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What would the NHL be if we couldn't analyze controversial plays and devastating injuries at least once a week? How would we cope with the game if the only things we had to worry about were great plays, incredible goaltending and strong defensive systems?
Today we're going to travel to that magical world and imagine…
In an NHL without head shots:
- Don Cherry, free from having to walk the line between "I don't want to see players hurt" and "I love violence" would have a lot more time to discuss the things that really matter, like how Europeans are all spineless wimps who cry and dive, how Kingston, Ontario is the greatest place on earth and how to make a perfectly nice suit of an old couch.
- People would go back to hating Sidney Crosby for a variety of reasons rather than quietly waiting for him to return to the game.
- There would be no blogs.
- Paul Kariya would still be playing hockey.
- Matt Cooke wouldn't be.
- That robot that re-enacted the Sidney Crosby concussion would be free to return to its true love: pushing over piles of boxes in front of unsuspecting victims.
- Players would be forced to use ridiculous tactics like strong positioning, controlled physical play and good reflexes to stop talented players from scoring, rather than using the tried and true method of aiming for the head and letting loose.
- We wouldn't be able to recite rule 48 from memory.
- There would be nothing to fill that empty void between two games other than an in-depth analysis of the plays that mattered, a breakdown of why one team was successful over their opponents and Mike Milbury and Pierre McGuire yelling at each other.
- ESPN viewers would have no idea that hockey even exists.
- Air Canada & VIA Rail would happily work with Gary Bettman and the NHL.
- YouTube would suddenly become a lot less useful for hockey fans, because who wants to see highlights of all of those stupid goals and saves anyway?
- Colin Campbell would be known as "that NHL executive who made a terrible decision when he sent that 'little fake artist' email" instead of "that NHL executive who makes terrible decisions."
- NHL teams would stop hiding a supply of folding chairs behind their benches just in case "things get a little WWE out there."
- Clearly no one would watch the game, as everyone is tuning in just to see someone get hit in the head.


text: A compact stereo headphone and loudspeaker driver chip from the company has a flexible I2C bus control interface, which is intended for mobile phones, PDAs and laptop computers. The TS4956, in a lead-free 2.5 mm by 2.4 mm flip-chip package, can drive up to 38 mW per channel continuous average power into 16-W headphone loads, or 450 mW into 8-W loudspeaker loads, when operating on a 3.3 V power supply. Designed for space-critical applications, the device minimizes the number of external components required by providing I2C selection of eight different operating modes, including a stereo loudspeaker option, and 32-step -34 dB to +12 dB digital volume control. The chip also features an ultra-low standby current of 0.5-µA, with 10-nanoamps shutdown current, and can operate on power supplies from 2.7 V to 5.5 V. Pop and click noise-reduction circuitry eliminates turn-on and turn-off noise. In addition, the device is protected by an over-temperature shutdown mechanism activated at 150ºC. Operating temperature range is -40°C to +85ºC. STMicroelectronics |

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- Substance dependence treatment interventions: why we continue to fail people who use drugs in AsiaMukta Sharma
HIV AIDS Asia Regional Program
Subst Use Misuse 47:1617-23. 2012..Conclusions: A range of factors has a bearing on processes and outcomes of drug user treatment. Acknowledging and addressing them, at each level, is fundamental to delivering useful interventions for people who use drugs... - A situation update on HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs and national responses in South-East Asia RegionMukta Sharma
World Health Organization, Regional Office for South East Asia, New Delhi, India
AIDS 23:1405-13. 2009.... - Women and substance use in India and BangladeshM Suresh Kumar
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Subst Use Misuse 43:1062-77. 2008..We urge for focused HIV prevention interventions targeting substance-using women and female sex partners of male substance users to reduce vulnerability...


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Cars > spazz's Garage
About spazz's Garage
About me and my passion for cars
63 cars, Mitsubishi lancer ls right now. First car that I have gotten from a dealer, no repairs, and no money for upgrades.
I started with cars when I was 9. My adopted Father helped me rebuild a 350 small block for a Elcomeno he was working on. At the age of 9 there is not much you can do alone to an engine. So my dad helped me out with what I couldn't do. But he had me tell him what to do the hole way. That's were it started. Ever sens then I have been in love. My wife gets upset with me because all I talk about is cars. Weather it is my car or a car I saw on the street. I just cant seem to find anything else to talk about. I have lost many friends because of my "Obsession" for cars. I want to start my own custom shop building Imports and Muscle cars. One day I would like to add motorcycles to that list. But sense my crash I have been a bit nerves about riding.
My first car
78 Delta 88. Had the 403. We built that engine up. supercharged and and all. NOBODY could touch it.
Car I wish I still had
I have owned 55 cars now. I think that I would say I wish I had the Delta.
My dream car
69 Chevelle
Green with a sliver flake and black racing strips.
Car clubs I'm in
wish I could get into a car club,
- Type of racing: Street/Drift
- Driver: Dale Earhardt
- Driving song: Dont matter. I just drive.
- Car movie: Death race
- Car book: chilton
- Car magazine: Tuner
- Car game: midnight club
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Following up on chatter following my blog last week discussing the need for caution around the quality of interventions that seek to provide technical support to entrepreneurs, I will continue the conversation thread this week with a post discussing another innovative entrepreneurial support program - iStart, which happens to open for business today.
The following press release was just issued by the Kauffman Foundation about the iStart, a new Web-based platform that helps organizations simplify how they market and administer business plan competitions worldwide. New Hub for Business Plan Competitions to Create Access, Transparency for Entrepreneurial Community Worldwide (Kansas...
Eliminated by the previous administration, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) will soon reemerge. The U.S. Department of Energy announced recently plans to reestablished SEAB under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Serving as an independent advisory committee to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the twelve-member board is comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials.
There are no hearings scheduled for this week as the House and Senate are in recess for their Summer Work Periods. Both are scheduled to reconvene on September 13, 2010.
Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation-- courtesy of Innovation America and its founder, Rich Bendis. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled last week: Obama's Business Innovation Hubs: Down, But Not Out (from Justmeans.com) Innovation...
With nearly all net job growth in our country coming from companies less than five years old, Congress has debated this year what the role of government should be in developing programs and interventions that support entrepreneurship. While the World Bank's Doing Business project reported a record number of new pro-entrepreneurship legal and regulatory reforms around the world in 2009, governments and multi-national institutions continue to be tempted to develop entrepreneurship development programs.
A new Kauffman Foundation study shows that startups are resilient in job creation and durability. Previous research had confirmed that and again that startups are responsible for net new job growth in the U.S. economy. This new study, After Inception: How Enduring is Job Creation by Startups? , reveals another reason to be optimistic...
Conventional wisdom says that entrepreneurs are financial risk-takers, but a new Kauffman Foundation research report, Business Owners, Financial Risk, and Wealth, suggests business owners...
