Tuesday 2 August 2011

Gabrielle Giffords

The debt deal passed through the U.S. House of Representatives not long after 7 Pm ET, and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was there to cast her vote. Giffords was shot in the head in January in an apparent assassination attempt.

The cable news channels were covering the vote live, and caught the reaction from the floor as Giffords made her unexpected appearance, drawing a standing ovation from everyone in the room.

Randy Moss Officially Retired

Randy Moss Officially Retired
After 13 seasons in the NFL, wide receiver Randy Moss officially retired from the game on Monday.


Joel Segal, Moss’ agent, said the 34-year-old wide receiver decided to turn down offers from various teams before making his decision.

"Randy has weighed his options and considered the offers and has decided to retire," Segal said, according to ESPN.

Moss is tied with WR Terrell Owens for the second most career touchdowns in the league with 153. His 14,858 yards place him at fifth in the league and he is tied for eighth in receptions with 954.

With such impressive career statistics, some have speculated about reasons why Moss declared his retirement. According to USA Today, one reason could be the New York Jets signing Plaxico Burress on Sunday, which was rumored to be Moss’ next desired destination.

Segal confirmed that Moss was not able to join a team that he wished to play for.

T-Mobile

T-Mobile USA offers one of the most spirited prepaid phone plans  (no contract plans) for those planning on switching to harass-free prepaid plans with the lowest-priced plan starting at $10 per month.  You can start by buying T-Mobile prepaid cards,   purchasing minutes and starting talking and sending text messages straight away. If you come to an end of balance you can simply come back and buy more minutes. It is a suitable way to stay connected with no monthly payments and no additional fees. With T-Mobile no contract plans you simply pay for prepaid credits online or on the other hand you can buy a minute card at  T-Mobile retail stores.

When signing up with for T-Mobile prepaid plans you will get a starter kit which contains a phone, basic accessories and starter minutes and the phones. T-Mobile prepaid plans also offers the so-called Gold Bonus, bonus minutes that you can acquire if you buy minutes in bulk. You will get an 15% extra minutes on the rest of your purchase if you buy the $100 card for 1000 minutes that can be used over a period of one year.

T-Mobile No Contract Plans: Two Options To Choose From

at present there are two T-mobile prepaid phone plans  you can choose from. The first option is the Pay as You Go plan and the second one is monthly4G plan. The Pay as You Go plan is aimed at heavy voice and text users and occasional web surfers while the second T-Mobile no contract plan, monthly 4G plan, as the name proposes, is for smartphone and  heavy web users,