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<LI> Work hard
<LI> Have fun
<LI> Be creative
<LI> Be curious
<LI> Be <A HREF="http://www.XProgramming.com/Practices/xpractices.htm">extreme</A>
<LI> Learn new skills
<LI> Teach your skills to others
<LI> Value the contributions of team members
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/research.html">Write papers</A>
<LI> Read papers
<LI> <A HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/tutorials.html">Give presentations</A>
<LI> Be responsive to ACE/TAO users questions and issues
<LI> Act now, rather