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Customer Appreciation
Always a Fun Event
When: Sat. August 11th starting at 9a.m.
Sun. August 12th starting at 10:00 a.m.
Kirkland; Totem Lake Mall
Sales in every department!!
This annual event features a festive atmosphere, an expanded product selection and incredible bargains. Denny's Pet World has a very loyal following and is showing their appreciation to their customers with this amazing sale.
Dog and Cat food on sale
All brands of dog and cat food will be buy one bag at regular price and get the second bag at half price. Buy a can or case of canned food and get the second can or case of same brand at half off. This is the time of year to stock up
And for fish fans:
Freshwater Fish at 50% off
Saltwater Fish at 30% off
Aquariums at dealer cost!
For more information go to: www.dennyspetworld.com
Please stop by my table to say Hi. Dogs are welcome at this event.
Puppy School at Denny's Pet World
For pups 10 weeks to 4 months of age
Next class is Sept. 6th.
If you register for class this weekend at the sale $5.00 discount off of the puppy class. You need to register on line on my website @ http://www.spokesdog.com/PuppySchool.html and print out a copy of your registration and bring your registration along with a check for your class fee to me directly either Sat. or Sunday.
Please review the info on the website for more information and requirements for Puppy School.
Puppy School includes puppy manners, obedience, social skills and more.
Heads up to Seattle friends, clients and Denny's customers; 520 bridge will be closed this weekend
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Ancient creature mixed human, apelike traits
Updated 8:18 pm, Thursday, April 11, 2013
NEW YORK — Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an unusual way of walking. But they still haven't pinned down where it fits on our evolutionary family tree.
It will take more fossil discoveries to sort that out.
The human branch of the evolutionary tree, called Homo, is thought to have arisen from a group of ancient species called australopithecines. The newly studied species is a member of this group, and so its similarities to humans are enticing for tackling the riddle of how Homo appeared.
It's called Australopithecus sediba, which means "southern ape, wellspring." It lived some 2 million years ago, and it both climbed in trees and walked upright. Its remains were discovered in 2008 when the 9-year-old son of a paleoanthropologist accidently came across a bone in South Africa.
A 2011 analysis of some of A. sediba's bones showed a combination of human and more apelike traits, like a snapshot of evolution in action. That theme continues in six papers published online Thursday by the journal Science, which complete the initial examination of two partial skeletons and an isolated shinbone.
Jeremy DeSilva of Boston University, lead author of one of the papers, said the fossils reveal an unexpected "mosaic of anatomies."
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Vogue Italia's 'Indian Summer' celebrates the beauty of outdoor luncheons. The concept of an Indian Summer beholds magical and often romantic elements, and these themes are present in this Ellen Von Unwerth spread.
One can expect great things from fashion campaigns that are stamped with the Unwerth seal of approval. The German artist has been praised in recent years for her work with Claudia Schiffer, Christina Aguilera and Vanity Fair, capturing her subjects in often otherworldly settings.
Indian Summer is similarly cast in a dreamlike state. Model Deborah Francis appears much like the characters from the Chronicles of Narnia series, full of enchantment and mystery. Stylist Alice Gentilucci was critical to the execution of these fictional looks as she clothed Francis in kimonos and Victorian-era gowns.
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Do you use the word "school" with your kids?
I mean when it's time to sit down and study, do you say it's "time for school?" I'm sorry if that's a dumb question! I'm just trying to slowly prepare my daughter for more directed learning and I feel awkward using the word school, when what we're doing is decidedly not school. I'm setting up a little classroom -- there's another one, there's no class, so it's a whatroom?? -- for her with a table and chair that will be used specifically for "school" type work and I don't know how to explain it to her without using words that don't feel like they fit!
Am I overthinking? I'd love to know what other homeshcool moms do.
we do use the S word but I don't like to I feel like that more describes sitting in a stuffy room all day with a load of other kids than it describes what we do. We call where our stuff is the classroom but really it is just the back half of our livingroom. We do most of her work in the livingroom but she does have a table she uses sometimes too.
I use the term school work, in relation to the work I give them that is school related, otherwise I don't use the term school with them for the most part.
I wouldn't worry about the semantics of the whole schooling thing, just do what you feel is comfortable and feels natural, the rest will fall into place.
I agree - because that's sure what school meant when I was growing up. I also feel like it's the name of a broken system, and I don't want to name our efforts after a broken system. Bad juju. ;-)
For now, I think I'm just going to avoid naming it at all and stick with drawing her to activities. "Come sit at your table and we'll play with your marbles!" There. Now it's math time. Maybe the language will evolve naturally.
Quoting twyliatepeka:
we do use the S word but I don't like to I feel like that more describes sitting in a stuffy room all day with a load of other kids than it describes what we do.
Could you call it the activity room and it can double for both school work & crafts ? Instead of using the word school you could use lessons or learning activities. (lesson time? )
We have a room that was painted purple and everything in it is purple. We call it the purple room and it's purple room time or onward to the purple room. Ya, I know we're weird, lol
I use the term school. We have a "school nook" that my Little Guy likes to call the learning nook. For awhile he would also ask, "Is it time for learning?" or "Is it time for me to get smart?" lol. So for him I didn't use the word school for awhile, but since my oldest calls it school, he started calling it school so "learning time" and "smart time" has slowly dwindled away lol
I do, as we definitely have a daily school time. It is not exactly school-at-home, though. It isn't that structured, but we use a curriculum.


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If you watch sports, here's the explanation for why you're about to see a lady dressed up as Rapunzel everywhere
In one creative sales pitch, Disney is sending actors dressed as the film's two lead characters, Flynn Rider and Rapunzel, to NBA, NHL, NFL and college football games around the country, with two seats set aside for the two actors and four or five extra seats reserved for Rapunzel's long hair. You think cameras from ESPN (owned by Disney) might randomly happen to spot them?
— You can pretty much guarantee that if you watch an NBA game, college football game, Monday Night Football or any SportsCenter over the next week (I don't include NHL, because who watches the NHL?), you are going to see the cameras oddly focused on a lady dressed up as Rapunzel with her hair over four or five seats. (Not pictured: The crying child who wanted to attend his or her first sporting event, only to find out there weren't enough seats, because Disney needed to promote a movie that looks pretty blah. ) Because the target audiences for these sporting events are definitely going to run out and see "Rapunzel," obviously.


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Do you think the country is ready to elect a woman as president?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on February 8, 2006
"I wish it was, but in reality we probably won't - at least not in the next election. I think there would have to be a woman vice president first."
"It's really just a matter of time. If (Hillary) Clinton runs, I think she might just be able to pull it off. It depends a lot on the international climate of the election year."
"If it's the right woman, like Hillary Clinton."
"I would say yes. Many developed countries have had women leaders, and we're supposed to be one of the most progressive, but we haven't had one yet. I think it's past time."
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KsjKC 12 years ago
I say this as a lifelong Democrat--Hillary is too polarizing and too--too--liberal to embrace the majority of the electorate; if the Dems want the WH in 2008, it will have to be someone more easily embraced by all Americans--Sounds like a compromise and I guess it is...
KsjKC 12 years ago
Careful---that sort of thinking could put shudder Cheney in the White House...shudder
bankboy119 12 years ago
As a voting Republican I wouldn't vote for Cheney.
I would never vote for Hillary either.
