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I am a 51 year old, divorced mother of 3 (now adult) children, and grandmother to 6. My hobbies include writing, reading crafts, photography, to list a few.
"I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself."
-Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
―Oscar Wilde
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In upstate New York, wind farms are interfering with the National Weather Service Doppler radars, making it difficult to interpret the data that they are seeing. The wind turbines spinning blades are creating false data that is misinterpreted as storms.
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Last week, the FBI was called to investigate the alleged theft of about $50,000 from Steuben ARC. Hackers have been accused of accessing Steuben Arc's financial information via a personal email of an employee who handles their financial information.
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The teen who committed suicide in the bathroom of Canandaigua Academy on Tuesday, has been identified as Thomas Kane. As the investigation continues, conflicting images are being painted about this bright honor roll student.
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On Tuesday, a 17-year old honor student at Canandaigua Academy in New York, walked into the school with a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition and two explosive devices. Putting the ammo and explosives in his locker, he then committed suicide.
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The musical by Rogers and Hammerstein "The Sound of Music" made famous by Julie Andrews in 1965, has been given a new breath once again. In Belgium, 200 dancers performed the 'Do Re Mi' song in the Central Station of Antwerp.
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Despite a struggling economy, gun sales in the Twin Tiers of New York are booming. So much so that the demand for guns and ammunition are depleting store stock and suppliers are having a hard time keeping up with the orders.
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In time for the Easter holiday, an ad campaign was aired to bring more people to church for confessions. Called "SoulWow", the ad is a parody of the ShamWow commercials.
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In a study commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, it has been found that dozens of children's bath products sold in the US contain two cancer-causing agents. The products which were tested were chosen because they are the top selling brands.
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As of yesterday, March 14, 2009, cattle too sick or injured , called "downers", will not be allowed to enter any US slaughterhouses. The rule was finalized yesterday, almost a year after what is said to be the largest beef recall in American History.
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During his first visit to the University at Buffalo, Gov. Paterson announced his proposal to create a scholarship fund for the children and financial dependents of the victims of Flight 3407 that crashed in Clarence Center on February 12, 2009.
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In 1999, Chris Deverso bought a giant snakehead fish for a pet. Since 2004, it has been illegal to own such fish in the US, and although Deverso was given the option to find a new home for it but was unable to do so.
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In hospitals around the country, a new threat is lurking. Clostridium Difficile or C. Diff isn't a household name but is growing into a new epidemic needing to be dealt with. The bacterium is becoming resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants.
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Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical company, has launched a new version of its malaria drug. 'Coartem' is now child friendly in a cherry flavor that is hoped will be less likely to be spit out and won't be as hard to administer to children.
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The rising number of children having kidney stones has China's Health Ministry launching an investigation to find out the reason. So far, the authorities have ruled out melamine poisoning, which was found last year in milk products made for babies.
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Four years after the murder of her African boyfriend, Kathleen Mulhall pleaded quilty for her part in covering up the gruesome murder that her daughters had committed. The 'Scissor Sisters', Mulhall's daughters, have already been convicted.
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On Manhattan's West Side is a restaurant called Hayashi Ya, where for $26.95 you can eat all you want and the price includes Saki or soda. Should you fail to eat all of the food you've gotten, there will be a surcharge of 30 percent added onto your bill.
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On November 30, 9-year old Anthony Scott died after coming down with a common, seasonal virus. His death has raised concerns in his community and school, thus highlighting the potential dangers of adenoviruses. Typically, these viruses are rarely fatal.
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For three days, Lashundra Clanton went to school and gave her classmates predictions and even spoke in tongues. In her predictions, she mentioned little known facts about her peers as well as telling some of them how they would die.
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With holiday shopping in full swing, consumers aren't always in the know when it comes to toy safety. More than 1500 toys were tested for lead or arsenic, and it was found that one-third of the toys have medium to high levels of toxins in them.
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Treated wastewater coming from plants across the Southern Tier of New York isn't as safe as we'd like to believe. Recent tests found that the water that's been treated is still high in phosphates and nitrates, which is hazardous to fish and wildlife.
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