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Celebrate One Million Kilometers Optical Fiber Business Partnership Business Editors

(AP:MOSCOW--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ May 20, 2008--Eurocabel-1, a leading Russian optical cable manufacturer, today announces that its business partnership with world-leading designer and manufacturer of optical fiber, OFS, has reached an impressive milestone in optical fiber purchased. The quantity of optical fiber purchased by Eurocabel-1 from OFS has now exceeded a stunning 1 million kilometers.

"Eurocabel-1 has been using the lion's share of this large volume of OFS fiber in connection with the expansion of our manufacturing capacity undertaken to support the sharp growth in consumption of optical cable in Russia during the last 3-4 years," said Eduard Kim, General Director of Eurocabel-1, adding that "it is very important to us that we have not had any claims with regards to the quality of fiber supplied by OFS."

"Our customers have been very satisfied with the excellent fiber characteristics of the OFS fiber. more

Boston Business Journal - Boston Business Journal

Akamai Technologies said after the close of business Wednesday that its adjusted net income for the full year would likely come in between $1.63 and $1.69 a share — instead of a previously forecast $1.68 to $1.71 per share.

The comments from an executive came during a conference call to discuss earnings for the second quarter, which ended June 30.

The Cambridge internet company said it earned net income of $34 million, or 19 cents a share, on revenue of $194 million, compared to $22 million, or 12 cents a share, on revenue of $153 million.

"We delivered solid results in a challenging environment," CEO Paul Sagan said in a prepared statement.

The company's shares fell close to 20 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday.

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Business breakfast set for May 28

North Royalton business owners are invited to a networking breakfast May 28 at St. Paul Hellenic Center on Wallings Road.

Mayor Robert A. Stefanik and City Council are supporting the 7:30 a.m. Business Breakfast Networking Meeting.

Reservations should be made by May 23 by calling (440) 237-4300 or-emailing darlene@northroyalton.org.

The one-hour meeting includes a complimentary breakfast buffet and door prizes. Kevin Lynch, AT&T director, is sponsoring the event. Tom Jordan, the city's development director, will give an economic development update.

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In college, you've got the whole green business world in your hands

Unless you've been living on Mars, you know that many consumers are going green and that businesses are rising to the challenge of providing environmentally sound products and services. Nowhere is that more evident than on college campuses, where student entrepreneurs are developing cutting-edge environmental ideas.

One example is the student-run Babson Environmental and Energy Club at Babson College. Comprised primarily of MBA students, the organization promotes entrepreneurship and career opportunities in the green sector. The club is even bringing clean-tech ideas—such as a residential-scale wind turbine to generate power—directly to the campus. "That's been one of our most exciting accomplishments," says Clinton White, co-president of the BEEC and a recent MBA graduate. more

How to configure and deploy the iPhone 3G for business, part 1

This is important in a business environment where you have all kinds of people trying to use the phone.

I believe the iPhone will take over the business world because of its ability to evolve. So what if it doesn't have some of the apps or user interface a Blackberry may have, I am sure that within a few months, there are going to be all sorts of apps made for the iPhone that it will be hard not to use it in the business world.

I own a 3G, and it has been nothing but an amazing ride. I have used it for a number of business applications, and now that MobileMe is out on the market, it makes it that much more lethal! If you haven't tried it out yet, you should definitely try out MobileMe. It is a wonderful tool to 'push' everything, and saves you from a whole lot of trouble when you can't find that big guy's phone number... more

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Media industry to face a reality check this year - Zawya.com

Speaking to Emirates Business on the lessons learned from 2009, Tanvir said: "We have all learnt to be realists ... Agencies will benefit from the crisis by becoming mean, lean and more effective. Certainly, they will have to become more creative by ...

Reporter's Notebook: Big Spring looks to restructure high school - Cumberland County Sentinel

Erica Dolson covers education and school districts for The Sentinel. You can read her Reporter’s Notebook covering news and events on her beats every Wednesday and Saturday. You can contact her at edolson@cumberlink.com . The Big Spring School ...

Ricoh Introduces the Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 Digital Imaging ... - TMCnet

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Dec 29, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 Digital Imaging Systems. Ideal for small and mid-sized businesses ...

Damon Meng, prize winning pianist of Madison performs in First Night ... - Bridgeton News

DAMON YUQING MENG -- Prize winning piano prodigy, Damon Meng performs at 7:15 p.m. and at 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 31, at Morristown United Methodist Church, as part of the First Night Morris, New Year's Eve celebration in Morristown. Meng, a graduate of ...

The Androidification of Everything - BusinessWeek

... the intersection of what is good about the consumer Internet and the physical world of products and services ... consumer CTO for VJ's business," he wrote in an e-mail. (VJ is Vyomesh Joshi, vice-president of HP's Imaging & Printing Group .) "

Recession a boon for bartering - Indianapolis Star

... 170,000 renovation in September was covered by exchanging services through NuBarter, a barter exchange. It's an alternative to seeking business ... want 12 flat-screen TVs for Christmas, I can't help you. But if you use a lawn service on trade ...

Lexmark launches first single-function monochrome A4 laser printer - TMCnet

... said Marty Canning, Lexmark vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services ... Task touch screen, the solutions-ready Lexmark X860 Series helps workgroups gain momentum by allowing customization based on business needs to ...

Main Street reborn - Lockhaven Express

LOCK HAVEN - A holiday-season walk through the downtown reveals a number of changes from just a year ago. New stores have opened, at least three retail spaces are under renovation and the Opera House Apartments building is taking shape at a fast pace ...

The First Decade makes local history - Wayne Independent

This Friday is not only New Year’s Day 2010, it is the first day of the “Teens.” We are so accustomed to thinking in historical terms when we hear of the Teens: the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson, the meteoric rise of the Ford Model ...

TODAY'S CLASSIFIEDS - Johnson City Press

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Academic Affairs - Office of Admissions - Admissions Counselor/Level 7 - 110310 Essential Functions: Serves as a liaison with prospective students, school officials and others for pre-enrollment counseling; assists ...

Open Question: Interesting names for my makeup and design business?

Makeup is my passion and I have recently decided to begin marketing my artistry services to others. Along with this, I have also become obsessed with silk screen printing and creating custom designed shirts. Soooooo I came to the conclusion that I could put the two together into a business. Fashion and makeup: sounds like a good idea to me! =) Anyway, now I need to decide on a name. I am completely inspired by Monroe Misfit Makeup on YouTube and would love a name along the same lines as hers (something totally glam mixed with something rebellious and exciting) My idea so far is Artistry in Angst. But I'm not entirely sure yet. If you have any ideas, or just interesting words, please let me know! Thank You!!I like your ideas best so far missy, I'm especially digging the words "rush" and "dramatic" more

Resolved Question: how do i get yahoo classic back?

my yahoo email has been freezing and non responsive for about two months. i have a work email today that i must read. please return me to yahoo classic mail without the frills, do dads, and extras, i never had this problem with yahoo classic we have started a small internet charity and were trying to find the answers to structure and legality when the page became unresponsive most of the time including the mouse not able to trigger anything. we were pricing a business site when this happened. since my brother has never had a down problem with his business we are asking him what he uses... our goal was to be hooked up within 30 days by november 1 on the business with regular email frozen, so is my work because it is how i receive mail then am able to be at work or service the contracts please put me back on classic email. i never had one problems when on classic mail and this new more blue on the screen format is pretty, overly complicated, and non functional so we are phoning instead of using email again please put classic email simplicity and format without all the extra blue color and smaller print back on doknmyad@yahoo.com which is my email. sincerely appreciate your timely action and response sincerely, raymond serious help request, thanks more

Resolved Question: A business has not provided the service i asked for. What rights do i have? What can i do?