As for the ??, I think there are too many people who would vote for anyone but a woman whether they want to admit it or not and I don't think the race will be Hillary v Condi. I say give it another 4 or 8 years and we'll have a woman in office.
neopolss 12 years ago
I liked Hilary a few years ago. Before her and Lieberman joined forces on the Grand Theft Auto evil-TV-videogame-music bandwagon. I'm not sure I'll really understand the Dems and censorship. Isn't a parent enough?
That isn't my only reason, but as a fan of games, movies, music, and TV, it irks me when someone goes on the attack of adult games, assuming that I as an adult, am an idiot that doesn't know what is good for me.
I would like a free thinker please, one who isn't afraid to go against their demonic party a little bit.
canyon_wren 12 years ago
I think it is definitely possible that a woman could get elected in the next presidential election, but I don't think Hilary would ever get elected. The general level of trust is pretty low, as far as she is concerned.
I have always voted Independent--am more inclined to vote Democrat at the state and local levels, and Republican at the national, though I could not vote for Bush. (Here in Utah, a Democrat vote is merely a gesture--and our local politics is non-partisan, for which I am thankful.)
I agree that the Democrats are going to have to come up with a moderate candidate if they want to assume any significant role in the future. They have catered too long to special interests and have alienated a large section of the population as a result. If they decide to go with Hilary, they can forget about winning.
justathought 12 years ago
As a woman....It would be nice....I however would NEVER vote for Hilary. EVER.
Kookamooka 12 years ago
Hillary Clinton/President, Barak Obama/Vice President. Now there's a ticket the Republican party would have a tough time strategizing against! I accidentally listened to Rush Limaugh yesterday and he is so anti-Hillary that to just say her name completely discombobulates him. It was a joy!
glockenspiel 12 years ago
Sure, I'm ready. I'm not ready for Hillary.
BunE 12 years ago
Sayin HC to any Repub is a recipe for coniption fit. LOVE IT?
DaREEKKU 12 years ago
Woot Woot Kookamooka! Hilary needs some tweaking though, I would agree on that, but I definately agree that Hilary and Obama would be the dream ticket! I'd really like to see a woman Democrat against a man Republican because you KNOW they would say something sexist that would make Moderate Republicans vote Democrat.
beatrice 12 years ago
I think it is, but she would have to be extremely popular to get enough votes to override the sexists who would never vote for a woman under any circumstance.
So, when Senator Clinton does become President, and I feel she has a much stronger chance than Bush's yes-woman Condi, I hope she is a great one. As a senator, Clinton received kudos from both sides of the aisle, although that has stopped coming from the right now that the Republicans see her as a potential threat. The Clintons may not have been popular in many of the red states, but remain extremely popular in the blue states. It could happen, in part because she is still interested in find a solution to the national health care problems in this country.
I also bet Hillary won't keep cigars in the oval office, just to keep Bill from misbehaving.
holyjim 12 years ago
I don't know how I'd feel about Mrs. Clinton running: she probably is too polarizing for the cons. Still, ask someone why they don't like her and all you'll get are vague generalities like "she's too liberal," or "she's crazy," or "but her husband did..." or the ilk. Trying to get a Hilary-hater to give three concrete examples of her policies/tenets with which they disagree is usually a waste of time and energy. Cheers, Jim.
craigers 12 years ago
I wouldn't mind voting for a woman as long as she believes in the same values that I do. I tend to vote on which candidate stands on biblical principles. So bring on a woman president. I would like to see a first lady-man!!!
mr_daniels 12 years ago
A PMS President during a time of war? Nada! Nada! Nada!
sunflower_sue 12 years ago
TOB, only 5 out of 18 misspelled Hillary. That ain't half. That ain't even a third...but who's counting?
Woman for president? Sure, why not. But I like Emanual Cleaver. I say let's make him president. (I probably misspelled his name, though.) :O)
sunflower_sue 12 years ago
TOB, my bad! Sorry! Forgive?
Still think Cleaver is a good guy. (I'm aware he's not running but in my own perfect little world...one can only dream:O))
RonBurgandy 12 years ago
There is no reason that a woman would be a worse president than a man. A woman would be just as good at listening to people's conversations, heck, they might be even better. I would, however, vote dependent on my values and if said woman stood for the same thing, she would get my vote in a second.
I will not, however, vote for Hillary or Condi, and I don't see another woman out there with the strong backing that these two have, so I might not vote for a woman in the near future, unless another one steps up.
bankboy119 12 years ago
Just the other day Hillary completely went off about Wal-Mart and how they treat their employees but she sat on the board from 86-92(I believe those dates are right) as a paid member and never fought once for increased wages. The benefits to the employees now are better than what they were when Mrs. Bill was a part of the company. Hypocrisy.
I'm assuming your solution to the "national health care problem" is to socialize medicine? We've gone over this before. If that's what you think would be best, go to Cuba. I hear their doctors don't even have to be correctly licensed. The waits are horrendous and their standard of living is awful. If that's what you want to come to the U.S. then God help us. Socialized medicine was tried in countries before and you know what happened in every single one. It failed. It damaged the economy. Why? Because there is not enough money to fund everything everybody needs. Limited resources have to be allocated as best as possible. Just giving them to everyone doesn't work. Putting the decision on the government doesn't work. Do some research on the topic before you just follow along with Mrs. Bill.
djazz 12 years ago
No "Stand by Your Man" Hillary for me. She doesn't have class like Margaret Thatcher.
Linda Endicott 12 years ago
Let's see...a PMS president, versus a president who can't control his testosterone...and lets it lead him hither and yon...hmmm...which is worse?
If that's your best disagreement, you need to think harder.
At one point in the history of this country, no one would have even considered electing a black president, either...yet no one has even mentioned that in relation to Condi...not that it matters to me...race and gender shouldn't have anything to do with someone's decision on who to vote for.
Unfortunately, we all realize how many closet bigots there are out there...
I say bring on the women presidents! They can't do any worse job than the men have, could they?
RonBurgandy 12 years ago
Geena Davis seems to be doing alright...
badger 12 years ago
I think that there are a number of fine, ethical, strong female politicians who could serve most admirably as President.
I don't believe Senator Clinton is one of them. There are probably only two or three politicians who could induce me to vote for her by running against her.
I also think that we're more likely to see a moderate Republican woman than a moderate Democrat woman in the Oval Office, and that any sort of moderate woman is more likely than one from the extreme right or extreme left.
On the topic of women and the White House, I note that former FIrst Lady Barbara Bush does not appear to have attended Coretta Scott King's funeral, though her husband, son, and daughter-in-law did (as did the Clintons and the Carters). I hope that this does not mean she is feeling very much under the weather. I have always thought her a classy and graceful lady, and have a great deal of respect for her.
enochville 12 years ago
Since someone brought up black presidents: I like Obama and Colin Powell as people; I do not know their platforms well enough to say whether I would agree with their policies. But, Powell will never run away, and Obama is years away if he does.
America would be ready for the right woman, but she has not shown up, yet. Heck, I am ready for the right man or woman if either would ever show up.
Kelly Powell 12 years ago
I want a gay black women in a wheelchair to run.....I'd vote for her in a heartbeat. Seriously, how progressive could you get.....Oh ya, she has to be qualified for the job.
staff04 12 years ago
I'm a Democrat, and I wouldn't vote for Hillary. I have a lot of respect for John McCain...
In all reality, the first female president will likely be a Republican - most Democratic women (who could be candidates in the next 10-12 years) are still a little too progressive for the majority of the electorate.
extra_mustard 12 years ago
Exhume Eleanor Roosevelt for President. Couldn't be any worse than Bush and would likely stink less too :)
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Qualified for the job??? Good one redneck! :D I thought Presidents were elected by how much $$$ they had, dropped in the lobbiest's pockets and how well they lied before elections!
