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...PHILIPPINES: High tension Rocked by a slew of recent explosions and bombarded by warnings of more to come, the Philippines these days has something of a siege mentality. Even the gala Dec. 15 opening of the new, $500-million Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal has been indefinitely postponed by a worried President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. "The need to take extreme security measures cannot be overemphasized," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said in a statement...
...cell phones are wireless, why aren't the headsets that go with them? More and more of them are, thanks to the new Bluetooth technology developed by a consortium of electronics manufacturers to connect various digital components over short distances. This year brought a slew of Bluetooth earpieces from Jabra, Motorola, Nokia Plantronics and Sony Ericsson. Now you can walk around town with your cell phone tucked away in your pocket or briefcase and a tiny headset tucked into your ear. The biggest drawback (besides looking like a Secret Service agent): the headsets need to be charged regularly, just like...
After Saturday’s massacre at Franklin Field, a slew of Penn fans attacked the uprights. The protective circle that police had formed around the far post proved about as effective as a chain mail vest made of paper clips, and the Penn fans began to work on it, climbing and shaking as hard as they could. There was jumping, there was bumping and, regrettably, there was a fair amount of humping...
...might be nice if it were a visiting tech staff or a slew of designers, for example,” said HRDC member Jeremy W. Blocker...
...Omen Hacking into Saddam Hussein's public e-mail account, a U.S. reporter found notes sent by a slew of well-wishers, offering everything from business deals to advice on off-the-shelf chemical weapons