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Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (Road Transport- Car Driving Instruction) is a training and assessment course with a driving instruction context.
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This component is completed by reading the manuals and completing the workbooks. Your Trainer and the Skills Centre are always available for assistance. There is an exam at the conclusion of the theory component which is held at the Trent head office at Newington, Sydney.
You may complete this component in the time frame that suits your needs. This part of the course will take about 20 hours to complete.
2 Practical Training
An Accredited Trainer will be assigned to you and will guide you through the Practical Course. The practical training is conducted, in-car, in your local area, for Sydney residents. Country residents are required to come to Sydney and are presented the practical component in block, to reduce the number of visits to Sydney.
The practical training is competency based. How quickly the practical component is completed depends on the amount of home practice that you perform.
Applicant's average number of lessons with the trainer can range between 20 to 50 hours. You are expected to complete at least twice that amount of time on home practice and assignments. The more home practice you perform the fewer hours you will need with your trainer.
At the end of your practical training you will complete a final assessment. This is performed in-car and on-road with one of our specially selected assessors in a designated location. This will test your readiness for the job and complete your training.
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Once your application is received by us; you will receive the full course package, by registered mail within a week. The Theory Component is self-explanatory and may be commenced immediately.
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The Theory component is completed by distance study. You do not have to attend classroom lessons, so when to study is up to you.
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The Certificate IV In Transport and Logistics (Road Transport- Car Driving Instruction) qualification, awarded to graduates of the course, is a recognised qualification under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF). All skills from recognised courses are under this framework. The qualification from the course is recognised Australia wide and enables you to acquire a driving instructors licence. See Training.gov.au.
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By now, many men have chosen to tune out the guidance being offered by everyone from self-proclaimed "pick-up artists" to Axe Body Spray, but it's worth tossing your skepticism aside to welcome a new show called 'Guy Code' (premieres Tues., Nov. 15 at 11PM ET on MTV2). This genuinely funny show offers dude-vice on topics like manscaping, sexting, talking to the cops and partying at the club ... you know, the fundamental issues of our time. Using animated scenes and commentary from comedians, shot-girls and Vinnie from 'Jersey Shore,' 'Guy Code' avoids preaching and goes for laughs rather than promising to change your life.
EXCLUSIVE: 'The Ride' Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
'The Ride' (Nov. 13, 11PM on MTV2), follows eight unknown high schoolers as they compete for a roster spot in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January. The drama unfolds over eight 30-minute episodes.
In the exclusive clip below, check out Ashton Broyld, a quarterback from Henrietta, NY, Travis Champion from Moreno Valley, CA practice their passing.
MTV's playing videos again, but not that many
So I record AMTV and AMTV2 (MTV2 got into it as well) for a few weeks and it's even worse than my local pop station. Eminem's "We Made You" was played every single hour on the hour for four hour straight. It was almost as bad for Britney Spears' "If U Seek Amy" and "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa Okay, I get that. New videos and the like. But then they showed me something called a "Video Flashbacks" and I got excited. 30 years of videos to choose from, alright! How can this not be awesome? I can put up with new video repeats for glimpses of videos past!
MTV puts the spotlight on young veterans
The day-long programming event will include exclusive messages from both Senator McCain and Senator Obama. The programming block will not only pay tribute to the sacrifice of these young soldiers, but also elevate their issues in light of the 2008 Presidential campaigns.
Andy Milonakis has a serious problem - VIDEO
I'm not always floored by what springs from the mind of Andy Milonakis, who, according to TMZ, recently gave a homeless guy a buck, but I like that he does his own thing and stays true to himself.
Before I joined the TV Squadders and before he had his show on MTV2 (The Andy Milonakis Show), I did a phone interview with the youthful-looking Milonakis (he's 31 now) about the Web videos he had been making that had caught the eye of Jimmy Kimmel and led to his deal at MTV. Back then, his humor didn't always hit, but when it did, I found it hilarious. And, even when it landed with a thud, I had to admire him for trying something different. Also, Andy and I are the same age and both seem to have a penchant for the absurd, so I was pretty much tuned in to his wavelength from the beginning.
Watch Human Giant if you want Human Giant to live
So I told you that on May 18 Human Giant would be taking the reins of MTV and MTV2 for 24 hours starting at noon on May 18.
A rather amusing press release has it that MTV will give the series --which features actors Paul Scheer, Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel-- a second season if they get one million hits on their MTV site. A snippet from the release:
Andy returns, and he's funnier
I've said before I'm kind of an intermittent fan of the Andy Milonakis Show, but after seeing the season three premiere in which Andy first arrives in Los Angeles, I have to say that the show has improved greatly. If you hated Andy before, you'll probably still hate him, since his brand of humor isn't for everyone, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much more fully realized the show now seems. The first season had some very funny moments, but it seemed to lack focus, as if it wasn't sure what it was trying to be. I think both Andy and his show have finally found themselves, and Milonakis may have figured out a way to turn his penchant for oddball non sequiturs and general nonsense into real, honest to goodness comedy. Our little weirdo has finally become a butterfly, with peanut butter on his hands ("peanut butter slap")!
The six season three episodes are available on iTunes and will also be made available on MTV2.com and MTV.com.
Wonder Showzen's collectible lunchbox
Wonder Showzen is MTV2's deliciously adult take on mid-70s children's programming like Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Mean-spirited puppets, befuddled children and subversive guest star appearances by the likes of Amy Sedaris and David Cross abound.
The lunchbox gift set will hit shelves on December 12th. The set contains Seasons 1 and 2 of MTV2's cult hit, which means no new content, but hey, cool lunchbox.
A third season of Wonder Showzen is unlikely
It is indeed a sad day, fellow fans of Wonder Showzen. In an interview with Radar, show creators Vernon Chatman and John Lee have said that MTV2 has still given no official word on whether their subversive, blood-soaked, drug-addled tribute to children's shows will return for a third season. Currently, Lee says the answer is about "ninety percent 'no'" as to whether or not the show will return.