I own a small clothing brand, and as part of my marketing i paid £300 to become a sponsor of a sporting event and a trade show, where'd id be able to take my garments to promote and sell my brand. I wanted something special for the event, so i decided to have a limited edition set of 50 shirts done, which had 2 extra designs printed on them. So the shirts should have had 1) the main design on the front. 2) numbered ltd edition redesigned label printed on the inside on the neck. 3) and a ltd edition logo printed on the back of the shirt. I ordered the shirts from American Apparel and they came 2 weeks late, which gave me 1 week to get them printed. I phoned my printer (screen printer) and explained that i was short of time and needed to get the shirts printed. He assured me that they would be done, with all three designs. i delivered the shirts on Monday morning, with the assumption they would be ready by friday ( the day of the event). The i got a phone call from the printer on thursday saying that he had done the main design on the shirts but becuase he processed the screens using natural sun light apposed to using a UV light box, and that because it was overcast he would not be able to print the two ltd edition prints. The lacking of a UV light box was not explained to me prior. I had one of my designers pick up the shirts and upon arrival the quality is questionable to say the least. Some are printed too thinly some are too thick and others look like they have been touched up with a tipex brush (no joke). I haven't paid him yet as we were dealing with this at a later date. I now want to know where i stand with what i have and don't have to pay him for. Becuase as far as i can see i have not been given what i asked for originally, and what i have been given is of questionable quality. This has also meant that it was a waste of money sponsoring the event since i was not able to market the product i had intended to. And for the record.....sales did not go well. Advice would be appreciated. more

Resolved Question: Apple Care Service I am done with iPod, iPhoe, iCrap, APPLE junk forever.?

June 11, 2009 Apple Care Service I’m very dissatisfied with the diagnostic evaluation that was performed on my iPod. There is no evidence of any external force, physical damage, of even a scratch. While listening to music the screen went white and then stopped. I find it easy for your company to simply pass this off as a damaged product to save money but let me make it clear I WILL NEVER AND ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANY OF YOUR PRODUCTS IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. I will give you one more chance to abide to the warranty that you so claim to guarantee. For the price of $150, and only one year warranty, I would expect your product to last longer than five months. Inside the return box that you sent back to my house was my original iPod and a copy of a mass printed APPLE CARE SERVICE FORM. The iPod was left to flop around inside the box unsecured with no support foam. Is this how all iPods are shipped??? The mass printed APPLE CARE SERVICE FORM looks to be a standard practice that your company just shipped back the customer. I think that my iPod was never inspected or troubelshooted to determine the problem. It probably never made it to a technician. In fact, I think someone is in place to receive, open the box, shove in a mass printed APPLE CARE SERVICE FORM, and send it back to the customer. Maybe he will pay more money to repair the problem. I will send this to all my E-mail accounts and to the consumer report business. Part # MB735LL/A Serial # YMB38B3A3QT 13 July 09 Called tech support spoke with TODD he stated that the plastic pin for the charger located at the bottom of the iPod was damaged. I looked at the pin and noticed that a small corner was in fact chipped away. This was done from plugging in the charger. So for that I was told the warranty will not cover this defect. Now for the price of 139.00 plus shipping and handling they would replace the iPod. I have to say that this is the biggest screw job, piece of crap and believe me I am done with iPod, iPhoe, iCrap, APPLE junk forever. JC (one pissed off) customer more

Resolved Question: Choosing between Acer and HP Laptop..details given..please help!?

Okay I'm planning to get a new Laptop and I'm not sure to decide between Acer and HP...I'm planning to go UK soon for a year to complete my studies and was thinking of getting a good brand with good global customer service as well...I am not much of a gamer and would like to run Windows Vista Business on my laptop. Have narrowed it down to these two models from HP and Acer. Both of them are of the SAME PRICE and this is what they have to offer: HP Pavillion DV3-611TX Processor : Intel®Core2 Dual T6400 2.0G Memory: 2GB DDR2 Board : Intel®PM45 Board HardDisk : 320GB 5400RPM HardDisk Video : Nvidia®930GS 512MB Video Sound : 5.1 Altec Lansing Sound Rom : DVDRW Screen : 13.3" (1366x768) Connection: Wifi/ LAN /Cam Weight: 2.0kg, 32.2x22.8x38.0 Operating : MS Vista Home Premium Battery: 6-Cell Remote Control Finger Print Detection Acer Aspire 4937G-842G32 Intel Core 2 Duo P8400/2.26GHz 3MB L2 Cache 2GB DDR3 Dual Channel 320GB Ultra DMA Hard Disk, DVD-Dual Layer Drive, Webcam 4 X USB 2.0 Ports, Express Slot Nvidia Geforce 9300M 256MB Integrated Sound, WIRELESS LAN B / G 56K & 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Infrared Bluetooth LCD 14.0" WXGA CrystallBrite,Grid Vista Weight 2.4KG 6 CELL Li-Ion Battery One year International Warranty Vista Home Premium I'm currently having an Acer and used it for 3 years almost. Had an issue with the keyboard once but got it fixed under warranty period. Have heard lately that Acer while being cheap has a rep for producing low durability products and sometimes their Laptops overheat. Looking at the specs above, I would definitely pick Acer because of its specs and the International Warranty although I'm not sure about the build quality and durability as compared to the HP...Im going to use this laptop for at least the next three years so I really don't want to make a bad choice and look back and regret...please help! Thanks more

Resolved Question: I am looking for professional company that helps build small business websites.?

I need to have clients login to a personal portfolio designed for students. They will login for my services, and practice questions online. But I also want to secure the website so people are not copying my material after logging in and hitting print screen button on their keyboard to steal my material so the rest of the web has it. So I need a company who build the website, protects it, and helps with billing customers when they enter their credit card number for the service. Any suggestions would really help out. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: What's with all the Yahoo! services problems?

Yahoo! Mail for mobile phones URL: m.yahoo.com/mail Everything was great until one day, after I signed in with the correct username and password, I get a blank white screen that says "Done" at the bottom... that was about a month ago, and to this day, I still get the blank white screen... Apparently, this has happened to PC users as well, but the reported cases are sporadic... Using my mobile phone, 3 other friends accessed their Yahoo! Mail just fine. ==================== Yahoo! Small Business URL: business.yahoo.com Being a professional media designer and having most of my portfolio online means that said samples of work must be available on the internet 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, through sun or rain... especially when the Yahoo! Business server domain space is paid for. Ok, fine, one time I was at the print shop trying to load a PDF file that I had uploaded to my Yahoo! Business server space which wasn't accessible for about 15 minutes... and another time where I couldn't access my Business email for the day... Fine, I'll put up with that... but last week I was in a client meeting and when it came time to present my design sample, all we got was a "Sorry, Yahoo! is currently experiencing some problems" message... scrambling to salvage the situation, I used another laptop to try to access the webpage, but to no avail. Profanity words (use your imagination) don't even begin to express the situation I was in. I sure hope that Yahoo! technicians read these forums... because they have a lot of work to do... and a lot of promises to make up for... Stop outsourcing all the important base code to 3rd rate coders and do it right the first time around! Would you build your family house using a cheap blueprint by 3rd rate architects just to save some money? Seriously... there are so many people having Yahoo! services issues, evident by the string of results from a simple search over such a long period of time... I can't even imagine those people with trouble but haven't (or don't know how) to report it. But let's be equally constructive here... so, *takes a breath*... where can I go to officially report my problems or give recommendations? more

Voting Question: Why can't I print my webpage the way it shows up in the screen (Yahoo small business webpage)?

