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My feelings are that in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make then live again, to tell the family story and to feel that they some how know and approve.
To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts, but instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as if by our genes. Those who have gone before call out to us. Tell our story. And so we do. In finding them we some how find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors you have a wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt some how there was love there for me? I can not say.
It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who I am and why I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones are bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what they are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family.
It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do – with love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are them and they are us.
So as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It's up to that one called in the next generation to answer that call, and take their place in the long line as family storytellers. That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and put flesh on the bones.
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Morning all! I'm still at my sister's place in Philadelphia, recovering from fashion week...and what ended up being one crazy weekend. Dylana, Bonnie, and I barely got any sleep due to late nights out dancing, 2 am diner dinners in celebration of our friend's birthday, and Zoolander/Brigette Jones Diary movie nights. We all spent Sunday feeling like Zombies, but after a good 9 hours of sleep, I'm now feeling refreshed and pumped to get back to NYC!
After fashion week, which was a total whirlwind (as well as painful as I was wearing heels), I spent most of my weekend bouncing around Philadelphia in these awesome new kicks. They were great as we did a lot of walking to location scout for an upcoming shoot my sister and I are working on next week. Looking for a backdrop super grunge, there was no place better than Philly. Anyways, these sneaks saved my feet's lives and are kind of now my "off duty" staple. I love their 70's vibe...similar to a pair my Dad used to wear with what used to be cool neon shorts and a giant beard (lord help me). They're back and cooler than ever. I'm obsessed. Where can I get more hm? Also, I've been sporting my J Brands all weekend, as they are all that I had packed, along with pieces from their new Ready-To-Wear collection. Waxed denim is my new favorite. They honestly make anyone's legs look super lean. The J Brand RTW collection is simplicity to the max, and so I love pairing their pieces with loose layers like a cut-up tee and oversize leather jacket. Kicking back just rocks.
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Anthony Jones is one of the few remaining photographers who still looks for the beauty in everyday objects and places, who looks for the abstract in the concrete and captures images that have the flavour of urban life. In an age of digital, he still holds steady the tiller of silver based photography and the elegant beauty of images created with a critical eye looking for the innate beauty and design in everyday life.
Anthony Jones, London Taxis, 1998. One of fourteen photographs donated by London- based photographer Anthony Jones, that will appear in our upcoming benefit auction.
It's not fashionable but it is classical and though bigger, brighter and more colourful images are in vogue now, like the fads of the past they will seem old before their time and the classic modernist work of Anthony will still seem relevant, significant and beautiful.
Working in black and white with a medium format camera, Anthony walks the streets of his native London looking for momentary juxtaposition of disparate objects creating a pattern that only black and white can reproduce. His image of a London taxi in front of the Bank of England holds both the motion and constant change of urban life and the solidity of tradition and steadfastness.
His work has the flavour of Paul Strand's images of New York in the 1930s and of Bill Brandt's London work a decade later. Anthony's work comes from a long tradition of the lone photographer, walking the streets with his eyes open to the moment when balance occurs and an image can be made.
His work does not speak of today or yesterday or tomorrow. Instead they speak of the abstract patterns created by the momentary conjunction of objects and places in the modern metropolis. His images are quiet reflections in the midst of a noisy city. His images both define and belie the facts of modern urban life.
Editor's Note: Look for more in our 2011 Benefit Auction blog series leading up to the big event October 3rd.


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China: Wincomn Technology's installation of a giant Supernova Infinity Screen at a college in China has been chosen as the February 2008 "installation of the month."
When this leading Chinese college was looking for a super-size screen solution for its auditorium, they initially thought that a conventional front screen with a soft-edge blending system was the answer. After consulting with Wincomn Technology, however, they discovered that the Supernova Infinity was the perfect solution – and it fit within their limited financial resources.
"The customer didn't have the budget to use soft-edge blending, so we recommended using three projectors for the six columns of Supernova Screens. The result was excellent – a vibrant, high-contrast image with low gain and high impact, even when the lights are on," says Mr. Wang Wanhong, Engineering Manager at Wincomn Technology.
The giant size of the Supernova Infinity coupled with the superior viewing qualities of optical projection make it possible to capture large audiences even from a great distance and at steep viewing angles. Computerized cutting (CNC precision-cut edges) enables a seamless connection between screen units.
"They are extremely pleased with the quality of their big-screen experience. There aren't disturbing lines to break up the image, since the screen is constructed to prevent gaps," says Mr. Wang Wanhong.
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As Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona move toward the East Coast, claims professionals on the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets National Catastrophe Team are monitoring the storm and have plans in place to deploy resources where needed to assist Safeco Insurance policyholders and agents.
According to United States National Hurricane Center projections, the storm should approach the coast late Thursday or early Friday.
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Colonials Score Over 195 For the Third Straight Meet
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COLLEGE PARK, MD - The George Washington gymnastics team scored over 195 for the third straight meet, but it wasn't enough as they fell to Maryland, 195.800 - 195.350, on Wednesday, March 3.
Sophomore Erin Aiken (Centreville, VA/Chantilly) scored a 9.825 on the vault to lead the Colonials to a 48.675. Freshman Emily Howarth (Columbus, OH/Worthington Christian) continued her strong season on the apparatus with a 9.775, while senior Lindsay Parks (Council Bluffs, IA/Abraham Lincoln) finished next for GW with a 9.750.
Aiken, senior Rachel Mann (Atlanta, GA/Lakeside) and sophomore Amy Stack (Matthews, NC/Providence) all scored 9.750 on the uneven bars to help the team to a 48.575.
GW turned in a solid performance on the balance beam with every performer scoring at least 9.725. Junior Meagan Wilson (Lilburn, GA/Parkview) led GW to a 48.875 with a 9.825, followed by Aiken, who received a 9.800. Senior Lauren Bernstein (St. Louis, MO/Clayton) was the next finisher for the Colonials with a 9.775.
