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• individualized learning plans,

• courses tailored to students’ specific learning styles and levels,

• flexible scheduling, and

• real-time monitoring of student progress and success

• Seeking a more challenging learning environment,

• Needing support and tutoring in order to stay on track for graduation,

• Looking for a learning option that accounts for their personal learning style,

• Trying to balance a full work schedule with their classes in order to help support the family, or

• Pursuing long-term professional goals (such as becoming a pro athlete, actor or musician) while still trying to complete their highschool degree.

An astonishing 40 percent of Americans have either experienced or know someone who has experienced an eating disorder, yet misperceptions about these devastating diseases are still plentiful. To build understanding and awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 21-27), Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoverycenter.com), a licensed and Joint Commission accredited behavioral hospital providing comprehensive treatment and sustainable recovery for eating disorders, reveals five eye-opening eating disorder facts that are not widely known.

1. 1. Eating disorders are genetic. An individual with an anorexic mother or sister is 12 times more likely to develop anorexia nervosa and four times more likely to develop bulimia nervosa. These are not disorders of choice.
2. 2. Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness. A woman with anorexia nervosa is 5.6 times more likely to die than another woman of her same age. The most frequent causes of death from eating disorders are suicide (32%), complications associated with anorexia (19%), and cancer (11%). The average age of death for an individual with anorexia is only 34 years.
3. 3. The circumstances that cause an eating disorder often have nothing to do with the reasons it continues. An illness, traumatic experience or diet may initiate an eating disorder. However, an individual’s underlying personality traits, values and fears are what can prohibit recovery.
4. 4. Eating disorders are not merely triggered by a desire to be thin. For instance, an individual who does not know that he or she has wheat or lactose intolerance may develop a fear of food due to the discomfort or pain it causes. Someone in chemotherapy or with a gastrointestinal disorder may stop eating to avoid nausea.
5. 5. People can completely recover from eating disorders. Eating disorders are not addictions and do not have to lead to lifelong struggles with food. With proper treatment, individuals can completely recover from eating disorders.

“The fact is that eating disorders are complex, biologically based mental illnesses. They can arise from a variety of potential causes and affect a wide demographic of Americans,” explains Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, founding partner and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. “In our society, eating disorders carry stigmas that too often prevent people from seeking help. Awareness minimizes misconceptions and is vital to help the millions of people with eating disorders feel comfortable finding the treatment they need.”

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a participant in a unique education filled with adventure? Have you always dreamed of new cultures and learning in a unique way? Are you interested in becoming a traveling student with The Academy for International Movement Studies (AIMS)? This is a one of a kind institution that provides the unique opportunity for high school students to live and travel abroad while pursuing their love for dance.

My name is Wess Staats, Founder and Director of The Academy for International

Movement Studies based in Boulder Colorado. AIMS is a unique learning institution that provides the opportunity for high school and pre-college students to live and travel abroad, focus on Movement Studies and Dance while

obtaining a quality college preparatory education.

This summer, The Academy for International Movement Studies will be based in the Kazavati region of the island Thassos in Greece. This is a very exciting and unique opportunity for students to live, learn and travel abroad with the ability to

express their passion of dance and other artistic pursuits in the performance arena. The deadline for enrollment is June 8, 2010.

A typical day in the Academy begins with morning dance technique classes

scheduled at the amphitheater. During the day, regular academic classes are
planned such as Introduction to Philosophy and The Greek Language. The evenings are dedicated to rehearsals, leading up to a performance at the end of the summer program. One day a week will be dedicated to excursions and volunteer work to allow the students to participate and become involved in the culture.

AIMS prides itself by fostering individuality, accountability, creativity, and

international diplomacy through the everyday challenge of community living,
international travel, dancing and performing. We give our students the
opportunity to take advantage of cultural and educational offerings in a
fashion that is both challenging and inspiring. We provide life altering and
enhancing experiences and memories for a lifetime.

If you need more information, you can view the website at:

http://www.aimsdance.com, download a flyer, or contact

Wess Staats, Founder and Director, directly at 720-317-7550

or

email me at info@aimsdance.com.

Thank you so much for your consideration, and have a wonderful week!

