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Rumor has it that one of the many things that’ll be announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January will be a partnership between the Ford Motor Company and Microsoft to put a Microsoft operating system, known as Sync, into new Fords an option. The software will supposedly provide for hands-free phone calls as well as enable e-mail, music downloads, and other data-related activities.

As I read about this, two things popped into my head:

Point one. Back in the late 1990s, Microsoft launched a car electronics platform called AutoPC, based on Windows CE, with much fanfare; it did turn into a commercial product from Clarion, but seemingly went absolutely nowhere. (At the time, I attended a demo at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond–the main thing I remember is the synthesized voice it used, which sounded like an angry porpoise.)

Which is not to say that Sync is doomed to join AutoPC in the dustbin of Microsoft-product history. For one thing, between stuff like GPS and wireless broadband and Bluetooth, the technologies and applications available for car electronics have come a heck of a long way since 1998. Whether Sync will do interesting things and do them well I don’t know, but there’s no lack of interesting things that could be done.

Point two. One of the most oft-repeated, entertaining technology-related urban legends involves a long series of jokes relating to comparing Microsoft products with cars. (The legend involves GM, not Ford, but hey, it’s close enough.)

As often is the case with urban legends, there’s a real point hidden somewhere in the fantasy. And that point is that we expect Microsoft products to misbehave and annoy us and generally do things which, if they happened with cars, would be alarming or downright dangerous.

I haven’t seen Sync yet, assuming that it exists and will indeed be called Sync. But I’ll be intrigued to see if it’s simple, reliable, and useful. And if Sync is indeed the name, it’s kinda interesting that it’s a name that doesn’t bring up Windows and all the baggage that brand carries.

Anyhow, I’m going to CES in less than two weeks, and if Sync is indeed unveiled there, I’ll be happy. The show has a gigantic hall devoted to car-related products, and as a technology guy, I’m always disappointed by it, since the products that fill it almost always seem to lag far behind the interesting things that could be done with data, networking, and entertainment in an automobile. (We’re talking about an industry which hasn’t even made an AUX-IN port standard equipment yet.)

I’ll be glad when that hall is full of stuff worth writing about in PC World–and Sync would be, if nothing else, a step in the right direction…

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This looks really painful …. DaMnNnNn!!!!

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What a great performance …

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A wild woman and her Drinks … Here is a list of the drinks that My wife’s good looking friend recommended I include in my regular rotation of gambling beverages. My personal favorite title, “Grandma’s Ass Sweat”. Don’t taste it, let me just say a main ingredient is Old English 800 malt liquor. I had not had that since high school.

Jack & Coke

- 1 part(s) Jack Daniels

- 1 part(s) Coke or Other Soft Drink

Sex on the Beach (NYC Style) – 3/4 oz Vodka

- 3/4 oz Peach Schnapps

- Half glass(es) Cranberry Juice

- Half glass(es) Orange Juice

Sex on the Beach 1

- 1 oz Vodka

- 1/2 oz Peach Schnapps

- 1 dash(es) Grenadine

- Fill glass(es) Orange Juice

Slow Comfortable Screw Against A Wall

- 1 part(s) Orange Juice

- 1-1/2 oz Vodka

- 1-2 splash(es) Sloe Gin

- 1-2 splash(es) Southern Comfort

- 1-2 splash(es) Galliano

Directions/Comments: A variation on a classic, mix all over ice and enjoy!

Fuzzy Navel

- 1 1/2 oz Peach Schnapps

- Fill part(s) Orange Juice

Rag Pussy

- 3/4 oz Malibu Rum

- 3/4 oz Razzmatazz or Chambord

- 1 dash(es) Goldschlager or Peppermint Schnapps

- 1 dash(es) 7-Up

- 1 dash(es) Cranberry Juice

Directions/Comments: Shaken and poured into shooter glass

Chicken Piss

- 2 shot(s) Tequila

- Fill glass(es) Apple Juice

Wrinkled Pecker

- 1/2 shot(s) Rumplemintz

- 1/2 shot(s) Apple Pucker

Hooker with a Penis

- 4 oz Jack Daniels

- 2 oz Apple Pucker

- 6 oz Coke

Blue Balls

- 2 shot(s) Vodka

- 1 part(s) Blue Razzberry Kool-Aid

XXX

- 1 part(s) Blue Curacao

- 1 part(s) Bailey’s Irish Cream

- 1 part(s) Amaretto

Grandma’s Ass Sweat

- 3/4 pint(s) Old English Malt Liquor

- 1 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin

- 1 oz Bacardi Rum 151

- 1-2 splash(es) Dr. Pepper

Directions/Comments: Mix the Old English, gin, and rum in the glass (chilled). Splash the Dr. Pepper and lick Grandma’s ass!

