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Published 3:08 pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Midland Mayor Jerry Morales and city managers were served a tall bucket of water for lunch Monday at Wadley Barron Duck Pond. Do charitable trends have to adhere to the outdoor watering schedule?
Former president George W. Bush also recently took the challenge and posted the video last week to his Facebook page.
At first, Bush joked that being splashed with ice water was not "presidential" and offered to write a check, according to the video. After a suprise drenching by his wife, Bush officially challenged former president Bill Clinton, who celebrated a birthday this week.
"My gift to Bill is a bucket of cold water," he said in the video.


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Tinkhams - Homer Illinois and Idaho
I am seeking information on the Tinkhams from Homer Illinois and in Lewiston Idaho. We are writing the history of Homer and we have some unresolved issues with this line. Homer's first historian was Caroline Coffeen Tinkham and we have a short manuscript of hers. We know she wrote a history of the 26th Illinois Volunteers, Charles J. Tinkham's unit in the Civil War. We are looking for photos of Caroline, the manuscript and anything else. The manuscript may be with the Babb family in Lewiston. Any information on the family would be helpful. If you are interested we can send you what we have. Our book is expected to be out in May of 2005.
Ray Cunningham
VP Homer Historical Society
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Skip to comments.MICHAEL MOORE: 90 PERCENT OF GUNS OWNED BY 'SCARED' WHITE PEOPLE
Posted on 03/24/2013 4:20:32 PM PDT by white trash redneck
"Did you realize that over 90% of the guns in this country are owned by white people in the suburbs and in rural areas? "
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Trust me Mikey I ain't scared. I'm a 6'2", 190 lb black belt with more guns than I can move in four trips. I ain't scared.
Yea, who the f - - k is this fat-assed "white guy" anyway.
He is a joke, a lard-assed joke in my book.
Just make being white a crime and get it over with.
He's got a point. We're not doing enough to get guns into the hands of law-abiding minorities - people that often (very often) live in much more fear than whites, due to a crime system that left them behind.. Now, instead of screaming, how about he help out and get familiarization programs started.
90% of all donuts pass through this moron's gullet.
Moore is probably wrong, but so what if he is correct? That statistic means nothing.
Sounds like a very sophomoric attempt at reverse psychology. If so it demonstrates that moore believes gun owners and whites are stupid and weak minded.
He employs an armed bodyguard so he never has to touch a gun personally.
Doesn't that make him a scared white guy?
I'm white and I'm afraid of obese white liberals who insist that I become a Marxist pawn like they and want to take my gun my only protection from their tyranny. To them I say MOLON LABE.
I don't care what color a fellow patriot is. I will fight with them for liberty.
"Yea, who the f - - k is this fat-assed white guy anyway.
He is a joke, a lard-assed joke in my book."
You are being far too kind in describing this sub-human
pile of distorted excrement cells.
Well,,,, he should have a few Bowel Burgers Au Jus then!
Michael Moore and Jim Carey should get a room.
Michael is misnformed. The Census Bureau told us that the Negroid demographic (you're either American or you ain't, there ain't no such thing as a hyphen... so says John Wayne)) is 18%!
Should michael actually attempt to attack anyone, I doubt that anything less than a Barrett creation would do!
90% of crimes committed with a gun occur in Democrat-controlled urban areas with heavy restrictions upon gun ownership.
Ban Democrats.
First off, where did he get his stats?
Second, if a law abiding minority wants to get a firearm, let them go get it. No one is holding them back or stopping them.
He acts as if whites should be faulted for acting on their rights, while hypothetically, certain minorities don't want to do the same Simply ridiculous.
and how many blacks and hsoanics have illegal guns shooting each other in their gangs and drugs Moore?
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Fox Rothschild announced Monday that it is merging with Denver law firm Lottner Rubin Fishman Saul PC effective July 1.
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What are the three standards of review?
1. Mere Rationality
2. Strict Scrutiny
3. Middle-Level review
What is Mere Rationality?
Of the three standards, this one is the easiest tosatisfy. When the court applies this standard, the court willuphold the governmental action so long as two requirements are met:
1. Legitimate state objective
2. Rational Relation
What is Strict Scrutiny?
This is that standard that is hardest to satisfy. This standard will only be satisfied if the governmental act satisfy two very tough requirements:
1. Compelling objective
2. Necessary Means
What is Middle-Level review?
This is between Mere Rationality and Strict Scrutiny. The two elements are:
1. Important Objective
2. Substantially Related means
Why is the courts choice of one of the three standards of review important?
1. Burden of persuasion
a. Mere Rationality- Where the govt action is subjectto this standard, the individual who is attacking the govt action bears the burcen
b. Strict Scrutiny- The goovt body whose act is being attacked has the burden
c. Midle-level review- Where this level of scruitiny is used, its not certain how the court will assign the burden of persuasion, but the burden will usually be placed on the govt.
For testing purposes, when is Mere Rationality used?
1. Dormant Commerece Clause
2. Substantive due process
3. Equal Protection
4. Contracts clause
For testing purposes, when is Strict Scrutiny used?
1. Substantive due process/fundamental rights
2. equal protection review
3. freedom of expression
d. freedom of religion/free exercise clause
For testing purposes, when is Middle-Level review used?
1. equal protection/semi-suspect
2. contracts clause
3. free expression/non-content based.
What is the Marbury principle?
Under Marbury v. Madison, it is the Supreme Court, nt congress which has the authority and duty to declare a congressional statute unconstitutional if the court thinks it violates the Constitution.
May the Supreme Court review a State Court decision?
The SC may review state court opinions, but only to the extend that the decsion was decided based on federal law.
What is independent and adequate State grounds?
Even if there is a federal question in the state court case, the SC may not review the case if there is "independent and adequate" state ground forthe state court's decision. That is if the same result would be reached even had the state court made adifferent decision on the federal question,the SCV may not decide the case. This is because its opinion would in effect be an advisory one.
Discuss review limited to decisons of highest state court.
Federal Statutes limit SC review to decisons of the highest state court available. But this does not mean that the top-ranking state court must have ruled on the merits of the case in order for the SC to review it. All that is required is that the case beheardby the highest state court available to the petitioner.
Where does Federal Judicial Power come from?
Article III Sec 2 sets out the federal judicial power. This includes among other things (a) cases arising under the constitution or the laws of the US(federal question) (B)cases of ademiralty (C) casesbetween two or more states (D) cases between citizens of different states and (E) cases between a state and its citizens and a foreign country or foreign citizen.
Does congress have the power to decide what cases the SC can hear?
Congress has the general power to decide what types of cases the SC may hear, so long as it does not expand the SC jurisdiction beyond the federal judicial power. (Ex Parte Mccardle)
May congress decide jurisdiction of lower courts?
Yes, congress also may decide what lower federal courts there should be, and what cases they may hear. Again, the outer bound of this power is that congress can't allow the federal courts to hear a cases that is not within the federal judicial power.
What is the federalist system?
We have a Federalist system. In other words, the national govt and the state govt co-exist. Therefore, you always have to watch whether some power being assertedby the federal govt is in fact allowed under the constitution, and you must also watch whether some power asserted by the states is limited in favor of federal power.