Sincerely,

Wess Staats

The Executive Director of Colorado’s new public online high school, Audie Rubin brings not only his years of experience in education as both an administrator and teacher; but also his leadership and vision as a pioneer in the use of online education technology to open the classroom and accelerate learning for Colorado students.

“The challenge facing education today is to close the gap between how students live and how they learn,” Rubin said. “At Provost Academy Colorado, we are excited to meet this challenge with our pro-learning, pro-student, pro-success focus to help all students achieve their goals.”

Provost Academy is a state-authorized public virtual high school that is free of charge to residents of Colorado. Backed by EdisonLearning’s experience in preparing more than 1 million students for college and the workforce, Provost Academy provides students personalized learning plans adapted to meet their schedule and specific academic needs.

As a leading advocate and pioneer of online education in Colorado, Rubin brings a valuable knowledge and innovation to his new position. As Director of Student Online Learning for the Jeffco Public Schools, he developed full time online programs, and partnered with district high schools to implement hybrid learning opportunities. During his tenure, Rubin increased the number of students learning online throughout the district from 150 to over 3,000 and the number of online teachers from 20 to over 200 in 18 months. As a principal with Colorado Virtual Academy, Rubin designed and successfully launched the academy’s online high school.

“I have seen the strides students make in their academic success when they are truly engaged in the online experience, and their education matches their individual learning style. But I also know that not all online schools are the same,” Rubin said. “Unlike other online schools, Provost Academy has a robust offering of more than 100 courses, developed in collaboration with faculty of Stanford University’s School of Education. It is also backed by EdisonLearning, the nation's largest partner to public school districts and communities nationwide including here in Colorado.”

In addition to his work in schools, Rubin is advancing online opportunities for Colorado students as a member of the Colorado Department of Education’s Committee for Online Learning. Outside of the field of education, Rubin has partnered with Sun Microsystems and Microsoft to develop educational initiatives in the United States as well as in Japan and Australia. He received his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Colorado University-Denver, and his undergraduate degree from San Jose State University.

“We are extremely pleased and honored that Audie Rubin, a solid educator and true innovator has accepted the leadership role at Provost Academy,” said Jeffrey Popiel, President & CEO of Geotech Environmental Equipment in Denver and chairman of the Provost Academy Colorado board. “Mr. Rubin’s commitment to the mission of Provost Academy and experience adds tremendous value and quality to the education experience our students will receive.”

Provost Academy Colorado is currently enrolling students in grades 9 through 12 for the school year starting August 2010 online at www.co.provostacademy.com or by phone at 888.472.2656.

Boulder Valley School District Education Center
6500 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, Colo.

Every experience shapes a child, but which of these experiences can make your child more vulnerable to a distorted body image or eating disorder? Join Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, CEDS, co-founder of Eating Recovery Center, in conjunction with the University of Colorado - Boulder for a community conversation about eating disorders, prevention awareness, and resources and tools for maintaining a strong body image. Please join us Thursday, February 18, 2010, from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., with Dr. Weiner speaking specifically at 9:15 a.m., for this important eating disorders awareness event.

For more information, please contact Betsy Fox at (720) 563-7007 or foxbetsy123@msn.com

The 2009 Colorado Health Report Card, released today by the Colorado Health Foundation, documents that Colorado continues to fall behind in important areas affecting children’s health. Key indicators track the health status of Coloradans in five different life stages,
and this year’s report shows that the biggest declines occurred in children’s
health.

The overall grade for Healthy Children dropped from a C- in 2008 to a rating of D+ in 2009. Among the indicators for this life stage, the most dramatic drop was in childhood obesity where the state fell from third in the nation to twenty third. In addition, Colorado remains in the bottom half of all states in four out of the six indicators for this life stage. Particularly disturbing are our rankings for the number of children who do not have health insurance (45^th); children who do not receive routine preventative dental care (38^th); and school-age children who participate in vigorous activity (34^th).

“The results of this year’s report make clear that we are failing to meet the basic health needs of Colorado’s children. We can and must do better. Other states and local communities have implemented policy measures to tackle the problems that plague children’s health,” said Anne Warhover, president and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation. “This data should serve as a rallying cry for the people of Colorado and especially the state’s health care community to make
changes that will reverse this alarming trend and positively impact the health
of our children.”