The Colonials scored over 49.000 on the floor exercise for the second time in their last three meets by totaling a 49.225. Wilson and Parks each scored a 9.875, while freshman Maggie Parrack (Richardson, TX/J.J. Pearce) received a 9.850 for her efforts.
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The Samsung NX1000 is a brand new addition to Samsung's 2012 range of compact system cameras. Sitting underneath the more enthusiast-orientated NX20 and NX210 models, the NX1000 will serve as the entry-level model to the NX range.
Samsung claims the NX1000 is the lightest CSC on the market. Certainly at only 359g including 20-50mm lens, battery and card, the NX1000 does feel light in the hand. The main reason the NX1000's able to hit this weight is that it doesn't get the same metal finish as either of its more expensive NX stablemates, instead getting a toughened plastic outer shell.
Thankfully, this doesn't make it feel – or indeed look – in any way cheap. In fact, the pre-production sample we were able to get hands-on with actually felt quite durable, even though it was noticeably light in the hand. With its white mottled finish we also thought it looked pretty smart.
While the NX1000 is the 'budget' option of the NX series, it still benefits from the same built-in Wi-Fi connectivity technology that's being rolled out across the NX range this year. This enables you to do a number of things, from straightforward wireless transfer of image files to your home computer or a smart Android device, to backing up your files in the cloud (via Microsoft's SkyDrive servers), or uploading images direct to social networking and image sharing sites like Facebook and Picassa.
In addition, other Wi-Fi features include the ability to stream your images direct to a TV or even to email them from your camera. If you really want to get clever you can even use Wi-Fi to connect the NX1000 to a compatible Android smartphone or tablet and use that as a remote shutter release. You'll need to download a free app from the Google Play store first, but once you're up and running you'll have full access to the NX1000's intuitive Smart Panel quick menu interface, which you will be able to control via your phone/tablet's touch-screen.
Samsung has been offering Wi-Fi technology in its camera's since the introduction of the SH100 compact last summer. With Wi-Fi functionality now extended to other compacts and the latest NX range it's a neat step from Samsung that will help to differentiate their cameras from rival models. To encourage its use Samsung has even placed a dedicated Wi-Fi button on the top panel of the camera for one-touch access to the camera's wireless features. The trick, as always with a new(ish) feature such as this is to make it simple and intuitive to use, and from what we've seen Samsung has managed exactly that.
Internally, the NX1000 gets the same 20.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor used in both the NX210 and NX20 (and indeed last year's NX200). Based on what we saw when we tested the NX200 a few months ago, this chip is able to produce very good results. Sensitivity, meanwhile, ranges from ISO 100 to 12,800 and the NX1000 can shoot at a maximum speed of 8fps.
In addition to the regular quartet of Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority and Manual exposure modes, the NX1000 also offers a fully Automatic mode, a good range of individual Scene modes and the full suite of Smart digital filters and effects.
With regards to video recording the NX1000 can shoot at a maximum 1080/30/24p Full HD, backed up by 720/30p, 640 x 480 VGA and 320 x 240. Audio is recorded in stereo by default via two microphones on the camera body with movie files stored in the MPEG4/H.264 format.
While the NX1000 doesn't get the anti-reflection Clear AMOLED screen of the NX20 or the regular AMOLED screen of the NX210, it still gets a pretty impressive 3in, 921k-dot LCD monitor that's perfectly sharp and bright enough for composing and reviewing images on.
There's no built-in flashgun, but Samsung will be bundling a GN8 flash attachment that can be attached to the hot-shoe, as per the NX200 before it. Samsung has also expanded the feature set of the lens-mounted i-Function button to allow you to toggle through the NX1000's built-in digital art filters as well as take direct control of the digital zoom.
The NX1000 will be available from the middle of May, and will cost £599.99 with a 20-50mm kit zoom.
The NX1000 is the new entry-level model within Samsung's NX range of compact system cameras. Despite its entry-level tag it still packs a 20.3MP APS-C sized sensor that has already proven itself capable of taking great images in another Samsung camera (last year's Samsung NX200). Add Wi-Fi functionality and Samsung's intuitive Smart Panel user interface and you're left with a camera that has plenty to offer. While the launch price does seem a bit steep we wouldn't be surprised to see in-store discounting quickly bring it down to a level that will make the NX1000 look a highly attractive proposition against its peers.
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Hi Samsung users , well I have 3 as I call them "happy snappy cameras " very good 16.4 mp the best , anyway I saw the new NX 1000 wi-Fi and 20 mp , after seeing that you can get a £50 cash back I had a good look and try at Currys , not as they know much about it but they looked interested . After turning it on and getting started as the book says , who reads books , but a good play and it was 99.9% sorted BUT emailing photos to myself NO WAY , after 3 days I got so frustrated I went back to Currys , no help there at all but the suggested that had an exchange for another one , NO , what the book never said " if you want to email photos yourself add to the line Sender not your name but "firstname.lastname@example.com" then in the line Receiver put who your sending it to I.e. your own email address , it worked horray after 3 days of playing with the camera I am really pleased with my very good Samsung camera . Reading the booklet forget it it does not tell you what to do with it but I know somewhere it could go !
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Our site primarily addresses the financial aid process here at Kent State University, but also contains a wealth of information that can be universally applied.
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After the Student Financial Aid Office receives your valid FAFSA information from the federal processor we will determine you eligibility for financial aid and send you an award letter explaining what awards you are eligible to receive and the amounts.
