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I agree. And Kirkland (number 4) is Costco's store brand.

Right.....last year there was 01:02:03 04/05/06 and next year we will see 03:04:05 06/07/08.

I see by the ever-vigilant ET show that Larry Burkhead has left the Drahamas and returned to his old Kentucky home with his daughter by Anna Nicole Smith. Thank goodness. I only hope that his man has enough sense to keep her there, so she will at least have a fighting chance for a normal childhood. He seems like a sincerely loving parent and a nice guy. But time will tell. If he tries to turn this little girl into a cash cow, I hope the bad Karma comes back on him 10,000 fold. Originally, ANS had named the child Hannah Rose. Then her son died and she was driven by grief and loss to remember him via her newborn. I think if I were Burkhead, I would change it back. Maybe when she Googles "Hannah Rose Burkhead" someday it won't be so devistating.

It occurs once a year, every year.

Should this bill pass, or not? Wouldn't you think that a group of black Christians would be the first to uphold the rights of, and seek protection for, other minorities? What about white Christians? Is it so important to you that your minister be allowed to preach against gays that you would oppose this legislation, which might actually save lives? Ministers oppose shield for gays By HAMIL R. HARRIS The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- A coalition of conservative African-American religious leaders is lobbying Congress to reject a bill that would extend federal hate-crimes laws to cover gays, saying they fear it would prevent them from preaching against homosexuality. Several ministers last week urged House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., a sponsor of the bill, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the proposed Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. They say it would pin the hate-crime label on their sermons against homosexuality, which they consider a sin. "This bill will offer a status for gays, lesbians and transgender people under the equal protection status that can muzzle the black church," said Bishop Harry Jackson, pastor of Hope Christian Church in suburban Lanham, Md. Gay activists compare the bill to civil rights legislation of the 1960s.

While I have the mag open in front of me.....this is what it says about laundry detergents. 1. Tide with bleach 2. Tide cold water 3. Tide HE 4. Kirkland Signature Ultra 5. Tide with Downy 6. Tide with Bleach Alternative 7. Ultra Plus with Oxi-Clean (Sears) 8. All Stainlifter 9. Great Value Ultra Mountain Fresh (Wal Mart) 10. Wisk 11. All free and clear 12. Cheer dark formula 13. Gain with bleach alternative 14. Ultra Plus with fabric softener 15. Cheer Color Guard 16. Quixtar 17. Ultra Plus stain fighting formula 18. Era Max with bleach alternative 19. Seventh Generation free and clear 20. Shop Rite Ultra free and clear 21. Purex free and clear 22. Arm and Hammer 23. Ecover Ultra 24. Xtra with bleach alternative 25. Winn-Dixie Ultra 26. Sun Ultra 27. Tempo 28. Trader Joe's

This is an overall score. They tested on carpet and bare floors. These are the uprights only. Does anyone want to see the results on canisters? 1. Hoover Wind Tunnel Self Propelled Ultra 2. Eureka Boss Smart Vac Ultra 3. Kenmore Progressive with Direct Drive 4. Hoover Wind Tunnel Bagless 5. Eureka Ultra Whirlwind 6. Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition 7. Riccar SupraLite 8. Dyson The Ball All Floors 9. Oreck XL21-700 10. Hoover Wind Tunnel Bagless Self Propelled 11. Riccar Radiance 12. Bissell Cleanview II 13. Kenmore Progressive 14. Kenmore Progressive with Direct Drive 15. Dyson DC07 All Floors 16. Dyson DC14 Complete 17. Eureka The Boss 18. Sebo Automatic 19. Dirt Devil Vision Self Propelled 20. Eureka Bos 4D 21. Bissell Prolite 22. Bissell Lift-Off 23. Electrolux Aptitude 24. Miele Powerhouse 25. Dirt Devil Jaguar 26. Miele ART Red Roses 27. Sanyo Performance 28. Bosch Turbo Jet BUH 29. Bissell Powerforce 30. Kenmore Bagless 31. Sanyo Dirt Hunter

Trash, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And this is in no way an attempt to promote the "boy love" site, or to argue Marjon's intentions. As you probably know, Marjon and I have our own issues, but I will defend forever his right to say (post) whatever he chooses, as long as he stays within the LBT rules. I say that links to porn sites would be fine, as long as there are no graphics, but that kind of defeats the whole purpose of porn, don't you think? The BL site was a verbal outrage - no pics of "seductive" young boys (thank God). And while we are on the subject, does anyone have a comment on kiddie porn in advertising? Fresh off of getting in trouble for producing a batch of racist t-shirts, Abercrombie decided to get into a less controversial business: kiddie porn. It appears everyone’s favorite overpriced, gelled-up, frayed-bottom brand is into selling thongs — for children. The words “eye candy” and “wink wink” are printed on the front of the skimpy underwear. Now that’s hot. Who is Abercrombie’s head of design? Woody Allen? And from another source... Part "Barely Legal," part vapid teen magazine, the Christmas issue of the A&F Quarterly is unparalleled in the amount of naked frolicking it uses to sell clothing. And considering the demographic it is trying to reach, it's downright risqué. Besides the couples seemingly in the throes of sexual intercourse, there are subtler seductions. If you look very, very closely, somewhere around Page 100, you can find not-quite airbrushed male pubes on a well-cut frat guy, as he slides in the buff down a wet rock into crashing waves. It's beyond anything our parents saw in Playboy. "It's very healthy to be free and be honest about it," says Sam Shahid, an A&F board member, and head of Shahid & Co. in New York, the firm that designs the racy ad campaigns. The cover of the Christmas issue promises "280 pages of moose, ice hockey, chivalry, group sex & more." There wasn't a whole lot of ice hockey or chivalry, unless, by "ice hockey" they mean bare asses, and by "chivalry" they mean nipples. One layout is of four giggling topless coeds, tanned and blond, sprawled across a plaid blanket in the woods, pulling down the boxer shorts of a freshly scrubbed muscular guy, with a Cheshire cat grin revealing Tom Cruise-like pearly whites. And his ass. Then there's a completely naked couple, making out, or having sex, on wet rocks. There's Tom Cruise-guy again, naked by the fireplace, but for a strategically placed gift with a bow. And look! Two naked men (can 18-year-olds be called men?) in the river, standing barely far enough away from each other not to be construed as gay -- though that's how I construed it. "There's no such thing as being too sexy," Shahid says. "You're speaking to the kids. Everybody talks about sex all the time." He says none of the sexual content in the catalog is meant to shock -- though this comes from the same man who gave us the borderline kiddie porn ads for Calvin Klein years ago. If you allow your kids to wear clothing from Abercrombie, you are buying into this. I did not post pics from the Abercrombie catalog, BTW, because I consider them extremely inappropriate. But you can Google and see for yourself.

