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I'm pretty sure if Ron could string together sentences he would say this.Many ponder the majesty of the dark desert at night, others sleep peacefully knowing that there will be sustenance in the morning.
Arrived at Spacemen 3 from Spiritualized, yes. I approve of all Pete Kember projects. I haven't listened to Slipstream, but at some point I will because Mark Refoy and Johnny Mattock are pretty good. Lupine Howl (despite Mattock) and Darkside interest me less. Really, though, I think Jason Pierce is the most inventive member of that whole group, with Pete coming in second.Did you come to Spacemen 3 via Spiritualized or vice versa? What are your thoughts, as applicable, on related artists such as Spectrum/Sonic Boom/EAR and Lupine Howl and Slipstream and Darkside?
2015 Collaborative Playlist on Spotify.
Ultimately, what do you want your contribution to science to be?
What was the last song that made you feel like a fool for love?
Exactly. You know, makes you feel like an idiot teenager at a New Kids on the Block show.*
*I'm old.
2015 Collaborative Playlist on Spotify.
I melt whenever I hear that "Forever Young" song from the 1980s. I remember when Kirk Cameron and Jami Gertz played college debaters in the film "Forever Young" and that song came on.
I wish the 99 Cents Only Store carried chocolate soy milk. At keast they carry cheaper than average quality condoms that the new king of Bhutan would enjoy.
This question was posed to Randy many a moon ago: what's the closest you have come to dying? Really physically dying. Did it change your perspective on things?
Favorite candy?
Please give us three songs you would most like to hear for each of these situations.
a) it's a rainy morning, but you've got no plans for the day and you just sat down next to the window with a cup of hot tea.
b) driving to work for the first day at your dream job.
c) you just got your first round of drinks at a great dive bar and you're walking to a table where your best friends are waiting for you.
d) same bar, many rounds later.
Discuss why California is the best.
It is, isn't it?
California is the best because Alicia Silverstone lives here and Norm Coleman does not.
Yor cleverly inteligent bitches...makes me wish I finished college
The 14 grade totally ruled.
Whiskey Sour
2 oz blended whiskey
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp powdered sugar
1 cherry
1/2 slice lemon
Shake blended whiskey, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Decorate with the half-slice of lemon, top with the cherry, and serve.
FlotationPhlegmHang? Is that like some putrid, human waste-filled river in the depths of China?
Me too, but I've never tried soy milk. Maybe that should be brought to someone's attention. I mean, I'm sure lactose intolerant people would like to be found if they're missing, right?
To avoid being called racist, I'll mention the chocolate flavored milk cartons as well! But now, my question to miscorrections...Corinna, if the opportunity arose for a wild, sex-filled evening with the absolutely perfect idea of the man of your dreams, yet all he had for choices in protection were the $.99 average quality condoms, or Super Cling Saran Wrap, which would you choose? A third option would be realizing there is no perfect man, thus choosing to kick him to the curb as you saunter off unfulfilled...
Its like the Infinite Monkey Theorem, if you put X amount of monkeys in a room with a typewriter and ask them to give you Shakespeare 99% of them will fling their shit at you while the other 1% will masturbate in the corner.
Soy milk gives me gas.
Whiskey Sour
2 oz blended whiskey
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp powdered sugar
1 cherry
1/2 slice lemon
Shake blended whiskey, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Decorate with the half-slice of lemon, top with the cherry, and serve.
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I'm pretty lucky, I've never really come close to dying. I guess the closest would be when I was in first grade, went to the pool, decided to go to the deep end (yes, I could swim pretty well). Some other kid thought HE wanted to go to the deep end too, but he couldn't swim, so he decided to use me as a flotation device with predictable results. My parents fished us both out and I got lectured, which was distinctly unfair because it was 100% not my fault.
I don't really eat candy, but probably nonpareils (both chocolate and mint).
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Menomena - Evil Bee
Serena Maneesh - Sapphire Eyes
b) A.C. Newman - On The Table
The Fire Apes - Tuesday's Fine
The Lucksmiths - Under The Rotunda
c) Plan 9 - I Like Girls
Mission of Burma - Secrets
Imperial Teen - Ivanka
d) Bon Jovi - Shot Through The Heart
Foreigner - Double Vision
Huey Lewis & The News - Power Of Love
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3. How long do you take when you're getting ready to go out to a fancy restaurant, or on a date? Are you one of those girls who needs hours to shower and do their hair and put make-up on, or are you pretty low-maintenance?
4. How are you going to celebrate Christmas and New Years this year?
5. Who is your favourite English boardie with a name that rhymes with the name of the first Oasis album?
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Has anyone every broken that hydraulic on the glove box? My friend pulled down on the glove box (not knowing it drops down slowly on its own with the hydraulic piston). The clip isn't broken but the catching edges on the two pronged upper clip are rounded off. So you can snap it back on the clip, but it'll just slide off the next time you try to open it.
I'm thinking of snapping the hydraulic back on and putting a little dab of silicone or epoxy to build up an edge that prevents it from slipping off.
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Organic Cotton Grows Well in Hawaii
No doubt our Pacific island is a good place to grow organic cotton. My question is if producing raw cotton could be a Hawaiian-made niche for small farmers?
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read moreSilk farms on Hawaii and inter-islands have great potential. I was first fascinated by the naturally-dyed hemp and silk yarns from Cheryl Kolander of Aurora Silk in Oregon during the late 90's. That door opened many learning aspects of sustainable fashion and design. What impressed
read moreChic Eco Catering announces flat-rate Big Island, Hawaii districts for on site, private elegant dining. $350 gourmet meal for two covers Puna, Hilo and Volcano districts. That includes a private chef and server; perfect for romantic couples.
