Five last-Minute Travel Bargains

Last-Minute Travel Deals: A trip to Las Vegas can be cheaper than you think, suggestions and cost. We could all use a little rest this time of year, and if you're in the market for a last minute trip, your time could be better. read here.

Kennedy's Fight With Nurses Caught on Tape

Douglas Kennedy's Fight With Nurses Caught on Tape: RFK's son charged in a dispute over her newborn baby is fizicheskoe.Syn Robert Kennedy tried to leave the hospital with his 3-day-old baby.SOURCE

Tattoos That Reality TV Judges Regret

'The Voice': Tattoos the Judges Regret Getting: Stars of "The Voice" is not foreign to the body of the ink, and even Christina Aguilera made ​​a bad choice. Discover Tattoo, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and wish they never had: SOURCE

Oscar Stars' Real Names

Movie Stars’ Real Names: For many players, their names are about as naturally as they play on screen. Star names golden ticket office. But for many celebrities, their names are about as real as they play, not the originals, they were born. Here are a few famous faces and their names are not so familiar.SOURCE

Why is 'lb' The Abbreviation For 'Pound'?

Why is 'lb' the abbreviation for 'pound'?: There is a reason for the most part forgotten the words every day, including "AM" and "h" why "pound" stand for "book" when they have no letters in common? The letters come from the Latin, as well as many other cuts, such as a daily morning and evening, which are on the long-forgotten phrases.SOURCE

Stars With Adorable Dates at The Oscars

Stars Take Unusual Dates to the Oscars: Justin Timberlake does not show up at the ceremony last year with Jessica Biel. Not every celebrity can switch on the red carpet for a couple of Oscar-list power Brangelina. Sometimes it is easier to treat Oscar as an opportunity to spend time with his family.

Ryan Gosling and his sister (L) Mandy and her mother Donna at the ceremony of the 79th Annual Academy February 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.SOURCE

Expert: All-Star Weekend An Embarrassment

All-Star weekend 'is an embarrassment': Showcase for the NBA lacks key elements, says Adrian Wojnarowski Yahoo!. NBA Video: Y! Adrian Wojnarowski Sports explains why the league should do more to keep their stars to participate in the All-Star Weekend.SOURCE

Judge Orders Man to Apologize on Facebook

Court Orders Man To Apologize To Estranged Wife On Facebook: Court place Mark Byron apology to his ex wife on the site, or face prison svobody.Chelovek Cincinnati, was sentenced to apologize to his ex-wife on Facebook after a post he wrote lastSOURCE

Teen lifts Buick Off Trapped Grandfather

Michigan Teen Lifts Car Off Trapped Grandfather: Austin Smith was sitting at the driver's seat of the car when he realized something was wrong. Austin Smith jumped into action when his grandfather was stuck beneath a Buick.SOURCE

Stars Who Wear Spanx On The Red Carpet

Stars Who Wear Spanx on the Red Carpet: Carrie Underwood and Jessica Alba looks great thanks to sneaky underwear. Walking on the red carpet in the case of Hollywood stars may be all glitz and glamor, but the stars were sentenced to only what we need from time to time a few tricks to see chtohorosho.

Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress candidate for "help", recently admitted, "Ellen DeGeneres Show" host said that she was wearing three pairs of Spanx with a dress at the Golden Globes.

It is clear that the fan slimming underwear, but recognizes that they are not the most comfortable clothing. "I could not leave [and] at night, because I was trapped in places I did not know that was possible. I ran into Melissa McCarthy ... and I am I said, 'My God, Melissa, I'm going to die. My Spanx to kill me. "she said," I just went to the bathroom and took off my, "she added.SOURCE

Stars Sporting Fresh New Hairstyles

Stars Sport New Looks in 2012: Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Ben Affleck, and others change up their hairstyles.SOURCE

Why Is 'lb' The Abbreviation For 'Pound'?

Abbreviations: "lb," "eg," "etc" Explained: Why is "pound" stand for "book" when they have no letters in common? Letters come from the Latin, as well as many other cuts, such as daily morning and evening, which are on the long-forgotten phrases.SOURCE

The First Time Jolie Went To The Oscars

Angelina Jolie at the Oscars: Angelina Jolie brought her easy elegance on the red carpet at the Oscars a few times and seems to be more comfortable than most-listers, because she first attended the ceremony when she was only nine years old.SOURCE

Outrage Over Quran Burning At U.S. Base

Quran Burning at U.S. Base Sparks Afghan Protests: The troops of the "largest American base in Afghanistan accidentally burned the Koran and other religious objects, caused angry protests and fears of the event, even more important than the burning of the news spreads.