Colorado gets high marks on other surveys for healthy lifestyles, but the Report Card indicates that there are several areas where the state is losing ground. In response the Report Card results, Gov. Bill Ritter said “It will take a concerted Colorado effort to create healthier communities and a healthier future for our children. Ritter continued “We are making progress in many areas, such as giving more children a smart start to their day with healthy school breakfasts, providing higher-quality health coverage to more kids around the state, and partnering with organizations like the Colorado Health Foundation to provide a stronger focus on prevention and wellness through diet and exercise. But we clearly have much more work to do on behalf of our children. We must take on this challenge because the cost of doing nothing is far too high.”

“Now is the time to make positive changes that will improve the lives of our children. Any grade below an A is unacceptable,” said David Livingston, Chairman of the Colorado Health Foundation’s Board of Directors “If we do not take proactive steps to address the indicators where we are lagging behind other states, we run the risk of losing even more ground.

The Colorado Health Report Card is in its third year of reporting on the health of Coloradans based on 38 key indicators. The 2009 Report Card breaks down the population into five life stages: Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Children, Healthy Adolescents, Healthy Adults and Healthy Aging.

The Colorado Health Foundation began issuing the Report Card in its current format in 2007 as a way to help Coloradans understand that there is still a lot of work to be before becoming the healthiest state in the nation.

Stan Brezenoff Write A Letter To chief executive of St. Vincent For What

Stan Brezenoff, president of Continuum Health Partners, a consortium of five hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn, said in a letter to Henry J. Amoroso, the president and chief executive of St. Vincent¡¯s, that he was withdrawing the offer because of what he said had been a negative reaction to it from both the State Health Department and St. Vincent¡¯s own board of Dell latitude d600 battery . The letter was sent last Friday but not released until Thursday.

But Mr. Brezenoff left open the possibility that St. Vincent¡¯s could return to talks with Continuum.The uncertainty over St. Vincent¡¯s future has led some doctors ¡ª especially star doctors ¡ª to begin making plans beyond their affiliation with St. Vincent¡¯s. Several St. Vincent¡¯s physicians have approached Continuum about securing admitting privileges at its hospitals of Sony-VGP-BPS2 battery , which would give them the right to work in those hospitals, Jim Mandler, a spokesman for the network, confirmed Thursday.

Mr. Mandler said Continuum was talking to those doctors, ¡°because we are very much aware of the recruitment efforts of other hospitals for these physicians of Dell latitude d520 battery.¡±St. Vincent¡¯s, the last remaining Catholic general hospital in New York City, is $700 million in debt and needed a state loan this week to make its payroll.

In its offer submitted to St. Vincent¡¯s on Jan. 22, Continuum proposed to continue running outpatient facilities for the hospital, on 12th Street and Seventh Avenue of Dell latitude d600 battery , while funneling those who need inpatient care to its own hospitals, St. Luke¡¯s Roosevelt on West 58th Street and Beth Israel, across town on the East Side. Most emergency room and inpatient services would have been eliminated.

The Continuum plan created an immediate uproar at St. Vincent¡¯s and among local politicians, who said the neighborhood could not be without an emergency room or inpatient services and who accused Continuum of being more interested in shutting down competition and improving its own finances than in saving neighborhood health care of VGP-BPS2.

In his letter, Mr. Brezenoff expressed pique that St. Vincent¡¯s was considering looking for other offers, hinting that he believed that this would turn Continuum¡¯s offer into a bargaining chip of Dell latitude d610 battery . He made it clear that his offer had been a take-it-or-leave-it one.¡°On reflection,¡± Mr. Brezenoff said, ¡°I feel constrained to take the formal step of withdrawing the proposal that we sent to you on January 22, 2010.¡±

Mr. Brezenoff declined to comment Thursday, but his swift withdrawal of the offer seven days after submitting it reflected his reputation as a skilled player of political hardball of ThinkPad T60 Battery ,ThinkPad T61 Battery , skills honed as a former president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a deputy mayor in the administration of Mayor Edward I. Koch.

