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15 hours and 21 minutes ago
Up for sale are a few of my 1:32 scale slot cars. They are in great shape and all have a few laps
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FOXNews.com -
20 hours and 46 minutes ago
A 14-year-old California boy became the last teenager reported abandoned under Nebraska's
safe-haven law, which was just changed to limit such drop-off to infants 30-days-old or less.
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News -
20 hours and 59 minutes ago
Members of DEATH ANGEL, WILL HAVEN, PHALLUCY, EIGHTFOURSEVEN, DEATH VALLEY HIGH and other special
guests will take part in a benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng on Saturday, November 29
at Fat City in San Francisco, California.
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AP Top Headlines At 8:44 a.m. EDT -
1 days and 12 hours ago
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to
a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children - including teenagers as old as 17 - to be abandoned at
state hospitals. The law, approved hours earlier by the Legislature in a 45-3 vote, goes into
effect Saturday, and makes Nebraska the 14th state with a 30-day age cap. It had been the only
state with a safe-haven law without an age limit....
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Guardian Unlimited -
1 days and 14 hours ago
A spectacular eco lodge at Siwa provides a haven of style and romance in the Sahara, discovers Nick
Maes
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FOXNews.com -
1 days and 17 hours ago
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven
law that allowed 35 children — including teenagers as old as 17
— to be abandoned at state hospitals.
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BBC News | World | UK Edition -
1 days and 17 hours ago
Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly
three dozen children.
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Mashable! -
1 days and 20 hours ago
As we reported
yesterday, Shaquille O’Neal is on
Twitter, and it’s definitely the real Shaq. But two days ago as a few people started
discovering The Big Aristotle’s account, not everyone was convinced.
Bryant Blount (aka lord_b) was one of the doubters after first hearing about @THE_REAL_SHAQ on a sports website. The
back and forth between the two ultimately lead to an unforgettable phone call for a sports fan,
and perhaps proves once and for all that Shaq is the coolest star athlete on the planet.
After first hearing about Shaq’s presence on Twitter, Blount decided to follow him. A few
hours later, much to Blount’s surprise, Shaq followed him back. Skeptical, Blount tweeted
“shaq has requested to follow me…boy is he gonna be disappointed.”
A bit later, he added “still 30% skeptical about shaq tweeting…will continue to
investigate and report back with any new findings.” Low and behold, Shaq responded at 1am
(the guy doesn’t appear to sleep based on his tweets), “LORD B, DNT B SKEPTICAL, ITS
ME GIMME A NUMBER I WILL CALL U.”
The Call
Since Blount’s Twitter account is private, he decided to go ahead and post his phone
number. Blount explained to me what happened the next day at work. “I was just doing some
stuff at work and tweeted ‘waiting for the big Aristotle to enlighten
me’. Then a blocked number came up on my phone and I answered. It definitely sounded like
Shaq,” he told me. A bit starstruck, the two chatted for “3 or 4 minutes” about
Twitter, the “fake” Shaq, and Blount’s hometown – New Haven,
CT – where Shaq apparently used to play basketball with some people.
Is Shaq Really That Cool?
After the conversation, Shaq tweeted “I just talk to my good friend lord b, hes cool, im a
invite him to a game , him and his family.” Of course, all of this was simply amazing to
Blount, who tweeted, “@THE_REAL_SHAQ Big ups to shaq for making my life with that call. you
can see why the big fella needs so many nicknames–he’s mad cool.”
Expanding beyond
140 characters, Blount told me “I just thought it was amazing that Shaq was tweeting and
really direct. A lot of [athletes] have blogs, MySpace, and Facebook, but Shaq on Twitter is
pretty crazy because a lot of people are hearing him. I was never a huge Shaq fan, but one of the
things he said was ‘I’m a regular guy just like you.’ I think
he’s a great guy and a great person, you can just tell.”
What’s Next For Shaq on Twitter?