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BALTIMORE — The nation's Roman Catholic bishops last week elected Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Kentucky to be their new president as they grapple with changing priorities under Pope Francis.
Kurtz, who leads the Archdiocese of Louisville, won just over half the votes in a field of 10 candidates during a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
He succeeds New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is ending his three-year term. The new vice president is Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas.
The conference president is the main spokesman on national issues for the Catholic Church in the United States and acts as a representative of the American church to the Vatican and the pope.
Kurtz, 67, takes on the role at a time when the bishops are struggling with what direction they should take in the new pontificate.
Francis, elected last March, has said he wants pastors not ideologues, and an emphasis on mercy over divisive social issues.
American bishops have made a priority of fighting same-sex marriage and abortion, saying they have been forced to do so in a society they consider hostile to faith.
For the last three years, Kurtz has served as vice president of the bishops' conference.
A Pennsylvania native, the archbishop earned a master's degree in divinity and another in social work.
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Slideshow 365 review
Expect ads and functional problems from this otherwise promising app.
Slideshow 365 is an easy-to-use app that lets users create and share photo slideshows on their iOS device. The app has some great features, but excessive ads and some functional problems are serious drawbacks.
Slideshow 365's opening screen gives you the option to create a new slideshow, open a saved slideshow, or create a new time lapse project. If you're creating a new slideshow, the app lets you select images from your camera roll, choose transition effects, add music, set the delay between images, and set the date for each photo. You can then preview your slideshow, save it within the app, or convert it to a MOV file so that you can share it elsewhere. The app's time lapse project feature is interesting; it comes with a reminder feature that can prompt you to take a photo regularly, which is great if you want to watch a child, pet, plant, or something else change over time. Although we liked a lot of what Slideshow 365 had to offer, the ads were irritating, often popping up right in the middle of our work. We were especially annoyed by the one that appeared when we tried to access the built-in Help file. Even worse, we experienced some functional problems with Slideshow 365 that largely seemed to be related to its ads; it froze several times and we had to kill it to resume its use. Overall, Slideshow 365 has some great features, but if you're not willing to pony up to remove the ads, it may not be the best option for you.
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HabsChick - (Vicky)
Member since November 14, 2007Windsor
Habs fan since: 1980
Favorite current player: Max Patch
All-time favorite player: Bob Gainey / Mats Naslund / Shayne Corson
Recent Comments
- Comment on Liveblog: Cammalleri to Calgary (2012-01-12 21:21:11)
Jesus, this is like a frickin' soap opera. - Comment on Finally, a game (2010-12-10 13:11:35)
Thanks! It should be a great time for sure but a win will make it all the better.
- Comment on Finally, a game (2010-12-10 09:54:23)
My sister and I are going to the game tonight with my dad. I'm super excited! It's been a few years since my dad's been to a game & he was reluctant to go when I 1st invited him. He's in his 70's now and I think the "process" of getting to the game seemed a bit tiring but I also think he's a little excited too.
My dad took me to numerous games at the Joe when I was young. He'd always get the standing room only tickets for just a few bucks through the union at work. Great memories...
Well, they're not great seats but we won't be standing tonight - except when we're celebrating a few Habs goals. :)
Anyway, here's a nice little read from the Detroit News today:
- Comment on About last night … (2010-11-17 15:33:41)
It's one thing for Cherry to make comments like "he'll get his" or "he better watch his back" because most of us will just chalk it off to him being a senile old man, but Mike Richards comments come purely out of frustration & it's actually a little bit embarrassing. To suggest that ""something might happen to him if he continues to be that cocky" is brutal. Seems to me he's calling on someone ("I'm not saying I'm going to do it") to try to take Subban out. How's that for respect?
What is it specifically that Richards doesn't like about P.K.'s attitude? Honestly, I really don't get it. Is P.K. better than a lot of people? Yes.
Can you come in as a rookie and play hard? Yes, not only can you, it's expected of you.
And what really does he expect someone on his team to address? "Listen P.K., you think you're a good hockey player. Stop that". Instead, I love that Cammalleri called him "primetime".
P.K.'s response to Richards comments show that, despite the fact that he's a rookie, he shows greater maturity. That ought to frustrate Richards even more. :)
- Comment on Coaches Challenges? MacLean in Trouble? Rangers Reverting? (2010-10-29 14:13:39)
I have to agree with Johnny. I'm really surprised at how worked up you are over the trading of Halak. While I think he's a fine goaltender, I'm not sure what you expected the brass to do. Maybe they did send him a nice gift basket upon departure? ;)
Seriously though, was there something they could have said or done to have made the unloading of Halak less akin to the dumping of a prom night baby (gasp!)?
- Comment on Rypien Attack Sparks Debate (2010-10-21 20:28:45)
I agree entirely. While I think people are generally too sue- happy, I think this guy has every right to sue Rypien & I'm sure more than one lawyer has contacted him if he needed some convincing. My prediction is 10 games Which I also happen to think would be fair. - Comment on Yikes! The CHicks are taking over!! (2010-10-18 15:53:20)
Well thanks Ian. :)
Glad I could help out, disappointed I can't make it. I'm now 1 for 4 :( but I'm always there in spirit!
- Comment on Yikes! The CHicks are taking over!! (2010-10-18 15:54:19)
double post
- Comment on Yikes! The CHicks are taking over!! (2010-10-18 15:42:11)
I got the same email. Hmmm...it should be nice & warm in Florida for new Years...
Sounds like a nice enough 1st family vacation.
