We use BusySync just for our family to make sure we have a up-to-date family calendar between us. With the new 2.0-Beta it also syncs perfectly well with Google Calendar, which in turn can fire off SMS'es as reminders!

Sync iCal with Google Calendar
BusySync 2.0 synchronizes iCal with Google Calendar, enabling you to:
View and edit calendars online — Calendar events can be created/edited in both iCal and Google Calendar and automatically synchronized between the two.
Sync calendars between home and work — Users can sync their home and office computers with Google Calendar (as an alternative to syncing calendars with .Mac).
Share calendars remotely — Users in remote locations can share calendars with each other by syncing shared calendars with Google Calendar, even while traveling.

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I found this story interesting - as a Norwegian living abroad, in a country where the tabloids are demanding a re-introduction of the death sentence:

The system isn't perfect. I would think that criminals who commit a robbery such as this one should forfeit their freedom because they came in expecting to and did commit deadly violence against a police officer.

But, it does lead one to question the philosophy we have in place in the USA. Our prisons are trade school where prisoners learn to hone their skills. They are surrounded by brutal sadistic corrupted guards in some cases, and they leave prison less adapted to function in society than when they came in.

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