What are leading economics bloggers thinking lately? The Kauffman Foundation has once again collected the views of more than 200 of these specialized bloggers in a mid-July survey.
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to over 6 Years in Prison in Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Some of the Credit Card Numbers Used in the Scheme Were Stolen By a Restaurant Server Who "Skimmed" Customer Numbers
Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams sentenced Mohammed Keita, age 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 76 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, in a credit card fraud scheme resulting in over $135,000 in losses. Judge Williams also ordered Keita to forfeit and pay restitution of $136,838.30. Keita was convicted by a federal jury on August 10, 2012 of three counts each of the unauthorized use of credit/debit cards and aggravated identity theft, on one count each of possessing counterfeit credit/debit cards and possession of device-making equipment.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge David Beach of the United States Secret Service – Washington Field Office; and Chief J. Thomas Manger of the Montgomery County Police Department.
According to court documents and evidence presented at Keita's three-day trial, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence being used by Keita on January 31, 2012. Agents recovered two laptop computers which contained hundreds of stolen credit card numbers; more than 15 fraudulent debit/credit cards bearing Keita's name that had been re-encoded with the stolen credit card information of other individuals; receipts confirming Keita's unauthorized use of other individuals' credit/debit card information; and a device used to re-encode counterfeit credit cards.
According to trial testimony, the investigation began after law enforcement received numerous complaints from credit card account holders that unauthorized charges were occurring at grocery and department stores with their credit card numbers. Analysis of the surveillance tapes at several of the businesses where the unauthorized charges occurred revealed that Keita was conducting many of the fraudulent transactions, purchasing gift card, cigarettes and other merchandise. Investigators were able to identify at least 130 instances of debit/credit card fraud committed by Keita between July 2009 and January 2012. Evidence was presented that some of the credit card numbers that Keita possessed came from Lancelot Quartey, a server at a local restaurant, who had "skimmed" the credit card numbers from customers.
Quartey, age 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit credit/debit card fraud and was sentenced to three months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Quartey was also ordered to pay restitution of $15,475.59.
Today's announcement is part of efforts underway by President Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) which was created in November 2009 to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. With more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys' offices and state and local partners, it's the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud. Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations. Over the past three fiscal years, the Justice Department has filed more than 10,000 financial fraud cases against nearly 15,000 defendants including more than 2,700 mortgage fraud defendants. For more information on the task force, visit www.stopfraud.gov.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the U.S. Secret Service and Montgomery County Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein praised Assistant U.S. Attorney Sujit Raman and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Hillary Davidson of the U.S. Justice Department Criminal Division, who prosecuted the case.


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No one has lately accused the Valley of lacking enough hotel space.
And, yet, both the cities of Phoenix and Glendale are pouring tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money into publicly-financed hotels and convention centers.
Glendale is planning a new "upscale" hotel, estimated to cost between $40 and $60 million and financed primarily by the city.
Developer Steve Ellman, a partner in the project, comments in the Arizona Republic that the complex "really sets the stage. It gives me a competitive advantage in the West Valley."
If anyone in Glendale city government has qualms about handing over millions of taxpayer dollars to a wealthy developer, they aren't quoted in the Republic's front page article about the deal.
The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, a public agency, admits that the deal is, in part, about driving business to the new private company:
Sports authority president Ted Ferris said Monday, "We can drive business their way, and they can drive business our way."
Should government be in the business of drumming up revenue for private corporations?
Taxpayers expect their money to be used for basic city services: police, fire, and the construction and maintenance of roads. The unholy alliance of developers, economic planners, and city officials who spend public funds to enrich private corporations use public money unwisely, and do damage to the trust citizens place in their local governments.


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Win Two Invitation to the Red Carpet Gala Premiere of 'Hitchcock' During DIFF
December 5, 2012 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin
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Hitchcock is a love story about one of the most influential film-makers of the last century, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife and partner Alma Reville stunningly played by Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren. The film takes place during the making of Hitchcock's seminal movie PSYCHO, which forced them to mortgage their house to get it made and released but then turned out to be a big hit and remains a classic in the history of cinema. Replete with Hitchcock's sharp wit and Alma's remarkable cinematic sensibility, the film is a touching and entertaining homage to the master of suspense.
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Scarlett Johnson, Hitchcock will release in theaters across UAE on Feburary 7, 2013.
But why wait that long? Thanks to DIFF, Fox Searchlight and Empire Internaitonal, we have two invitation to the 'Hitchcock' Dubai International Film Festival premiere to give away!
Middle East Red Carpet Gala Premiere Details:
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Unless your desk is equipped with a set of bulky built-in drawers or is flanked by a small army of file cabinets, there's really no way to keep the work surface clear of clutter. Sure, some people say they work better in the small, cramped spaces in between towering stacks of books and piles of paper, but I, for one, beg to differ, and I'm sure many of you agree that there's nothing less motivating than a messy desk. If you like a spare work station but use things like pens and notebooks and power cords on a daily basis like a normal person, furniture designer Bruno Serrao has the streamlined solution.
Manufactured by the small Portuguese joinery company, Wewood, Serrao's BS 01 desk houses eight hidden drawers and compartments to organize all your papers, planners and Post-Its—even your laptop—and still retain a lean profile. More remarkable still is the fact that no nails or screws are used to build the desk—it's one solid piece of beautiful French oak. Serrao admits that this choice "added some technical difficulties" in terms of manufacturing, which is probably why it costs $4,700, but whoever said elegant design solutions came cheap? Just think of all the money you'll save on filing cabinets.


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Sustainability, Community-Building, Media & Mountainains make my Heart Sing.
I like work; meaningful work. I like to climb up mountains before I ski down them. The only way around a city is by bicycle.
Founder, ActivateHub.org: a filterable event aggregator and community engagement platform. Available as a white-label SaaS. Currently in Beta for civic & activist events in Portland, Detroit, Seattle & Ft. Lauderdale - and for the Oakland Makers Community. Responsible for product design, site testing, project management, volunteer recruitment, business strategy and much more. My baby. Ask me more!
Public Speaking & Consulting: Lightening talks and unconference sessions about Activism & Technology for Social Good, (OSCON, CLS, OS Bridge). Previously spoke on numerous panels about universal healthcare. Consulting on organizing hackathons for specific development projects.
* Producer (The Canada Effect) - became a full feature doc narrated by Kiefer Sutherland (The Healthcare Movie), screened around the country and premiered at three film festivals. Spoke on many universal healthcare panels.
* Founding member of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, now in its 10th year, but more importantly - the thing that spurred the amazing renaissance of that beautiful, broken city!
* Founder of the 501(c)3 Safehouse - a community center for teens.
* Organizer of a multitude of music and arts festivals.
* Voice over artist, journalist, and previous radio personality.
