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I’m buying it from amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-VPCEB1E0E-notebook-i3-330M-2-13GHz/dp/tech-data/B00366U5NM/ref=de_a_smtd). And the specs are :
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)
Microsoft Windows Service Pack: —
Chipset: Intel HM55 Express Chipset
Processor Name: Intel Core i3-330M Processor
Processor Speed (GHz): 2.13
L2/L3 Cache (MB): 3
Number of Cores: 2
Cover Colour: Matte White
Memory Size (GB): 3
Memory Specification: PC3-8500
Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Speed (MHz): 1066
Max. Supported Memory (GB): 8 (a portion of the system memory over 3 Gb may not be available to the 32bit operating system)
Hard Drive Type: Serial ATA
Hard Drive Capacity (GB): 320
Hard Drive Speed (rpm): 5400
Optical Drive Type: DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM
Screen Type: VAIO Display
Diagonal Size (cm): 39.4
Diagonal Size (in): 15.5
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Max Resolution External Display: 2048 x 1536
Graphics Card Name: Intel HD Graphics
Video RAM memory (MB): N/A
Total Graphics Memory: 1275 Mb (Total Available Graphics Memory refers to the Windows classification of graphics memory, which varies depending on the operating condition, version of device driver and system memory size)
Interfaces: 3 x USB 2.0, Memory Stick Slot (PRO-HG (Duo Only) / MagicGate (MGR)), Microphone Jack, Headphone Jack, SD Card Slot, HDMI Output, VGA, e-SATA/USB, Express Card Slot 34 mm, Ethernet (RJ-45)
Ethernet Type: 10/100/1000Base-T (Gigabit)
Wireless LAN: Yes
Wireless LAN Type: 802.11 b/g/n
Wireless LAN Max. Date Rate (Mbps): 150 Mbps (RX)/150 Mbps (TX)
Built-in WWAN: No
WiMAX: No
Bluetooth: No
GPS Function: N/A
Security Chip: N/A
Fingerprint Sensor: N/A
HDD Shock Protection: N/A
Built-in Speakers: Stereo
Built-in Microphone: Yes – Stereo
Dolby Codec: Dolby Home Theater v3
Built-in Camera: MOTION EYE
Effective Pixels: 640 x 480
Image Sensor (megapixels): 0.3
Keyboard Stroke (mm): 2
Key Pitch (mm): 19.05
Numeric Keypad: Yes
Touch Pad: Multi Touch
Instant On: Quick Web Access
Special Buttons: WEB Button, VAIO, Assist
Auto Luminance Control: No
Kensington Lock: Yes
Software (Solution Portal): VAIO Gate
Software (Audio): MusicStation
Software (Photo/Video): PMB VAIO Edition (VAIO Creation features)
Software (Multimedia): Media Gallery
Software (Home Network): VAIO Media Plus
Software (Support): VAIO Care
Software (Utilities): VAIO Transfer Support, VAIO Update, VAIO Smart network, Google Chrome Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Windows Live Essentials Suite
Software (Office Application): Adobe Reader 9, Microsoft Office Home & Student (60 days Try & Buy)
Software (Security & Other): McAfee (60 days free virus update), Norton Online BackUp Trial
Dimensions (WxDxH): 369.8 x 248.2 x 31.1 mm
Weight: 2.7 Kg
Battery Type: Li-Ion (VGP-BPS22)
Power: 39 Wh (11.1 V/3500 mAh)
Number of cells: 6
Weight: 330 g
Battery Life time (minutes): 275
Battery Charge time (minutes): 210
Battery Life Disclaimer: Actual battery life will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations

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Sorry in advance. This one is a bit extensive. a lot of questions and issues. Thank you for your time.