Seriously though, vote for a woman, I could do that if she was the right candidate, Mrs. Clinton isn't! We don't need more censorship of music/games/tv to improve our children. We need the government to quit telling them at 5 and 6 years old that we can't do anything to them and undermining our control at every turn.
I wanted Col. Powell, we need a backbone in office, not another self serving pouty eyed child.
mefirst 12 years ago
Colin Powell? Backbone??? He let himself be used by the Bush Administration to sell a lie he's later admitted he himself didn't believe...WMDs!!!
I'm a liberal, but don't really support Hillary. She is too polarizing and she voted for this war. Of course I'd vote for her over any Republican, EVER.
And Condi...I'd chop off my fingers before ever casting a vote for that lying snake. She has no credentials--even for a professor (which she supposedly is)--let alone for president.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Sorry. Did he really me first? Where would I find that info? Not arguing, just didn't catch that little bit, stuck my head in the sand for a while when it all became just so much bs.
Kathleen Christian 12 years ago
YES - past due - and I'd vote to Hillary Clinton all the way and I hope she runs.
rhd99 12 years ago
The country is ready for change, ANYBODY but Bush & Hillary. Condi Rice is definitely not my first choice. If she ran again, I'd vote for Elizabeth Dole.
mefirst 12 years ago
"POWELL ADMITS MISTAKE: For the very first time, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday evidence that Iraq had mobile biological laboratories, a major claim in his presentation to the United Nations, was faulty. Powell said, "It turned out that the sourcing was inaccurate and wrong and in some cases, deliberately misleading...and for that, I am disappointed and I regret it." The NYT reports, "Taken with past admissions of error by the administration or its intelligence agencies, Mr. Powell's statement on Sunday leaves little room for the administration to argue that Mr. Hussein's stockpiles of unconventional weapons posed any real and imminent threat." (A State Department press aide tried to block Powell from answering the question; Powell chastised her sharply and continued.)
Yes, this excerpt comes from a "liberal" blog; however, Powell's admission was no secret. He went on Meet the Press and made these statements.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Totally off subject: Is there a special place on this site to post comments about past On the Street Articles? Looked and didn't find one.
bankboy119 12 years ago
Yes, I could use Canada and England. Both are also facing crisises in medicine because of the healthcare. Their governments are having to find more and more money to take care of the people and the waits for treatment are also awful. I have heard more on England than on Canada. It is also true that the level of healthcare in those countries is lower than that of the United States. I could also use France. They are currently having to go through many changes because of the socialized society they were trying to live in. Unemployment was, last I knew, around 25%. In the US it is below 5%.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
how does that show him in cahoots with Bush?
enochville 12 years ago
mefirst: What I take from that quote was that Colin Powell was deceived, too. Bush dropped Colin Powell because Powell was not a yes man. Powell was in my opinion more reasonable and appropriately cautious than Bush and Rumsfield. He had a tough job trying to defend the president's foriegn policy as he met with foreign leaders, but he kept true to his values throughout.
rhd99 12 years ago
Enoch & others, Powell was 50/50 as a yes man on issues while he was CJCS, yes because some of the issues raised by his fellow military chiefs were on his same page, but no (like in Desert Storm) where he thought sanctions could work. In Desert Storm, some historical accounts said he "Reluctantly" went with committing U.S. Military troops to oust Saddam's forces from Kuwait. Afterwards, when asked why they didn't go after Saddam, Powell & Schwarzkopf said the objective was achieved as set out by the elder President Bush.
mefirst 12 years ago
Mr. Colin Powell is NOT stupid. I can't believe that he was hoodwinked. And if he were hoodwinked, what's to regret? Why regret something you had no real control over?
Bush didn't drop Powell, Powell resigned. He resigned to clear his conscience. I'll bet he was having trouble sleeping at night. He couldn't play Bush's game anymore, so when the opportunity presented itself, he abandonded ship.
rhd99 12 years ago
One more thing about Powell, I agree that he was thrown out of the loop in THIS administration because of the logic he applied when talking diplomacy. Well, some may have thought Powell was the weakest link, but hindsight is 20/20, so, who are the weakest links? You guessed it: Rice, Rumsfeld, Cheney, & BUSH! You are the weakest links, you four numbnuts, kiss your agenda BYE BYE!
rhd99 12 years ago
Let's hope the country isn't "hoodwinked" by Hillary's antics. Mefirst, couldn't have said it any better myself. General Powell was & still is a man of integrity. Something BUSH will never be.
ms_canada 12 years ago
applied logic and mefirst - Gen. Colin Powell was always against invading Iraq, did not believe there were WMDs and was all for allowing the UN inspectors more time to investigate. But he was only one man against the war mongers, bush, cheney and rumsveldt and Tommy Franks. A couple of years ago this was all on the US. State Dept. web site if anyone cared enough to read it. But probably is no longer there. You could try. As for a woman pres. who in the blazes would qualify. Oh sorry, I guess that is not really an issue. I just say, we will need the good Lord's help if that Condi Rice person thinks about running. I think I'll move to South America if that happens. Maybe Tierra del Fuego.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Wish I could take the out, but brain lapse, Col. stood for rank not name. Sorry, too much blood in my coffee stream when I posted.
I will sleep better tonight after reading today! It is a relief to know not everybody thinks Hillary in office would be a good thing!
Reflecting on the press conferances and news bits I've seen. I still feel Powell is a strong man of integrity. I can not help but wonder where we would be today if he had run and been elected when so many elected Bush not because they wanted him but because he was the lesser of two perceived evils.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Ms_Canada, Not sure why you included me in your last post. I am for Powell as I said early and was smacked by MeFirst. The article used to support MeFirst's opinion did nothing to change mine, in fact seemed to support his integrity. Just confused
beatrice 12 years ago
bankboy: "I'm assuming your solution to the "national health care problem" is to socialize medicine? We've gone over this before. If that's what you think would be best, go to Cuba."
Why is it every time you mention a change, some people just want you to go live in Cuba, or Iran, or Iraq, or China, or ... What happened to discussion and debate in this country? Oh, Mr. "You're with us or against us" is in office. I see.
Anyway, regarding "socialized medicine," I do think some aspect of this will be necessary. Making sure all Americans have access to some sustainable level of health care is important, or at least it is to me.
Are you suggesting that there should be no "socialized" programs in America? I guess you can tell that to everyone who purchased a home using the G.I. Bill, or took out a student loan from the government, or the elderly who are on Medicare. All are socialist in nature as they are aimed at helping out those who do not have the means to do so otherwise. Are you really against these things? If so, then I guess you better head to Cuba, because they don't have them there.
Now -- for a retort on hypocrisy: She would truly be a hypocrite if she were still on the Wal-Mart board. But lets look at the current President. Bush, at worst, went AWOL as a reservist, and at best just gave up his pilot's license during a time of war after the government spent thousands and thousands of dollars to train him. Then he makes huge demands of the reservists today. Why doesn't this hypocrisy bother you?
badger 12 years ago
Powell would have been a good President. However, I think he's irretrievably politically tainted at this point. Elements on the right see him as abandoning the President and going on 'Meet the Press' to say things that cast doubt on the case for the war in Iraq. Elements on the left see him as having collaborated with Bush to start that war.
