th, 2008 ("Contest Period"). Submitters agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules.

How to Enter: To enter via the web, go to www.lenovo.com/essaycontest. Click on Enter to Win, complete the registration form, including your first and last name, address, telephone number, email address, school name, school address and grade level(s) taught and enter an "Essay" which answers the question: In your opinion, what is the most significant technological innovation of the past 25 years, and how has it impacted our global society? Total word count of 50-200 words. Entries must be in English. In order for the electronic entry to be valid, submitters must click on the “Submit” button on the Web site. By entering this Contest, submitters give their express permission to be contacted by Sponsor by telephone, e-mail and/or postal mail for the purposes of administering this contest. Submitters must provide a valid e-mail address to enter online. Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Proof of being the authorized account holder may be required. Entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM ET on April 18th, 2008. All entries become the property of Lenovo, and may not be returned or acknowledged. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced entries allowed. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her Contest entries) who tampers with the entry process.

Submission of an entry grants Sponsor and its agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such entry in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to the submitter. Submission of any entry further constitutes the submitter’s consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any all rights, title and interest in the entry, including, without limitation, all copyrights. Entries: must be the original work of the submitter; may not have won previous awards; may not have been published previously; must not infringe third-party rights, and must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent).

Judging/Awarding: Entries will be judged on the on the following criteria: compelling (45%), creativity (35%) and relevance to Lenovo (20%) by a panel of five (5) qualified judges whose decisions regarding the Contest and related matters are final. The judges will select one (1) Grand Prize winner. Teacher submitting entry and winning school will be notified by email and/or certified overnight mail on or about May 5, 2008. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in the first judging criteria, continuing thereafter to each judging criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie.

Grand Prize (1): Visit to the school by an Olympic Athlete with a Lenovo-designed Beijing Replica 2008 Olympic torch and the Lenovo 21st century classroom which includes twenty (20) Think Pads R Series, one (1) Think Pad X series, one (1) Epson LCD Projector and for the winning teacher one (1) Idea Pad Notebook with a presentation from designated Lenovo representative. Prize will be awarded to eligible school and winning teacher. Prize must be accepted on a date designated by Lenovo, or prize will be forfeited. Grand Prize presentation will occur in Fall 2008, no later than 12/31/08. Total retail value of all prizes: $23,900.00

Limitations of Liability: Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for late, misdirected, incomplete, online, or technical malfunctions, delays or human errors that occur in the processing, transmission or receipt of entries, or for inaccurate transcription of entry information, or delayed by computer transmissions. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.

3. Prize Acceptance: Prizes are not transferable. No substitution or cash redemption allowed except by Sponsor, who may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable. Taxes on the Olympic Torch visit and Lenovo 21st Century Classroom Prize, if any, are sole responsibility of winning school. Taxes on the Idea Pad are sole responsibility of the winning teacher. Prize winning school and teacher submitting winning entry (or parents or legal guardian of winner if winner is an eligible minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to sign and return Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and Publicity (where permitted) within seven (7) days of notification, or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. By accepting prizes, winning school and teacher submitting winning entry consent to use of name and likenesses for advertising purposes without limitation and without additional compensation worldwide, except where prohibited by law. By accepting prizes, winning school and teacher submitting winning entry further agree to release Lenovo and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, including but not limited to OgilvyAction. (the “Contest Parties”), from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with winners’ participation in this Contest, or with respect to awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize, or to participation in the Contest or in prize-related activities. By accepting prizes, winning school further acknowledges that the Contest Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied in fact or in law, relative to prize or to any portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, merchantability, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose.

By entering, submitters agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of each State, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State. By entering, submitters consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in New York.

4. Winners List: The name and address of the winning school and/or a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Lenovo Racing Toward Innovation” c/o OgilvyAction 309 West 49th St 24th Fl, New York, NY 10019. Requests must be received by April 18th 2008 for the winners list.

Sponsor: Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Lenovo will provide more than 10,000 pieces of computing equipment and 500 engineers to calculate and capture the split-second results of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Lenovo designed the torch, called the Cloud of Promise, as well as the Olympic lantern and cauldron, and is proud to be a part of the 2008 Olympic Games and a sponsor of the Torch Relay.

Ms. Patrizio’s Winning Essay

Room 208 is a magical place. Visitors here are time-travelers, exploring Victorian London through the eyes of a Dickensian character. They are eyewitnesses, hearing the firsthand account of a Holocaust survivor. They are literary critics, corresponding with the author of their favorite book. Most of all, they are students. They are Internet users. The development of the Internet has opened the world, past, present, and future, to the average person. There is a boundless amount of opportunity on the Internet, creating a new type of student. This generation is simply not content to be told what they need to know by their teachers. They need to experience history for themselves, see the wonders of science, and hear the rhythm of the great poets. Past generations were often lectured to about what to expect in “the real world.” Through the Internet, today’s students have already become active participants in “the real world.” Based on the ideas being created now by this Internet savvy generation, I can only imagine what wonders our future reality will hold. Is Room 208 truly a magical place? It’s just your average classroom, four walls…a chalkboard…oh, and an Internet connection. That is where the real magic begins.