The books were dumped by mistake with household waste at Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, and were on a pile of burning on Monday evening, before the Afghan workers occurred at about 23:00, according to officials of NATO and Afghanistan.

The workers put out the flames with their jackets and mineral water before going on at Bagram in a rage, taking the charred remains, according to Sabir Safar, secretary of the provincial board of Parwan province, where Bagram is located.

Morning, hundreds of protesters gathered at Bagram and in the outskirts of Kabul. Some fired into the air, some throwing stones at the gate of Bagram, and others shouted "die, die strangers." Many of them were the same people working with foreign troops on the base. At some point, apparently fearing that the base is attacked, the protection of the base rubber bullets into the crowd, the military said.

"They should withdraw from Afghanistan, and no disrespect to our religion, our faith," Mohammad Hakim told The Associated Press outside the Bagram. "They have to go and if the next time they disrespect our religion, we shall defend our holy Koran, religion and belief to the last drop of blood left in our bodies."

This is, perhaps, no action infuriates Afghans than foreigners "bad to the Quran. He enjoys wide doubt that Americans are against Islam and the deep disappointment that more than 10 years after the fall of the Taliban regime, violence remains widespread. Quran is supposed to be buried or dumped in the river, which flows, so they must be eliminated.

NATO officials paid furiously to contain the fallout, tweeting and e-mailed to reporters soon after the onset of the disease. Gen. John Allen, the commander of all foreign forces in Afghanistan, issued a statement, video operator, and then gave a television interview NATO. In his message, and all NATO officials stressed that today each combustion was not intentional.

"These materials were randomly placed on the troops at the disposal and the provision of materials for writing. It was not a decision that was made, because they have religious themes," said Allen NATO TV. "It was not a decision that was made against Islam faith . That was a mistake, it was a mistake. when we found out about it, we immediately stopped, and we intervened. "

Allen began an investigation and promised to take measures that the same incident will not happen again.

"It's not who we are. These cases are very isolated," said Allen. "We will die together with the Afghans for a long time, because we believe in them, we believe in our country, we have every opportunity to give them a brighter future."

In the morning, U.S. officials at Bagram were accompanied by local Afghan elders at the scene of a fire. Zahed Ahmad Zaki, head of the provincial council, said 60 to 70 pounds have been recovered from the fire, including the Koran, which were once prisoners at the base.

"Some people have all been burned. Some were half burned," Zahed in an interview with Associated Press.

Protesters furious was immediate, but the Afghan government eventually assured them this afternoon. They asked that President Hamid Karzai has threatened to resume protests.READ MORE...

Danica Patrick's Major Daytona 500 Risk

Danica Patrick’s big Daytona 500 dare: Danica Patrick is 29 years old, the rich, famous and the team all around her, engulfed in the beautiful state of the American celebrity, where a steady stream of positive and easy money and are located in front of her.

Almost all the stars of dubious value to come up with a car these days Hollywood would kill her reality: the photogenic female runner.

There are several potential missteps, and boldly, Patrick seems to get almost all of them. She can not help it. Her husband, Paul Hospenthal, describes it as "All In", both completely devoted to everything she does. And then all to the next task without thinking about the latter.

No one else in the list of Hot 100 would be ready to go before the hordes of camera without make-up and hairstyles seen how he does on the track. Any person who serves as a role model for children, especially from a position-you-go girl, go to the GoDaddy ads wildly suggestive.

And here is this: Patrick, curled up in a chair in his luxury bus parked in the infield at Daytona International Speedway, preparing for the shooting on Sunday in the Daytona 500, where there is no driving experience from the production car is much more likely in trouble and frustration than victory.