I created my web page using yahoo small business services for which I paid of course, but I'm not able to print the page in the format it shows up in the screen. Can someone please tell me why or how I can print it the way it shows on the screen.? When I print a page, it prints it out in a blank simple format. Nothing to do with the actual design of the page. more

Resolved Question: Can you help me name our new business?

I work for my father at our trophies awards and recognition business, Bux-Mont Awards. This business provides recognition solutions including corporate recognition awards and personalized gifts, youth sports recognition trophies, signage, both industrial and commemorative and a host of other engraving services. (we are versatile) Anyways we outgrew the current manufacturing area where our showroom is and are moving our production into a new location on the other end of our block. We decided it would be best to keep the space we have our for our showroom for our display area because it has nice windows and is well suited for awards and trophy display. We also sell custom shirts that you can put your photographs on and traditional screen printing as well as products to promote your business or organization. The place we are moving our production to also comes with a little showroom that we are going to use to display our high end personalized corporate gift line as well as our retail engravable gifts (think things remembered in the mall but way more affordable) and there is also going to be our digital imprinted line that includes mouse pads key chains, mugs, shirts etc as well. Can you help us come up with a name for it? Bux-Mont Awards has been in business for 16 years and we have a well established customer base. We are looking to align new business as a division of Bux-Mont Awards so it resonates with the people who know us. Please let me know if you have additional questions.Our new retail is going to be more focused on the corporate gifts. Our awards and trophies will still keep the existing showroom and the name Bux-Mont Awards. We are going to be focusing on things like engraving on cakeknives, winebottles, wedding gifts and invitations, high end desk clocks, engraved name blocks along with additional personalized gifts. As opposed to the awards and trophies. more

Resolved Question: Event management Services in india?

Occasions {Total Event & Wedding Destination} Rajasthan Leading Event Management Company, has been involved with various cultural activities in the state for last five years. The company is now promoting its own shows and organizing them in various cities in central and western India, Occasions {Total Event & Wedding Destination} has built up on enviable reputation through commitments to excellence, innovation, customer satisfaction, and consistent development, An occasion {Total Event & Wedding Destination} caters all the required necessities of a successful event. This firm has been dedicated to give value entertainment from even more then one decade & has proven their excellence in creating state of art events Occasions is mainly into theme parties and conferences, now stepped into the field of exhibition. Occasions come into existence in 2002. For then itself, it started organizing events on small tracks. Covering few months only, moved towards the projects on large scales. When the teams of Occasions Started flourishing in the market they aimed to be trained professionally in the focused field and hence became students of the renounced academy of event management. I Organize, Manage & Co-ordinate, Events, Seminars, Road Shows, Sales Promotion, Fashion Show, Entertainment Shows, Visual Merchandising, Live Shows of Singers. etc & we also provide Event Support Services, like Stage Setup, Back Drop, Sound System, DJ, Female & Male Promoters, Event Hostess, Anchor, Tele Calling, Audio Visual Equipments, Hotel Reservation / Information, Transportation, Licensing & Permissions, etc. In a most Congenial way, we have rendered our services, to companies like,Panjab National Bank, Club Mahindra, Redision Hotel, Lifestyle, Airtel, Reliance,UB We can guarantee you if you become customer once, then there is no looking back & our business ties will be broaden. Event Support Services:- Manpower – MC, Promoters, Dance Troupe, Bouncer & Security Guards. Audio Visual – Projectors, Screen, Audio Equipments, Laptops, Light & Sound. Support Services – Facilitation, Permissions of Police, Sound & Excise. Fabrication –Stage Setup, Backdrop Setup & Masking. Barricading - Tin Barricading & Major Barricading. Printing – Solvent Printing, Banners, Pamphlets. PR Support – Coordination with Media, Adds in Cable TV & Newspaper. Exhibitions & Signage – Exhibition Stalls, Water Proof Hangers & Canopy. Wedding Management – Theme Wedding, Royal Tants,Lighting, Catering, Floral Decoration Hotel Booking, Grooming Bridle Makeup, Ladies Sangeet, Honeymoon Travels, Security, Transportation, Pandit, Pandal Decoration Guest List, Some of are events which i Coordinate are:- 1. Eden Garden Launching Ceremony- 2. Hanging Garden Launching Ceremony 3. Win care Remedies Annual Show (JALSA)2007 4. Bacardi's Show 5. Asian Paints Dealer Meets 6. Birthday Party and much more as follows: Bacardi Night Shifts, Bacardi Breezers Parties, Live Shows of Singers, Theme Dance Parties on every Occasions like New Year, Valentine etc. Working for Event Companies all over India : WIZCRAFT, 360 DEGREE INDIA PVT.LTD..FOUNTAIN HEAD, GRIPS, C.S.DIREKT, SOLUTION'S, CANDID PROMOTIONS, SERCON, NETWORK TWENTYONE, CHOICES ENTERTAINMENT, EVENTUS, IMG, KIDSTUFF, CIGMA, MEGARON, DENAVE, KRUTI PROMOTIONS, THREE D ENTERTAINMENT, ACCORD EVENTS, BUSINESS INDIA. 21stCENTURY MOTION ARTS. We do all kinds of ATL - Above the line and BTL - Below the line Activities. Occasions-Total Event & Wedding Destination is always committed to their clients for the best of services in lowest cost. Thanks & Regards Akshhat Pareek +91-99280-01812 Occasions –Total Event & Wedding Destination more

Resolved Question: Is this legit from DHL?