I am in the United States Navy and (unfortunately) we don’t have the best medical care. I started having pain/snapping/grinding in my left hip August 2006. I thought it was muscle pain from overuse and didn’t go to medical to get treated for it. Finally, in January 2007, I decided to go and get it checked out. They took x-rays and didn’t find anything, so they gave me Motrin and sent me on my way. The pain continued and worsened so I went back to get it checked out June 2007. They took new x-rays and compared them to the x-rays from January and noticed a possible “calcium buildup” which they referred to as “callusing” on the interior part of the femur. Which they thought may have been a small fracture that the first x-rays didn’t catch and over time had calcified. But, being on a ship, the doctors aren’t really specially trained to read the x-rays so they put me on crutches and sent me to the local Naval hospital Balboa for a second opinion on the “lump”. At Balboa, they told me that “the bump was not convincing enough.” and completely ruled out that it was the source of the problem or that it was even an issue at all and took me off the crutches.

I began physical therapy (but in the military, you don’t get appointments right away. I waited weeks in between all of my appointments.) I attended 2 sessions and was then sent on a seven month deployment in November 2007. They were obviously somehow convinced that I could treat myself while away. Keep in mind that there are no physical therapist on board. I did the stretches and exercises that I could but had to deal with the lack of equipment available. So, I spent everyday guessing what I should be doing to fix my hip. Also, there is 8 flights of “stairs” (which are really more like ladders) from my berthing (living quarters) to my work space. So, you can only imagine how many stairs I was climbing on a daily basis. So, needless to say, it was not any better when I got back from deployment.

We got back June 2008 and I made the soonest appointment with the major joint orthopedic specialist that I could get. It was a month wait. I seen him July 2008 and restarted physical therapy at the end of July. I was designated “not fit for shipboard duty” and have been put on shore duty (working in an office on shore not on a ship) until February 2009. It is now September and I just got reevaluated again and they said that my strength is increasing but my symptoms are not changing at all and would like to try surgery. They said that the cortisone shot was only a temporary pain relief. And would mask the pain rather that get rid of it completely.

This is the information that I have found online:
“Recurrence of snapping, weakness, and numbness were the most common complications of surgery for internal snapping hip, and some patients required further surgery”
and
“Most do not do well after this surgery.”
So, I have been rather discouraged to elect this surgery option.
I can’t find many positive statistics about this.
And finally, the questions:
1. Is there a website or does anyone know of statistics or success rates and helpful information of the psoas release surgery?
2. Do I have any other options?
3. I REALLY REALLY REALLY do NOT want Naval doctors operating on me. If I do elect the surgery, how can I go about finding and being operated on by a civilian doctor of my choice without having to pay out of my pocket and using my Tricare medical insurance from the Navy?
4. If I elect not to do the surgery, can they kick me out and not give me benefits (G.I. bill etc.)?

Any good information is helpful and greatly appreciated. Thank you for your input.
There are actually three kinds of snapping hip…external (which is with the ‘IT’ band that you referred to) internal (psoas) and Intra-articular (labral tears and such). I have the internal one that the iliopsoas tendon ’snaps’ across the femoral head or lesser trochanter.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2004/0104/meislin.htm

I am not convinced that I should go the surgery route yet either since I have only been to 2 sessions of PT before deployment and 7 sessions after. Which is a total of 9 sessions. I thought that it would take longer to be able to strengthen as well.

At Physical Therapy, I start with a 10 min warm up on the elliptical. Then, I stretch. And then I strengthen muscles. mainly, but not limited to, glutes. I also use therabands, steps, throwing ball at trampoline and catching while standing on left leg only, squats, therapy ball, leg lifts, small weights and also foam roller for IT band. then I ice it.
Thank you for all your help!
Oops…left out an important part…before deployment, I had an Arthrogram done where they ruled out labral tear.

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Manufacturer Part# : N09-00985
Dell Part# : A0388604
it said its for people without windows, or people running windows 95 or 98se
The computer is good, it has the stuff.
Intel Pentium – 233 MHz

Mind runs 533MHZ so this should work smooth then?

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this questions is for gamers especially. is this spec good enough to run counterstrike source? and is it a good gaming computer? i think the spec is pretty good tbh.. i am happy with it. and i can get it for a mer £300. (it doesnt come with monitor, mouse, keyboard or anything, just the spec). obviously i am going to by a graphics card and another stick of ram (1GB). so guys, tell me… is it a very respectable gaming computer? (i have a budget). help much appreciated!