"I know that I am an eternal cup [Sprint], and I really do not know what to expect," said Patrick. And even if she desperately wants to win the event this year, including Daytona, "the first target is to finish the race and see."
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Over the years, Anna Kournikova was one of the top 10 players in the tennis world's women. Although it would be enough to celebrate, if you were perennial all-star football or basketball - not ashamed not to be LeBron - Kournikova elite athletic skills were in line with his fists that brought his empire around it. She never won a tournament. That's what everyone says. This is likely to be in the first sentence of his obituary, and it caused some of the public to turn it on, as if they were sold a lie.

"This is what happens when your popularity outside of your performance level to deserve this," said Patrick. "You [should] deserves, for some reason, and you'll get it for other reasons."

One of his sponsors, Patrick was born, as "America's most famous NASCAR driver," which is certainly true, even if Sunday will be his first race in a series of high-level Sprint Cup.

Here, outside, there is a risk of inconsistency that Patrick is trying to be a career, which leaves many wondering exactly what it is trying to prove. Is it just for the money that NASCAR can (and can not own a car) to provide?

The risk / return back, though.

"The most famous NASCAR driver of America" ​​could finish last in the Great American Race. This can lead to an accident leaves a few favorites and turned into a goat. Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and the rest can beat him (as they do almost every beginner), all on a large audience ever to watch the training.

Patrick to all this. In general it is in.

It was not his idea of ​​the popularity of the car crash. When she was only a go-karting event Roscoe, Illinois, a dream to win the Indy 500. At age 16 she moved to England, leaving his family, friends, school and all that to solve this problem.

Now she's got a new one.

It could even continue the dream, stay in a comfort zone, perhaps even to take pawns, the more that talent continues to drain from the Indy cars here. Juan Pablo Montoya. Sam Hornish. These guys won the Indy 500 and then declined in the NASCAR also find that the steep learning curve.

All in all, however. Why is Patrick sitting some junior circuits? It was in this to try to be the best for the best. It's like when they offer him a new commercial television. "What is the reason not to do this?" She asked.

Thus, in the middle of her career, she re-invent themselves, risking everything about the race to become a stock car driver. Two years part-time and full time, ready or not, pedal to the floor.

She won one race in the freewheel, the 2008 victory in Japan, few people saw the live broadcast, as it turns out, has done little to assuage some critics of the concept that it is not really a legitimate race.

"They say he was a fuel strategy, and it was an ugly win," she said.

But she does not care. Indeed. She says that a few times or more. She has many fans and wants to win for them to give them a great day when the Chicago Bears to win it. Each individual. Even in a sport where the bottom line is always one winner and many losers, some will never be satisfied. Some will never recognize their loyalty.

"I'll never do enough for them," she said. "They may say it's because I'm a girl and I had a good car, and if anyone else had this car that they could do better.

"I want to win for the people who are already my fans and cheer for me all weekend at the [censored], that have nothing good to say about me."

She is not afraid to label Anna Kournikova. If so, it would not be here, demonstrating and throwing caution to the wind for a long attempt to win the Daytona 500.

All earned back in any way. Entering Daytona is not part of some of the desperate search for money and attention. She never spend what he did, not to mention what she wants. In any case, the refusal could affect future earnings.

And the glory? Important? The fame? It was more emissions than Bowl Super Tom Brady. She declined exponentially addresses commercial and magazine covers that she was adopted.

"They ask me to do different things, I'm not happy," she said.

Patrick has the following areas of life that moves through freely, and can not understand why others do not accept. Red carpet red carpet. Pit Road road ditch. It does not get blown up by her hair when she on the trail. What other drivers are not advertising?

"Why am I here?" She asked rhetorically. "Some things I'm here to look beautiful and give your name to it. And other things that I do, I'm here to drive a race car. I'm not sure where the show ... This is my world of racing. [Others] on the does not really communicate with the world. "

It has built his entire life for this purpose. Sacrificed much for this. Decade of behavior, forward, new challenges, twists and turns that led to his most competitive race of his life and deception.

This is the exact opposite of security and packaged and pretend Kardashian rulebook is written for the millions out there running. This is the exact opposite of someone who is trying to con America. She can not win. It can never win a race in the series Sprint Cup. It may not be so sharply, critics singing with delight.

If you can not see victory in the attempt, in the pursuit, in the same way a very successful enterprise in one way or another, the fact that Danica Patrick should do to convince you of its commitment to the sport?

"I'm not worried," she said.

In general it is in.