Does the Federal Govt have limited powers?
yes, the three branches (congress, executive, and federal courts)can only assert powers specifically granted to them by the united states consitutition.
How do we start an analysis for con law?
Anytime the facts indicate that congress passes statute, or the presidentissues , say an executive order, or the federal courts decide a case, you have to ask: What is the enumerated, specified power inthe US constitution that gives the federal branch the right to do what it has just done?
Does the Federal Govt have a general police power?
No, each state has a general police power, ie the ability to regulate solely on the basis that the regulation would enhance the welfare of the citizenry. But there is no general federal police power. Instead, each act of federal legislation or regulation must come within one of the very specific, enumerated powers.
What are the two enumerated powers of the federal govt?
1. Tax and spend for the general welfare.
2. Necessary and proper clause
Discuss the federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare?
Congress does have the right to lay and collect taxes, to pay the debts and provide for the general welare of the united states. But the phrase "provide for the general welfare" inthis sentence modifies "lay and collect taxes to pay the debts" Inother words, the power to tax and spend is subject to the requirement that the general welfare be served, there is no indpendent federal power to provide for the general welfare.
Discuss the federal power regarding the Necessary and proper clause.
In addition to the very specific powers given to congress by the Constitution, Congress isgiven the powerto "make all laws which shall benecssary and proper for carrying into execution" the specific powers. This means that if congress is seekingan objective that is within the specifically enumerated powers, then Congress can use any means that is (1) rationally related to the objective Congress istrying to achieve and (2) is not specifically forbidden by the constitution.
May the federal govt violate a specific constititional provision?
No, even where Congressional action appears to fall within a specific grant of power, the federal action may not of course violate some other speicific constitutional guarantee. Inother words, congressional (or other federal) action must satisfy two tests to be constitional: (1) It must fall within some specific grant of power under the Constitution and (2) it must not violate any specific constitutional provision
Give a summary of the powers of Congress
1. interstate commerece
2. taxing and spending
3. District of Columbia
4. Federal Property
5. War and defense
6. Enforcement of Civil War Amendments
Give a sumary of the powers of the president?
1. Execution of the laws
2. Commander in Chief
3. Treaty and foreign affairs
4. Appointment of federal officers
5. Pardons
6. Veto
Give a summary of the powers of the judiciary.
The federal judiciary may decide "Cases" or "Controverseys" that fall within the federal judicial power.
What is the federal Commerce Power?
This is congress' most mportant power to regulate commerce among the several states (Art I, Section 8)
What is an exam tip regarding an exercise of commerce question?
Any time you have a test question in which congress is doing something, first ask yourself "Can what Congress is doing be justified as an exercise of the Commerce power? Most of the time the answer will be yes.
What are the modern four broad categories of activities which Congress can constitutionally regulate under the commerece power?
1. Channels
2. Instrumentalities
3. Artricles moving in interstate commerce
4. Substantially affecting commerce.
Discuss congress regulating the use of "Channels"
Congress can regulate the "Channels" of interstate commerce. Thus Congress can regulate in a way that is reasonably related to highways, waterways, and air traffic. Presumably Congress can do so even through the activity in question in the particular case is completely intrastate.
Discuss congress regulating the "instrumentalities of Interestate Commerce/
Congress can regulate the "instrumenatlities of interstate commerce, even though the particular activities being regulated are completely intrastate. This category refers to people, machines, and other "things" used in carrying out commerce.
Discuss congress regulating articles moving in interstate commerce
Congress can regulate articles moving in interstate commerece
Example: The states and primvate parties keep information about the identities of drivers. Since this information gets exchanged across state lines, the information is an articlein interstate commerce and Congress may regulate how its used.
Discuss congress regulating items that substantially affecting commerce?
The biggest and most interesting category is that congress may regulate those activities having asubstantial effect on interstate commerece (US v. Lopez)
What are the general rules to consider when congress regulates pursuant to "substantially affecting" commerce?
1. Activity is commercial, then it does not seem to matter whether the particular instance of the activity directly affects interstate commerce.
2. Activity is not commercial- If the activity is by itself not "commercial" then there will apparently have to be a pretty obvious connection between the activity and interstate commerce.
3. Little Deference to Congress- The court won't give much deference to the fact that Congress believed that the activity has the requisite substantial effect on interstate commerce.
4. Traditional domain of states- If what isbeing regulated is an activity the regulation ofwhich has traditionally been the domain of the states, and as to which the states have expertise, the court is less likely to find that congressis acting within its commerce power.
What are the tradional domain's of the states?
Education, Family Law and general criminal law.
What is national solution in regards to congress regulating under the "Substantially Affecting Commerce concept?
Where the fact that the activity has traditionally fallen within the states' domain can be outweighed by a showing that a national solution is needed. This would be so, for instance, where one state'schoice heavily affects other states.
Discuss the tenth amendment as a limit on congressional power.
The 10th amendment provides that the "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reservedto the States respectively, or to the people. This amendment today seems to place a small but possibly significant limit on congressional ability touse its commerce power to regulate the states.
What are the two applicable rules to consider when discussing the 10th amendment as a limit on congressional power?
1. Generally-Applicable law- If congress passes a generally applicable law, the fact that the regulation affectsthe states has virtually no proactical significance and the 10th amendment never comes into play. If the regulation would be valid if applied to a private party, it is also valid as to the state.
2. Use of States law-making mechanisms- The 10th amendment does not prevent congress from interfering in certain ways with a states law-making processes. Congress may not simply commandeer the legislative processesof the states by directly compelling them to enactand enforce a federal regulatory program (new york v us)
May congress compel a state or local government's exective branch to perform functions, even those that are easy to do and involve no discretion?
No, congress can not order local sheriffs to perform background checks on applicants for handgun permits (printz v. us)
What is taxing and spending powers of the Federal Govt?
Congress has the power to "Lay and Collect Taxes" (Art I, Section 8). This is an independent source of congressional power, so it can be used to reach conduct that might be beyond the other sources of congressional power, likethe Commerce clause.
May congress regulate under the guise of taxing?
yes, congress can probably regulate under the guise of taxing, so long as there is some real revenue produced.
What are the limits on federal taxing power?
1. Direct Taxes- Must be allocated among the states in proportion to population.
2. Customs duties and excise taxes must be uniform.
3. No export taxes.
What is the federal spending power?
Congress has the power to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. (Art I, Section 8)
What are two issues to consider under Spending Power for the federal govt?
1. Independent power- This is an independent power, just like the commerce power. So congress could spend to achieve a purely local benefit, even one that it couldn't achieve by regulating under the commerce power.
2. Use of conditions- Congress may place conditions upon the use of its spending power, even ifthe congressional purpose is in effect to regulate. Conditions placed upon the doling out of federal funds are usually justified under the Necessary and Proper Clause


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As of last Friday, nearly 100 Select Registry inns – in 26 states plus Ontario and British Columbia – have signed on to provide complimentary rooms to service members and their families. Many of these properties have added other perks as well, such as discounts on spa services, signature dining and local activities.
"We're proud to support B&Bs for Vets in honoring the men and women who serve our country and to thank them for the many privileges we enjoy because of their bravery," says Bill Moncrief, president of Select Registry. "What better way to show our appreciation than to treat veterans to a peaceful getaway at these lodgings known for fine food and warm hospitality? This offer is just one way for Select Registry and its innkeepers to give back to American heroes and thank them for all they do."
