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Smooth as the hickory wind that blows from Memphis down to Apalachicola.
It's "Hi, y'all, did you eat well? Come on in, I'm sure glad to know ya."
Don't let this old gold cross and this Allman Brothers t-shirt throw ya.
It's cicadas making noise with the Southern voice.

…A quality public education also aims to cultivate a knowledgeable public that holds fast to broader ethical principles of equity and fairness. But an educated public requires not just information, but also skills of critical thinking that enable its members to make informed decisions. A good public education equips people with skills of critical analysis so that they can tell the difference between so-called fake news and reputable professional journalism…

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The quantum world is a world of waves, not particles. So we have to think of electron waves and proton waves and so on. Matter is 'incoherent' when all its waves have a different wavelength, implying a different momentum. On the other hand, if you take a pure quantum system – the electrons in a superconducting magnet, or the atoms in a laser – they are all in phase with one another, and they demonstrate the wave nature of matter on a large scale. Then you can see quite visibly what matter is down at its heart.

As a Venezuelan, I really do appreciate it when a Colombia graduate explains to me that socialism is a beautiful thing. It's wonderful. But, you know I'm being glib about it, but there's a very serious point to be made there in that... I say to these people when BLM rose to power, and people were championing it – particularly in our industry in comedy – I said the words to them 'You do not know the forces that you are messing with. You have no idea. You have never seen El Socialismo. I have. Believe me. It's not pretty.' But you can't explain that to people who have never seen it.

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