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    Excellence rewarded?

    Or many professions, actually. Teaching never has been about getting paid for excellence. Ever. It used to be that men were paid more than women, white more than blacks, secondary school teachers got paid more than elementary school teachers, and everyone got paid very little. They instituted...
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    Help someone.. get fired...

    And yet the facts show that giving people assistance makes them dependent upon the government. If it wasn't plainly evident before, the recent government shutdown makes it abundantly clear, where delays in food stamps and other welfare had people freaking out. With the flip of a light switch...
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    Sex offenders working in schools

    I agree. There are state laws already on the books where people who aren't sex offenders get labeled as such, anyway. Unintended consequences. Each state and local community already has laws, practices and policies governing the hiring of teachers and other education personnel, so as Pilgrim...
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    The HEEBEE JEEBEES

    Yes they are. We used them heavily in our pond, and I used to have a fish tank and I used them to feed to the fish. When live for fish food in a tank, you keep them in a large cup or bowl of water in the fridge. When they're in cold water they last for weeks or months and you don't have to...
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    The HEEBEE JEEBEES

    Yeah, yeah, yeah. The date on the newspaper is August 1, 2013 but the date on the video is April 27, 2009, and the video has been on the Internet for at least that long (http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/02/raleigh-sewer-monster-a-colony-of-worms.htm). There are dozens of related videos...
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    The HEEBEE JEEBEES

    It's a colony of Tubifex Worms. They're also called "sludge worms" and "sewage worms." They live in mud, in the sediments of lakes, ponds, and sometimes sewers. They are sold in pet stores as both dry and live as fish food. The bed of fish ponds and commercial fisheries are often heavily seeded...
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    Nashville TN Cross dock Load Transfer

    Panther does a lot of crossdocks at the Averit there right by the airport.
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    Best company to sign on with

    It's recommend either a Ford E-350 Cargo van, or an E-350 based box truck. I'd recommend used to start out with, to see if this is what you want to do, and to use as a vehicle to figure out what you want and need insofar as outfitting it. Then, move to one of the new Dodge, Sprinter or Ford...
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    Engine Start Module - Maxwell Technologies

    run...out...of gadgets? OH, NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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    Engine Start Module - Maxwell Technologies

    No, it won't void the warranty. Shelf life (in regular use) is about 4. Couple of points... Regular truck batteries are good for about a few thousands start/recharge cycles, 5-7 years, assuming you think they are cranking batteries and not some kind of a house battery bank for use with...
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    1 in 5 motor oils fail

    The oil they tested in the article isn't the quart bottles that you find on store shelves, it's the bulk stuff from large tanks and 55-gallon drums found at quick oil changes, dealerships, service stations, mechanic shops, etc. The stuff on the shelves almost uniformly meet the API specs...
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    What is going on,,the firings of Leadership

    It's not only unfair, it's politically skewed spin to spread ignorant fear and hatred. The "story" at the above link is silly enough, but the source page is incredibly selective and disingenuous about it's irresponsible characterizations and the listed reasons for these dismissals. For example...
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    Confused?

    Maybe it's funny because it's true, I don't know. But while some people use racism for political purposes, racism in and of itself knows no political party or has a political agenda. Racism is universal. There is precisely the same amount of racism in the Tea Party as there is in any other (make...
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    Confused?

    Well, the story as presented won't make it to most media outlets, since the connection between the stalling of the non-profits with conservative-sounding terms such as “patriot” and “tea party” in their titles when applying for tax-exempt status, with the Additional Child Tax Credit is a...
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    And Now Your Moment of Zen

    SHAKE Having a bad day? Just watch this.
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    Must see video ..

    Bizarre. Maryland plates on the truck.
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    Interesting New Poll Out ...

    Well, blablabla notwithstanding, it gets a little tiresome having to give a course in recent history every time one of these discussions arises. The legislation of which you speak, the Frank-Dodd legislation, had nothing whatsoever to do with the financial meltdown - it was legislation in...
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    Unconditional income

    As an investor, you should know better. A privately held company is privately held, meaning, in most cases, the company is owned by the company's founders, management and/or a group of private investors. A public company is a company that has sold a portion of itself to the some members of the...
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    Republicans

    The Supreme Court said differently. Three times.
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