Phone Hoax Plays On Heartstrings, OHP Says

" Phone Hoax Plays On Heartstrings, OHP Says'Sick' Call Delivers Message About Fatal CrashesPOSTED: 11:13 pm CDT September 4, 2008UPDATED: 10:18 am CDT September 5, 2008OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma highway patrol troopers are arning people about a heartstopping and...

Google launches 411 service in Canada

Starting today, Canadians can dial GOOG-411 and be instantly delighted by the wonderment of Google. Maps, phone numbers, directions and more are now accessible via Google's voice recognition software--thus no pesky...

Who Rupert Murdoch Had On Speed Dial

One always wonders who the world's media mogul Rupert Murdoch calls in case he wants to have an update. I came across this interesting piece in Business week about all the people who are in his phone list."Many...

Hope For America Conference Smacks It Sideways!

Strait back from the Hope For America Conference and Ron Paul rally!Oyate from http://www.restoretherepublic.com/ wrote a great peice about the event I thoughtI would share with all of you! All of this is 100% true, as I was there, and I was one of the geekstrying to get...

Couple get engaged, then dial 999

"A couple feared their romance was on the rocks - just moments after becoming engaged in a seaside proposal. Soldier Shaun Mancinelli, based at Chippenham, Wiltshire, popped the question to his girlfriend Llian, 18,...

Ho Industry Whores: Imus and the HeeHaw Racists by Alexander Cockburn

"Like many of the heehaw racists strewn across the cable dial and AM frequencies, Don Imus must be wondering why this time he got his tongue caught in the wringer. It was suddenly news that Imus shored up his ratings with racist cracks at blacks and Hispanics? Only at the...

Dial a "Model" for $5.99 posted by Michael Fomkin

By Carly Mayberry Sun Dec 10, 11:22 PM ET  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "America's Next Top Model" is taking its catwalk to the mobile platform. ADVERTISEMENT  To play the avatar-based game, players select a virtual version of their favorite and least favorite...

Amazon's Secret Price Guarantee

"Of the many responsibilities shouldered by this column, none is more solemn than its mandate to compel Web-based retailers to take phone calls from the public. But suppose you finally get one of these reclusive customer-service reps on the horn and become so flustered that...

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Don't Dial 999 Needlessly - Even If Mouse Eats Medicine

A man who rang 999 because he wanted an ambulance crew to help him change his TV channel will not be welcome this, or any other, Christmas, according to ambulance bosses. Real examples of bizarre, time-wasting calls to Northeast ambulance control were revealed yesterday in...

In Case of Career Emergency: Four People You Should Have on Speed Dial

"You can't predict when a career crisis will erupt, but you can prepare. Before hitting the panic button, hit speed dial and reach out and touch these people for advice and insights. 1. Your Former Boss Your old boss is a great source of knowledge. First, she knows you well...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

Cell phone etiquette: 10 dos and don'ts

I'm a New Yorker — born, bred and proud of it. So when I say it's time to dial down on all this rude and infernal yakking on mobile phones, you'll understand that it comes with a high tolerance for urban chatter and in-your-face attitude.

cell phone saves illegals lost in Arizona desert

A group of stranded illegal immigrants facing death in the parched Arizona desert saved themselves by using a cell phone to call rescue services.

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