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Slow Computer Troubleshooting

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:57:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Slow Computer Troubleshooting

The registry is a single place for keeping such information as what hardware is attached, what system options have been selected, how computer memory is set up, and what application programs are to be present when the operating system is started. The registry is somewhat similar to and a replacement for the simpler INI (initialization) and configuration files used in earlier Windows systems.

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conscious forgetting

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:47:09 GMT

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Michael Anderson and John Gabrieli,

reported identifying the brain mechanism that allows humans to voluntarily block unwanted memories.

Anderson and Gabrieli discovered that when people consciously determine not to think about something they do not want to remember, their ability to recall that memory gradually weakens.

The effect, said McGaugh, is not unlike what propranolol does biochemically and it fits neatly into what's known about how PTSD can progressively worsen with each recurrence of the traumatic memory.

"The pattern of our personality is like a Persian rug," Hurlbut said. "It is built one knot at a time, each woven into the others. There's a continuity to self, a sense that who we are is based upon solid, reliable experience. We build our whole interpretation and understanding of the world based upon that experience or on the accuracy of our memories.

"If you disrupt those memories, remove continuity, what you have is an erosion of personhood."

weaken, not erase

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:44:57 GMT

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Karim Nader, an assistant professor of psychology at Montreal's McGill University who participated in the NYU rat research, believes there may be a human corollary to these animal studies and a potential opportunity to influence deeper, older memories when they are recalled, and then laid back down.

"It's likely that any effects are reversible, temporary," said Squire. "You may be able to bring up a memory, weaken it, but eventually the memory comes back. The effect is more like interference than real change."

"I simply do not believe the (NYU) research is valid," added McGaugh. "Human studies have shown no such effect. They show human memory doesn't work that way."

doubt science will ever be able to probe an individual's mind

The brains of real people are far too complex. Memories aren't single molecules or neurons, but intricate patterns of biochemical and electrical energy occurring in various parts of the brain and different levels of the mind.

window for alteration

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:22 GMT

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Society, suggests McGaugh, decided decades ago that the benefits of certain drugs outweighed any memory-altering side effects.

Valium is a memory-impairing drug, but I don't hear people raising memory issues about it."

More to the point, the influence of propranolol seems to be limited to new, emotional memories – and only if taken during or shortly after a traumatic event.

Larry Squire, a neurobiologist at UCSD

no one can imagine possibly tinkering with memory that represents our personal identities, memories of childhood, our connections to people and the past. Those are transformed over time. They're hard-wired in our brains and can't be fooled with."

But some researchers aren't so sure. In animal studies, neuroscientists like Joseph Ledoux at New York University say they have found evidence that there is a window of opportunity to alter a memory each time it is recalled.

C. on Bioethics

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:37:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: we adapt based upon learning from bad experiences.

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Despite its therapeutic potential, some people are wary of memory-altering drugs. Chief among them: the President's Council on Bioethics, an advisory group of doctors and scholars formed in 2001.

In its report, the council worries that dampening painful memories – or in the future, erasing them altogether – may disconnect people from reality or their true selves.

"The use of memory-blunters at the time of traumatic events could interfere with the normal psychic work and adaptive value of emotionally charged memory," the council wrote. "A primary function of the brain's special way of encoding memories for emotional experiences would seem to be to make us remember important events longer and more vividly than trivial events."

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In other words, emotional memories, however painful, serve a purpose. We remember memories linked to emotions longer and better because they help us learn, adapt, survive.

learn to avoid bad things by remembering bad experiences.

beta blockers2

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:27 GMT

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Subjects remembered the story, but without any emotional depth.

Such findings suggest an obvious potential therapeutic benefit: If people who have just experienced a traumatic event could be given a memory-dampening drug like propranolol, they might avoid suffering later psychic damage, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.

Two subsequent studies reinforce the potential efficacy of using beta blockers to blunt memory. In a 2002 pilot study, Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, recruited 31 people from the emergency room of Massachusetts General Hospital who had just been involved in a traumatic event, typically an automobile accident.

Some of the study volunteers were treated with propranolol for 10 days after the trauma; some received a placebo. Evaluated one month later, none of the subjects treated with propranolol had a stressful physical reaction to re-creations of their traumatic event, while six of the 14 subjects treated with a placebo did.

beta blockers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:32:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: potential to make horrific memories blase. I see this as a potential use for military snipers and assasins, being able to avoid PTSD or emotions that would interfere with carrying out orders.