I'm buying a laptop, and the seller wanted to use DHL, I don't know if I should send the money, because I don't know if it is legit....please tell me what you think. this is what is/was in the email Important Information: The tracking information will become available only after the Payment Information is received and verified by our DHL Payment Service. You are authorized to use this tracking system solely to track shipments tendered via DHL by, for, or to you. No other use may be made of the tracking system and information without DHL's prior consent. Receiver of the Package First name Lydia Last name ************ Address *********** City/State *********** Zip(City Code) ***** Country USA Sender of the Package First name Amelia Last name ******* Address 530 Town Hall Extension City/State Manchester Zip(City Code) M60 2AF Country United Kingdom Description of Goods Quantity: 1 Apple MacBook Laptop Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2MB shared level 2 cache Memory 2.0 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Hard Drive 160GB SATA 5400 RPM Screen 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 by 800 resolution Video Card 64 GB DDR2 Intel GMA 950 Optical Drive & Camera Super Drive 8X/24X/16X/24X DVD-RW/CD-RW & iSight Video Camera Network 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet Modem 56K V.92 Bluetooth 2.0+EDR AirPort Extreme Card Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible Ports 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x FireWire 400, Dual-link DVI, PCMCIA, ExpressCard/34, Security Port, S-Video out Battery 55-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery Operating System Pre-Installed MacOS 10.5 Leopard Dimensions / Weight 1.08" x 12.78" x 8.92" / 5.0 Lbs Software Included Apple Address Book, Apple Dashboard, Apple DVD Player, Apple Hardware Test, Apple iCal, Apple iChat AV, Apple iLife 2008, Apple iSync, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple QuickTime, Apple Safari, Apple Sherlock, Apple Spotlight, Apple XCode Developer Tools, Microsoft Office 2004, Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Additional Information Package contents MacBook, Apple Remote, 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug and power cord, Lithium-polymer battery, Install/restore DVDs, Printed and electronic documentation Through this email we have the pleasure to inform you that the merchandise has been left in our custody. The shipping fee was paid by the Seller. The Payment Information (in this case about the Western Union Money Transfer) must be sent to us for verification. The Payment Information that you need to send to us are: MTCN - Money Transfer Control Number, Sender's Name and Sender's Address, Amount Transferred. Please send us the information at: DHL On-Line Payment Service Receiver of the Payment - DHL Agent First name Kyle Last name ***** Address 24 Portland Street City/State Manchester Zip(City Code) M1 3HU Country United Kingdom This communication contains proprietary business information and may contain confidential information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately destroy, discard, or erase this communication. This package was processed on a DHL OnLine compatible shipping system. For DHL support regarding any payment questions please contact us at: DHL On-Line Customer Service Any mail sent to us must also contain the name of the sender. 1996-2008. DHL. All rights reserved. = also, i am VERY confused at how to pay in cash, seeing as I don't have a credit card, could someone please walk me through the process?The email was formated like the DHL homepage. Reach me at my email adress; greenbob8@yahoo.comI live in the US, WI.....the agreed price was 400 for a macbook, and when I asked why it was listed under craigslist milwaukee, when they are in the UK, they didn't reply. So right now the verdict is scam, anyone have a contradiction? more

Resolved Question: CAN SOMEONE PROOFREAD THIS!? It's a position essay. If i should add somethin to make it sound more position?

Traveling down a busy highway, a number of well constructed billboards linger near every overpass and exit. Listening to the radio, a song is bluntly disrupted by an irrelevant announcement. Watching television, a popular show is left on a cliff hanger until the 7 minute commercial break is over. Surfing the internet, a banner crosses the monitor disrupting a video or game. There are a number of ways in which advertising may try to persuade the public to buy their products. Advertisers are reaching consumers through everyday conveniences. Most would say advertisement is a way to promote information about services and products, but in most cases, it involves deception and manipulation. It may even trigger severe aggravation and irritation. Advertisers are using the manipulative approach instead of the clear, basic informative approach. Good advertising needs to convey the basic information about the product or service, but often, it takes advantage of the consumer by not including, or disguising some piece of relevant information that might make the consumer think twice about the product. An Advertiser’s objective is to try to make the consumer take the first step towards a specific company. This might make the consumer call an 800 number, go to a showroom, or be convinced that one product is better than another, by using any number of manipulating strategies and tactics. As consumers, people should beware of the media blitz of the advertising warlords. By watching almost any TV commercial, some might notice some fine print at the bottom of the screen. If read quick enough, the print explains that basically what is being advertised is not what the consumer is receiving. It might cost more, be a different color, different size, or not even be available at all. Media (TV, Radio, Internet. Etc.) is found to be the most effective approach for advertisers to reach the consumers. Companies pay anywhere from $10,000 to over $50,000 for actors or celebrities to expose their products in music, movies, television and their everyday lives. This kind of exposure is called product placement. This form of advertising originated in the late 1800’s during a film called Défilé du 8e Battalion. It featured a wheelbarrow with a sunlight soap logo on the side of it. Thus, the business of product placement had begun. Product placement is effective because consumes are more likely to be engaged during a show or movie than during the commercial breaks. The opposite of product placement is said to be called “reverse product placement.” "Reverse product placement" takes "faux product placement" a step further, by making products in real life to match those seen in a movie or TV show. For example, in 2007, 7-Eleven remodeled eleven of its American stores as "Kwik-E-Marts", selling some real-life versions of products seen in episodes of the Simpsons such as Buzz Cola, Duff Beer and Krusty-O's cereal. Although most advertising is manipulative, people rely on it to expose them to new products and services being offered. Informative advertisements provide clear facts and data. A commercial for a dishwashing soap shows how effective one brand works compared to another brand. That’s important for a consumer to see when deciding which brand to purchase. Informative advertising is almost the complete opposite of manipulative advertising. They are relevant to consumers’ interests, they try not to interrupt, and they are informative with clear facts and data. Although informative advertising seems useful, Advertisers often take the manipulative approach to promote their informative product or service. Informative advertisements aren’t well known and tend to be ignored. Advertisements are ruining our society. According to Capital City Weekly, the average household receives over thirty four pounds of advertisements by mail each year. That’s a total of 4.5 million tons of advertisements mailed each year. Unfortunately, studies find that children are the biggest target of all advertising. Kids represent an important part of population to marketers because they have their own purchasing power. They influence their parents' buying decisions and they're the adult consumers of the future. A recent study conducted by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth found that the top 15 programs in 2003 had alcohol in their ads. That is a wrong example to be setting for our next generation of voters, politicians, doctors, and the future generation of America. Subliminal messaging and hidden product placement among others, are abusing the informative format of advertising. Advertising that could improve our society is not exposed enough. Issues like gun control and drunk driving are significant and superior to issues like toys being sold at McDonalds and what shows to watch on primetime TV. Advertisements need to be limited. They are hurting the future generation, spending America's money, and overwhelming our free country. Nobody but the publ more

