New iPads are not exactly the most exciting news

by CBS Radio News published on Apple announced new iPad with a press release instead of a press conference as sales continue to decline Genre Technology via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nqAPtk

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FCC may let phone companies block robocalls

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would allow phone companies to block those annoying robocalls. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nlpBor

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Most Android phones don’t have up-to-date security patches

by CBS Radio News published on A study found that 71% of Android phones from major U.S. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2mFgEJv

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1468-Caller-Andrea-Hairy-At-The-Heel by A Way with Words

A Courtland, Alabama, woman wonders about the phrase hairy at the heel. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2o6Y6Pm

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1468-Baby-Shower-Shenanigans by A Way with Words

published on A listener suggests a sartorial twist on our conversation about baby showers for dads-to-be. http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nXDpbH

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1468-Caller-Andrew-Boy-And-Girl by A Way with Words

Hundreds of years ago, the word girl could refer to a child of either sex, and the word boy applied specifically to a servant. The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is a useful resource for understanding which terms were in common use during what period. http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nUwOOX

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1468-Caller-Cindy-Hell’s-Half-Acre by A Way with Words

The expression Hell’s Half Acre denotes a small patch of land or a place that’s otherwise undesirable, and has been around for a century and a half. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2n7N5MR

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1468-Caller-Courtney-Ackronyms by A Way with Words

Why, when writing out an abbreviated name like NATO for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, don’t we use periods between the letters? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nUKHg9

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1468-Caller-David-Chop-Chop-Wiki-Wiki by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, says his high school history teacher used the phrase Chop chop wiki wiki meaning “Hurry up!” The first part of this phrase comes from similar-sounding Cantonese words–the source also of the chop in chopsticks–and the second half comes from a Hawaiian word that means “quic via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nl7A9L

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1468-Caller-Dave-Real-McCoy by A Way with Words

Why do we describe something that’s genuine or authentic as the Real McCoy? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2o6VFMB

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1468-Caller-David-Ex-Wife by A Way with Words

A man in Carlsbad, California, contends that the word ex for “a former partner” or “a former spouse” sounds too harsh. Is there a better term besides wasband? http://ift.tt/1eGM33F via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nq86oC

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1468-Caller-Scott-Nose-Out-Of-Joint by A Way with Words

Why, when someone’s unhappy about something, do we say someone’s nose is out of joint or out of socket? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2okALsF

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1468-Caller-Kevin-Border-Region-Language by A Way with Words

A man who divides his time between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, wonders if linguistic mixtures similar to Spanglish arise at other borders. Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language by Ilan Stavans, offers a comprehensive look at this phenomenon. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2nl5Q0b

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‘THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON EASTER ISLAND W/ DR. LAWRENCE JOHNS’ – March 25, 2016 by Ground Zero Media

We are witnessing the fusing together of science, the paranormal and religion which gives us a new way to look at the world. Humankind is set to begin the next step in evolution and this may be linked to a better understanding of what lies outside the confines of our own planet. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1pO9Oi4

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‘CERN: Crash Course’ w/ Anthony Patch – March 25, 2015

Tonight, Clyde brings back Anthony Patch to discuss the recent technical problems at CERN and the possibility that the recent airplane crash in the Alps was caused by the Large Hadron Collider, in ‘CERN: CRASH COURSE.’ http://ift.tt/1BrlOoj http://www. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1GYvvyp

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‘CERN: Crash Course’ w/ Anthony Patch – March 25, 2015

Tonight, Clyde brings back Anthony Patch to discuss the recent technical problems at CERN and the possibility that the recent airplane crash in the Alps was caused by the Large Hadron Collider, in ‘CERN: CRASH COURSE.’ http://ift.tt/1BrlOoj http://www. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1HKW0Hy

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‘CERN: Crash Course’ w/ Anthony Patch – March 25, 2015

Tonight, Clyde brings back Anthony Patch to discuss the recent technical problems at CERN and the possibility that the recent airplane crash in the Alps was caused by the Large Hadron Collider, in ‘CERN: CRASH COURSE.’ http://ift.tt/1BrlOoj http://www. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1FKfjUa

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