Somewhere Along the Way: Organizer at Carfree Cities Conf (Pdx 2008), Chicks Rock Fest ('Nati 2005). Instigated Critical Mass rides & MoBo Bike Coop (Cincy 2005). Creator of BASH music festival & fundraiser (Flag 2002). Wrote, produced and toured a one-woman musical (2006). Independent contractor for experiential marketing initiatives (2002-2006)
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Laying down the law on nanotechnology by Steven Vaughan, The Guardian June 11th, 2012 Regulating nanotechnology is fraught with difficulties. Current environmental law simply doesn't apply on the nano-scale |
Markey to FDA: Stop Use of Toxic Chemical in Childrens Shampoo Congressman Ed Markey May 31st, 2012 Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the use of the insecticide lindane in pharmaceutical treatments for head lice in children. |
Black Womens Transitions to Natural Hair by Zina Saro-Wiwa, The New York Times May 31st, 2012 A video on black women's decision to embrace their naturally kinky hair, rather than use chemical straighteners. |
Industry Front-Group trying to look like Campaign for Safe Cosmetics by Danika Carter, Greenwala May 31st, 2012 The saying goes, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." If that's true, then the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics must be feeling very flattered these days. |
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Empowering Consumers to Make Healthy Choices by Claudia Mosby, North State Parent May 29th, 2012 Last March celebrity tabloids were abuzz when toddler Vivienne Jolie-Pitt was spotted wearing lipstick in public. Observers were decidedly focused on the appropriateness of the 3-year-olds dress up demeanor. Noticeably absent were comments about the health risks of exposing a child so young to potential lead contaminants contained in the lipstick. |
Chemical In Personal Care Products May Contribute To Childhood Obesity Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates May 25th, 2012 Researchers from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates and obesity in young children including increased body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. |
If You Knew the Danger, Would You Buy it? by Indie Lee, The Huffington Post May 18th, 2012 What surprises me is that many consumers pay so much attention to the ingredients that go into their food but so little attention to what goes on their skin, their largest organ. |
First-of-kind data find toxic chemical widespread in Canadian adults Environmental Defence May 16th, 2012 The first data on levels of the chemical triclosan were released today to reveal widespread body pollution in Canadian adults. Seven of eight people tested had the antibacterial chemical in their bodieswith levels higher than those toxic to fish and algae. |
FDA warns of skin creams, lotions tainted with mercury by Michael Finney, ABC 7 May 16th, 2012 Concern about the safety of cosmetics and the amount of chemicals in them is growing in Congress. This follows a warning by the Food & Drug Administration about dangerous levels of mercury found in some anti-aging skin lightening creams, lotions and soaps from foreign countries. |
Sunscreen Ingredient May Be Linked to Endometriosis Science Daily May 9th, 2012 Scientists are reporting a possible link between the use of sunscreen containing a certain ingredient that mimics the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen and an increased risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis, a painful condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus. |
This Mothers Day, Clean Up the Toxic Cosmetics Aisle
by Lisa Archer, Healthy Child Healthy World blog May 9th, 2012 Since I lost my mother to breast cancer at the age of 18, I have usually spent Mothers Day outdoors in one of her favorite spots, reflecting on what an amazing human being she was, and creating intentions for the coming year around how to live my life in a way that would make her proud. |
Sustained pressure by non-profits forces change in FDA nanotech policy Friends of the Earth May 3rd, 2012 Several leading non-profits working on nanotechnology oversight issued a statement responding to recent steps taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that represent marginal progress toward regulation of products made with this new technology. |
What's in your makeup? Burden of keeping cosmetics safe left up to manufacturers by Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press April 29th, 2012 Slather them on your face, rub them into your pores, take a bath in them -- they are the chemicals and minerals and nanoparticles that make up the makeup we use to try to look our best, protect ourselves from the sun and even turn back the aging process. |
Can Heavy Metal in Foods, Cosmetics Spur Breast Cancer Spread? by Denise Mann, HealthDay April 23rd, 2012 Preliminary study suggests danger from prolonged exposure to cadmium |
Ask Umbra: Whats the deal with lead in lipstick? by Ask Umbra, Grist April 16th, 2012 I just read an article about the quantity of lead in lipsticks. The obvious question is: Why? We took the lead out of gas and paint, and put it in lipstick. I love my lipstick, but Im starting to wonder if I should. |
Toxins Found in "Toxin-Free" Nail Polish: Another Reason Beauty Regulation Needs a Makeover by Virginia Sole-Smith, Slate April 13th, 2012 Back in 2006, the nascent eco-health movement scored what seemed like a major victory: OPI, Essie and several other brands of nail polish agreed to remove a "toxic trio" of chemicals from their products |
Study finds hazardous chemicals in some nail polish
by Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle April 11th, 2012 Nail polishes that claim to be free of harsh chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and fertility problems may contain the hazardous ingredients anyway, according to a state study released Tuesday. |
Even Nail Polishes Labeled "Natural" May Not Be
by Dan Shapley, The Daily Green April 11th, 2012 A study finds toxic substances in many nail polishes that claim to be free of harmful ingredients. |
QR code aids ingredient disclosure Personal Care Magazine April 10th, 2012 Floratech announces an innovative web-based service which provides full ingredient disclosure via a QR (Quick Response) code printed on the product label. Scanning the code leads to a rich menu of useful information about the raw material, in essence providing full product disclosure from the label. |
California finds dangerous chemicals in nail polishes advertised as nontoxic by Associated Press, The Washington Post April 10th, 2012 Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called toxic trio of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, state chemical regulators said Tuesday. |


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Hollywood, California April 25, 2012 The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of
the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, have reunited for a global 50th
Anniversary celebration, including a new album release, a major international tour, and
commemorative catalog releases. Today, The Beach Boys announce details about their new
studio album, That's Why God Made The Radio, to be released June 5 by Capitol/EMI.
Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks recently completed their recording sessions at Los Angeles' Ocean Way Studios for Thats Why God Made The Radio, the band's 29th studio album (including 2011s The SMiLE Sessions), the first in decades to feature all of the bands surviving original members. Produced by Brian Wilson and executive produced by Mike Love, the album's 11 new songs illustrate The Beach Boys' unique and evocative West Coast story with the band's timeless signature sound. The album's lead single, "That's Why God Made The Radio,' showcases The Beach Boys' soaring harmonies in an upbeat, beaming ode to music's radio champions around the world. Beginning today, the song is available for download purchase from all major digital service providers, and it makes its national radio premiere today on "Mike & Mike In the Morning" on ESPN Radio and ESPN 2 (6 AM-10 AM ET/PT, check local stations). A new lyrics video for the single has been launched today on VEVO and The Beach Boys' YouTube channel, where a video about the making of the song is also available for streaming. "Radio was my whole education," says Brian Wilson. "Chuck Berry, Rosemary Clooney, The Four Freshmen, Phil Spector, Little Richard... To hear 'That's Why God Made The Radio' on the radio would be a thrill beyond belief, it really would. It would be a thrill beyond belief." "I got a lot of my appreciation for all of the creativity in the world, in terms of music, through the radio," says Mike Love. "For all of us who grew up in the '50s, '60s, '70s and beyond, the radio has played such a huge, important part in our lives. When we were kids, we'd sneak out of the house and go and sit in Brians car and listen to the local radio stations on his car radio." The album's other new songs include "Think About The Days," "Isn't It Time," "Spring Vacation," "Private Life Of Bill And Sue," "Shelter," "Daybreak Over The Ocean," "Beaches In Mind," "Strange World," "My Life Suite," and "Summer's Gone." |


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Policy 101: Inside the Minds of Congressional Staff
By Russ Harrison
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) is not generally regarded as an interesting organization. Its job is to help members of Congress run their offices more efficiently. Most of the time, the foundation dedicates itself to providing IT and human resources support to legislative offices. It's important, but not glamorous work.
However, one small part of the CMF's mission turns out to be very interesting. Over the past ten years, CMF has used its position within the Legislative Branch to conduct research into how Congress behaves, especially how Congress perceives the information it receives from voters. Its research gives us some of the most detailed and reveling information we have on how Congress views constituents. And this, in turn, gives us valuable advice on how to better influence Congress.
The CMF has conducted two similar surveys of Congressional staff — one in 2005 and one this past January. Both were primarily focused on how Congressional staff were coping with the ever increasing volume of communications (phone calls, letters, e-mail and faxes) coming into their offices. The surveys were sent to communications staff and senior staff (Chief of Staffs and Legislative Directors) and were completely anonymous. Responses were statistically significant and roughly reflected the partisan make-up of Congress when they were conducted (the January 2011 survey reflects Congress prior to the November 2010 election).
The 2011 survey can be found here: http://pmpu.org/2011/01/26/perceptions-of-citizen-advocacy-on-capitol-hill/
The 2005 survey can be found here: http://www.cmfweb.org/storage/cmfweb/documents/CMF_Pubs/ cwc_capitolhillcoping.pdf
One particularly revealing question asked staff which form of communication was most effective. The CMF asked Congressional staffers "If your Member/Senator has not already arrived at a firm decision on an issue, how much influence might the following advocacy strategies directed to the Washington Office have on his/her decision?" In other words: will these actions affect how your boss votes? Staffer were asked to indicate which of the following has "a lot" of influence, and which had "some" influence. Selected results are summarized here:
Percent of staff agreeing in 2005
Percent of staff agreeing in 2011
As you can see, the results are broadly consistent across the two surveys. Among the conclusions we can draw from the two surveys are:
Visits from voters trump everything. The best way to influence a member of Congress is to meet them (or their staff) face to face. Personal visits received the highest overall score and the highest "a lot" score in both surveys.
Actual voters trump representatives from voters. Congress likes to talk to people who hold leadership positions within their states or districts. Business owners, church elders and IEEE Section Leaders can speak for many voters at once, making their communications valuable. But not quite as valuable as speaking with voters themselves. The difference between the two results is most notable in the "a lot" responses, where community leaders do notably worse than actual voters.
Lobbyists count, but not much. Legislative staff listens to lobbyists, but not nearly as much as they listen to their voters. Of course, if no voters speak up, the lobbyists win by default.
Staff doesn't like form letters, but read them anyway. Form letters are letters written by advocacy groups and then signed by voters. Staff clearly value these letters less than letters written by the voters themselves, but still read and react to the form letters most of the time.
The form letter results are especially interesting, because the results from 2005 are significantly different than the results from 2011. Over those six years, form letters have become 14 percent less influential. The percentage of staff who consider form letters has dropped from almost two-thirds to just over half. It is important for us to understand the reason for this precipitous drop in support, both to avoid wasting our time by sending messages that don't do any good and because this gives us an important lesson in how to communicate with politicians.
The answer to the drop in support for form letters (and similar drops for form e-mail and faxes) can, I think, be found in a second question asked in the 2011 CMF survey.
More than half of congressional staff believe that there is a good chance that form letters are fraudulent. No wonder the influence of form letters has declined in the past seven years. Why would staff give these communications much weight, when they think the messages may be fakes? While fraudulent form letters are probably not all that prevalent on Capitol Hill, there have been a few well-publicized instances where they have appeared, so staff have reasons for their doubts. [1]
This concern over fraudulent form letters can be used to your advantage. It is clear from the surveys that members of Congress value communications with their voters, but want to know that it is authentic before accepting it. By providing this authentication, you can easily make your letter or e-mail stand out. Authentication could be any information about you or the issue in your letter that advocacy groups cannot know, including:
A quick description of your profession
Mentioning your neighborhood
References to your local community, especially how the issue you are writing about will impact your local community.
Anything that identifies you as the author of the letter will work. Just remember: while this needs to be included, it isn't the point of your letter, so do it fast. One or two sentences will be fine, while still keeping your letter to just one page.
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One month passed. Then two. Time seemed to be speeding up while Chris was slowing down. He had never dreamed it would take so long, and he swore that if he survived, he would do what he could to champion the cause of organ-donor awareness, just as Lance Armstrong had used his fame to bring attention to cancer awareness.
At first Chris kept up with his training, bent on making a record comeback. A typical day, usually with Missy or another of his many friends, might include a five-hour bike ride up a mountain, followed by a volleyball game, a weightlifting session and a round of golf with his parents.
By mid-July, however, Chris could feel his body failing him. Powerful antibiotics kept the worst infections at bay, but he seemed to run a constant low-grade fever. By the end of the month, he'd put his mountain bike away; he simply couldn't recover from any aerobic exercise. His activities were mostly limited to golf or fly-fishing. Some days, all he could do was to sit on the couch and play chess.
He drew inspiration following the progress of Lance Armstrong, who was cruising through the Alps and in the midst of making his second bid to win the Tour de France. And for the most part, Chris avoided conversations about what his deteriorating health might mean.
He still kept his disease quiet, but it wasn't so much because he was worried what anybody else would think. He was making a point of spending all of his time with his family and friends. He didn't want to waste what were possibly the last days of his life answering questions and talking to strangers about his disease.
But he didn't want his loved ones worrying, either. Only rarely did the pressure build up so much that he slipped, saying something like, "Of course, I might not make it." Still, the dark specter of complete liver failure or cancer hung in his thoughts. The longer he went, the more likely that cancer would appear, and then, just as with Walter Payton, there'd be no more talk of a lifesaving liver transplant. He'd be dead.
Outwardly, he appeared more concerned about what further delays would do to his racing season, particularly important this year for gaining points to make the Olympic team. It was going to take time to rehabilitate, he fretted.
