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lilyw

Civil servant claims politicians avoided tax So - an example of a frustrated CS trying to get his own back for lack of promotion? Putting 2 & 2 together to make 543? The Irish Times trying to generate publicity by talking in a sensationalist way about people doing perfectly legitimate things? A gen...

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I've fractured my collarbone & I'm in a "movement restrictor"/sling. I know that it will take 6-10 weeks for the fracture to heal (I'm 51); I'm wondering for how long I should keep wearing the sling & how will I know that it's ok to drop it. The bone is not completely broken but is badly out of lin...

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These are from the GFS and ECMWF models. The models are looking at an upper level level, Higher pressure north of Scotland and lower pressuer than normal over Spain developing by end of November. If that came to pass would mean an easterly air flow over North Western Europe which would mean very co...

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Long range weather forecasts for this winter for Ireland: Accuweather Fewer Storms for Ireland, United Kingdom and France Another aspect of the upcoming winter season is that large and widespread damaging wind events are expected to be less common than last winter, which featured several noteworthy ...

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According to Morgan Stanley. The reasons for this recession include; - declining terms of trade - the Federal government's alarmist economic narrative which has dissuaded investment and discretionary spending - Tony Abbott's refusal to diversify Australia's economy and shift us away from our depend...

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Whilst it varies according to age, and the quality of the sleep you're getting, adult males function best of 7.5 hours sleep per night. Longterm, anything significantly more or less is actually unhealthy. So how much sleep do you get per night? I get between 6.5-7 hours. Really? The studies that I'...

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Didn't lilyw and family go on holiday there earlier this year? He must have being impressed as I recall him say that he was thinking of relocating from Ireland with his wife. Absolutely super place. We are considering a move in a couple of years' time. Lake Bled is wonderful though Ljubljana is ver...

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18A hard enjoyed=had, with castle Rook (chess piece) I got that as well! Great! I'm still chin stroking 6D. I cannot make "ADULT" fit. I'm wondering if the "dark" is almost DUSTy to force a parse on my answer, but I'm not happy about it. Anyway, thanks for your companionship today. See you on Monda...

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I've just watched it for the first time - what a superb film. Jennifer Lawrence is so good (I've never seen her before) & the washed out camera work is brilliant. John Hawkes just oozes charisma as well.

lilyw

26A. My brain hurts. NULLA-NULLA One of those clues that actually makes you really enjoy cryptic crosswords. In my case I was led (by impeccable clueing & some crossing letters) to a word that I can confidently say I would never have heard of otherwise. I love that - I'm not sure that my life would...

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Didn't lilyw and family go on holiday there earlier this year? He must have being impressed as I recall him say that he was thinking of relocating from Ireland with his wife. Absolutely super place. We are considering a move in a couple of years' time. Lake Bled is wonderful though Ljubljana is ver...

lilyw

Globus

This is from yesterday's Guardian.

Somebody commented on one of the blogs that this was one of the hardest crosswords that they had seen in years - I would have to agree. It was great fun though & very fair. I think that you would enjoy it. Enigmatist sets as Elgar in the Telegraph.

lilyw

Thank you for not calling this a "toughie". Any time I see yet another of globus' "toughie" crossword thread titles I want to gouge out my eyes with a Schalk. tbf to Globus - the Daily Telegraph calls one of its crosswords "Toughie". On certain days of the week it publishes 2 cryptics - Standard & ...

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I'm not Enigmatist's greatest fan but this was a real workout. Only 26a was an absolute no-no for me - the clue is perfectly fair but the solution is so obscure (at least for NH solvers). I don't like themed crosswords (because far too often they turn into quizzes rather than crosswords) but this on...

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Anything definitive on the disallowed try? http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF322/926863.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ur0hnmi.gifv How the hell did he not place the ball over the line? Come to think of it - how did he not think to raise his arms to his chest as he made a dive for the line?...

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f**k me - a thread can go astray so quickly!

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This is a brilliant 2nd half display from Munster.

Wtf doesn't Madigan transfer south - it would surely benefit both.

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Jesus - they take Streetview seriously!

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I do like the description of him as an "entrepreneur".

Would that make John Gilligan a mogul?

lilyw

fatcat wrote:That jerk of the camera over to Mr Popcorn is suspicious. I call fake.