"I really do not understand."SOURCE

Egypt restoring pharaoh's ancient ship

Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids: Archaeologists on Monday began the restoration of the boat 4,500 years found in woods near the pyramids, one of the main attractions of Egypt.

The boat is one of the two who were buried near the Pharaoh Khufu, press the Egyptian-Japanese team of archaeologists said. Boats, believed to have been intended for the carriage of the pharaohs in the afterlife.

Cheops, also known as Cheops, is credited with building the Great Pyramid at Giza, the largest of the pyramids. Khufu's son Sneferu, is the second line of the 4th dynasty about 2680 BC and ruled Egypt for 23 years.

Two boats, made from Lebanese cedar and Egyptian acacia trees, were originally discovered in 1954. The boat on display at the museum near the pyramids.

The second boat, which is currently being renovated, were buried. It is believed that less than her sister ship, which is about 140 feet (43 meters) in length.

The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mustafa Amin, said Egyptologists have begun sampling of wood for reconstruction, on Monday.

"The boat was found in full, intact and in place," he said, adding that the focus is now on the sampling timber.

He said that Egyptologists study "of the various components and mushrooms in the woods to find the most advanced and sufficient for the tree."

Last year in June, the team picked up the first 41 slabs of limestone, each weighing about 16 tons to discover a hole in which the old ship was buried, said Sakuji Yoshimura, Professor, Waseda University in Japan.

At that time, according to experts on the recovery is likely to take about four years and, upon completion, the boat will be on display at the Museum of the solar boat near the pyramids, which regularly attract millions of tourists and promote one of the most important industries of Egypt.

The team originally thought that the ship would be safer than under the ground left to pollution, but the data suggest that contamination of water and insects invaded the premises of the vessel.

Grant of $ 10 million at Waseda University assisted in the preparation of excavation of the ship.

Stars Who've Romanced Noncelebrities

Stars Who Found Love With Regular Joes: Scarlett Johansson has dated a string of famous actors, but her latest beau isn't one of them.Britney Spears, Matt Damon, George Clooney, and Lady Gaga are some of the stars that are romantic, not famous people. - Kathleen Perricone, and Lizbeth Scordo, OMG!

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Lewinsky Back In Spotlight Thanks To PBS

Lewinsky Back In Spotlight Thanks To PBS: Monica Lewinsky, an intern at the White House was formerly known for his sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton, back in the spotlight thanks to a four-hour documentary PBS, "Clinton," which will air in the evening, a pair of segments 20 and 21 February via the "American Experience" program .

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Rare Solar 'Tornado' Captured On Camera

Sun Tornado Causes Hot Scene in Space: Images of the sun's surface show plasma getting pulled by magnetic forces.SOURCE

What Was The Average Salary In 1913?

Century Of Income Tax: What Was The Average Income In 1913, Year Of The First 1040?: Pay isn't the only thing that's changed drastically since the income tax was first unveiled. The first income tax was levied 99 years ago -- a whopping 1 percent. Since 1913, the US economy has

College's Extreme Method To lure Recruit

College's Extreme Method To lure Recruit: Four-star junior tailback Alvin Kamara of Norcross, Ga., couldn't believe what he found in his mailbox after getting home from school one recent day.

Or rather, what he found falling out of his mailbox.

"There were 105 letters from Alabama," Kamara told Rivals.com.

Seriously?

"I counted!" Kamara said. "And I took pictures. I was shocked. I didn't expect there to be that many in the mailbox. When I opened it, it was overflowing and some of them fell out."

Kamara said he's keeping all 105 of them in one shoebox.

And while he says hasn't read them all - there were simply too many of them - he thinks he already knows the meaning behind the Tide's mass mailing.

"It's because they want me," Kamara said.

They are not alone.

Alabama is one of nine schools that have offered the 5-foot-10, 190-pounder. His latest came from Mississippi State on Thursday.

"It's still exciting [getting new offers]," Kamara admitted. "Every time I get one, I'm like 'Yes!'"

Kamara, who rushed for 1,500-plus yards in 2011, is a solid all-around back known for his exceptional speed. He received his first offer last fall from Syracuse.

After a strong performance at the Rising Seniors Georgia Junior Bowl in December, he started getting even more attention. Now, Kamara is one of the Peach State's most sought-after juniors.