- Comment on Yikes! The CHicks are taking over!! (2010-10-18 14:51:59)
Yeah, I was told they didn't want to hear from me either. Apparently being from ontario makes you irrelevant. Or boring. Or some such thing.


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King Cake
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Traditionally, this cake is baked in celebration of Mardi Gras with a figurine inside. The person who received the piece with the figurine is crowned "king."
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Yields: one cake
Oven Temp: 350
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- 1.00 cup(s) evaporated milk
- 1.00 cup(s) (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for bowl and baking sheet
- 1/3 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar
- 2.00 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 1 package(s) (1/4-ounce) active-dry yeast
- 1/3 cup(s) warm (110 degrees) water
- 5.00 cup(s) all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1.00 teaspoon(s) salt
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2.50 cup(s) confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup(s) milk
- Sanding sugar, for garnish
- In a small saucepan, combine evaporated milk, butter, and 1/3 cup granulated sugar over medium heat until incorporated; remove from heat. Let cool slightly, and stir in vanilla; set aside.
- Stir 1 tablespoon granulated sugar into warm water. Add yeast, and set aside until mixture begins to bubble, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, butter a large bowl; set aside.
- Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together eggs and milk mixture on medium speed; add yeast mixture. Mix until combined. Gradually add flour, beating until fully incorporated.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; knead until smooth. Place in prepared bowl, turning several times to coat. Let rise, covered with wax paper and a clean damp towel, in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Once dough has doubled, punch down with your fist, and knead a few times in the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface; and divide evenly into six pieces. Roll each piece into a log, about 24 inches long. Braid 3 logs together; shape each braid into an oval, pressing the ends together to seal. Transfer to two buttered baking sheets; cover with wax paper, and let sit in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Once dough has doubled in size, discard wax paper, and bake until just golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar with remaining 1/4 cup milk to form a smooth, thick glaze. Add more sugar or milk, if necessary, for desired consistency. Working quickly, coat cakes with glaze, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Apple, Samsung Not the Two Losers from Moto X
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- From all seams, Google's (GOOG) new smartphone, the Moto X, looks pretty sweet. While I'll admit that my iPhone has grown on me over the past two years, it's a situation that is bound to change one day and the Moto X is the first smartphone I've seen where I have actually considered it.
Google reportedly plans to spend about $500 million in marketing for the phone, quieting those who questioned whether or not the company was truly going to stand behind its new hardware.
Assuming the phone acts as well as it looks, the marketing push should really help fuel sales. I expect the phone to do well, but I don't expect it to come at the expense of Apple (AAPL - Get Report) or Samsung.
Will some people avoid the next iPhone and forego the Galaxy S4 in favor of the Moto X? Of course. That's expected. But it's likely not the game-changer that will turn the smartphone market on its head.
Instead, Nokia (NOK - Get Report), Microsoft (MSFT - Get Report) and BlackBerry (BBRY - Get Report) will be the ones that feel the pinch. The Moto X, which starts at $199, could all but be the nail in the coffin for the struggling smartphone makers. If the iPhone and Galaxy remain the top two smartphones, the Moto X could become the third juggernaut of the group. The Microsoft-Nokia partnership, which was meant to boost benefits to both companies, is falling flat. The Lumia has failed to gain any significant traction and as rival tech companies come out with better products, the task will not get any easier. It's also quite troublesome for Canada-based BlackBerry as well. Retailers have recently slashed prices on the Z10 due to lackluster sales and management has shown during the company's most recent earnings report that shipments are not as high as they had hoped. The pending success of the Moto X could be the additional ammo that's needed for those who are calling for BlackBerry's CEO Thorsten Heins and Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer to be dismissed from the respective companies if they ever plan on being serious contenders again.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and the billionaire challenge
In winning over 38 billionaires to pledging half their wealth to charity, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates also set a better climate in the political debate over ending the Bush tax cuts on the rich.
America's superwealthy are being hit up hard for their money on two fronts this year – for charity and for higher taxes. At the least, these new appeals may serve as a reminder for everyone in how best to give back to society.
One front is a gentle arm-twisting campaign by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to persuade fellow billionaires to commit half of their wealth to good causes. In just a few short weeks, the two men have won over 38 of those listed on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans to make that pledge.
About half of those asked have so far said yes, often saying they see their giving as an investment in society. Their names range from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. In all, they have a combined net worth of more than $200 billion.
But money for charity isn't the main point. As Mr. Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway investments, said: "At its core, the Giving Pledge is about asking wealthy families to have important conversations about their wealth and how it will be used."


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LAST NIGHT; Scotching the myths about the man, not the legend.
FOR THE LOVE OF BURNS (BBC1)AS we nurse another hangover the day after another Burns Night celebration, it must be asked: do we really know our national bard?
Each January 25, we use his name as an excuse to have a party, to sink whiskies and gorge ourselves with haggis, neeps and tatties.
But some more literary Scots want to know much more about the Ploughboy Poet.
Robert Burns' image surrounds us on tea towels and shortbread tins. Most of us could name his famous poems. Some can even recite them.
But what do we know of his life? Mainly that he liked a good drink.
The myth has overtaken the man and he is seen as some pop star poet who enjoyed riotous boozing sessions.
For The Love Of Burns claimed it wasn't the drink that fuelled the poet, but sex.
Narrator Scots writer A. L. Kennedy was obviously a Burns groupie, whose heart had melted at the thought of his britches.
She talked breathlessly about the Ayrshire farmer's son who enjoyed the company of women and wrote about his exploits.
There was once a time in his life when his wife was pregnant, as was his mistress, and he was still entertaining his mistress' maid.
But it wasn't all physical and he charmed women by his voice and manners alone. He even had a long- distance love affair by letter with a woman called Clarinda.