His letter indicated that the door was still open to negotiation if St. Vincent¡¯s came back to him on his terms. ¡°Needless to say, I hope, we stand ready to resume discussions and negotiations at any time if it appears that this would be productive of Sony-VGP-BPS2 battery,¡± the letter said.Sister Jane Iannucelli, the vice chairwoman of St. Vincent¡¯s board, declined on Thursday to comment on Mr. Brezenoff¡¯s letter.

Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn put a positive spin on Mr. Brezenoff¡¯s decision, saying it could be good for the hospital, because it indicated ¡°a growing recognition of all the parties involved in this process that the community of Dell latitude d610 battery is not going to accept a proposal that doesn¡¯t sustain a full-service hospital.¡±

Continuum was absent from a meeting Wednesday with Gov. David A. Paterson, Mr. Amoroso, local elected officials, union leaders and hospital creditors to discuss a long-term solution for the hospital¡¯s financial problems of ThinkPad T61 Battery . The governor said after the meeting that the state had agreed to keep St. Vincent¡¯s afloat for at least a month while it looked for partners.

Mr. Brezenoff suggested in his letter that the state had been critical of Continuum¡¯s plan to eliminate the hospital¡¯s inpatient beds and close its emergency room of Dell latitude d520 battery. Diane Mathis, a spokeswoman for the state Health Department, said the department had taken a neutral position on it. ¡°This process has really just begun,¡± she said.

Stan Brezenoff Write A Letter To chief executive of St. Vincent For What

Stan Brezenoff, president of Continuum Health Partners, a consortium of five hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn, said in a letter to Henry J. Amoroso, the president and chief executive of St. Vincent¡¯s, that he was withdrawing the offer because of what he said had been a negative reaction to it from both the State Health Department and St. Vincent¡¯s own board of Dell latitude d600 battery . The letter was sent last Friday but not released until Thursday.

But Mr. Brezenoff left open the possibility that St. Vincent¡¯s could return to talks with Continuum.The uncertainty over St. Vincent¡¯s future has led some doctors ¡ª especially star doctors ¡ª to begin making plans beyond their affiliation with St. Vincent¡¯s. Several St. Vincent¡¯s physicians have approached Continuum about securing admitting privileges at its hospitals of Sony-VGP-BPS2 battery , which would give them the right to work in those hospitals, Jim Mandler, a spokesman for the network, confirmed Thursday.

Mr. Mandler said Continuum was talking to those doctors, ¡°because we are very much aware of the recruitment efforts of other hospitals for these physicians of Dell latitude d520 battery.¡±St. Vincent¡¯s, the last remaining Catholic general hospital in New York City, is $700 million in debt and needed a state loan this week to make its payroll.

In its offer submitted to St. Vincent¡¯s on Jan. 22, Continuum proposed to continue running outpatient facilities for the hospital, on 12th Street and Seventh Avenue of Dell latitude d600 battery , while funneling those who need inpatient care to its own hospitals, St. Luke¡¯s Roosevelt on West 58th Street and Beth Israel, across town on the East Side. Most emergency room and inpatient services would have been eliminated.

The Continuum plan created an immediate uproar at St. Vincent¡¯s and among local politicians, who said the neighborhood could not be without an emergency room or inpatient services and who accused Continuum of being more interested in shutting down competition and improving its own finances than in saving neighborhood health care of VGP-BPS2.

In his letter, Mr. Brezenoff expressed pique that St. Vincent¡¯s was considering looking for other offers, hinting that he believed that this would turn Continuum¡¯s offer into a bargaining chip of Dell latitude d610 battery . He made it clear that his offer had been a take-it-or-leave-it one.¡°On reflection,¡± Mr. Brezenoff said, ¡°I feel constrained to take the formal step of withdrawing the proposal that we sent to you on January 22, 2010.¡±

Mr. Brezenoff declined to comment Thursday, but his swift withdrawal of the offer seven days after submitting it reflected his reputation as a skilled player of political hardball of ThinkPad T60 Battery ,ThinkPad T61 Battery , skills honed as a former president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a deputy mayor in the administration of Mayor Edward I. Koch.

His letter indicated that the door was still open to negotiation if St. Vincent¡¯s came back to him on his terms. ¡°Needless to say, I hope, we stand ready to resume discussions and negotiations at any time if it appears that this would be productive of Sony-VGP-BPS2 battery,¡± the letter said.Sister Jane Iannucelli, the vice chairwoman of St. Vincent¡¯s board, declined on Thursday to comment on Mr. Brezenoff¡¯s letter.

Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn put a positive spin on Mr. Brezenoff¡¯s decision, saying it could be good for the hospital, because it indicated ¡°a growing recognition of all the parties involved in this process that the community of Dell latitude d610 battery is not going to accept a proposal that doesn¡¯t sustain a full-service hospital.¡±

Continuum was absent from a meeting Wednesday with Gov. David A. Paterson, Mr. Amoroso, local elected officials, union leaders and hospital creditors to discuss a long-term solution for the hospital¡¯s financial problems of ThinkPad T61 Battery . The governor said after the meeting that the state had agreed to keep St. Vincent¡¯s afloat for at least a month while it looked for partners.

Mr. Brezenoff suggested in his letter that the state had been critical of Continuum¡¯s plan to eliminate the hospital¡¯s inpatient beds and close its emergency room of Dell latitude d520 battery. Diane Mathis, a spokeswoman for the state Health Department, said the department had taken a neutral position on it. ¡°This process has really just begun,¡± she said.

Users Complain About The Exhausted of Battery Power

Users have complained of battery issues, including premature warnings that the power is exhausted, as well as more dire demands to replace the battery of Dell latitude d520 battery , for months, long before Windows 7 went final.Microsoft said it was looking for a common cause to the battery complaints. "We are working with our partners to determine the root cause and will update the [support] forum with information and guidance as it becomes available," the spokeswoman said.

Microsoft claimed that the problem was in the Windows 7 tool that decided when the battery had been drained, or was unable to hold a charge. "We are investigating this issue in conjunction with our hardware partners, which appears to be related to system firmware (BIOS)," a Microsoft spokeswoman said today for ThinkPad T60 Battery , ThinkPad T61 Battery referring to the firmware that boots the PC and initialises the hardware components. "The warning received in Windows 7 uses firmware information to determine if battery replacement is needed."

A very long thread on Microsoft's support site dedicated to Windows 7 battery problems kicked off in early June 2009, and remains active; more than a dozen new messages were posted on Tuesday, for example of Sony-VGP-BPS2A battery .While some users on that thread agree with Microsoft that the warnings are spurious, others believe that the new operating system has permanently crippled their batteries.

The legal challenge was filed today by Defenders of Wildlife, The Humane Society of the United States, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Natural Resources Defense Council of Dell latitude d600 battery, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Florida Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Animal Welfare Institute, Ocean Mammal Institute, Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats, and Cetacean Society International.

"I have tried charging the battery while the computer is off or in another OS, and it does not work," said someone identified as "DanLee81" today. "It will charge for a few minutes, then stop for IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery ,ThinkPad T61 Battery The battery will say it's full when it actually only has a few minutes of charge, and when you take out the A/C, it will either last for a few minutes, or completely shut off your laptop. This behavior happens in all [OSes] after Windows 7 damages the battery, not just within Windows 7."

An inmate at the Floyd County Prison was charged with battery, obstruction and terroristic threats after a physical altercation with a deputy on Wednesday.According to Floyd County Jail records of Dell latitude d520 battery , Dell latitude d600 battery:Courtney Jamal Taylor of McDonough, was charged with felony obstruction of law enforcement officers, felony terroristic threats and acts and misdemeanor battery.

Prison officials stated that while being escorted down a hall by deputies, Taylor broke away and tried to run from officers. While deputies were attempting to apprehend him, Taylor allegedly struck an officer in the face several times with his fist for VGP-BPS2A battery . He also allegedly yelled that he would “come back and kill” the deputy he punched.Taylor was booked into the Floyd County Jail and later transported back to prison authorities.

Others reported that their batteries underperformed, even after they abandoned Windows 7 and returned their notebooks to running Windows XP or Vista, or switched to Linux of Dell latitude d600 battery . "Rolling back does not work either," said "Dreklia" in another message on Tuesday. "I feel rip[ped] off!"Users reported a wide variety of affected makes and models, including laptops from Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba.

