Just a little something to reinforce that our system can and is working..

FINGERPRINTS LEAD TO ARREST ON 20-YEAR-OLD TEXAS WARRANT

 
A Texas fugitive insisted over and over again to Volusia County Sheriff’s 
deputies that they had the wrong guy when they knocked on his door in Deltona 
Monday night. He gave them a false name and claimed he had never been in Texas. 
But fingerprints from nearly 20 years ago matched with modern technology forced 
the truth out of 76-year-old Robert Dawson. He was arrested and booked into the 
Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach on charges of being a fugitive from 
justice and resisting an officer without violence. 
 
Dawson’s two decades of freedom came to a sudden end when he applied for a 
Florida security guard license recently. Fingerprints are part of the 
application process, and those unique personal identifiers were submitted to the 
Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI for criminal history checks. A 
couple of days later, the FBI’s results indicated that Dawson, who was going by 
the assumed name Robert Evans, was wanted for absconding from parole supervision 
in Texas in 1990. His original charge back then was burglary. 
 
The Bureau of License Issuance in Tallahassee contacted the Texas Department of 
Criminal Justice. The Florida agency shared a current photo of Dawson with the 
Texas agency, but the elapsed time made comparing his old photo with his new one 
difficult. The Texas agency then asked Volusia deputies to check on Dawson at 
1354 Lydia Drive. Despite his denial that he was a wanted man, deputies took him 
to the Sheriff’s Office Operations Center to use the Automated Fingerprint 
Identification System. A short time later the final identity confirmation came 
back from the FBI. Faced with the evidence, Dawson finally admitted his real 
name. Dawson was taken to jail and held without bail as he waits for Texas 
authorities to extradite him. 

Health Insurance Reform: Temporary High Risk Pool Program

Today I am posting some Trouble Shooting for Health Care.. I understand it will be good for small business with less than 25 Employee's.. PLEASE PASS IT ON..

Health Insurance Reform: Temporary High Risk Pool Program

The creation of a high risk pool program was proposed by Congressional Republicans and included in the historic new health reform law to help provide affordable health insurance coverage to people who are uninsured because of pre-existing conditions. States may choose whether and how they participate in the program, which is funded entirely by the Federal government. Background on the temporary high risk pool program is below.

Eligibility

In order to receive insurance through the temporary high risk pool program, an individual must meet the criteria established in the law. Eligible individuals must:

·        Be a citizen or national of the United States or lawfully present in the United States;

·        Not have been covered under creditable coverage (as defined in Section01(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act) for the previous 6 months before applying for coverage; and

·        Have a pre-existing condition, as determined in a manner consistent with guidance issued by the Secretary.

Premiums

Premiums in the high risk pool will be affordable for participants to ensure that those who have been locked out of the insurance market have access to high-quality insurance. Premiums must be set so that they:

·        Equal a standard rate for a standard population (that is, not exceed 100 percent of the standard non-group rate); and

·        Do not vary by age by more than 4 to 1.

State Role

HHS’s goal is to grant the flexibility needed to permit successful and expeditious implementation of the program by interested states. There are different avenues for states to carry out the statutory requirements for a high risk pool program. A state could consider the following options:

·        Operate a new high risk pool alongside a current state high risk pool;

·        Establish a new high risk pool (in a state that does not currently have a high risk pool);

·        Build upon other existing coverage programs designed to cover high risk individuals;

·        Contract with a current HIPAA carrier of last resort or other carrier, to provide subsidized coverage for the eligible population; or

·        Do nothing, in which case HHS would carry out a coverage program in the state. HHS has asked states to declare how they intend to participate in the program by April 30, 2010. Regardless of whether or how a state participates, all Americans who meet the eligibility criteria will have the opportunity to join a high risk pool.

Funding

The law appropriates $5 billion of federal funds to support the new temporary high risk pool program. It will be available beginning on July 1, the start of many state fiscal years, until the program ends on January 1, 2014. The program is funded entirely by the federal government.

HHS has proposed allocating funds for the program by using a formula almost identical to what was used for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, funds would be allotted to states using a combination of factors including nonelderly population, nonelderly uninsured, and geographic cost as a guide. This combination of factors has been refined over time in the CHIP context, and the CHIP formula has broad Federal and State support.