A. L. Kennedy's poetic voice-over added a haunting, rhythmic quality to the programme which added much to the romance of Burns.
Now all it needs to make him a modern-day hero is to give him the same image makeover William Wallace had in Braveheart.
There has been much talk of a Burns movie but, for some reason, none has been made.
Who would play Rabbie in a film? For Kennedy, there was only one Scots actor who could measure up.
"Ewan McGregor," she sighed. "He can't keep his tackle in."
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SIMON (Andrew Lynford, left) is all a-flutter as the day of the inquest into Tiff's death dawns. Grant (Ross Kemp) is determined to get Frank (Mike Reid) sent down for the death of his wife. Ruth (Caroline Paterson) decides to keep her baby by Conor (Sean Gleeson). But does she have the courage to tell him and her husband Mark (Todd Carty)?
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NICK ROSS hasn't missed an edition of Crimewatch since it started in 1984.
And watching this, you realise how wonderful a series it really is. For once a programme that really does help.
With his co-presenter Jill Dando, he reflects on the past 14 years and 603 arrests made possible thanks to viewers.
There's a review of the successes - of the 1742 crimes featured, one in three have ended in an arrest as a direct result of a call from a member of the Crimewatch audience.
Viewers have played a part in convictions in the Jamie Bulger and Stephanie Slater cases.
MEDICAL: Holby City (BBC1, 8.00pm)
SUAVE surgeon Nick Jordan (Michael French) has a dark secret - the ward Romeo is married.
He's not the only one who has to face the music tonight. When a serious infection breaks out on one of the wards, all of Nick's team in Darwin ward come under close scrutiny.
Suspicion falls on nurse Julie Fitzjohn (Nicola Stephenson) who is becoming the hospital punch-bag.
Meanwhile, the attention of ward clerk Paul (Luke Mably) may have prompted some reaction from coma victim Nicola Jordan (Joanna Kirkland).
DRAMA: Peak Practice (ITV, 9.00pm)
YET another medical drama but one that has matured greatly over the years.
Tonight's episode is a case in point. Frank Mills and David Ryall play Eric and Ben, two old soldiers who have lived as a couple for many years.
But they have a two-pronged battle on their hands. Eric has an incurable brain tumour and is desperate to end the feud with his daughter, Sara, who can't stand Ben and their relationship.
Dr Andrew Attwood, played by Gary Mavers, tries to mediate but his judgement is put on the line in a battle of prejudice and personal feelings.
MUSIC: Short Stories (Channel 4, 11.00pm)
THE series of documentaries by up-and-coming film- makers.
Tonight's Chilling Fields follows the build-up to one of the biggest dance music events of last year - Creamfields.
One minute it was on, then off, then postponed. But finally it had the go- ahead last April in a field in Hampshire.
Director Stuart Mitchell focuses on the faceless people behind the organisation who make sure that the revellers have a great time when the day arrives.
APARTMENT FOR PEGGY (Ch4, 1.50pm - 3.30pm) Edmund Gwenn in cherishable form as an unhappy widowed professor regaining a zest for life when pregnant Jeanne Crain and her ex-GI husband move into his college campus attic. Unashamedly sentimental comic drama with William Holden. 1948
WOMAN ON THE LEDGE (BBC2, 3.30pm - 5.00pm) Why is that lady teetering on the ledge of a towerblock 15 floors up? And what is the significance of the little bell on her bracelet? Flashbacks provide the answers in a maudlin Canadian drama acted by a largely unfamilar cast. With Deidre Hall, Leslie Charleson, Colleen Zenk Pinter, Ken Kercheval. 1990
FEAR ON TRIAL (Ch5, 3.30pm - 5.20pm) William Devane as radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk, his career wrecked by anti-communist smear tactics in the 1950s. Fine cast in angry teledrama, including George C. Scott in the role of authoritative real-life attorney Louis Nizer. With Dorothy Tristan, Judd Hirsch, John Houseman, Lois Nettleton. 1975
THE ROOKIE (Ch5, 9.00pm - 11.20pm) Clint Eastwood as a grouchy street cop reluctantly breaking in young partner Charlie Sheen. By-the-book violent crime thriller with an extremely jaded air. A good cast wasted. With Lara Flynn Boyle, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga and Tom Skerritt. 1990
THE HONKERS (BBC1, England, 12.05am - 1.45am, except Scottish) James Coburn as ageing rodeo rider in uneventful drama cut from the same saddlebags as Junior Bonner. With Lois Nettleton, Anne Archer, Slim Pickens, Richard Anderson. 1972
EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (Ch4, 1.40am - 3.50am) During the Depression, hobo Lee Marvin aims to become the first man to ride the Oregon train commandeered by sadistic guard Ernest Borgnine, who boasts of killing tramps on board. Odd drama from Robert Aldrich, brutal but intriguing. 1973
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NOT the Eddie Murphy version, but the original starring the hyperactive Jerry Lewis.
Although Murphy's was excellent, especially the family meal scene, it is no patch on this classic.
Lewis, above, plays the bumbling chemistry professor who falls hopelessly in love with one of his students.
The ugly boffin wants to be sophisticated and trendy (well, it was made in the swinging 60s) and invents a potion which makes him Mr Cool.
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AFTER his mother catches him in a precarious sexual position, George insists he will never do it again.
His friends are unconvinced, so he strikes a bet with Jerry, Elaine and Kramer on who can go for the longest time without having sex.
It's little surprise when temptation proves too much to resist and they all start falling by the wayside.
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MORE of everyone's favourite cartoon American family - and, no, it's not the Clintons.