Kathleen Hessert, who manages Shaq’s online marketing, commented on our post yesterday:
“Shaq is a joyful person and a riot to be around. He not only gets attention but actually
attracts people - he’s magnetic and genuine. That’s why I recommended that he
twitter. Frankly it suits him and he’s one of a select few who actually do care about his
fans. He’s learning twitter on the run and tomorrow I’m showing him how to respond@
to a fan.”
Sure enough, today saw Shaq make his first reply to a follower. The big man is clearly enjoying
himself on the service, and while it might be more of a testament to his personality than the
virtues of Twitter, it’s remarkable to watch.
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UberPhones -
1 days and 20 hours ago
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news. Samsung’s Omnia should be showing up at Verizon wireless pretty soon, and we’ve
all been speculating before this, trying to pinpoint a possible date. The news of this phone might
be somewhat overshadowed by the BlackBerry Storm, though. /p pa
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CNN.com -
1 days and 22 hours ago
Nebraska lawmakers voted today to change a controversial safe-haven law intended to protect
infants, but that made the state a magnet for parents with troubled teens. Thirty-five children --
all but six of them older than 10 -- have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals since the law took
effect in September. Lawmakers amended the law to say that no child older than 30 days can be
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CNN.com -
1 days and 22 hours ago
Nebraska lawmakers voted today to change a controversial safe-haven law intended to protect
infants, but that made the state a magnet for parents with troubled teens. Thirty-five children --
all but six of them older than 10 -- have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals since the law took
effect in September. Lawmakers amended the law to say that no child older than 30 days can be
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The Register -
1 days and 23 hours ago
h4Immature headline for immature technology?/h4 pstrongMini Poll/strong If you listen to a lot of
the vendors, server virtualisation is now pretty mainstream, and the impression you get is that
it’s just a case of getting on with it - if you haven’t done so already. But how
realistic is this?.../p
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FOXNews.com -
1 days and 23 hours ago
Nebraska lawmakers are expected to add a 30-day age limited to safe-haven law. Six Nebraska
senators will also form a task force on child drop-offs.
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InfoWorld: Top News -
2 days ago
div class="rxbodyfield"p page="1" class="ArticleBody"Remember when a phone was just a phone?
You#39;d no more give thought to its operating system than you would to the one that your microwave
oven ran. Boy, have times changed./pp align="right"a
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width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"//a/pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"Today#39;s smartphones are pocketable, Net-connected personal computers, and the
OSes they use have a huge impact on their power and their personality. Buy a phone, and you#39;re
committing to a platform just as surely as you are when you choose a PC or a Mac./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"b[ Check out Neil McAllister#39;s#160;a
href="http://weblog.infoworld.com/fatalexception/archives/2008/09/sdk_shootout_an.html?source=fssr"SDK
shoot-out of Android vs. iPhone/a#160;as well as InfoWorld#39;s Test Center review of#160;#160;a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/10/15/42TC-t-mobile-g1_4.html?source=fssr"Android,
Google#39;s iPhone killer/a. And discover the top-rated IT products as rated by the a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/testcenter/?source=fssr"InfoWorld Test Center/a. ]/b/pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"To see how today#39;s smartphone OSes stack up, I spent time with five leading
ones as experienced on phones that show them to good advantage: Apple#39;s iPhone OS (which I tried
on the iPhone 3G, using ATamp;T#39;s network), Google#39;s Android (on T-Mobile#39;s G1),
Microsoft#39;s Windows Mobile (on HTC#39;s Touch Diamond, using Sprint), Nokia#39;s S60 3rd Edition
on Symbian (on the company#39;s N96, sold only in unlocked form), and RIM#39;s BlackBerry OS (on
the company#39;s own BlackBerry Bold, using ATamp;T)./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"(Consult a
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/125397/top_10_smart_phones.html"PC World#39;s Top 10 Smart
Phones chart/a to see how the hardware compares.)/pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"I judged the five
operating systems on their capabilities, ease of use, and visual panache, and considered both their
standard applications and third-party programs./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"strongThe
Winnersbr//strongThe two most impressive operating systems were the two with the briefest
histories: iPhone OS and Android./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Both are built for
Internet-centric devices, both are not only functional but fun, and both make extending your
phone#39;s capabilities with new applications extremely easy. At the moment, a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/149415/blog_apple_updates_iphone_os_thwarts_hackers_fixes_flaws.html"iPhone
OS/a beats the a target="_blank"
href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007790.html"newer, rougher Google OS/a ; over
time, a href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007815.html"Android#39;s open-source
design/a and lack of restrictions on third-party developers could give it an edge over Apple#39;s
more locked-down approach./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Among the old-timers, the a
target="_blank" href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007731.html"BlackBerry OS/a is
doing a solid job of preserving the strengths that made it popular in the first place while keeping
up with the times. In contrast, I regret to report, a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/144024/microsoft_updates_windows_mobile_ie_mobile.html?tk=rel_news"Windows
Mobile/a and a target="_blank" href="http://www.s60.com/life"S60 3rd Edition/a are aging badly.
