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The daily quotations from Urner Barry, a market reporting company, serve as a benchmark for the egg industry, shaping what retailers pay for eggs nationwide, according to the suit.
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Students occupied the building and hung banners with mocking quotations from Horkheimer.
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Bonus pools are the easiest reward mechanism to implement and work particularly well in nonprofit contexts where there is no stock ownership.
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In such contexts, large-scale air conditioning would place a massive strain on existing infrastructure.
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Large car rally disrupted in Baltimore Police said 36 traffic citations were issued and 54 vehicles were stopped after a large gathering of vehicles in the 1000 block of Wilson Drive in South Baltimore.
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Dozens of traffic citations were issued and one felony arrest was made during an anti-street racing and reckless driving enforcement operation in Shasta County on Friday, California Highway Patrol officials announced Monday.
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