Neither side is really right, and there's not enough people in the middle who recognize that while those around President Bush are responsible for advising him, ultimately they all also say what they're told to say. Policy is determined, and while they are serving the President, they publicly adhere to that policy whether they personally agree with it or not. Powell's resignation frees him from the obligation to adhere to it, but not from the political memory of him going before the UN and the nation and presenting what ultimately turned out to be faulty, incorrect, incomplete, and misleading information.
He could bounce back, if primary politics were more forgiving, but as it is he'd be politically eviscerated before he even got out of New Hampshire - whichever party he was running with.
Cokie Roberts? The perky talking head network news pseudo-journalist Cokie Roberts?
Well, it's not like the Presidency has a lot of credibility left to lose, and she sure can smile cheerily while she reads prewritten and vaguely informative statements off a TelePrompter...Why not?
You know, I think we have enough women with actual political experience that we needn't scour the ranks of television newsbunnies just yet.
I could see, for example, Sebelius bringing a lot to the VP spot right now, or the top spot on the ticket a few elections down the road. Elizabeth Dole's name has been kicked around for years, though I think her day has passed (I bring her up, though, because she is a lovely example of how a woman involved in politics doesn't have to be a harridan OR a constant source of warm fuzzy niceness). I'd say Ann Richards, but that's just because I went to the Alamo Drafthouse Theatre in Austin last night, and their 'Don't talk during the movie' add has Ann Richards, almost Mafia-esque, physically throwing out a movie miscreant with the warning, "Don't talk during the movie, or Ann Richards will take your @$$ out."
On a serious note, I think the first woman President will be a red-state Democrat or a blue-state Republican, someone who's learned to succeed and compromise without giving up essential principles.
mztrendy 12 years ago
i wish so so something would finally get done right...
Only kidding!
Tony Kisner 12 years ago
My daughter has a few years to go before turning 35. But when she gets there, I am almost certain she will be the president of the US.
Tony Kisner 12 years ago
Cokie Roberts is from a long line of politcios. I think her mother was the congress woman for New Orleans. Her comments after the huricane were very informative. She feared that the political fallout would be aginst the corrupt politics of LA, and that would of course sweep up her faimily. I think when FEMA guy - Brown proved to be a classic idot-fall guy she took a big clean breath.-
lunacydetector 12 years ago
hillary clinton will NOT win if she elects to run, even the people of new york say she couldn't win.
condoleeza rice would be a good candidate, but she needs to get married to improve her chances.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Why is marraige important in todays world of huge divorce rates? More importantly, why does it matter, has little to no bearing on the kind of person she is or her politics?
beatrice 12 years ago
lunacy: what people in New York would that be? The same ones who voted her in as Senator? Sorry, try again.
best thing I read today: "ask someone why they don't like her and all you'll get are vague generalities like "she's too liberal," or "she's crazy," or "but her husband did..." or the ilk. Trying to get a Hilary-hater to give three concrete examples of her policies/tenets with which they disagree is usually a waste of time and energy."
scariest: "I tend to vote on which candidate stands on biblical principles."
lunacydetector 12 years ago
it might be viewed that she is a more well rounded person if married, as opposed to being an old maid :)
i don't think hillary "stand by her man" clinton would be a good president at all. she's co-dependent and that wouldn't make a good president. her Tyson insider trading is the tip of the iceberg as well.
ronald reagan was the first president to be elected who had been divorced.
ms_canada 12 years ago
applied logic - in your post at 9:44am you asked mefirst where you could get some information. So I was just wanting to tell you about some info that I had read about the man of integrty, Colin Powell that I had read a few years back on the official US State Dept web site. It was a sorry day when he was ignored about WMDs. Sorry day for the whole world.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
MS: I agree
Richard Heckler 12 years ago
Why not a woman tomorrow although Condi Bush Rice is out of the question.
We've watched men not do so hot for 50 years.
It would also help if we would replace 90% of elected officials on both sides of the aisle. Hopefully finding some independent thinkers.
lunacydetector 12 years ago
i don't have time to write much today, but here is a poll taken in new york regarding hillary's chances of being elected president in 2008....
....dream on if you think she will win. she, like the rest of the democratic party are way out in left field and not in touch with the american people.
mefirst 12 years ago
"Gen. Colin Powell was always against invading Iraq, did not believe there were WMDs and was all for allowing the UN inspectors more time to investigate. But he was only one man against the war mongers, bush, cheney and rumsveldt and Tommy Franks."
If this is true, then WHY did Colin Powell get up in front of the U.N. and argue that there were WMDs? He got up and sold this war...perhaps he feels guilty about it now, which, I'm guessing is where you get that he's got integrity. He helped sell this war!
james bush 12 years ago
Rosiland Carter for president and Hillary for VP.
beatrice 12 years ago
lunacy, polls, like other forms of statistics, are frequently used to tell a tale that is often untrue.
As far as the democratic party being "way out in left field," I suggest you consider how close the numbers have been in recent presidential elections. More people voted for Gore than Bush 6 years ago, but he wasn't granted the office by the Supreme Court (activist judges?), and Kerry lost by just 2%. That would indicate that the Dems aren't that far off after all. This years congressional elections should prove interesting, either way.
Kookamooka 12 years ago
A John McCain/President, Colin Powell/VP INDEPENDANT ticket would be AWESOME! If the Democrats can't put together a decent ticket, I'd vote for them against a Republican-Hand Picked Bush/Cheney UNDERLORD ticket. But what does it matter. Deibold has programmed all of the computerized voting machines to vote Republican. There will never be a fair election in this country.
thisiknow 12 years ago
I would vote for Clinton and I like Bama as v.p. But I would really like to see a mixed ticket--Like Clinton and Dole. Clinton already has 23 million in her senate seat reelection coffer. Some people out there agree if they are raising that much moola!
christie 12 years ago
A town of 5000 people produced 50,000 votes for Bush in Ohio... nobody blinked an eye. Colin Powell is a Yes-Man, I have no respect for him. Condi Rice is highly intelligent but look who she bows down to. No way would I vote for her. Hillary is highly intelligent and of high moral fiber, but not Presidential Material. Obama for President and Hillary for Vice would be a good ticket in 8 or 12 years after Obama really gets some experience.
Linda Aikins 12 years ago
Lulu for President!
RonBurgandy 12 years ago
Gootsie: Lulu...hahahahahaha
willa 12 years ago
As an American Person, I'm pretty tired of being told who does and doesn't know what I want. Can one still be Democrat and American, or has that become mutually exclusive, LunacyD?
I would throw out a wildly inaccurate statistic about the percentage of American people who registered Democrat, but the Bobs would call me out on it...
beatrice 12 years ago
S_D: I love a good bumper sticker!
FYI everyone: extra_mustard isn't our beloved e_m, but is an opportunistic poster who is using an e and m name. This person contacted me about the Steelers (!!!), so I asked and they came clean. I'm not sure if they will even be back, but just want to let you know. bea
enochville 12 years ago
I was a McCain supporter in 2000, now I am leaning Mitt Romney. But there are still some questions I have about Romney that I'd like explained before I would be willing to stand by him enough to campaign for him and combat his critics.
avhjmlk 12 years ago
My vote is still for e_m to come back as "earwax_miner", but you never know...
badger 12 years ago
You know, if I felt that a candidate's religious beliefs would be a key component of the decision-making process, I'd certainly vote for or against that person based on the foundation and structure of those religious beliefs in relation to my own beliefs.
Every candidate will have moral and ethical criteria he or she uses in the making of decisions. Whether those come from the teaching's of one's faith, or from one's own personal morality, or from high-flown notions of logic and reason, it's all essentially the same in that one has a moral and ethical code one acquired sometime after being born. I want those ethics to be consistent with my own in an elected official.