He already has visited the Tide. This weekend, he will check out Florida. In March, he will head to Clemson.

"Right now, I don't have any leaders, but I'll say a few schools stand out a little bit," Kamara said. "Alabama, Georgia and Syracuse. Recruiting wise, they stay in touch with me the most.

"Coach [Bryan] McClendon at Georgia stays in touch with me; Coach [Tyrone] Wheatley at Syracuse keeps in touch with me."

Alabama is just the most persistent.

"Coach [Kirby] Smart at Alabama - we talk two or three times a week," he said.

Asked who was recruiting him the hardest, Kamara's answer probably won't surprise you.

"I'll say Alabama, just based on what other schools are doing and what Alabama is doing," Kamara said. "I went there [for junior day] and it went well. I liked the atmosphere. It's SEC football. It's big-time football. You can feel it when you go up there."

Or when you open your mailbox. SOURCE

Secret $1 Million Gold Stash Discovered In French Rafters

Secret $1 million gold stash discovered in French rafters: A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building's rafters, according to Agence France Press (AFP).

"One of the workers (was) attacking the building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold," Francois Lange, head of Alexandre Bonnet in Les Riceys France, told AFP.READ MORE....

Artist's Incredible Bonsai Tree Houses

Artist's Incredible Bonsai Tree Houses: If you think that all bonsai trees look like a mini Zen garden in someone, you have not seen even a part of Takanori AIBA. Artist combines the Japanese art of bonsai form Lilliputian architecture to create some of the most amazing pieces that you'll ever see.

On its website, Aiba said that his works are the result of crossing his days as a producer (normal) and bonsai illustrator maze. None of his projects from the real structure - they are the product of his imagination. But as the details are so complicated, people tend to believe that the drawing up of the actual buildings.

So, how long it takes to make one of them is it? Tecca Aiba said that each piece is so detailed, it takes three months to a year and a half. The first bonsai in the figure below, took him six months to the end, while the second image is called a Hawaiian Resort Pineapple took him for a year.

Unfortunately, you have to go to Japan if you want to make these works of art in the face. Aiba is looking for new opportunities to present their work, if one of his works is called the Michelin hotel is currently displayed in his restaurant in Tokyo.

States With The Most Homes In Foreclosure

States with the most homes in foreclosure: Five large U.S. banks for violations of sanctions agreed to $ 26 billion agreement with the government, the most common of the banks by the financial crisis. Amounts, which include assistance from the banks in the form of debt forgiveness and refinancing, is designed to help homeowners avoid default and mortgage foreclosure. Most economists believe that this is a step in the right direction, but only slightly.READ MORE...

Six New Breeds To Compete At Westminster

Six New Breeds To Compete At Westminster: Six new breeds will be competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. A total of 2,000 dogs, representing 185 breeds will fight for the title of Best in Show beginning on February 13.

The new breeds include Mexico's hairless Xoloitzcuintli, the Finnish Lapphund, the Norwegian Lundehund, the Cesky Terrier, the American English Coonhound and the Entlebucher Mountain Dog.READ MORE...

Larger-Than-Life Kim Jong Il Statue Unveiled

New statue depicts late NKorea leader on horseback: Coat of free flight, reins in hand, Kim Jong Il is shown riding a horse ride a statue larger than life presented Tuesday as part of anniversary celebrations at the end of the North Korean leader.READ MORE...

Martha Stewart Triumphs At Westminster

A Celebrity Surprise Backstage at the 2012 Westminster Dog Show - Animal Nation: You never know who you will see on the Westminster dog show this year, the animal host Bridget Marquardt has found a surprise celebrity behind the scenes, who hopes that his dog BEST IN SHOW!SOURCE

Rick Perry Says He'll Be Back

Rick Perry Says He'll Be Back: Spinners and Winners
Don't count Rick Perry out just yet. Spinners and Winners caught up with the Texas governor and former Republican presidential candidate at the annual gathering of conservatives in Washington over the weekend, where it sounded a heck of a lot like he is going to run again in 2016.READ MORE...

AT&T Users Hit By 'Unlimited Data' limit

AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit: Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.

But in the past few weeks, there has been none of that, because AT&T Inc. put a virtual wheel clamp on his phone. Web pages wouldn't load and maps wouldn't render. Forget about YouTube videos — Trang's data speeds were reduced to dial-up levels.

