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Have you ever had difficulties making selections and thought there was a better way? Let’s review both quick solutions, and on the other side, comprehensive and details techniques for making selections. Each approach has it’s place in your workflow. The more methods you know how to use, the faster and more effectively you’ll move in Photoshop.
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Good news for the unemployed: Congress has passed a bill that provides a second round of extended jobless benefits to people who exhaust their regular benefits and their first round of extended benefits, which was approved in July.
President Bush says he will sign the bill, which was passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate and earlier by the House. The extended [...]

Unemployed? More help for you
The Federal government has extended benefits for out of work Americans. Here are 5 things every worker should know about their unemployment check.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush signed The Unemployment Extension Act of 2008 into law Friday, lengthening the period of government assistance to Americans struggling in the shrinking job market.
The measure helps people whose [...]

Bush signs bill extending unemployment benefits into law
The number of people looking for work in the U.S. has surged past 10 million
Last Updated: Friday, November 21, 2008 | 9:55 AM ET
CBC News
U.S. President George Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that will keep unemployment cheques flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.
The bill extending unemployment benefits was [...]

Senate extends unemployment benefits
Bush to sign bill despite initial objections
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
Last update: 3:43 p.m. EST Nov. 20, 2008
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The Senate approved a House bill to extend unemployment benefits by at least seven weeks on Thursday, sending the measure to President Bush on the same day the Labor Department reported continuing claims for jobless benefits hit a [...]

Six Revisions has a great explanation of why it’s important to reset your CSS at the beginning of your Web development projects. A must read for everyone learning HTML, XHTML, and CSS.
Read CSS Tip #1: Resetting Your Styles with CSS Reset

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that President George W. Bush supported legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to ease the impact of the current economic crisis.
“The financial and credit crisis has slowed our economy dramatically. It is having an impact on job creation,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
“Because of the tight job market the president [...]

WASHINGTON – With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to provide further unemployment benefits.
The Senate this week is expected to take up a bill, already passed by the House, that would extend unemployment insurance checks for up to 13 additional weeks [...]

Senate takes last run at longer jobless benefits
By LAURIE KELLMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wary of playing Scrooge during tough economic times, Congress is defying President George W. Bush’s veto threat and considering extending unemployment benefits to the nation’s growing jobless masses.
The Senate this week is expected to take up legislation already passed by the House that would extend unemployment insurance for [...]

Firebug is a Firefox extension that helps to troubleshoot, XHTML, CSS, and other coding issues you may encounter while developing Web sites. The Firebug extension is installed on all workstations and can be accessed by clicking Tools > Firebug > Open Firebug from the Firefox menu. 
Firebug Official Web Site
Introduction to Firebug
Build Better Pages With Firebug
Firebug Tutorial: Getting Started
HTML/CSS/Javascript in Firefox
Debugging [...]