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Overview Instant messaging (IM) and chat are technologies that facilitate near real-time text based communication between two or more participants over a network. It is important to understand that what separates chat and instant messaging from technologies such as e-mail is the perceived synchronicity of the communication by the user - Chat happens in real-time before your eyes. For this reason, some people consider communication via instant messaging to be less intrusive than communication via phone. However, some systems allow the sending of messages to people not currently logged on (offline messages), thus removing much of the difference between Instant Messaging and e-mail. Instant Messaging allows instantaneous communication between a number of parties simultaneously, by transmitting information quickly. Some IM systems allow users to use webcams and Microphone which made them more popular than others. Due to this feature users can have a real-time conversation. In addition IM has additional features such as: the immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply, group chatting, conference services (including voice and video), conversation logging and file transfer. IM allows effective and efficient communication, featuring immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply. In certain cases Instant Messaging involves additional features, which make it even more popular, i.e. to see the other party, e.g. by using web-cams, or to talk directly for free over the Internet. It is possible to save a conversation for later reference. Instant messages are typically logged in a local message history which closes the gap to the persistent nature of e-mails and facilitates quick exchange of information like URLs or document snippets (which can be unwieldy when communicated via telephone). [edit] History In early instant messaging programs each character appeared when it was typed. The UNIX "talk" command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s.Instant messaging actually predates the Internet, first appearing on multi-user operating systems like CTSS and Multics[1] in the mid-1960s. Initially, many of these systems, such as CTSS'.SAVED, were used as notification systems for services like printing, but quickly were used to facilitate communication with other users logged in to the same machine. As networks developed, the protocols spread with the networks. Some of these used a peer-to-peer protocol (eg talk, ntalk and ytalk), while others required peers to connect to a server (see talker and IRC). During the Bulletin board system (BBS) phenomenon that peaked during the 1980s, some systems incorporated chat features which were similar to instant messaging; Freelancin'_Roundtable was one prime example. In the last half of the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the Quantum Link online service for Commodore 64 computers offered user-to-user messages between currently connected customers which they called "On-Line Messages" (or OLM for short). Quantum Link's better known later incarnation, America Online, offers a similar product under the name "AOL Instant Messages" (AIM). While the Quantum Link service ran on a Commodore 64, using only the Commodore's PETSCII text-graphics, the screen was visually divided up into sections and OLMs would appear as a yellow bar saying "Message From:" and the name of the sender along with the message across the top of whatever the user was already doing, and presented a list of options for responding.[2] As such, it could be considered a sort of GUI, albeit much more primitive than the later Unix, Windows and Macintosh based GUI IM programs. OLMs were what Q-Link called "Plus Services" meaning they charged an extra per-minute fee on top of the monthly Q-Link access costs. Modern, Internet-wide, GUI-based messaging clients, as they are known today, began to take off in the mid 1990s with ICQ (1996) being the first, followed by AOL Instant Messenger (AOL Instant Messenger, 1997). AOL later acquired Mirabilis, the creators of ICQ. A few years later ICQ (by now owned by AOL) was awarded two patents for instant messaging by the U.S. patent office. Meanwhile, other companies developed their own applications (Excite, MSN, Ubique, and Yahoo), each with its own proprietary protocol and client; users therefore had to run multiple client applications if they wished to use more than one of these networks. In 1998 IBM released IBM Lotus Sametime, a product based on technology acquired when IBM bought Haifa-based Ubique and Lexington-based Databeam. In 2000, an open source application and open standards-based protocol called Jabber was launched. Jabber servers could act as gateways to other IM protocols, reducing the need to run multiple clients. Multi-protocol clients such as Digsby,Pidgin, Trillian, Adium and Miranda can use any of the popular IM protocols by using additional local libraries for each protocol. IBM Lotus Sametime's November 2007 release added IBM Lotus Sametime Gateway support for XMPP. Recently, many instant messaging services have begun to offer video conferencing features, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and web conferencing services. Web conferencing services integrate both video conferencing and instant messaging capabilities. Some newer instant messaging companies are offering desktop sharing, IP radio, and IPTV to the voice and video features. The term "instant messenger" is a service mark of Time Warner[3] and may not be used in software not affiliated with AOL in the United States. For this reason, the instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim or gaim announced in April 2007 that they would be renamed "Pidgin"[4]. [edit] Cooperation Standard free instant messaging applications offer functions like file transfer, contact lists, the ability to have similtaneous converstations etc. These may be all the functions that a small business needs but larger organisations will require more sophisticated applications that can work together. The solution to finding applications capable of this is to use enterprise versions of instant messaging applications. These include titles like Jabber, Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Communicator, etc., which are often integrated with other enterprise applications such as workflow systems. These enterprise applications, or Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), are built to certain constraints, namely storing data in a common format. There have been several attempts to create a unified standard for instant messaging: IETF's SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions), APEX (Application Exchange), Prim (Presence and Instant Messaging Protocol), the open XML-based XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), more commonly known as Jabber and OMA's (Open Mobile Alliance) IMPS (Instant Messaging and Presence Service) created specifically for mobile devices. Most attempts at creating a unified standard for the major IM providers (AOL, Yahoo! and Microsoft) have failed and each continues to use its own proprietary protocol. However, while discussions at IETF were stalled, Reuters head of collaboration services, David Gurle (the founder of Microsoft's Real Time Communication and Collaboration business), signed the first inter-service provider connectivity agreement on September 2003. This agreement enabled AIM, ICQ and MSN Messenger users to talk with Reuters Messaging counterparts and vice-versa against an access fee. Following this, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL came to a deal where Microsoft's Live Communication Server 2005 users would also have the possibility to talk to public instant messaging users. This deal established SIP/SIMPLE as a standard for protocol interoperability and established a connectivity fee for accessing public instant messaging clouds. Separately, on October 13, 2005 Microsoft and Yahoo! announced that by (the Northern Hemisphere) summer of 2006 they would interoperate using SIP/SIMPLE which is followed on December 2005 by the AOL and Google strategic partnership deal where Google Talk users would be able to talk with AIM and ICQ users provided they have an identity at AOL. There are two ways to combine the many disparate protocols: One way is to combine the many disparate protocols inside the IM client application. The other way is to combine the many disparate protocols inside the IM server application. This approach moves the task of communicating to the other services to the server. Clients need not know or care about other IM protocols. For example, LCS 2005 Public IM Connectivity. This approach is popular in Jabber/XMPP servers however the so-called transport projects suffer the same reverse engineering difficulties as any other project involved with closed protocols or formats. Some approaches, such as that adopted by the Sonork enterprise IM software