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On February 8, 1958 the UP reported that Washington Senators' slugger Roy Sievers, who last season led the American League in home runs and RBI's while hitting .301, said today he wants a 100 percent increase in salary for the 1958 season. The 31-year-old outfielder said he had returned an unsigned contract to club President …
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The Rodin Museum, a Philadelphia landmark and one of the world's most important collections of 19th-century sculpture, opened its doors to the public on November 29, 1929, exactly one month after the stock market crash that signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of this celebrated showcase of works by the great French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the Museum will present a series of special events, programs and a new installation featuring provocative pairings of Rodin's sculptures, including the plaster and bronze versions of Rodin's most lyrical work on the theme of human love, Eternal Springtime (1884).
"We are delighted to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rodin Museum, home to the spectacular collection amassed by a native Philadelphian which continues to captivate generations of visitors from throughout the world," said Anne d'Harnoncourt, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has cared for and administered the Rodin Museum since 1939. "The Rodin Museum is, more than ever, one of the city's great cultural attractions and a key element of our growing campus along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway."
Beginning in fall 2004, the Rodin Museum's 75th Anniversary celebration will feature a lively series of public programs, including family and children's activities, lectures, school programs, and concert performances, as well as a 75th Anniversary Gala planned for Thursday, October 14. A French-language audio guide and a new children's guide to the Museum will also debut during the anniversary year.
The special installation, scheduled to open in September 2004, will illuminate the artist's working process and how he developed his themes. A central focus of the installation is Danaid (1902), one of Rodin's most admired marbles, which was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2003. Among the artist's most touching evocations of despair, Danaid–also known as The Source–represents the arched form of a young woman fallen to her knees over a broken vessel from which water flows gently, commingling with her hair. The sculpture was given to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1902 by the Philadelphia artist Alexander Harrison (1853-1930), who acquired Danaid directly from Rodin through an exchange of his own marine pictures. The American artist wrote to Rodin that Danaid would be a "patriotic artistic gift to the city of Philadelphia."
Danaid will be shown with a number of related sculptures of the female form. The wonderful marble Aurora and Tithonus (1906) will be an anniversary loan from the Musée Rodin in Paris. In Philadelphia, it will be united with another of Rodin's depictions of a female figure mourning over the lifeless body of her beloved, the plaster Death of Adonis (1888). The marble Andromeda (1885) depicts the despairing beauty of Greek mythology at a point in her tale just after her father, King Cepheus, chained her to a rock, sacrificing her to a sea monster to save his people. The plaster Sorrow (c. 1887) is closely related in feeling to Andromeda, each showing female figures so overcome with grief that they fling themselves forward and fold their arms around their heads.
Also paired in the installation are Adam (1880) and The Shade (1880, enlarged c. 1902), two towering bronze figures that reveal the impact Michelangelo had on Rodin's art; as well as The Cathedral (1908) and The Hand of God (1898), two of Rodin's larger studies of hands. Other pairings will be made with sculptures from the Rodin Museum collection, the John G. Johnson Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and loans from public and private collections.
When Auguste Rodin had his American debut at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in
Philadelphia, he was in his mid-30s and could not have imagined that this city would create one of
the world's great monuments to his achievement. Located in a park setting at 22nd Street and the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway (four blocks east of the Philadelphia Museum of Art) the Rodin
Museum is today one of the jewels of the city's cultural landscape. The Museum, with its elegant
gardens and classic Beaux-Arts architecture, is the legacy of one of Philadelphia's best-known
philanthropists. Movie magnate Jules Mastbaum (1872-1926) fell in love with the Rodin's work during a visit to Paris in 1923. With characteristic energy Mastbaum spent the next three years
assembling an extraordinary collection of sculpture and drawings by the great artist, with the idea of
establishing a Rodin Museum in Philadelphia for "the enjoyment of my fellow citizens."
While creating his collection, Mastbaum commissioned the gifted architects Paul Cret and Jacques Gréber to design a building and formal garden on Philadelphia's new Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the broad, tree-lined boulevard designed to evoke another grand avenue, the Champs Elysées in Paris. The museum, simple in detail, is monumental in its conception and yet intimate in scale and feeling. The gateway leading to the garden and museum reproduces the façade of the Château d'Issy, the eighteenth century château at Meudon, southwest of Paris, which Rodin had restored in 1907 and where he is buried. Unfortunately, Mastbaum died before he could see the realization of his dream.
The Rodin Museum is one of the most distinguished museums devoted to the work of a single artist. Mastbaum's gift to his native city contains 128 bronzes, marbles, plasters, terra cottas and waxes, representing every aspect of the artist's career and all his major projects. Treasures at Philadelphia's Rodin Museum include a cast of The Burghers of Calais (1884-95), his most heroic and moving historical tribute; The Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose (1863-64); powerful monuments to leading French intellectuals such as Apotheosis of Victor Hugo (1890-91); as well as The Thinker (1902-04), perhaps the most famous sculpture in the world, which greets visitors outside the Museum's entrance on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is one of Philadelphia's many defining works of public art. The monumental Gates of Hell (1880-1917), which was Rodin's most ambitious project and one that occupied the artist for 37 years, rises to a height of twenty feet at the entrance to the Museum. It was cast in bronze for the first time at Mastbaum's request. Inside, visitors can see one of the important early terra cotta models (1880) in which Rodin began to shape his vision for the culminating achievement of his career.
Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin was born in Paris in 1844. By the time he died in 1917, he
was not only the most celebrated sculptor in France, but also one of the most famous artists in
the world. Both controversial and greatly admired during his lifetime, Rodin broke new ground
with vigorous sculptures of the human form that often convey great drama and pathos. For him,
beauty existed in the truthful representation of inner states, and to this end he often subtly distorted anatomy. His genius provided inspiration and a challenge for a host of great sculptors
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A personal familiar with his plans says Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving congressman in U.S. history, will announce his retirement on Monday.
