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Whoopi Goldberg seemed sad and choked up on “The View” chat show Monday when her fellow co-hosts discussed how she was not included in a montage featuring Oscar hosts during the Academy Awards telecast.

The 52-year-old Goldberg has received two Oscar nominations, winning for her role as Oda Mae Brown in 1990’s “Ghost.” She hosted the event in 199, 1996, 1999 and 2002. She did, however, appear as an Oscar winner in a separate montage Sunday night.

Goldberg appeared stumped that the academy would leave her out of the one clip, as well as repeat hot Steve Martin.

“Maybe they accidentally lost a clip of you hosting… But I think its wrong,” Elisabeth Hasselbeck said, Joy Behar said “being slighted is never fun.” Sherri Shepherd wondered if Goldberg had made someone mad.

“Undoubtedly,” Goldberg said, smiling. “Undoubtedly I (bleeped) somebody off yet again. You know what, I don’t – I don’t know.”

Everyone seems to be getting into online business these days, and the advantages of an internet business versus a more traditional setting are clear. An internet business startup is easy. You need a desk and chair, and a computer with internet access. That’s it. You earn money working at home in your pajamas at any hour of the day you choose. You can even work as much or as little as you please, and you have the option of controlling which radio station is playing while you work. An internet business has very low overhead costs and tends to earn money faster than a traditional business. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sure it does, but there is more to an internet business start up than that.

First of all, you’ll need some sort of internet presence and that’s usually in the form of a website, though blogs are becoming increasingly popular for web presences. Some internet businesses only involve a profile page on an auction site for products or services. Whether you choose website, profile page, or blog, you’re establishing your web presence. Having all three is a great internet business solution and tends to increase your exposure.

If you have a website or blog, you'll need a domain name. Choosing a domain name that is catchy, easy to remember, or relevant to your business is important. It's also important to register the different versions people might use when searching for your name, as well as the possible spelling mistakes. The more domain names you have that will direct people to your online business, the better.

You’re going to have to work on marketing. There is more to setting up an online business than a flashy website and having a great product or service. Those who are successful in online businesses work hard at learning internet business solutions such as increasing their ranks with search engines. This is called search engine optimization, and without a web presence that is optimized for search engines, you aren’t going to be successful.

An online business also involves promotion and marketing that a traditional business requires as well. You won’t be able to assume that people will find your business or chose your website over the millions of others in the virtual world. The effort and time to promote your online business is like any other, so be prepared to have a good marketing plan as part of your internet business solution.

Develop your sales strategies and customer service skills. One difference with a traditional business and an online venture is that you’re now going to be the jack of all trades in your enterprise and master of none, unless of course you hire professionals to handle areas of your business that you don’t want to or can’t. That isn’t cost effective though, so learn how to be a salesman, as well as updating your communication skills to improve customer service and maintain client loyalty. A good internet business startup plan covers all aspects of your business that you’re going to have to handle.

Lastly, be sure to have a plan for accounting and taxation. A legal business is far better than one that isn’t, as there are plenty of things you’ll be able to deduct at income tax time. Also, make sure that your internet business startup includes research into legal matters, copyright, and anything that might land you in hot water. For great online success, cover all the bases that a traditional business would and include internet business solutions as well.

Reading in dim light won’t damage your eyes, you don’t need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won’t make the hair grow back faster.

These well-worn theories are among seven medical myths exposed in a paper published last week in the British Medical Journal, which traditionally carries light-hearted features in its Christmas edition. Two U.S. researchers took seven common beliefs and searched the archives for evidence to support them.

Despite frequent mentions in the popular press of the need to drink eight glasses of water, they found no scientific basis for the claim.

The complete lack of evidence has been recorded in a study published the American Journal of Psychology, they said.

The other six myths are:

• Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.

The majority of eye experts believe it is unlikely to do any permanent damage, but it may make you squint, blink more and have trouble focusing, the researchers said.

• Shaving makes hair grow back faster or coarser.

It has no effect on the thickness or rate of hair regrowth, studies say. But stubble lacks the finer taper of unshaven hair, giving the impression of coarseness.
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Stuttgart, Germany-based Porsche Design Group and French-based Sagem Mobiles (Safran Group) have joined forces to create the first Porsche Design mobile phone, the P’9521.

Like its much-coveted automotive namesake, the new mobile phone combines sophisticated, purist design with high-quality natural materials such as aluminum and glass.

The phone’s casing is milled out of a solid aluminum block, a manufacturing technique used for engines and alloy wheels of high-end sports cars but is a unique production method for mobile phones.

With this device, Porsche Design has remained loyal to its clear design language and has utilized sophisticated materials, again in keeping with its storied tradition.

The typography, styling and colors of the phone’s menu underscore the handset’s very functional character. A double hinge made from lightweight aluminum enables the screen to be rotated 180 degrees, allowing the phone to be used as a digital camera.

The P’9521, whose local price was still unavailable as we went to press, features a fingerprint reader, which easily and conveniently identifies the user while ensuring high-security access to sensitive data.
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A cellphone is a cellphone is a cellphone.

That is what my brother and many other people I know say when it comes to that gadget they have learned to trust with their lives.

Sure, I think to myself, as I smile and wonder how they are able to survive on those cellphones that look like they had seen better days.

Cellphones, like people, are ever-changing. And that is what makes them exciting gadgets to have and to own. Once a person stops learning, he stops living or so they say. The same goes for the stiff competition that cellphones face nowadays. It is precisely why, when a good model comes along, a newer and more improved model is re-launched in the market.

Take the Nokia N95 8GB.

The Nokia N95 8GB is simple to handle because the original N95 is so well known and has been written about so many times.

The original N95, it seems, was intended to be the last word in the classic S60 phone line. The N95 comes loaded with features like S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, with the combined Web/WAP browser and miniUSB connectivity; HSDPA, UPnP and Wi-Fi; a largish, recessed 2.6 inch screen; a five-megapixel still camera with great optics, light sensitivity and options, protected by a physical shutter and spoilt slightly by slow image processing and slow camera startup; a great VGA-resolution video recorder (producing good video images but only mono sound); a very full set of media software, with all audio and video codecs, video and image editing suites; online integration; the facility to work in portrait or landscape mode; and TV out for video echoing of any application or media item to a TV or other video equipment.

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Foreword of Maximum PC Magazine issue January 2008 from Will Smith, Editor in Chief.

Have you ever heard of this thing called “the Internet”? It turns out that it’s a great platform for publishing information. Color me impressed! I think this “Internet” thing just may change the future of magazine publishing. Seriously though, I’m super-stoked to share the next phase of Maximum PC’s plans for world domination. First off, on MaximumPC.com we’re going to post time-sensitive content much, much earlier than we have in the past. Our current strategy of posting reviews months after everyone’s stopped caring is, admittedly, pretty lame. Starting with this issue, we’ll be posting our reviews online as soon as they’re written.
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Driver education games are fun and informative and a good practice ground for students. While playing games, students are able to test their driving skill and knowledge and also find out where their weak points are. The games are useful because the students learn proper driving methods and techniques without actually putting themselves in harms way.

There are two types of games that can be played – one is the simple quiz game that test driving knowledge. Students can choose from a series of quizzes on various topics. This is a challenging way to test what students have learned in the driver education program, and it also prepare them for their driver tests.
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