or the Jabber/XMPP network or Winpopup LAN Messenger, allow organizations to create their own private instant messaging network by enabling them to limit access to the server (often with the IM network entirely behind their firewall) and administer user permissions. Other corporate messaging systems allow registered users to also connect from outside the corporation LAN, by using a secure firewall-friendly HTTPS based protocol. Typically, a dedicated corporate IM server has several advantages such as pre-populated contact lists, integrated authentication, and better security and privacy. Some networks have made changes to prevent them from being utilized by such multi-network IM clients. For example, Trillian had to release several revisions and patches to allow its users to access the MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! networks, after changes were made to these networks. The major IM providers typically cite the need for formal agreements as well as security concerns as reasons for making these changes. [edit] Mobile Instant Messaging Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) is a presence enabled messaging service that aims to transpose the desktop messaging experience to the usage scenario of being on the move. While several of the core ideas of the desktop experience on one hand apply to a connected mobile device, others do not: Users usually only look at their phone's screen — presence status changes might occur under different circumstances as happens at the desktop, and several functional limits exist based on the fact that the vast majority of mobile communication devices are chosen by their users to fit into the palm of their hand. Some of the form factor and mobility related differences need to be taken into account in order to create a really adequate, powerful and yet convenient mobile experience: radio bandwidth, memory size, availability of media formats, keypad based input, screen output, CPU performance and battery power are core issues that desktop device users and even nomadic users with connected network. [edit] Friend-to-friend networks Instant Messaging may be done in a Friend-to-friend network, in which each node connects to the friends on the friendslist. This allows for communication with friends of friends and for the building of chatrooms for instant messages with all friends on that network. Emotions are often expressed in shorthand. For example; lol. But a movement is currently underway to be more accurate with the emotional expression. Real time reactions such as (chortle) (snort) (guffaw) or (eye-roll) are rapidly taking the place of acronyms.[citation needed] [edit] Business application Instant messaging has proven to be similar to personal computers, e-mail, and the WWW, in that its adoption for use as a business communications medium was driven primarily by individual employees using consumer software at work, rather than by formal mandate or provisioning by corporate information technology departments. Tens of millions of the consumer IM accounts in use are being used for business purposes by employees of companies and other organizations. In response to the demand for business-grade IM and the need to ensure security and legal compliance, a new type of instant messaging, called "Enterprise Instant Messaging" ("EIM") was created when Lotus Software launched IBM Lotus Sametime in 1998. Microsoft followed suit shortly thereafter with Microsoft Exchange Instant Messaging, later created a new platform called Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, and released Office Communications Server 2007 in October 2007. Both IBM Lotus and Microsoft have introduced federation between their EIM systems and some of the public IM networks so that employees may use a single interface to both their internal EIM system and their contacts on AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!. Current leading EIM platforms include IBM Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Communications Server, and Jabber XCP. In addition, industry-focused EIM platforms such as IMtrader from Pivot Incorporated, Reuters Messaging, and Bloomberg Messaging provide enhanced IM capabilities to financial services companies. The adoption of IM across corporate networks outside of the control of IT organizations creates risks and liabilities for companies who do not effectively manage and support IM use. Companies implement specialized IM archiving and security products and services like those from Secure Computing, Akonix, SurfControl, and ScanSafe to mitigate these risks and provide safe, secure, productive instant messaging capabilities to their employees. [edit] Practical Use in Enterprise The popular embrace of IM technology for sharing information has quickly led to organizations adopting IM solutions for the perceived advantages that can be brought by it. As organizations are becoming more information based (McNurlin & Sprague, 2006, p.499) the need for effective knowledge sharing, team working and collaborative environments amongst employees has become vital, especially within more geographically dispersed teams. Typically IM conversations tend to have a certain "character", they are often short and only cover one topic. Media-switching and multitasking are common throughout, however IM might also be used between established coworkers and friends for longer, more intermittent conversation. In their report of IM use at the workplace Nardi et al. (2000) identifies the four primary functions of IM which are often cited in other reports, These primary functions are: Quick Questions and Clarifications Coordinating and scheduling tasks Coordinating impromptu social meetings Keeping in touch with friends and family IM is perhaps best suited to "Quick Questions and Clarifications" as this is the most often mentioned attribute in other reports. A user can "respond rapidly without the overhead of telephone or FTF interaction. For example, IDC reports, "Users see IM as a medium for quick, semi-permanent ‘flashes’ that beg a near-immediate response" (Isaacs et al., 2002). Nardi's second and third observations are enabled in part due to the "Presence Awareness" feature of IM clients in which the user knows who is "available". This is the most relevant for colleagues who share the same physical space as each other and even paves the way for other mediums to take up the task of communication e.g. F2F or Phone. The implication is that viable communication of any sort can in someway be encouraged through IM's "Presence Awareness" feature. (Issacs et al, 2002) supports this view, "IM in business might not be the main tool for of communication, it could just be the meeting point for another type of media e.g. conference calls. Nardi's third and fourth observations focus on the social use of IM, which have also been widely publicized in other report. That IM is used for keeping in touch with friends and arranging social events has led some employers to believe that it is used primarily for this purpose. According to (Issacs et al, 2002) a market study found that "'Fear of losing employee productivity’ was the greatest concern of businesses in regards to instant messaging". The study by (Issacs et al, 2002) goes on to suggest this fear is unfounded as it was found that on average "only 13% of conversations contained personal topics", and "only 6.4% were exclusively personal". [edit] Review of Products "IM solutions can typically be catagorised into two types: Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Consumer Instant Mesaging (CIM). Enterprise solutions use an internal IM server, however this isn't always feasible, particularly for smaller businesses with limited budgets. The second option, using a (CIM) provides the advantage of being inexpensive to implement and has little need for investing in new hardware or server software. However, in recent years open source IM clients such as Jabber have emerged that provide free EIM grade solutions. (Wikipedia,. 