As is the case with most shows that includes kids dressed up as a dead Pope, dozens of scenes segmented on the screen and played simultaneously, a dog pulling a baby from a pregnant woman's womb while she's being killed in an electric chair and puppets dry humping the Bible, Wonder Showzen had a devoted fanbase but never got the ratings that would make a network want to keep it around. It's not much consolation, but the second season does come out on DVD today, so you can always pop it into the ol' DVD player and remember the good times. Also, the brains at Adult Swim have expressed their love for Wonder Showzen, so maybe there's still a small glimmer of hope for the show after all. Keep the faith, brothers and sisters.
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MTV2 cartoon attacked for racial insensitivity
Thanks to Mack Swift for the info.
MTV2 picks up Crank Yankers
I admit to watching this show occasionally but I honestly didn't notice that it was off the air. Is this good news to anybody?
When is Celebrity Deathmatch returning again?
Last month I mentioned that MTV2 was planning on bringing Celebrity Deathmatch back. Now, if you can find any information on this, especially on either the MTV or MTV2 site, than you're a better man/woman than I. The only thing I have found is this clip from Perez Hilton of Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton in clay form beating the stuffing out of one another with text below stating that the show is returning on June 10.
Oop, hang on there, Missy. The Futon Critic has the first episode listed as airing on June 9, not 10. Apparently, someone is lying to us.
Wonder Showzen: Justice
(S02E04) Last night's episode mostly took place in the 18th century, with Chauncey taking on the role of the master of a plantation and his fellow puppets all serving as his slaves. Things start to get out of hand, however, when Him becomes a cyborg slave, able to bale hay, whitewash a barn, and whip other slaves with greater efficiency. Chauncey loves his new robotic slave, but when his young Southern bride puts the moves on Him, the new robo-slave is charged with rape. In a hilarious court room sequence, Sthugar, the young bride, blatantly admits she was lying about the rape, but they continue with the trial anyway. This became the main part of the episode, and one of the funniest, most absurd takes on race relations in the United States I've ever seen. A monkey who evolves into itself with a hat made of licorice, Chauncey having sex with the Bible, and a visit from God in the form of a banana were just a few of the things that popped up during the hearing.
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Nike gives King James the royal treatment as he captured his second NBA title, spawning the Lebron X "Championship Pack." Champagne sold separately.
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How Dino De Laurentiis Defied Moviemaking Convention
THR's Kirk Honeycutt explains how the late producer became an auteur -- a label usually reserved for directors.
RELATED: THR's Chief Film Critic Todd McCarthy on Why De Laurentiis Was One of a Kind
Early reaction to the news about Oscar-winning producer Dino De Laurentiis, who died Thursday in Beverly Hills at age 91, showed a confused reaction to his actual legacy. Since he produced nearly 500 films, that was only natural.
But what perplexed obituary writers and essayists was not only the range of films but also the range of collaborators and of productions, good, bad and ugly.
His filmography includes many key titles from the Italian neo-realist movement of the 1950s, among them Bitter Rice, La strada and Night of Cabiria. Then, as one of the first producers to understand the global nature of filmmaking, he expanded into European films that hired famous American directors -- such as King Vidor and actors such as Henry Fonda and Audrey Hepburn for War and Peace -- and finally into American films themselves.
Thus, if nothing else, De Laurentiis produced films by an astonishing range of directorial personalities as no producer before or, it can be safely predicted, ever will. The list begins with Fellini, Bergman, Rossellini, De Sica and Visconti, then moves to Huston, Vidor, Lumet, Altman, Pollack, Friedkin and Cronenberg, to name but a few.
Then there's this: De Laurentiis just as cheerfully produced films directed by impersonal though reliable directors such as John Guillerman, Steve Carver, J. Lee Thompson and Michael Anderson. Nor did he have any qualms about a production slate that balanced arty risks with exploitation and middle-of-the-road entertainments, some quite idiotic such as Orca or The White Buffalo.
What explains this dichotomy? If we pay attention to the auteur theory, first promulgated by French film critics in the Cahiers du Cinema and then exported to this country by its most famous proponent, critic Andrew Sarris, the director is the most forceful personality in filmmaking. So the study of directors, as opposed to writers, actors or, yes, producers, is the most useful way to rank films and analyze film history, according to this theory.
This goes out the window with De Laurentiis. His films belonged as much to him as the famous auteurs he produced. He worked with the strongest directors -- and the most compliant. And he was always a force to be reckoned with on a set.
He fired Robert Altman off his Ragtime project and clashed with many other strong directors. Fellini reportedly once proclaimed that La strada was made "in spite of De Laurentiis!"
When a friend of mine, the late Daryl Duke, made Tai-Pan for De Laurentiis in China in 1986, he wisely had his wife learn Italian so she could understand and relay to him what was being said on the set by Dino and his producer-daughter Raffaella, which they didn't want Duke to understand.
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BAR HARBOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Impact from the federal shutdown is continuing to be felt around the region's only national park. Acadia National Park has been closed and off limits to many visitors on Mount Desert Island this week. Many of those guests are coming in on cruise ships only to find out they can't get into the park.
Several businesses leaders on the island say they're wondering what the long term impact will be if the shutdown continues. Bar Harbor is expected to see about 40 visits from cruise ships this month. Those visits mark the last chance for revenue for many businesses that are seasonal in the town. Thankfully town officials say many ships are still scheduled to drop anchor.
Businesses merchants in town say they have been seeing some small benefits from Acadia being closed. Several visitors are choosing to stay in the town to browse stores and shop rather then go on bus tours around the perimeter of the park. The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce says its also trying to let guests know what other activities they can pursue on the island
Yet business leaders agree that the longer Acadia is closed the worse it could be for the island's economy.
"We still want them {Congress} to settle this as quickly as possible," said Chris Fogg, who is the executive director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, "because we feel that the longer this goes on the bigger impact it's going to have on our community."
"For a lot of people this is their last chance to sock some revenue away before they close for the winter," said Desiree Bousquet, who is co-owner of 'Epi's Pizza' on Cottage Avenue, "it's a pretty short season so they need to take advantage of all of that."
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Tax Law – Airline transport fringe benefits (Part 2)
This article is part 2 of our two-article series on Airline Transport Fringe Benefits. You can find part 1 by clicking on the following link:
Part 1 of this article dealt with how to value airline transport fringe benefits. This part will deal with consumer loyalty programs and other discounts and how they impact on taxable value.
