Or in a cell phone, for that matter, which is one of the reasons that major cell phone makers from Nokia to Ericsson recently decided to support another stripped-down operating system--this one from London-based Psion--as a standard for wireless computing.
A-levels to get to university is the new, dumbed-down, exam system for 18-year-olds.
The Fed will then evaluate the applications to make sure the banks are healthy enough to survive--and not drag down the financial system--without a government lifeline.
It's a little like LoJack -- the car security system that tracks down and recovers stolen vehicles -- for your computer.
Democracy is changing before our eyes - more elected posts, more voting systems, more choice as the two-party system continues to break down and, above all other things - more unpredictable than ever.
The present system offers only top-down, Soviet-style controls: raise deductibles, raise insurance copays, cut back on benefits.
For many, it was hard to tell which side of the system broke down worse--the electronic messaging system or the dwindling number of floor-based traders who use it.
Running on the software giant's Windows CE operating system, a stripped-down version of its desktop software, the devices will offer a calendar, address book, memo pad, voice recorder, e-mail and limited web browsing.
Our rigid, top-down, union-dictated system isn't working.
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The quest to remake teachers' annual performance grades began in 2010, when the state passed a law requiring districts to jettison systems that allowed principals to judge teachers on a simple up-or-down system that critics considered arbitrary and all but useless.
Two of the four gyroscopes - part of the space station's pointing and navigating system - were initially shut down but the crew installed a jumper cable to bring up a third gyroscope, leaving the station in a much more stable position, AP says.
In the days before the health-care system began slimming down, most insurance policies covered the procedure.
Every month it appears more likely that the pay-TV system will break down.
Clinton served up another course of dainty presidential tapas, like overhauling the nation's meat-inspection system and cracking down on truants.
We walk on eggshells in a watered-down education system where teachers lack the courage to be honest and speak their minds.
CE, Microsoft's scaled-down operating system for the consumer market.
Yang Kai, editor of the People's Daily overseas edition, calls the ministry's merger the "most striking" part of the new round of government downsizing and says the new "slimmed-down" system will give rise to a "clean, efficient and service-oriented government".
Each Mortons The Steakhouse private dining boardroom is equipped with a Velocity HD Digital Suite, which includes a nine-foot drop-down high-definition screen, HD projection system, and 7.2 cinema surround sound.
In addition, he said, the background-check system tends to break down on weekends, when gun shows often swell traffic.
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They all have had a strong position on the need to have mandatory limits and the cap-and-trade system that drives costs down.
GPS, which uses signals from satellites, only works well outside and its co-ordinate system only identifies areas down to a few metres in diameter.
The system does has some down sides -- It only updates every five minutes, so troops would still have to contact their commanders before opening fire.
This time, unlike in the first round of attacks, central London's public-transport system was not shut down, though there was considerable disruption, with Underground lines suspended (some had still not re-opened since the first round of bombings) and areas of the city cordoned off.
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To make the inMotion Air more in-sync with a mobile lifestyle, the Bluetooth class 1 utilized in this system cuts down on interference to other devices such as Wi-Fi networks and cordless phones.
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The Lib Dems also favour a system of no-fault compensation to cut down on the need for costly litigation following medical errors.
Anyways, Forbes contributor Daniel Tack has an excellent run-down of the Foundry system in Neverwinter, and it really does sounds terrific.
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The radical changes that Rhee brought to the DC public school system ushering in in top-down accountability and tremendous improvement in student achievement should be emulated nationwide.
Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned that the mass-transit system would likely be shut down for most of the weekend if Hurricane Irene continues along its projected course.
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It would be nice if, with the death of CLASS, insurance industry groups, advocates for the aged and disabled, and long-term care providers could sit down together and design a long-term care financing system that does work.
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