Let#39;s delve more deeply./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"strongApple iPhone OSbr//strongemWhat it
is:/em iPhone OS is a pocket-size version of the a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/138964/review_mac_os_x_leopard.html"Mac#39;s OS X/a , shrunk
down and redesigned to power the iPhone 3G./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"emHow it works:/em As
you zip your way around the iPhone 3G#39;s multitouch interface with your fingertips, hardware and
software blur into one pleasing experience. With other OSs, it#39;s all too easy to get lost in
menus or forget how to accomplish simple tasks; a target="_blank"
href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007238.html"iPhone apps/a , however, are
remarkably sleek and consistent. The OS#39;s most infamous omission is cut-and-paste capability --
but to tell the truth, I haven#39;t missed it yet./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"emHow it
looks:/em Terrific. Everything from the sophisticated typography to the smooth animation effects
contributes to the richest, most attractive environment ever put on a handheld device./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"emBuilt-in applications:/em What#39;s good is great--especially the a
target="_blank" href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006651.html"Safari browser/a ,
which makes navigating around sites that were never designed to be viewed on a phone remarkably
simple. And the OS#39;s music and video programs truly are of iPod caliber. But as a productivity
tool, the iPhone lacks depth: You can#39;t search e-mail, and you get no apps for editing documents
or managing a to-do list./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emThird-party stuff:/em Just months after
Apple opened up the iPhone to other developers, thousands of programs are available, and
downloading them directly via the App Store is a cakewalk. The best ones, a target="_blank"
href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007515.html"such as Facebook/a and a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/149833/top_five_free_iphone_productivity_apps.html"the
Evernote note-taker/a , are outstanding. But the a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/143552/apple_waitlists_wouldbe_iphone_developers.html"limitations
that Apple puts on third-party apps/a -- they can#39;t run in the background or access data other
than their own -- place major obstacles in the way of everything from instant messengers to office
suites. And Apple, the sole distributor of iPhone software, has declined to make available some
useful applications that developers have submitted./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emBottom
line:/em iPhone OS is easily the most enjoyable and intuitive phone operating system in existence,
but its growth could be stunted unless Apple keeps its control-freak tendencies in check./pp
page="2" class="ArticleBody"strongGoogle Android/strongbr/emWhat it is:/em Google#39;s new phone OS
is an ambitious open-source platform intended to let companies customize it to their liking for an
array of handsets. So far, however, it#39;s available on just one model, a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/39727/review/g1.html"T-Mobile#39;s G1/a ./pp page="2"
class="ArticleBody"emHow it works:/em On the G1, Android#39;s interface feels like an
iPhone/BlackBerry mashup -- much of it uses the touch screen, but you get a trackball and Menu,
Home, and Back buttons, too. The highly customizable desktop is a plus. Overall, it compares well
to older platforms but isn#39;t as effortless as the iPhone./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emHow
it looks:/em Android isn#39;t an aesthetic masterpiece like iPhone OS, but it#39;s fresh and
appealing, and it makes good use of the G1#39;s high-resolution screen./pp page="2"
class="ArticleBody"emBuilt-in applications:/em They#39;re tightly integrated with a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/140513/six_easy_ways_to_conquer_gmail.html"Google services
such as Gmail/a and a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/145844/26_tricks_to_help_you_tame_google_calendar.html"Google
Calendar/a -- the first thing you do when you turn on the phone for the first time is to give it
your a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/153055/google_moves_to_openid.html"Google account info/a .