"It basically makes my phone useless," said Trang, an Orange County, Calif. property manager.

The reason: AT&T considers Trang to be among the top 5 percent of the heaviest cellular data users in his area. Under a new policy, AT&T has started cutting their data speeds as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its network.

So last month, AT&T "throttled" Trang's iPhone, slowing downloads by roughly 99 percent. That means a Web page that would normally take a second to load instead took almost two minutes.

AT&T has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of its smartphone users. It stopped signing up new customers for those plans in 2010, and warned last year that it would start slowing speeds for people who consume the most data.

What's surprising people like Trang is how little data use it takes to reach that level — sometimes less than AT&T gives people on its "limited" plans.

Trang's iPhone was throttled just two weeks into his billing cycle, after he'd consumed 2.3 gigabytes of data. He pays $30 per month for "unlimited" data. Meanwhile, Dallas-based AT&T now sells a limited, or "tiered," plan that provides 3 gigabytes of data for the same price.

Users report that if they call the company to ask or complain about the throttling, AT&T customer support representatives suggest they switch to the limited plan.

"They're coaxing you toward the tiered plan," said Gregory Tallman in Hopatcong, N.J. He hasn't had his iPhone 4S throttled yet, but he's gotten text-messages from AT&T, warning that he's approaching the limit. This came after he had used just 1.5 gigabytes of data in that billing cycle.

John Cozen, a Web and mobile applications designer in San Diego, hasn't been throttled yet either, but he's been so disturbed by a warning that he's "almost scared to use the phone," he said. Complaining to AT&T got him nowhere, and now he's looking to switch to another carrier.

"I don't think two to three gigabytes is an exorbitant amount," he said. "Really, I'm just looking at pictures and text once in a while."

AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said that as of last summer, the top 5 percent of data users were using 2 gigabytes of data per month. But he also said the company doesn't actually throttle all of the top 5 percent "unlimited" data users. Last month, the figure was only 0.5 percent, or about 200,000 people, he said.

That's because AT&T only throttles users in areas where the wireless network is congested that month, Siegel said.

Siegel also pointed out that aside from moving to a tiered plan, "unlimited" plan users on the cusp of being throttled can use one of AT&T's 30,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, where usage is unmetered.

The unlimited plan worked fine for AT&T a few years ago, when the iPhone was new. The company had ample capacity on its network, and wanted to lure customers with the peace of mind offered by unlimited plans. Now, a majority of AT&T subscribers on contract-based plans have smartphones, and the proportion is growing every month. That's putting a big load on AT&T's network.

The limited data plans force subscribers to keep an eye on their usage, so they don't overwhelm AT&T's network. Verizon Wireless has adopted similar plans. But the two companies differ in how they manage their remaining "unlimited" subscribers.

Verizon doesn't slow down the "5 percent" unless the cell tower their phone is connected to is congested at that moment, and it slows them down by the minimum amount necessary. By contrast, once AT&T has decided to throttle your phone, it will be slow for the rest of the billing cycle, even if it's 3 a.m. and there are no other cellphones competing for the capacity of that particular cell tower.

Verizon's measures have drawn few complaints, and indeed, may have gone unnoticed even by the "5 percent."

T-Mobile USA is up front about the level it starts throttling at: 5 gigabytes. AT&T subscribers have no idea if they might be among the top 5 percent until they get the warning, which is soon followed by throttled service. While Trang was throttled at 2.3 gigabytes, he knows other iPhone owners who are using 5 or 6 gigabytes per month with impunity.

"It seems very random," Trang said.

Sprint Nextel Corp. is hanging on to unlimited data plans without throttling, alone among the "Big Four" national wireless carriers.

Tallman sees few prospects for a lawsuit against AT&T. The company is still providing unlimited data usage to throttled customers, even if the speeds are so low as to make the phone useless for anything but phone calls and text messages. The company made no promises that "unlimited" data would always be coupled with high speeds, he notes.

"They just guaranteed the highway. They didn't guarantee the speed limit," he said.