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In her Torah portion for Beshalach, Rabbi Sigal Asher considers the Pillar of Cloud and the Pillar of Fire that famously showed the Israelites their way as they traveled to the Promised Land. Although we are now in the land of Israel, our society is plagued with threats and abuses, all throwing us off our intended path. Rabbi Asher tells us that we, as a society and as individuals, must reclaim our pillar of smoke and pillar of fire in order to live in a just, equitable and healthy state.
"And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night: the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people" (Exodus 13:21-22).
By: Rabbi Sigal Asher
Beshalach tells of the sequence of events after Pharaoh agreed to the Israelites' leaving the land of Egypt. It includes the parting of the Red Sea and the song on crossing the sea, solutions to the people's shortage of food and water, and the first war against Amalek. A few verses into the portion appear the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire that accompanied the people: the pillar of cloud showed them the way by day and the pillar of fire lit their way by night. Later on in the portion we learn how the pillar of cloud protected the children of Israel when the Egyptians pursued them, by standing between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp and separating them. Later on, after the tabernacle was built, it was covered by the cloud and signaled to the people when they should continue their journey. The pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night were before the eyes of the Israelites the whole time and had a very significant role.
The Israeli television series "Pillar of Fire," broadcast in the 1980s, reviewed the development of Zionism during the "wandering through the desert" until Israel was founded. But we would be mistaken to think that the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire ended their roles once Israel was established. They are vital to our lives as individuals and a society, not only when we are in the desert but also when we reside in the State of Israel. What are the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire that show us the way as a society? What should lead us as a society and a state?
"We need a pillar of fire and pillar of cloud to show us the way, be a constant reminder of the way we wish to go and alert us every time we take a wrong turn."
If we look around us we see human rights being trampled; homeless people; children, women and men living under the shadow of violence; people working under unfair conditions and failing to support themselves from their work; a growing number of people living in poverty; women forcibly trafficked for prostitution; elderly people who cannot age in dignity; people with special needs who are not receiving adequate care; people who are unable to exercise their right to create a family; rape victims blamed for their rapes; whistleblowers punished for their revelations; citizens of Israel who do not have equal rights; asylum-seekers persecuted without checking their status; a state of war going on for decades; all that and more is happening right under our noses but it is easy for us not to see it. The number of "transparent," invisible people, is growing. So long as we are not among them we prefer not to see, not to know. Better to sweep it under the carpet as if it weren't happening here.
What happened to our empathy, our ability to look around and want to change things? What happened to our mutual commitment, the knowledge that if my neighbor is not happy, I am not happy either? Where is our moral beacon?
Without a pillar of cloud and pillar of fire to guide our way, both as individuals and a state, we are lost. There are people who have turned themselves into pillars of fire in tragic circumstances in order for their cries to be heard, to remind us to go back and look for our pillar of cloud and pillar of fire as a society, and remind the state of its role and its obligation towards the people.
In his book "Blindness," author José Saramago describes a society where people are gradually being struck blind until everyone is blind except one woman, the doctor's wife. Symbolically and ironically, when a person in that town becomes blind, they see everything in white, as if blindness were comfortable, soft, and pleasant. Later it turns out that the white darkness is an illusion. In the chaos created after the blindness all laws are broken, each person to himself, and a violent gang takes over the city. Thus, people who fell blind because they did not want to see what was happening around them, fall victim to the very things that they did not want to see. Salvation comes after the doctor's wife, whose eyes remain open and seeing, leads a group of blind people. This group confronts the situation as a group rather than individuals, with its members helping and supporting each other. Through compassion, fraternity and mutual solidarity the blind gain their eyesight back.
Only if we look around us – and to really look we do not need eyes, only hearts – we can make our lives better and live as a healthier society. We need a pillar of fire and pillar of cloud to show us the way, be a constant reminder of the way we wish to go and alert us every time we take a wrong turn.
May we succeed walking, as individuals and a society, in the light of the pillar of fire and pillar of cloud. May they show us the way to rectify injustice and prevent obfuscation and the closing of our eyes, for a healthy and equitable society. Blessed is he who infuses our hearts with the strength to change and repair.


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It sounds like a plot from a Tom and Jerry cartoon: Intrepid hunters spend weeks on an island setting complex traps while their quarry evades them at every turn.
But this seemingly comic cat-and-mouse chase has grim implications for efforts to protect fragile island ecosystems from invasive species.
Conservationists from the University of Auckland wanted to get a better handle on how susceptible a solitary, island-invading rat is to conventional traps. They therefore intentionally unleashed a lone Norway rat upon New Zealand's rat-free Motuhoropapa Island.
The scientists suspected the animal might be more difficult to trap than a rat released in a city. After all, with an island full of food, the rat would tend not to snack on poisoned bait.
But they did not anticipate that this cagey critter would elude them for 18 weeks, eventually swimming across open ocean to a neighboring island.
The rodent's evasive maneuvers indicate that traditional traps might not be effective for catching the first arrival of an invasive species. The findings are reported in tomorrow's issue of the journal Nature.
Cagey, Not Caged
Invasive rodents, such as the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus), are known to cause major disruptions to isolated ecosystems.
"Invasive animals are the single biggest threat to seabirds and island ecosystems," Bernie Tershy, executive director of the nonprofit organization Island Conservation, said in an e-mail.
"Preventing new introductions and eradicating existing populations of invasive animals is an incredibly effective conservation strategy."
"In parts of the world like New Zealand it's been recognized that [rodent invasions are] a big problem," said Mick N. Clout, a professor of conservation ecology at University of Auckland who co-authored the study with graduate student James C. Russell.
Although rats can be eradicated from islands, they tend to reinvade.


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Netherlands' Education UpdatesPosted on 09 Jun 2014 Views ( 1495 )
Netherlands has started taking steps to make it more attractive for International scholars. Towards this, Universities are trying to put students in touch with potential employers before they have completed their studies. Also educate students with better career opportunities and offering them languages courses are a part of it. The nation is hoping that all these reforms help more overseas talent remain in the Netherlands after completing their studies.
The "Make it in The Netherlands" is an action plan that include a range of measures to attract international students. International students build up International character of Dutch Higher Education and boost the success rate. Also the job market is desperately looking for some foreign talent. According to the survey reports, while 72% of overseas students show interest to stay on in Holland after their studies, a ball point figure of 27% is actually doing so.
Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER) has recently published an advisory report shows that the language plays a vital role behind people's decisions to stay. Though the Dutch generally speaks good English, International students are expected to expertise the Dutch language if they want to stay on in this country and find a job. Thus the nation wants to endow with the languages courses.
The SER also identifies the importance of cultural integration and tighten the belt in its service. The body is getting Dutch "buddies" to help their foreign peers find their way around and also finding ways of getting a better mix of Dutch and foreign students.
It is collecting points to improvement. Greater efforts are being made to aspire and alert International students to the 1000 scholarships offered in the context of the Technology Pact. Existing arrangements are also upgraded for helping foreign students find jobs after completing their studies.
