G-chat lets you see who else is chained to their computer (or Blackberry or iPhone) at any given moment.
He said Betancourt is forced to sleep chained by her neck as punishment for having tried to escape five times and suffers from hepatitis.
Proponents say chained CPI is a more accurate way to measure inflation than the way it's done now, which they say overstates growth in consumer prices.
Some critics have said chained CPI is not a better way to measure inflation for Social Security recipients, because they spend so much on health care, which rises faster than inflation.
While in some cases lawyers do not manage the transition well or wisely, what is the alternative to professional movement: career government lawyers chained to their desks?
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It is said that they entered the offices without permission, handcuffed and chained themselves to the desks and attached themselves to each other with a plastic pipe.
For Social Security, Obama plans to propose a switch to a key Republican request called "chained CPI, " which is an inflation formula.
Anti-nuclear protesters chained themselves together at the gate of the Faslane naval base on the Clyde which is home to the UK's Trident weapon system.
He wants to tie the adjustment to what's called the Chained Consumer Price Index, which many believe is a truer reflection of how we spend money during economic swings.
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There is a pervasive belief in our society that in order to be productive, we need to be chained to our desks with our heads down.
Tragically, the micro-USB charging port is located on the upper left side of the phone, which is an incredibly awkward place when you're trying to use the device whilst it's chained to an outlet.
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