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1. Shaping Music with iPod Accessories by Denis Smith January 30, 2008 Music can shape lives, define generations and cross borders. The invention of the iPod has made it even easier to create and access your very own personal soundtrack to life. Capable of storing thousands of individual tracks, this definitive MP3 player is an essential piece of equipment for any music lover and has proven to be an international sensation. Techfocus offers an extensive range ...more...

2. Neighborhood Networks by HUD.gov September 21, 2007 Summary: Neighborhood Networks (NN) is a program that encourages property owners, managers, and residents of HUD-insured and -assisted housing to develop computer centers where residents can learn job skills and become more economically self-reliant. Purpose: NN was created to increase access for residents of HUD-insured and HUD-assisted properties to Internet opportunities. ...more...

3. Multifamily Housing Service Coordinators by HUD.gov September 21, 2007 Summary: Service Coordinators assist elderly individuals and persons with disabilities, living in federally-assisted multifamily housing, to obtain needed supportive services from community agencies. Services are intended to prevent premature and inappropriate institutionalization. Purpose: Independent living with assistance is a preferable, lower cost housing alternative to ...more...

4. About Second Chance Homes by HUD Dept of Community Planning and Development September 21, 2007 About Second Chance Homes "I have to say Visions (a Second Chance Home in Massachusetts) helped me quite a bit, I loved them. I wanted to go somewhere [with my life], and the staff respected me for that." - Tara, age 18 "When I was younger I said, ‘I’m never going on welfare. I’m going to college’ (but) school was just too much... I know I nee ...more...

5. HUD Veteran Resources by HUD Dept of Community Planning and Development September 21, 2007 Active Duty Military/Veterans and their families have been at the heart of many of the programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) -- even before HUD became a Federal Department. After World War II, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance combined with Veteran's Administration mortgage guarantees to help returning veterans achieve the American d ...more...

6. HIV/AIDS Housing Assistance by HUD Dept of Community Planning and Development September 21, 2007 The Need for HIV/AIDS Housing Assistance In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2002 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, approximately 384,906 persons are known to be living with AIDS and an additional 195,401 persons are known to be living with HIV infection. The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report says that since many States are not yet reporting on HIV and these figures are incom ...more...

7. Intimate Partner Violence: Overview by Dept of Human Services CDC.gov September 21, 2007 Intimate Partner Violence: Overview Occurrence Statistics about intimate partner violence (IPV) vary because of differences in how different data sources define IPV (see Overview section for the CDC definition) and collect data. For example, some definitions include stalking and psychological abuse, and others consider only physical and sexual violence. Data on IPV usually come ...more...