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The Internet 800 Directory Newsletter
This issue is for Friday, September 26, 2003
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Table of Contents
01.	Search with a location.
02.	The Texas 11 Finally Leave - Stuffed
03. Tip Of The Week
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*01. Search with a location.

The Internet is our generation's reference desk. If we need to research
any topic, we start by searching online. There are some limitations but
if you understand how and where to search you can find even the most
obscure fact.

Locating businesses near a particular location has always been a
challenge. This is especially true if you don't know the area. To solve
this problem, I would first add the city and state to the search and
narrow the returns. Then if it were still too broad, I would go to map
Quest (http://www.mapquest.com/) and look at the neighboring streets and
add them. Goolge has solved this problem by creating a new search tool
that allows you to search using a location. The return page even comes
with a map showing the businesses locations in relation to the address
you entered.

You will find this new tool at:

http://labs.google.com/location

For those of you with web site, this is another good reason to put your
contact information at the bottom of all your web page.

Chuck Arning -chuck@inter800.com
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*02  The Texas 11 Finally Leave - Stuffed

Since we live in New Mexico, but I'm an umpteenth generation Texan on
both sides of my family, many people have asked me what I thought about
the Texas 11 democrats that fled Texas to Albuquerque. They holed up
here to prevent the necessary assembly to vote on redistricting.
Therefore, I should respond.

First of all, I am as close to apolitical as one comes.  I was asked, as
a wet-behind-the-ears newcomer, to become an assistant campaign manager
for a man running for mayor of Houston by a well-known editor of a local
newspaper, whom later became a significant politician of Texas.  After
my mouth quit bouncing off the floor at the beautiful dinner spread and
mansion, I respectfully said, "You've got to be kidding?  I don't know
nothing about politics."  I barely got desert.

The second time my political career was to be cut short was when I was
developing real estate in Houston, something of which I considered
myself fairly successful.  I was not a real estate broker, simply a
principal, but because of some recent small successes, and the fact I
had several real estate brokers in my employ, I was asked to attend the
Houston Board of Real Estate Commission, or something like that.

Somehow, somewhere, someone nominated me as president of the
association, and for some reason everyone stood and applauded.  I
suddenly was forced with having to make an impromptu speech, which I can
do fairly well in a social situation, sufficiently lubricated, but with
which I'm fairly uncomfortable being pushed - no scratch that -carried
to a podium.

Nonetheless, I found myself staring at about 250 adoring realtors,
wherein I simply stated that I did not know but maybe 2 or 3 of the
audience that upheld their written bylaws or even the ethics of an
attorney's, and therefore, having be nominated I would not run, and if
elected…the rest was shouted down.  I barely got out of there alive.
That was 27 years ago.

I now actually respect the real estate community and even like some
attorneys.  But one might say that politics ain't  my game.

However, I must respond to the questions about the Texas 11. Here's my
take.   It was reported in the Albuquerque Journal that they were here
for 12 days and spent over $100,000.00.  Let's see.  They spent 100/12 =
$8,333/day, $8,333/day / 11 = $758 per Democrat per day.  That's a lot
of green chile enchiladas. It was all supposed to be out of their own
pockets, but I bet there are some invitations to fundraisers in the mail
right now.

Plus, it was all for naught, people, because one got homesick and
scooted home. The Texas Senate reconvened and went about its
"gerrymander".

It adds up to one more reason why I'm apolitical.
Steven Jackson - sjackson@inter800.com
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Tip of the Week

If your screen goes out of site or your window has moved partially
off-screen and you can't get to the title bar to move it back?

Don't worry, there's an easy way to move it back where you can control
it.

1-Click the Alt and Space keys at the same time
2-Press the "M" key
3-Using the arrow keys move where you want it.

If you have any tips or shortcuts that you think the readers of this
Newsletter will find useful, send them to sjackson@inter800.com

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