The 87-year-old Dingell was first elected in 1955, filling the House seat vacated by his late father. The person was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of Dingell's announcement.
He became the longest-serving member of Congress last year.
Dingell is the former chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Democrat has been a master of legislative deal-making and staunch advocate for the U.S. auto industry.
Dingell has played a role in a number of major pieces of legislation, including President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Medicare.
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View Poll Results: Amagami SS+ plus - Episode 12 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 43 | 68.25% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 13 | 20.63% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 5 | 7.94% | |
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This is undisputedly the best arc of amagami ss + and probably the whole series as well 10/10 for the episode, 10/10 for the arc |
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I saw the first part of Junichi's first imagination scene where he imagined Haruka hand-feeding him, and the second the word "tame" got out of my mouth, it switched to the washing-his-back-with-a-towel-on part of the imagination. And then it switched to the scene after that. Oh, Junichi.
HOLY- Did he just propose in front of the WHOLE FRICKIN' SCHOOL?! If that's not being a man, I don't know what is! They really did save the best for last here. Wait, what? A next episode preview? I thought this was the last aired episode? Unless the preview is for one of the DVD/BD specials....
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But ending was awesome, even if Haruka did manage to jump 10 feet into the air... ... ... Now he just has to survive what Ayatsuji does to him afterwards.... |
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Wow. Now this is what a final episode of a series should be like. I'm speechless. That marriage proposal was moving and awesome beyond words. Maya's reaction to the speech was priceless. I'm still wondering why she's still single this whole time. Loved Ayatsuji's evil laugh during the entire scene as well. Miya cheering enthusiastically for her brother was a sight to see. Even I, the viewer was screaming, "F*CK YEAH! Yoh the man, Junichi!
Oh, and Haruka jumping so high onto the stage was just awe-striking. Those wonderful legs aren't just for show indeed. A definite 10/10 for the Haruka arc. |
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Actually, you're right. Originally I thought they had announced that Episode 12 would be the end of the TV run and that Episode 13 would be Blu-Ray/DVD-exclusive, but apparently Episode 13 is now going to air on TV next week at the normal time. So it's not the TV Finale after all; one more episode left!
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Good job at the end Junichi. A good job to Jessica for putting Junichi in a corner there. She read the situation well and put the pressure on. Junichi needed to think something extreme like Haruka going away to school and maybe never coming back. And I'm sure Junichi met her expectations there.
Was fun to see Ayatsuji looking pretty evil after realizing that Junichi asked for her job so he could propose in front of the whole school. Junichi did have some low points with the failed peeking and taking so long to turn around that Haruka could get changed, but he redeemed himself in the end. Really this is probably the best overall arc in SS+. Most of them had weak issues that overshadowed the couple in question. This one was really all about them and we had some fun moments in these two episodes. One sad thing is how Umehara never gets a break.
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And the only reason this arc didn't get a full 10 from me is because it could've used a just a biiiit more JunichixHaruka lovey-dovey. Though that was slightly in the lacking for all of the arcs....
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I half dreaded after that epic confession it would all just turn out to be a dream. But the writers took it all the way and shown their marriage! But if that marriage was following Haruka's dream of being held in England, the pricing of the plane tickets for the friends must be terrifying.
Out of all the 6 girls, Haruka is probably the only one to lead Junichi about, and is probably the only one Junichi would go to the extend of giving a marriage proposal on stage in a graduation ceremony. Best arc of all in my opinion, and personal favourite heroine throughout the entire series. |
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All right, after watching episode 12 of this, I will watch it again!
By watching it in this order: Amagami SS Haruka arc > after story Haruka until Ayatsuji arc > After Story Ayatsuji Then only will I permit myself to watch the bonus episodes.... Edit: Ep 12 made me go HNNNNGGGGG!!!! all over... Last edited by Meltyred; 2012-03-23 at 06:29. |
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Cooper had a vet appointment this week and his vet actually noticed that he has Iris cysts in both of his eyes. He is 3 years old and this is the first I have heard of this. She said that they are rare and that they usually do not cause any trouble but she would take note of them . She said if they appear to get larger then she would recommend a visit to an opthamologist. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this ? He was in there a few months ago and we had a dry eye test done but she did'nt notice them then? She did'nt seem to concerned but I was hoping someone here might have some more knowledge of them. Thanks Tiffany
But I hopoe you get an answer from someone familiar with the problem. Best wishes...
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Is this vet familiar with bulldogs? I would definitely be doing some research. Best wishes!
I have no experience with these, but a quick google will give you some information. I would at least for peace of mind consult an opthalmologist to confirm and learn what options you might have and what the long term prognosis is. It appears they can cause glacoma.
We saw a veterinary opthalmologist because one night when I was shining a flashlight i caught sight of a weird bubble in Matilda's eye. She has a few small ones in her eyes and the Dr. told us that it is not painful and they would only ever consider doing anything about them if the dog started to have some sort of vision trouble, other eye problems, or if they started to 'thicken' and 'harden'. He said that otherwise they do not normally cause a problem for the dog and the best course of action is to leave them alone.


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Posted on 12/09/2010 1:30:40 PM PST by FS11
Russia has suggested that Julian Assange should be awarded the Nobel peace prize, in an unexpected show of support from Moscow for the jailed WikiLeaks founder.
In what appears to be a calculated dig at the US, the Kremlin urged non-governmental organisations to think seriously about "nominating Assange as a Nobel Prize laureate".
"Public and non-governmental organisations should think of how to help him," the source from inside president Dmitry Medvedev's office told Russian news agencies. Speaking in Brussels, where Medvedev was attending a Russia-EU summit yesterday , the source went on: "Maybe, nominate him as a Nobel Prize laureate."