(That#39;s fine as long as you#39;re not dependent on alternatives such as a target="_blank"
href="http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/082608-exchange-replacements.html"Microsoft Exchange/a
.)/pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"Android#39;s browser lacks the iPhone#39;s multitouch navigation
but is otherwise a close rival. The best thing about its music features is the ability to download
a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/130853/four_ways_to_reclaim_your_digital_rights.html"DRM-free/a
songs from Amazon. The only videos it can play are YouTube clips, alas./pp page="2"
class="ArticleBody"emThird-party stuff:/em Developers are just beginning to hop on the Android
bandwagon. The a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/152613/google_launches_android_market.html"iPhone-like Market
service/a lets you download apps directly to the phone from Google; unlike with the iPhone, you can
also snag programs from third-party merchants a target="_blank"
href="http://www.handango.com/homepage/Homepage.jsp?storeId=2218w.handango.com/homepage/Homepage.jsp?storeId=2218"such
as Handango/a ./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emBottom line:/em Android#39;s potential is
gigantic, especially if it winds up on scads of phones. On the G1, it#39;s a promising work in
progress./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"strongRIM BlackBerry OS/strongbr/emWhat it is:/em This
software powers RIM#39;s BlackBerry smart phones, including the a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/29994/review/blackberry_8300_curve.html"Curve/a , a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/29346/review/blackberry_pearl.html"Pearl/a , and a
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/29846/review/blackberry_8800.html"8800/a , as well as
the new a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/43074/review/rim_blackberry_bold.html"Bold/a and a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/153773/verizon_wireless_to_launch_blackberry_storm_next_week.html"Storm/a
models./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emHow it works:/em The basic concepts behind the BlackBerry
interface have changed remarkably little in a decade. And why should they? In its own way, the
BlackBerry interface is just as logical and consistent as the iPhone#39;s: On most models you
perform almost every function in every application with a trackball, a Menu button, and a button
that lets you back out to the previous screen./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"Master those three
actions, and you can whip around the OS with extreme speed. (I haven#39;t tried the Storm, which
replaces the standard BlackBerry controls with an iPhone-style touch screen.)/pp page="3"
class="ArticleBody"emHow it looks:/em The BlackBerry OS is fairly mundane and text-centric,
although recent models such as the Bold dress it up with crisper fonts and slicker icons./pp
page="3" class="ArticleBody"emBuilt-in applications:/em The BlackBerry#39;s e-mail and calendaring
applications still set the standard for efficient design and reliable real-time connectivity with
widely used messaging systems such as Microsoft Exchange./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"The Bold
introduces a much-improved new browser that rivals iPhone OS and Android in its ability to display
sites the way their designers intended; its music and video apps are serviceable enough but still
secondary to the productivity tools./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"emThird-party stuff:/em Once
upon a time, users didn#39;t have many BlackBerry programs to choose from, but recently the market
has boomed--thousands, from productivity apps to games, are available now. Windows Mobile and S60
have even more bountiful selections, though./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"Currently BlackBerry
has no over-the-air storefront comparable to Apple#39;s App Store or Android Market. a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/154131/8_reasons_to_pick_iphone_over_blackberry_storm.html"RIM#39;s
BlackBerry storefront/a is expected to launch in March 2009./pp page="3"
class="ArticleBody"emBottom line:/em The BlackBerry OS is an old dog, but a smart one -- and one
that#39;s proving itself capable of learning new tricks./pp page="3"
class="ArticleBody"strongMicrosoft Windows Mobile/strongbr/emWhat it is:/em As its name makes
