Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Friday Five May 17
Was the smallest version banned from commercial aircraft carryons? I don't know if the mini-Leatherman (the Swiss Army Knife¡¯s competition) is available without a blade or whether that one was
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Ed Lomas
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five May 17.
1.? Should Victronix remove the blades from their Swiss Army knives? This was recently reported - I think it is silly but quite possible. 2.? Who do you think was the most influential military
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mrvnchpmn
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Friday Five May 17.
Celeste, the company¡¯s decision the matter was in the news recently; hence the question. Congratulations on your spelling accuracy though. Ed [email protected]> wrote:
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Ed Lomas
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five May 17.
actually first I don't know how to spell the name but got the point across.? Second - this is a proposal that came across the wires recently - apparently something about people thinking they are just
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mrvnchpmn
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Re: Friday Five May 17.
*1. Should Victronix remove the blades from their Swiss Army **knives?* Wherever this silliness came from, please pass along to them that I resent having such ridiculousness in front of the vision of
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Darrell King
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five May 17.
David, It's a silly question and I gave it the silly answer it deserved (especially in light of the misspelling of Victorinox). The question does not merit an answer. Aloha, Celeste
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a1thighmaster
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five May 17.
So Celeste, what would your answer to 1 be if it had said Victorinox? Regards David Grugeon [image: Mailtrack]
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David Grugeon
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five May 17.
There is no maker of Swiss Army knives called Victronix. Perhaps they make sound equipment? General Dwight D. Eisenhower Very soon! Probably not. We've been caring for one of our dogs that has become
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a1thighmaster
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Friday Five May 17.
1.? Should Victronix remove the blades from their Swiss Army knivees? 2.? Who do you think was the most influential military officer of World War II? 3.? Do you think the Dow Jones Averages will
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mrvnchpmn
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
It is surprising that few foreign students study in Argentina. That would be a great place to go to college in Latin America. Chile would be good, too. Do they have many foreign stidents? Some
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Ed Lomas
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
There was a stupid, very nice, guy in the dorm who majored in general business. He studied very hard and graduated, unlike some of those who were much smarter who mocked him for working so hard on
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Ed Lomas
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
<<A lot of my college dorm-mates were relatively poor but studied things like communications, and ended up with jobs like selling cars. As an engineering student, I had problem sets due every day that
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FreedomRocks
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
Hi, all. Just to mention, 75k U$S is about twice the value of my appartment. In Argentina, there are public and private universities. Practically none include educational materiales (such as books,
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Anabel Perez
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
Just a couple of comments: Not all colleges are land-grant institutions, but if there is a Morrill Hall anywhere on campus, it is generally a land-grant school. Some may surprise you, like MIT and
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Ed Lomas
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
<<The Morrill Act, a bill signed by Abraham Lincoln, dedicated two square miles of every public land township for funding higher education in public universities. I attended a ¡°land grant¡± college
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FreedomRocks
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
I graduated with the same major that I originally had, like most of my friends, except one, who changed majors three times. My college major advisor, the department head, said during our first meeting
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Ed Lomas
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Re: Frudat Five May 10
I worked every year in college and graduated with less than $10,000 in debt.? The biggest problem I had was bad advising in Community College - I should have been in engineering from the beginning
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mrvnchpmn
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Re: Frudat Five May 10
I was in my 50's and had to work while qualifying undergrad for a very competitive program. I stayed between 3.6 (gynecology rotation!) and 4.0 throughout school. We invested a lot of time and money
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Darrell King
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Re: Frudat Five May 10
Marvin, I couldn't afford to limp. When I started college I was 16 and became an emancipated minor. I was able to get into the college's work-study program, though, and that was a real blessing. I
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a1thighmaster
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Re: [Owner] [PhilosophicalM] Frudat Five May 10
Vere true.? a great education can be acquired in most subjects from the public library.? The biggest problem we have today is that students are not ready for college when they leave high school
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mrvnchpmn
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