Extent of the issue
The controversy over such programs does cover situations where the benefit provided is technically an airline transport fringe benefit – ie the employer is an airline or travel agent, and the employee is subject to stand-by restrictions. However, the controversy extends beyond this to airline transport benefits that would ordinarily be classified as residual fringe benefits.
Consumer loyalty programs
The original controversy in a 1999 Ruling dealt with flight rewards received from a consumer loyalty program (commonly called a frequent flyer program). The confusion arose from a Federal Court case, Payne v FC of T.
From the Payne decision the ruling only covered flight rewards that satisfied the following:
- the benefit consists of free flights or upgrades, and attached free accommodation or car hire;
- the benefit is available only to the member or their immediate family; and
- the benefit is not transferable or redeemable for cash.
The consumer loyalty / frequent flyer program must be a marketing tool in which the customer is in an arms length with the provider and the membership of the program is dependent on paying fees, and the receipt of "points" for the flight rewards depends on the consumer buying goods and services from the provider.
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The ATO stated that, if Payne style flight rewards were granted, then they are normally not fringe benefits at all. They arise solely from a personal contractual relationship and not from employment.
- the employer and employee are family members, and the flight reward is provided under a contract with the employer;
- the flight reward was specifically a business expenditure of the employer; or
- the flight reward is in return for the employee rendering a service.
X Co is an airline. Y is one of X Co's employees.
X Co runs a frequent flyer program, under which anyone can apply to become a member and pay an annual fee of $150. Under the frequent flyer program, consumers who spend $10,000 or more per year on airline tickets will receive a choice of free flights worth about $500 to $1,500.
Y joins X Co's frequent flyer program. He applies to become a member and pays the annual fee. He spends $12,000 on airline tickets in 2011/12 and thus receives a free flight worth $1,300. The ticket is subject to stand-by restrictions applicable to X Co employees.
In this case, the ticket is not a fringe benefit. The ticket is provided to Y as a consumer who has entered a private contract with X Co. The fact that the ticket is subject to stand-by restrictions does not affect matters.
The situation may be different if the flight reward program was specifically to reward Y's services.
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COLORADO SPRINGS — While the number of Colorado Springs stormwater projects dropped, cost estimates rose for the remaining projects in an engineering report released Friday.
The CH2MHill report was ordered by Mayor Steve Bach, who was alarmed that the city's stormwater backlog costs apparently rose from $500 million in 2009 to almost $688 million in last year's estimate by a stormwater task force.
The new amount was about $535 million.
The engineers started by looking at a list of 282 projects within Colorado Springs, as well as reviewing stormwater documents going back 40 years, project manager Mark Rosser explained.
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In the aftermath of the shootings in Scarborough that killed two and injured more than a dozen, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declared a war on gang members, saying they should leave Toronto and not be allowed to return to the city when they get out of jail.
Confused about what the country's immigration laws would allow him to do exactly, Ford has been quoted as saying:
Maybe I'm not an expert on, you know, the ministries, but I'm saying that if it's foreign affairs or immigration and citizenship, I want to talk to the PMO to find out if we can – and maybe we can't. But I'm just trying to clarify that if you're caught with a gun and convicted of a gun crime, I do not want you living in this city any more.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney declared his support for Ford, saying "foreign gangsters" should be deported without delay. Of course, Ford was not talking about 'foreign gangsters,' he was talking about any criminals. He wants any criminal to be banned from Toronto upon their release from prison, demonstrating his basic misunderstanding about Canada's constitution and mobility laws.When Kenney became aware of what Ford had talked about in full, he then told an interviewer, that "obviously" we can't tell people where they can and can't live.
Kenney is being criticized for blaming foreigners in a case where none are proven to have been involved, and as a gang expert from the University of Toronto pointed out to the Toronto Star, immigrant communities actually have lower levels of criminality and gang violence.
Ford is also asking the province for more police officers to focus on 'high-crime' neighborhoods, but the Premier has said this is no a quick fix situation. Dalton McGuinty wants to focus on more social programs and prevention. Toronto's police chief agrees, telling the Toronto Star: "You can't arrest your way out of some of these challenges." Ford, however, has said that social programs are not doing anything more than handing out 'free money' and that he hasn't seen them do any good.
It will be interesting to see how the Prime Minister's Office reacts to Ford's issues. Given that this government declared itself regularly to be 'Tough on Crime," it will be difficult for them to give Ford nothing, but what he's asking is also not something they can legally do – and it would certainly be politically difficult to give Toronto special consideration.
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I am ever glad that I don't live in Toronto - not because of the gun violence, mind you. I'm more concerned I'd have a heart attack or stroke due to high blood pressure from having to listen to Rob Ford on the news every night.
It's bad enough having to hear about what Harper's doing...
Is it time for an election yet?
It seems to me that this situation highlights the problems of dealing with modern social ills. On the one hand, there are social programs that deal with the underlying issues, but these programs do not necessarily work. They can indeed suck up the money without presenting any good result. On the other hand, there is the natural human desire to eliminate the problem by getting rid of those involved or passing and enforcing stronger laws. Certainly this can help, but the problem rarely goes away unless the roots are also addressed. So, yes we can learn from this in our own country. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have the answer. It is-- and always has been-- a bit of both sides. A unilateral approach just won't work. We need compromise for real fixes to our system.
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Dorothy N, very well said and I couldn't have said it better.
Rob Ford is an idiot, and a mouthy one to boot! Like Harper, he has adopted much of the Republican/Teabagger stance on some issues. There have to be social programmes to intervene before the guns come out so that gun play is not the automatic answer to problems.
This is stupid........
Thank you for sharing it!
kaler kontho........
I'd like criminals to be banned everywhere!
Sounds like Canada has some of the same Republican problems that America has.
A few years ago there was a problem in Atlanta where the suburban police departments would catch a homeless person, sometimes on the street and sometimes just getting out of jail and "deport" them to downtown Atlanta, either dropping them at a homeless shelter or the public hospital. This was sometimes a problem if the person was not from Atlanta but had relatives in the suburbs or was just more familiar with them. The homeless advocates pitched a fit about "homeless dropping", trying to get the suburbanites to take care of their own because the urban shelters were full.