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Contact your congressman, senators, County Sheriff, DA, State Legislators, Governor, and County Grand Jury Foreman and demand that they indict, prosecute, convict and imprison BO, Big Sis and all of their local co-conspirators for leaking information to WikiLeaks and all the other crimes: Voter Fraud, Identity Theft, Illegal Foreign Campaign Contributions, TSA Sexual Assaults, Embezzlement of Government funds etc.
Mark Levin: The possibility of impeachment does not immunize the president from criminal prosecution. He remains, at all times, a citizen of the United States who is answerable to the law.
Clever. Attempt to deimplicate themselves from any accident he might befall.
I guess if they'll give one to Gore, they'll give one to anybody. If this is the Russians' best shot at a 'dig' against the US they've really gotten lame.
Nah, we Brits recognise sarcasm - this is a jibe at America - take it on the chin.
If B.O. had any baIIz, he'd have his researchers find some Russian who has recently done something to advance democracy in Russia (thus royally pissing them off) and suggest THEM for the (worthless) NPP. Surely their jails have a few likely candidates.
What has he done to cause peace??
What the he11? They gave it to Yasser Arafat and Jimmy carter...
Isn't it obvious the Russkies are just riffing on Obambi's Nobel Peace Prizeness?
I think they mean the polonium prize.
Sarcasm? Being facetious?
I don't think so. Based on the dismal and pathetic record of the NPP, this is a very real possibility.
What has he done to cause peace??
6 posted on Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:38:22 PM by GeronL
What did BO do to "Cause peace?"
Perfect! Maybe Obama can be master of ceremonies and hand it to him!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! (Don't know how you ha ha in Russian.)
You mean all the sucking up that obambi does to every enemy the US has or ever had... you mean all that sucking up didn't pay off????
Maybe Katy Perry should get the Peace Prize.
Does the Nobel Peace prize look like a red, plastic reset button?
Looks like Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin will get upstaged again for the 2011 prize.
if obama's eligible, Satan himself might be.
The gushing worshipfullness of the news reporting on these clowns today truly is sickening.
Whoever could expose the dirty tricks, murders and treachery of the Russian autocracy would certainly deserve a Nobel Prize. That would be movie making material for the next fifty years. Likewise, if leaky Julian could expose all the underhanded dealings of the banker elites who have stolen and squandered trillions of dollars from Americans, I would say give the boy a bronze rubber, and give him his own reality TV show. Only a moron would have a huff over anyone spying on a worthless organization like the UN. It's like keeping an eye on a drug addled, mentally deranged street urchin who is breaking into your house.
In practical terms, wikileaks and their secret army of internet vandals represent nothing less than a global coup d'etat by the media-industrial complex and its adherents. The objective is to remove the power of governments entirely, at least free or accountable governments, and substitute the media culture as the final arbiter of policy.
Wikileaks's supporters and apologists are almost entirely associated with the media and media values, including its political arm (the Democratic Party); and its enforcers, (the anarchists, NGOs, lefty agitators). Their targets are non-media power centers of any kind. They have not targeted totalitarian governments because media culture has a well-documented affinity for totalitarianism.
Excellent analysis.
If the Russians do intend to award him the "Polonium Prize," they will have to remember not to hide it in a condom.
Did Russia ever suggest that Ronald Reagan deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for ending Soviet Communism's 70 year reign of death?
Didn't think so.
If he gets it - they can take his prize, Obama's, and Gore's ... and engrave them "Larry", "Curly", and "Moe" ...
Nyucck ... Nyucck ... Nyucck !!!
That's pretty much it.
Thanks FS11. File under "perfect alibi".
I might add that totalitarian governments are simply not cost-effective targets for the media forces: They are much less accountable for the revelations, and they are far more likely to exact a high price for them.
I didn't know that Nobel commitee had a category for espionage. I guess the russians would be the best choice to offer up the nomination.
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I have many great memories in the building that was once used as a garage and now for music entertainment. I'm glad to see that the old garage is still making happy memories. If my father was alive today he would say that he approves of the use of this structure. John you did good with the building. The name music barn is fine but it will always be Jones garage to me. One day when I make it back home I will visit and listen to the music and think about when I was a young man working in the garage beside my father.
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Voters in Hemet will fill three City Council seats Nov. 6 from a field of nine candidates in a campaign that includes differing views on dealing with a projected $3.7 million city budget shortfall.
Incumbent Mayor Robert Youssef is seeking a second term on the council. There is a write-in candidate, Brishen Kruse, and seven other challengers: Richard Avila, Bob Coleman, Gary R. Cook, Rick Crimeni, Shellie Milne, Bonnie K. Wright and Glen Holmes.
In an unusual occurrence in Hemet, three of the candidates â" Youssef, Milne and Coleman â" are running as a slate. They have shared campaign sign space and some campaign expenses.
Holmes did not respond to a request for an interview. The other candidates agreed that Hemet needs to attract business to create jobs and improve its economy, but not all of them agreed on how to do it.
Avila said he wants public debate over Hemetâs municipal budget and for residents to decide what services should or should not be cut.
âWhat I would not cut is public safety,â he said, vowing not to raise taxes.
He said he wants to eliminate ordinances that require property owners to get the cityâs permission, or pay a fee, in order to post signs on their property.
Coleman said the city spends 80 percent of its budget on police and fire, so he wants to seek competitive bids to make sure âwe are getting the best deal possible.â
âI also think we are spending too much on consultants,â he wrote in an email, âand would insist on hiring a first-rate city manager so that most consultants would not be necessary.â
Cook said he is in the process of forming a nonprofit corporation that could increase funding available for public safety. âThe only thing left to cut is administratorsâ salaries,â he said. âIf we outsource the Fire Department we get rid of that expense, but we donât get rid of the pension liabilities.â
He said he opposes raising taxes but favors an optional program in which residents could voluntarily pay a monthly service fee.