A double dose of The Simpsons is much more interesting than any impeachment trial.
In the first episode, Homer makes an enemy at the power plant and Bart buys an abandoned factory at a Government auction. As you do.
That's followed by Lisa's Sax, when Homer and Marge recall how their daughter came to be the proud owner of that saxophone.
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THE American bigmouth can be really annoying and her noisiness can be a turn-off.
But when she met Pamela Anderson, above - at the height of her Baywatch and I Love Tommy Lee phase - Ruby was in her element.
She gets Pammy to show us her favourite sexual position - in the back of a car - and is a hoot when she tries out as a Baywatch extra. Don't miss it.
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Ringwood Raceway, in Hampshire, hosts this prestigious and fiercely-competitive all-banger event and has put an amazing pounds 5000 forward for prize money.
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Answer: First, a little background as to the nature of the false and flash set. False set is typically characterized by rapid stiffening shortly after mixing or placement. Either the formation of gypsum crystals or the excessive formation of ettringite causes it. In most cases, the producer can restore the original plasticity of the concrete after minimal mixing.
However, this is not the case for flash set. Flash set is caused by the formation of monosulaluminate or other calcium aluminate hydrates (Ref. 1). It is the rapid beginning of the hydration process and cannot be stopped. Once flash set takes place, there is little anyone can do to stop the hydration process. If you are familiar with the temperature of your concrete during normal hydration, you should be able to distinguish between the two types of set. Flash set generates a higher temperature within the concrete than does false set.
As for the question regarding retempering or remixing concrete that has undergone false set, there is typically no indication that the concrete will suffer any damage. However, when retempering it is important to consider the following points. 1. Do not exceed the maximum allowable water/cement ratio. Of course, retempering is really possible only within a mixer truck because it holds a known volume and the maximum water allowable can be calculated. 2. Do not exceed the maximum allowable slump. 3. Do no exceed the maximum allowable number of drum revolutions. Again, retempering is possible only within the confines of a mixing drum and not really possible after concrete placement (Ref. 2).
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Comic: Vatican Assassins
Creator: Melissa J Massey
Genre: Action, Drama, Urban Fantasy
Synopsis: Viola, Fife, and Xy are in-training to be part of the Vatican's secret demon-fighting militia, the Assassins. But when another Assassin goes missing after a tragic incident, things become a lot more dangerous
Link: http://vaticanassassinscomic.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/vaticanassassinscomic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelissaJMassey
Please leave your critiques in the comments below!
An Interview with Melissa J. Massey
1. When did you first come up with the idea for Vatican Assassins?
Melissa: I think it was around 2008 or 2009. I had a crazy dream about a boy and a girl running through the streets of Rome and living at the Vatican. I continued to develop the idea and drew from my love of European cities, epic churches, and stories about militant teams. I was really into D.Gray-man and Soul Eater at the time, so these had some influence. Trips to Greece and Rome helped to solidify the concept, and I started drawing pages and building the website in December of 2011.
2. What does your workspace look like? If you can add anything to it, what would it be?
Melissa: I work on a flat ikea table with metal legs. I have a laptop that I do my photoshop work on and an epson scanner that currently lives on the floor. There's usually papers everywhere and pages waiting to be inked and scanned. Right now, it's pretty barren as I continue to move stuff into my new apartment. I'd love to get a new desktop computer with a dual screen set up. And a nice storage system for all my markers.
3. What's your favorite time-sucking activity?
Melissa: Tumblr, and listening to music samples on Google Play. Tvtropes is another one.
4 . Lord of the Rings or Star Wars?
Melissa: I'm not really a fan of either.
5. If you were writing a clever interview question for the next spotlight, what would it be? Feel free to answer this question for yourself if you'd like!
Melissa: Is there any recurring part of your comic you regret including because it's a pain to draw? For me, it's Fife's weapon, a sickle and chain, because that chain is incredibly obnoxious to draw over and over again!
6. Have you ever had a lucid dream?
7. What keeps you going?
8. Were any of your characters inspired by a real person? Tell us about it!
9. If Vatican Assassins had a theme song, what would it be?
10. Each Assassin resonates with a different saint. Are there any particular saints that you're drawn to?
Melissa: That's a really good one! I grew up Catholic but my church's CCD program was very lame, so we didn't learn about saints. I ended up not knowing much until I got to college and studied Art History.
When I was really little, there was a documentary on history channel about St. Bernadette of Lourdes and how her body was miraculously preserved after her death. I was drawn to that story, so that's how I picked her for Viola. Other than that, my go to Saints are John Paul II and Mary Magdalene. (And Gilles Villenueve, patron saint of Canadian motorsport)
11. What's next for Vatican Assassins?
Melissa: The few chapters take place in Greece, and will involve the Orthodox church, beautiful ruins, and a little language humor (including a corny joke!). After that, the story heads north to a Baltic nation and some old friends…I'd really like to make a print book at some point, but I think I need a bigger audience for it. For now I just want to keep improving and see how people like the story.


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Tis all started a year or two ago. The wife and myself had been out with friends having a few drinks. When we got home things got heated up. We love to tie each other up and get rough with one another. As things progressed we started having sex and she asked me to put my hands around her throat and choke her. I was kinda suprised at the request. But I done as she asked and started to choke her. We kept doing our this and she started to return the favor and as we had an ****** we released each others neck and seemed to intensify the affect it had on us. Now it's an on going thing. Several times after an intense event she would wake up with a sore neck. On occassion I've had her start slapping me in the face as I choke her, what a rush. Sometimes I will walk up behind her shove her against the wall or counter and act like taking her from behind and place my hand around her neck and it seems to get her going. It seems to get more intense the more we practice the technique. I would be willing to do more but still trying find our thresholds or boundaries. Suggestions wanted.That sounds so fine!!! Would you please add me.