My DIL's dad was forced into medical retirement, so he has lots of time on his hands. Plus, he lives with his 90 year old mother. They live for infomercials. He bought something called a "Flavor Wave" and loved it so much, he ordered a second one....just in case they stop selling the things.

A recent Consumer Report digest rated vacuums and Dyson didn't do that well. Neither did my Oreck (number 9). If anyone wants the list, I will post it. Rainbow, BTW, was dead last - and the most expensive.

I am so glad you mentioned this....another purchase I have been pondering. Is the "memory foam" worth the money? Does it pack down at all?

Can't edit.....it's still broken. I sure wish they would get that thing fixed, though!

Tommy.... Did you think I was asking if you were a lover of young boys? Lord help us....I would NEVER insinuate such a thing! I promise!

Thanks, Laurend.....some really helpful household tips can be found there, as in: When attempting a self-circumcision do not use dry ice to numb the area... and when the dry ice sticks to the... a.... area, do not attempt to remove the ice with boiling water.

Please tell me what you found insulting, as that certainly was not my intention. I was only asking if you agreed with the side that felt Marjon had trivialized molestation by his comparison with forced prayer, or did you think we were overly sensitive to take offense.

This is your brain... This is your brain on bread...Ummmmm, no thanks.

Correct. Our UHC is thru American Airlines, which is actually self-insured. UHC merely administers the plan for AA.

I remember liking rabbit when I was a kid. I've eaten squirrel, too but wasn't impressed. I don't like venison, except venison jerky, which is awesome. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to trying new food.

Most unusual thing I've ever eaten was alligator tail. Not my favorite thing.

My apologies, Ms. Dad. Sometimes the order that the posts fall in, especially when there is no reference to a specific post, can create confusion. (Admitedly, I am easily confused some days.) And you, of course, are entitled to point it out when you feel someone has overstepped the line, whether it's me or someone else.

I was simply noting, Tommy, that 100% of the posters who have expressed those sentiments ("silly", "need to chill" etc) were men. That is NOT the same as saying 100% of the men on this board share those opinions. Most men are repulsed by child molesters, I believe - including the men on this forum. The issue is not whether men abhor child molestation or not. The issue is whether the post comparing the offensiveness of forced prayer in school to that of pedophilia was appropriate hyperbole, or if it minimized the horrible, lifelong trauma and pain that victims of child sexual abuse almost invariably suffer. So....now that you've weighed in, Tommy, which team are YOU on?

Lap Dancer....you must not have been listening to some of the other posters (all men, by the way). We are "silly" and need to "chill". Oh.....and "vicious", too. That one REALLY cracks me up.

That didn't give her even the tiniest little clue????

Thanks. Sadly, however, I have GAINED on the mushies. I can hardly wait to be re-filled. Good thing saline isn't an illegal drug.....I would be standing on a street corner come next week, trying to score.

ECONOMIC SUCCESS CLEARINGHOUSE (formerly Welfare Information Network) Time Limits The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) forbids use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to provide assistance to a family for more than 60 months (5 years) in total. (States however, may use their own funds to provide assistance to families after they have reached the 60 month threshold.) A state may exempt up to 20% of the average monthly TANF caseload from these time limits for hardship reasons, or if the family includes a domestic violence victim. PRWORA also requires that welfare recipients engage in "work" (as defined by the state) within 24 months of receiving benefits, and some states have their own more stringent work requirement deadlines. Information on time limits related to work requirements is included in our TANF Work Requirements page. Welfare clients who are reaching time limits typically fall into three categories: Hard-to-serve recipients with multiple barriers to self-sufficiency who are long-time recipients or who cycle on and off assistance. Employed recipients in states with earnings disregard policies or other 'make work pay' policies who remain eligible for cash assistance because their earnings are not adequate to achieve self-sufficiency. Long-time recipients with little evidence of employment barriers, but no success in securing employment. WIC stands for "Women's, Infants, and Children's" program and is open only to low-income pregnant and nursing women, or pre-school children. This assistance is in the form of "coupons" issued monthly that allow the participant to purchase brand approved (meaning the cheapest) cheese, milk, juice, and a few other items. Just because a family receives some sort of federal assistance (food stamps or WIC, for example) does NOT mean they do not work. More often than not, it means they work, but are low-income. I was raised by a single mother who struggled to raise her children with little to no help from our father. She was a teacher. In addition, she worked every school vacation and long holidays, like Christmas break, at various jobs. Today, my mother would probably qualify for federal assistance. I would hate to think that society would consider my mother, or anyone who tried as hard as she did, a lazy welfare recipient.