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I agree. Also, striking workers, since they left work of their own free will, should not be eligible for unemployment compensation. (I'm not sure if they are while on strike) I don't say that to punish them, but it would give a bit more incentive to settle on a contract.

Not all are like that, fortunately. I had issues with the Teamsters, you had problems where you worked. But to be fair, I have friends who are bricklayers and laborers. They make good money, but they bust their asses for it. I know, I used to help them on weekends when I needed some extra cash. Their unions also help them stay working by putting them on jobs. Not all unions are leaches.

Add to that the fact that the reproduction cycle of many animals and plants is dependent upon a temperature/time curve and not an hrs.sunlight/day curve. As the average temperature changes, so too will these reproduction cycles, leading to overpopulation of some species and reduced population in others. Both can have a tremendous effect on a biosystem.

That would be a great idea except for one thing: The unions claim to have the best trained and the most qualified workers but that is not neccessarily the case. One only has to look at the auto industry. There are skilled workers both union and non-union, as well as poorly skilled workers on both sides regardless of the trade. Another problem is the same as we already have. When that contract expires the union stops work and forms a picket line. Often the company will bring in replacement workers but at a risk of a violent reaction from the striking unions. Often just the threat of unionization is enough to entice a company to offer a wage and benefit package close to what a union contract would entail, just to keep unions out.

I agree that unions can be abusive, wasteful and corrupt, and that the Teamsters have been among the worst of the lot. But the flip side is that wage scales, all sorts of safety and health practices, health insurance benefits, sick time, vacation time, etc., are also a byproduct of unions. Unions are not exclusively responsible for these, but they had an important hand in them; and these things might still not exist today had untions never existed. And a world in which workers have the ability collectively bargain is a whole lot less mean than it was before effective unions existed. So there are definitely two sides to this coin. I agree that unions have played a very important role in reforming working conditions, wages, benefits etc. But at some point the unions got greedy and wanted to control the entire industry including those who worked in non-union positions. The difficulty in the union vs management conflict is in arriving at a suitable compromise. History has shown that to be a tough goal to attain.

Pull the thumbtack out of your foot.

I've been on both sides of the union fence. I was a member of the Teamsters, but the only thing they ever did for me was take money from my paycheck. Oh, and threatened to kill my brother when they went on strike and he kept on hauling (he is an independent trucker) so he could feed his kids.

The police show up at almost every concert around here, even busted up a couple. Seriously, I think it would be an excellent concert to attend.

It doesn't happen for everyone. It is genetic in nature, I can't remember if the gene is a recessive or dominant gene.

Not everyone wants to be in a union. Sounds like they are trying to protect worker's rights. Exactly right. A worker has more to fear from pro-union people if he votes against the union (or resfuses to sign a petition) than he ever would from an employer if he voted in favor of a union.

So he survived a massacre by Serbs, was rescued by the United Nations, and was given a new home in America. And for this, he decides to kill a bunch of Americans. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'm not condoning what he did. Nor did I see anywhere that he was specifically targeting Americans.

A Moggie is just a general domstic type cat, this is not to say the cat I ate was someones pet, because it wasn't Ahhhh...that's why it was stringy. Feral cats are no good...too tough. My dad's uncles used to catch feral cats and dogs, then take them to Cleveland and sell to restraurants during the Depression. It was a way of making ends meet. Back to kangaroos! Ever put a saddle on one?

No only BBQ Moggie, it was a bit stringy but not too bad Never heard of Moggie. What is it?

Agreed.

NO they bloodywell don't, they taste nothing like cats (or pussy). Roo meat is yummy, it makes GREAT pies and stews

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17156121/ No wonder the kid had mental problems. That would be enough to mess up anyone for life.

Manx, Persian, Siamese, or Calico? Persian, without a doubt. We are talking kittens because once the felines are full grown then all bets are off. Too many environmental factors involved. I think kangaroos are direct descendents of T-Rex. Notice the short front legs, large hind legs, long tail, and evil look in its eye?

Extreme. Has to be. I knew it when I saw Extreme Bubble Gum at the store. Just what the f**k is Extreme Bubble Gum???? Is it awesome? Or is it just basically and literally a word ultilized too often?

I noticed the writer failed to mention concentrations of CO2 that have risen sharply since man has started burning fossil fuels. This link should fill in some gaps. http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/lawdome.html The data is a few years old but still accurate. To extend the graphs further merely remember this: The level of CO2 today is well above 400 ppm.

They taste like kitten.

I was dating a gal a few years back who said some things that didn't add up. In fact, it sounded very suspicious. A buddy of mine worked for the county sherrif so I asked him to run a background check on her. Came back she was doing two probations for seperate assault cases, one against a 17 year old girl. I asked her about it, she admitted it, so I told her I couldn't date someone who had such a tendency towards violence that she would assault a minor. About a week goes by. She calls me at 2:00 a.m. and demanded I take her back or else she was going to sneak into my house and cut my f***ing throat. That'll win my heart every time. I kept my Springfield VERY close for a while.

Yesterdays boxer-briefs, inside-out.

My Momma made a big batch of cabbage rolls last weekend. Nothing like food from "the old country". God I love my ancestry!

And you didn't get castrated over that? Damn you is lucky! Better go buy some REAL tickets while your luck is holding out.

Twin B&W springers. Barks or bikes, I'd take either!