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For a change, good online adv(ICE)

If you have an email account and friends who send mass mailings, you have probably heard of putting ICE on your cell phone. That's a directory entry, slugged as ICE (for In Case of Emergency) that you can put on your cell phone and emergency personnel know what it is should you be found unconscious somewhere.Whether this started out as an urban legend and grew legs to the point where it became fact is immaterial here. It's one of those things that, well, it won't replace other means of ID or kee

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Back from "the hellhole"

He'd done a tour in both Afghanistan and in Iraq. On the whole, he'd rather be in Philadelphia. "Iraq is a hellhole," he said. "A real hellhole. Afghanistan was a cakewalk by comparison." Politically, the place is way beyond unstable, and our troops are doing things that are out of their league. "Our soldiers are doing police work over there," he says. "We're not trained for that." Like in Vietnam, our troops are fighting an increasingly unpopular war, and facing a brand of warfare t

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All-juiced team will probably beat yours

It's more than a solid team; it's the stuff of Murderers Row. Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Jose Canseco, and Troy Glaus provide the power. Roger Clemens anchors a decent starting rotation. Eric Gagne puts the...

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Enough to worry about? Check this out ...

It doesn't take much to crank up a person's anxieties these days. Just read the newspaper, talk to people, or go on the Internet, and you'll see what I mean. Even mentioning the phrase "homeland security" is...

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North Chuck's crime problem hits top 10

Maybe it's paranoia, but I usually brace myself for the bad news when I hear of my home area making the top of anyone's list. It's just something you get used to. In recent years South Carolina finished in...

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Privacy redefined in post-9/11 world

In a world that has been changing since our nation has discovered it is not impervious to attack, a top intelligence official says that it's time to redefine what the word "privacy" really means. Whatever it...

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Muni wireless called 'telecom's Bay of Pigs'

Cities are rethinking plans for wireless Internet coverage.

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Cockroaches dwindle, 'Gilligan's Island' is forever

What will be left behind if humans become extinct? Journalist Alan Weisman provides some fascinating scenarios.

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Stick with battle-tested 911 in emergencies

Dialing *77 may be harmless in an emergency, but it probably won't save your life.

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‘Dog’ bitten by phone call — what does this mean?

Looks like phone calls are not private anymore. Over the past few days, TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has been weathering a storm since a phone conversation of his was aired on National Enquirer. The...

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