Careful my friend, there have been some deaths in this area from exactly that form of sex.
I understand that when you are pressing on the carotid arteries on the neck, you can sometimes press on the vagus nerve instead. It is close to a carotid artery, and pressing on it can cause death.

I have never seen any explanation of how to avoid the vagus nerve.

Anybody know about this?
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The vagus nerve connects the stomach and the heart. It certainly can send a signal to lower your blood pressure if stomach or esophagus are irritated. I get tachycardia if I eat one of my reflux foods (which include wine and beer and a whole page more). There are medical research articles on cardiogastric reflex (reflex with an E).
Passing out from a drop in blood pressure, often after standing up from lying down, is common in young women. I don't know the causes. I don't know your age or if you have low-normal blood pressure, which is a cause. I used to get faint and dizzy when I was young, had low-normal blood pressure then. My son called an ambulance for his former girlfriend for this once when she fainted after standing up fast.
You can have a tilt-table test for this condition if it happens often. If you have low blood pressure all the time they usually tell you to just eat more salt to get your blood pressure up.
If ya wanna know more, google medical advice forum
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, some pals of mine may be shocked & puzzled by my many posts on this general subject on Sun
But i often tell them how online discussions prompt me to do further research
I'm ex-champ MMA teamster & was wed to a general nurse & a mental nurse
But not at the same time: I aint Mormon or Muslim
Both were highly intelligent & experimental
The MN was best: bigger boobs as wellas more vivid imagination
In cowgirl, she had a great instinctive rhythm of sliding her hands down & up my chest & round my neck for a quick gentle squeeze, followed by soft sweet thumb strokes up & down, side to side, then back down & up my chest etc etc
I've never ever squeezed any gf's neck, as I aint been asked to
When my first wifeomce said, "Treat me rogh, big boy!", I told her that could be dangerous & damage sensitive parts of her body, as well as hurt badly
"LOve is gentle: love is kind"
But, as trained actors, the MN wife loved me to pretend to grab her throat threateningly, to enjoy the common female fantasy of combining the virgin & the *****
They can make love with absolute abandon, but tell daddy dear, "It's his fault: he made me do it"
Only in rolelpay
What passes between spouses aint none of dear daddy's biz
I'll never forget a fiancee that I had to dump cuz she was WAY too domineering
My punchlie?
You need a mouse, but, unfortunately for you, I'm a man!
Hot, eh?
OH: I nearly forgot to say I've stroked, kissed & caressed the neck of every gf ever
Always in healthy balance with all the other female delights
See my hilarious Sat post in fetish forum, listing @ everything possible, for a laff
But accurate too
I absolutely adore beautiful women
Specially if also warm, wity, affectionate, tactile, witty, intelligent, caring etc
Too many folk are way off balance
No wonder they fall over so often & so hard, eh?
For one thing if you use bag sometimes, make sure the bag is fairly tight, as in not lot of "spare" air. If there is lots of "spare" this air will become very Co2 toxic from exhaling and when re-inhaled in starts to cause Co2 blood poising. Even if you take the bag off theCo2 poison blood will not recover fast enough and death can occur. Better tight fit, a bit loose is ok, but not loose and baggy.
For one thing if you use bag sometimes, make sure the bag is fairly tight, as in not lot of "spare" air. If there is lots of "spare" this air will become very Co2 toxic from exhaling and when re-inhaled in starts to cause Co2 blood poising. Even if you take the bag off theCo2 poison blood will not recover fast enough and death can occur. Better tight fit, a bit loose is ok, but not loose and baggy.
sorry but the only thing i like to choke is my chicken :) lol & the gf like that as well :P)
I'll share a good strangulatiion story with some good ideas if you'd like -- send me a regullar email to miklew61@yahoo..com.
mmmm, nice images!
mmmm, nice images!
wish I could find someone to do this with me.. turned me on just reaidn it...
My boyfriend does this a lot to me. I love the feeling of being tied, totally helpless and then having him choke me. He starts out gently squeezing, then it gets hard until I can't breathe. The ******* are fantastic for both of us, he gets very excited watching me struggle and his are more intense.
i like aurotic aspyxia being suffocated with a plastic bag
i like aurotic aspyxia being suffocated with a plastic bag
just don't lose control, not to hard, you can really make her ****** tons from it, try to experiment different ways to choke, never to hard, but always a pleasure.
That sounds fun to me lol. It is dangerous, but you can't help what your body and heart wants.
Agree with Jewess. I also know of one serious negative result from this.
i have never tried this but a friend did and needed to go to the hospital so be careful


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The Mediator head module stimulates basal RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription and enables transcriptional regulation. Here we show that the head subunits Med8, Med18 and Med20 form a subcomplex (Med8/18/20) with two submodules. The highly conserved N-terminal domain of Med8 forms one submodule that binds the TATA box-binding protein (TBP) in vitro and is essential in vivo. The second submodule consists of the C-terminal region of Med8 (Med8C), Med18 and Med20. X-ray analysis of this submodule reveals that Med18 and Med20 form related beta-barrel folds. A conserved putative protein-interaction face on the Med8C/18/20 submodule includes sites altered by srb mutations, which counteract defects resulting from Pol II truncation. Our results and published data support a positive role of the Med8/18/20 subcomplex in initiation-complex formation and suggest that the Mediator head contains a multipartite TBP-binding site that can be modulated by transcriptional activators.
