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To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (3323)	10/21/2006 2:47:53 PM
From: Gersh Avery	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

It'll be interesting to see who the producers will be ..

To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (3323)	10/21/2006 4:42:08 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

Lieberman 17 percentage points ahead of Lamont... ============================================================ Published October 20 2006 HAMDEN, Conn. -- Sen. Joe Lieberman has increased his lead over Democratic challenger Ned Lamont to 17 percentage points, according to the first Quinnipiac University poll taken since the two faced off in a debate earlier this week. Lieberman, who is running as an independent after losing the Aug. 8 Democratic primary to Lamont, leads the Greenwich businessman 52 percent to 35 percent among likely voters in the poll released Friday. Republican Alan Schlesinger trailed with 6 percent and 7 percent were undecided. A similar poll released Sept. 28 showed Lieberman with a 10-point lead. The debate Monday was the first time Lieberman and Lamont had faced off since the August primary. The poll showed that among those who watched the debate or read or heard about, only 3 percent said it changed their mind about their choice. "Ned Lamont needed to score a knockout in the debates to catch Sen. Joseph Lieberman, but he apparently didn't lay a glove on him," poll director Douglas Schwartz said. The poll suggested that Lieberman's support among Republicans and independent voters was substantial. Lieberman leads Lamont 70 to 9 percent among likely Republican voters, with 18 percent for Schlesinger, and 58 to 36 percent among likely independent voters, while likely Democratic voters back Lamont 55 to 36 percent. The poll also covered the race for governor, showing that Democratic candidate John DeStefano had made a modest gain on Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The poll showed Rell leading DeStefano 50 percent to 33 percent among likely voters, compared to 63 percent to 30 percent on Sept. 28. The poll of 881 likely Connecticut voters was conducted from Oct. 17-19. It has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (3323)	10/24/2006 2:39:05 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

I could have e-mailed this to you but I'd hate to be responsible for the result ;o) news.bbc.co.uk 'Infomania' worse than marijuana Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers, new research has claimed. The study for computing firm Hewlett Packard warned of a rise in "infomania", with people becoming addicted to email and text messages. Researchers found 62% of people checked work messages at home or on holiday. The firm said new technology can help productivity, but users must learn to switch computers and phones off. Losing sleep The study, carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry, found excessive use of technology reduced workers' intelligence. Those distracted by incoming email and phone calls saw a 10-point fall in their IQ - more than twice that found in studies of the impact of smoking marijuana, said researchers. More than half of the 1,100 respondents said they always responded to an email "immediately" or as soon as possible, with 21% admitting they would interrupt a meeting to do so. The University of London psychologist who carried out the study, Dr Glenn Wilson, told the Daily Mail that unchecked infomania could reduce workers' mental sharpness. Those who are constantly breaking away from tasks to react to email or text messages suffer similar effects on the mind as losing a night's sleep, he said. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2005/04/22 06:29:55 GMT © BBC MMVI