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Last week we asked you which cell phone should be the first one a kid gets. More than 250 readers voted in this poll, and the main result is that there is no main result. When it comes to kids’ first phone, MakeUseOf readers are completely undecided. Out of 255 votes in total, 14% will buy their kids a new high-end smartphone as their first cell phone, 15% think kids shouldn’t have cell phones until they can buy one for themselves, 19% will go for a regular cell phone, 23% will buy a low-end smartphone, and 29% won’t buy a

HPL hosting free book discussion on 'Revisiting Our Neighborhoods: Stories from Hartford Past'Three authors will speak in a panel discussion called "Can't Put It Down" on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m., as the 21st Annual Jewish Book Festival continues at the Mandell Jewish Community Center, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford.

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An iPad is the ideal travel companion, particularly compared with the traditional laptop. Your tablet has better battery life, takes up less room in your bag and can accomplish most of your travel-related Internet needs in a few taps. It’s easy to forget about your tablet in the rush to pack for the rest of the trip, but it can be a costly mistake.

Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to join operators of Boston's Logan International Airport when the Middle East's biggest airline launches nonstop service to its home airport in the desert city of Dubai. Emirates Airline is set to launch the daily service between Boston and Dubai on Monday afternoon. Patrick is scheduled to welcome passengers from the first Emirates' flight to Boston, making the New England city the eighth U.

Kids can put cooped-up snow days behind them and enjoy these events.

Tony Siragusa, the former NFL player, wants to help me "guard my manhood."

The government of the Cayman Islands says 24 Cuban migrants rescued by a cruise ship appear to be in good health. A government statement issued Thursday says the 23 men and one woman were being detained by immigration authorities in the British territory.

The pastor of Grace Baptist Church says he's showing support for gun rights by raffling off the semi-automatic rifle. 

This is my home in the Smokies. It's a tiny cabin that is perfect for me and my struggles with minimalism. A few folks have asked me in the past to post some pics so here ya go. Sorry for the quality.low lighting. http://imgur.com/a/MCAjx submitted by ShovelheadNed [link] [comment]

A smattering of green sprouting through brown leaves blanketing the ground among barren trees at a North Texas park signal the colorful display that will soon come with the spring wildflower season, which experts say should feature good showings in parts of the state. As wildflower spotter Jim Varnum made his way through Breckinridge Park in the Dallas suburb of Richardson this week, he pointed out the beginnings of several wildflowers.

(NCLC) More than 64 million Americans are cut off from access to traditional banking because they lack credit history. To better serve these unbanked consumers financial institutions are relying on the promises of big data brokers to accurately determine the creditworthiness of consumers. But is the new method a reliable way to provide affordable access to credit?

 Photo © Shutterstock Last year, the USDA made a decision that flew under the radar of many American consumers: the agency announced that China’s meat processing plants were equivalent to those in the US, and that it would be perfectly legal for US companies to ship chickens to China for processing, then bring them back to the US for consumption.

Retired Yankees star Mariano Rivera is picking up another save in New York.

State tourism officials aim to lure 8.4 million travelers to the islands this year, instead of the 8.7 million targeted earlier, David Uchiyama, the Hawaii Tourism Authority vice president, said Wednesday. The less ambitious goal comes after several months of slowing growth in the state's biggest industry, but it's still 2.5 percent higher than the record number of visitors who came to Hawaii last year. Last week the agency released data showing visitors spent 5 percent less in January than the same month last year.