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happy"hope I don't forget to change how the From line appears on my outgoing mail ...and send it to someone like my employer or school or something....
especially if he's a guy"
irritatedI stumbled upon this after getting the 411 on one of my favorite film stars
I thought it totally sucked how the writer would totally pick on a very famous native american peacemaker, the daughter of a Chief (now an animated Disney character) to make light fun of and use as an excuse to try to downgrade any one person for the way they present themselves
It's a little photo play slideshow of sorts that shows how stars made such fashion disaster mistakes...
uh-h-h-h,...
....before they were reknown for dressing well.
Show me a star who dressed well for every occasion from first audition to red carpet and I'll show you the ownership papers I have for the Brooklyn Bridge (which I will then sell to you for a steal...)
It was a promising premise heres the link that led me to it, in it you will find a young George Clooney in 80s garb.
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And also using dances with wolves as a cheap shot, she at least could have googled her noodle to come up with something clever like: prances with sheep
It only serves to reminds me how Marlon Brando him self once refused to let the Academy "honour " him with an Award
In addition, imo Eva looks pretty hot. 
And besides, any photoplay that features Paris and Nicole as bad fashion disasters in the making must be taking the world and themselves too seriously.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but native americana is the new Ralph Lauren. Ever since buffalo skins were painted.
don't askThe Vimy-Ridge Battle in France began April 9, 1917, and has become one of Canada's most spectacular military victories.
Last Easter in 2007 marked the remembrance for the memorial of this turning-point event and also the burial of the repatriated remains of a Canadian soldier.
His was one of two bodies uncovered in 2003 by construction workers south of Avion, France, near the ridge and identity was confirmed through DNA testing.
But in all, it is believed that only eight soldiers who fought in the Great War i.e. WORLD WAR ONE are now still alive.
As France bid a final adieu just 9 days ago from today to its last surviving soldier of that war.
France's final World War One veteran dies
Ponticelli, 110, served in both the French and Italian armies.
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Travel related.
accident prone
don't askI had a thought.
When the Good German was written as a book...
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....did the writer wish to draw a parallel between the parable of The Good Samaritan? Or was it collorary?
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My apologies if you came to the Cafe today expecting colorful easter eggs and furry rabbitts (are there any other kind?:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytdXd32BmiA
don't ask-EDITED I stand corrected. Either I am not in the entertainment channel news universe or this Academy Award winning director has passed on with little notice or paid attention.
Hollywood film Director...Academy Award winning film director and film producer
Anthony Minghella
'The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” which recently completed filming in Botswana was his latest effort which he may very well end up receiving a post-humous Award for, who knows?
This brings to mind for me once upon a time that I took a week-ender scriptwriter course in Vancouver and whereas "Truly, Madly, Deeply," (was also Mr.Minghellas directorial debut: YouTube ) was one of our case studies. It had won a BAFTA for best original screenplay and Australian Film Institute's Best Foreign Film Award. Not bad for a Directorial debut!!
The world has lost another great. Expect the entertainment world reporters and press to wretch this for all of what its worth. A sad story. Please make a donation for cancer research today
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a-okFound an interesting sober memorial shrine to the Vietnam Wars My Lai murders.......turn into a thread conversation about :..hockey.
Actually though thats a good thing. Its occured to me that this would be a time to remain respecectfully silent and remain a vigilant outlook even as headlines still spill out making their turns concerning tortured detainees and so on.
So well, .....who's got the puck?
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Any Flaggers here, heres a little something I found for your interest.
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And have you heard about one of the four Aghan athletes competing in this summers Beijing Olympics being a g-g-g-g-g-g-i-rl?? Seems not everyone watching her run by their window are shouting : "You Go, girl!"
Afghan girl braves Taliban, jeers in Olympic quest
a-okFive years.
Five years is the amount of time that has expired
since the world invaded Iraq.
Its been five years since Johnny Cash died.
Five years is only how long the new US Department of
Homeland
Security officially began operation.
Five years ago is when the last old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolled off a
production line in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
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In five years from now...
there are kids turning 10-11 right now in the UK who will be forced to attend
school until they turn 18 instead of 16
in five years, the US will have to decide to vote out Huckabee and give
whover takes over from
Al Gores, Hillary Clintons, Barack Obamas
old job of Democrat candidate as President.
In the European Union countries you will require only one driving licence to
drive in all EU-member
countries..
Thats 23 official and working languages (27 nation member states) and one driving licence.
At this rate, by 2013, with a EU licence..you could one day drive from Croatia to Portugal.
