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Call me crazy, but just in case Ogabe tries to shut down the Internet, how can we communicate? A friend suggested Freenet, but that still requires ISP's. Someone else mentioned that the Eagle Forum etc. used to use faxes and phone trees back in the 80's. Does anyone have any thoughts on where to put a phone number so I can get a call when if the unthinkable happens?

Cell Phone Service Interruption

I thought it a bit odd that some are claiming all sorts of SSNs and addresses for Obama. So I resurrected an old CD based Phone Directory which supposedly has 250 million entries across the US and Canada compiled in 1997. I searched for all Obamas and all Soetoros. I thought also to search for Dunhams too but there were too many. There were even too many Stanley Dunhams. The list below includes the one that might be Obama's mother. (There were no Stanley Ann Dunhams.) I'm not sure what this means but I provide the list below in the...

The crowded, bustling streets of Cairo can be an intimidating environment for women who venture out alone or even in groups. It is well known that sexual harassment is a pervasive problem in Egypt, from touching to lewd and abusive cat calls. But it seems there is another phenomenon that goes largely unreported, phone stalking. With the advance of modern technology a large number of women complain they receive the unwelcome and relentless attention of men they have never met. One of our colleagues in the BBC office has had a number of phone stalkers, who call repeatedly through the...

The woman made the discovery while examining the list of contacts in her husband's phone when he left it at home one day, the Al-Watan newspaper reported. The Riyadh newspaper did not name the woman or her husband, whose comparison between life with his wife and life within the detention centre at the US naval base in Cuba may have proved ill judged. His wife has since decided to end their 17-year marriage and is seeking a divorce. But the newspaper suggested she might settle for "substantial" financial compensation from her husband and stay married to him.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service. The National Park Service is allowing a small telephone company to use public land to bring service to Stehekin, about 100 miles northeast of Seattle in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Stehekin has about 80 year-round residents and is reachable only by boat, float plane or a several-day hike through the wilderness. The phone company, WeavTel, has been pursuing a chance to install telephone service there for years, despite opposition from some residents who don't want it. A...

AUGUST 4--At 4:15 AM on a recent Tuesday, on a quiet, darkened street in Windsor, Ontario, a man was wrapping up another long day tormenting and terrorizing strangers on the telephone.

A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter with an iron chain, cracking her skull in a particularly brutal family "honor killing," two human rights groups said Wednesday, citing police and forensics reports. The groups' reports said that the assault was triggered by Jawdat Najjar's discovery that his daughter Fadia - a 27-year-old divorced mother of five - owned a cell phone. He suspected she used it to speak to a man outside the family, according to the groups' reports.

While on the phone with my Congress critter's office this am, I was specifically asked to contact as many representatives, even from my state, to express my opinions. I found this link for FR. It links to all states and territories, as far as I can tell.

The concept of a home phone may soon be going the way of the corner pay phone. Government research shows that more and more households are getting rid of their land line. And for the first time, cell-phone-only homes outnumber those with just land lines. Kelly Fitzsimmons did not give up her phone without a fight. The instrument of gossip and grand plans, and the bearer of bad news and good, the land line to her was a lifeline. "I just had in my head you gotta have a land line. You gotta have a land line," she says. "That's...

Pardon the cliche, but it's one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power. And while early lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our laptops and cell phones can charge without having to plug them in to a wall socket still seems decades in the future. Nokia, however, has taken another baby step in that direction with the invention of a cell phone that recharges itself using a unique system: It harvests ambient radio waves from the air, and turns that energy into usable power....

Phone scam going around.

Recently we were approached by a source who is closely connected to Apple’s hardware development team. The source was willing to provide detailed information on the specs and release date of the next generation iPhone. We have checked the source’s credentials to the best of our ability and at this point deem the source as reputable. Of course we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the source’s claims since Apple will neither confirm nor deny any future product releases, including if a new phone will even be released! Many of the specifics proposed by our source have been discussed in recent...

Apple rumors: iPod gets an iPhone-like camera Jeff Bertolucci (PC World (US online)) 17 May, 2009 00:10:00 With all the unsubstantiated rumors buzzing about a new iPhone and its alleged features, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Apple will launch some sort of new or upgraded device very, very soon-perhaps even at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) June 8-12 in San Francisco, or maybe later this summer in a separate announcement. So what if it's wild speculation? That's what makes it fun. Today's gossip comes from PhoneArena, which posted a screenshot allegedly from the Best Buy inventory system. The image displays...

Journalists who dialed in to a White House conference call Thursday hoping for a media-friendly reception got a far friendlier response than they were counting on...