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Grand Rapids-based private equity firm Blackford Capital has acquired a Grand Haven company that custom designs and produces transformers and electrical components for industrial uses.
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Holland-based technology design firm Twisthink LLC is experimenting with an unconventional strategy to bring a new lighting product to market.
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Founded on 15 November 1850 as the vicariate apostolic of Natal, Natal Province, Union of South Africa, and entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Elevated to the archdiocese of Durban on 11 January 1951. Comprises the civil districts of Camperdown, north of the Umlaas River, (except the farms of Mariannhill, Klaarwater, Dassenhoek, Welbedag and portion of Stockville), Durban, Estcourt, Inanda, Kranskop, Lions River, Lower Tugela, Maphumulo, Umvoti, Weenen, Bergville and part of Msinga. Suffragans dioceses include,See also,
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Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to nominate senior students who meet the selection criteria. Nomination packets are due to the dean of the college no later than Friday, January 16, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Nominate a student today that meets the criteria listed below.
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Selection of graduating seniors is based on three areas: academic achievements/honors; career-related experience, and extra-curricular activities. An Outstanding Student Achievement Award nominee should be a well-rounded and successful member of our campus and community. Areas of selection can include leadership activities and strength of class load as it pertains to each student's major.
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Selection of graduating graduate students is based on three areas: academic achievements/honors; career-related experience, and extra-curricular activities. An Outstanding Student Achievement Award nominee from the graduate school should be a well-rounded and successful member of our campus and community. As all graduate degrees differ in the completion requirements, each candidate will likely come with different degrees will discuss and weigh the importance of research, published materials and/or the amount of time spent teaching.
Criteria and materials reviewed by selection committees for all awards include:
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The one Winter Olympic gold Canada cannot lose: men's ice hockey
The Winter Olympic sport that Canada cares about most – men's ice hockey – began today with Canada defeating Norway, 8-0. The nation is desperate for its men's team to win gold on home ice after many years of disappointment.
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There have been some strange rumors swirling around Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver. Word is that some peculiar winter carnival is passing through town, in which people have been known to skate on ice without hockey sticks and race across the snow even when no bear was chasing them.
Thankfully, men's hockey arrived today to put an end any of that funny business.
Yes, Vancouver is holding an Olympic Games, but to many Canadians, cross-country and alpine skiing and snowboarding are just the appetizer for the main course – men's hockey – which began Tuesday at Canada Hockey Place.
Canada's plan to "Own the Podium" is popular enough, and moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau winning Canada's first-ever gold on home soil Sunday was a true moment of national pride. But at Canada's core, where feel-good stories dissolve, leaving only matters of the heart, the sole gold that Canada cares about deeply is men's hockey.
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Samuel G. Freedman: On Religion
News about Samuel G. Freedman: On Religion, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Jay Jennings reviews books American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith, edited by Daniel Okrent, Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano, Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights by Samuel G Freedman and A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City by Jonathan Schuppe. MORE
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Picked up my new PPS .40 on Monday. Man is this gun sexy for a polymer - first one I have actually bought. I mean it just looks clean and crisp.
Based on what I have read on the PPS .40 on forums (all over, mostly in the Walther forums) I was very aprehensive with my decision to purchase the .40 specifically.
Reported problems specifically with the .40, heavy recoil, need for slip on grip/recoil cushion... the list goes on with the .40 but NOT with the 9mm.
Just made it to the range today and after 250 rounds of 180grain FMJ (Gander had a special on the Blazer brass - bulk) I was pleasantly, not really supprised, but happy with my purchase. No feed, ejection or firing problems - bang every time.
Other than needing to tweek the sights to a smidge to the right, the PPS performed flawlessly. No major recoil, in fact I found I did not really have to grip the gun to 'death' and could actually back off on the grip a little. My first impression was the gun grip seemed to feel 'slippery' - I did not notice myself adjusting my grip through the course of a magazine and it felt fine. Groupings for me were better then I expected to see at 25ft - could cover 30-40 rnds with my palm (minus the flier 10" away... yeesh). I was actually almost dreading this trip, thinking I may have made a poor purchase with the .40 instead of the 9mm. Not Any More
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I did notice that I do need to work on my shoulder muscles more, as by the time I was finishing up my sights were not staying still as I wanted.


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Graham Young casts his eye over the big studios' schedules for the next 12 months
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, Miranda and The Dark Knight among the highlights
Growing support for film to tell the story of the West Bromwich Albion legend
Birmingham actor David Harewood talks to Roz Laws about meeting Brad Pitt, making people laugh and getting on his bike
Doctor Who returns with a new Time Lord and a new sidekick – Birmingham actor Samuel Anderson. He tells ROZ LAWS about keeping secrets and blowing his own trumpet
Part-improvised offbeat caper movie filmed in streets of New York is light-hearted and fresh
A hit comedy is coming to the Midlands featuring three soap stars. Roz Laws catches them in rehearsals.
...but this time actor Shaun Williamson will be behind the scenes as a writer
The BBC show has six nominations at the British Academy Television Craft Awards including nods for music, photography and its director Otto Bathurst.
Wolverhampton's Liam Payne and fellow band member Harry Styles reassure fans at awards ceremony
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Here are some moments from the early hours that stood out:
Song-and-dance manIt was inevitable that Hugh Jackman would open the Academy Awards with a production number. It was also a pretty good bet that he would put on a dazzling display of fancy footwork and contagious charm. Unfortunately, all that sweat and sincerity was for naught because the music was tuneless and trite. Jackman's attempts at chitchat with famous faces in the audience only had us searching the seats for Billy Crystal.
