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Nike teamed up with Mercy Corps and Hands on Portland Monday to pack 10,000 ‘comfort kits ' to assist the Gulf Coast evacuees. photo by S teve D ipaola / colrtesy of W hen a c h ild g e ts p h y sic a l w ith a paren t, you have the op tio n to ch o o se a body slam , c o n v in c e d m e th a t h e ’ s a dro p kick in the ch e st o r a c h an g ed . S hould I give him an ­ karate ch o p in the th ro at. R e­ o th e r c h a n c e ? —Rebecca; Buf­ g a rd le ss o f y o u r d a u g h te r’s fa lo , N.Y. ag e, you need to m ake it cle a r Dear Rebecca: th at y o u ’re the paren t and she If you go back, be sure you w ill not be p lacin g h er hands have yo u r funeral arran g em en ts on you. Y ou can talk all you in o rd e r o r get read y fo r a life o f w ant, but if you d o n ’t send m ise ry . T h is m an tre a ts you the m essage w ith som e p h y si­ w o rse than a do g and has no cal force, y o u ’ll find y o u r face resp ect, care o r love for you. 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