| Tories demand Salmond quit as MP
Alex Salmond has taken part in just four out of a possible 149 Westminster votes since the Holyrood elections, it was revealed yesterday. The figures were published by the Scottish Conservatives, whose deputy leader Murdo Fraser urged Mr Salmond to resign as MP for Banff and Buchan. The First Minister, who was elected MSP for the neighbouring Gordon constituency in last May's election, has vowed to stay on as an MP until the next General Election, which may not take place until 2010. .
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There's one born every minute
Now she has published a book about her Save Karyn site as well as a comic novel, 20 Times a Lady, has a successful blog and there is talk of a movie deal. The Save Toby website (www.savetoby.com) also attempted to raise money in an unorthodox way but with a good measure of black humour. Two US college students set up the site with pictures of Toby the rabbit, which they threatened to eat by the end of July 2005 unless they received $US50,000. People were told they could could save the rabbit by buying merchandise or donating money through the website. Outraged animal rights campaigners besieged the online payment company PayPal, which shut down the donations link. But by then, the students known only as James and Brian said they had raised more than $US20,000. In September that year the pair published Only YOU Have the Power to Save Toby, which is still available on Amazon.com for $US9.95.
Potlucks without the 'yuck'
You'll plan your next family potluck with ease. Strategies n Before you start cookin' and recipe lookin', make sure you know what everyone is bringing to the potluck. There needs to be enough main dishes, sides and desserts. n A casserole should feed eight to 10 guests. The host should make up the difference. Vary the menu so you have some newfangled dishes and some old favorites. n Make sure you're going to have enough room in the oven and the microwave to get everyone's dish hot by dinner time. Borrow a microwave or two. Fire up the toaster-oven for the breads and rolls. n If the recipe goes into a crock pot, remind your friends to bring one along and make sure you've got an electrical power strip on the counter so they're plugged in, with ladles nearby, ready to go.
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Anyone who's been in a similar situation will pick this book up and sympathize and remember what it was like to live in those dark ages. Will Jordan/High Times
DFO: Brent Andrews is a former Coeur d'Alene Press reporter and an occasional commenter on HBO. You can find out more about his riveting book, "The Pot Plan," and his battle with drug and alcohol demons via his Web site, Chronic Discontent, which has a link under "Friends of Huckleberries" to the right. .
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