White Silk Panties

- 1 part(s) Vodka

- 1 part(s) Peach Schnapps

- 1 part(s) 7-Up

Directions/Comments: In a shaker mix equal parts of each and shake with ice, pour into shot glass.

Brazen Hussy

-1 part vodka

-1 part triple sec

1 ½ part lemon juice

Shake into a glass

Manhattan

- 2 oz Rye Whiskey

- 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

- 1 dash(es) Angostura Bitters (optional)

Directions/Comments: Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Can substitute bourbon instead of rye.

“While there are plenty of drinks to be imbibed on New Year’s Eve, nothing is better than Champagne. Here are some of our favorite cocktails to kick off your new year in bubbly style. Cheers!”

Drink Recipes
Classic Champagne Cocktail
The Classic Gin Martini
Cuba Libre
Kir Royale
Cosmopolitan
Slippery Fish
Absinthe Suisse Cocktail
Frozen Peach Champagne Cocktails
The Trifecta Cocktail
Mario’s 1000 Proof Negroni Cocktail – My favorite
Pear Brandy Champagne Cocktail
Emeril’s Ruby Red Rocket Cocktail

Click here to take you to the Recipes on foodnetwork.com

The formal name for a hangover is veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for “uneasiness following debauchery” (kveis) and the Greek word for “pain” (algia) — an appropriate title considering the uncomfortable symptoms experienced by the average drinker. The common hangover includes some or all of the following:

• Headache
• Poor sense of overall well-being
• Sensitivity to light and sound
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• Trembling
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Dehydration(dry mouth, extreme thirst, dry eyes)
• Trouble concentrating
• Anxiety
• Difficulty sleeping
• Weakness

The most common symptoms are headache, fatigue and dehydration, and the least common is trembling. The severity and number of symptoms varies from person to person; however, it is generally true that the more alcohol a drinker consumes, the worse the hangover will be.

It usually takes five to seven cocktails over the course of four to six hours to cause a hangover for a light-to-moderate drinker (a man who drinks up to three alcoholic beverages a day or a woman who drinks up to one). It may take more alcohol for heavier drinkers because of increased tolerance. Other than the number of drinks consumed, hangovers can be made worse by:

• drinking on an empty stomach
• lack of sleep
• increased physical activity while drinking (dancing, for example)
• dehydration before drinking
• poor health

The reason for some symptoms isn’t fully understood, but research has led scientists to have a pretty good understanding of the primary causes of a hangover.

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Dear Yahoo!:
How can I name a star?
Marie
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Dear Marie:
You can name any star you like, but it’s virtually impossible to get anyone else, much the less international authorities, to recognize your star name. Many companies will gladly take your money so they can “register” your choice of name for a particular star. This star naming is promoted as a great gift for all occasions. But none of these companies have any authority over official star names.

To shine some light on this issue, we consulted that master of exposing chicanery, Cecil Adams at the Straight Dope. He points out that the only body with the authority to name stars is the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This organization doesn’t sell names for stars or any other celestial object, and doesn’t recognize the names sold by any purported star-registry companies.

Stars are named according to internationally accepted rules. A few bright stars have widely known names that were given centuries years ago, such as Betelgeuse and Polaris (also called the North Star). But most stars have no proper name and never will. Instead, stars are assigned catalog numbers and are identified by their position in the sky.

Since the 1970s, various businesses have claimed to sell star names. But what these companies actually do is write your star name down in a book and randomly assign you a star. Some businesses suggest that your star name is official because the book that lists your star name is then registered with the copyright office of the U.S. Library of Congress. In reality, this doesn’t confer legitimacy on your star name — any book can be copyrighted and registered with the Library of Congress. Other companies say their list of registered star names will be kept for eternity in a secure vault or perpetual database for future generations. That may be true, but none of this means that any government, astronomical group, or space agency on Earth will refer to “your” star by “your” name.

The IAU disassociates itself from the practice of selling star names and says, “like true love and many other of the best things in human life, the beauty of the night sky is not for sale, but is free for all to enjoy.”

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