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Any FReepers use "pay as you go" cell phone services? If so, what is the best? I'm interested in having a cell phone for emergencies and for trips to the mainland (so it'd have to be able to work nationwide), but I don't want to be tied to a contract or regular monthly fee. Right now I'm with Verizon Wireless, but I use my cell so infrequently (10-20 minutes on average/month) that the $25 monthly cost is just not worth it.

Viewers Look for Answers on 'Lost' Finale By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television WriterWednesday, May 25, 2005(05-25) 12:06 PDT New York (AP) -- During the thrilling first season of "Lost," viewers of this eerie ABC serial may have felt a little lost themselves. So no wonder these "Lost" fans were hoping to find a few more clues as the two-hour season finale aired Wednesday night. Would there be more information on the Others -- those mysterious folks terrorizing the island castaways? How will things go for the raft built by the castaways that launched, with four of them aboard, from the...

Hawaii Is World's Stand-In for 'Lost' By TARA GODVIN Associated Press Writer May 24, 2005, 4:43 PM EDT MOKULEIA, Hawaii -- As a band of jittery plane crash survivors huddle on an island hillside listening to a distress call that has looped through the airwaves for 16 years, one of them asks, "Where ARE we?" The answer: The Hawaiian island of Oahu. The actors on the hit ABC show "Lost," which wraps up its debut season Wednesday, are of course free to enjoy Oahu. Their characters are miserably unaware of the civilization just off frame. But the fans know better...

Starting this thread a little early because I probably won't be online when tonight's show kicks off on the east coast. For a very minor spoiler, drag your mouse to highlight the area below this sentence: The "French woman," Danielle Rousseau, will return tonight--yay! (You may already know this if you saw the preview last week :-)

Okay, I've gone and done it and created a 'Lost' ping list. You are on this list if you have ever exhibited interest in the show on previous 'Lost' threads. Congrats for displaying your great taste in TV. ;-) Only 3 episodes left this season! Please ping/FReepmail me if you would like on or off this list. Thank you.. :-)

'Lost' Horizon''Lost'' season finale will be three hours long. It'll be spread over two nights, with the last two hours airing opposite the ''American Idol'' finale [Article by Gary Susman] A THREE-HOUR TOUR ''Lost'' producers promise more surprises on the finale New episodes of Lost have been few and far between lately, but ABC will make up for it with the season finale, which will last three hours, and which the network hopes will give the season finale of Fox's American Idol a run for its money. Part 1 of the finale, called ''Exodus,'' will air May 18, and the...

originalreport The Secrets of the 'Lost' Phenomenon Elizabeth Vargas Talks With the Cast and Crew of the Surprise Hit The success of ABC's hit series "Lost," surprised even its cast and creators.  (ABC News) May 6, 2005 — Take 48 plane crash survivors stranded on a very unusual island, add an angry polar bear, a seething love triangle or two, and an invisible monster and you've got a surprisingly effective recipe for a television drama that critics call "the next great cult-pop sensation" — ABC's new hit series, "Lost." "Lost" averages more than 15.5 million weekly viewers, according to Nielsen Media...

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This was probably the best concert aired on PBS I've ever seen. From the link at the top (sorry, it is a "donation page" but I couldn't find a better one): Celtic Woman The program brings to the screen five exceptional new Irish stars in a spectacular performance recorded live at Dublin's prestigious Helix Centre. Performing some of the most beautiful and best-loved songs in the musical repertoire, the four singers -- 15-year-old Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Orlagh Fallon -- and violinist Máiréad Nesbitt bring the Dublin audience to their feet over and over again. Normally,...

Hear Rush's comments here (Windows media file): http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/05/03/030805_10_mexico.asx This was taken directly from Rush's website: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html (Scroll down to "From Rush's stack of stuff" which includes the original news story being discussed.)

