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Payments Going Out Quickly To Wildfire Vendors After Special Session

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Payments Going Out Quickly To Wildfire Vendors After Special Session

SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Department of Forestry has been delivering on the commitment to get outstanding payments to wildland fire vendors as quickly as possible. The department processed $88 million since the Legislature allocated the department […]

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Science / Health

AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes […]

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Science / Health

NYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police say

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on NYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — A taxi driver whose car hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in a Manhattan shopping district on Christmas Day was having a medical episode at the time, New York City police […]

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Science / Health

Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two young children. He needed flexibility when his son, then 6, suffered a brain injury and spent 35 […]

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Business

Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas […]

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Tuesday 4/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What actor was stung in "The Sting"?

Robert Shaw (who played the villainous Doyle Lonnegan) was the actor "stung" in the 1973 film The Sting. While his character was the target of a massive con plotted by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Shaw's character also had an authentic limp due to a racquetball injury he sustained before filming began.

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What film has the quote, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate"?

The iconic quote, "What we've got here is... failure to communicate," comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. It is spoken by the character Captain (played by Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character, Luke, and is ranked as the 11th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute.

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What is a newly hatched fish called?

Fry: The stage after the yolk sac is absorbed, and the fish resembles a miniature adult.

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What is Dodger Stadium also known as?

Dodger Stadium is primarily known as Chavez Ravine. It is also famously referred to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by former manager Tommy Lasorda. The stadium, which is the largest in Major League Baseball by capacity, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962.

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Christmas Seals are sponsored by what non-profit organization?

Christmas Seals are sponsored by the American Lung Association. Started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis, the campaign was originally introduced by the American Red Cross and later taken over by the National Tuberculosis Association (now the American Lung Association) in 1920 to fund research and prevention for lung diseases.

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