As under CHIP, HHS intends to reallocate allotments after a period of not more than 2 years, based on an assessment of state actual enrollment and expenditure experiences. This proposed reallocation aims to ensure that the capped amount of Federal funding is allocated to states based on both the initial formula and performance. A list of proposed allocations by state for the four year period is included below.

It is estimated that Florida will receive $351 million to support the temporary high risk pool program.

64-Bit Versus 32-Bit 64-bit is better in every way. 64-bit describes how many bits of data your CPU can handle as it moves data and instructions in and out of, and around the CPU. The list of advantages is proven. Simply put, you should get 64-bit if you can afford it. It is surely becoming the standard, and a brand new 32-bit laptop will be dated before you first turn it on.

Clock Speed Higher CPU speed does not always mean faster. The more complex the task, the more computations your CPU must complete. A CPU with a higher clock speed can complete more of these tasks every second. However, processors are built differently, making clock speed a less reliable measure between competing products.

Number of Cores Find a CPU that contains dual or quad cores to share the workload. Where older CPUs had one core, or “brain,” plus accompanying circuitry, new CPUs pack 2, 4, and even 6, cores into one processor. Moving data among processing units and cache memory is always faster if the data doesn't have to leave the chip. With multi-core processors, each core shares the advertised clock speed, but processes data simultaneously, greatly increasing the efficiency and performance of the CPU.

Model and Type of CPU Consider clock speed combined with the number of cores. Intel and AMD are the main competitors in the laptop CPU market, and each makes a few families of processors designed to cover the full range of uses from a light duty Netbook to a full-fledged business workstation. Here are some of the types of uses along with some CPU recommendations for each: Netbooks - Lightweight and low cost. Built for mobile computing, web browsing and email. Designed to minimize power consumption a maximize portability, Netbooks are great laptops to take on the road. With low demands on the CPU, Intel Atom N series processors are a standout, but they have some competition from companies like Nvidia with their line of Tegra processors and Qualcomm's Snapdragon which both offer a lot of processing power at a reasonable cost. CULVs - A step up from Netbooks in size and processing power. It stands for Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage and is intended for users wanting a little more from their Netbooks, this is Intel’s territory (they created the whole platform). CULV's are based on the Intel Core 2 Duo which is a solid choice due to its dual-cores and decent clock speeds. As with Netbooks, if you don’t expect more than the device is designed for, your choice should be easy. Notebooks - Standard laptops for everyday use. Found in ever-growing varieties of size, weight, and shape. Consider your price and needs carefully. Intel Core i3 and i5 processors are the premium choice and always a safe bet. However, the AMD Athlon II X4 is a competent, budget-oriented, pick. By contrast, Celerons, Pentiums, and Turions are dated and have one core; expect lagging performance even if the clock speeds are higher. Workstation - Replaces the desktop at the office and at home Gaming, video and audio editing, data crunching, you name it, these are the machines for the job. Lower-end workstations employ many of the CPUs mentioned under standard notebooks, but high-end products feature Intel Core i7 processors in dual and quad-core variants. AMD has another budget-conscious option in the Athlon NEO X2, but it lags behind the i7 in performance tests.

What About Laptop CPU's

All About Laptop CPUs
Buying a new laptop can be fun but it can also be challenging. For each stat listed in a sales ad, there are three more related specs to compare and contrast. Here, we singled out five features that matter and gave you some tips to help you make your buying decision. Now, we’ll take an in-depth look at one of the most crucial item of them all, the CPU or Central Processing Unit. Among the features-list of any CPU are, most importantly, clock speed, the number of cores, 64 versus 32-bit, and finally the actual model of CPU.

Security Tools Virus and Similar Virus..

This is good information that has helped me on a few systems. I found this surfing the web and wanted to pass it on.

Some of my People have encountered this particular piece of spy ware more than once now, I have found the best way around it. Since I have a number of clients I was able to install Mal ware Mal bytes on my computers before they become infected. Obviously most people don't have it before they get infected. So I list the following steps to help without Malware. I realize that the steps below may look overwhelming, but it takes less time if not the same time to have to reformat your computer. and since I don't have the time to format over 10 computer a week, just removing the virus, and not have to back up all kinds of files, and put them all back on, its a better option for me to go the harder route. Please be advised that this has worked for me multiple times, and I wouldn't suggest someone that barley knows how to turn on a computer not to try the steps below, as it could possibly end in disaster. If you have no clue what below is explaining, then take it to a professional.