What You Didn't See on The Grammys

What You Didn't See on The Grammys: Lady Gaga caught Sir Paul McCartney off-guard with a kiss during a commercial break at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. That must have made for one messy lip print thanks to the bizarrely-dressed singer's fishnet-adorned face!SOURCE

Uproar Over Statue Portrayal Grips France

Uproar Over Statue Portrayal Grips France: A French mayor's plan to erect a statue of President Nicolas Sarkozy's former supermodel wife Carla Bruni in worker's attire has angered the opposition and embarrassed the first lady.

Jacques Martin, the mayor of Nogent-sur-Marne to the east of Paris and member of Sarkozy's UMP party, commissioned the statue to honour the mostly Italian immigrant women who used to work at a feather factory in the town.

But when French daily Le Parisien on Sunday revealed the plan for the statue more than two metres (six-and-a-half feet) tall, at a cost of over 80,000 euros, the opposition and even the first lady's friends were up in arms.

A source close to Bruni-Sarkozy said she agreed to model for sculptor Elisabeth Cibot as she admires her work, but that "it was never suggested that her name would appear."

Modelling "is her former job, she no longer does it commercially, but she's often asked to do it, and she often agrees, and always without being paid," the source said.

But the swiftly gathering scandal "is using something that has nothing to do with politics to political ends," one of her friends said, requesting anonymity.

William Geib of the Socialist opposition said the idea of dressing up a likeness of the Italian heiress and pop singer as a worker was "grotesque."

"It's an insult to the Italian feather workers, to give them the face of an extremely rich person. I have nothing against Carla Bruni-Sarkozy but she does not represent the workers' world."

Michel Gilles, a local member of the right-wing opposition, slammed what he said was a "political coup" ahead of the April-May two-round presidential election, which opinion polls say right-wing leader Sarkozy is likely to lose.

Martin said he voted in favour of the statue at a council meeting last year.

"But it was never mentioned that it would have Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's features," Gilles said.

The statue is reportedly costing 82,000 euros (108,000 dollars), of which the town hall is paying 41,000 euros, and exactly what it will look like is being kept top secret.

The 10 worst V-Day gifts…

The 10 worst V-Day gifts…: We know what you think Valentine's Day is a commercial holiday. He has to. It's too much pressure. But if you go this month, you'll probably end roaming the aisles for a gift to give your date of February 14. And, "we like it or not, Valentine's Day is an event where you have to show that you have to pay attention to the taste of another man," said Christine Silvestri, founder of The Adventures of urban trade, giving the visiting shopping centers in Los Angeles.READ MORE....

Richest Cities Where No One Wants To Move

Richest Cities Where No One Wants To Move: Many Americans still refrain from buying homes in some of the most expensive cities in the country. While house prices fell by 23% on average in the major cities, as the housing crisis began, many buyers in the fall was not enough. On the basis of a new report released by Trulia, 24/7 Wall St. has identified urban areas that people want to drive less.

Trulia ranked the 100 largest cities in the Metro Movers of their report, which compares the number of internet search for local residents looking to buy somewhere else with the number of out of town buyers looking for property in the region. According to the report, a report of two means that twice as many searches of homes of people seeking to leave the area to move, not all cities will move to have the ratio greater than two.

Cities that attract buyers experienced a moderate decline in housing prices since the beginning of the crisis, in particular, due to their high value of the house. Consequently, house prices in these areas should continue to fall, and buyers are waiting until they do. Not all cities will move to one of the most expensive homes in the country. Newark and Washington, DC, two cities in twice as many people who want to leave this move in the study, are among the top 10 high cost houses in the country. Housing prices in these cities fell to the national average, and next year is expected to fall.

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Former MediaCorp Actor Was Acquitted Of Charges Of Cheating 2 Men

Former MediaCorp Actor Was Acquitted Of Charges Of Cheating 2 Men

Former MediaCorp Actor Acquitted of Cheating

Former MediaCorp Actor Acquitted of Cheating

Former MediaCorp Actor Acquitted of Cheating

Former MediaCorp Actor Acquitted of Cheating: A former MediaCorp actor was acquitted of charges of cheating two men of donations totalling $195,000 in connection with a charity football match he organised three years ago.

Delivering her judgement on Wednesday, District Judge Wong Choon Ning said that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against Lim Aik Seng. The 47-year-old, better known as Lin Yi-sheng, had been accused of deceiving the men into believing that cash donations received from a charity match – minus expenses – would be donated to the Metta Welfare Association.READ MORE..