Improvements to the www.careerinholland.nl site will make it a valuable hub (even more than it is now) for any job-related information in the Netherlands, such as courses, job vacancies, and help in starting your own business.
Minister Jet Buss maker, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, launched the "Make it in the Netherlands" action plan in the presence of no fewer than 900 international students, during the NL4Talents careers event. The action plan was drawn up together with Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), the Dutch Higher Education Network for International Marketing (Dhenim), the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education (Nuffic), the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, SME Netherlands, Brainport Eindhoven, Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), Kences (student accommodation organization),the Dutch Student Union (LSVb), FNV Jong (trade union), FNV Jong (trade union), and Organization for International Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg (ISO).
The Social and Economic Council recently published an advisory opinion entitled 'Make it in the Netherlands!' which highlights the priority of luring talented foreign students. The government recognizes that International students are a boon not only for higher education institutions but also for the private sector and the Netherlands as a whole. It also agrees that International students contribute considerable economic value they could also result in a larger pool of skilled workers for certain sectors, like hi-tech R&D.
The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) estimates that, if one out of five International students stays in Netherlands after graduating, public revenues would increase by €740 million. The good news is even foreign students are also keen to stay in Netherlands after graduation. As per the survey reports, almost 64% of Master's student's and the same percentile of PhD students plan to stay in the Netherlands if they have already gained some work experience here during their studies.
The Holland International Study Centre (ISC), based in Amsterdam, offers learning standards required for admission to Holland's leading Universities and also provides the English language and learning standards required for admission to Holland's leading universities. The Dutch education system is famous for its pioneering approaches in business and architecture. This draws almost 80,000 International students every year.
The number of international students studying at Dutch higher education institutions keeps increasing.
This is a remarkable progress for a nation which has introduced full-cost fees for non-EU international students few years ago.
The efforts of the Netherlands Education Support Offices (NESOs) and the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) seem to have paid off. The Netherlands is at the high end of international higher education in both European and international comparisons.
The number of international students is increasing, in absolute numbers and in terms of their percentage of the total student body. At a conference on student housing and higher education with the ambitious title "The Next European Renaissance: The rise of the university city", held in Amsterdam on 12 November, a British investor in student housing stated that he was so glad to see that Dutch universities were able to recruit more students from the Far East.
For the past few years, the Netherlands has increasingly focused on high-quality and English-taught programmes. It also prioritizes humanities and social sciences rather than STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects.
Since January 2011, the Netherlands is following a new accreditation system. As per the new procedure, along with the above described process, the higher education institutions can request the NVAO to conduct an 'institutional quality evaluation' to determine to what extent the institution is capable of assuring the quality about the programmes it offers.
In 1985, the electronics giant Philips, began as a small light-bulb manufacturer in Eindhoven. This has brought the university into existence.
Later the electronic behemoth roped in the Graduates from TUE and from other top Dutch universities. The company later had its credit to generate from the first laserdisc players to the way back CD, audio and video cassettes.
The University enjoys full marks for industry income for the academic year 2011-12 among seven Universities in the top 200.
With the University links with the Company, it is unsurprising that TUE was one of just seven universities in the top 200 of the 2011-12 rankings to enjoy full marks for industry income.
But now it's the company's by-products in the "Brainport" region around Eindhoven, which are increasingly becoming important to the university's industrial links.
"Philips is smaller now, but the nest is producing a lot of by-products," says Steinbuch, who recognizes truck firm Daf and semiconductor giants NXP and ASML as key competitors locally.
The University has recruited 250 additional professors from industry to work one day a week along with its own 230 full-time professors.
On campus, students are going mad about real technological innovations. One project is to develop a remote-controlled robot capable of inserting a needle into the eyeball to perform retinal surgery.
Offering all master's and PhD programmes in English, TUE is now luring hundreds of foreign students and its present student body ofis set to increase to 11,000 by 2020.
"There is a huge demand for engineers that we are just unable to supply enough," admits Hans van Duijn, the university's rector magnificus.
The nation's largest and oldest technical University, Delft University of Technology, also boasts the top score in the industry income category of the World University Rankings.
Here, projects are on their way to develop boat design for Damen Shipyards and speed control technology for Nissan and to refine drilling techniques for Shell.
The University has recently founded its own branch for research in Beijing, specializing in energy-efficient LED lighting, which complements high-tech facilities in the Netherlands ranging from nuclear reactor to flight simulators to wind tunnels.
But maximizing industry revenue is only part of the story; the Holland's higher education sector has a strong track record in research. With 30,000 research papers produced each year, Holland's higher education sector has a strong track record in research. According to a report on scientific indicators by the Dutch education ministry, annually, at least one Dutch author is listing with an average of 73 publications out of 100 researchers, in international scientific publications. This is double the global average.
According to the Dutch Observatory of Science and Technology, majority of the papers are published in English and have a high citation impact of 1.33, which is 33 percent above the world average, comparing with UK of 1.26, US of 1.34 and the neighboring country Switzerland of 1.44.
From the early 1980s, "a clear difference was made between good and bad research and the money you are going to receive depends upon the kind of research you did. It helps in raising the overall quality, if people in charge feel that directly", explains Dymph van den Boom, rector magnificus at the University of Amsterdam.


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Malfoy Manner: Business Time
Part the Second: Mixing Pleasure
Minerva McGonagall was quite shocked to hear from Draco Malfoy. Her shock only increased as he outlined his plan to her. He'd never seen a woman purse her lips more than his mother did before he talked to McGonagall.
"Mr. Malfoy," she trilled. "I do appreciate your…unscaled generosity. But you must understand Hogwarts will never be in a position to pay back such a sizeable loan."
"I didn't use the word 'loan,' headmistress." Draco was growing frustrated. Why did she seem so hesitant to accept? "If it makes any difference, I could have a contract sent to you stating that all materials and building would be considered donations."
"Mr. Malfoy…" She sighed. "Draco. I wonder at your motives, to be quite honest. If you feel some sense of…debt –"
"I am no doubt indebted to many at Hogwarts…Minerva." He enjoyed her little bristle. "But I assure you this particular gesture is one of interest in the students' enjoyment. Quidditch was my favorite part of school, to be honest. And it's healthy – invigorating! It provides marvelous incentive – "
"You're preaching to the choir, Draco." She shifted uncomfortably in the floo. "I'd like to refer the matter to Kingsley and the Board of Governors. It will have to go through them, anyway."
Draco tisked. "No offense, headmistress, but from what little Potter has told me the Board of Governors may not have Hogwarts' best interests at heart."
"No offense taken, Draco. In fact, you'll hear only agreement from me. But it's the way things are done. And Kingsley is firmly on our side. Prepare your figures, Mr. Malfoy, and we'll begin the process."
And wants to shag my mum. Wonder if she would… Nah. "I will, headmistress. And…I thank you for your valuable time." He made to withdraw from the floo.
"Mr. Malfoy?"
Even in the green flames, he saw her face soften. "Thank you. Though words don't seem enough, I thank you. Hogwarts thanks you."
Draco nodded curtly and left the flames. He felt a strange something in his chest and put his hand over it, just rubbing. He consulted the ledger, and made another floo call.
