There’s an interesting article in the current Newsweek which discusses the idea of lengthening school days to make them standard across the country. It cites this interesting discrepancy: Students attending a public school in urban Chicago go for 5 hours and 45 minutes daily, while the New York City school day is 65 minutes longer. …

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So the plumber replaces the faucet mentioned yesterday, presents his bill, is paid, and leaves. Two hours later I get out of the shower, turn off the faucets, and the hot-water one serves notice that the little set screw inside the handle has stripped threads and won’t properly turn on/off. What the hell is going …

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