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To: lurqer who wrote (42900)	4/16/2004 6:06:28 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 89467

Anything you (or anyone else) would care to say on this subject that might elucidate me, I really haven't had the time and inclination to gain expertise in spyware. I am by nature suspicious of freeware (even though I used to be quite a freeware tsr author in the days of MS-DOS). Many spyware programs come packaged with seemingly useful items, including anti-spyware which eliminates the competition, but not their program. There are good anti-spyware web sites. I used to read up on the list of common infections and just use regedit to clean up, until the infections got way too frequent. That is why I tried a quick host of commercial programs and stopped looking when I found one that suited me. You can limit re-infections if you take the time to find the offending programs. After removing them, go back and place a harmless file in the same place with the same name (make it read-only for good measure). It fools some of the programs.

To: lurqer who wrote (42900)	4/16/2004 6:26:58 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Iraq duty deters re-enlistment Dave Moniz WASHINGTON — The number of soldiers staying in the Army is falling just as the demand is increasing in Iraq. Through March 17, nearly halfway through the fiscal year, the Army fell about 1,000 short of meeting its goal of keeping 25,786 soldiers whose enlistments were ending or who were eligible to retire. That works out to a 96% retention rate. Last year, the retention figure was 106% because more soldiers stayed than the Army had planned. The retention goal assumes that not all eligible to stay will remain. Military personnel experts have warned that full-time soldiers and members of the Guard and Reserve could begin leaving this year because of the strains of service, including longer and more frequent overseas missions. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged Thursday that the Defense Department will extend duty in Iraq beyond one year for 20,000 soldiers. Their time in Iraq will grow as much as 90 days. "We regret having to extend those individuals," Rumsfeld said. "The country is at war, and we need to do what is necessary to succeed." (Related video: Pakistan considers U.S. troops request) Helen Powell's husband, Sgt. 1st Class Arnold Powell, 47, was scheduled to come home at the end of the month. "I have something from every holiday he's missed," said Powell, 44, of Fort Polk, La. "I've got stale Easter candy in this basket. I know it sounds stupid. That's just something I do for me to cope." The extension comes after two weeks of violence in Iraq, including the kidnappings of 40 people and a series of deadly attacks on convoys and U.S. troops. There are 137,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. Plans called for the military to reduce its troop levels to about 105,000 this summer, but Rumsfeld said Thursday he could make no guarantees about future troop levels. (Related story: Thursday in Iraq) David Segal, a military sociologist at the University of Maryland, says dangers in Iraq will continue to cause problems for the Army, which is supplying most of the U.S. troops there. "The recent events will have an effect on parents and spouses of soldiers," he said. "Parents are going to increasingly question whether their kids should be in the military." Contributing: Charisse Jones in New York usatoday.com lurqer