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smartphone app aims to help in school emergencies
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Nassau smartphone app aims to help in school emergenciesSeptember 5, 2016 By Nicole Fuller nicole.fuller@newsday.com Nassau County is introducing a smartphone-based emergency alert app to schools that officials say will instantly notify police in the event of a mass shooting or any other maj...
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Don't send a man to the grocery store! A little humor.
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Who remembers Zoe?
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My previous foster daughter? She contacted me tonight I haven't heard from her in over three years!!! So many feelings are fluttering through me but all I can think is this happened for a reason. She still hasn't been adopted yet, she's 15 now. What if I could try again? She wants to meet up!  :hea...
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I'm conflicted
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G has a gorgeous new tat. I love it. Really love it. He wants more and I'm totally all about it. Whatever he wants. (But I like them too....) I want a nose ring. I have forever. But they disgust him. I can't even imagine doing something that he hates...but if I hated his tats (I don't ) I would never keep hi...
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Guilty of talking too much to cops
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Guilty of talking too much to copsSeptember 3, 2016 By James Duane, Los Angeles Times A police crime scene. (Credit: iStock) Someday soon, when you least expect it, a police officer may receive mistaken information from a confused eyewitness or a liar, or circumstantial evidence that helps persua...
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PERFECT WORDS
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PERFECT WORDS RAY: This was sent in by Rick Thorne. Here's a list of words. What do they have in common? And for extra credit, suggest another word or two or more that might be added to the list. Carbon Mars Four Seventh September Saturn FifthHere's a hint: The order of the words does not matter.
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rent goats to mow their lawn,
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DEAR AMY: You responded to “Mystified” that a person could rent goats to mow their lawn, if they are eco-friendly. This option is not eco-friendly, as it takes more gasoline to transport the goats to and from your property than it does to mow your own lawn with a gas mower. Eco-Conscious DEAR CONSCIOUS...
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THE FLAWED CASTLE
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Remember last week's puzzler?THE FLAWED CASTLE RAY: An obscenely wealthy hedge fund manager named Throckmorton Bottomfeeder IV decided to build for himself and his trophy wife a modest little 40,000 square foot home. It was a stone castle complete with an observation tower at one end that was almo...
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Uncomfortable truths about classic movie plots
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The Wizard of Oz - The witchy neighbor at the start of the movie was right. Even though she was a witch, Toto was loose and bit her. Dorothy letting it happen and doing nothing made her a bad dog owner.
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Would you report this to the crew?
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I watched a video of a plane crash that was avoidable, a new 737-400. Quick summary, there was a loud bang from an engine, and the plane started vibrating badly. I didn't know this, but the pilots cannot see the engines, and rely on instruments to know which engine had blown. They mis-read their instrum...
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Bill Cosby could get trial date at upcoming evidence hearing
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Bill Cosby could get trial date at upcoming evidence hearingSeptember 5, 2016 By The Associated Press Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing on May 24, 2016, in Norristown, Pa. (Credit: AP / Matt Rourke) Bill Cosby could learn the date of his felony sexual a...
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Survey: Right Wing People More Likely to Be Sexually Satisfied
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Those who consider themselves as “very right wing” are more likely to have a satisfactory sex life,according to a new European survey by YouGov that interviewed over 19,000 people.Just 66% of “left wing” Brits claimed to have a satisfactory sex life. This was significantly less than the 73% of Bri...
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Woman claims store humiliated her over returns after baby died.
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As the mother of three girls, Jessica Hucko couldn’t wait to welcome a baby boy this October. But an unexpected miscarriage devastated the Connecticut family six months into her pregnancy.“I delivered my son at 24 weeks. Held him and hugged him until I had to let him go,”Huchko wrote afterwards. “I...
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Dear Amy: Niece's wedding is more of a costume party
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Dear Amy: My 26-year-old niece is getting married.Her wedding theme is “Royal Wedding.” She has therefore requested that family members of the bride and groom (mothers, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents) dress in “royal” fashion matching her wedding colors: Men in navy suits, w...
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Somebody say it's Sunday
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Trump tries to DANCE his way into the hearts of African American voters i
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He ain't got rhythm: Trump tries to DANCE his way into the hearts of African American voters as he visits a black church in Detroit with Ben Carson and tells congregation: 'You're God's greatest gift to our nation'Trump visited the Great Faith International Ministries church in DetroitWhile speak...
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Does privatizing public services save money?
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Nassau privatized services’ performance results in disagreementsSeptember 3, 2016 By Paul LaRocco paul.larocco@newsday.com Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano discusses county sewer privatization plan on May 18, 2016 in Mineola. (Credit: Howard Schnapp) As Nassau County Executive E...
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Top 10 fastest selling used cars
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(Credit: AP) Which car sells the fastest in the used car market? Sales research site iSeeCars.com looked at 2.2 million sales between January and May 2016 and ranked the Top 10 that averaged the fewest number of days before a listed car sold.Top 10 fastest selling used carsUpdated July 7, 2016 5:31 AM...
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Speed Cameras to reduce fatal accidents on superhighway
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Nassau comptroller raises the idea of speed cameras on LIESeptember 2, 2016 By Celeste Hadrick celeste.hadrick@newsday.com Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos in Mineola on Oct. 8, 2014. (Credit: Howard Schnapp) Complaints about Nassau’s wildly unpopular speed cameras in school zone...
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49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick faces mounting anger as he insists he will continue to SIT for the national anthem
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Defiant 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick faces mounting anger as he insists he will continue to SIT for the national anthem at NFL games in protest at 'the oppression of black people'NFL star said he'll sit until flag 'represents what it's supposed to represent'Sparked controversy by not standi...
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I wonder how long it will take people to notice......
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what is in the break room. -- Edited by Lawyerlady on Saturday 3rd of September 2016 10:25:36 AM
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former NYC mayor, denies claim of hit-run crash
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David Dinkins, former NYC mayor, denies claim of hit-run crashSeptember 3, 2016 By Matthew Chayes matthew.chayes@newsday.com Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins is seen at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016. (Credit: Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla) For...
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Honeycrisp apples
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They are in. Have you had one?
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Love Shack Saturday!
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Oh yeah, baby, going to the B 52's tonight.
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Game of Thrones (TV show or books)
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I know we have fans here, so I thought I'd start a thread. I read part of the first book (after I had already watched the first season of the show). I didn't feel the need to read any more. My #1 gripe: Why can't everyone just wear name tags? flan
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When Kids Sit Alone
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Travis Rudolph, a wide receiver for the Florida State University football team, was touring a Florida middle school with other players this week when he noticed Bo Peske, an 11-year old with autism, eating alone in the school cafeteria. Rudolph sat down and chatted with Bo, while eating a couple sli...
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It's that time of year again..
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PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING! (Anyone else feel this is going too far?)
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It's Friday and I don't have to go to work. It's a free day.
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Happy Birthday!`
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Happy 25th birthday Keanu!
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Target's latest gender gaffe
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The primary duty of most superheroes is to save the world. Well, not so much if you're a girl - at least, according to the controversial shirt pictured above.Target Australia is under fire for selling this $12 tee, which insinuates that girls should be doing chores around the house prior to, you kn...
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