EU members wrap up 2-day summit on laws for climate change goalsOn to Copenhagen we go. After all, that was IN Bruges. <--(lol, joke link)EU leaders promise to act against China and US in carbon crusade
but,...-...
The European Union's ambitious target on using biofuels in cars could be
amended in the face of concerns over rising food prices.
Order your copy of:
The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly
Eclipsing the American Dream by Jeremy Rifkin today! :)
note: it was 12 years ago that Jeremy Rifkin wrote
'The End of Work' about the disappearance of manufacturing
jobs and the opportunity for the social economy..
don't ask"Afghanistan remains the world's largest producer of opium and heroin, .... drug lords and corrupt government officials operate with impunity.
The country has one of the world's sharpest rising rates of drug use, especially in the cities."
The CSM reports.
Hear also:
Audio report from CSm - Drug USe Afghans
brightTake an aboriginal perspective pill.
It is not with much heart that one watches parliamentary news these days i.e. politics in Canada
It seems more like a slow breathing in and out of the 'lie that Jack told' about whatever Cadman spoke (it didnt reach my right ear)
and we dont know who said what about NAFTA but whatever it was we didnt mean it (neither did they)
It seems like a perfectly orchestrated joke to play on the non-paying attention public.
What a mastermind Stephen Harper would be to try and tear NAFTA down and saddle Obama with the credit so he wouldn't have to blame his own party for its failure. Genius!
So whats in the cards now>? The emotions of the Canadians chomping on the bit for an election against the dug in heels and jackboots of the staunch Conservatives who would love a chance to try and prove where Canadians' sentiments now lie. Not!
We have been going up and down like a yo-yo on whether or not there will or will not be another election within the four years of power the capital C's have.
What will it be? What will be the crux of the issue? What could we bang on the drum loud enough to get Canadians out of the bed and out of Harpers hypnotic spell and racing to the voting booth in their night gowns to vote Liberal?
The environment ?
The war in Afghanistan?
The recent budget? Huh?
The restless natives threatening to protest?
Naw. How about the elimination of tax savings for people who want to send their kids to school?
That'll be enough for an election. But will it win it if there is one? Ho-hum on it goes!
Meanwhile, speaking of Afghanistan (do we ever miss a beat?)...in between the pages about jailed news barons, prostitute visiting Governors in entrapment schemes and whatever you can sandwich in between that...
heres news that no Westerner would be willing to want to hear...
that food shortages in some parts of Afghanistan, have forced some families to eat dried grass in order to survive..
or how thousands of Afghans have been been busy repatriating and returning without hope or prospects. Since last year over 360,000 of them.
Thats just over 10X the number of the entire force of Americans currently in country who also make up about a third of the number of soldiers over there (while Canada has about 2,500)
And its in about two days that we will hear word as to what exactly we will do there if we dont get bolstered by about 1000 more support troops from other NATO countries past 2009 our current commitment date.
Under the Afghan government’s current three-year plan, all Afghan refugees are expected to come back by the end of 2009.
360,000 in one year last year, how many per year will be expected in the next two?
In addition to eating grass for sustenance, Afghans returning home to languish, theres been a
with that meaning that the key emphasis should be on the REPORTED cases of violence.
But these are the headlines behind the headlines, if we get any more like these...
Canadian soldier found dead at Afghanistan's Kandahar base
(Canadas 80th war casualty) - + one diplomat
what are Canadians supposed to make of our vaunted position in the world?
Sooner or later we will learn 1,000 troops are just a drop in the bucket.
And with that type of realism settling in soon, the reports of a Canadian dying met back with an empty report. Like a silent little echo in a silent little gun chamber that no one hears.
Like how the number of violent incidents rose from an average of 425 a month in 2006 to 566 each month last year.
And here at home too many cops with guns not killling criminals, too many cops using Tasers on civilains, and too many gang members kiling each other.
By how many degrees are we like Afghanistan itself but blessed with so much more?
So stupid things like whether a politician lied? Something about a leaked memo?
While this goes on? We just laugh. We do. Politicians are funny that way.
And gums are flapping over a call girl ring? Something tells me the French are fuming.
Nor do we wish to hear though that in this country with such a huge freedom imparting movement rifling through its population thanks to all of this gladhanding..
that in AFGHANISTAN journalists are being sentenced to death.
Its what we dont want to hear that doesnt make it to press time.
Will he be dead by deadline is the only question left to remain stagnant, not whether or not NATO will reply with a thousand more troops.
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