Remember way back in the dark days of Bushitler 2 when the president wanted to wiretap calls going out of the country and maybe listen in on those suspected of being up to nefarious things? Remember all the squawking and hollering from the left? Yeah, me too. Here's what Obama wants: The new administration has already sided with the old on the legality of warrantless wiretapping, and is now saying that it shouldn't need a warrant to demand location records from mobile phone providers. This certainly seems like the sort of private info that, under the 4th Amendment, would require...

[Audio of phone call in article] he President must have strayed too far from his trusty teleprompter again. Because we all know how precise he is with his use of language. So let’s pause to consider once more how the media enablers rolled over to let the Eloquent One get away with requesting a do-over on his answer to the NY Times reporter’s question, “Are you a socialist?” Imagine if the hapless George W. Bush had called back the NY Times to change an answer. And then just offered more buck-passing in explanation. Oh, the humanity! But we voted for...

EXCERPT (long): Today we ran the story of Michelle Obama serving risotto at the soup kitchen down the street from the White House. She was surrounded by poor people frantically snapping photos with their cell phones. If you’re anything like us you wondered, how can the poor afford cell phones? The monthly bills on these things can eat you alive. We were tipped off to this website: safelinkwireless.com. But please be warned that if you visit this site you are likely to walk away pissed off. Here’s what it says:

It would appear that homeless people in the nation’s capitol have come a long way thanks to the largesse of the Pelosi-Obama “stimulus” package. First Lady Michelle Obama recently took time out from her magazine photo shoots for the covers of “O” and Vogue to pose as a food server at a homeless shelter not far from the White House. She even posed for one of homeless poseurs...

"FALMOUTH - Six middle school students could face child porn charges after a boy took a nude photo of his 13-year-old girlfriend and “sexted” it to his pals’ cell phones, cops said. The six boys, ages 12 to 14, will be summoned to Falmouth District Court for a hearing to determine whether they should be charged with possessing, exhibiting or distributing child porn in the form of a text message photo, according to The Cape Cod Times. Wendy Murphy, who lectures on sex crimes at the New England School of Law, said “sexting” almost has become an “epidemic.” Murphy said,...

Call ALL the Offices of Spector,Collins and Snowe. Here are all 21 numbers.

I watched the first segment of Greta Van Susteren last night to see how badly Lindsey Graham, my RINO senator from South Carolina, was going to embarrass me with my conservative friends again. But instead of embarrassed I was shocked, shocked I tell ya, to hear ol' Lindsey sounding almost like a conservative again. I blinked my eyes several times and looked hard at the TV to see if Fox had swapped out Graham and brought in Jim DeMint. But no, there sat Lindsey, sounding more and more like a conservative as the interview went on. I asked myself, what...

The complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, research suggests.Some 61% of those interviewed in the UK and US said setting up a new handset is as challenging as moving bank accounts. Compiled by mobile firm Mformation, the survey found 85% of users reporting they were frustrated by the difficulty of getting a new phone up and working. Of the 4,000 people questioned, 95% said they would try more new services if phones were easier to set up. Web browsingMformation spokesman Matthew Bancroft said users were frustrated by having to call an operator or look online...

http://gethuman.com/ gethuman database See also get2human.com from Walt Tetschner. (info) credit finance government hardware insurance internet mobile pharmacy products shipping software stores telco travel tv/satellite us automotive back to top contact get human customer service AAA 800‑222‑4357 Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages. Alamo 800‑462‑5266 Direct to human. Allstate Motor Club $ 800‑869‑7997 Direct to human. Auto Zone $ 800‑288‑6966 Press 1; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 0. Avis $ 800‑230‑4898 Press 2. BMW 800‑831‑1117 Say "customer relations" and then press 1 for "vehicle" or 2 for "motorcycle." Budget Rent a Car $ 800‑527‑0700 Press 0. Buick $  @...

Obama’s Residence Linked to PSL Phone Number The phone number associated with the Obama’s mansion is the number for the national Party of Socialism and Liberation.

Look what's on their website RIGHT NOW. Please Post if you have been able to make at least 1 call or email, thanks. Phone for McCain-Palin 2008 1. Get out your own home phone its easy and convenient 2. Start up your computer and click on the link above to go to the main campaign site. 3. Click the Start button below to begin the phone bank. Each screen will have one phone number to call. Read over the script a few times before you begin calling so you are comfortable with it. Please do not make any calls before...