In some cases, Windows 7 claimed that brand new notebooks were unable to hold a charge. "Until yesterday it used [to] state that I had 7 hours battery life after a full charge of Sony-VGP-BPS2A; today after a full charge, it states that I have 4 hours left," said "tigger1962" of a three week old Toshiba Satellite T110. "I've only had it on now 15 minutes and my charge has now gone down to 2 hours 24 minutes."

Laptop owners are not the only ones who have noticed battery irregularities in Windows 7. Last summer, reviewers for several publications and sites said that Windows 7 slashed battery life by almost a third when compared to XP for Dell latitude d610 battery. That ran counter to Microsoft's promise that Windows 7 would actually increase battery endurance.

Users Complain About The Exhausted of Battery Power

Users have complained of battery issues, including premature warnings that the power is exhausted, as well as more dire demands to replace the battery of Dell latitude d520 battery , for months, long before Windows 7 went final.Microsoft said it was looking for a common cause to the battery complaints. "We are working with our partners to determine the root cause and will update the [support] forum with information and guidance as it becomes available," the spokeswoman said.

Microsoft claimed that the problem was in the Windows 7 tool that decided when the battery had been drained, or was unable to hold a charge. "We are investigating this issue in conjunction with our hardware partners, which appears to be related to system firmware (BIOS)," a Microsoft spokeswoman said today for ThinkPad T60 Battery , ThinkPad T61 Battery referring to the firmware that boots the PC and initialises the hardware components. "The warning received in Windows 7 uses firmware information to determine if battery replacement is needed."

A very long thread on Microsoft's support site dedicated to Windows 7 battery problems kicked off in early June 2009, and remains active; more than a dozen new messages were posted on Tuesday, for example of Sony-VGP-BPS2A battery .While some users on that thread agree with Microsoft that the warnings are spurious, others believe that the new operating system has permanently crippled their batteries.

The legal challenge was filed today by Defenders of Wildlife, The Humane Society of the United States, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Natural Resources Defense Council of Dell latitude d600 battery, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Florida Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Animal Welfare Institute, Ocean Mammal Institute, Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats, and Cetacean Society International.

"I have tried charging the battery while the computer is off or in another OS, and it does not work," said someone identified as "DanLee81" today. "It will charge for a few minutes, then stop for IBM ThinkPad T60 Battery ,ThinkPad T61 Battery The battery will say it's full when it actually only has a few minutes of charge, and when you take out the A/C, it will either last for a few minutes, or completely shut off your laptop. This behavior happens in all [OSes] after Windows 7 damages the battery, not just within Windows 7."

An inmate at the Floyd County Prison was charged with battery, obstruction and terroristic threats after a physical altercation with a deputy on Wednesday.According to Floyd County Jail records of Dell latitude d520 battery , Dell latitude d600 battery:Courtney Jamal Taylor of McDonough, was charged with felony obstruction of law enforcement officers, felony terroristic threats and acts and misdemeanor battery.

Prison officials stated that while being escorted down a hall by deputies, Taylor broke away and tried to run from officers. While deputies were attempting to apprehend him, Taylor allegedly struck an officer in the face several times with his fist for VGP-BPS2A battery . He also allegedly yelled that he would “come back and kill” the deputy he punched.Taylor was booked into the Floyd County Jail and later transported back to prison authorities.

Others reported that their batteries underperformed, even after they abandoned Windows 7 and returned their notebooks to running Windows XP or Vista, or switched to Linux of Dell latitude d600 battery . "Rolling back does not work either," said "Dreklia" in another message on Tuesday. "I feel rip[ped] off!"Users reported a wide variety of affected makes and models, including laptops from Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba.

In some cases, Windows 7 claimed that brand new notebooks were unable to hold a charge. "Until yesterday it used [to] state that I had 7 hours battery life after a full charge of Sony-VGP-BPS2A; today after a full charge, it states that I have 4 hours left," said "tigger1962" of a three week old Toshiba Satellite T110. "I've only had it on now 15 minutes and my charge has now gone down to 2 hours 24 minutes."

Laptop owners are not the only ones who have noticed battery irregularities in Windows 7. Last summer, reviewers for several publications and sites said that Windows 7 slashed battery life by almost a third when compared to XP for Dell latitude d610 battery. That ran counter to Microsoft's promise that Windows 7 would actually increase battery endurance.