What a twit. "In the aftermath of the shootings in Scarborough that killed two and injured more than a dozen, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declared a war on gang members, saying they should leave Toronto and not be allowed to return to the city when they get out of jail."
Sounds like the plan that LA used in the past to "deport" the homeless to the outskirts of town.
Its called dumping. What a twit.
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Fall, without a doubt one of the seasons that I like (fall winter and spring), but Autumn has those colors, the range of browns, today it has lifted the foggy day is what you live here, and plans were made way back we spent many hours giving discovering new problems and making first ascents with Met, Oscar, Leti, Joan and Laia, here we indulge in a virgin area at that time.
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From here to there, so we left the lethargy of the fog around noon, and let us enjoy a few hours comfortable sun and high temperature, the block the way down the block from the forest, Guerrilla's crack that solved Joan Oscar testing Fffound and then up to La Tortuga, where Met performed again what was the first ascent of one line only chained by the Battalion, tatami (sit), a line demanding the beginning and all (Physicality Brothers, the dead poets Society , Ayurveda) but going straight for a small bided his left hand and a right hand at this by adding the output of Ayurveda, has repeated and recorded, with close-ups of hands, etc, etc. As always looking for the impossible, I found one of those projects that I like, that I had dreamed to time but I needed to prove, by section chains, and the union of several problems is the puzzle that so far we have not been resolved and Met not me, demanding 30 movements for the moment we will continue working.


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Penan families from the Malaysian state of Sarawak are blockading in protest against the Shin Yang logging and oil palm plantation company.
The King of Malaysia attended an 'eco event' in London yesterday, as his country destroys the forests of the indigenous Penan people.
The British government should not reward police brutality by rolling out a red carpet for Malaysia's prime minister, says Amnesty International.
Malaysian authorities are arbitrarily arresting and detaining scores of peaceful electoral reform protesters, say Amnesty International.
The Malaysian government should withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels there, Amnesty International says.
An NGO says that thousands of Penan tribespeople will be unable to vote in crucial elections in Malaysia this week because they do not have identity cards.
A new report has alleged an "environment of violence" against Penan tribeswomen in Borneo. Loggers are accused of repeated cases of rape and sexual assualt, but the Malaysian government has dismissed the allegations.
The Malaysian government should give refugees in the country the right to work, Amnesty International has said in revealing a litany of abuses suffered by refugees in Malaysia
In a 13 January 2010 solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia, the World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, expressed deep concern and sorrow about recent attacks against church buildings in the country.
Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has denounced the killing of six Coptic Christians in Egypt. Meanwhile, churches in Malaysia are full despite attacks against Christian places of worship in recent days.


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Wall Street Journal - November 11, 2013
Family Takes Cancer Fight Further
Read the full Wall Street Journal Article highlighting Carolyn Malinsky and her family's fight against lung cancer.
New York Times Society Pages - November 18, 2012
Check out photos from Uniting Against Lung Cancer's Strolling Supper with Blues & News, with Board members Mary Ann Tighe and Dr. David Hidalgo, and Medical Committee members Dr. Katherine Pisters and Dr. Charles Rudin.
Gotham Magazine - November 2012
Anchor Brian Williams raises awareness for the 10-year-old lung cancer charity that honors his friend Joan Scarangello McNeive, who lost her life to the disease.
Read the full article in Gotham Magazine here.
Wall Street Journal - September 11, 2012
Advancing Lung Cancer Research
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Women & Cancer - Summer, 2007
A Legacy of Compassion and Commitment: The Joan Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer
Roxanne Donovan does not hesitate when asked to describe her sister-in-law and closest friend, Joan Scarangello McNeive: "Joan was absolutely magnificent. She was passionately alive and present. She walked through the world with her shoulders back and her head held high. She reveled in the lives of her wide circle of family and friends."
Joan was a runner, a lifelong New Yorker, a senior news writer at NBC, and a nonsmoker when she was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in October 2001. She was 47 years old.
Roxanne laughs when she says, in further describing Joan, "Hallmark stock must have dipped the first year Joan wasn't buying Mother's Day cards. She spent more on Mother's Day cards than anyone I know. Though she wasn't a mother herself, she sent cards to every mother she knew in her life—to friends and relatives and anyone who had ever been like a mother to her. That's the kind of person she was... Read the full article here
Avenue Magazine, September, 2005
A Sister's Legacy: Mary Ann Tighe and David Hidalgo Raise Money to Research the Forgotten Cancer
By Nicole Pezold
In winter 2000, Joan Scarangello, a senior news writer at NBC, went to see her internist about a cough she couldn't shake. A chest x-ray showed nothing, and she went away with a regimen of antibiotics. When, six months later, the cough continued to plague the otherwise healthy 47-year-old, her doctor ordered a CT scan. "Not only did Joan have lung cancer," remembers her older sister Mary Ann Tighe, an accomplished deal-maker in New York's commercial real estate market, "she had stage four lung cancer – it was a thunderbolt. And Joan never smoked!" With the help of Tighe's husband Dr. David Hidalgo, former chief of reconstructive surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Scarangello quickly called on the leading thoracic oncologists for care. But little could be done. In 2001, Joan died – exactly 20 years after her own mother, also a non-smoker, succumbed to lung cancer. "Here's what was really heartbreaking," says Tighe, "the doctors knew not one more thing than they did in 1981." Read the full article here.


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CLAREMONT, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), in partnership with Smith College, today announced a lineup of more two dozen industry speakers for the "Next Generation Bioscience Leaders" forum designed to help women managers advance in the life sciences industry.
The KGI-hosted forum will be held Jan. 13-18, 2008. Registration for the event ends Dec. 10.
"KGI is proud to bring together so many senior executives in the life science industry for this first-of-its-kind forum," said Sheldon Schuster, Ph.D., KGI's president. "The women attending the Next Generation Bioscience Leaders forum will enjoy a tremendous opportunity to meet and learn with many of the women and men who are shaping the future of the life sciences."
Demand for biotechnology professionals continues to rise, with over 100,000 new jobs added in the last five years, according to the US Department of Labor. Furthermore, a recent study by KGI shows that over 80 percent of new job openings at the top biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies call for workers with skill sets in both business and science.
