Word: iras
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...single men spend on car ownership ($846 more than single women), eating out ($752 more), alcoholic drinks ($280 more) and audiovisual gear ($143 more). Cutting back on needless spending isn't a bad idea for anyone, but "renegotiating your credit-card balances or getting a lower cost on your IRA probably saves you a lot more money," says Christian Weller, an economist at the Center for American Progress. "That's much more prudent advice to women than saying 'Don't go buying all those Prada shoes...
...campaign with a thorough thumping of Georgetown on the Charles River, winning by over eleven seconds. The following weekend, Radcliffe posted a dominating victory over rivals Wisconsin, Princeton, and the Hoyas at the Knecht Cup. But as the season progressed, the competition strengthened, and by the time the IRA National Championships began, the Black and White had been overtaken. It was not surprising to see the Badgers pull in front of Radcliffe, as the now two-time defending national championships have proven time and again its postseason fortitude. But seeing Georgetown surpass the Black and White and move into silver...
...IRA wins an ambiguous victory - a treaty providing dominion status within the British Empire, a measure of self-rule but not full independence. Part of the IRA goes back to war; Damien, rather surprisingly among them, but with Teddy, even more surprisingly, donning the uniform of the Free State. If you guess, at this point, that the film is heading for a brother-against-brother tragedy, you would not be wrong...
...Barley” follows Damien (Cillian Murphy of “28 Days Later,” “Red Eye,” and “Batman Begins”) as he attempts to suppress the abusive English Black and Tans alongside the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After a long and plodding exposition, Damien and his brother Teddy (Padraic Delaney) end up fighting each other in battle, the result of an English treaty which causes Irish civil conflict. While the Irish Civil War has not often been explored in film before, Loach presents an uninspired movie...
...willing to work together under rigid power-sharing arrangements. That's encouraging since they're expected to run the region together in a matter of weeks. And they need to talk about the details. The DUP wants more assurances that Sinn Fein has left behind their associates in the IRA and will genuinely support Northern Ireland's police. "Sinn Fein are not entitled to be at the table until they declare themselves for democracy," said Paisley. "I'm a democrat." Adams wants to be sure his people are in a working administration before they play that final card...