Absolutely. I really doubt that they are either contemporaneous or colocated.

lilyw

another cracker from Kinsella http://thescore.thejournal.ie/munster-ian-keatley-drop-goal-analysis-1733034-Oct2014/ Kinsella's such a nerd. Yeah - but wasn't Murray brilliant. (Seriously: other than the paid staff - who has the time to carry out such an in-depth analysis? I mentioned that we were i...

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1501834_950246134996398_1142675260604489720_n.png?oh=ab502bcd2435df00478b9205d60c6d9a&oe=54AA86D5&__gda__=1421465320_8f33ac93823902e051863357e1e12ea0 There are lies, damned lies and ............... A completely meaningless chart since ...

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I disagree. Keep the ball in hand, give it to your players who actually get over the gainline eg. loosies, centres and keep going forward. Ah - the old Munster way. The problem is that refs don't seem to like that any more & they seem to look for a reason to penalise you; and in any ruck after abou...

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Good Lord - now I remember why I don't comment on rugby here.

A completely neutral compliment for a player sparked 2 pages of "I had his name on my schoolbag before you" - I think that I'll stick to crossword threads!

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I'm just watching this on a recording on TG4. A question that stands out - is there a more improved player over the last 2 years in NH rugby than Conor Murray? He is now a superb scrum half. I know that CJ was MotM today, but I thought that Murray was the difference. He seems to make that difference...

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The price will be the destruction of our sport as we know it, but it's still going to be pretty damn sweet saying "we told you so" in a few years time :smug: I'm normally sure that you're joking - however "just in case you are serious": The sport that we grew up with has already been changed beyond...

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JM2K6 wrote: Bless him for trying... like a dad trying to understand Warhammer

I'm a dad & I've never heard of Warhammer - what is it?

lilyw

I'm guilty - I don't have any of the subscription sports channels but I've not missed a second of the action (via wiziwig.tv).

I don't feel guilty but i wouldn't buy a Rolex from a guy on the street. Why is the online world different?

lilyw

Can we wait a few minutes? I'm holding a seat for Eamonn Dunphy & he hasn't shown up yet.

lilyw

My daughter bought me his CD - a touch Paul Bradyish but absolutely excellent. I particularly like Angel of Small Death.......

His "greatest hits":

Take me to church

Angel of small death & the codeine scene

From Eden

lilyw

Apropos of nothing else: We spent a brilliant weekend in Belfast (albeit including fighting to keep some of Gregor Townsend's staff away from our 19yo in the hotel) & on Sunday afternoon we ended up in Daft Eddy's. The whole area is lovely but that restaurant has such a great location. It helps that...

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Btw do people realise that the Irish Government already "discriminate" between public pupils based on if you go to a Gaelscoil, Voluntary secondary or Community school? I feel dirty- but I broadly agree with your outrage here. I am actually happy to discriminate in favour of Gaelscoileanna - i favo...

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Blackrock Bullet wrote: They are not "essentially state funded". Get a clue.

You tell me.

For starters: what proportion of core curriculum teaching is state funded?

lilyw

Unfortunately there is no youtube for this: Album: - Scullion by Scullion Track: - every single one I was 1st year in college in 1980. I saw Scullion in concert in the Arts Block - they were unbelievable (& had the classic Condell/King/Boland lineup). They represent student freedom (& I still love &...

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The Government already get significant control over these schools with the funding of some teachers. Teachers in fee paying schools are all on Union rates and hiring/firing conditions. This protects the public schools from being pileged by private schools (see what a fully private school like the I...

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Jeez - you can't even trust the Irish Times!

lilyw

I couldn't see another thread - apologies if there is one. This firmly falls into "you couldn't make it up" So, a can of Red Bull doesn’t give you wings after all. The energy drink giant has agreed to pay $13 million to settle a lawsuit in the US over false advertising. The drinks maker is refundin...

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And to prove me completely wrong:

the general consensus seems to be that the theme was a bit young but the clues were entirely fair so the crossword was eminently solvable at any age (as an Irishman I'd never heard of 11a or 18d so I can understand the sentiment).

lilyw

Lilyw, the creator of other memorable threads, such as the riveting "what's happening on the motorway tonight, I checked the radio and they haven't mentioned anything". Forgive me if I'm a little grouchy today, I forgot my lunch today. Hey, that gives me an idea....maybe I'll start a thread? I'm to...

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Had a similarish sort of incident as I was approaching Richmond along the Petersham Road/Richmond Hill (not sure which) in a taxi. Boy racer came around the corner too fast and too wide and rolled his bitch avoiding a head on collision. He seemed ok, just a bit of a headache. He sure was a long way...

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