Offering a comprehensive perspective on the industry, the forum will include seminars, roundtable discussions and breakout sessions featuring the following speakers and topics:
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008:
"What shapes the global biotechnology industry today?"
Rick Winningham, CEO, Theravance, Inc.
"What will drive the global biotech industry tomorrow?"
Magda Marquet, Ph.D., founder, co-President & CEO, Althea Technologies,
Julia Brown, Advisor to the CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
"Real world lessons from bioscience leaders"
Kate Farrell, Ph.D., Director, Global Clinical Supply Chain Management,
Amgen, Inc.
Fahti Khosrow-Shahi, Vice President, Campbell Alliance
Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., co-Founder, President & CEO, Intellikine, Inc.
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Bishop Tobin rips Obama on abortion advocacy
Catholic World News - January 20, 2011
Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, has said that President Barack Obama cannot credibly speak about compassion as long as he aggressively supports unrestricted abortion.
In a stinging criticism, appearing as his column in the diocesan newspaper, Bishop Tobin characterizes Obama as "the most pro-abortion president we've ever had." Reflecting on the speech given by the President in Arizona, in the wake of a mass shooting, the bishop says:
And in one of the most dramatic moments of his speech, Mr. Obama announced that the wounded congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, opened her eyes for the first time just after he'd completed his visit to her. "A miracle" some proclaimed, and certainly a welcome sign of recovery at which we all rejoice.
But I can't help but wonder how many tiny eyes will never open, will never see the light of day, because of this president's shortsighted and zealous promotion of abortion.
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Kennedy's Causes
August 26, 2009
Edward M. Kennedy died Wednesday, ending his nine-term career in the United States Senate. Click through this slideshow to see some of the most prominent causes he worked for over the course of his career. Courtesy of Getty Images
TNR Slideshow: Barney Frank's 5 Best Pugnacious Moments
August 19, 2009
A new video is making the internet rounds. In it, Congressman Barney Frank rails against a town hall constituent who has just called Obama's health reforms a 'Nazi policy.' "On what planet do you spend most of your time?" Frank asks. "Ma'am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table." It's not the first time Frank has poured scorn on an opponent. Click through this TNR video slideshow to see the congressman's top five pugnacious moments. --Noah Kristula-Green
Slideshow: Sick Of National Politics? Head To Texas.
August 17, 2009
Politics are no fun right now. Congress is on vacation, reporters have nothing to cover but the health care rage-fests, and California is far too depressing to serve as a diversion. Yet one state is still a hoot: Texas.
Slideshow: Let The 2012 Election Begin!
August 14, 2009
This week, former senator Rick Santorum officially broke the seal on 2012 election speculation by throwing his name into the running for the Iowa caucuses. Santorum's statements about homosexuality and his hard-edged conservatism make him a less than ideal GOP nominee--or maybe they make him the perfect nominee--but what about Santorum's competitors? Click through this slideshow for a look at the other Republicans who might run in 2012. Courtesy of Getty Images --Elise Foley and Noah Kristula-Green
Video Slideshow: Town Hall Madness
August 11, 2009
Across the country, town hall discussions about health care are being drowned out by mobs of booing, threatening, and screaming activists. The phenomenon has worsened to the point that some, like Illinois Democratic Senator Richard Durbin, are refusing to hold such events at all during the recess--reasoning that disagreement is welcome, but "I don't have to put up a stage for them." What's making these town hall meetings so frustrating? Click through this video slideshow to see some of the drama. Photo courtesy of Getty Images --Elise Foley and Noah Kristula-Green
Slideshow: One Year Since The War
August 08, 2009
August 7 marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Georgian War. The conflict began when Georgian troops entered South Ossetia, a region that regards itself as independent but is not recognized by Tbilisi and most of the international community. The war began as a local conflict but rapidly escalated when Russia intervened to defend South Ossetia and invaded Georgia. The conflict displayed Russia's willingness to assert itself militarily in the region. And the actions of Georgian President Saakashvili's government cast doubt on the country's future in NATO.
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August 07, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday by a vote of 68 to 31. Though she was not expected to face any significant opposition, the hearings were not uneventful. Here is a selection of some highlights from the confirmation saga. --Noah Kristula-Green
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February 09, 2009
TNR senior editor Noam Scheiber and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru set the record straight about what Michael Steele's appointment means for the GOP: Will he guide the party on a more moderate course?
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Francis Parker and Bishop's are tied after one quarter of the Division IV boys championship game at 9.
Domonique Kimbrough, David Stotelmyre and Stephen Kaiser each hit a three for Bishop's. Andew Greenberg has five points to lead Francis Parker.
The Lancers are coached by Jim Tomey, the former San Diego State women's head coach and also an SDSU men's assistant.
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Looking ahead, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron play two entirely different types of "Neighbors" in this comedy from director Nicholas Stoller. Rogen is a family man with a new baby and Efron is the leader of the Fraternity that just moved in next door. There goes the neighborhood.
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Tell what the function of lipids do in a cell. Is the correct answer: lipids function in a cell is to provide energy, act as structural components in a cell , and can help provide hormones.
February 23, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Thank-you for taking the time to help me understand the question. I think I understand, would the following statement be correct: Alcohol would not be a base, because in order to be a base the molecule must accept a proton.
February 16, 2008
Organic Chemistry
Alcohol has OH functionality, but do you expect it to be a base and why? I would expect it to be a base, but I am not sure why. Does anyone know?
February 16, 2008
Do you mean like this? Hydorgenation is when atoms of hydrogen H2 are added to the carbons in a double or triple bond of alkenes or alkynes to form what we call alkanes. More or less attaches to one of the carbon atoms in a double and OH-attaches to the other carbon atom of ...
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It is organic and it is in alkenes.
February 10, 2008
Difference between hydration and hydrogenation reactions? I have searched everywhere in my book and all I can come up with is: Hydorgenation is when atoms of hydrogen H2 are added to the carbons in a double or triple bond of alkenes or alkynes to form what we call alkanes. ...
February 10, 2008
Is there someone out there that can tell me if I answered this right or if I need to study some more? Thanks What is it that makes water such a good solvent for polar substances? Why is it called the universal solvent? Water is such a good solvent for polar substances because ...