Craigers (and many others) gets his moral and ethical guidance from the Bible. That's no 'scarier' in and of itself than if he were getting them from the Talmud, the Tao te Ching, the Koran, the writings of Thomas Jefferson, or the principles of scientific reason. I can say, having read what he has to say, that though we often disagree on points of philosophy, I consider him a moral and ethical person. He's not some clinic-bombing whackjob out there throwing blood on women who have abortions, just someone whose faith leads him strongly on a matter many people disagree on, and who is not afraid to speak his mind about it.
It's not at all unreasonable for any of us to say that we want our politicians and their views to be ethically consistent with our own. The notion of representative government is that we wish to elect people who think and believe as we do, so that government will reflect our own philosophies, ethics, and morals.
So, if one believes that the best way to live is according to Biblical principles, then one is best served by seeking to elect a politician who does so. I believe that the best way to live is the path of pragmatic compassion and pursuit of wisdom, so I'll be seeking to elect politicians who live according to that path.
Perhaps folks could get past their own rhetoric for a minute and realize that we're all looking to put the people who think like we do into positions of more power. That's what elected representation IS. We say it's about looking for the people who will govern best, but most of us are really thinking, "The people who will govern most like we would," when we say that.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
How much bigger is Alaska than the Sierra Nevada's? Think they'll find it in the next 100years?
sharktale 12 years ago
no we are not ready for a women president.
Women are too emotional and would let their emotions get the best of them. I am a women so I do have some insight on this. She would either be considered a pushover if she was too nice or a B*tch if she was too tough either way she would be screwed. An Hilary well I don't think she is a woman but a she-devil very very evil she is worse then Bill who was just her puppet you know one of those dummy dolls that you put your hand up the ... well you get the picture.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
You forgot spiteful and vindictive! Most women I know wanted to bomb the whole middle east after 9/11 and I'm not talking the little bombs either!
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Thought I was seeing a ufo once, then realized it was a 4x4 on the side of the mountain on a moonless night and got another drink.
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Slim Kansas, very slim, not actually, but chances
Linda Aikins 12 years ago
Lieutenant Bob! Nice leg!
mefirst 12 years ago
So, you base your choice for president on who's the prettiest? Wow...no wonder this country's waist up in $*&#, and losing ground fast.
oldfashiongirl 12 years ago
Why does everyone have to put a label on someone else because of their beliefs? Liberal, conservative, red state, blue state?
Bankboy, you mentioned that Hillary wanted the US to have 'socialized medicine.' What in the world do you call the Social Sec. System? Medicare? Medicaid? Veterans Administration and other government run agencies? To give the devil her dues, I think Hillary would have come up with an excellent plan for the medical insurance and we wouldn't be in the mess we are today. For example, a 39 cent stamp will get a letter from Kansas or any other state to any of the 50 states. Why couldn't there be a set amount for charges for hospital rooms, certain surgical procedures and let it be the same everywhere?
I lived in Holland for 6 years and they have government coverage for most of their citizens. My husband had a small percent, like 1.8%, deducted from his paycheck and in turn it covered him and me and 2 children. I never paid a cent for dentistry, eye exams, regular office visits and even prenatal care, birth of a child, and post natal care.
Every Tuesday and Thursday you would see dozens and dozens of baby carriages parked outside of certain buildings and when I asked "why?" they said the moms were bringing their babies and children for a physical checkup. All Free.
Even the morning after a late nite snowfall, the social services would leave 2 bags of coal for the elderly people we lived with so they could have heat. I know Holland is a small country and could do those things more easily than the U.S. The Dutch are very smart and resourceful people. Remember the Zuider Zee project where they built polders and dams to hold back the water. You see, Holland is below sea level, just like New Orleans in some places, but they solved it. I'll bet that if they had a look at New Orleans, they could figure out what to do.
acg 12 years ago
well we all know that what she looks like is the most important thing. Hell, let's skip over all that qualified nonsense and just get us a dumb blond with a size 2 waist and big boobs. Woohoo!!
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
obviously humor has no business in forums today
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
How bout the tabloid shots (not sure it was him) of the beach in bikini trunks a few months back...talk about haunting!
RonBurgandy 12 years ago
Oh yeah, those were hot...
...I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
scarlets_talk 12 years ago
I think Hillary Clinton's just too intimidating a figure-so many men are repelled by or uncomfortable with strong, powerful females, regardless of their political stances.
That's sad, too. A Clinton/Obama ticket would address both gender and ethnic issues, and might just cause some reactionaries' heads to explode. Whee.
Oh, the tragic heroism of voting blue in Kansas . . .
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
All humor aside, unfortunately looks do play a part in politics, at least that's what my government teacher taught. He used the Mondale (sp?)/Reagan election as an example. Mondale wouldn't wear make up on camera and looked half dead. Teacher says the over-all lack of healthy appearance really hurt his campaign.
RonBurgandy 12 years ago
A_L: I think in the JFK-Nixon election, looks played a part there also. For some reason, I think that was the first election where there was a televised debate, I could be completely wrong on this, I just thought I heard that somewhere...
Applied_Logic 12 years ago
Before I was old enough to pay attention to such things, but I've often heard JFK's looks had a lot to do with him winning.
kansaskev61 12 years ago
Hilary Clinton-President Obama Sen Laden-Vice President Nancy Pilosi-National Security Advisor Cindy Sheehan-Asst. National Security Advisor Barbara Streisand-Director Endowment for the Arts Maya Angelou-Speaker of the House Opra Winfrey-GOD! Now that's a team that would drive me straight to France!
beatrice 12 years ago
Why am I not surprised that this came around to looks. Men are so shallow. It is a wonder they ever get voted into any office.
Speaking of shallow, does anyone remember when John McCain made a joke about Chelsea Clinton's appearance at a Republican fundraiser (Janet Reno was the punch-line). Chelsea was around 14 at the time. Talk about a slime-ball showing his true colors. No wonder he is able to smile while standing next to President Bush, after Bush allowed Karl Rove to spread rumors about Mrs. McCain's substance abuse problems and tell stories regarding the race of McCain's (adopted) children. Slimy, slimy, slimy. When Hillary moves back into the White House, she will have to call in Ghostbusters to de-slime the place.
In all honesty, who ever gets in I hope she or he will take care of the out-of-control deficit. We need some true fiscal responsibility in this country -- on a personal and a national level.
Kookamooka 12 years ago
The looks issue is what brought Bush the 18-30 Male ticket.....it came down to whose daughters would you rather "do" the Kerry girls (brains) or the Bush Twins Gone Wild! I don't know if Chelsea has improved enough for that demographic!
Lulu 12 years ago
The country is more than ready for a womyn president. Hillary is a gorgeous womyn and will be the new president. Doing away with male politicians will bring sanity and normalcy to the world. Gender based family planning is key to ridding the world of war. Sperm banks need to be promoted and expanded. Girl only children need to be born and only then will there be peace. I am an absent writer but an avid reader. Thanks for remembering me everyone. I love womyn!
beatrice 12 years ago
The Bush girls -- Jenna and Anheiser -- correct?
Lulu, we remember, and I thank you for the occasional comments. It helps people see that I really am sane after all. : )
Purell 12 years ago
Do you think if Hillary did make it back to the White house she'd bring back everything that they stole when they left?
beatrice 12 years ago
Purrell -- that was all b.s. spread by right-wing news sources, like Fox News, and then circulated among others. The truth came out some time later, but of course that was usually on the back page if reported at all. Apparently, the worse that happened was a couple of employees took the "w" keys off of some keyboards as a joke. Compared to the way Bush stole that election, I think a few damaged keyboards is fairly minor.
