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Christmas trees: is artificial better than real?

Benefits of artificial christmas trees and real christmas trees. It is easy to find American made artificial trees. Storage and maintenance of christmas trees.

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Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Charley was the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, lasting from August 9th to August 15th and attaining a peak intensity at winds of 150 miles per hour, placing it in the...

4 comments    environment safety florida
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Employee Rights: Can I Sue My Former Employer For Giving Bad References?

Are you are working hard at getting a new job, sending out resumes, getting interviews, and being told you only have to pass a reference check, but then not getting the job? Multiple people have recently...

22 comments    references bad boss defamation
Can a Female Supervisor "Discriminate" Against a Female Employee?86

What is a Hostile Work Environment?

A "Hostile Work Environment" is frequently caused by a supervisor treating an employee unfairly, yelling, micro-managing, and publicly humiliating the employee. But all of that can be legal. One more key fact is needed to create an illegal hostile work environment.

24 comments    job harassment hostile workplace
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Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, the Continent of Garbage

There is a new continent in the Pacific Ocean. Actually it has been forming for years. It was documented in the 1950's. It is larger now, by some reports twice the size of Texas. And growing. The most...

24 comments    environment ecology plastic
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Renewable Energy: Natural Sources of Energy

Renewable energy sources, also known as natural sources of energy, are those which it is possible to use without diminishing the resource. This page will give a basic, relatively non-technical overview of...

49 comments    technology water energy
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Sun Spots and Global Warming

Sun Spots are all elements and indicators of the sun's weather activity. Yes, Sol has weather, but it is much greater in strength and impact than Earth's. It can also affect weather on our planet, as well as perhaps other things happening here.

29 comments    technology education video
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Top 20 Jobs in Arizona

The fastest growing job title in Arizona are expected by federal and state government labor departments to occur largely in Education and...

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power

Like every form of power generation, wind-generated electrical power offers several advantages, as well as some disadvantages and drawbacks. Read on to learn more about each of these aspects... ADVANTAGES ...

39 comments    technology energy environment
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The Python Snake Danger in Florida

Snakes in Florida are nothing usual. Snakes are found in backyard garden, by ponds and lakes. What is unusual is the types of snakes being found lately. According to the July 2009 Christian Science Monitor...

2 comments    environment florida snakes
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