In fact, he was four floo calls and four pages of notes into the day when his mother came into the office with lunch. "How is your project progressing?" She asked, placing the sandwich tray on his desk.
"Well enough." He poured tea. "Compiling notes for McGonagall to present to the Board. And Kingsley."
She nodded. "Anything I can do?"
Draco grinned. "Wear something sexy when we visit the Minister?"
She rolled her eyes – a habit she'd picked up from him. "Nearly done?" She was wearing his necklace. He fondly remembered that she'd worn it and nothing else for the duration of last evening.
"Not quite." He reached in a drawer for a fresh sheet of parchment. "I've Quality Quidditch Supplies to contact. And the contractor." She nodded. Draco had turned away for ink before he realized she was leaning toward him for a kiss. When he turned back, she was awkwardly retreating. "Gods." He grabbed her arm, tugged her across the desk. "I'm sorry, mother." He kissed her soundly, but withdrew before she could get her fingers into his hair. "I'll see you at dinner?"
She nodded. "I suppose."
"Good." He headed back to the floo, heard the door snick shut behind her.
Again, he was late for dinner. This time, her lips were much thinner. He grimaced as he slid into his chair. "I'm sorry, mum. I got caught up again." She didn't reply. He tucked into his Caesar salad. "Good day?" He asked.
She tore open a roll rather viciously. "Fine."
He nodded, chewing thoughtfully. "Are you alright?"
She buttered the roll with a vengeance. "Fine, yes."
Mint popped in with the stuffed chicken breasts and sautéed truffles. He looked at his mother and smirked. "My favorite?" She tried not to smile, nodded. "You're fabulous." She did smile at that. He hesitated to tell her… "Mum?"
"Hm?" She gave him a definite come-hither brow.
He bit his lip. "I, um… I'm waiting for a floo call. Shouldn't be long now." The come-hither brow turned into the go-thither brow. "And then two little owls to send off and I'm done!" He reached for her buttery fingers, but she extracted them. "Don't be angry," he said. "As soon as this project is complete, I will be on time for every meal. I promise."
"Don't promise." She sighed. "I'm sorry. I need to…accustom myself to your working more." She glanced at him. "I suppose I had you all to myself for so long, it's difficult now to share you."
He couldn't help but be flattered by that. "After this is done," he said lowly. "I will be all yours again."
Her answering smile was a bit wistful. "Perhaps."
He was adamant in convincing her, but Mint interrupted. "Young master has a floo call." Damn it.
Narcissa waved him off. "Go. Take care of your business."
He kissed her knuckles swiftly. "Then, I take care of you." He winked.
But one floo call turned into several. And two owls turned into four, and would have been more if he'd had more owls at his disposal. He was tired. And expecting to hear from the Board of Governors or even the Minister himself in the morning. Time for bed.
His mother was already asleep. He slipped under the duvet beside her, spooned to her back. She curled into him almost instinctively. He kissed her hairline and whispered. "Broke another promise, didn't I?" There was no response. "I'm sorry, mother. I just want to get something right. On my own. With no solicitors or bloody goblins or accountants. I need to know I can do this. Please, understand."
He fell asleep without seeing her eyes open in the moonlight, the moisture that glistened in them.
It was an early morning. Draco left Narcissa sleeping soundly and summoned Mint to the office with coffee. Even the elf seemed drowsy as if roused unexpectedly. "Will young master join mistress for tea?"
Draco considered. "Not this morning, Mint. I'm not exactly certain when to expect my calls today, but I imagine they'll be early." Mint nodded and popped away. Draco hoped his mother wouldn't be too disappointed. If all goes well, this will be wrapped up by lunch. And I will never get myself into such a predicament again.
Kingsley Shacklebolt flooed at nine a.m. Draco leapt to the call. "Minister!"
"Draco?" Already disbelief tinged the African wizard's tone. "Please explain to me what Minerva is on about. You want to rebuild the quidditch pitch at Hogwarts?"
Draco took the Minister's use of first names to heart. "It's really very simple, Kingsley." He launched into his explanation succinctly, referred to his notes when necessary.
"And these people are on board?" Shacklebolt referred to Draco's contacts.
"The only one I haven't heard from is Quality Quidditch, and worst case scenario I'll visit them in person. Kingsley, we're go if the Board is." His foot tapped excitedly.
Shacklebolt sighed. "Can you be here for the next Board of Governors meeting?"
"Three o'clock."
"Three o'clock…" Draco glanced at the clock over the floo. "Wait. Three o'clock today?"
Kingsley nodded. "Afraid so."
Draco ran a hand through his hair. "I…yes."
"Good!" The Minister was smiling and shaking his head. "Bring your notes. Draco."
"This could be big." And the Minister was gone.
"Mint!" The elf appeared. "If Quality Quidditch Supplies floos, tell them I'll return their call. Can you prepare my gray suit? The linen one?" He winced. "Please?"
"Yes, young master."
"And as owls return with post, please leave it on my desk." He gathered his notes into a snake-etched leather portfolio that magically tied itself.
"Yes, young master."
"Thanks, Mint." Draco was out the door and down the stairs. "Nine thirty…I've plenty of time." He wondered if his mother would go with him. Found her in the library, reading quietly, bare feet tucked beneath her. She wore an ice blue cotton frock embroidered with wave patterns – for all the world like a peaceful siren on a stone at sea.
She looked up as though surprised to hear his voice. Her hair was loose and curled softly. She must have let it dry naturally. "Yes?" His necklace sparkled on her throat.
He swallowed. Pleasantries first. "What are you reading today?"
"Bound to Love."
"Huh. Is it about necrophilia?"
"No. Bondage." She closed the book and regarded him frankly.
His brow quirked. "Well. I'm sure it has you yoked in." She shrugged. He went for the kill. "How about a trip to Diagon Alley?"
She brightened. "When?"
"Three o'clock?"
She blinked. "Today?"
"Yes. The Minister wants me at the Board of Governors meeting."
Several emotions played on her face. "I see." Fluster seemed to win out. "Shouldn't you attend alone?"
Draco came to kneel before her. "I need you with me. And I thought a nice lunch out would be good for us. We haven't had much time together since I got involved in this project, and now it's nearly done." He took her hands in his. "The trips alone are boring. Lunch alone is boring. Come with me, mother."
She caved. "Very well. I could get some shopping, done I suppose."
"Of course you could." Draco stood and pulled her to her feet. "You look lovely, mother. I think you've taken well to this pale blue."
Suddenly, she was kissing him. Passionately. His knees nearly buckled. "I've missed you," she said into his mouth. She was backing him towards the wall. Soon, he was pressed between the wall and the window and her hands were stroking his hot hardness with insistence. "You've missed me, too."
"Gods, yes, witch." He hadn't even realized…
"Take me to bed. Then we'll go."
Her tongue tasted of the cherry cordials she'd eaten. He sucked on it, and surged forward. She gasped when he pushed her back a few steps, then squealed when he shouldered her briskly. "Draco put me down!"
"I'm taking you to bed, mother." She was lighter than he'd expected and gave him no trouble navigating the stairs, despite her tempting wiggles and slaps to his backside. He cast her onto their bed. Her soft curls spread like ivy tendrils against the stark white duvet.