CLICK HERE to start http://www.johnmccain.com/phoneBank/?guid=0A517F03-C3ED-4A24-A14A-3BD9D5F32F2F Phone for McCain-Palin 2008 1. Get out your own home phone its easy and convenient 2. Start up your computer and click on the link above to go to the main campaign site. 3. Click the Start button below to begin the phone bank. Each screen will have one phone number to call. Read over the script a few times before you begin calling so you are comfortable with it. Please do not make any calls before 10AM Eastern Time or after 9 PM. There is no time limitation on this script so take your...

Instead of fretting over polls or giving Obama any credibility or ratings by watching his stupid infomercial, sign up at the McCain-Palin campaign web site to make some phone bank calls. It is easy, and my wife and I are going to be doing it until this election is decided. We have kept it simply and basically say that we are so and so, a volunteer calling on behalf of the McCain-Palin campaign. We are wondering if John McCain and Sarah Palin can count on your vote next Tuesday on Election Day? The only follow up then that might be...

Bookmaestro and I have managed to recruit few a dozen friends to make hundreds of calls for the McCain campaign. It is actually quite easy to do from your own home and does not require travel to a 'call bank' by going to: www.johnmccain.com/dashboard You can make a hugh =) difference. A short script provided by the campaign (which you can improve on over time) makes this easy. The McCain site provides the numbers to call and you provide the time. At the end of the call you can quickly note how the call went, which will no doubt help...

We have 40 or so days left. We have work to do. If you are willing to make 20-40 or more phone calls for McCain, follow the directions here. I've done it and it's easy. HOW IT WORKS 1. REGISTER at JohnMcCain.com 2. FILL OUT this page: http://poll.johnmccain.com/citizens.aspx 3. Check the item "Participate in a phone bank" in step 2. 4. WAIT for a link be email from McCain, or, try visiting http://www.johnmccain.com/PhoneBank/ right away. WHAT HAPPENS? The screen will display phone number and names, with the script to use. It has a way to note the disposition of each...

There is a considerable demand for a feature on cell phones that would record conversations. Given today's technology and cheap memory, it would be very easy. Moreover, It would be legal in the approximately 37 states and the Federal government that allow recording of conversations when a person involved in the conversation approves of it. It would be an excellent tool for recording conversations with "customer service" who record us all the time, and for any official or contractual conversations where matters of law might be involved. Manufacturers of cell phones seem to have gone to considerable lengths to insure...

COLORADO SPRINGS — A court hearing was delayed at the last-minute for the woman considered a "person of interest" in the phone call that sparked the massive raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch. Rozita Swinton, 33, was scheduled to appear in an El Paso County courtroom on Friday for a pre-trial hearing on a misdemeanor charge of making a false report to police. The hearing was postponed at the request of her defense attorney. "He asked for a continuance due to the amount of discovery in this case," said prosecutor Frederick Stein. "I did not object to...

New York, NY (AHN) - A university study is raising eyebrows after researchers disclosed they secretly tracked the movement of 100,000 cell phone users outside the United States. Researchers at Northeastern University for six months sifted through data from cell phone towers allowing them to track the movement of mobile phone users in what they only describe as an "industrialized country." Such research, which included the cooperation from an unknown company, would be illegal in the U.S., an FCC spokesman told the AP. The study, to be published Thursday in Nature, found most people stick close to home, despite the...

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Mobile phone use linked to behavioural problems in children By David Thomas Last Updated: 12:06AM BST 19/05/2008 The children of mothers who use mobile phones while pregnant are more likely to develop behavioural problems, new research suggests. A study of more than 13,000 children in Denmark claims to show a link between use of handheld telephones by pregnant women and problems such as hyperactivity in their children. The risks are increased if the child then uses a mobile themselves before the age of seven, according to the report to be published in the journal Epidemiology. The study raises renewed questions...

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: FIRST: Emergency The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobiles is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it...

WBBM Newsradio 780's Bernie Tafoya reporting. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police say no one could make this story up; a would-be-thief gave his victims his phone number. An 18-year-old man entered a muffler shop in the 2600 block of North Laramie Avenue Monday and declared a robbery. He allegedly waved a gun around and demanded money, according to police. When he was told the money was in a safe and that the manager that knew how to open it was not there, the suspect had a brilliant idea; at least he thought it was brilliant. He gave the shop employees...

An image of an eight-year-old Knowles appears in the ad, shown sleeping soundly in bed. The Clinton campaign legally purchased the file footage of Knowles from Getty Images. Clinton's ad aimed to emphasize her experience and say she'd be a strong national security candidate. The ad was a play on a 1980s-era advertisement with a similar theme: if there was a middle-of-the-night national security emergency, who would you want to have answer the phone and deal with it? Ironically, though, the now-17-year-old Knowles would want Clinton rival Barack Obama to answer any important 3 a.m. calls coming into the White...

