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The Link Public Transit Announces Saturday Service Change

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The Link Public Transit Announces Saturday Service Change

Effective February 8, 2025, The Link will discontinue operating the Saturday deviated fixed route in The Dalles. To compensate for the service elimination, The Link will increase Dial-a-Ride service by adding an additional driver on Saturdays. The Dial-a-Ride […]

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Science / Health

US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on […]

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Science / Health

Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 […]

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Stargazers’ delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution in New Mexico win praise

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Stargazers’ delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution in New Mexico win praise

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that obscures night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico. DarkSky […]

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Business

How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the […]

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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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