The Houston Independent School District board voted 9-0 in approval of a plan that would allow teachers to earn up to $3,000 in bonuses based on their student performance. While this looks like a good plan, it has some serious flaws.
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Found a fun site for y’all to browse. It’s called What Not To Crochet, and has a list of crocheted items that shouldn’t have been made.
My personal favorite, the Shoo Fly Cover. It’s a small piece of fabric to go over your glass while outside to keep bugs out.
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62-year-old Andre Baril blew his life savings of $50,000 in a matter of weeks on a lottery game called Banco. Baril was addicted, and it only took a few weeks for his savings to dwindle.
According to family the retired Baril had been playing reguarly since winning a jackpot of $25,000 a few years ago. [...]
Two and a half years after her death, the mummified body of Johannas Pope was found sitting in front of her television set.
Pope died in August 2003 at the age of 61. She had told her live-in caregiver that she did not want to be buried and ‘planned on returning’.
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Apparently a Swedish thief would. The man broke into an Overtornea house and stole, among other items, a mobile phone. Police called the cell phone and were able to track the man to Kalix, 37 miles away.
Link from: MakeStupidityHistory.org
An Italian judge has ordered Father Enrico Righi to appear in court later this month to prove that Jesus Christ existed.
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