2008) For corporate use encryption and conversation archiving are usually regarded as important features due to security concerns. Sometimes the use of different operating systems in organizations calls for the use of software that supports more than one platform. For example many software companies use Windows XP in administration departments but have software developers who use Linux. Most people have had experience of using online chat and messaging over the internet whether it is with Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger, Skype or e-mail. One form of chat and messaging currently popular is Bebo. It is a non-corporate form of messaging which allows its user to create and maintain a social network. Libraries use chat applications and Morris Messenger is an application commonly used by them. This is a power based instant messenger, which uses Perl, SQL, and small Java. It accepts input from both staff and regular customers and saves important information in an SQL database built for the system. [edit] Risks and liabilities Although instant messaging delivers many benefits, it also carries with it certain risks and liabilities, particularly when used in workplaces. Among these risks and liabilities are: Security risks (e.g. IM used to infect computers with spyware, viruses, trojans, worms) Compliance risks Inappropriate use Intellectual property leakage Crackers (malicious "hacker" or black hat hacker) have consistently used IM networks as vectors for delivering phishing attempts, "poison URL's", and virus-laden file attachments from 2004 to the present, with over 1100 discrete attacks listed by the IM Security Center[5] in 2004-2007. Hackers use two methods of delivering malicious code through IM: delivery of virus, trojan, or spyware within an infected file, and the use of "socially engineered" text with a web address that entices the recipient to click on a URL that connects him or her to a website that then downloads malicious code. Viruses, worms, and trojans typically propagate by sending themselves rapidly through the infected user's buddy list. An effective attack using a poison URL may reach tens of thousands of people in minutes when each person's buddy list receives messages appearing to be from a trusted friend. The recipients click on the web address, and the entire cycle starts again. Infections may range from nuisance to criminal, and are becoming more sophisticated each year. In addition to the malicious code threat, the use of instant messaging at work also creates a risk of non-compliance to laws and regulations governing the use of electronic communications in businesses. In the United States alone there are over 10,000 laws and regulations related to electronic messaging and records retention.[6] The more well-known of these include the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, and SEC 17a-3. Clarification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") was issued to member firms in the financial services industry in December, 2007, noting that "electronic communications", "email", and "electronic correspondence" may be used interchangeably and can include such forms of electronic messaging as instant messaging and text messaging.[7] Changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, effective December 1, 2006, created a new category for electronic records which may be requested during discovery (law) in legal proceedings. Most countries around the world also regulate the use of electronic messaging and electronic records retention in similar fashion to the United States. The most common regulations related to IM at work involve the need to produce archived business communications to satisfy government or judicial requests under law. Many instant messaging communications fall into the category of business communications that must be archived and retrievable. Organizations of all types must protect themselves from the liability of their employees' inappropriate use of IM. The informal, immediate, and ostensibly anonymous nature of instant messaging makes it a candidate for abuse in the workplace. The topic of inappropriate IM use became front page news in October 2006 when Congressman Mark Foley resigned his seat after admitting sending offensive instant messages of a sexual nature to underage former House pages from his Congressional office PC. The Mark Foley Scandal led to media coverage and mainstream newspaper articles warning of the risks of inappropriate IM use in workplaces. In most countries, corporations have a legal responsibility to ensure harassment-free work environment for employees. The use of corporate-owned computers, networks, and software to harass an individual or spread inappropriate jokes or language creates a liability for not only the offender but also the employer. A survey by IM archiving and security provider Akonix Systems, Inc. in March 2007 showed that 31% of respondents had been harassed over IM at work.[8] Companies now include instant messaging as an integral component of their policies on appropriate use of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and other corporate assets. Within the company there is also the risk of employees using instant messaging to release confidential information and project details to an outside source. This issue is best controlled by a combination of written policy and technology. An organization's policies on use of IM in the workplace should be an integral part of the overall computing and network use policies, and should be published and communicated at least annually. In addition to written policy, organizations should implement "gateways" or IM security products to monitor content of inbound and outbound messages. Products from IM security providers (See section on IM security) typically allow administrators to set alerts and enforce policy (i.e. allow or block messages) based on keywords and regular expressions within instant messages. Employees may also misuse IM to communicate on a personal level with friends and family. This is poor use of a business’s time and resources, as the employee’s effectiveness will most certainly decrease due to the added distractions. (Licari, J., May 2005). Businesses often use IM security products to monitor and archive IM conversations for the purpose of minimizing this type of productivity drain. [edit] Security and archiving In the early 2000s, a new class of IT security provider emerged to provide remedies for the risks and liabilities faced by corporations who chose to use IM for business communications. The IM security providers created new products to be installed in corporate networks for the purpose of archiving, content-scanning, and security-scanning IM traffic moving in and out of the corporation. Similar to the e-mail filtering vendors, the IM security providers focus on the risks and liabilities described above. With rapid adoption of IM in the workplace, demand for IM security products began to grow in the mid-2000s. By 2007, the preferred platform for the purchase of security software had become the "appliance", according to IDC, who estimate that by 2008, 80% of network security products will be delivered via an appliance.[9] [edit] User base Note that many of the numbers listed in this section are not directly comparable, and some are speculative. Some instant messaging systems are distributed among many different instances and thus difficult to measure in total (e.g. Jabber). While some numbers are given by the owners of a complete instant messaging system, others are provided by commercial vendors of a part of a distributed system. Some companies may be motivated to inflate their numbers in order to increase advertisement earnings or to attract partners, clients, or customers. Importantly, some numbers are reported as the number of "active" users (without a shared standard of that activity), others indicate total user accounts, while others indicate only the users logged in during an instance of peak usage. Service User count Date/source AIM 53 million active September 2006 >100 million total January 2006 Jabber 40-50 million total January 2007, based on calculations of Jabber Inc 90 million total Based on calculations of Process-One: Process-One uses ejabberd as Jabber server software. If it is assumed that ejabberd has a 40% market share amongst public and private open source server deployments, there are 50 million users using open source servers. With Jabber Inc's numbers, this adds up to the 90 million number stated here. eBuddy 35 million total October 2006, including 4 million mobile users Windows Live Messenger 294 million active worldwide November 2007 Yahoo! Messenger 22 million total September 2006 QQ 20 million peak online (majority in China) 3 June 2006 221 million "active" (majority in China) 3 June 2006 IBM Lotus Sametime 17 million total (private, in enterprises) November 2007 ICQ 15 million active July 2006 Skype 12 million peak online February 2008 309 million total April 2008 Xfire 10 million total May 2008 MXit 7 million total (>560,000 outside of South Africa) 10 August 2007. Note that these users are part of the Jabber user base as MXit federates with the Jabber network. Gadu-Gadu 5.6 million total June 2006 Paltalk 3.3 million unique visitors per month August 2006 IMVU 1 million total June 2007 Mail.ru Agent 1 million active (daily) September 2006 Meebo 1 million total October 2006 PSYC 1 million active (daily) (majority in Brazil) February 2007. Total count cannot be accurately estimated due to the decentralized nature of the protocol. VZOchat >200,000 October 2007 [edit] IM Language Users sometimes make use of internet slang or text speak to abbreviate common words or expressions in order to quicken conversations or to reduce keystrokes. [edit] See also Comparison of instant messaging clients Comparison of instant messaging protocols Instant messaging manager LAN messenger Text messagingit is a question more