Cook said he would use his nonprofit organization to call businesses across the country and ask them to open any new planned branches in Hemet. He said the city has 85 empty commercial locations on Florida Avenue and he would recruit high tech, green tech, pharmaceutical, health and medical device companies to move to Hemet.
Crimeni said he would have to look at the cityâs books before deciding where to cut, but said Hemet has âwasted a lot of money by hiring consultants.â
He said the city needs to attend conferences that hook up community leaders with retailers and shopping center developers.
Milne said she favors what she calls public/private partnerships as an alternative to deeper budget cuts and as a way to reduce pension liability.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Better results from retailers and demand for telecommunications shares market helped push the stock market to a small gain on Friday.
Telecoms rose the most among the 10 industries in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Their jump followed news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made a new investment in Verizon Communications. Other big-name investors, including John Paulson, also reportedly took stakes. Verizon climbed $1.11, or 2 percent, to $49.07.
Major indexes spent much of the day meandering around the breakeven mark. Stocks started higher at the open but reversed course after a report on consumer confidence showed a drop last month. The market took a sudden turn up in the last hour of trading, turning minor losses into minor gains.
"We've had a lot of starts and stops recently," said Dan Cook, a director at Nadex, an exchange in Chicago. "We're at high levels, so it's a time to be cautious."
The S&P 500 index gained 7.01 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 1,877.86.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 44.50 points, or 0.3 percent, to end at 16,491.31. The Nasdaq composite index rose 21.30 points, or 0.5 percent, to finish at 4,090.59.
Investors said the choppy trading reflects a larger uncertainty. The stock market is trading near record highs, but investors see little reason for excitement. Earlier in the week, the S&P 500 index notched all-time highs two days in a row. On Thursday, mixed economic news and a weak earnings report from Wal-Mart Stores drove the market to its worst day in more than a month.
Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis, said traders who hunt for patterns in the market's moves have spotted some warning signs worth noting. For instance, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note recently dropped to its lowest point this year. That's usually a sign of an economic slowdown.
"But most of the economic reports are coming in better than people thought," Paulsen said. "If you only paid attention to the bond market over the past few years, you'd think the world was going to end. Not the stock market. Which one was right?"
Before the market opened Friday, the government reported that builders started work on more houses in April, as U.S. construction surged to its highest pace in six months. Nearly all of that increase, however, came from new apartment buildings, a sign that Americans are still struggling to buy single-family homes.
Nordstrom surged $9.06, or 15 percent, to $70.55, the biggest gain in the S&P 500. The department store chain reported higher quarterly profits than analysts had expected late Thursday, as better sales at its discount Rack stores boosted results.
J.C. Penney surged $1.36, or 16 percent, to $9.73. Rising sales helped the retailer turn in better results than analysts expected late Thursday. Sales at stores open at least a year _ a key gauge of a chain's health _ increased more than 6 percent in its first quarter.
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Doctor Who complete reviews: Snakedance
Tegan's not herself, but it may be her finest hour...
Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. There's no escaping from your nightmares. Dreams are like a lottery. On a lucky day, you'll find that you've just come into loads of money, moved into a swanky mansion with a gold-plated swimming pool and quaffed the most expensive champagne that money can buy for breakfast, dinner and tea. On a bad day, however, it's the pits, as you will either be forced to confront your darkest fears or face the prospect of a grisly, hideous death that's on a par with the demise of the Nazi baddies in Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
So spare a thought for poor old Teabag, who's drawn the short straw in dreams. She's having several nightmares about her slithering nemesis, the Mara, who's back for more in Snakedance.
It was inevitable that the Mara would stage a return, given The Doctor's non-answer to Teabag's hopes that she was free of the force in Kinda. This time around, Teabag bears the brunt of the Mara's ire far more violently, with the endgame of manifesting the snake at a tacky ceremony on the planet Manussa.
Sequels in Doctor Who are generally hard to pull off, especially if the first one was a bonafide classic. Given that Kinda was so good, a lot is demanded of Snakedance, but luckily, it's equally as strong as its predecessor, and a notable improvement on the lacklustre Arc Of Infinity. Snakedance may be more of a straight-ahead adventure tale than Kinda, and it may lack the surreal elements that marked that story out, but it's still a highly dramatic, exciting piece of Who that has plenty of interesting things to say about belief vs. materialism. It's also just as claustrophobic in its own way as Kinda - there's a rather queasy, ominous air about Snakedance, whether Teabag's summoning skulls in crystal balls or whether poor old Ambril rues the day that he doesn't take spoilt brat Lon seriously enough.
The clever thing about Snakedance is that it takes place in an environment that's totally different to the Deva Loka jungle - but the people of Manussa are just as backward as the Kinda tribe. Most of the characters in Snakedance are wealthy, over-privileged oiks who walk around in their own superficial little bubbles. There's Lon, the lazy, bored son of the unseen Federator, who's as pampered and selfish as they come. He even tries the trick of pulling the "Don't you know who I am?" routine when taking hapless showman Dugdale down a peg or two. Forever seeking fun and excitement for free, Lon's Christmases all come at once when he's summoned by Teabag, but it's very much a case of "Be careful what you wish for" as he too is taken over by the Mara.
"It's not the easiest of tasks for Martin Clunes, given that he's required to stomp about in way too much make-up, speak in a terribly posh voice and at one point dress up in what appears to be a 10-year-old girl's frock and an antique teapot"
Lon is of course played by Martin Clunes, still a familiar face on TV today in the likes of Doc Martin and Reggie Perrin. It's not the easiest of tasks for Clunes, given that he's required to stomp about in way too much make-up, speak in a terribly posh voice and at one point dress up in what appears to be a 10-year-old girl's frock and an antique teapot. No wonder he took the role of the laddish Gary in Men Behaving Badly. However, the silly make-up and costumes are irrelevant, since Clunes' performance is first-rate - he may be known for his many comedy roles these days, but Snakedance proves that Clunes can do drama just as effectively. Lon is very much a nasty piece of work, even before he's taken over by the Mara, and Clunes conveys that twisted superiority to a tee.
