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Your gut will tell you where you need to point your energies next. So be ready to move today -- if you suddenly get an urge to tidy up the house, then block out the rest of your day to do it. And if you suddenly get an urge to bake some cookies, head right out to the market and pick up whatever ingredients you need. It might not be convenient to act so spontaneously today, but it the more you can do it, the more you will feel a sense of power over your own life.

Egads, people, what is going on at today's baby showers?!? First the boobie cake, then the edible baby, and now this!Obviously, this is wrong on a level so VERY wrong that it doesn't really need elaboration. However, I feel compelled to point out that the, er, "mom" here has the face of a blow-up doll, is completely nekkid (is that a new trend in delivery rooms?), and is anatomically correct where you wouldn't expect her to be (ergo the censor bars - sorry, fellas!).I'm picturing the games they played at this baby shower: "Pin the Epidural", "Catch the After-birth", and of course the ever popular "Guess Whose Hoo-Haw?". Yeesh - just what do you suppose the party favors were? No, wait, let's not go there...(Liz P., thanks for sharing - I think.)

The Dirt Devil Broom Vac is a cordless broom that sweeps and vacuums in one easy step.With 60% more power than the original Broom Vac™, the redesigned Broom Vac is convenient enough for quick pick ups, but powerful enough for everyday cleaning.Simply push the foot switch with a tip of a toe, sweep dirt as normal and watch the mess disappear.The product is ideal for cleaning dry spills on a variety of hard floor surfaces such as wood, linoleum, marble and tile.And unlike the old straw broom and dustpan, there's no need for bending over and no messy line of dirt left behind.After use, simply remove the unit's dirt cup and empty.To recharge the Broom Vac simply plug in the adaptor.

TORONTO — J.K. Rowling says she knew one of the most beloved characters in her best-selling Harry Potter series was gay “probably before the first book [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] was published” in 1997.

If your kids don't learn it from you, they'll learn it somewhere else. Teach your children well.

On this extremely special edition of the Brain Damage podcast, Rob has the distinct pleasure of interviewing three members of the biggest band in the universe, DETHKLOK. Featured in the interview are vocalist Nathan Explosion, lead guitarist Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Pickles the Drummer.

Encounters with fishers rare: MNR Bruce Bell Local News - Thursday, August 02, 2007 @ 10:00 A senior fish and wildlife technician with the Ministry of Natural Resources says a Prince Edward County woman's encounter with a fisher was a rare occurrence. Eugene DeShane of the Kingston MNR office said although fishers are opportunistic feeders, under normal circumstances they avoid humans. "It's very strange behaviour for a fisher, especially at this time of year," DeShane explained. "They are solitary animals and even though they are opportunistic when it comes to feeding, at this time of year up to 30 per cent of their diet is berries and there is also an abundance of squirrels, rabbits and mice to feed on. " Kyla Jones is now undergoing a series of rabies shots after an altercation with a fisher while defending her two pug dogs at her North Marysburgh home. DeShane said it is a popular misconception the animals - which are related to wolverines, minks and weasels and can weigh as much as 20 pounds - were released in an effort to control a growing porcupine population. In fact, a tagging program showed they have been migrating into the Quinte region from the United States. "Five years ago you would hardly hear anything about fishers in this area and when the numbers started to increase, it was initially thought they were migrating down from the Canadian Shield," he said. "We have since learned they are coming from the Adirondack region, along Lake Ontario into places like Prince Edward County." While there is a limited quota on fishers for trappers, DeShane said not all regions are experiencing a population growth. "In some of the areas I cover, the numbers are actually decreasing," he said. "Some of that can be attributed to trapping, but even with a good food supply, people living close to forested areas shouldn't let pets run free."

Bruce Bell Local News - Thursday, August 02, 2007 @ 10:00 The gashes and scratches on Kyla Jones' arms and legs are healing but bear grim testimony to a nasty encounter with a fisher at her home last week. Jones, 26, was watering flowers at her County Road 7 home near Lake on the Mountain at 8:30 p.m. July 24, when she noticed a fisher about 100 metres away in a nearby field. It wasn't long before she was defending her two beloved pet pug dogs from the animal. "I went into the house and called my husband (on the phone) and he said to hit it with a hockey stick if it came near," she said. "I went out and grabbed the stick and the thing just bee-lined straight toward the dogs, where they were tied up. "I was able to cut it off and hit it with the stick. It came at me four or five times and I finally got it right in the face and it took off. I got the dogs and ran into the house and it came back and came right up on the deck to the door. The thing showed absolutely no fear." For now the pair of 20-pound pugs, Jaws and Cujo are confined to the house. Jones said an animal was on her deck again Monday night after dark, knocking over a garbage can and table. "I don't know if the fisher is still hanging around, but we used to let the dogs run free in the field and they won't be doing that anymore," she said. "I don't think it was even full grown yet but it was all teeth and claws, so if I had children I wouldn't be letting kids out in the yard right now." Although the wounds hurt, the pain doesn't compare with the aftermath of the attack. Jones saw her family physician in Picton the following day and, on Thursday, had her first series of rabies shots that she will have to endure for a month. "The doctor called the health unit and there have only been three confirmed cases of rabies in fishers in Canada and they were all in Manitoba, so this is more of a precaution than anything else." Jones said, surprisingly, she felt no fear during the battle. "It was strange but I wasn't afraid at all and I just kept thinking, this thing is going to shred my dogs right in front of me," she said. "It was nasty looking but I'm sure it's missing some of its teeth now after the whack in the face I gave it."

Alvin and the Chipmunks is getting a live-action/CGI movie????

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