Family and friends handled the pressure in their own way. They all worked to keep Chris occupied and encouraged. Fabrocini called David Robinson and asked him to have Sean Elliot, his teammate, call Chris. Elliot was the first professional athlete to come back and play after an organ transplant -- in his case, a kidney transplant. He encouraged Chris to keep working out as best he could. It could be done, he said. He'd done it, though not with a liver transplant -- a tougher operation.
Sleepless nights were unavoidable, especially for Kathy. But when things were at their grimmest, she recalled who it was that she was fearful for and gained hope. Wasn't this the struggling infant who'd gripped her finger so tightly she knew he wasn't leaving...the teenager who'd told anyone who would listen that he would be in the Olympics someday...one of the best in his sport a year after being told he might never walk normally again...the Olympian? God had plans for this kid, of that she was sure.
But privately, Chris was starting to realize that he might die. He would wake up in the night having soaked his sheets with sweat while dreaming. Sometimes he dreamed he had a new liver and was back racing. But there were the nightmares when he didn't make it. During the days, Chris kept himself up by focusing on the finish line. He was going to do his damnedest to make good on his promise to get the gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002.
There was one issue that they all wrestled with: For Chris to live, someone else had to die. Chris was troubled by it. He loved life so much, it was hard to come to grips with the idea that someone else would have to lose his so that Chris could go on. In the rare moments when he would acknowledge the possibility of his own death, he told Missy that it made him feel better to know that he'd taken such good care of his heart, lungs and kidneys so that someone else could enjoy their use.
His parents were troubled, too. They had believed in the power of prayer all their lives. They'd asked God to watch over their children, prayed for divine intervention when Chris was an infant and when he struggled to breathe as a child. But how could they pray for someone else's child to be killed in a terrible accident so that their son could live? The dilemma struck home that summer when the eleven-year-old daughter of friends was killed in an automobile accident. At the memorial service, Chris's father had been acutely aware of the grieving parents as he realized with horror, This is the other side of what Chris needs.


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23 July 2010 | 09:06State Security police in Nekhel, in cooperation with a local NDP parliament member, blackmailed this 18 year old Sinai Bedouin, into poisoning to death Salem Abu Lafi and Moussa el-Dalh, both wanted by the police. The 18 year old was promised to receive LE30,000 and the release of his father who's been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The attempt failed, and in the above video the kid is confessing and admitting the plot.


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I recently downloaded Damnation for UT2004 because it sounded really promising. I loaded it up and started playing. The intro played just fine, I picked a character and started a new game... only to be greeted by a slideshow. Before I go further, allow me to post my computer specs:
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Juicing down for global warming
More electric utilities need to install 'smart' meters that show real-time costs and reduce power demand.
Many power utilities are gearing up to install "smart" meters in kitchens or living rooms to show customers the cost of their electricity use – per minute and perhaps per appliance. During times of peak usage, utilities may even remotely adjust your home thermostat.
Having an instant electric bill on the wall, with dollar signs rolling like a gasoline pump, is designed to create sticker shock – and then, perhaps, a conservation ethic to help curb climate change. People might cut back their use of power-hungry devices, from clothes dryers to the TV "sleep mode." They might, for instance, turn on dishwashers only after 10 p.m.
Some utilities hope to install "intelligent sockets" that communicate between appliances and the electricity provider. On hot summer days, when electric rates would be raised through "dynamic pricing," those customers who voluntarily give up control of their usage – and it would have be voluntary – would be given rebates.
But can such watt-saving steps help save the planet? Yes, if they keep utilities from building more carbon-spewing power plants – especially the expensive kind that rev up only during peak hours. By many estimates, fossil-fuel power plants are likely to be the preferred source of electricity for years to come.
As it is, utilities can't keep up with rising demand. One projection shows a 19 percent rise in peak-time electricity usage over the next decade while only a 6 percent growth in power capacity.
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18 `And ye have placed these my words on your heart, and on your soul, and have bound them for a sign on your hand, and they have been for frontlets between your eyes; | 18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. |
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The Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. is holding its annual Wine Fest fundraiser on April 25, 2015. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum of Coastal Carolina in Ocean Isle Beach and Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach.
At the Wine Fest, you can taste a variety of interesting wines provided by a local distributor. Local restaurants provide delicious food. Live and silent auctions offer interesting items that you can bid on. There is a 50/50 raffle and a cork pull. Come have some fun and show your support for two wonderful local attractions.
2015 Amateur Wine Competition
Enter your homemade wine in Wine Fest's annual Amateur Wine Competition for amateur wine makers and compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in various categories. The competition is open to any amateur wine maker. It is conducted in cooperation with Silver Coast Winery and the OIB Chapter of the American Wine Society. Gain recognition for your wine making skills and receive valuable feedback on your wine from the expert judging panel. Winners will be announced at a medal ceremony at Silver Coast Winery on April 19, 2015 and will also be recognized at Wine Fest on April 25 at the Museum of Coastal Carolina.
- The entry fee is $15 per bottle.
- Each bottle must be accompanied by an official entry form.
- The entry deadline for wines to arrive is April 3, 2015.
- Send wines to: Silver Coast Winery, Attn: Amateur, 6680 Barbeque Road, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
- Questions? Call Silver Coast Winery at 910-287-2800.
Click here for rules and entry forms: 2015 Amateur Wine Competition Entry Form_PDF
2015 Wine Fest Art Contest
Artists are encouraged to submit original artwork to the 2015 Wine Fest Art Contest. The theme of the 2015 Wine Fest is New Orleans jazz. Artwork may be dropped off at the Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC. The deadline is January 31, 2015. There is no restriction on size or medium. Submissions should be accompanied by a biography of the artist, his or her contact information, and the estimated value of the artwork. The art will be judged by the Wine Fest planning committee. The winning art will be auctioned off at he Wine Fest's live auction with the proceeds going to benefit the museum and planetarium. For more information about the art contest, contact Ginny Lassiter at 910-575-5999.
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'Shadow' Supply Of Foreclosures May Delay Housing's Recovery 'Shadow' Supply Of Foreclosures May Delay Housing's Recovery
The government is riding in with new programs almost every week, including Monday, that may rescue lenders. But they also cause paralysis in the short term. Lenders are holding "between 600,000 and 700,000 residential properties that are not on the multiple listing service (MLS)," said Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, a foreclosure listing firm in Irvine, Calif.
