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The technology is being used by both law enforcement and private companies (who are making a bet that the information they gather will make them money down the road) all over the country. It is not j more »
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It's not just the police who are using this technology, but also private companies. These companies are driving around mall parkings lots, parking garages and business districts capturing and recordi more »
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Comment on: Peabody residents furious with billboard looming over Lowell Street - Your Town - Boston.com
The removal of billboards from America's highways and byways was Lady Bird Johnson's project as First Lady from 1964 to 1968. She must be spinning in her grave with the huge rise of billboards and el more »
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Comment on: Scarcity of homes for sale around Boston sparks bidding wars - Real estate - Boston.com
So true and not very good judgement. A former neighbor, bought the house directly across the street from me in 2007 online. She went through practically the entire process without even stepping into more »
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Comment on: Shut out: Unemployed older Americans struggle to recover from job loss - News - Boston.com
A well thought out and written post, along with your others, on this sad topic. You astutely hint at the changes going on globally in-between the lines. But, one still has to remember for every job more »
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Comment on: Vatican: anti-clerical campaign against pope - News - Boston.com
I'm a little surprised on how inept the Vatican press mandarins are on handling this story. I would have thought they would have been better prepared with a better response than this. more »
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They have for the most part years and years ago. I believe "no meat" days only applies on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent. So you don't have to worry about not maintaing your curvy American fi more »
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It will be interesting in the days and weeks ahead if we hear anything about who was the runner up and if indeed Cardinal O'Malley was a serious contender. I suspect in the end neither American conte more »
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Comment on: David McCullough settles into Bostonâs Back Bay - Design New England - Boston.com
Very nice apartment. I love the built-in bookshelves. Any idea what paint color was used for the shelves? It looks like some sort of tinted white.
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Comment on: A mother is selling her rights to name her baby. Would you? - Parent Buzz - Boston.com
She is doing nothing different than what our civic leaders have been doing for years now about renaming stadiums, buildings, and subway stops. Yet another sign of our nation's decline.
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Comment on: Pope presides over final general audience - News - Boston.com
Maybe he can get back his two cats now. The Vatican Mandarins would not let him keep them when he became Pope. Sad.
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Comment on: Benedict to be called 'emeritus pope,' wear white - News - Boston.com
@aidan01 I agree. In my opinion, the lack of action by the various branches of law enforcement in this country, makes them also complicit in this by doing nothing. Shame on them for not having the more »
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Comment on: Cat fever goes viral in America, even beyond Internet - Lifestyle - Boston.com
I had a black cat named Seamus, who I swear was a surfer in an another life. One early morning shoveling out the end of my driveway, Seamus was running in the street and then sliding on the frozen sl more »
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Comment on: Crippled cruise ship docking at Ala. terminal - Business - Boston.com
Seems like Carnival is absolutely tone deaf to the public relations fiasco of its own making. What can one say but sh*t happens sometimes. I bet there will be entrepreneurs galore in Mobile selling a more »
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Comment on: Snow days for children tests patience of parents - News - Boston.com
jim501, Your memories are very similar to mine of snow days in the late 1960s through the 1970s. Sadly, a snapshot of an another time that no longer exists. Today's kids are not allowed to freely ha more »
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Apparently, there is an another name out there being floated of Gabriel Gomez. I don't know anything about him, but, in today's Globe his name was charactized as being strongly interested in getting more »
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I think it is a stretch at this point in time, to envision of a Massachusetts Republican being competitive in the Republican Presidential primaries in 2020 or 2024. I do agree with your two points re more »
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Comment on: GOP options becoming more limited - News - Boston.com
I agree. He will give in to the golden succor of the private sector as a result of his limited membership of that club in Washington DC. I suspect he won't be back in politics.
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Comment on: William F. Weld latest Republican to bow out of race to replace John F. Kerry in US Senate - Boston.com
How about running Ann Romney's horse Rafalca?
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Comment on: Congressman Steven Lynch launches campaign for Senate seat - Boston.com
In the end, if liberals and progressives in Boston's high income suburbs turnout in sufficient numbers in the 4/30 Primary election, it doesn't bode well for Congressman Lynch. I do think this Special more »
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Comment on: Ten Things Never to Say to Other People. Period. - 24 Hour Workday - Boston.com
Don't say to a work colleague "So when is the baby due?" His reply "What baby?" I said this foot-in-mouth statement to a colleague the morning after a company social event where his spouse attended. more »
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Comment on: A reporter feels duped by Manti Teâo - Sports - Boston.com
I was incorrect with the title of the Hans Christian Andersen tale in my earlier reply. The correct title is "The Emperor's New Clothes".
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Comment on: A reporter feels duped by Manti Teâo - Sports - Boston.com
I agree. I am bewildered by the reporting of this strange story by the broadcast and print media. Do any of these media folks remember the Hans Christian Anderson tale "The Emperor has no Clothes"?? more »
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Comment on: Smart appliances help run your household - Business - Boston.com
Yet another electronic gizmo added which will end up a costly repair to the consumer, as it will surely breakdown sooner rather than later.
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I thought this was being done nationally by law enforcement agencies after 9/11. 12 years later and nothing apparently has been done? Where did all the money go?