clear, this is Microsoft#39;s mobile edition of Windows. Version 6.1 ships on a dozen phones from
manufacturers such as HTC (with its a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/32187/review/touch_diamond.html"Touch Diamond/a ),
Motorola, Palm, and Samsung./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"Here#39;s a video showing the best of
the new features of Windows Mobile 6.1./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"Some manufacturers --
including HTC with the Diamond, Palm, and Samsung -- supplement Windows Mobile with their own
software layer or tweaks to the underlying Windows Mobile OS./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"emHow
it works:/em Surprisingly, Windows Mobile acts like a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/browse.html?cat=2207amp;type=2"full-strength Windows/a , complete with
a Start menu and system tray. That isn#39;t a virtue -- who wants to squint at tiny icons on
devices meant for on-the-go use? The Touch Diamond covers up part of Microsoft#39;s stylus-oriented
interface with a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/43890/review/fuze.html"a fingertip-driven system
called TouchFLO/a that#39;s nowhere near as elegant and intuitive as the iPhone./pp page="3"
class="ArticleBody"emHow it looks:/em It#39;s workmanlike. But it falls far, far short of iPhone
OS#39;s surface gloss./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"Built-in applications: The version of
Internet Explorer on current phones is profoundly archaic; the Touch Diamond dumps it for a
target="_blank" href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006440.html"Opera Mobile/a .
(Microsoft has released a new version of IE, but it isn#39;t yet available on any phones.) On the
other hand, the productivity apps -- basic versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint --
aren#39;t bad./pp page="3" class="ArticleBody"emThird-party stuff:/em The best thing about this OS
is the sheer variety of available applications in every category. Utilities such as a
target="_blank" href="http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/"Lakeridge Software#39;s WisBar Advance/a
let you tweak the interface#39;s look, feel, and functionality, compensating for some of its
deficiencies. But you get no built-in app store #224; la iPhone OS and Android./pp page="4"
class="ArticleBody"emBottom line:/em Windows Mobile has fallen behind the times on multiple fronts.
Microsoft#39;s next major overhaul isn#39;t expected until late 2009 or 2010; by then, version 6.1
will be all but irrelevant./pp page="4" class="ArticleBody"strongNokia S60 3rd Edition on
Symbian/strongbr/emWhat it is:/em S60 3rd Edition is the version of the venerable Symbian mobile OS
found in a variety of smart phones, not only from Nokia (including a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150606/nokia_ships_first_units_of_n96.html"its
new N96/a) but also LG and Samsung./pp page="4" class="ArticleBody"emHow it works:/em S60#39;s
interface dates from the days when even the smartest phones sported only a numeric keypad and a few
other buttons, and it tends to make you shuffle through menus one laborious item at a time. (The
BlackBerry OS does a much better job of making non-touch-screen devices fast and efficient.)/pp
page="4" class="ArticleBody"emHow it looks:/em It#39;s pretty old-fashioned by today#39;s
standards, with blocky fonts and retro icons./pp page="4" class="ArticleBody"emBuilt-in
applications:/em The programs vary from phone to phone. The N96 I tried includes a reasonably
comprehensive suite of apps, and judged purely on available features, they#39;re respectable; the
browser, for instance, has a zoom-in/zoom-out interface that#39;s theoretically similar to the one
in iPhone OS#39;s Safari. But the clunky interface leaves them feeling less powerful than the apps
on any other phone I tried for this article./pp page="4" class="ArticleBody"emThird-party stuff:/em
A profusion of useful S60-compatible applications is available at sites such as Handango -- one of
the deepest libraries for any platform, thanks to Symbian#39;s long life span and wide usage./pp
page="4" class="ArticleBody"emBottom line:/em S60 3rd Edition is stale in comparison with iPhone OS
and Android, but it#39;s also heading for retirement. The new a target="_blank"
href="http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/8203_S60_5th_Edition-touch_and_sens.php"S60 5th
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