Why Verizon Can't Hear Me Now

My brother lost his cell phone. It is one of the cell phones on our family package. All the phones have insurance for replacement if they break or are lost. The phone was originally valued at $29.99 and I got 2 of them for free when I added my father and brother to my account.

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Debate: Christian Priest Praying God Ganesha in India

I found this article on another news commentary sight. Here is the link to the article - www.hindu.com/2006/09/13/stories/2006091302071400.htm. I found this to be an article that I believe can generate some interesting philosophical debate. Here are my thoughts.

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Talk Radio

A while back I wrote an article explaining how at times I enjoy radio over my iPod. I like the idea, at least with some of the stations I listen to, the unpredictability of radio. I don't know which songs or compositions the station will play.

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Silent Night

Silent Night is my favorite Christmas carol. I remember hearing an interesting version of this carol back in the late 60s. A radio station played this traditional song with broadcasts of the Vietnam War dubbed in the background.

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What Role Does Religion Play in Your Life?

What does religion mean to you? Is religion an important part of your life?

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Cost-Effective Software Purchases - A Different Model

Sometimes you need software that you may use from time to time and then it sits on your drive for a year collecting dust. When you decide to use it again, a later version is available.

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FilmLoop Messages

There are many ways to use the Internet to express political opinions and to further your political agenda. There are sites like this one, blogs, websites, etc. I found one piece of technology that is so deceptively simple that at first I thought, "Nice, but so what!"

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Wikipedia and MA. Gubernatorial Candidates

This article is from my blog, ipolitics2006.blogspot.com. I'm a fan of Wikipedia. I like the concept. Collaboration and social media interest me.

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Geometric Informatics

It's not often that I write about a company I am working for or about their products. Quite simply, most of the time a job is a job and I rarely get excited about their products.

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Geo UV Contest

Are you a talented artist who knows how to use a texture mapper and paint software to paint 3D objects? Are you proud of your work? Do you enjoy displaying your talents to others?

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NPower NY - Home

Our vision is a thriving nonprofit sector in which all organizations have access to the best technology resources and know-how and can apply these tools to help create healthy, vibrant, thriving communities.

AskIt-HearIt

One area of interest and one of my goals is to use the Web for social activism. As an ESL teacher, I believe that the Web is an excellent tool for teaching English as a Second Language.

BostonWorks - Jobs, Events, and Information from The Boston Globe

We scurry into our offices in the morning, and hustle out in the evening, just as their work night-for-day begins. For thousands of downtown workers like me, our office buildings are cleaned by janitorial staff we barely glimpse.

Unexpected Broadcasts

I listen to music all the time, especially when I write. Jazz, world music, and classical are my musical preferences, but I appreciate rock, rap, or whatever, as long as it is performed well. Many CDs and MP3 files have kept me company for many miles.

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Cultural Communication

English is a strange language. Just ask any immigrant trying to learn American English, or any English as a Second Language teacher trying to teach English.

Governing Bodies - Does Size Matter?

Are people creatures of government? Do we naturally look to a leader or to a governing board?

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Note Taking - An Important Business Skill

Overview Notetaking is an ever-important task. We live in an age of information. As our society becomes more technical, it is adamant that we learn how to take better notes, to effectively listen and capture information.

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PCWorld.com - Password Safe v2.14

Your ATM account requires a password. Your Yahoo email account also requires a password. You may even have another email account and that requires a password. Your NewsVine account requires a password.

Magnatune: The Way a Music Business Should Be Run

We're a record label. But we're not evil.

OpenOffice.org 2.0.2

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

Publish Your Own Books and Music

eBay is a great way to sell a variety of items. Many people start their own businesses using this service. However, what if you are a writer or musician? Want to sell your stories or music online?

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Wink - Tagging the Web

The problem with search engines is that they are not exact or maybe too exact. For example when I think of a clarinet I think of Klezmer music. Will a search engine naturally make this association? Wink allows you to add tags to sites that you find interesting.

Interesting Twist on Search Engines

This site provides an interesting twist on search engines. It allows you to refine a search engine to just the topics that are of interest to you. These refined search engines are called "swikis (social wikis)".

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

This site allows you to upload and watch a wide variety of home-grown videos. I enjoyed the music videos. There are business videos, how-tos, music, bizarre and so on.

Last.fm - The Social Music Revolution

I'm a fan of collaboration. Last.fm is a social network where you can find people that share the same likes in music. In their own words,

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