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Resolved Question: do you think marijuana should be legal ? read the history before you ansewer plz, i know its long but its goo?

THIS WILL EXPLAIN HOW WE CAN SAVE ON GAS A MAJOR ISSUE NOW, AND WORLD HUNGER CAN STOP AND MEDICINE SHOULD BE MADE AND THE CONFLICT W/ ALCHOL AND TOBACOO COMPANIES, PLZ READ AND REPLY , SERIOUS ANSEWERS , ONLY ANSEWER IF YOU READ , THX READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT WEED!! (i know it’s long but its good information) The Marijuana Conspiracy THE REAL REASON HEMP IS ILLEGAL by Doug Yurchey And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land. — Ezekiel 34/29 The real reason Cannabis has been outlawed has nothing to do with its effects on the mind and body. MARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people. The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential of pot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plant that, if used properly, would ruin their companies. Where did the word 'marijuana' come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant...as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years: * All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974. * It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; LA Times, Aug. 12, 1981. * REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon. * George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America. * Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow’s export to England; Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer. * For thousands of years, 90f all ships' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word 'canvas' is Dutch for cannabis; Webster’s New World Dictionary. * 80f all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin. * The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross’s flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives. * The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives. * Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt. * Rembrants, Gainsboroughs, Van Goghs as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen. * In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture * Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. * Henry Ford’s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, 'grown from the soil,' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941. * Hemp called 'Billion Dollar Crop.' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938. * Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled 'The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.' It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture’s 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing 'patriotic American farmers' to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for the war effort: '...(When) Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable... ...Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese...American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries... ...the Navy’s rapidly dwindling reserves. When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again; hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails. Hemp for victory!' Certified proof from the Library of Congress; found by the research of Jack Herer, refuting claims of other government agencies that the 1942 USDA film 'Hemp for Victory' did not exist. Hemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. The USDA Bulletin ..404 concluded that hemp produces 4 times as much pulp with at least 4 to 7 times less pollution. From Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1938: 'It has a short growing season...It can be grown in any state...The long roots penetrate and break the soil to leave it in perfect condition for the next year’s crop. The dense shock of leaves, 8 to 12 feet above the ground, chokes out weeds. ...hemp, this new crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.' In the 1930s, innovations in farm machinery would have caused an industrial revolution when applied to hemp. This single resource could have created millions of new jobs generating thousands of quality products. Hemp, if not made illegal, would have brought America out of the Great Depression. William Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane) and the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark owned vast acreage of timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products. Patty Hearst’s grandfather, a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit, stood to lose billions because of hemp. In 1937, Dupont patented the processes to make plastics from oil and coal. Dupont’s Annual Report urged stockholders to invest in its new petrochemical division. Synthetics such as plastics, cellophane, celluloid, methanol, nylon, rayon, Dacron, etc., could now be made from oil. Natural hemp industrialization would have ruined over 80f Dupont’s business. THE CONSPIRACY Andrew Mellon became Hoover’s Secretary of the Treasury and Dupont’s primary investor. He appointed his future nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Secret meetings were held by these financial tycoons. Hemp was declared dangerous and a threat to their billion dollar enterprises. For their dynasties to remain intact, hemp had to go. These men took an obscure Mexican slang word: 'marihuana' and pushed it into the consciousness of America. MEDIA MANIPULATION A media blitz of 'yellow journalism' raged in the late 1920s and 1930s. Hearst’s newspapers ran stories emphasizing the horrors of marihuana. The menace of marihuana made headlines. Readers learned that it was responsible for everything from car accidents to loose morality. Films like 'Reefer Madness' (1936), 'Marihuana: Assassin of Youth' (1935) and 'Marihuana: The Devil’s Weed' (1936) were propaganda designed by these industrialists to create an enemy. Their purpose was to gain public support so that anti-marihuana laws could be passed. Examine the following quotes from 'The Burning Question' aka REEFER MADNESS: a violent narcotic. acts of shocking violence. incurable insanity. soul-destroying effects. under the influence of the drug he killed his entire family with an ax. more vicious, more deadly even than these soul-destroying drugs (heroin, cocaine) is the menace of marihuana! Reefer Madness did not end with the usual 'the end.' The film concluded with these words plastered on the screen: TELL YOUR CHILDREN. In the 1930s, people were very naive; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers. On April 14, 1937, the Prohibitive Marihuana Tax Law or the bill that outlawed hemp was directly brought to the House Ways and Means Committee. This committee is the only one that can introduce a bill to the House floor without it being debated by other committees. The Chairman of the Ways and Means, Robert Doughton, was a Dupont supporter. He insured that the bill would pass Congress. Dr. James Woodward, a physician and attorney, testified too late on behalf of the American Medical Association. He told the committee that the reason the AMA had not denounced the Marihuana Tax Law sooner was that the Association had just discovered that marihuana was hemp. Few people, at the time, realized that the deadly menace they had been reading about on Hearst’s front pages was in fact passive hemp. The AMA understood cannabis to be a MEDICINE found in numerous healing products sold over the last hundred years. In September of 1937, hemp became illegal. The most useful crop known became a drug and our planet has been suffering ever since. Congress banned hemp because it was said to be the most violence-causing drug known. Anslinger, head of the Drug Commission for 31 years, promoted the idea that marihuana made users act extremely violent. In the 1950s, under the Communist threat of McCarthyism, Anslinger now said the exact opposite. Marijuana will pacify you so much that soldiers would not want to fight. Today, our planet is in desperate trouble. Earth is suffocating as large tracts of rain forests disappear. Pollution, poisons and chemicals are killing people. These great problems could be reversed if we industrialized hemp. Natural biomass could provide all of the planet’s energy needs that are currently supplied by fossil fuels. We have consumed 80f our oil and gas reserves. We need a renewable resource. Hemp could be the solution to soaring gas prices. THE WONDER PLANT Hemp has a higher quality fiber than wood fiber. Far fewer caustic chemicals are required to make paper from hemp than from trees. Hemp paper does not turn yellow and is very durable. The plant grows quickly to maturity in a season where trees take a lifetime. ALL PLASTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP SEED OIL. Hempen plastics are biodegradable! Over time, they would break down and not harm the environment. Oil-based plastics, the ones we are very familiar with, help ruin nature; they do not break down and will do great harm in the future. The process to produce the vast array of natural (hempen) plastics will not ruin the rivers as Dupont and other petrochemical companies have done. Ecology does not fit in with the plans of the Oil Industry and the political machine. Hemp products are safe and natural. MEDICINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. We should go back to the days when the AMA supported cannabis cures. 'Medical Marijuana' is given out legally to only a handful of people while the rest of us are forced into a system that relies on chemicals. Pot is only healthy for the human body. WORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming pot seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds. CLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. Hemp clothing is extremely strong and durable over time. You could hand clothing, made from pot, down to your grandchildren. Today, there are American companies that make hemp clothing; usually 50emp. Hemp fabrics should be everywhere. Instead, they are almost underground. Superior hemp products are not allowed to advertise on fascist television. Kentucky, once the top hemp producing state, made it ILLEGAL TO WEAR hemp clothing! Can you imagine being thrown into jail for wearing quality jeans? The world is crazy...but that does not mean you have to join the insanity. Get together. Spread the news. Tell people, and that includes your children, the truth. Use hemp products. Eliminate the word 'marijuana.' Realize the history that created it. Make it politically incorrect to say or print the M-word. Fight against the propaganda (designed to favor the agenda of the super rich) and the bullshit. Hemp must be utilized in the future. We need a clean energy source to save our planet. INDUSTRIALIZE HEMP! The liquor, tobacco and oil companies fund more than a million dollars a day to Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other similar agencies. We have all seen their commercials. Now, their motto is: It’s more dangerous than we thought. Lies from the powerful corporations, that began with Hearst, are still alive and well today. The brainwashing continues. Now, the commercials say: If you buy a joint, you contribute to murders and gang wars. The latest anti-pot commercials say: If you buy a joint...you are promoting TERRORISM! The new enemy (terrorism) has paved the road to brainwash you any way THEY see fit. There is only one enemy; the friendly people you pay your taxes to; the war-makers and nature destroyers. With your funding, they are killing the world right in front of your eyes. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL. NO ONE HAS EVER, EVER DIED FROM SMOKING POT!! In the entire history of the human race, not one death can be attributed to cannabis. Our society has outlawed grass but condones the use of the KILLERS: TOBACCO and ALCOHOL. Hemp should be declassified and placed in DRUG stores to relieve stress. Hardening and constriction of the arteries are bad; but hemp usage actually enlarges the arteries...which is a healthy condition. We have been so conditioned to think that: Smoking is harmful. That is NOT the case for passive pot. Ingesting THC, hemp’s active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. A joint tends to alleviate the nausea caused by chemotherapy. You are able to eat on hemp. This is a healthy state of being. The stereotype for a pothead is similar to a drunk, bubble-brain. Yet, the truth is ones creative abilities can be enhanced under its influence. The perception of time slightly slows and one can become more sensitive. You can more appreciate all arts; be closer to nature and generally FEEL more under the influence of cannabis. It is, in fact, the exact opposite state of mind and body as the drunken state. You can be more aware with pot. The pot plant is an ALIEN plant. There is physical evidence that cannabis is not like any other plant on this planet. One could conclude that it was brought here for the benefit of humanity. Hemp is the ONLY plant where the males appear one way and the females appear very different, physically! No one ever speaks of males and females in regard to the plant kingdom because plants do not show their sexes; except for cannabis. To determine what sex a certain, normal, Earthly plant is: You have to look internally, at its DNA. A male blade of grass (physically) looks exactly like a female blade of grass. The hemp plant has an intense sexuallity. Growers know to kill the males before they fertilize the females. Yes, folks...the most potent pot comes from 'horny females.' The reason this amazing, very sophisticated, ET plant from the future is illegal has nothing to do with how it physically affects us.. POT IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE BILLIONAIRES WANT TO REMAIN BILLIONAIRES! more

Resolved Question: How big is Choice Point? How many companies have they bought? Does it smell like Monopoly?

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Resolved Question: Make Easy Money - Promote Web Services.?

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