Purell 12 years ago
bea, Sure I believe you.
But, tell me what you really think and put some passion in it. :)
I do wonder how Hillary would feel sitting everyday in the same office where her hubby committed adultery. Might be hard for her to swallow.
tpatric 12 years ago
Posted by rednekbuddha (Kelly Powell) on February 8, 2006 at 9:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"I want a gay black women in a wheelchair to run.....I'd vote for her in a heartbeat. Seriously, how progressive could you get.....Oh ya, she has to be qualified for the job."
If only Barbara Jordon were still alive...
tpatric 12 years ago
Any leanings I might have had toward Hillary were somewhat ruined yesterday Following her highly charisamtic husband's remarks at the King funeral, she did not come across well. However, Maya Angelou.....
beatrice 12 years ago
Purrell: "I do wonder how Hillary would feel sitting everyday in the same office where her hubby committed adultery."
It truly would be interesting to get inside her head to learn what she really thinks, but she probably has to consider this every time she sees him -- as do all men and women who have decided to stay with a cheating spouse, or so I would imagine. (Me - I would have dumped him right then and there. I'd be up on the White House balcony throwing his clothes onto the White House lawn -- only after I alerted the media to have their cameras ready. I guess I just don't have what it takes to think "big picture" and run for public office.) I would hope that the job part of sitting in the Oval Office would be more important to her.
Somewhat related side question: Why isn't there a feminine word that is equivalent to cuckold?
Reason McLucus 11 years, 12 months ago
I believe it would be possible. The main problem is a shortage of women who are qualified and have a strong desire for the office. I believe Elizabeth Dole could have defeated Bill Clinton in 1996 if her husband Bob had had enough sense to get her nominated instead of himself.
Hillary Clinton seems to be the only one interested in the office right now and she lacks any executive/administrative experience. She's basically just another politician who happens to be married to an ex-president who couldn't get a majority of the popular vote either time he ran. Bill was so ineffective as president he lost control of both houses of Congress and never regained them.
I could vote for Condi Rice, but she doesn't appear to have a strong desire for the office.
ONe thing that would be useful is for the media to give more publicity to women governors because the only people since the founding fathers to be elected to and serve two terms as president previously were governors or generals. Kathleen Sebilius wouldn't be a good candidate but then neither would her male predecessors from either party.
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My husband is 22 and wants to get a vasectomy. We had a daughter before we got married (opps!) when we were both 19, and now that we are married we have another one on the way (which will be our honeymoon baby girl). I defintely don't want any more children any time soon, but he's adamant about only having two kiddos. I don't know if I 'm even sure I want that... I wouldn't mind trying for a boy.
He would like to have the operation after the baby is born, before he's 23. Does anyone think that's too young to decide to have such an operation? He said there's a chance it can be reversed, or we could adopt (He's adopted), if we chose to later. Do you think he should wait and get a little older before he decides something like this?
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Honestly I would wait, you never know what you will decide to do later. My husband and I agreed not to do anything permanent when we got married , after 13 years together we changed our minds and it was the right decision but we took a year to make the final decision lots of talks. there are risk for him to consider as well as changing your mind later.
We were told reversal is expensive and rarely works. If I were in your position I would wait, your young and life can change over a period of years and you both may feel differently later. On the plus side most states require both a husband and wife's signature to perform the operation so you will both have to agree to it.
Answer by 3_ring_circus_ at 5:14 PM on Jan. 20, 2009
He may not want anymore children now but may change his mind in the future. I think most doctors require some sort of counseling before they perform the operation. I do understand how he feels you have two children and he is happy with what he now has. Nothing is wrong with adoption there are many children out there who are in need of loving homes. Maybe your husband wants to give back because he was adopted. Keep communication open, think of the pro's and cons and hopefully you can come to a decision together.
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Council Members
As many of you know, Rick Cormier was a member of the EMRF drum council since it's inception 9 years ago. Rick, Ed Rooney and John Chiros gave the impetus that got the ball rolling which became this festival. Rick lead a circle in New Bedford MA for many years before moving up to Yarmouth ME where he built up a big drum following for the past decade. He's embarked on a new phase in his life by moving with his wife to Santa Fe NM. We were sad to see him depart, not only because he's been such an inspiration in the New England drumming scene, but also because he's been a key voice in maintaining the integrity of the EMRF's mission. We've brought some new members onto the council, but there's no way we could replace Rick's presence. We wish him well and hope he might drop in and drum at future festivals.
Ed Rooney
Longtime organizer of the Drumfish Drum circle (do not ever call him a facilitator - he gets techy about it). He has been known to manage a 6/8 rhythm from time to time - although not always when everyone else is playing one. Acclaimed for his large size sculptures at the festival he was proposing that this year he would provide 1/4 scale working models of the Hindenburg, the Challenger space shuttle and the Mt. St. Helens volcano. Wiser heads prevailed, but he is hopeful.
Susan West
Best known as the facilitator of the Grafton Drum Co-Op and leader of the African drum performance group, Bese Saka. She is also a three-time world champion kick boxer as well as an accomplished African dance instructor. Currently working on a fusion of the two forms. If she is dancing, approach with caution.
Dave Curry
Dave is the facilitator for several drum circles; Drums For One And All, Drums For Almost But Not Quite Everybody, Drums For A Very Exclusive Club and Drums For People Who Really Shouldn't Be Allowed To Go Near a Drum Ever Again. He has a reputation for being involved in multiple drum related events.
Paul Lagueux
(Not pronounced like Mr. Magoo) Recently returned from his triumphant run as an understudy in the Off-Broadway production of Breaking Bad-The Musical. He is an accomplished drummer and tuba player. He also owns the world's smallest harmonium, constructed entirely from a matchbox, toothpicks and gypsy moth caterpillars.
Mike Morin
Is our web designer, social media manager and graphics guy. He loves designing tshirts for the festival and believes drummers should dance and dancers should drum. In his spare time, he is the webmaster of the New England Drummers community website and is always looking for contributions to help offset the annual cost.


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My breast cancer is not just about me as I discovered when my then fourteen year old daughter decided to break her silence about it. In her own way, on her Facebook wall, and on World Cancer Day 2012.
Thus, on this day designated for speaking up and out, from 2016 -2018 focusing on how everyone – as a collective or individually – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer – I share with you her words and mine from February 4, 2012 . . .
The Real Warrior in our House
I didn't know about a World Cancer Day. Until today, I'd known only about Breast Cancer Awareness October when the world turns pink for an entire month, so when I detected the lump on my breast on October 30, I should have been grateful for having made it until the end of the pinkest month, blithely unaware that cancer had come calling. Since then, I have encountered more metaphors of war in breast cancer's literature than I ever found in my collection of Wilfred Owen's poetry, and I am uncomfortable. Within the context of breast cancer, I show up – albeit reluctantly – for every appointment, procedure, and surgery. As a cancer patient, I am doing what is expected. I am being treated. At best, I am obedient. Not battling. Not a warrior in pink.
I cannot say the same for my darling girl. Just a heart-beat ago, she was so tiny, asleep and swaddled, snug in the space between the crook of her daddy's arm and the tips of his fingers. Safe and secure.
