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For a down-home "Mississippi Girl" ... Faith Hill cleans up well. From magazine covers, a Hollywood film ('The Stepford Wives') to a celebrity marriage with country star Tim McGraw.
Her new album "Fireflies" recently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 and Country Album charts. It's a more acoustic and country-flavored record than her last outing, (the pop-heavy "Cry"). Hill, 37, who hasn't toured in five years, says she's anxious to get back on stage. Read the album reviews at MusiCountry.com.
— staying with new releases —
Sony Music Nashville has set Sept. 27th as the release date for the second album by Gretchen Wilson called, "All Jacked Up."
The album includes twelve songs, seven of which were written or co-written by Gretchen. See album details at MusiCountry.com.
Gretchen's bringing her party to Pa. on Sept. 16 at the York Fair.
— also appearing in Pa —
Rob Thomas, the Matchbox Twenty frontman has announced a two-month national tour to support his multiplatinum solo album, "Something To Be." Hitting mostly medium-size venues like theaters, Thomas, 33, will be at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh on Oct. 9.

TV Guide is Getting a Facelift... TV Guide is relaunching itself as a large format magazine with far fewer TV listings and more emphasis on lifestyle and entertainment. The radical changes to TV Guide come as it struggles to remain relevant in an age where many TV viewers get their TV listings from on-screen guides.
The new TV Guide, which will launch with the Oct. 17 issue, will contain just 25 percent listings and 75 percent stories.
Continue reading the story at CBS News.

Playing the Heating Oil Price Game...

The Winner of the 'Best Musical Buddy' is ... Kelly Clarkson.

When asked which musical artist they would most like to add to their AIM Buddy List features, the thriving community of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) users picked chart-topping artist, Kelly Clarkson. Selecting Kelly as their 'Best Musical Buddy' means they see her as a friend in addition to enjoying her music and admiring her Cinderella story. Kelly has recorded two successful albums, 'Thankful' and 'Breakaway.' She is on tour this summer, appearing in 40 cities nationwide. Also, fans can watch Kelly performing her popular songs on www.aolmusic.com.

How Popular Are You?
AOL members and AIM users everywhere can find out how in-demand they are by clicking on the 'How Popular Am I?' link on www.AIM.com. By entering their AOL or AIM Screen Name, users will see a graphical representation of how many Buddy Lists they are on as an indicator of just how connected they are with online friends and colleagues.

Just How Hot is Kelly Clarkson?
Kelly's album, 'Breakaway', has remained in the top 20 of the Billboard albums chart every week since it was released on November 30. It's the fifth-best-selling album of the year and was just certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, Aug. 16th, Kelly won 3 awards.
Choice Female Artist ... Choice Single - "Since U Been Gone" and for Choice Album - "Breakaway"

Kelly not only will be performing, but has three nominations at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for her "Since U Been Gone" Video. 'Best Pop Video', 'Best Female Video' and 'Viewers Choice' on August 28. kelly's next single... is... "Because of You."

Related Links:
Official Kelly Clarkson Website   |   Find Kelly Clarkson Lyrics
Watch the Breakaway scene from the "Behind Hazel Eyes" DVD
Kelly Clarkson Biography   |   Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Watch her Videos of ... "Breakaway"   |   "Since U Been Gone"
See more Kelly Clarkson videos at ... MTV  |  VH1
Buy Kelly Clarkson Concert Tickets
And be sure to check out the Hot 100 Singles Chart at Billboard.

9/11 Recordings Released ...
The New York Fire Department has just released thousands of pages of oral histories recorded by firefighters about Sept. 11 and also hours of radio transmissions. Sample - mp3 audio (CD1). Compelled by a lawsuit filed by The New York Times, the fire department made public 15 hours of radio transmissions and more than 500 oral histories describing the rush to the World Trade Center, which saved an unknown number of civilians and cost 343 firefighters their lives. In all, 2,749 people died in the twin towers' collapse in 2001. Read more of the story and see available a list of 22 audio files at CBS News.