(Windows XP only)

1.) start up your computer.
2.) once you are in your computer, click the start button, and choose log off. Make sure you click the log off button, not the switch user button.
3.) Once you are logged off, you will then click your name to log back in. IMPORTANT: The second you click your name to log in, Begin pushing these 3 buttons all at the same time: CTRL+ALT+DEL. You can stop once your task manager comes up.
NOTE: If you are able to start your task manager before the spy ware starts, it cannot stop it once it has started.
4.) once you have your task manager open, you will open the processes tab. Once you have chosen that, you will need to click inside the box where it says "User Name". This will organize everything in your task manager. Please note that anything marked with "LOCAL SERVICES, NETWORK SERVICES, AND SYSTEM" DO NOT END THESE PROCESS. (Please end explorer.exe as soon as possible) Anything under "user" or Your name, or Administrator, you will need to end these process. ALL OF THEM. This should disable the virus so that you can open programs. Now you will not be able to use the standard point and click interface, so we will have to run programs using commands.
5.) once you have all your process ended that need to be ended, you will need to click on the applications tab. If you look in the lower right hand corner, you will see where it says new task. You will need to click that button. It will bring up a "Create New Task button". You will need to type "iexplore.exe". That will open an Internet explorer. Please note that this may reactivate the spy ware. You will need to watch the process tab and end any process under your name, Administrator or User except iexplore.exe. Once you have an Internet explorer window open, you will need to put this link in the address bar: http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe. hit enter. This should automatically bring up a download link. Just click run. Then follow the prompts to install. It may prompt you to restart your computer, if necessary, then do so. Then refer back to step 1 - 4. Then skip to step 6. ( if it tells you that Internet explorer cannot open page, or there is not connection, please refer to step 7, then come back to this step once you have Internet connectivity)
6.) Once you have your task manager back up, and unnecessary process ended. You will need to go to the Applications tab, and click New task. Withing that box, you will need to type "mbam.exe". This will open Malware Malbytes. You will need to update it. Click on the update tab, and click the update button. IF IT DOES NOT UPDATE Due to "no Internet connection" then follow the steps in step 7. If it updates, go to step 8.
7.) You will need to open an Internet explorer window. (go to new task under the applications tab, and type in "iexplore.exe" Once you have it open, you will need to go to Tools, Internet Options, Connections, and click the Lan Settings button. Once you have that window open, the only box that should be checked should be "automatically detect settings". More than likely, use proxy connection is checked, as the spy ware has made it harder for you to connect to the Internet to get a spy ware removal tool.
8.) Once it updates, you will need to choose "perform full scan" and let it scan your PC. During the time it is scanning your PC, you will need to go to the applications tab of your task manager, and click New Task. You will then type msconfig in the new task window, and hit enter. This will bring up your system configuration utility. Once it has loaded, you will need to go to the startup tab, and you will need to look through that list, and make sure anything that says like "super anti spy ware" or Antivirus "anything", you uncheck them. Once you do that, you will need to click Apply. then click OK. This will result in another window that says "system configuration". you must restart your computer for some of the changes made by system configuration utility to take effect, you will choose the Exit without restart button as you do not want to restart your computer while malware is scanning your computer for spy ware. You will need to wait for malware to finish. Once it has finished, follow the prompts, and it will ask you if you would like to restart your computer. Choose yes.
9.) Once the computer restarts, the spy ware should not show up, but this doesn't mean its gone. You will need to choose "do not show me this again" on the system config utility as you disable the spy ware through your system config utility. You will need to start up malware again, and run it one more time, it shouldn't matter whether you choose quick scan, or full scan, but it should get whatever is left by the spy ware. If you need to restart then restart.
10.) before opening any other Internet explorer pages, you will need to go to Start, Control panel or Settings, Control panel. Then you will need to choose Internet Options. Once you get Internet options open, you will need to click on the Advanced tab (all the way to the right) and you will look at the bottom, and click the "reset" button. This will set your Internet explorer back to normal and erase any trace of the spy ware off your Internet explorer. Once this is done, you should be fully back to normal.