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  1. Re:but..... on Drug Testing Entire Cities at Once · · Score: 1

    Higher cigarette prices also have a direct effect on the number of people who smoke. i.e. higher prices, more people quit. So while it might be better if those taxes are used for anti-smoking campaigns, the higher prices themselves have an effect. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&r esnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=correlation+between+cigar ette+price+and+quitting&spell=1

  2. Re:It's a little sad on Sims the New Dolls? · · Score: 1

    You are correct about not letting a baby cry. You really can't 'spoil' a newborn. Babies, especially less than 6 months act purely on instinct so the normal learning and conditioning don't apply. This gets less true after 6 months or so. After that point, they can get spoiled an d you should start letting them cry more.

  3. Re:meanwhile, in kansas... on Arizona School Won't Use Textbooks · · Score: 1

    I bought that book at the museum in Chicago about 20 years ago. It's awesome. The more I learned about science the funnier it got.

  4. Re:Better Business Bureau on Recovering Domains from Negligent Registrars? · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's always weird when you see news that's near you. That address is just down the street from where my parents live. It looks like it's a ceratin block of non-descript office buildings if I remember correctly. There are no houses on that section of 40 highway in Blue Springs. I'll have to drive by there the next time I visit my parents.

  5. Re:In Addition... on True.com Wants Warnings On Personal Ads · · Score: 1

    I getting married soon to a woman I met on match.com (or one of the similar ones, I forget exactly, a lot of people use more than one). I may be one of the lucky ones. I was only on the service for a month or so. I cooresponded for a week or so with 2 or 3 that emailed me. I emailed a couple dozen women only one of which responded back. The one that did is the one I'm marrying. What worked with her in my case was that I answered all of her requirements in her profile. Most of the emails she got from other people not only didn't do that, it appeared they didn't even read the profile. I listed the information in my profile accurately. Another important point is to have a good picture. I've seen several write-ups on the internet that go over what makes a good profile picture.