Computer Case: X-Blade Silver
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 240 2MB (2 x 2.8 GHZ)
Motherboard: Foxconn M6IPMV 2000MT/s (NVIDIA 6100)
Memory: 1GB PC-6400 800 MHZ (1 x 1 GB) (DDR2)
Graphics Card: Motherboard Integrated Graphics
Power Supply: 350W PSU
Hard Drive 1: 640 GB SATA-II HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB
Optical Drive 1: Samsung (SH-D162D) 16x DVD-ROM Black (IDE)
Sound Card: Motherboard Integrated 5.1 Sound
Networking: Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
USB Ports: 4 X USB 2.0 Ports
CPU Heatsink: AMD Heatsink & Fan – Low Noise
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included) & Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher
Security Software: No Security Software Included
Backup Solution: Standard Operating System Backup
i have upgraded: raised my budget abit :/
for £389

Computer Case: X-Blade Silver
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 240 2MB (2 x 2.8 GHZ)
Motherboard: Foxconn M6IPMV 2000MT/s (NVIDIA 6100)
Memory: 2GB PC-6400 800 MHZ (1 x 2 GB) (DDR2)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT – 1 GB – VGA/DVI/HDMI (Palit) – OverClocked
Power Supply: 450W PSU
Hard Drive 1: 500 GB SATA-II HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB
Optical Drive 1: Samsung (SH-D162D) 16x DVD-ROM Black (IDE)
Sound Card: Motherboard Integrated 5.1 Sound
Networking: Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
USB Ports: 4 X USB 2.0 Ports
CPU Heatsink: AMD Heatsink & Fan – Low Noise
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included) & Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher
Office Software: OpenOffice 3.0.1 (Unlimited PC License)
Security Software: No Security Software Included
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I am interested in starting a franchise fitness business that helps women who are over weight achieve their weight loss goals and includes a food program and support. However, I am nervous because the economy is so bad and I fear that I could lose my shirt with this endeavor. What do you think?

Or, I also have the chance to purchase a Children’s Gym. I am trying to figure out what would be the most lucrative to purchase. Both businesses are franchises. The first is a start-up frnachise and there is nothing like it in my area but seems to be doing well throughout the U.S.A.. If I purchase the The Children’s Gym I would be purchasing from someone who wants to sell but there is a small profit being made but a very high monthly overhead.

I would love some feedback from anyone with some knowledge about the economy and what they feel is best to do at this point. Do you feel that I should do nothing and hold on to my money or go ahead and buy a franchise. Which one?

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CPU Intel Core i5 661 (2 x 3.33 GHz) 4MB
Motherboard Asus P7P55D (Intel P55) (Includes 2 Free Games)
Memory Corsair 4GB XMS3 PC3-10666 1333MHz (2×2GB) – Lifetime Warranty
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4650 – 1 GB – 2xDVI/VGA (XFX)
Power Supply 450W PSU
Hard Drive 1 500 GB SATA-II HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB
Optical Drive 1 Samsung (SH-S223L) DVD /- RW 22x – Black – Lightscribe (SATA)
Sound Card Creative Audigy SE 7.1 (PCI)
Firewire Card 1 Port Firewire IEEE 1394 (Built In)
Networking Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
USB Ports 4 X USB 2.0 Ports
Card Reader Internal Card Reader 50-in-1
CPU Heatsink Intel Heatsink & Fan – Low Noise
Surge Protection Belkin 4 UK Outlet Surge Protector 1.7M Cable
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 BIT
Office Software OpenOffice 3.0.1 (Unlimited PC License)
Security Software No Security Software Included
Backup Solution Standard Operating System Backup
Monitor 19″ Widescreen TFT Black/Silver – 5MS
Keyboard Logitech Black Value Keyboard (PS/2)
Mouse Logitech RX250 Optical Mouse (USB)
Speakers Logitech 5.1 X-530 Black Speaker System
Headphones Logitech Dialog 220 Headphones
For £894.

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My Uncle has taken a buy out from the company he was working for, and wants to take the money and open a business. What are some good small business / franchise ideas?

