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Yesterday Uber asked for my social security number and drivers licence copy when requesting a ride using Uber’s android app. After putting in my destination and seeing the driver in route i was asked for personally identifiable information. No kidding. As i watched the driver nearing my location with an…
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Our local Largo Walmart caught fire 06/08/2016. Here are a few video clips taken with my smartphone. Also links to more information. My lady friend was in the store shopping when she heard two explosions. The explosions were followed by an intercom message to evacuate the store. Firefighters got there quick…
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LG Room Air Conditioner Personal Review. We bought this room air conditioner in 2014 after our old unit (made in 2006) finally gave up and died. Initially and up until yesterday it was great. Cooling was excellent and it consumed way less power than our old antiquated Frigidaire unit. Earlier…
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During WrestleMania 32, Romain Reigns Spears Stephanie McMahon who earlier pulled the referee out of the ring to prevent Triple H from being pinned. Roman Reigns went on to win WrestleMania 32 after Stephanie McMahon (still laying on the ground) handed Triple H his trademark sledgehammer. This Was The Best…
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Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the United States, died this morning at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. Mrs. Reagan was born on July 6, 1921, in New York City. She served as First Lady from 1981…
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Received this paid backpack review solicitation from an Amazon seller today. I thought Amazon cracked down on and put a stop to fake reviews on their site? Hello, Sorry to disturb you.There is a new HOPSOOKEN multifunctional Backpack,now we will select 100 VIP Amazon customer to help us try out…
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Personally speaking i bet Everyone in church had their eyes on him. Unfortunately for this Filipino priest, That was wrong,” the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo said in a statement on its Facebook page. The priest, who has not been named, can be seen sailing up and down aisles…
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Some unlucky Toyota Prius owners have been finding their hybrid cars distinctly less hybridized over the last few weeks, as thieves have taken to stealing the battery packs from their vehicles. Police and Toyota dealerships are becoming aware of the growing trend, in which criminals smash the car’s rear windows before…
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Received My FREE Windows 10 Upgrade a few days ago, so here is my review on the upgrade and install process and how it works for me. In a nutshell W10 64-bit Pro upgraded my old Windows 7 Professional 64-bit operating system nearly perfect the 1st time. Like many of…
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It’s looking more like GermanWings Flight 4U9525 was deliberately flown into the Swiss alps. It has been said that First Officer Andreas Lubitz, 28, was alone at the controls of the Airbus A320 as it began its rapid descent. Passengers cries were heard on the plane’s cockpit voice recorder in…
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Are you are a Current WWE Network Subscriber whose subscription is about to end? WWE Network’s current system forces you to actually loose your service first, before creating another to replace the expiring! Wonder who thought this up? They actually are forcing their members to loose service. Sound’s idiotic to…
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A court in Grosseto Italy on Wednesday sentenced the captain of the shipwrecked liner the Costa Concordia, to 16 years and one month in prison. In an extraordinary tragedy, the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January 2012 with the loss of 32 lives. In…
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Personal Review of Laza Zcell Samsung Galaxy S5 5600mAh Extended Battery purchased on Amazon.com Received this battery late yesterday and charged it to full capacity. I am a heavy net surfer and after about 4 hours of continuous use it was down to 82% charge. Overnight it dropped to 77%…
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Health Insurance giant Anthem Inc. Said hackers had breached its computer system and that the personal information of tens of millions of customers and employees was possibly at risk. The attack on the nation’s second-largest health insurer could be one of the largest data breaches in the healthcare industry, experts…
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At least 23 were killed after the TransAsia Airways turboprop aircraft with 58 people aboard took off from Taipei’s Songshan Airport bound for the island of Kinmen and crashed belly-up into the Keelung River Wednesday. More on this breaking news story is here.
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Malaysia Air MH17 shot down by a Russian made Surface To Air Missile! Should Vladimir Putin bare responsibility for this tragedy? “One radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down Thursday, according to the official. A second system saw…
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