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United States ConstitutionIn the United States, the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.[1] They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1791 as a series of constitutional amendments, and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. The Bill of Rights limits the powers of the Federal government of the United States, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. The Bill of Rights protects the freedoms of speech, press, and religion; the right to keep and bear arms; the freedom of assembly; the freedom to petition; and prohibits unreasonable search and seizure; cruel and unusual punishment; and compelled self-incrimination. The Bill of Rights also prohibits Congress from making any law respecting establishment of religion and prohibits the Federal Government from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. In Federal, criminal cases, it requires indictment by grand jury for any capital or "infamous crime," guarantees a speedy public trial with an impartial jury composed of members of the state or judicial district in which the crime occurred, and prohibits double jeopardy. In addition, the Bill of Rights states that "the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,"[2] and reserves all powers not granted to the federal government to the citizenry or States. Most of these restrictions were later applied to the states by a series of decisions applying the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, after the American Civil War. Madison proposed the Bill of Rights while ideological conflict between Federalists and anti-Federalists, dating from the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, threatened the overall ratification of the new national Constitution. It largely responded to the Constitution's influential opponents, including prominent Founding Fathers, who argued that the Constitution should not be ratified because it failed to protect the basic principles of human liberty. The Bill was influenced by George Mason's 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights, the 1689 English Bill of Rights, works of the Age of Enlightenment pertaining to natural rights, and earlier English political documents such as Magna Carta (1215).
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1. The Bulletproof Network
August 20, 2008
Filtrona Extrusion implemented a network redesign and network security solutions to guarantee uninterrupted business processes at sites across the United States and Mexico. “Outsourcing seems like a sexy alternative for a lot of problems, but turning the management of your mission-critical infrastructure over to a third party is pretty scary,” says Jeff White, corporate director of IT for Filtrona Extrusion. When Jeff White joined Filtrona Extrusion as corporate IT director, the company was operating a single threaded network with mixed traffic mission-critical and non-mission critical traff... (read more)
Author: Bill Dodds
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2. What is VOIP and Why Do I Need Satellite Internet?
August 15, 2008
If you make long-distance calls frequently, then you probably expect a high phone bill. Telephone plans which include long distance as part of the overall fee can actually be quite limiting. In some instances there will be exorbitant fees on international calls while calls within the United States will remain unlimited. When you decide to go with VOIP and HughesNet Satellite Internet sold by a Direct TV dealer, you will discover that the best advantage of this service is the fact that you may make unlimited calls in any country for regular fees.
At this stage you may have no idea what VO... (read more)
Author: Gordon Runquest
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3. Ladbrokes set to accept US poker bets
August 10, 2008
Ladbrokes had made the decision to enter the US market prior to the passage of a bill making the operation of an online poker room illegal in the States.
“This follows with the guidance we gave earlier this year,” John O’Reilly, Managing Director of egaming said. “We intend to take advantage of our position in the market and invest heavily in player acquisition and sign ups are up 30% on last year, and we have set a 20% growth target for NGR between now and 2010 and we are bang in line with that.”
Commenting on Ladbrokes’ decision to join the Microgaming poker network and accep... (read more)
Author: Emma Gilbert
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4. God's Supply: What He's Got, You've Got!
July 28, 2008
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NKJV Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I’m thinking today about the phrase according to. Strong’s Greek Lexicon defines this phrase as used in Philippians 4:19: by, after the manner of, by any means, beyond measure We can see that the phrase according to does not mean only that God supplies our need from His riches in glory, but after the manner of His riches. For example, Bill Gates, I believe, is the richest man in the United States-surely one of the richest. He could quite easily... (read more)
Author: Bill Walker
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5. Trucking Talk Radio
July 24, 2008
It is no secret that talk radio has become a major force within our society, helping millions of listeners to draw their own conclusions on important topics that effect our daily lives. Who hasn’t heard of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes and Bill O’Reilly? Voicing their opinions and views across the airwaves, listeners can receive indepth analysis on subject matter such as who will be the next President of the United States, or how can you assist someone on the other side of the world when disaster strikes? No doubt, talk radio leads to controversial matters, but it offers all... (read more)
Author: Allen Smith
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6. Cross-Cultural Influence and Negotiation
July 14, 2008
Cross-Cultural Influence and Negotiation “The World is not Merely the World. It is Our World." -Agnes Meyer By Bill McCormick Since most of the readers of this article are located in the United States, many of the examples discuss some business challenges between Americans and other countries and cultures. However, the general principles apply to all situations where two or more cultures are involved. Seven Common Pitfalls When Influencing and Negotiating With Other Cultures 1.Don’t be ethnocentric. To say this a little dif... (read more)
Author: Bill McCormick
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7. The Pentagon's Battle Plan Is To Go Green
June 16, 2008
The vote was 324-84 as the United States House of Representatives recently approved legislation allowing the Justice Department to sue members of OPEC . The House bill blames OPEC for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices. In effect, it says that gas and oil prices in America are too high and that OPEC should therefore produce more product.
Of course, the vote is a study in congressional hypocrisy as many of the same members, who for decades have opposed drilling for oil and gas in various parts of the United States, voted in favor of holding OPEC accountable for... (read more)
Author: James Smith
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