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Just got a call from Syncro. The Tour is in San Antonio now. Will be in Austin tonight at 5:00 pm at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1030 Norwood Park Blvd and in Houston tomorrow at noon at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4810 Highway 6 N #A. Bring your flags and support the troops signs. Sponsor a care package for our troops! The Tour continues on to Baton Rouge and Mobile on Thursday, and on to Tallahassee and Jacksonville, FL on Friday!

MAF Announcing Honoring Heroes at the Holidays IIMove America Forward is thrilled to announce that we are bringing back Honoring Heroes at the Holidays to honor our troops again this Christmas and holiday season! Last year, MAF introduced Honoring Heroes at the Holidays and traveled to cities all over the country. We were so excited by the results that we had to do it again for 2008! Our troops deserve to know that we love and appreciate them! Starting December 13th, we’ll once again be hitting the road to take our message to the people of America who want to...

Everyone who buys a mobile telephone will be forced to register their identity on a national database under government plans to extend massively the powers of state surveillance. Phone buyers would have to present a passport or other official form of identification at the point of purchase. Privacy campaigners fear it marks the latest government move to create a surveillance society.

Bluetooth Big Brother uses mobiles and laptops to track thousands of Britons Last updated at 12:04pm on 21.07.08    Thousands of people in Bath are unaware their movements may have been tracked through their bluetooth mobiles Thousands of Britons' movements have been covertly tracked by scanners placed in streets, pubs and offices for a technology experiment.  The Cityware project run by the University of Bath has secretly placed scanners around the Somerset city, with the first 10 installed 2006. The scanners pick up bluetooth radio signals transmitted from mobile phones and laptops. In a scene reminiscent of the Will Smith...

Bank employees said a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a pistol was thwarted in an attempt to rob the bank because the doors were locked. The man fled the scene. and he was unable to complete the heist,

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...

Archbishop-elect Thomas John Rodi Vatican City, Apr 2, 2008 / 10:08 am (CNA).- Today the Holy Father appointed Bishop Thomas John Rodi of Biloxi, Mississippi as Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama.  The archbishop-elect will also serve as the temporary Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Biloxi until another bishop is appointed.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bishop Rodi was ordained a priest in 1978.  He will be installed as archbishop on June 6, 2008.As the archbishop of Mobile, he will succeed Archbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb who submitted his resignation to the Vatican after reaching the retirement age of 75 over a...

An Alabama high school student walked into the school gym Thursday morning and shot himself in front of 150 other students, WKRG.com reported. Jajuan Homes, 18, reportedly fired one shot into the ceiling of the gym at Davidson High School in Mobile before turning the revolver on himself as other students watched.

Alabama And Mobile Excited Over $40 Billion Deal By Emily Forrester Last Updated: Feb 29 2008 - 9:49 pm Alabama, Mobile, and Mobile County leaders are excited about the $40 billion tanker project deal that the United States Air Force Awarded to EADS and Northrop Grumman. Here are some of the enthusiastic comments for area and state leaders: * Alabama Governor Bob Riley: "To say this is a great day for Alabama is a monumental understatement. This will go down in history as one of our greatest days." *Mobile Mayor Sam Jones: "In my judgment, the best proposal won. Mobile...

The U.S. Air Force today named Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS North America to build its next-generation fleet of aerial refueling tankers, spurning a bid from rival Boeing Co. with a decision that could bring an aircraft assembly plant to Mobile. The Air Force made its choice after a fierce competition between the two teams for one of the single largest defense contracts in U.S. history. Estimated at up to $40 billion, the deal includes 179 planes to be delivered over the next 10-15 years. Boeing was considered a heavy favorite due mainly to its political clout and its legacy...

Radiation From Mobile Phones Changes Protein Expression In Living People, Study SuggestsA new study on effects of mobile phone radiation on human skin strengthens the results of the human cell line analyses: living tissue responds to mobile phone radiation. (Credit: iStockphoto/Luis Pedrosa) ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2008) — A new study completed by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) on effects of mobile phone radiation on human skin strengthens the results of the human cell line analyses: living tissue responds to mobile phone radiation. Earlier studies have shown that mobile phone radiation (radiofrequency modulated electromagnetic fields; RF-EMF) alters protein...

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...

Mobile no. 1 Friday, February 01, 2008By JEFF AMYBusiness Reporter Mobile County will have the fastest growing economy over the next five years among all 363 American metropolitan areas, according to a new forecast by Moody's Economy.com, growing 34.31 percent from 2007 through 2012. Forbes.com highlighted that projection in a story published Wednesday. The Web site arm of the business magazine credited the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp AG steel mill, Austal USA's continued growth in shipbuilding, and the possible Northrop Grumman/EADS airplane assembly plants as among Mobile's strengths. Forbes also cited the city's port and highway access as positives. Such an...

Headaches linked to mobile phones By Lewis Carter Last Updated: 1:02am GMT 21/01/2008 Radiation from mobile phones damages sleep and causes headaches, according to a study by telephone makers. People using a handset before going to bed take longer to reach deeper stages of sleep and spend less time in them, researchers found. This gives their bodies less time to repair wear and tear during the day, and gives them headaches. advertisementThe findings are particularly alarming for children and teenagers, most of whom, surveys suggest, use their phones late at night. The young need plenty of sleep and failure to...

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...

Mobile phone study to establish long-term risks By Nic Fleming Science Correspondent Last Updated: 3:42am BST 08/09/2007 Ministers will launch a multi-million pound, large-scale study next week into long-term health risks of mobile phone use. Some experts warn that children should only make mobile phone calls in emergencies The decision indicates that mobile phone use has not yet been given a clean bill of health even though a Government committee is poised to report that research shows no proven health hazards associated with mobiles. The Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) programme, which has provided funding for 28 studies since...

Mobile phone use and cancer linked By Nic Fleming, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 2:11am BST 30/08/2007 Fresh fears over the health hazards linked to using mobile phones have been raised after scientists found that handset radiation could trigger cell division. Mobile phone radiation could trigger cell division A study found that exposure to mobile phone signals for just five minutes stimulated human cells to split in two - a process that occurs naturally when tissue grows or rejuvenates, but that is also central to the development of cancer. Previous research on the safety of mobile use has led to conflicting...

Soldiers Bring Mobile Communications to Battlefield New vehicle gives commanders more choices, faster. By Spc. Ben Hutto3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Matthew Hancock looked over the schematics the 82nd Airborne had put together for a mobile tactical operations center and knew that he could build something similar for his battalion. "This is the first time a mechanized Army unit has engineered, built and deployed a vehicle like this. We are proud of what we’ve done. We feel like we have raised the bar for the Army."Staff...

Staff of the “Reader’s Digest” magazine has organized a series of unusual experiments around the world. The journalists “lost” 960 mobile phones in 32 countries and got 654 back, which means that the average world’s honesty level is 68%.