Who else do we have? There's the equally pampered Lady Tanha, all OTT make-up, bling and fancy clothes - in today's world, she'd be one of those socialite-style irritants, who spend their time going to swanky parties and being photographed at their poncy homes for a centre spread for one of the shallow glossies. Excellent performance from Colette O'Neil though, and the same goes for John Carson as the over-fussy Ambril. Ambril's a singularly pompous oaf, and just about the most boring man on the planet. Forever eulogising and droning on about any given subject, Ambril is a walking insomnia cure. Give him an exciting subject to talk about such as the first man on the moon or the 1966 World Cup final, and you can bet your bottom dollar that Ambril will reduce these to beige sludge.
The common denominator (apart from all three being totally unlikeable) among these characters is that they run such superficial, pointless lives, and judging by the rest of the Manussans, this seems to be a common thing. This over-reliance on glitz and polish makes the ceremony of the banishment of the Mara a ripe target for the snake's comeback. The ceremony itself is ridiculous as a bellowing man screeches joyless banalities into a megaphone while leading a procession of giddy Manussans and a giant cuddly toy snake prop. Lon is then asked to participate in a phoney ritual in which he renounces fear and greed through withered branches and handfuls of dust. It's only when Lon smashes the fake crystal that the ceremony is seen as a sham, full of fake posturing and pointless tradition by a society that has "gone soft". Hmmmm, quite what Christopher Bailey was trying to say here is an interesting one. You could argue that it's a comment on the increasingly superficial lifestyle of the 1980s, what with the yuppies and the over-reliance on pointless material goods. And with most people walking around in their own worlds, it's possible that Bailey was making a subtle dig at those who missed the bigger picture, and how learning and knowledge weren't prized so much.
"With its Buddhist influences, the themes of Snakedance may be too close to Planet Of The Spiders for its own good, but the message is still just as important"
This is seen in the treatment of two characters in Snakedance. One is Dojjen, the scraggy old hippy who's dismissed as a crank for his warnings about the Mara. The other is of course, The Doctor. I've moaned in previous reviews about how the Fifth Doctor was sometimes seen as an ineffectual presence and not taken seriously enough by others. That's exactly the case here, but in this instance, it's perfectly in context. We all know that The Doctor's warnings about the Mara are for real, but the Manussans pass him off as an idiot and throw him into a dungeon. Even when he's allowed to speak, Tanha and Ambril dismiss his claims as arrant nonsense. Looking at the bigger picture and offering views that challenge the norm are evidently not welcome on Manussa. Or maybe they're secretly laughing at The Doctor's mullet, which is in danger of reaching Michael Bolton-esque proportions.
Bailey takes this notion one step further by saying that people's fear, ignorance and negativity actually create the Mara and allow it safe passage. Look at the end sequence in which the Manussan crowds are huddled together in one shaking mass before the growing Mara - it's only The Doctor who overcomes his fear and finds the "still point" within himself to allow him to save the day. With its Buddhist influences, the themes of Snakedance may be too close to Planet Of The Spiders for its own good (The Doctor faces his fears to defeat an overgrown creature with delusions of grandeur), but the message is still just as important.
"Altogether, this is Janet Fielding's best performance, but paradoxically, it shows that she's wasted in the thankless role of the moaning Teabag"
Even with all this intellectual food for thought, Snakedance is one cracking tale. And for once, stealing the show is Janet Fielding as the possessed Teabag. I don't know, JNT missed a trick when he cast Fielding - she would have made for a much better recurring baddie, since she does gruesome evil very very well. Take the end of part one - on paper, it sounds crap: Teabag laughs evilly at a trembling fortune teller as a Mara skull shatters her crystal ball. But on screen, it's oddly one of the most effective cliffhangers of the Davison years. It's thanks to a number of things - the direction from Fiona Cumming (more on her in a minute), who uses cool video effects and dramatic camera angles to heighten the tension; that eerie, ominous rising/falling score from Peter Howell; and of course, Fielding's chilling performance - in fact, Fielding is one of the select few who can go "Bwa-ha-ha-haaaahhh!!" and not make it sound like a cheap panto. Altogether, this is Janet Fielding's best performance, but paradoxically, it shows that she's wasted in the thankless role of the moaning Teabag.
As mentioned, Fiona Cumming's direction is strike one, and again, Snakedance proves that she's most at home when helming the more imaginative, mystical style of story. She's responsible for several effective setpieces, including the aforementioned cliffhanger, the 'hall of mirrors' scene and the memorable climax. The costuming and especially the design work from Ken Trew and Jan Spoczynski respectively are outstanding, and lend the production a high-budget, glossy sheen. And again, Peter Howell proves that he's the top dog among the Radiophonic Workshop composers - the Mara screech is the icing on the cake in Snakedance's atmospheric score.
Snakedance achieves the near-impossible - a sequel that's the equal of its illustrious predecessor. It contains a thought-provoking but accessible script. It's directed with great style. The acting's of the highest standard (even the lesser roles like Chela and Dugdale are acted well by Johnathon "Bread" Morris and Brian "Mr Elisabeth Sladen" Miller). The production values are stunning. If you want to get your mitts on a Doctor Who DVD in 2011, then you won't go far wrong with the Mara Tales boxset, which is overdue for an airing in the Spring, apparently. The Mara may be gone forever (death by strawberry blancmange), but in only two adventures, it makes its mark as one of the most memorable evils in the 1980s.