"Draco," she whispered. Her fingers traveled to her necklace, gripping and rubbing it warmly. Heated eyes watching her son disrobe, she reached for the clasp at the back of her frock, intending to join him.
"Don't." Draco said. He stepped from his trousers. "I want to see you in that dress." He climbed over her, rucking it up with his fingers. He bit a hard nipple through the thin bodice. "I want to fuck you in it."
She nipped at his lips. "Then do it! Now! Please!" Her thighs cradled him sweetly.
Draco tugged the crotch of her knickers aside roughly and slipped his cock inside her heat. "Oh, Merlin." He rubbed his face across the dress bodice, loving the feel of the silk on his face. "This is…" The delicious friction of lace scraping his cock incensed him. "So fucking good, mum." He groaned.
Her mewls, gasps and head tosses; her arching back, breasts threatening to spill over the bodice – all these things were the culmination of Draco's greatest weaknesses. He loved his mother wrongly, lusted after her, coveted her and abused her body with his wants.
But she hardly denied him – the woman who birthed him. As any loving matriarch, she spoiled him, offering herself up in a multitude of filthy, magnificent ways. He stared at her face as he fucked her now, consuming her wide eyes, her swollen lips, the hitch in her throat when his cock slipped harsh over her g-spot. Her bent legs widened to swallow him whole as the spring inside her wound tight around him…and sprung hotly as a geyser.
In the months they'd been lovers, they'd learned each other. Divined together. They knew the touches, the words, wicked whispers that set their timing to perfection. They came together like the moon and tide. He rolled in as she rolled out, her pull magnetic and his push cathartic. Caught up in bliss and magic, he spilled into the womb where he'd been spilled so many years before.
After was gentling. Kissing and soothing. Sometimes laughing. They bathed, and dressed in the normality of mother and son on an outing. Draco was smart in his gray suit, portfolio clutched to his side. Narcissa swept her hair into an elegant bun and sported a trim classical burgundy skirt and jacket.
They could floo into Borgin & Burke's with relative ease, but neither was truly willing to re-visit the place, so The Leaky Cauldron it was. They stepped out to nods and even a few begrudging smiles. The Malfoys were earning a respectable place in a restored world and couldn't be more conscious of their precarious position. They ate lunch at a quiet bistro in a private booth where Draco rehearsed his presentation to his mother's critical ear. She gave advice and he took it, softened his approach and tried to 'smile more.'
In the crowded Ministry, Draco leaned down to his mother's ear. "I'm nervous," he admitted.
She shook her head, regarding a directory on the wall. "You've no reason," she told him. "You're ready."
Having found their destination, she set off toward a crowded elevator.
"What if I'm a wreck?"
"You'll be a phenomenon, Draco."
His brows raised as the elevator gate closed them in with a group of office lackeys. "A phenomenon? I rather like the thought of that."
She regarded him askance, lowered her voice to deter attentions. "Do you not realize your charisma, son? That you are handsome and have a capacity for great confidence?"
He nodded. "You're saying I'm a cocky bastard."
She grinned, a grand occurrence on her face. "I'm saying let your natural charm shine through. Don't try to be anything you are not."
"Right. Be a cocky bastard. Got it."
The 32nd floor was a maze of conference rooms that appeared little more than closets until they began to magically expand for arriving delegates. There was a stir at the end of the hall. The Malfoys approached it to see Kingsley Shacklebolt chatting with several elderly witches and wizards. When he saw them, he beamed. "Mr. Malfoy!"
"Minister." Draco extended a hand. "Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity."
Members of the Board were watching this exchange in rapt attention, peeking over and around shoulders. "Well," Kingsley said. "We are excited to hear your proposal. If you're ready, I believe we're all here and can begin early." He smiled at Narcissa. "Will you join us, Mrs. Malfoy?"
Draco looked to his mother with a smarmy raised eyebrow. She bowed gracefully. "Unfortunately, no, Minister. I intend to do some shopping. I will meet with Draco after his…meeting."
"Our loss, then." Kingsley said. Draco's smarmy raised brow became an expression of simpering sulk behind the Minister's back. Narcissa noticed, and pursed her lips disapprovingly. "We usually wrap up business in about two or three hours," Shacklebolt said mildly.
"Two or three hours?" Draco couldn't control the disappointment and shock in his voice. It was Narcissa's turn to grace him with a smarmy smile.
"Well, then." She allowed Kingsley to grace her knuckles with a gentlemanly kiss. "I shall enjoy my shopping with no rush."
"Please, do so," the Minister sighed.
Draco rolled his eyes. Please do so, he mocked quietly. Then his mother's hand stroked his face, pulled his cheek down til she could brush her lips sweetly across it. "Good luck, son," she murmured. His knees melted and he watched her hips sway away down the hallway, attuned to the rhythm of her clicking heels.
Kingsley ushered him grandly into a tiny, but growing room, and soon he was engulfed in introductions to people whose names he would hardly remember in five minutes' time. But his presentation went smoothly. He was brisk and as charming as his mother suggested. He smiled as he presented figures and named suppliers, builders and solicitors. He made jokes at his own expense when he unrolled blueprints and flashed pictures of sporty new quidditch gear. He was, in essence, winning this table of witches and wizards whose combined ages would equal well over one thousand years.
And when he was done, he bowed, thanked them for their time, and sat at the rounded ash table to the Minister's right. There was silence for a moment, then the grimacing, groaning and nodding began. Muttering spread around the table til Kingsley raised a hand for quiet. "Mr. Malfoy makes a very valid point here today," he said.
Draco regarded him in mild surprise as he continued somberly. "Hogwarts deserves this opportunity. And if Mr. Malfoy feels generous enough to make it possible, I see no reason to deny its enactment."
Heads nodded. Draco imagined he could hear the cracking of old necks accustomed only to denials. But if the Minister himself had already spoken… The vote taken was a unanimous yes, and Draco didn't hide his relief and his pleasure. That was quick. He made to rise, again thanking the Board for their time, but was halted by Shacklebolt.
"Sit, Mr. Malfoy. There's a bit more business to cover here today. One point of which may concern you most directly and…require some thought on your part."
So Draco sat. Wrinkled faces beneath black hat brims sobered considerably. Again, Kingsley's clear voice spoke. "I have felt for some time now – as several other Governors here have, as well – that this Board lacks fresh thought such as this. It has stagnated over time, become more concerned with funds than the true reason we gather here: Hogwarts."
More heads nodded, while others shook. The Minister gestured to a particularly wizened witch nodding off at the end of the table. "Vinarega?" The witch perked up at her name, and Kingsley smiled. "Vinarega is resigning from the Board. She feels her time has come to rest." The witch nodded, and returned to her nap. Kingsley looked now to Draco. "Mr. Malfoy. I would like to nominate you today…to join us here. To take a seat on the Board of Governors for Hogwarts, an institution to which you have shown loyalty and true concern. Would you consider the opportunity?"
What. The. Fuck. Draco froze. His heart may have ceased beating a moment. He stared at the numerous eyes staring at him, some warm, others…not so warm. He felt Kingsley's hand fall onto his shoulder.
"I hope this doesn't come as too much of a shock, Mr. Malfoy." The Minister was saying. "But this is how we operate."