Doctors Don't Always See Hospital Test Results... Many doctors don't follow up on test results pending for patients who have been released from a hospital, running the risk of missing some major medical problems, a new report contends. At two American hospitals, the study authors found that doctors didn't know about 65 of 105 test results that came back after patients had been discharged. The hospitals were not identified, but the researchers said they are both academic centers in Boston. About 41 percent of the patients had test results due when they left the hospitals. More than 60 percent of the time, the responding doctors said they didn't know about the test results, one-third said they didn't even know the tests had been ordered. The moral of this study suggests that patients should ask questions about pending test results and never assume that no news is good news when it comes to waiting for a test result. Continue Reading.

Fashion Magazines Showing More ... Body Types
Mixed among the pages of dazzling celebrities and rail-thin models that dominate fashion and teen magazines is a surprising sight: young women with thick thighs and flabby abs.
In Seventeen, Teen People, CosmoGirl! and Teen Vogue are bathing suit sections partly illustrated by less-than-perfect figures and tips on maximizing assets and minimizing defects. Editors say they are using more average women and fewer models to reflect changing body types and to help self-conscious teens see that not everyone is perfect. "It's not going to help my reader if we only show girls who are size 6's," said Atoosa Rubenstein, editor of Seventeen magazine. "Everyone is beautiful, it's just a matter of confidence, and we try to show that. We choose girls in malls, on the street, and anywhere we can find them."

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A doctor examined a woman, took the husband aside, and said,
"I don't like the looks of your wife at all."

"Me neither doc," said the husband. "But she's a great cook and really good with the kids.

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Where is my Graphics Card?
-» Open the Control Panel from the Start Menu,
-» Double-click the System icon to show the System Properties,
-» Click on Hardware panel tab,
-» Click Device Manager button,
-» Double-click the Display Adaptors icon,
-» The make and model of your graphics card is here, right click on it to select more properties.

Next Version of Windows ...
Microsoft Corp. announced it has changed the name of the next version of its operating system from Longhorn to Windows Vista. The update to Windows XP is due out in the fall of 2006. Vista's features will include better ways to visualize data, such as seeing through windows that are stacked atop each other, more natural file organization and faster searching. Read more here.

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'The Andy Griffth Show'
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How To Use "End Task" ...
to solve a System Lockup and save time without rebooting:
Did a program on your PC just lock up? Before you reboot your system entirely, there's one last hope: Try ending the current task. Oftentimes (but not always), you can close only the program that caused the problem, and get back to work.

-» Press Ctrl-Alt-Del on your keyboard (JUST ONCE) to open the Close Program dialog box (some systems, you may need to select Task Manager tab),
-» On the Applications tab, you should see one item that reads "Not Responding"
-» Select that application,
-» Click End Task and you'll see a message pop-up telling you the selected application is not responding,
-» Click End Now (or End Task again), and with any luck, Windows will proceed to close just that program. You should now be able to re-open that application and return to your work.

(Note: Unfortunately, in some cases, if pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del does absolutely nothing, or if trying to end a task results in a total lock-up, you're flat outta luck and it's time to reboot.)

VoIP ... What does it mean?
Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that allows you to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular (analog) phone line. For more info see:
How VoIP Works
What is VoIP/Internet Voice?
Common Questions of VoIP
Distribute VoIP through a Home
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this just in:

Google launches instant messaging service ...
The new program, Google Talk, will compete against similar free services offered by America Online (41.6 million users), Yahoo (19.1 million), and MSN Messenger (14.1 million). Google Talk features a basic user interface with few graphics, much like the main Google search site. It does not spawn pop-up windows or display ads like America Online's Instant Messenger but does require users to have an account with their free Gmail e-mail system. Gmail previously was available only to those invited by a current account holder, but now Google is opening up registration to anyone in the United States. Learn about Google Talk here.

Google also has just updated its Desktop Search Program. Google Desktop 2 includes several new tools and features along with better security measures. Read about it here.

A new version of Hotmail
— Codename ... Kahuna —
Microsoft Corp. has unveiled a new beta version of their free e-mail service, MSN Hotmail, to a select few members of Hotmail. It should be available by the beginning of 2006 to the general public. (Note: Kahuna is similar to G-Mail from Google)

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