January 31, 2008
We have to simplify complex numbers and I was wondering whether I did these problems correctly. 1. 4i^2-2i^3 = -4+2i 2. (-i)^3 = i 3. (the square root of a -2)^6= -8 4.1/(2i)^3 = i/8
December 16, 2007
what is the relative humidity of a kilogram of air at 25 degrees celcious that contains 10grams of water vapor
October 2, 2007
srry I placed the question in the wrong spot. The equation is 2NH3 <=> N2 + 3H2 1 mole of NH3 injected intoa 1L flask 0.3 moles of H2 was found the concentration of N2 at equlibrium is 0.1M how do I find the concentration of NH3 at equlibrium? (N2) = 0.1 (H2) = 0.3 ...
May 8, 2007
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Can someone please help me with this? I think I have the right answer--just need verification. Which statement most accurately describes "normal" growth and development of the pre-school child? 1.It occurs at a uniform rate for all chidren. 2.It is a simple process. ...
April 11, 2007
Early Childhood Ed. Question--Please Help!
To capitalize on children's different learning styles, teachers should: 1.teach lessons using a multi-sensory approach. 2.use their own learning style to teach and let the children match them. 3.separate children by learning styles and seat children near others like ...
April 7, 2007
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Would creating a sensory-rich classroom enviroment be an appropriate way for a teacher to help young children learn about aesthetics? I think that would be an exciting idea, and that children would enjoy it.
April 7, 2007
A physician prescribes 3.5 mg. of medication each day. How many micrograms is this dosage? Thanx for the help! 1mg is 1000mcg. I am told that mcg is a "modern" abbreviation for microgram. So, I say 3.5 x 1000= 3500 mcg Right? thank you! correct What´s the ...
February 28, 2007
A perscription calls for 5 ounces of medication. For how many millimeters is te perscription? (Use 1 ounce = 29.57 mL.) if 1oz = 29.57mL then you simply multiply: 29.57 x 5 Good job! Nice you are helping!
February 27, 2007
Math--I need help!
I have these two questions on my assignment. Please help me. 80 mi. = _______ km. 9 cm. = _______ m. 9cm (1m/100cm)=??? 80miles (1 km/1600m) one mile = 1.6093 km so 80 times 1.6093 = what? one cm = 1/100 m or .01 m so 9 cm = 9 times .01 = what? 9 cm = 0.09 m. 80mi.= 128.72km. ...
February 27, 2007
Kim spent $20.00 on grocries. She had $50.00. how much did Kim spend?
Kim spen $50.00 subtracted by $20.00 witch is $30.00 left!
February 27, 2007
what is the antomym for prohibit http://www.thesaurus.com =)
January 16, 2007
Does x^4 * e^x have a horizontal asymptote? Take the derivative to see if slope is zero. dU/dx = x^4 * e^x = 4x^3 * e^x + x^4 * e^x So, what happens as x approaches neg large ?
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This time from Berthold Klein. These misguided efforts are a real worry. Just because GHE is poor nomenclature does not mean earth acts like a physical greenhouse (it doesn't) but the lower atmosphere is most assuredly warmed by compression, conduction, evaporation and transpiration and through absorption of infrared radiation. All manner of seriously stupid claims are made with reference to the infrared absorption and radiation part.
As a function of entropy the sun is radiating energy to the universe. Earth is in the emission path of a portion of that energy, enough to raise it to about 255 kelvins after allowing for the portion reflected rather than absorbed. Earth radiates a similar amount to the universe.
Some people get really confused thinking that the atmosphere is not part of Earth but the atmosphere is not a separate body at all and is constantly exchanging molecules and energy with the non-gaseous surface of the planet.
Within the gaseous portion of Earth's surface – and below the altitude of effective emission (the point where incoming and outgoing radiation are in perfect balance) – we have a nice warm and humid zone in which we live.
The atmosphere is composed of molecules of non-zero temperature and as a spontaneous function of entropy radiates electromagnetic energy in all directions equally.
No repulsive force exists to prevent some of this radiation from being intercepted by Earth and since Earth is not transparent to these radiations it absorbs this energy. It is this feedback which keeps Earth's non-gaseous surface warmer than it would otherwise be.
Some people misread their Clausius statement of the Second Law of Thermodynamics as meaning energy cannot be returned from a cooler body to a warmer, although it actually means that the net rate of multiple transfers must always mean that the warmer body will always export more energy than it receives from the cooler body. It says nothing about rate of cooling.
For those who wrongly believe the atmosphere to be the "cooler body" (not unreasonable at all) that can not transfer any energy to warmer body Earth (dead flat wrong), here's two words: lightening strikes. Thousands of times every day electromagnetic energy is spectacularly transferred from atmosphere to non-gaseous surface in the form of lightening strikes and thus refutes the strict one-way hypothesis of energy transfer from Earth to atmosphere.
Never mind that Earth's greenhouse effect does not work like a physical greenhouse, which curtails convective heat loss, Earth's greenhouse effect is 100% real and useful to life on Earth. For Heaven's sake stop gifting the CAGW wackos a cudgel with which to beat you and by extension all skeptics as entropy imbeciles.
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They were by no means a weak side but were at least half a dozen stars short of being the best of British, and in Danie Craven's Springboks they were up against the unofficial world champions.
In the bare facts of the final analysis, the Lions lost the Test series 2-1 but they played a full part in three of the most memorable Tests ever seen in South Africa, scored more points than any previous visiting team and enjoyed a riotous time off the field.
The tourists were managed by Major Bernard 'Jock' Hartley and captained by Ireland forward Sam Walker. Although they missed some leading names of the day, including Wilf Wooller and Cliff Jones, they produced some bright performers of their own in winning 17 of their 24 matches.
Among the stand-out players were centre Harry McKibbin, hooker Bill Travers and back-rowers Laurie Duff, Bob Alexander and Blair Mayne.
South Africa went into the series on the back of successive series victories in Australia and New Zealand, while the tourists had established themselves as an attractive, free-scoring side after a hesitant start to their schedule.
The Lions led three times in the opening half of the first Test but ultimately succumbed 26-12 to what Craven rated as one of the best Springbok performances of all time.
