Docking station

Docking or undocking of portable computers can be done either hot or cold. In a cold dock or undock, the computer is shut down before it is inserted into or removed from the docking station. In a hot dock or undock, the computer is running, with or without programs and documents open, when it is inserted into or removed from the docking station. Computer manufacturers can design the port replicators for notebook and BIOS of their mobile computers in different ways resulting in different docking and undocking behaviors. Recent laptop port replicators designs use the laptop screen rather than an external monitor as the primary screen. This type of docking station is also referred to by some as a laptop stand. Most examples offer a connection to peripherals such as keyboards and mice and networks via an internal USB hub. This type of dock was first introduced in 2002 as the Oysterdock referencing the way the dock clamps around the laptop when it is docked. It also allows users to place their laptop screen in an ergonomically correct position.

Understanding the Different Jewelry Components

Which gold or silver jewelry settings are most durable? Which gold or silver jewelry clasps collection are most secure and which are the easiest to manipulate? How long is a gold choker necklace? If you can understand jewelry terms and jewelry components, it is easier to buy the right jewelry when shopping for gold or silver jewelry online and off. So here is a brief guide to some of the most important jewelry components.
Choosing Necklace Length
Most necklaces are one of several standard lengths. When lengths vary you can use the standards to help visualize how a necklace will fit.
About Jewelry Findings and Chains
Some clasps are easier to open and close than others and some offer more security. It's easier to choose jewelry when you know how clasps differ, so examine the clasps carefully before purchasing your jewelry.
Different Jewelry Clasps
Jump Ring
A jump ring is a circular ring of metal. It can come unsoldered or soldered closed. Jump rings come in different diameters and different types of metals and most often a jump ring is used to connect one component to another.

Jewelry Buying Guide: How to Buy Children Jewelry

Before buying any children jewelry collections with gems, you want to familiarize yourself with the various terms used with various gems. Most important, check over the terms used for substitute gems, especially those of any gems in which you might be interested. Although no reliable jeweler would knowingly pass off one gem for another, if you are going to shop around you are going to have to expect to run into jewelers who may be less fussy.
Another problem in buying children charms with gems is that the gems are already set. Once a gem is in the setting, you may not be able to see all the inclusions, nor may an appraiser, because the setting can hide them. A setting can also make up for imperfect cutting. That doesn’t mean you should buy only unset gems. The average person can be as taken in by unset gems as by set ones. It does mean that where you buy can be more important than how to buy..

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Once when I was in high school a girl I knew said goodbye and leaned down to get her bag from next to me. I was playing cards and not concentrating so when she leant down towards me my brain registered it as the same move as when my mum leans down to kiss me goodbye. I automatically moved to kiss her on the cheek and caught myself just in time. That could have been an embarrassing autopilot moment.

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"American Idol" steals Olympic gold in TV ratings

"American Idol" on the Fox network averaged 26.3 million viewers on Tuesday night, compared with just 16 million who tuned in during the same hour for NBC's tape-delayed broadcast of the Winter Games, according to early figures from Nielsen Media Research on Wednesday.

Among viewers aged 18 to 49, the audience group most prized by advertisers, "American Idol" had more than double NBC's ratings in head-to-head competition against the Olympics.

Fox, a unit of News Corp. Ltd., even gave NBC a run for its money in the next hour of prime time, as the medical drama "House" ran nearly even with the Winter Games in total viewers --20 million for "House," vs. 20.8 million for the Olympics -- and trounced NBC in ratings among 18- to 49-year-olds.

For the night as a whole, Fox surpassed NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, including America's first gold-medal victory in men's alpine skiing in a decade -- 23.1 million viewers to 18.5 million overall -- and soundly beat NBC in the 18-49 category.

The pop star wannabes of "American Idol" likewise outshone the likes of Madonna, U2 and Coldplay in last Tuesday's matchup against the

Grammy Awards' Grammy Awards on CBS, averaging 28 million viewers compared with 15 million for the Grammys' Grammys.

Predictably, this year's Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, have so far failed to attract the viewers of the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, Utah, which enjoyed a stateside advantage allowing live telecasts of many of the marquee events.

The Turin games also lost one of the U.S. team's biggest stars when skating champion
Michelle KwanMichelle Kwan withdrew from competition on Sunday due to a groin injury, ending her unsuccessful quest for Olympic gold.

Compared to NBC's regular programing lineup, however, the Winter Games remain a commercial bonanza for the General Electric Co.-owned network as it struggles to bounce back from a ratings slump this season.

Despite being bested by Fox and "American Idol," the Turin games gave NBC its most watched Wednesday night in total viewers since the Summer Games in Athens in 2004.

And even though the Olympic athletes did not best the amateur singers, the games have proven a formidable rival for "American Idol," the most watched series on U.S. television this season.

Last Tuesday's broadcast of the talent show drew 30 million viewers, nearly 4 million more than during Olympics week.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/tv_nm/olympics_dc;_ylt=A86.I2LmkfND17gAEgyQFs0F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

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