'Shadow' Supply Of Foreclosures May Delay Housing's Recovery
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Can't the CEOs of these companies be proscecuted under SOX for not reasonably writing down the value of these houses? Put a couple CEOs in jail and that will get things moving! It is interesting that they used the phrase "shadow inventory" because I heard that phrase used for something else about a month ago. Apparently the majority of buyers of the forclosures that are actually selling are "investors" that think they are getting a good deal. So they plan on selling those houses "when the market turns around". I don't have the numbers but there is an additional group of houses in the "shadow inventory". The way to determine the value of something is to put it on an auction block and see what it sells for. Just because you don't like the price or agree with it doesn't mean that it isn't the correct price. |
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"...not reasonably writing down the value of these houses?" I have no idea what Citi or BAC are doing but I know at DH's bank they order appraisals just before the foreclosure sale. That appraisal is good for one year. Then, based on the appraisal, charge-off is determined. If there's a BK or some other situation where they're sure some kind of loss will be incurred they charge-off sooner but the norm to receive an appraisal is about 6 weeks before the foreclosure sale. The appraisal has to be as current as possible at the time of the sale or a Court could deem the sale not "commercially reasonable". During the last housing bust the Feds tried to get us to appraise every six months...it didn't work. We just couldn't keep up. We'd no sooner receive the appraisal & it was time to order a new one. /tricia |
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1 Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. | 1 When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
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Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mobile Telecommunications Co., the Kuwaiti mobile-telephone company known as Zain, said five of its board members appealed against a court ruling in September that annulled the board and all its decisions.
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Launching Internet Explorer 8 for the First Time
Windows 7 includes Windows Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), which enables you to browse Web pages anywhere on the Internet. Windows 7 makes it a snap to launch Internet Explorer 8. However, when you launch Internet Explorer 8 the first time, you need to go through a setup.
The following steps allow you to choose certain options. The choses made below are merely suggestions; you can, of course, customize IE8 to work the way you want it. These are simply some of the most common setups.
Click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar or choose Start→All Programs→Internet Explorer to launch IE8.
A setup screen welcomes you to Internet Explorer 8.
Click Next.
The first question asks whether it's okay for Microsoft to keep records of your Web browsing, all the time.
Select No, Don't Turn On button to protect your privacy. Click Next.
The setup program asks whether you want to set up using the default settings.
Choose Custom Settings. Click Next.
Setup asks whether you want to keep Live Search as your default search engine.
Select Show Me a Webpage after Setup to Choose More Search Providers and click Next.
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Yes is usually best here, particularly if you go with a stable search provider like Google. Click Next.
Setup asks whether you want to choose more Accelerators.
For now, choose the default Accelerators. Click Next.
You can always add more Accelerators by clicking Page→All Accelerators→Manage Accelerators.
Internet Explorer wants to know whether it can become your default Web browser.
If you want IE8 to be your default, select Yes. Deselect the check box that says Import Settings from My Other Browsers (unless you have settings out there from other non-IE browsers that you want to transfer), and then click Next.
The setup routine wants to know whether you want to use Compatibility View updates, which enable older Web sites to work by making IE8 look like IE6 for those sites.
Choose Yes, I Want to Use Updates. Click Finish.
Internet Explorer comes up for air with three tabs: MSN (unless the company that sold you the computer took over that screen), the Add Search Providers list, and a Welcome to Internet Explorer 8 screen.
Click the Welcome to Internet Explorer 8 screen and look at the introductions to Accelerators and Web Slices.
Take a few moments to follow the directions to see how these features work.
Click the Add Search Providers tab.
You see the old Add Search Providers to Internet Explorer page.
On the left side of the page, click your favorite search provider's link. Select the check box marked Make This My Default Search Provider, and click Add.
Congratulations! IE8 is ready to roll.
Internet Explorer 8–compatible add-ins that provide quick links to needed additional information on the spot without requiring a whole bunch more browsing.
Windows 7 uses the Action Center to keep you informed of security and maintenance issues that need attention.
An account for the manager of a computer or network. An Administrator account offers significantly more privileges in managing the PC compared to a Standard account.
A Windows color scheme that changes the way Windows itself looks and behaves on your screen.
A combination of the Aero color scheme and the Glass effect that creates a transparent effect in Windows
A Windows 7 tool that allows you to quickly view all open windows and programs in either thumbnail or full screen mode.
A Windows 7 feature that minimizes all windows except the one. Click on the title bar of the window you want to keep open and then drag it back and forth quickly.
A Windows 7 feature that lets you resize a window to half size just by dragging it to a side of the screen.
A test that Microsoft uses to determine how quickly a computer's graphics card can blend colors.
A kind of software used for productivity or to create things (the software that does the work).
A file that piggybacks onto an e-mail message.
Appears when you plug a memory card into your PC.
Microsoft's term for large-network business clients who qualify to receive upgraded support.
The speed at which the cursor blinks on-screen.
A wireless technology for adding devices to your computer.
Recording content to a CD or DVD.
Also known as the temporary Internet files, the cache contains all Web pages and their components that are downloaded when you subscribe to Web sites or channels.
An Internet browser developed by Google.
A special anti-aliasing tool developed by Microsoft to improve the appearance of fonts in high-resolution LCD flat-screen monitors.
A small program that converts data from one form to another so that the data can be played on a media player.
A traditional DOS-like text interface that allows you to input instructions to the computer.
A program option that allows you to trick an older program into thinking it is running in a previous version of Windows.
A folder containing multiple files that have been packed in such a way that all excess space is eliminated.
In Windows Explorer, these files are shown one right after another.
Tiny files that are used by Web sites to track your online activity and recognize you whenever you access the site.
To choose a portion of an existing photo and make that portion into the entire photo, omitting the rest of the photo.
A cable that allows two computers to connect to each other as a network without having to set up an actual Windows network.
The blinking icon on the computer screen that shows you where the characters you type appear; also called an insertion pointer.
The score that the Windows Experience Index gives to your computer's ability to replicate 3D images.
The primary printer that Windows uses automatically.
The process that your computer uses to rearrange the pieces of files and applications on your hard drive so that they are positioned next to each other on the drive, improving performance.
Windows 7's main screen that shows your program icons, the Start button, and the taskbar.
A collection of settings that control the appearance and behavior of the various appearance settings in Windows.
A small strip along the bottom of every folder that lists details about the item you're currently viewing.
A Windows tool that shows you the status of all the hardware elements on your PC.
Windows 7 uses the Device Stage to gather all the information about installed devices into one central hub.
Digital IDs are certificates that you can use to verify the identity of the person with whom you're communicating.
A computer that translates Internet addresses you can understand, such as www.dummies.com, into addresses that the Internet can understand, such as 220.127.116.11.
The speed at which you click your mouse button twice. This rate is set in the Mouse Properties dialog box.
To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device.
A Windows 7 feature that can make a system-wide change to the size of fonts and icons.
To click and hold a mouse button while moving the mouse.
To place an item on the desktop or in a window, after dragging it, by releasing the mouse button.
The standard connection method for certain types of video display, such as LCD monitors.
An adapter that allows you to connect an older monitor to a newer computer or vice versa.
Microsoft's products that help assist people with physical limitations get full use of their computers.
A file that is attached to an e-mail message.
The translation, or scrambling, of data into a secret code.