I need help downloading my pictures from my cell phone. My brother sent a picture to me via "Picturemail" and I cannot download it. Anyone done this before?

Rasmussen calls a Code Red (Phone) on the Hillary Clinton “3 AM” ad: Before Hillary Clinton was declared the winner in Texas, most American voters had read, seen, or heard about her 3:00 a.m. telephone commercial. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 43% had seen at least part of the commercial which was played incessantly on news networks and other outlets for days. Another 16% had heard something about it and the overwhelming majority (81%) correctly identified Hillary Clinton as the candidate whose campaign ran the commercial (see the commercial).The commercial was credited as one factor enabling Clinton...

Heavy mobile phone use a cancer risk By Lucy Cockcroft Last Updated: 1:09am GMT 18/02/2008 People who use a mobile phone for hours a day are 50 per cent more likely to develop mouth cancer than those who do not talk on them at all, new research has shown. The study also suggests that mobile users who live in rural areas may be at an increased risk of cancer because handsets need to emit more radiation to locate fewer antennas. Studies in recent years have found no link between cancer and mobile phone use Research author Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, a...

India has already built the world's cheapest car – the £1,250 Tata Nano – now the country has unveiled the telecoms equivalent: the £10 "people's phone". The mobile handset, developed by Spice, the Indian telecoms group that is listed in Bombay and worth £1 billion, is angled at the very lowest end of the market. This means the phone has jettisoned all "non-essential" features – such as a screen. "It is just a phone," said Bhupendra Kumar Modi, the Spice chairman, who hopes to sell about 10 million in the next year. Mobile phones priced under about £20 account for...

At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary snap of a group of young people. But look more carefully and there appears to be an extraordinary, ghostly presence among them. Peeping out between the knees of two of the girls is the face of a child. Ghostly: A ghoulish child stares back as a little girl cries in Matthew Summers' photo The eerie image - clear enough to show a pair of eyes, a nose, a mouth and hair - was captured by 17-year-old Matthew Summers on his mobile phone as he and his friends were preparing to go...

Cell Phone Sensors Detect Radiation To Thwart Nuclear TerrorismPurdue physics professor Ephraim Fischbach, at right, and nuclear engineer Jere Jenkins review radiation-tracking data as part of research to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation. Such a system could help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons by blanketing the nation with millions of cell phones equipped with radiation sensors able to detect even light residues of radioactive material. Because cell phones already contain global positioning locators, the network of phones would serve as a tracking system. (Credit:...

A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime — that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray. In "The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret," journalist Seth Shulman argues that Bell — aided by aggressive lawyers and a corrupt patent examiner — got an improper peek at patent documents Gray had filed, and that Bell was erroneously credited with filing first. Shulman believes the smoking gun is Bell's lab notebook, which was restricted by Bell's family until 1976, then digitized and made widely available in 1999. The notebook...

Bell Mobility to adjust bill in 'measure of goodwill' A Calgary man is disputing a cellphone bill of nearly $85,000, claiming the phone company failed to tell him using his phone to surf the internet would cost so much. The Motorola Krzr model Piotr Staniaszek bought from Bell Mobility allows him to use the phone to connect with his computer; downloading data to the computer resulted in the shocking charges. "I didn't know what to think. I thought there was probably a mistake," the 22-year-old oil-field worker said of the extraordinary total. A spokesman for Bell said the company will...

Preliminary results from the January–June 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that more than one out of every eight American homes (13.6%) had only wireless telephones during the first half of 2007.

Let’s All Lie to the Pollsters – r clogston, 2004, 2007 I’m sitting at home eating dinner When I hear the telephone ring It seems there’s elections upcoming And they’d like to know one or two things A half hour later I’m tired But they’ve still got a question or two Afterwards, I called up my neighbors And here’s what I told ‘em to do Let’s all lie to the pollsters Let’s have some fun with the press Gallup and Harris and Zogby Let’s get ‘em all in a mess Tell ‘em anything we can think of ‘Specially if it’s...

A 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said today. The man, who was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital, had burns on his chest, fractured ribs and internal bleeding, the doctor said. "When he was admitted into the emergency room, the melted mobile phone was stuck to the left side of his shirt," said Kim Hoon, professor at emergency department at Chungbuk National University Hospital, who examined the victim. "I cannot think of any other cause of his death other...

WASHINGTON – Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives and other criminal suspects, according to judges and industry lawyers. In some cases, judges have granted the requests without requiring the government to demonstrate that there is probable cause to believe that a crime is taking place or that the inquiry will yield evidence of a crime. Privacy advocates fear such a practice may expose average Americans to a new level of government scrutiny of their daily lives.