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    Dollar to be devalued?

    Looks like the Chinese central bank may no longer peg the yuan to the dollar. Interesting development should it come to fruition http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-may-loosen-yuans-peg-to-the-dollar-2015-12-11
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    Checkride dress code

    What style of underwear should a guy wear for a private checkride? The guy is a white heterosexual if that matters.
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    Barn concrete

    We are in the process of having a small (36x25) horse barn built to supplement all of the other out buildings. One difference we would like for this barn is to have a cement floor which we will place rubber padding over in the stalls. In addition to the horses, a couple tractors will be...
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    I.E. Caution

    For those who use Internet Explorer, I received this message today from our IT dept.: Below is some information for you regarding the IE issue: Microsoft has warned of a new security flaw in all versions of its Internet Explorer web browser for Windows PCs. A patch has yet to be...
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    Probate attorney - n/a

    Good day, all. We are looking for a recommendation for probate attorney in Manatee County, FL. Does anyone have a positive experience and care to share a contact name/number? Thanks in advance!
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    Dry skin?

    With winter fully entrenched for most of the country, a lot of us suffer from dry skin. In years past my go to moisturizer was Corn Huskers lotion. My hands would get so bad I'd coat them and sleep with socks covering my hands. During Thanksgiving supper we were introduced to Shea butter...
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    2014 Winter Classic

    Great first period of hockey in frigid conditions.
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    Neil Armstrong heads west

    R.I.P http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/25/us-usa-neilarmstrong-idUSBRE87O0B020120825
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    You won't believe this

    This past weekend I was flying with my wife, 4 dogs and ferret in our Cherokee 180. Looking ahead we saw a good bit of build up. After some analysis we realized the there was some convection but tops were only 33k feet. Figuring Henning has flown through this type of thing multiple times we...
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    Old dogs

    One of our dogs (Chow/St. Bernard mix) is about 11 years old and starting to have additional difficulties walking up stairs. As a result, we now take him up front to do his business but he hates not being in the pature with the other dogs and animals. To help alleviate discomfort we put him...
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    Really cool slow-mo vid of an owl landing

    http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/
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    Humidor opinions

    I'm looking for personal experience with small (<50 cigars) humidors that perform well at a sub-$100 price. Any thoughts? Here's the one I'm considering: http://www.amazon.com/CHERRY-EXECUTIVE-HUMIDOR-Capacity-HUMIDORS/dp/B001CZJN46/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315353577&sr=8-2 Thanks!
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    *NA Why Interstate and not Intrastate? *NA

    I'll concede the point that this pet peeve of mine is really insignificant in the big picture but it bothers me nonetheless :wink2:... Why are highways that don't cross state lines called interstates and not intrastates? Here are but just a few examples: I-405 in California, I-465 in Indiana...
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    Health Care, Airport Security

    The conventional wisdom is that this is ok for Hanger Talk. I just think it's funny. Moderators - if too controversial, please remove.
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