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An IA high school wrestler favored to win his weight class defaulted on his first-round state tournament match rather than face one of the first girls to ever qualify for the event.  Most states require girls to wrestle boys.  Which adequately prepares them to one day be on Jerry Springer.

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Experts say not enough people are taking the security of their smartphones seriously.  They suggest things like activating its password lock and making your password tougher.  What’s the use?  No matter what password I use, Watson the Jeopardy-playing computer will figure it out.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is finding out hiring discrimination against the unemployed is running rampant.  They won’t even talk to you if you’ve been out of work over 6 months.  Apparently skills such as History Channel watching, wearing a robe for 4 days straight and staring at phones that never ring aren’t widely sought after.

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The Commerce Dept. says up to 1 in 10 Americans can’t get Internet connections fast enough for common tasks.  And just 4% of libraries have connections faster than 25mbs.  Those living in rural areas without broadband can go to www.stickyourheadoutthewindow andhollerattheyoungnsitsdinnertime.gov.

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Lonely astronauts on the space station may soon get a talking humanoid robot from Japan.   It would monitor their health and provide astronauts with “comfort and companionship.”  Anyone will tell you, when there’s a woman up there, lonely astronauts can be all robot-arms.

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Check out Mike’s alter ego, white, middle-aged suburban rapper Notorious D-A-D in his full length CD “Bumpin’ in the Burbs”!  www.notoriousdadmusic.com

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