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Memory-altering drug research is currently focused on propranolol, one of several so-called beta blockers widely used to reduce blood pressure, treat abnormal heart rhythms and prevent migraines. The brand name for propranolol is Inderal. Other beta blocker brand names are Inderide, Innopran XL, Betachron E-R, Kerlone, Lopressor, Tenormin, Toprol XL, Visken and Zebeta.

Beta blockers work by "blocking" the stimulative influence of stress hormones – specifically adrenaline – upon the body, relaxing blood vessels and slowing nerve impulses inside the heart.

Experiments indicate propranolol also blocks the effect of adrenaline upon areas of the brain involved in memory formation, including the amygdala. It seems to disconnect emotion from memory.

a third group of volunteers who were given a standard dose of propranolol or endurol (another beta blocker). Their memories, when tested three weeks later, were "just like that of subjects who had received the boring story," said McGaugh.

stress hormones & memory

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:29:18 GMT

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Most daily events are quickly forgotten. They are memories writ in pencil, never made permanent. But some events provoke an emotional response. In these moments of joy or sadness, terror or surprise, the body is flooded with stress hormones released by the adrenal glands, which are located above the kidneys. This is part of the ancient "fight or flight" response. Hormones like adrenaline wash over the amygdala – an almond-shaped portion of the brain that processes emotion, most notably fear. Adrenaline tells the amygdala that what's happening at that moment is worth remembering, that this is a memory to be writ in neurological ink.

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if you can prevent the system from working, give a drug that blocks the action of stress hormones (upon the amygdala and brain), then you may be able to prevent the influence of making stronger memories," said James L. McGaugh, director of UC Irvine's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Samsung Mpower 569 handset Complaint

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:04:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I have purchased a new Samsung Mpower 569 handset through online in last week. Now I am facing lot of problem with the above said Handset. Its memory card is not working properly and also facing lot of problem.

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Samsung Mobile Complaint

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Laptop Battery For Dell XPS M1330 PU563 PU556 TT485 WR050 49WH

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:56:47 GMT

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Elderly Who Forget Age Remember Better

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A study in the journal Experimental Aging Research finds that senior citizens who were reminded about their age and stereotypes about old age performed worse on memory tests than secure seniors.

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a new study finds that older folks who accept that seniors’ memories get worse do worse on memory tests.

Scientists interested in the effects of stereotype on memory enlisted

seniors

to take a memory test.

some subjects were told that the test checked the effects of age on memory. Researchers call this a threat—it reminds participants of the stereotype. That group was also asked to write down their age after reading the instructions, again homing in on the stereotype.

The other group was told that the test controlled for biases. This could make them feel more secure. Researchers also gave participants a stigma consciousness questionnaire to test how strongly they bought into negative stereotypes.

The results: participants who got reminded of their age and the old age, poor memory stereotype did significantly worse. Those who say they feel stigmatized also performed more poorly. So your memory may function better just by believing that it will.

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Remember military dogs on Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:39:33 GMT

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Remember military dogs on Veterans Day

Today, November 11, Veterans Day is a national holiday honoring veterans and the sacrifices they make in defense of the United States of America. WWI armistice was signed November 11, hence the date. Who among us is not grateful for the selfless acts of nameless soldiers who place their lives on the line in defense of this country?

But, how many of us remember the contribution given by military dogs trained to assist troops in combat? There are many memorials to military and war dogs throughout the country but how many of us know the selfless acts of bravery and courage performed by military dogs?

So, today as you honor the memory of all soldiers who defended our country, take a moment to thank all the military dogs who gave their lives in defense of the United States. It's the least they deserve.

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Annual Balloon Release For Agent Orange Victims

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:41:16 GMT

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On November 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, there will be groups and individuals all across America releasing balloons, butterflies, doves or other items of their choosing.

They are doing this in memory of the victims of Agent Orange. To recognize, remember and honor these fine individuals.

Who are these victims? They are the men and women who were affected by Agent Orange while serving in our military. How fitting then, that they are honored on a day set aside for honoring our veterans.

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Unlocked NOKIA 6720 CLASSIC

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: With Camera of 5 Megapixel and video recorder of VGA@15fps, Nokia 6720 classic has come out which is having resolution of 2592×1944 pixels gives you an unbelievable lucidity of your congenial measures with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash. Phone has included ARM 11 600 MHz processor of CPU and OS of Symbian OS, S60 rel. 3.2 with 50 MB of internal memory which makes handset fantastic. It music options are like WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player and MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player through which you can easily entertain every time.

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I AM by TronicStudio

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:39:19 GMT

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Tronic directed and animated this spot on the loss of nature in our increasingly man-made landscape. I AM shows a bleak future, where animals, now a recent memory, are constructed from detritus. This is their plea to us.

I AM by TronicStudio

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