Then, too soon, fourteen and tall, impersonating "strong and stoic," leaning on her beloved dad and he on her as they wait together for surgeons bearing good tidings. Neither feels safe nor secure. She fights to keep the tears from falling, squares up with false bravado to keep the fear at bay, to confront the wild fear that her mother might die. She balks at the notion of carrying the mantel of "kid with the sick mom." She wants her teachers to know nothing about it in case they might feel sorry for her and give her a good grade out of sympathy. Mostly, she doesn't want her friends to feel awkward around her, to tiptoe as if on egg-shells, afraid to say "cancer." A quick study, she has grown keenly aware of the pink stuff of breast cancer, and she is confounded by it and by "I love boobie bracelets" casually wrapped around teenage wrists when her instinct is to defend me because I was unable, technically, to "keep a breast."
Remember fourteen? It was that time reserved for rebelling a bit, for rolling your eyes at your mother's taste in clothes or music because she was your mother and therefore "so embarrassing." Fourteen was for pushing boundaries and buttons and for experimenting with make-up and myriad ways to sign your name (with hearts instead of dots above "i's") or style your hair.
For my girl, this rite of passage is forever marred by her mother's breast cancer diagnosis, before which she didn't have to feel quite so guilty about perfectly acceptable and anticipated acts of rebellion. It is unforgivably unfair. But that's the nature of breast cancer, isn't it? Unfair. Lest I forget how it has interrupted her life, I am considering again today the first time my daughter spoke of the cancer that came to our house like a thief in the night.
I didn't know – and I'm sure I still don't – the extent to which my cancer has shaken my beautiful daughter, stirred a fear that others dear to her may be at risk. So when I read the note she posted on her Facebook page on February 4, 2012, World Cancer Day, I realized she needed to tell – to share with anyone who would listen, in one fell swoop, that cancer had come calling and that her mom was sick, to tell them that being aware means you have to actually do something.
She is the only warrior here.
She's my hero.
Here's her note:
In honor of World Cancer Day and my mom, I'm telling the truth …
Each and every one of you reading this note, know this: you are important to me. And I don't ever want to lose you. Please be aware. Do not think that just because you're you, breast cancer won't harm you. Infect you. Frighten your whole family. Breast cancer doesn't discriminate. You can't escape from it. And my mom, my dad, and I had to face up to that harsh reality. On November 11th of 2011, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She told me everything her doctor had told her. About how she had three tumors, and how they had been probably hiding there for five to seven years. Three tumors. Three of them, just sitting in there for all that time, never to be found by her mammograms because they were hidden so well in her tissue. Fortunately, two of the three were benign, meaning they would not hurt her. They were not cancerous. However, one of them was a cancer. Malignant. My mother's right breast had a cancerous tumor. But my mom had cancer. My mom had cancer. Mymomhadcancer. I didn't hear much more of what she said. After she said "tumor" and that only "two out of three" were benign, it was hard to hear anything else. All I could say was, "But you're going to be okay…. right?" I asked that question maybe four times in a row. I remember later on she and my dad told me about the next doctor's appointment, during which she would find out which surgery was best for her. A lumpectomy or a mastectomy. It sounded like she was hoping for a lumpectomy, which would only remove the tumor. It sounded simpler, but it also meant radiation. Radiation is nasty. A mastectomy means removal of a whole breast. Soon I found out my mom's treatment required a mastectomy. I would be out of school for a week.
That week, I stayed with my mom's best friend, Amanda. Amanda is like our own family; she has known me ever since I was little. I stayed at her house once before, when my dad had major heart surgery. Now again, I stayed with her while my mom was going through surgery. Seven and a half hours. An entire school day of waiting. Then my dad – who waited the whole seven and a half hours in the hospital – called to tell me the news. My mom was okay. The surgeons were very happy with the results of not only the removal of the tumor, but the reconstruction of her entire breast.
I remember seeing her in the ICU, when she woke up from the surgery. Her skin was so white, as pale as Boo Radley's. Her normally inky blue eyes now reminded me of a colorless sky. I cried at the sight of her. She looked like my mom, only dead. She had been given lots of morphine and so much other medicine, so she was way beyond groggy. Out of it. And then she was able to smile. She squeezed my hand, and she asked me what day it was . . . four times. Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday. I cried. My dad cried. He wiped his eyes on his shirt. We just stood there crying, rejoicing that my mom was going to be alright.
After removing her original breast and the cancer, her surgeons used skin and tissue and fat from her abdomen and molded it into the shape of a new breast. It was amazing! Today, her reconstructed breast looks almost identical to the other one. Made from her own skin, it looks fine. Just a bit bruised. But those bruises will fade, and this cancer will become just a bad memory. Unfortunately, we still have some healing to do. There's a large scar across her abdomen, and it hurts her to stand up straight. If she lifts her right arm too high, it hurts. Then there are the tubes and the three surgical drains. Attached to my mom were three long tubes which then attached to what looked like little plastic grenades. Every day, I'd help drain the bloody fluid from them and record how much on a chart. Two have been removed, now there's only one drain left, attached to a tube from a hole under her right arm. And then there's always the fear that the cancer may return. Yes, her cancer was removed, but maybe there was some that the doctors couldn't find and it could scare us again. It could invade my mother's body once more. It could invade anybody. Which is why I'm begging: get yourself checked out. Find out your breast density. Do self-exams. Please. And it's not just women. Men can get it too. SO if you're a guy and you're wondering why I tagged you in this, there's your reason. So please. My mom discovered her cancer before it had spread into her lymph nodes. She got lucky, because she found the lump by accident and because her doctor made her get an ultrasound. She learned just in time that her negative mammograms had missed the cancer.
Many women, just like my mom, never even check their own breasts, even though they have been told over and over. It is so important to know what our breasts normally feel like, so we can notice when they change. So please take the steps to know your breasts. Know your body!


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PHILADELPHIA — Gallo was a no-go.
After working out during the team shootaround Wednesday, Danilo Gallinari decided he couldn't play in the Nuggets' season opener against the 76ers because of a lingering left-ankle sprain.
The medical staff said Gallo is improving but unable to cut on the court comfortably. To keep his rotation intact, Nuggets coach George Karl started Jordan Hamilton at small forward against the 76ers in place of Gallinari.
Denver also was without big man Timofey Mozgov, who bumped his left knee Tuesday against a teammate's knee. Mozgov was able to continue practicing Tuesday, but his knee tightened up afterward. So he was ruled out of the season opener.
It's unclear whether Mozgov would have played Wednesday. Kosta Koufos had a strong training camp and emerged as Denver's starting center. JaVale McGee had an inconsistent camp, but he played more preseason minutes than Mozgov.
"He's our motor." Wednesday was Karl's first opportunity to talk to the media about Ty Lawson's contract ex- tension. Karl's offense needs a smart, speedy point guard. And the Nuggets have locked up Lawson for four more years after this season.
"(Team executives) Masai (Ujiri) and Josh (Kroenke) do a great job of taking care of our young guys," Karl said. "I just think Ty is one of the up-and-coming point guards in our league, and he's our motor. The way we play, we need a point guard who can make decisions and get in the paint as much as possible.
"Now he can focus on the season and try to be an all-star point guard."
Team captains. The Nuggets have two captains this season: Andre Iguodala and Andre Miller.
"Those are two guys who showed their maturity in training camp," Karl said. "They showed they're the responsible guys who will represent the players and have a good relationship with me."
