Top 5 Childhood movies

This should be fun since we are all different ages

1. Goonies- Absolutely love this movie. It was great since I could watch it with my kids and they are fans now also. Still want to go to Astoria. Quick note. John Matusak who played Sloth played football at Iowa Central Juco.
2. Rambo- I remember wanting to do all the Rambo stuff. Rambo movies are one of the reasons I joined the Marines. My Parents bought me a Rambo knife for Christmas and the neighborhood kids thought I had the best parents ever
3. Raiders of the Lost Arch- If you can't tell I like adventure type movies. Raiders was so good.
4. Rocky 4- It's not the best Rocky but I watched it at Merle Hay Cinema and will never forget the crowd cheering when Rocky defeated the Russian
5. Breakfast Club- Basically loved every John Hughes movie. Breakfast club was so good and so unique. No other movie really like it.

In the running

Ferris Beuhler- We all wanted to do a skip day like that
Top Gun- Made everyone want to be a fighter pilot
Vacation Movies
Better off Dead.
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On That Note: The B-tles - The B-Sides

Hello and welcome to another weekly offering of On That Note. OTN is a musical discussion thread hosted alternately by @CycloneRulzzz, @cyclones500 and me.

Last Week's OTN "IN BLOOM" can be found here:
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/on-that-note-in-bloom.255986/

This week we're going to swerve off the normal topic pattern where we post songs of a particular theme or containing a specific word. Since I'm old school (read: OLD) and a huge Beatles fan I'm curious what others think about some of their music. I have listed all their significant original single releases below. Please review the list and rank the B-side songs - That's the song listed second on each line and in BOLD.

As a minimum please rank 1 through 5 your favorite of the 28 B-Side songs listed.

Optionally, you may also rank your 5 least favorites. For that, rank them 5 through 1, and use #1 for your least favorite.

Or lastly, if you really want to get carried away you may rank all 28!

* I Want to Hold Your Hand had different B-sides in the UK and the US. You may choose/rank either/both

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Love Me Do / P. S. I Love You
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why
From Me To You / Thank You Girl
She Loves You / I'll Get You
* I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy or I Saw Her Standing There

Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That
Twist and Shout / There's A Place
A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better
I Feel Fine / She's A Woman
Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is
Help / I'm Down
Yesterday / Act Naturally
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper
Nowhere Man / What Goes On

Paperback Writer / Rain
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever
All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man
Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus

Lady Madonna / The Inner Light
Hey Jude / Revolution
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down
Ballad Of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe
Something / Come Together

Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue

Example why the pasture isn't alway greener over there ...

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/...cle_b068383c-4226-11ea-aa20-8b18d3b028e0.html

For the third straight fiscal year, Missouri’s athletic department finished with a budget deficit, according to documents submitted by the school to the NCAA and obtained by the Missourian. In the 2019 fiscal year, which ran from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, the deficit was $1.79 million.

That is slightly smaller than last year’s deficit of about $1.81 million, which was notably smaller than the $4.56 million deficit the athletic department reported in 2017. After revenue growth last year, though, the school reported a slightly lower revenue stream in fiscal year 2019.

The department’s revenues were $106.6 million, just shy of the $107.3 million reported in fiscal year 2018. That year was the first time the athletic department reported revenues exceeding $100 million.

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So I Ordered some masks...

Are These Masks Safe to Use?

  • Sure. No better way to quickly develop antibodies.

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • No. You should wear another mask under these masks.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Only after microwaving or putting under UV light.

    Votes: 4 10.8%
  • Should drink a shot of Clorox beforehand, just to be safe.

    Votes: 16 43.2%
  • Safe to use if you wear them backwards.

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • Check for manufacture date before October 2019.

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Masks? We don't need no stinking masks.

    Votes: 5 13.5%
  • Nice knowing you. You had a good run.

    Votes: 5 13.5%
  • Find 50 people you don't like and mail it to them.

    Votes: 8 21.6%
  • Perfect for single spacers.

    Votes: 5 13.5%

I ordered some masks from Amazon now that they were finally in stock. Received them on Sunday and just opened up the package today. Was super excited:

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But then... Uh-oh...

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I know, I know. I'm just joking, as I'm sure these are perfectly fine. Just funny.
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ISU Medical School

Hi all -

I'm new to the forums, but I'm very interested in starting a discussion regarding the future of medical education at Iowa State. Specifically, I'd like to hear the community's thoughts on the possibility/feasibility of ISU eventually building a medical school. Key word here is "eventually", as I realize the many hurdles in the way of making this a reality in the near-term.

The obvious hurdles:
-Funding: highly unlikely the Regents would fund even a small fraction of this, the project would certainly rely heavily on donations
-Carver College of Medicine (MD) and Des Moines University (DO): is there even demand for more medical education?

In terms of funding, the large donations ISU has seen in the recent 5 years makes me relatively optimistic that the capital is out there to make this happen, if the idea ever gained any traction. Many universities across the country (particularly in Texas) are adding medical schools, in an effort to boost university research funds and prestige. Of course, Iowa is not Texas. That said, medical education seems like it fits very well within the university's strengths in science in technology. Frankly, it's a perfectly natural fit, and I doubt many would dispute that. Not to mention the university's newly emphasized focus on innovation. A medical school would certainly increase the university's reputation as a place of innovation.

Could anyone foresee a scenario in which ISU acquires Mary Greeley Medical Center (or, even more outlandish, Des Moines University) to create a new medical school? Or otherwise builds one from the ground up? Is the interest there? Could the funding eventually be there (let's call "eventually" within the next 25-30 years)? Is it absurd to think that a state like Iowa could have 3 medical schools in this time frame?

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this subject. Hoping for a reasonable discussion, if possible. Feel free to cover facts, possibilities, hurdles, etc. that I may have missed.

Looking forward to the discussion and apologies for the long post.

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1 Space or 2 Spaces After a Period

One Space or Two Spaces after a period:

  • 1 Space

    Votes: 89 37.4%
  • 2 Spaces

    Votes: 149 62.6%

I've seen this discussion on Reddit, and now it's being noted by CNN. I have a feeling this may be the next .gif (Jif vs Gif pronunciation) argument of our time!!

Do you personally put 1 space or 2 spaces after a period before beginning the next sentence? (See Poll!)

As a typing master who learned typing on a computer but took tests on a typewriter, I am and will always be a 2 space advocate. What say you all!!!

CNN article:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/tech/microsoft-word-two-spaces-trnd/index.html

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Pick one: #1 Recruiting Class or #1 Draft Class

#1 Recruiting Class or Draft Class?

  • #1 Recruiting Class in 2025

    Votes: 55 36.4%
  • #1 Draft Class in 2025

    Votes: 96 63.6%

From where we sit right now, in 2020, if you were given the choice between these two options in 2025, which would you choose?

Option 1
We sign the #1 Recruiting class nationwide in 2025

Option 2
We have more players drafted than any other program in 2025. Let's go with 10 players drafted and two in the first round.

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Another way you could frame this question: How many draft picks/first rounders would it take for you to pick option 2 over option 1?

I might have COVID-19

Real good possibility.

I do QA work at a food factory. Most of the time, I sit at a desk in front of a computer, but I do have to occasionally collect samples on the lines. Last Thursday, I spent an hour on a production line. I was sent home early today because three people on that line just tested positive for COVID-19.

We have been lucky here in Iowa, lucky enough to dismiss this as mostly being "New York" or whatever. That isn't the case. It is here in Iowa now, and will get worse. We are nowhere near peak here.

I feel fine right now, but I will take it easy for the next few days just in case.

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