Television And The Net- Growing Together, Not Apart
The old fashioned wall posters that featured TV and movie stars along with rock bands and that highlighted generations of teen-age bedrooms have been overshadowed, if not replaced, by fan sites on the Internet. There are untold tens hundreds. of thousands of them, ranging from amateur idol worship to sophisticated collections of information, photos and often video clips of the person, or shows being lionized. For the most part, fan sites can upload photos and small clips from films under the fair use policy. Generally speaking, fair use is a court-defined copyright principle based on the belief that the public is entitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of commentary and criticism. Short clips or stills of a program or film are usually covered under fair use. Turning Fandom into Big Business Like most everything else on the Internet, people are finding ways to make money from the phenomenon. There are indexes of TV fan sites that are peppered with advertising. Sites for the soap opera stars provide particularly potent advertising opportunities. There are...
Ergonomic Questionnaire
These days, computers have become so inevitable part of our lives that we need to use it for various purposes. Be it a free time or working hours, except a very few people, all depend on this machine to get their jobs done. There are certain things you need to know about the computer work hazards and the preventive techniques you need to follow to make your stay in front of the computer, trouble free. I have come across some common worries shared by people who have to sit for long hours in front of the computer. Is there a term called overuse of computers. If so, where do I draw the line. If I have to use it on a daily basis, how many hours of my presence in front of this machine is recommended. Will I be able to finish my work if I am to follow my recommended time schedule. Here is a checklist that will help you create a safe, sound, and relaxed workstation. You can try using it in combination with the purchasing guide checklist. There are two options Yes and No . The questions relate to different topics like working postures, seating, keyboard, monitors, accessories, work area and some...
Miracles Happen: A Miracle Story About Adversity, Fate And Joy
This is a miracle story about what happens when we look for the lesson in every situation. After all, business and personal success is about attitude, overcoming adversity, and successfully managing change as well. It was Easter, March 31, 2002 and I was on a hiking vacation with my husband in a California desert near where we lived. Our baby daughter, Caroline, was supposed to have been born on this date, but there were complications with the pregnancy and we lost her five months earlier on October 30. Needless to say, with all this adversity we needed a vacation. It was now late October, 2002, and we were living in Atlanta, Georgia. We d been contemplating adopting a dog, yet it didn t seem right with our travel schedules. My husband was an airline pilot, and I was an international speaker. Still, I walked into an animal shelter having convinced myself I would just look. In the shelter was a calm, sweet-faced puppy, eight or nine weeks old, who caught my attention. Sensing our chemistry and trust, I did what you re never supposed to do. I put my hand into her cage. While looking up at me...
Kidney Disease Risk Factors Go Unaddressed
Significant risk factors for chronic kidney disease CKD are not being addressed in the United States, according to a report of the National Kidney Foundation s NKF Kidney Early Evaluation Program KEEP . This report summarized health information of 37,000 individuals who are at risk for kidney disease. Risk factors include diabetes, hypertension or a family history of kidney disease. Half of the participants in the report had CKD, yet only two percent were aware of it. Those with the disease tend to have other serious health problems, such as obesity and anemia. Awareness of risk factors and the need for screening can go a long way toward early detection and prevention of kidney disease, says Allan Collins, MD, president-elect of the NKF and director of the KEEP Data Coordinating Center. Ninety percent of KEEP participants reported visiting their doctors in the last 12 months, continues Collins, yet most were not aware that they could be at risk for chronic kidney disease. The right kind of screening is of critical importance, according to the NKF. Almost half of KEEP participants test...