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    Stephen Harper tells Tory MPs that generous pensions will be trimmed

    OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper has put his Conservative caucus on notice the government is about to begin gradually chipping away at the generous pension plans enjoyed by Members of Parliament. Pensions for MPs, which far exceed what most people collect in retirement, have become a...
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    Why would you have 'leftover' steak?

    Anyway, supposin' in another dimension you did...ok... 10 recipes to use up leftover steak 10 recipes to use up leftover steak | MNN - Mother Nature Network
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    Cool stuff at the Berlin Airshow

    Berlin Airshow In Photos - Business Insider
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    The new 'new math' mystifies parents

    via Fark: You can't take 3 from 2, 2 is less than 3, so you look at the 4 in the 10s place. Now that's really 4-10s, so you make it 3-10s, regroup & you change a 10 to 10-1s & you add them to the 2 & get 12 & you take away 3, that's 9. (not a repeat from 1965) Quick: What's 6 times 8...
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    Food Porn: The best damn BBQ joints in America

    Lots of tasty photos. Hungry? The best BBQ Joints in America (25 Photos) : theCHIVE
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    We Don't Need No Stinking Giant Fans

    Kate found a doozy today boy! :lol: Sustainability, baby! That results in an offshore 'wind farm' 2000 miles long by at least 20 miles deep, with the blade tips reaching over 500 feet in the air." Related - MPAC documents show some Wolfe Island property values plummet by over $100,000...
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    History of the world

    On Sept 23rd the BBC will begin a programme about the events that shaped the world today. Care to add? BBC News - History of the world: Who to leave out? Harnessing fire Animal husbandry The internet Cellular phones What say you?
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    The 5 deadliest spiders

    Lifted from another forum I am a member of (Ogrish) but cannot link you to the source as they be closed to new members. Posted by a dude named DonkeyD. Some photo links have some rather nasty after effects of spider bites and resulting tissue damage. 1. Brazilian Wandering Spider Fangs...
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    Questions Abound as China Unveils Another Stealth Jet

    Here we go again. Twenty-one months after China’s Chengdu aerospace firm unveiled its J-20 jet fighter prototype — Beijing’s first stealth warplane — the rival Shenyang company has revealed what appears to be a competing, radar-evading plane. Over the weekend photos of increasing...
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    The Phantom Eye: The Eye in the Sky

    The Phantom Eye: The Eye in the Sky - YouTube more The Phantom Eye: The Eye in the Sky
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    Gm wants out of gov't; obama says no

    General Motors pushing U.S. to sell stake: report CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department is resisting General Motors' push for the government to sell off its stake in the auto maker, The Wall Street Journal reports. Following a $50 billion bailout in 2009, the U.S. taxpayers now...
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    Green Heating

    Y2Kyoto: State Of Anorexia Envirosa Daily Mail; ‘I loved the idea of having this modern and green heating system which we were told was going to give us really low bills,’ said Ms Claussen, 40. Indeed, Energy Performance Certificates issued on the new properties estimated...
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    Luka Rocco Magnotta's return cost $375,000

    The cost to Canadian taxpayers for Luka Rocco Magnotta's extradition from Germany, aboard a government plane fit for the prime minister, is expected to be about $375,000. The estimated price tag for the accused killer's unusual journey home includes flight expenses, catering service and a...
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    Rupert Everett: 'There's nothing worse than gay parents'

    Rupert Everett has spoken out against gay parents and said he “can’t think of anything worse” than two men bringing up a child together. The star of the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love blazed a trail for gay actors when he came out as homosexual 20 years ago. However, he has been...
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    Good Samaritan helps motorist. Good Samaritan helps motorist.

    CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio man is thankful for the intervention of a Good Samaritan - the same one who helped him once before, eight years ago. Gerald Gronowski had a flat tire east of Cleveland recently when a man named Christopher Manacci stopped to help. During...
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    Durham Region teachers given language guidelines

    Ah yes...more smarmy collective speak via Dolton McSquinty. . TORONTO - Durham Region’s public school board has called in the language police. Sweeping new guidelines introduced to Durham District School Board teachers and staff this fall intend to police how teachers speak to their...
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    Her car is 82. She’s 102.

    102-year-old woman drives 82-year-old car, has had a driver's license for 90 years, changes her own oil, and is a millionaire. And she's single Her car is 82. She
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    Superbug kills 7th person at Md. NIH

    Don't panic, but 7 people have died since an untreatable "superbug" was released at an NIH lab in Maryland. Paging Captain Trips, Captain Trips to the white courtesy phone...
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    Hyundai Hyper-Matrix Wall

    via LiveLeak (full screen recommended) Hyundai Motor Group commissioned the help from Korean media artist group JônPaSang to create an art piece for the 2012 Yeosu EXPO exhibition. What they created is an amazingly enormous hyper-matrix measuring 8 meters tall and 45 meters wide made up of...