Titans players Jordan Babineaux, Rob Bironas and Daniel Graham greeted Tracy Lawrence at the Nashville Rescue Mission with a donation of 100 turkeys to kick off his 6th annual “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry, which took place earlier today (11/23). Artists such as Restless Heart, American Idol’s Lacey Brown, The Roys and The McClymonts greeted those making turkey donations. The event’s goal was to help serve more than 7,000 meals. Since the launch of the “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry, Lawrence and his friends have donated more than 5,000 turkeys, served almost 35,000 meals and raised more than $100,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission.

(L-R): Daniel Graham, Tracy Lawrence, Rob Bironas, and Jordan Babineaux. Photo: Andy Hubright

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There was a packed house at 3rd and Lindsley on Nov. 15 for a concert to benefit Safe Haven Family Shelter. Hosted by GAC’s Nan Kelley, the evening was full of great performances by organizer Danielle Peck, as well as Jamie O’Neal, Burns and Poe, The Roys, Julie Roberts, The North Pole Patrol and Ray Scott. Rob Bironas of the Tennessee Titans was also on hand to show his support for SHFS by signing and donating a Tennessee Titans Football for the auction. SHFS is currently hosting an online auction with memorabilia from artists such as Randy Travis, Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, and Amy Grant. The auction can be accessed online at http://safehaven.kintera.org/daniellepeck. The auction will run through the end of the month.

(L-R): GAC's Nan Kelley, Burns & Poe, Ray Scott, Danielle Peck, Jamie O'Neal, and The Roys. Photo: Aaron Crisler / The Judy Nelon Group

There’s a new 4G phone about to debut and it runs on something that sounds like dessert for Thanksgiving dinner, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). That’s the name of the latest–and greatest–new Android operating system, 4.0 that is included as part of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The new phone packs a beefy 4.65 inch display while keeping very compact dimensions at the same time. The screen size is one of the largest yet, especially when compared with the 3.5” iPhone 4s display. According to reviewers, the new Android system has greatly improved and simplified many of the everyday tasks making the phone more friendly overall.

This phone was released a few days ago in the U.K and is scheduled to be released in the U.S. via Verizon before year end. Rumors say that Verizon will rename the phone Nexus Prime. One of the more talked about features on this unit is its facial recognition software to unlock it.

Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal’s Katherine Boehret said, “I found the facial-recognition feature to be unreliable. To set this up, I held the Galaxy Nexus up as if I was about to take a photo of myself with the front-facing camera, and a traced image of my face appeared on the screen. I also set up a back-up unlocking option: tracing a pattern on the screen. Whenever I wanted to use the phone, I held it up to my face and if facial recognition worked, it unlocked. But this only worked half the time, sometimes because of low lighting, whether outside at night, in restaurants or even in my own kitchen. Other times it just didn’t recognize me.”

Overall however, Boehret noted, “If you’ve been curious about Android, the release of Ice Cream Sandwich will mark a good time to jump in.”