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I have about 10,000 in debt not counting student loans, and even making the payments to the collector’s have me struggling to maintain any type of comfortable lifestyle. I’m 23 and still can’t finish school because I won’t get pre-approved for a loan to get my BA. I can’t even afford to go to junior college since I already have over 60 credits and don’t even have the money for that. I’m pretty sure if I could consolidate my debt, I could afford it and save up to finish college, and actually have some type of emergency money. My debts are over 1.5 years old. Problem is, I keep hearing consolidation is a bad plan and it’s not good for you.

Please help.
All if not most of my accounts are already charged off. I’m at around 10,000-$15,000 in debt. By consildate, I mean by going through a debt consildation company. I’m passed the negotiation stage with the creditors as I never knew that was an option before it was too late.

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Intel Celeron Processor 575

2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 1MB Cache

2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

Expandable up to 3072MB with 2 accessible memory slots

15.4″ Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display

Viewing is enhanced with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared) with up to 765MB Total Available Graphics Memory

160GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)

Store all of your digital media on this expansive drive

Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1

Makes your computing experience more efficient, more secure and more fun

SuperMulti 8X DVDR/RW drive

With double-layer support

Additional Features

HP Imprint finish & Integrated Microphone
Multimedia Drive – with Double Layer Support
Display – 1
Network Card – Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Option – 802.11b/g WLAN, Audio – Altec Lansing
Fax/Modem – High speed 56k modem
Keyboard – 101-key compatible
Pointing Device – Touch Pad with Touch Pad with dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad
External Notebook Ports: 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 Headphone out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
Security – Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts 3rd party security lock devices
Power – 65W AC Adapter
6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 (including 60 days complimentary live update)
HP Help & Support Center
HP PC Recovery (SoftThinks Restore Solution)
HP Wireless Home Network Setup
HP Total Care Advisor
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition: 60 Day Trial Version
HP Smart Web Printing
HP PhotoSmart Essentials
HP DVD Play
Muvee autoProducer, Cyberlink DVD Suite
Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Financially Smart. AMD Business Class solutions, WLAN options and an impressive combination of mobile office features make the newly designed HP Compaq 6735s Laptop PC an affordable productivity tool.

For your ease we have now included Microsoft Office 2007 on many of our new products (qualifying products will say “Office 2007 Ready” in the description).
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Processor
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core QL-60 1.9Ghz
Hard Drive
Hard disk drive Serial ATA hard drive 250GB (5400 rpm)
Optical DVD rewriter LightScribe
Memory
4 GB DDR II, 667 MHz

Memory slots 1 SODIMM slot supporting dual channel memory
Memory upgrade Upgradeable to 4096 MB maximum
Portability
Display features 15.4″ WXGA (1280 x 800 resolution)
Connectivity
Wireless technologies Wireless 802.11a/b/g/
Fax/modem 56K modem
Network interface Intel Fast Ethernet Integrated Controller (10/100 NIC)
Expandability
Expansion slot Slots available for additional devices: 1 ExpressCard/54 slot, Media Card reader slot (Secure Digital (SD)/MMC support)
I/O port 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, stereo microphone in, stereo headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11, RJ-45
Software Operating System
Operating system installed Genuine Windows Vista Premium
Pre-installed software
HP Backup and Recovery Manager
Roxio Creator 9
Microsoft Office 2007 Ready (60 day / 25 uses free trial) Basic, Small Business or Professional edition
Software included
HP Backup and Recovery Manager,
HP ProtectTools Security Manager,
Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools,
HP Wireless Assistant,
Microsoft Office Ready with 60-day Office Professional 2007 Trial Edition (select models),
Roxio Creator 9 (for optional DVD+/-RW and DVD/CDRW drives),
Synaptics Touchpad Driver
McAfee Total Protection*

Graphic / audio
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 On Board

Graphic subsystem video card memory 01 Up to 384 MB DDR2 shared system memory
Internal audio High Definition Audio, mono speakers, stereo headphone/line out, stereo microphone in
Input Devices
Keyboard Full-sized keyboard
Pointing device Touchpad with scroll zone
Warranty
1 year carry-in (pick-up and return in some countries (upgrades available, sold separately)) 1 year warranty on primary battery
Power
Features 6-cell (47 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery
Security
Management Kensington Lock slot
Miscellaneous

Webcam and built in Mic

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