In the second international, the Lions had another opponent to contend with - the 96-degree heat of what became known as the Tropical Test. Duff scored the Lions' first try of the series but the sapping heat contributed to their 19-3 defeat.
With the series sealed, the Springboks went into the final Test overconfident and under-prepared. That should not detract from one of the great rugby fightbacks, though, as the Lions, fielding a record eight Irishmen, overturned a 13-3 half-time deficit to win 21-16.


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Tallahassee, Florida - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnamhas uncovered blatant examples of companies trying to rip off millions of tax dollars from energy programs administered by the office of former Gov. Charlie Crist.
The Office of Energy took in about $220 million in federal stimulus cash and state money several years ago during the Crist administration. Putnam saysa new audit shows the office made bad decisions that contributed to waste and inefficiency.
READ:Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services' audit (PDF)
One of the troubled energy programs was supposed to award rebates to homeowners and businesses that installed solar panels. But the rebate program was so popular in 2009, it became overwhelmed with more than 10,000 applicants and they ended up on a waiting list.
They stayed there until Putnam came into office and inherited the Energy Office in 2011.
He calls the solar rebate program a "disaster," adding "We inherited a pile of coat hangers." Putnam ultimately worked out a deal paying about 52 percent of the amount originally requested by consumers.
Putnam ordered an audit of the $220 million in energy grants and discovered two companies tried to steal $2.5 million. A total of $700,000 was awarded before the contracts were terminated.
Putnam says the Energy Office was mismanaged during the Crist administration. One example included a travel ban that prevented the state from checking on the locations slated to receive the $220 million.
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Putnam says his inspector general's audit also saved another $200,000 that had been awarded to a company but then went bankrupt.
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The Bucs scored three runs in the second, two in the third and three more in the fourth inning to claim an 8-5 lead.
Jeff Stevens doubled while Will VerDuin and Adam Krizan each had a single for the Bucs, who are now 12-10 overall and 7-6 in the league. The Bucs and the Panthers face off again today, and a victory would boost the Bucs into third place in the O-K Red behind league-leaders Rockford (11-2) and Hudsonville (11-2).
Adam Clauss, Brian Chappell and Michael Zietlow were all outstanding on the mound on Tuesday, helping Spring Lake sweep a Lakes Eight Conference doubleheader from Grant.
The Lakers took the first game, 6-3, with Clauss earning the victory, going five innings. He struck out five and allowed six hits. Chappell threw the final two innings, allowing just a single hit.
In Game 2, the Lakers won 8-0 behind Zietlow's complete-game shutout. He allowed just three hits and struck out five.
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When the time came to pop the question, Ryan Press kept it old school and asked Brandy's father and brother for permission first.
"I'm really cool with dude. He hit me like, 'Yo, I want to ask your sister to marry me. Is it cool?' He called my pops and all that kind of stuff," Ray J explained to the DJs at Power 105.1.
He said he didn't have to pull Ryan aside and issue any threats, but the two did talk. Whatever the fellas discussed must have been enough for Ray J to issue his blessing; although, he's aware the final decision wasn't his.
"We grown. As long as she's happy, I'm happy," said Brandy's protective younger brother. "I'm always there for her. I'm always her third eye if she need me."
The two haven't tied the knot yet, but fans are expecting to hear Brandy's wedding bells ringing in the near future.
"I'm ready to get it done. I'm not trying to be engaged for a long time. Ain't nobody got time for that," Brandy told Sister 2 Sister earlier this year.
As for his personal life, Ray J isn't exactly denying rumors that he's dating Teairra Marie.
"She's with me all day," he said about the singer. "We been rocking for a minute, and she's been supporting me. I have nothing but love for her."
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Windows' defragging tool usually works quietly in the background, but sometimes it messes up.
When you suspect the tool is misbehaving, there are easy ways to verify whether it's working as it should.
What gives with Vista's defragging?
Joe Payne is suspicious of his Vista system, which has never reported it needs to be defragged.
- "I did a thorough cleaning of my computer's files (per your [May 2] article) and got rid of about 700MB of clutter. After that, I figured I should defrag the drive. But as usual, Windows said I did not need to. It has never said I need to, and I've owned this system for years.
"What gives with defrag? Is it no longer needed, or do you still advise it? I am running Vista."
Yes, defragging is still a good and needful thing in all versions of Windows. The defragmentation utility built into Windows — defrag.exe — is adequate in XP, moderately good in Vista, and more refined in Win7.
Microsoft Support article 942092 describes what Vista's (and, to a large extent, Win7's) defrag engine — Disk Defragmenter — can do and how it's supposed to work. In short, by default, Vista's and Win7's Task Scheduler automatically runs defrag.exe once a week (or on whatever schedule you set) — behind the scenes during system-idle times.
Disk Defragmenter determines whether defragging is needed by estimating the percentage of files that are fragmented. If the fragmentation percentage is low, the tool shuts down for another week. An excellent MSDN article, "Disk defragmentation — background and engineering the Windows 7 improvements," discusses Windows' defragging technology from XP through Windows 7. It notes that disk fragmentation falls under the law of diminishing returns: removing even modest amounts of fragmentation won't significantly improve system performance — especially in Windows 7.
Oddly, Microsoft doesn't specify what percentage of fragmentation it deems worth fixing. But from observing Windows defrag in action, my guess is that a percentage in the high single digits or greater will trigger automatic defragging.
Getting back to your concern, Joe, it's likely that your system has been quietly defragging itself in the background all along — and that would explain why Disk Defragmenter reports that no defrag is needed when manually queried.
Moreover, deleting junk files doesn't fragment your other files. Yes, it does open up unused space that defrag can (and will) eventually consolidate; but those files that were unfragmented before your disk cleanup will still be unfragmented after cleanup. So there's no reason to think that something's amiss if Disk Defragmenter reports "You do not need to defragment this volume" after a cleanup.
All that said, Disk Defragmenter is not perfect. You can easily verify that it's working properly by invoking defrag.exe from the Windows command line. This lets you bypass the utility's graphical user interface — and any problems that the GUI might cause or hide.
Here's how:
- Open your Start menu, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
- Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
- When the command window opens, type defrag c: -a and press Enter. The tool will then analyze the C: drive for fragmentation. This process takes a few minutes to run, but eventually you'll see a report that looks similar to what's shown in Figure 1. (Of course, the exact details will be different on your system.)
