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Leroy Jones, Jr. is the creator of Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr., as well as PoliticalJones.com. He is a Political Commentator and Government Affairs Consultant based in Washington, D.C. For over 20 years, Mr. Jones has worked in federal government affairs, including public service as an aide on both sides of Capitol Hill and the Clinton White House.

Mr. Jones is the host of The PoliticalJones Report with Leroy Jones, Jr. which airs on various radio stations nationwide every Monday and Thursday.

FACEBOOK vs. CONGRESS

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It seems that things are heating up in D.C.!!!

Here's some background on the comings & goings:

Facebook's impending fight with D.C. (FAQ)

Stay tuned!

VIDEO DIET

I've had some problems with my YouTube channel
this week . . . I wonder if this was the cause of the problem.

You know people get real grumpy when they diet! :-)

YouTube's player goes on a diet

Well . . . at least this one is working!!! ;-)

WIRED/PEW HEALTH DECISIONS EVENT - MY QUESTION

WIRED/PEW HEALTH DECISIONS EVENT

I had the opportunity to attend this great event at the Pew Research Center on the role of health information in preventing chronic disease featuring:

Susannah Fox: The Associate Director of Digital Strategy at the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, where she studies the cultural shifts taking place at the intersection of technology and health care.

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Thomas Goetz: The executive editor of Wired Magazine and author of The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine.

Check out: The Decision Tree Blog.

TECH/HEALTH TERM - FIREWALL

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Firewall

Definition: A computer connected both to the Internet and the local Hospital Information Network (HIN) that prevents the passing of Internet traffic, in the form of Internet Protocol (IP) packets, to the internal hospital network. Provides an added layer of protection against "hackers."

There are two kinds of firewalls: external, which protect all hospital systems form the outside world, and internal, which protect only selected systems.

Firewall disadvantages: it restricts information transfer in both directions, and makes file transfer (ftp) and telnet (remote login) more difficult.