The Drift was a groundbreaking device for Helio -- its first to be sourced from Samsung, its first to integrate GPS, and its first slider that didn't look like death -- so we'd be kidding ourselves if we didn't say we were getting just a little emotional over the news that it's been pulled from Helio's site.

ENGADGET: The Helio Drift is dead, long live the Mysto? Mobile

And the strength and character of this country has always come from our ability to recognize -- no matter who we are, no matter where we come from, no matter what we look like, no matter what abilities we have -- to recognize ourselves in each other.

WHITEHOUSE: The President��s Back to School Speech

Just to remind ourselves what it looks like near a top, take a look at the ten biggest Nasdaq market capitalizations as the world celebrated Jan. 1, 2000 (see table).

FORBES: Nerves