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday Flashback: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) : Drilling Its Way Back Into Your Heart...
After an opening scene in which the paper boy delivers a fresh newspaper divulging the fact that escaped killer Russ Thorn is on the loose, we focus on eighteen year old Trish Devereaux (Michelle Michaels), who has invited her basketball team friends over for a slumber party since her parents are leaving town for the weekend. Her parents have charged their neighbor, Mr. Contant, to keep an eye on the house (and the girls, of course!) while they are away, to which he readily agrees to do.
At school in the locker room (after steamy showers and lots of gratuitous T & A shots), Trish's bitchy friend Diane (Gina Hunter) cuts up the new girl on the team, Valerie (Robin Stille) and the other girls add in their hateful two cents as well. Trish wants to ask Valerie to the slumber party, but Valerie overheard the nasty comments and rushes out of the school.
Here's where I find myself having to mention what incredible bitches teenage girls are. Back in the day, it wasn't outright called bullying, and there was much less focus on it back then - but let's be frank when we say it most certainly was bullying, and this is a prime example. Just because someone is different (in this case Valerie was better than them at sports and is noticeably prettier) isn't a reason to be a cunt. Regardless, it happens all the time, and this film is true-to-life in that respect.
While all the planning for the party is underway, our lunatic occupies himself with some practice kills by laying waste to several poor unfortunate folks before heading over to the Devereaux household. Thorn, with wild, spastic eyes and dressed to kill in head to toe denim, gears up his weapon of choice - a power drill - and powers his way through bone and tissue - which of course means lots of blood and guts for us gore-hounds.
Finally making his way to the girl's party, Thorn proceeds to drill his way through the cast (which at this point include some peeping tom boys from school and the unlucky Mr. Contant) until there are only a few girls left - one of which is Valerie, the scorned girl from the gym who happened to live across the street from Trish.
No new ground is broken throughout Slumber Party Massacre, but humor abounds and the old-school feel of the film really reeks nostalgia. It's a fun 77 minutes, with no time lost on developing secondary story lines or explaining why Thorn has chosen the girls. It's just pure, early-eighties, slasher-film fun!
There are an ungodly amount of cliches in SPM. Catty teens who bad-mouth the new girl, parties (in this case, slumber) with no parental supervision, the creepy neighbor next door, the lone girl stranded in an empty school hallway or dark garage, underage drinking and drugs, the escaped lunatic with a penchant for young lovelies, etc...etc. But to my surprise (and perhaps yours), it bears the stamp of two women: Director Amy Holden Jones and writer Rita Mae Brown.
Jones, an ardent feminist, worked with both Scorsese and Roger Corman in her career, and Brown (an even more staunch feminist) has found great success as an author, in particular with a series of "cozy" mysteries starring a cat: 'Sneaky Pie Brown'.
It is said that when Brown wrote SPM, it was intended to be a parody of the slasher film, but the producers ended up playing it straight. But it still has some genuinely funny parts (such as when the girls eat pizza out of the box on the dead delivery boy's chest) and it helps the film be a little more original and likable than you'd imagine it could be. The two women even inject a dose of their own feminism into the film when the girls actually chase after the killer. We love tough girls!
If you've never taken a chance on it, I'd say you could do far worse, so give it a chance for some good old-fashioned 80's fun.
4 comments:
- Francisco Gonzalez said...
You've just made me want to watch this one, thanks for the review, I love those cheesy, cliche filled 80's movies, this looks fun. Also, it will be interesting to see what a slasher film directed by two women will turn out like.
- June 28, 2013 at 4:45 PM
- Christine Hadden said...
Francisco: I can't believe you haven't seen this one. That's so awesome! I wish I was seeing it for the first time again! Enjoy!!
- June 29, 2013 at 1:24 AM
- Doug Brunell, author of "Nothing Men" said...
I saw this one many moons ago and just recently put it back on my Netflix queue. I'm not a huge slasher fan, but this film (and "Happy Birthday to Me") really bring back some good memories. How great of you to revisit it.
- July 5, 2013 at 12:10 PM
- Christine Hadden said...
Doug: It's one of my favorite "guilty pleasures" as far as slasher films go. And you know, I'll have to revisit 'Happy Birthday to Me" as well, I haven't seen it in years - it would be a great addition to Friday Flashbacks!
- July 5, 2013 at 5:17 PM


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I haven't written much lately, but it's not because I haven't had anything to write. The kids are constantly saying cute things that I'm pretty sure would be funny to people besides their parents and my parents. Like this one:
HUCK: What are we going to do when we get home?
ME: Daddy's going to be there to take care of you while I go to my office and work. I'll be all alone, which will be no fun.
HUCK: But it will be fun, because you'll be making money!
I've been volunteering in Annabella's kindergarten classroom, which I've really loved doing. It's amazing to watch as these kids just soak everything up. And they say cute things all the time too. And we all know what a fan I am of kids who say cute things.
The experience even made me spend some serious time thinking about dropping this whole freelance writing/podcasting career thing and going back to school to become a kindergarten teacher. Then I talked to my friend who also volunteers in the class and she said that I must just have a good group because in her group there was one kid who cried the whole time and another who kept trying to kiss her on the mouth.
The biggest change in our lives since I've last written is that the boys seem to have finally crossed over into a world where problems are not solved by biting and scratching and it is no longer amusing to push kids over at the playground and throw sand in their face. They've headed back to preschool where the teacher says they are "so calm!" One of their classmates is the little sister of one of Annabella's best friends and has had many encounters with them over the years. On their first day of school her mom reported that when she asked the little girl if she played with Milo and Huck, her answer was, "Yes, mommy. And Huck did not even roar at me."
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