A shock? You could have just crucioed me in the stones, you officiating…officiator. In fact, his shock was so great, even his internal sarcastic vocabulary had failed him. "I…um…" Um? Think, fool! Can you do it? Would you? Given the opportunity to make a difference, could you? He thought of his mother, of how proud she would be, of the restoration of the Malfoy name and how much it meant to her. He schooled his probably embarrassing features and nodded. "I would be honored, Minister – distinguished Governors – to join your ranks. If you see fit to have me." He swallowed.
Kingsley was smiling broadly at him. "Mr. Malfoy. Would you wait outside for a moment?"
Draco nodded. On shaky legs, he entered the opulent hallway and dropped onto a bench. What the devil am I doing? He looked at the door across the way. What the devil are THEY doing? They were voting in there. Deciding a path for him that he'd hardly imagined for himself. Father was on the Board. I doubt he ever did anything beyond buying and selling favors… Will that hurt my chances? He scrubbed his hand down his face.
When he again looked up, the portrait frame on the wall facing him – empty when he'd arrived – was filled with a gently smiling Albus Dumbledore. Draco was momentarily startled. He blinked at the painting.
"Mr. Malfoy," it said softly.
"Headmaster." His voice lingered over an old regret. He shook it off.
"Doing well for yourself?"
He nodded, mouth rather dry. "Trying, sir."
"Doing well for Hogwarts, I hear."
"I…hope to."
The kind face he remembered winked. "I do believe you shall succeed, Draco…in this task."
What was that strange stinging at the back of his throat? The door opened before he could contemplate it further, and Kingsley stepped out. "You may return, Mr. Malfoy. Ah! Hello, Albus." He'd noticed Dumbledore's presence.
"Minister." Albus' image dipped its head.
Draco nodded to his old headmaster again as he entered the Boardroom. Kingsley followed. The door closed heavily behind them.
When Draco emerged two hours later, his lovely mother was seated most properly on the bench he'd occupied earlier. A few shrunken bags sat beside her, and when she saw her son's face, her expression of patient waiting immediately drew to concern. "Draco?"
Kingsley spoke for her speechless son. "Mrs. Malfoy, you're addressing the newest member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors, I'll have you know." He slapped Draco's back. "See you in two weeks, governor?"
"Of course, Minister." But he was watching his mother's face. Kingsley and the rest of the delegation departed noisily, while the two Malfoys stood quietly staring at one another in the dusk-dimmed hallway.
She stepped toward him, eyes moist. "Is this true, Draco?"
He nodded, glanced toward the empty picture frame Dumbledore had inhabited earlier. He was pulled back to his mother. Her hands held his face steady and she smiled up at him. "I am so proud of you."
"I know."
"Are you alright?"
"I think I'm in shock."
She chuckled. "Perhaps you just need to eat. It's nearly supper now. Shall we have a celebratory meal?"
He nodded again and let her pull him almost boneless to the nearest elevator. As the cranky gates parted to admit them, reality began to set in. I'm on the Board of Governors for Hogwarts. He smiled. If I can do this, what else can I do? His smile became a wolfish grin. This is just a step, really. And a small one. Already there are changes to be made…advancements. He chuckled. They are going to hate me.
"Still in shock, governor?" His mother's cheeks were very pink. The gates slammed shut behind them, and Narcissa took hold of a hanging leather grip.
Draco leaned against the round, brass bar on the lift wall. "I rather like the sound of that," he said, dipping his head close to hers. She let him kiss her, but put her hand against his chest when he stepped closer. "I think I'd like to hear it a bit more."
"Then we could skip supper," she said nervously. "Go directly home?"
He tossed his portfolio to the floor, tugged her bags from her hands. She gasped when he growled and hefted her firm arse onto the brass bar. "Oh, I think we've got a good two or three minutes of bumpy ride all to ourselves, mum."
"Draco." She put her hand against his face. The lift started down.
He placed the hand on his face alongside the one clutching the leather hanger. "Hold on," he hissed in her ear. His mouth stopped any protest as he slipped between her legs, practiced hands making short work of garters and knickers.
The lift jerked suddenly, turning his gentle caress of her warm wetness into a rather rough one. She pulled away from his lips. "Oh, Draco!" Her knees locked round his waist, steadying him as the lift turned and lurched wildly.
He freed his cock, stroked her swollen clit with it. "Sorry this is going to be quick, Narcissa."
She didn't complain, but pulled her arms taut with the overhead grip. "No need to apologize…governor."
"Oh, Merlin, witch." He groaned as he thrust sharply into her. The lift lurched again, and he grabbed the bar beneath her.
It may have been fast, but gods it was hot. Cissa offered up her pale throat to her son's sharp teeth. She used the grip she clung to as a directional device of sorts, adjusting her position on his cock to satisfy her own lust. Every time the lift lurched right or left, or dipped suddenly, his strokes seemed to slip a little deeper, stroke a little longer across the sacred speck inside her. Glancing over his head, she watched the blur of empty or nearly empty floors as they passed, counted down the floor numbers flashing on the dial above the gates.
They were at 22. With each floor that flicked, she tightened exponentially. At 18, she bit her son's ear. "Make me come, governor." Her voice quavered. He wrenched her head to his, kissed her sloppily at 16.
At 14, he was pounding her so fast neither could get a breath. She felt the wave approaching. At 12, it was crashing, and she had to let go of the steadying hanger to clutch her son. The lift lurched violently and Draco pressed her hard into the wall. She coughed.
At 10, he whispered filth to her. "Fuck, you're hot, mum. Your cunt's like heaven, I swear. If this is what I get when I make you proud, I'll be the best man you've ever known. And I promise you'll come like the 12th floor every night we have together. Or better."
His oath finished at 8. He spilled inside her at 6. They'd caught their breath by 3, and at 2 they were straightening their attire. By the time they hit the first floor, they looked like nothing had passed betwixt them but pleasantries. They collected their dropped accoutrements, and exited the rickety lift.
After five o'clock, the Ministry began to clear out and settle. Only a hundred or so over-achievers bustled about, and even they looked to be wrapping up their days. "So," Draco began. "Out to eat? Or home?" He knew damned well she was ready for a bath, and hopefully proper, indolent sex in their comfy feather bedding.
She gave him a baleful look. "Home, I should think."
He smiled and curled her hand over his arm. "Very well," he said. "I suppose Mint can cook up a supper for us?" They strolled toward a floo.
"Mint shan't mind that a bit, I imagine," Narcissa cooed. "Governor."
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Valter Birsa's scorching strike and debutant goalkeeper Gabriel gave Milan a much-needed 1-0 victory over Udinese.
The pressure was piling on the Rossoneri and an injury crisis made matters worse, ruling out Mario Balotelli, Christian Abbiati, Stephan El Shaarawy, Giampaolo Pazzini, Mattia De Sciglio and Daniele Bonera, plus the suspended Nigel De Jong and Philippe Mexes. Therefore 21-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriel received his Serie A debut. Valter Birsa and Matias Silvestre returned with Kaka on the bench. Udinese missed Maurizio Domizzi and Zeljko Brkic, while Luis Muriel was rested after international duty in Colombia.