Of course, you can analyze drives other than C: — just substitute the drive letter of your choice.
- If Disk Defragmenter reports "You do not need to defragment this volume" together with a single-digit (or so) Percent file fragmentation, defragging is most likely working fine and no further action is needed.
- No matter what Disk Defragmenter reports, you can manually start the defragging process whenever you wish. In that same admin-level command box, simply type defrag c: (or the letter for another drive) and hit Enter.
If defrag.exe doesn't work, it might be corrupted. You can use Windows' built-in System File Checker (sfc.exe) to restore the file. For how-to information, see MS Support article 929833.
If a manual defrag works but Vista/Win7's automatic defragging isn't taking place as it should, the problem might be in Task Scheduler. An MSDN article has abundant information on the care, feeding, and repair of Task Scheduler in Vista. (Win7's scheduler is similar.)
Of course, you also can roll your system back to an earlier, pre-trouble state, assuming you've been making good backups all along.
Finally, if none of the above works to your satisfaction, plenty of third-party defragging tools are available, both free and paid. Just visit your favorite download library, search on defrag, and grab the tool of your choice.
Delays in switching windows, tasks, and tabs
Kenneth Hess's system seems to stumble — frequently.
- "I have Windows XP SP3 on a six-year-old Toshiba laptop with 1GB RAM and a 125GB hard drive. For the past six months or so, whenever I change tabs on Firefox or Internet Explorer or I merely change from one running application to another, I get this wait period for a minute or more before anything happens.
"I've completely wiped the hard drive and reinstalled everything. Updates are current, and I regularly run ZoneAlarm Extreme Security and Malwarebytes. I've also run online virus and malware checkers, which found nothing. I used a hard-drive checker, and it shows the drive is performing well. I am totally frustrated with this. I would appreciate any ideas."
I have two suggestions for you, Ken — one easy, one a little harder.
The easy way is to uninstall ZoneAlarm and try a different security solution such as Microsoft Security Essentials (free; site). MSE runs fine on XP and all other current Windows versions. It also has a relatively light footprint, so it's less likely to bog down your system than some of the other security tools. (See the Feb. 16 Top Story, "Is your free AV tool a 'resource pig'?")
The harder approach is to open XP's Task Manager, switch to the Processes tab, and click the CPU column title to change to descending order. When your next slowdown occurs, see what process jumps to the top of the list — that is, which process is suddenly consuming your CPU's attention. Whatever that is — and I bet it'll be Zone Alarm — is the likely culprit.
If you need help with XP's Task Manager, a Microsoft Windows XP online-documentation page should get you going.
But I think you can probably skip the troubleshooting and jump straight to the most likely solution: uninstall ZoneAlarm and try a different, less resource-hungry security tool.
Fix a corrupted Change/Remove Programs list
John Buob's Add or Remove Programs tool took one on the chin, and it's never been the same since.
- "I don't need to ask many [PC-related] questions, but this one is bugging me. I use two uninstall programs in addition to XP's. A while back, I ran a Registry cleaner, which I have been doing for a long time without any problems. After that, I installed a new program; but I didn't like it and decided to delete it — or try to anyway, since it didn't have its own uninstaller. When I used Revo Uninstaller, most of the 40 to 50 program icons that show up (so you can pick which one to uninstall) were gone!
"I thought that strange, so I checked the other uninstall program and then Windows' Add or Remove Programs tool, and they showed only about 10 program icons instead of all that are actually installed. Where would they go? Is there any way to get Windows to list them again? Any new program I install still puts an icon in the list, but most of the old ones remain missing. I may have a problem trying to uninstall a program in the future. Any ideas?"
This sort of thing is rare in Vista and rarer still in Win7, but — as you discovered — it can and does afflict Windows XP. It usually happens when a Registry entry gets mangled because of a software error. Not only can the error cause the directly affected program's entry to disappear from the Change or Remove Programs list, all entries below that program's entry might vanish as well!
That's the bad news. The good news is that solutions to the problem are well documented.
For example, MS Support item 266668, "Add/Remove Programs tool displays installed programs incorrectly," not only discusses causes and manual cures but also offers a one-click automated Fix it button that might be all you need to set things right again.
If that doesn't work for some reason, try Support article 2438651, "How to troubleshoot problems when you install or uninstall programs on a Windows-based computer."
And if that doesn't work, check out the Kelly's Korner page, "Windows XP from A to Z." Scroll down to the item, "Add and remove — removing invalid entries in the Add/Remove Programs tool."
Restoring older drivers to cure a WMP failure
Tom Watson's Windows Media Player setup malfunctioned — probably because of a hardware-driver problem.
- "I wonder whether anyone else has posted a problem with Windows Media Player. About three weeks ago, WMP started acting up. It won't recognize a CD or DVD containing video. Also, if I attempt to play a .wmv file, the audio plays — but no video.
"I tried everything I could think of. Finally, I downloaded VideoLAN's VLC media player and made it the default player. Everything works fine with VLC."
That's not a lot to go on, Tom, but my best guess is that you're the victim of an errant driver update, perhaps through Windows Update or another tool.
My general rule of thumb is to never replace hardware drivers (and not allow them to be replaced by various update tools and services) unless (1) the current drivers are obviously malfunctioning or (2) a newer driver corrects a known security issue.
In other words, if your drivers are working, the best bet in most cases is just to leave them alone.
In your case, I suggest restoring the older drivers for both your CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive and video system. Go to each vendor's or OEM's site and see whether they offer the driver version that originally came with your system. You also might be able to track down older driver versions through various websites — do a general Web search using the name and model of your drive and graphics system and see what turns up.
When you've located the drivers that originally worked with your drive, remove the current, nonfunctioning drivers by opening Device Manager, selecting the malfunctioning device, selecting its driver(s), then clicking uninstall. When the malfunctioning drivers are removed, install the freshly downloaded original drivers.
(Need help with Device Manager? Here's online help from Microsoft for Windows XP and Vista/Win7.)
Or — and this is a perfectly acceptable approach — simply stick with VLC (free; site). It's a fine tool; as you discovered, its generic drivers often work well when more specialized ones fail.


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