Most Illegal Mexican Aliens Open to Guest Worker Program March 07, 2005 A study released by the Pew Hispanic Center suggests that a majority of illegal Mexicans are open to Bush's proposed guest worker program, which would grant illegal workers temporary residence for five years. The survey was conducted at Mexican consulates in the U.S. among 5,000 illegal aliens who applied for an identity card. The study's main findings show that 42 percent expect to remain in the U.S. "as long as they can," 17 percent "for the rest of my life," and 27 percent for five years or less....

Sexy Lost star enjoys success HOLLYWOOD -- Sometimes it's good to be lost. Just ask Naveen Andrews, who plays Sayid, the former Iraqi intelligence officer who is stranded with the other crash survivors on the hit TV series Lost. "I don't think anybody thought we'd be this popular," says Andrews about the show that has amassed the biggest cult following since The X-Files. Andrews insists he's as much in the dark about what's really going on in Lost as the audiences are. "I've heard all the rumours including the one that we're in purgatory," he says, adding "which is a...

House passes controversial immigration bill Law would deny driver licenses to illegal aliens, provide anti-terror measures By Jerry Kammer COPLEY NEWS SERVICE February 10, 2005 WASHINGTON – Dividing largely along party lines, the House passed a controversial bill Thursday designed to curtail illegal immigration as a way to achieve greater homeland security. The bill, which passed 261-161, would pressure states to deny driver licenses to illegal aliens, make it easier to turn away some political asylum seekers and ease the deportation of suspected terrorists. The measure would empower bounty hunters to go after immigrants who have defied orders of...

Unlocking the Philosophy of 'Lost' (Sunday, January 23 12:01 AM) By Kate O'Hare LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) On ABC's Wednesday castaway drama "Lost," con man Sawyer (Josh Holloway) sits on the beach reading Richard Adams' "Watership Down."On its surface, the novel is about several rabbits that escape the destruction of their warren and traverse the English countryside to seek a new home. But the tale quickly becomes one of heroism, survival and friendship, and ultimately, the challenge of building a free society versus yielding to a totalitarian one. It's so much more than just bunnies on the run.When ABC first...

[snip] Spellings became the subject of conservative sniping soon after moving to Washington after she was asked on C-SPAN to react to census data showing a decline in the traditional family. "So what?" she replied, noting that there were "lots of different types of family" and that she herself was "a single mom." [/snip]

On June 6, 2002, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) voted against adding the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA) to the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States. Source The ASPA is "a bill to protect United States military personnel and other elected and appointed officials of the United States Government against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not a party." Source --- Essentially, Specter is on record as being the only Republican Senator to vote in support of subjecting our military men and women...

Cheney eyes Democrat-friendly Hawaii Associated Press Eau Claire, Wisc. — Making a major detour on the campaign trail, Vice-President Dick Cheney will rally voters Sunday night in Hawaii, a state only two Republicans have won in a presidential race. The Bush-Cheney campaign says Hawaii is within reach and that every electoral vote is worth fighting for — in Hawaii's case, four electoral votes. “The polls look so good in Hawaii that we are going to drop in,” Mr. Cheney told hundreds of cheering Republican volunteers Friday morning in Wisconsin. The vice president said he and wife, Lynn, have campaigned in...

Anyone else out there already addicted to "Lost"? :-) I was skeptical about even tuning in for the pilot, which aired September 22; I decided to mainly because it's filmed on Oahu. But by the closing credits of that first episode, I was a bit surprised to hear myself thinking, "Hey, that was actually good." I've been hooked since, and every week the show seems to get even better. Without a doubt my favorite episode so far was "Walkabout", in which Locke's shocking secret was revealed. It was amazing how much depth the writers and actor (Terry O'Quinn) were able...

Keyes and Obama on the issues By Andy Shaw October 19, 2004 — With just two weeks to go before the election, a lot of voters are taking a closer look at candidates and where they stand one of the most important races in Illinois is for the U.S. Senate. The issues range from gay rights to Iraq Who you vote for depends on intangibles like character, credibility, and likeability, but also where the candidates stand on the issues. The race for U.S. Senate features two prominent African Americans from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Liberal democratic Barack Obama,...