A Windows tool that can examine a hard drive and fix many common drive errors.
A local-area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976.
External devices such as peripheral hard drives, DVD drives, flash drives, or memory card readers.
A Windows 7 feature that allows you to quickly switch between users.
The small icon next to a URL address in an Internet browser's address bar.
A three- or four-digit suffix to a filename that tells Windows 7 what program should open the file.
An Internet browser developed by Mozilla.
A software or hardware device designed to block unauthorized intruders from gaining entry to an individual computer or a network.
A keychain-size storage unit that saves files on memory cards; you can plug it into your computer and access it like any other external hard drive.
When the Aero color scheme is engaged, this tool allows you to visually scroll through all open applications.
An operating system object that can contain multiple files and other folders.
The combination of typeface and other qualities, such as size, pitch, and spacing, that can be applied to characters in a document.
A state in which your PC does not respond to keyboard or mouse commands; also called locked or locked up.
A little always-on Windows 7 desktop program, such as the Slide Show, Clock, and RSS Feeds.
A Windows Appearance setting that gives your folders a nearly transparent look
Menu options that are currently unavailable.
The technical term for when two or more pieces of electronic equipment, such as a cell phone and a Bluetooth adapter, first recognize each other.
A Windows 7 Help and Support Center tool that runs you through the most common causes of hardware errors in a question and answer format.
A Windows tool that can search for and add hardware to the system.
A numbering system based on 16 digits that is often used for graphics.
A computer function by which it saves all the computer's memory (everything the system is doing), then turns the computer off.
A type of Windows Registry entry that contains a number of other Registry entries.
The first page you see when you open Internet Explorer. You should set your home page to one of your favorite Web sites.
Windows 7 computers use Homegroups to simplify networking.
A keyboard shortcut that opens an application or performs a specific task.
A common connection point for devices in a network.
A small picture that represents an object or program.
A form of backup that makes a copy of all the information on a drive, including programs, data, and custom settings.
The blinking icon that appears on your computer screen at the location where characters you type appear; also called a cursor.
A company that provides access to the Internet.
An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.
The device you type on; it's the primary way you communicate with the computer, with input.
The Microsoft online help tool that contains information regarding Windows problems and errors
A portable computer.
Libraries enable you to group related folders and files together. Windows 7 has four default libraries: Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos.
When burning CDs and DVDs, this file system allows you to add and remove files as if the disc were another hard drive.
A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings.
The command on the Shutdown menu that suspends computer operations and presents the login screen, but without actually logging off.
A state in which your PC does not respond to keyboard or mouse commands; also called frozen.
To identify yourself on a computer by entering a user name and password.
To tell Windows that you're done using the computer without actually turning off the computer; you must log in to use it again.
To identify yourself on a computer by entering a user name and password.
To tell Windows that you're done using the computer without actually turning off the computer; you must log in to use it again.
Short for Media Access Control address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
A type of application that is designed to cause problems (such as file corruption and stealing personal information) to computer systems.
Digital information "cards" you send to trusted Web sites; they contain all the credit card and other personal identity information that you supply them in the course of doing business.
When burning CDs and DVDs, this setting allows the disc to be read by most computers and players, but it does restrict you to only adding files one time.
The portion of the hard drive that contains the operating system.
A piece of hardware used for making your media libraries accessible to non-computers on your home network, such as Xbox 360 and SmartMedia televisions.
A Windows tool that lets you set up networks on the fly without a hub or a router by skipping among wireless cards.
Temporary computer information storage which is emptied when you turn off the computer; also called RAM. The term "memory" also refers to the physical chips capable of holding data.
A full-featured instant messaging tool — now a part of the Windows Live Essentials pack — that works with any version of Windows as well as Yahoo! messenger.
A Microsoft-proprietary Web archive file format.
The Mobility Center contains all the main laptop settings: adjusting brightness, changing the sound volume, saving battery power, connecting to wireless networks, and setting up external displays or projectors.
Modem is a contraction of modulator-demodulator. A device that converts digital data from a computer into analog data for transmission over telephone lines by modulating it into waves. At the other end, a modem converts the analog data back into digital form by demodulating it. Cable modems also convert data but that information may stay in digital form.
To change the location of a file, deleting the file from its original location.
Microsoft's video-editing tool, which is now a part of the Windows Live Essentials pack.
A pane in Windows 7 that contains your most frequently used items. The top portion is Favorite Links; the bottom part is Folders.
An ultralight laptop built for on-the-road Internet access and word processing.
A group of two or more computer systems linked together. Components of a network include a networking adapter, cables, and a hub.
The window from which you control most of your network settings.
On the Windows 7 desktop, the collection of icons down near the clock.
The keypad that allows you to type numbers when the Num Lock key is on.
The Windows system uses a paging volume to expand the RAM and increase performance.
Let you dictate what a person can and can't do on the Internet.
A drive partition is a way that Windows virtually separates parts of a drive.
A disk that records your authority to access your user account — if you forget your password, you can use this disk to access the system.
The primary options button on the far left in the Scenic Ribbon.
A device, such as a CD-ROM drive or printer, that is not part of the console. Peripheral devices can be external — such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, monitor, or scanner — or internal, such as a CD-ROM drive, CD-R drive, or internal modem.
The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information.
Windows 7's redesigned photo handling tool, which is now a part of the Windows Live Essentials pack.
A group of songs with a particular theme, often created using Windows Media Player.
A technology that Windows uses to automate hardware installation.
A software module that adds a specific feature or service so that you can view a Web site.
A window that suddenly appears (pops up) when you select an option with a mouse or press a special function key in Internet Explorer.
A type of firewall exception that gives the program in question complete access to your system.
A feature of the operating system that slows or shuts down your computer after a period of inactivity to save power and extend the PC's life.
The lineup of documents waiting to be output by your printer.
A tool that enables you to record exactly what your computer is doing so that you can show whoever you've asked for help.
A computer component that allows you to store data.
A technology that allows your computer to augment its memory using a flash memory drive
ReadyDrive takes advantage of hybrid hard drives — the drives with significant amounts of integrated flash memory — to boot faster.
To restart your computer.
A folder on the hard drive where Windows places the files that you delete. Until you empty the Recycle Bin, deleted files can be restored.
This condition is visible in a photo when, instead of seeing a black pupil, the camera catches the blood-red retina in the back of the eye.
A file that contains a backup of Windows Registry entries
A Windows tool that allows you to manually modify the Windows Registry.
A Windows tool that you can use to allow a user on another computer to have access your computer so that they can help you correct errors.
Software within Windows that lets you access a PC from a remote location.
Storage media, such as a CD, DVD, or flash drive, that can be taken away from your PC.
When pressing a keyboard key, this is the pause before the key repeats itself on-screen.
When pressing a keyboard key, this is the speed at which the key's character (or function) repeats.