The evening's second big production number was far superior for two reasons: Instead of relying on corny lyrics, Jackman ran through classic songs from movies like "All That Jazz," "Grease" and "Hairspray." The second reason was Beyoncé, who was simply dazzling. Is there anything she can't do (other than return my phone calls)?
Big BenIt took one hour, but Ben Stiller finally delivered the first true yuk of the evening as he co-presented the award for best cinematography as ... Joaquin Phoenix.
From the bushy beard to the gum smacking, Stiller didn't break character until he was walking off stage. Natalie Portman sufficed as his straight man. The bit almost makes up for "Night At the Museum."
Jen & JoliePresenter Jennifer Aniston, within clawing distance of Angelina Jolie, somehow resisted the temptation to leave Jack Black's side and leap into the front row. If only the show's director had showed the same restraint. He went to a shot of Jolie in the crowd twice during Aniston's bit. Jolie, ever the professional, was wearing a big smile both times.
Five for fightingHow many superstars does it take to hand out an Oscar? Five, apparently. In the production's first big "surprise," five former winners -- Goldie Hawn, Anjelica Huston, Tilda Swinton, Whoopi Goldberg and Eva Marie Saint -- presented the best supporting actress award. Penélope Cruz got the gold, but not before we heard a personal tribute about each nominee.
The five past supporting actors on presenters' row didn't include Javier Bardem, last year's winner. Perhaps producers were afraid he might try to gun down nominee Josh Brolin, his "No Country for Old Men" co-star. (Character actors are a troubled tribe.) Still, you had to love presenter Cuba Gooding Jr. paying tribute to Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in blackface. "Are you out of your mind?" he cried in mock anger then wished him luck on his new version of "Shaft."
But, of course, this award was all about Heath Ledger. It was touching that, instead of having a big star accept in his honor, his family came to the stage and gave a moving speech. Among the wet eyes in the audience: Melissa Leo, Anne Hathaway, Brad Pitt, Adrian Brody and Ben Kingsley.
Dumb and dumberJudd Apatow delivered his 764th film of the past year during the Oscars with stars Seth Rogen and James Franco in full pothead mode, watching movies from the past two years. The two giggled through scenes from "The Reader" and "Doubt" and rewrote the lyrics to "Take a Chance on Me" from "Mamma Mia!" For true Apatow fans only.
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Sorry Besson, but we didn't love Lucy
Unlocking the brain, LUC fails to engage
If she can manipulate time and matter with her brain, does she honestly need a gun?
Writer and director Luc Besson has existed, since the late eighties, as something of a bridge between French and American cinema. He made his name with such high-octane thrillers as La Femme Nikita (1990) and Leon: The Professional (1994).
In recent years, following the insufferable mess he made of The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc (1999), he's been more prolific as a writer and producer with his Taxi, Taken and Transporter franchises – to name a few.
For those of us who enjoyed Besson's early offerings, this initially feels like a return to form. La Femme Nikita, one of his early successes about a hit-woman with extraordinary abilities, is woven tightly into the DNA of Lucy – beyond just the title, which is similarly culled from the female protagonist's name.
Tip of the iceberg
The entire premise is built around the popular myth that the average human has access to just ten percent of their cerebral capacity (you'd do well to just go with this) whereas our protagonist, Lucy (Johansson), after being subjected to the reality altering effects of a newly developed drug, can access increasingly greater portions of her mind's capabilities.
This enables her to go on an impressive killing spree, wreaking vengeance upon a Chinese crime syndicate who forcibly exposed her to the drug in the first place.
The French Connection
Inexplicably, when given an early opportunity, she elects not to do away with Mr Jang, the gang's leader (Min-sik Choi) – presumably for no other reason than allowing us to watch his misguided attempts at tracking her down, culminating in a climatic face-off.
She soon enlists the help of Parisian Detective Del Rio (Waked) to find other victims, whose bodies, like hers, have been surgically violated for the purpose of concealing Mr Jang's new drug and distributing it globally.
King of monologue
The first (and best) third of the film continually intercuts between Lucy's exploits and a lecture concerning the untapped resources of the brain, delivered at a university by none other than Morgan Freeman (he's playing a character called Professor Norman, but it's a standard Morgan Freeman performance) – Hollywood's go-to voice for spinning long and potentially arse-numbing monologues into compelling ear candy (a skill shared by Matthew McConaughey and very few others).
The point of departure for the film is after these two strands collide and Lucy is able to demonstrate, to Professor Freeman, the accuracy of his long-held theories about the power of the mind. By which time she is able to effortlessly manipulate time and matter...
Besson's best behind him
Freeman's presence only highlights the similarities to the less successful, but considerably smarter and narratively tighter Transcendence from earlier this year.
It's easy to imagine Lucy might have been better served by a more disciplined director, someone like Christopher Nolan or Looper's Rian Johnson.
In Besson's hands, it's a distinctly 90s mish-mash of half-baked ideas, lacking in gravity and executed without the structure or form required to engage us; when a character can do absolutely anything, without any laws or limits, we cease to care.
The welcome pulse of long-time collaborator Eric Serra's familiar ambiant score, building tension throughout, only serves to remind us of a time when Monsieur Besson would engage us with more than 10% of his talent.
Dir: Luc Besson; France action/sci-fi 2014, 89 mins; Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked
Premiered 7 August
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Perham-Dent School District not happy with legislative solution to deficit
The financial impact of the government proposal to delay funding to schools was a topic of concern during a Perham-Dent School Board work session Monday evening.
The plan, which delays $700 million of state payments to schools, when added to an earlier delay means schools will get 40 percent of their state money late. It also borrows against $700 million of payments due after the state won a tobacco lawsuit.
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