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Ignazio Abate was decisive with an intervention to stop Luis Muriel turning in Di Natale's through ball from 10 yards. Moments later Kaka went on a mazy run to set up M'Baye Niang, who ballooned over the bar. Niang was also wasteful in stoppages on the counter and earned jeers from the crowd, though his third effort was inches past the upright.
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Located in the heart of Indore, this hotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of Holkar Stadium, Annapurna Temple and Bijasen Mata Temple. Indore White Church and Central Museum Indore are also within 1 mile (2 km).
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This hotel features a restaurant, a 24-hour health club and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas, free valet parking and free train station pick-up are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a 24-hour business centre and 24-hour room service.
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Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3.5-star property offers access to A 24-hr business centre, a limo/town car service and a meeting room.
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Skip to comments.Australian man spent 487 pounds a week on beer
Posted on 07/15/2008 4:21:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 (487 pounds) a week on beer -- enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
The heartbroken construction worker began drowning his sorrows after breaking up with his partner five years ago, the Northern Territory News said, quoting his defence lawyer as telling a court in Australia's remote, tropical north.
The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.
The magistrate also poked fun at Leary's favourite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.
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A pint of lager is seen at a pub in central London, November 23, 2005. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
I don't see a problem here.
I'm not a bitter guy, it must be really good. damn.
Hey, he kept it under 100 beers a day. I don't see a problem.
There was never enough time for him to say "Hold mah beeer"
83 "small" bottles a day. Five bottles an hour, 16 hours a day.
He wasn't trying to drown his sorrows, he was trying to pickle 'em.
100 beers a day ping
He'll probably weigh 487 pounds when all is said and done.
They never said he was drinking 2500 bottles a month. Just that he was spending that much money. He could've been buying expensive beer. If he was, maybe that only amounted to 30 or so beers a day.
I've heard stories about how high the taxes are on beer in canada. Maybe it's the same in australia.
All I can say is, 24 bottles in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not.
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Some math. Assume a 'small beer' is the 7 ounce pony pack size. Also assume the beer is 3.2 % alcohol. Then
2500 'small beers'/month =
83 'small beers'/day =
581 ounces/day =
18.6 ounces of alcohol/day every day
Baloney. He drank that much beer because he likes to get totally ripped. Drowning sorrow is a false excuse made up by drunks that too many people are willing to buy.
So, he was drinking approximately a bit less than two cases of 12 oz beers per day.
Can people acutally do that?
Maybe some of our Aussie FRiends can educate us on this.
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Good Lord!
The man's kidneys and liver are inhuman!
If the picture in your post is correct (375 mL = 12 oz), he is downing 31.9 ounces/day (at 3.2%). If the content is, say 5%, he is downing 49.8 ounces per day. Again, WOW!
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Bites In The Heights is Back!
Bites In The Heights offers a true taste of Winnetka Heights and Oak Cliff, with food created by talented home cooks and professional chefs in the area. The night at Turner House will help raise money for our continuing efforts to make Winnetka Heights a great place to live, including the Walkable Winnetka sidewalk repair grant program, the North Oak Cliff United Police Patrol, park and street cleanup efforts, and neighborhood events and communication.
$60 ticket includes great food, drinks (including wine sourced by Trompo Taco and Wine Bar, an exciting new concept in Bishop Arts) and a live piano sing-along on the Turner House vintage Steinway piano!
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A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was struck on the head by a hooded, baseball bat-wielding thug as she walked home from school.
The terrified youngster was attacked by a man aged in his 40s between 3.30pm and 4.30pm yesterday (MON).
She was walking along a footpath adjacent to Sandrock Park, just off the Ridge opposite the BP garage, when she was hit her on the head with what is described as a baseball-type bat.
She screamed and ran off and the man disappeared. The girl was badly shaken but sustained a minor head injury and did not need hospital treatment. The man is described as white over six feet tall, very skinny with a mouse-like face wearing dark clothing with a hood pulled up.
Detective inspector Gavin Patch said: "The motive for the attack is not clear. We are particularly keen to trace some people we think may be vital witnesses. One is a man described as white, in his fifties or sixties, smart, in a light coloured striped suit and smart shoes, who was walking along that same path shortly before the attack. We also want to trace a group of four men who were seen to emerge from the footpath on to The Ridge, again shortly before the attack, and walk towards the Robert de Mortain pub. As they reached the pub they were seen to be overtaken by a man running away from the area of the footpath, who may be the suspect. I stress that we seek all these people as valuable witnesses, and if they recognise themselves from these descriptions, can they please contact us right away." Anyone with information can call Hastings CID on 101 quoting Operation Adare.


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December 21, 2012
NASA Successfully Tests Orion Spacecraft's Parachute Backup System
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online
NASA has completed a series of parachute tests for its Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. This latest achievement for the future NASA spacecraft marks another step towards achieving its first flight test in 2014.The space agency said the test helped to verify that Orion will be able to land safely even if one of its two drogue parachutes does not open during descent.
The end goal for Orion is to utilize the spacecraft to take astronauts farther into space than they have ever been before, and then to bring the crew home safely.
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"The mockup vehicle landed safely in the desert and everything went as planned," Chris Johnson, a NASA project manager for Orion's parachute assembly system, said in a press release. "We designed the parachute system so nothing will go wrong, but plan and test as though something will so we can make sure Orion is the safest vehicle ever to take humans to space."
Orion uses five parachutes, three of which measure 116 feet wide in diameter, and two are drogue parachutes measuring 23-feet wide. The 21,000-pound capsule actually only needs two main parachutes and one drogue. The extra two parachutes provide a backup in case one of the primary parachutes fails.
During the latest test, engineers dropped a spacecraft mockup from a plane 25,000 feet above the Arizona desert and simulated a failure of one of the drogues. About 30 seconds into the mockup's fall, the second drogue parachute opened and slowed down the craft´s descent enough for the three main parachutes to take over.
NASA said that its next scheduled Orion parachute test will be in February, during which it will simulate a failure of one of the three main parachutes.
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Saxons men's tennis team wraps up Spring Break trip with loss to Heidelberg
HILTON HEAD, SC — The Alfred University men's tennis team lost 6-3 to Heidelberg Wednesday (March 13) to wrap up the Saxons' Spring Break trip to Hilton Head, SC.
AU (3-5) split six singles matches but was shut out in three doubles matches. Earning singles wins for the Saxons were: freshman Connor Doud (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa), 4-6, 7-5, 10-6 in first singles; sophomore Michael Graham (Elmira, NY/Southside), 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 in fourth singles; and sophomore Lucas Krenzer (Rochester, NY/Wheatland-Chili), 6-1, 7-5 in fifth singles.
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Homeowners sometimes question the value of a "for sale" sign when listing their home with a Realtor®. There are those who feel that they may be able to enjoy more privacy if a sign is not used. Actually, the opposite is true. The use of a Realtor's® sign can help you maintain your privacy while allowing the Realtor® to answer buyer's questions. More importantly, the yard sign is very effective in selling Kentucky real estate for the following reasons:
The sign attracts the attention of people who live or work in your area. They, in turn, may know fellow workers, friends or acquaintances that are interested in buying a home in your location. You never know where a lead for the buyer may originate. Sometimes, a neighbor may know of someone who has expressed an interest in buying in your neighborhood.
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