A Windows 7 tool that tracks how all your system's components are being used, focusing primarily on the RAM and processor.
A snapshot of your hard drive's important settings that can be used for a System Restore.
To copy music from a CD to your PC. This is often accomplished using Windows Media Player.
Entries in the Windows Registry.
Automatically updated content that can be viewed with an RSS feed reader.
A way of entering Windows, primarily for diagnostics and repairs, that bypasses many of the drivers that can cause Windows failures.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment: A storage technology that tends to run faster and cooler with simpler connections.
A tab-based interface for Microsoft-based applications, such as WordPad, that contains all the primary commands.
Signifies the number of dots (pixels) on the entire screen.
A program that searches documents or the Internet for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents or Web pages where the keywords were found.
Lists Windows 7's four main security defenses, tells you whether they're activated, and provides handy On switches to activate any that may be turned off.
A 32-character unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a network that acts as a password when a mobile device tries to connect the network.
A type of backup file that automatically saves all previous versions of files.
An icon push button, typically placed on your desktop, that allows you to quickly access a program, file, or folder.
A topic-specific pop-up menu that appears when you right-click an item.
The command on the Shutdown menu that powers off the computer.
An area along the side of your screen that displays gadgets. These gadgets tell you the time, show pictures, convert money, and feed you the news, among other things.
A visual interface applied to Windows Media Player.
The command on the Shutdown menu that places the computer into a special, power-saving mode.
Windows' built-in tool for creating screen shots.
A tool within Windows Defender that can be used to control which applications run during the Windows start up process.
Any unsolicited e-mail.
Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes.
The typical user account that is managed by an administrator.
The button in the lower-left corner of the Windows desktop. By clicking the Start button, you access the Start menu to start programs, adjust Windows settings, find help, and shut down your computer, among other things.
Allows you to start programs, adjust Windows' settings, find help, and shut down your computer, among other things.
A Windows 7 accessory that enables you to leave the electronic equivalent of good old-fashioned Post-It notes all over your Windows 7 desktop
SuperFetch keeps track of which applications are being used the most on your computer and tries to pre-load those applications so they're available before you need them.
In networks, a device that filters and forwards packets between network segments.
The command on the Shutdown menu that allows another user on the same computer to access his or her account without logging off from your own account.
A full-featured folder synchronizer that is included in the Windows Live Essentials pack.
To coordinate a single set of data between two or more devices, automatically copying changes back and forth.
A backup file created using Backup and Recovery that can be used to restore the system to exactly the same as it was at the time the image was create — including programs, updates, drivers, and data.
A disc you create that contains all the information your PC needs to boot to the System Recovery Screen, enabling you to access repair tools.
Uses restore points to return your PC to a point where it works properly.
Part of a file's metadata in which you can give a file a reference name that can be used by Windows 7 and other programs to sort and retrieve files.
Windows tool for keeping track of the programs and processes that are currently running.
A Windows 7 theme controls all aspects of the visual workspace — wallpaper (desktop background), colors, icons, screen saver, mouse pointers, even custom sounds.
Another name for a flash drive, because many flash drives are about the size of a human thumb.
The thick blue bar that runs across the top of a window.
How movie clips are joined together.
A power strip combined with a battery to keep your computer running when the power goes out.
A computer connection that you can use to attach many different kinds of devices and peripherals to a computer.
An account that every 7 user must have on a given PC. The account defines the user's privileges and allows the user to customize items, such as the desktop and file settings.
A Windows safety option that protects you from accidentally making changes to your system that could have a negative effect on system performance or stability.
The name of your user account.
A file that contains a person's personal contact information that can be sent to others via e-mail.
A software creation that acts and operates like a separate computer within the primary computer.
The portion of your hard drive that Windows uses to expand the available RAM.
VPNs are sophisticated encrypted networks that are far more secure than your average wireless connection.
A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.
Microsoft's assessment tool that analyses the hardware on your PC and determines how efficiently your system will be able to handle Windows 7.
Windows' limited outbound firewall interface.
Microsoft's software package that can be installed on a home computer or hard drive and that manages your home network for you.
A group of applications that Microsoft created to go with Windows 7, including Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, and Movie Maker — along with seven new applications.
Microsoft's full-featured free e-mail service — now a part of the Windows Live Essentials pack.
Software that lets you collect, play, and share your music.
Software that lets you import your video and photos, edit them into a movie, and save your creation to your PC, a DVD, or a CD.
Software that lets you easily sort through your photos by clicking different words, dates, and ratings listed on the Navigation Pane.
Software that offers nearly as many options as the drugstore's photo counter, printing full-page glossies, wallet prints, and nearly anything in between.
A portion of the Windows system that contains a wide variety of information that instructs Windows how to handle registered applications.
Allows Microsoft to automatically send you patches for Windows 7.
A shell program that allows you to run Windows XP programs inside Windows 7.
The measurement tool that Windows 7 uses to assess your system's capabilities and to create the WEI index for your PC.
A Windows tool that automates common processes, such as adding software or setting up a network.


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The BAcC has exhausted all avenues for appealing this decision and has had to accept that any further attempts to overturn it may only serve to detract from its own smooth progress towards regulation. Although many patients affected by this decision may want to express their discontent directly to the authorities, the BAcC does not envisage mounting a public campaign to try to reverse the decision.
Mike O'Farrell, BAcC CEO said, 'We have fought this decision very strongly over the last nine months, using all our contacts and resources, but to no avail. I am extremely sorry that we have been unable to achieve success here but it has not been for want of trying.'
The Joint Professional Advisory Committee's Change Notification No. 33 - 2009 can be downloaded from the website of the UK Blood Transfusion & Tissue Transplantation Services via http://tinyurl.com/ydyvnza


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text: Challenge to a Texas law which prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless her physician first performs an ultrasound, places the ultrasound images in her view, describes the images to her, makes fetal heart sounds audible, if possible, and describes those sounds to her, whether or not she wants to see or hear them. Current Status: In January of 2012, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ultrasound requirement law. (See the law here. See the district court opinion here. See the Fifth Circuit opinion here. Read more here.)


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A row over player availability has led to Queen's University pulling out of the McKenna Cup.
The decision comes as a result of the university losing six of their panel to the counties for this season's tournament.
In a statement, Queen's said the decision had been made "with regret".
"The club were hoping for Regulation 1 of the competition rules, which states that universities would have first preference on players, to be adhered to," the statement added.
"Unfortunately, the Ulster Council have instructed Queen's to replace the players in the university panel who have been named in three county panels.
"Queen's always enters the McKenna Cup in a competitive and sporting spirit, but with a much reduced and weakened panel this year, the university team would be at a severe disadvantage.
"This would not be fair to Queen's and also to the other counties."
The Ulster Council also issued a statement saying they were 'disappointed' with the university's decision.


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