For the 102,800 applicants selected in the first stage of dv-2010 lottery, the much-coveted US Greencard will not just be a distant dream. Out of these applicants, 50K were selected for the visa interviews Those interested in being a part of the dv-2010 lottery had to submit an electronic form online, and out of the 13.6 million applicants, 102,800 eligible entries have been picked through a random, computer-generated lottery. However, not all selected applicants will get a visa after the interview process. That is the reason why the lottery picks more than the requisite in the first stage.
None of the selected applicants are informed by e-mail, but through letters (postal mail) only. The US greencard diversity applicants, who have not been selected in the lottery, do not receive any confirmation; only the selected are contacted by the Kentucky Consular center. Those who have not been selected are also free to apply again in the diversity visa lottery 2011. The selected applicants have been dispatched letters along with the required instructions. If you are among the lucky people who have been selected through the US diversity visa lottery, you must adhere to the next stage instructions and act swiftly in order to get your US visa. During the next stage, the selected applicants will be required to give proof of their eligibility.
In keeping with the annual diversity visa lottery tradition, the dates for the DV-2011 have also been announced. You can see them online on our website, and apply for another chance. However, a lottery is a lottery. However, we are trying our best to make sure a correct submission of your dv2011 lottery form. This is the first milestone and a very important one. Note that we are not affiliated to government or any government body in any way. We only try to help you along the way. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
MetalCell MetalCell gives gives soldiers a charge anywhere. All they need is a little saltwater – or in a pinch, some urine.
If you've got an electronic device, you need power either in the form of a cable or a battery. If you've got a battery, you still need a means of charging it. And if you're in the military, you know that you never have exactly what you need exactly when you need it. Which is why South Korean battery makers have created the MetalCell, a magnesium battery based on 2,000-year-old technology that can be charged with saltwater or, barring that, urine.
MetalCell was designed with militaries in mind; on the modern battlefield, soldiers rely on a growing array of electronics to execute their missions, but when operating in remote areas or cut off from support, those devices can run out of juice at inopportune moments. But MetalCell can sit in the back of a Humvee, in a remote bunker, or in a locker at a forward operating base for years, waiting to power up electrical devices in a pinch.
Labels: cell, fuel, technology
On May 3, 1978, The first documented spam message was sent out to 393 recipients on ARPANET. The message was sent by Gary Thuerk and advertised the availability of a new model of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) computer. Several thousand people were on the ARPAnet then, most of them computer scientists.
Thuerk wanted to send all 600 ARPAnet members on the West Coast of the US an e-mail invitation. He decided it was too much work to send everyone a single e-mail, which was the standard practice at the time, so he decided to send one e-mail to everyone. The reaction from the net community was fiercely negative and earned DEC a stern reprimand from Major Raymond Czahor – chief administrator of Arpanet, but Thuerk’s spam did generate some sales.
Thuerk’s innovation earned him the dubious honor of being added to the Guinness World Records when the term “spam” didn’t exist yet.
Following the first spam message a long chain of discussion between APRAnet users who were concerned about censorship on Apranet occured which can be viewed here.
On spams 32nd birthday despite many ideas, we still have not managed to resolve the spam problem, willl domain based reputation be the answer?
Sources:
http://www.templetons.com/brad/spamreact.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Thuerk
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18084/spam-turning-30-this-month-no-gifts-please/
Labels: email, first, internet, spam, technology