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CRS: Child Custody and Support: Frequently Asked Questions, October 25, 2007
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Title: Child Custody and Support: Frequently Asked Questions
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Author(s): Alison M. Smith, American Law Division
Date: October 25, 2007
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- Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has little direct authority to legislate in the field of domestic relations. Generally, state policy guides these decisions. Despite the lack of direct authority to legislate domestic relations issues, Congress continues to enact federal laws that indirectly affect family law questions concerning child custody and support. This report answers questions frequently asked regarding the interplay between federal and state laws governing these areas.
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The event begins on Wednesday and ends Sunday. The price of admission is $9 daily, but a five-day pass is available for $25. The admission price is $5 on Sunday. Children under 12 can enter the fairgrounds at no charge.
Long regarded as one of the premier swap meets in the country, Carlisle has been holding these events for more than 30 years. There will be more than 1,800 vehicles for sale, ranging from classics to imports to muscle cars. In addition, there are 8,100 vendor spots, where you can buy everything you need to complete that restoration.
Last year, more than 100,000 visitors attended Spring Carlisle, said Carlisle Events spokesman Brad Adcock.
A collector-car auction also takes place Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., and again on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The auction is within walking distance from the fairgrounds and is held at the Carlisle Expo Center, one block away.
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Authors Note: I have no experience with be transgender, so I apologize if I get facts wrong. I mainly wrote this piece because there are hardly any stories on the wonderful Alexis Meade, and I wanted some. Let me know if I should continue to write this story, and I will.
"Alexis darling, it's Alexis now." As soon as those five words were spoken now, it all became incredibly real for her. She plotted and planned with Wilhelmina for almost her entire surgery and recovery. Alexis wanted Meade, yes. But as soon as it was all finished, the pain was finished, and she felt right, it hit her with such sudden force, …"It's Alexis now"…
The rain was pouring down in buckets, ruining every single lovely angora coat that was making its way to the Mode office. The city was in a hurry, cars speeding while splashing the mucky leftovers onto innocent by-standers and people pushing their way through the crowds, trying to enter any building. However, most importantly, it was busy at Mode.
The moment the woman in the azure double breasted Dior coat stepped out of the long limo, she was bombarded with the press and paparazzi taking photos and asking questions. It was now Alexis's second day back at mode, and Daniel's injunction was not holding up. Yet, she decided it was time for a new tactic, she needed old 'Danny" to not even want the position. And who best to convince Daniel? His reliable and dishonorable to fashion assistant Betty.
Alexis walked with confidence to the elevator, and to her pleasure, Marc was on his way up. "Hello Marc," said Alexis.
"Oh hey Alex-is…. Wow, I love love love your jacket, how chic for such a day!" He responded, ever flamboyantly.
"Thank-you, now Marc… I have a little something for you to do for me, you're devoted to Willie I hear?" He nodded. "Good… After watching at the office yesterday, I noticed a few little things, such as you being friendly to his assistant B-"
"-Betty is most definitely not a friend, and I despise her butterfly and puke inspired wardrobe, don't you? It's funny, I actually started a blog abo-"
"-Not interested. I need you to tell her that Danny didn't show up for his Editorial meeting this afternoon, and while she's not at her desk, make him plans a club tonight with more than a few models. Yes? Do whatever you can to make her truly believe that he's falling hard.
"I do not want Betty on his side, because I can see he's be nothing without her. Make her nag, and him react. This will help to get the injunction stopped, me getting Meade, Willie getting Mode, and you getting…" She eyes him carefully "A raise."
"Daniel being man whore, Betty being over-protective? A regular day at the office… Got it."


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When I was a student in Italy in 1996, my American friend and I used to say that in Italy, it was 1993. They had all mod cons, there, sure, but in certain ways, in trends, and technology, there were ever so slightly behind. Except for cell phones. In Italy, everyone there was yakking away all over town on their telefonini before they really caught on in America.
Nowadays, I've found their behind in the way of blogs, and perhaps this a good thing, but it is really beginning to affect my life in a negative way. Because I have an unsatiable desire to read about Ballando con le stelle, and I have no outlet for it. So I guess I'll start blogging about it here. I don't know where to begin. It's so good. I think about it all day long.
This is the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars. Since I've started watching it, I have forsaken the American version. Sure, the American stars are much better dancers, but the Italian version is superior in every other conceivable way.
First of all, Ballando, as it shall henceforth be called, is three and a half hours long. At least. Not because they have that much hoofing to do, but because they have to devote so much time to arguing about it that they can barely squeeze the dancing in.
What's their to argue about? Everything. Starting with the judging. The Italian judges, of which there are five, all disagree and none are afraid to call a stinker a stinker. Grades of 3 and 4 are commonplace, when on the American version an 8 is a practically a bad score.
Two of the judges are "technical" judges, one is a celebrity "president of the jury" and then there are the two best judges, who judge on style: the famous Italian director Lina Wertmuller, and I can't for the life of me figure out why she is there but she hates everyone and can hardly give a reason why, and then there this fantastic catty gay Gugliermo Mariotto, who just likes the mess with the dancers and give them horrible scores based on what he feels in his heart is wrong with their dancing. And the dancers have, from week to week, gone after him, at length, because of their scores. Which is awesome.
But there is one dancer that Mariotto always sides with, and always understand, even when her dancing is not great and her behavior off the floor, or "pista" is atrocious. She is a total trainwreck - Eva Grimaldi. I don't even know where to start with her. She is some sort of sexy actress who is past her prime and clearly insecure about it, with her plump, fish-like lips and tightly stretched eyes. She clearly thinks her legs are her best asset because she never wears a long dress, even when the dance calls for it. She does have the best outfits out of all the women though, even if they hint slightly of desperation.
So one week, the producers decide to try to incite her and the other dancers by requiring them to switch partners - and each was assigned the instructor of another. No one was happy about it, and they all carried on to a certain extent. But La Grimaldi went nuts. The producers lied to the dancers and told them this twist would last for the rest of the competition, but it was only really for one episode. Under this mistaken impression, Eva takes herself out of the competition. She quits on the spot and she runs off in tears. The drama!
One of the dancers who had already been eliminated (and that is another good thing about this show, the people who are eliminated stay in the audience and comment, and sometimes go after the dancers that are still in it) goes off after her. But she won't dance. Everyone else manages to do it, although they aren't happy about it, but she doesn't do it. And it turns out she would have been paired with Umberto Gaudino, who is 15 and the weirdest looking kid I have ever seen. He is bright orange with fake tan, and dances like a couple of rubber bands. He's very creepy. So she is clearly trying to avoid embarassment by dancing with this kid who is a third her age.
But guess what? When she finds out that this switch was just a conceit for one episode, she's back in the competition! She'll just take a zero, thanks. Welcome back, Eva. So glad that you have decided to join us. Feel free to sit out of whatever in future. It was a dirty trick on the producers' part, sure, but if you're going to go out on a ledge like that, you have to stick with your decision. And her defender in the audience even says so, and calls her on it. She shrugs. But Mariotto thinks she's fabulous. And Eva says that only women can understand her decision. Whatever that means. What does that mean? That she is faithful to her partner? She might think this Simone character with the gel-frozen curls is her boyfriend, but that ain't the case. Once in rehearsals he called her spoiled and she was so pissed that she stomped off crying, saying "uffa." So.
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Established in 1961 by Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Colorado Ballet is a non-profit organization celebrating more than 50 years of presenting world-class classical ballet and innovative dance in Denver. Colorado Ballet is a multi-faceted institution, encompassing a 30 member professional performing company, a studio company for advanced dance students who aspire to professional careers in dance, an Academy instructing the next generation of dancers, and an amazing education and outreach department that enables thousands to experience the magic of dance.
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