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Finding good Christmas gifts for nursing home residents is definitely not always easy.
Most of the time you find that they really don't have a "need" for anything and considering they are short on space, it can be hard to find the right gift.
You may have to put a little more thought into the gift, but there are some wonderful gifts that you can buy for a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility. These gifts would also work for elderly seniors who may still live at home but are restricted due to health as well.
These gift ideas could also be used for birthdays and not just Christmas as well.
Christmas Gift Ideas For Nursing Home Residents
Make a Nursing Home Care Package
It's easy to forget about the basics that an elderly senior may need that they can't just run out to the store to get. You can put together a nursing home care package for your loved one so that they have all the supplies (and extras too) they may need on a daily or weekly basis.
Some items that are good to include are chapstick, lotions (pick ones that are good for sensitive skin and very mild smelling), soap, hand wipes, tissues, toothpaste, toothbrush, and air fresheners. You can place all these items in a nice basket that can also be used for storing the items or for decorative purposes in the room as well.
Here are some recommended items that are great for a Christmas care package for a nursing home patient.
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Flower Arrangement
Getting a beautiful flower arrangement can easily lift the spirit of your loved one. It's even better when you hand deliver a wonderful bouquet of her favorite flowers and get to spend some time with her at the nursing home as well.
You could even extend this past Christmas time and get her a new flower arrangement every couple of weeks to replace the one that may have died. It just gives that extra warm feeling to maybe an otherwise cold room.
Comfy Slippers or Warm Fuzzy Socks
Nursing home residents as well as just elderly seniors who live at home can always use some nice warm and comfy socks for the winter time.
If you plan on buying slippers just be sure that you buy ones that have a grip on the bottom and won't slide and cause any fall issues with the patient.
Favorite Homemade Treats or Foods
This is probably one of the best Christmas gift ideas for grandma in a nursing home. If she has a special recipe she used to make or a favorite dessert, bring it buy for a nice surprise gift.
Just be sure to check if your loved one is on a restricted diet so you can customize the treat before bringing in and realizing she can't have it.
If you are not much of a baker or chief, then you can still bring in some of her favorite snacks that she can keep in her room. This could be a small bag of her favorite chocolates or some crackers or pudding cups that she really likes.
Wheelchair Blanket or Lap Quilt
The elderly tend to run colder so a nice warm blanket is a great gift. For anyone who may be in a wheelchair you could choose a wheelchair blanket or just about anyone would like a lap quilt that they can wear while watching TV or reading a book.
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CD's of Their Favorite Singers
You can find some pretty inexpensive CD's that you can pick up for the nursing home resident as a Christmas gift. You'll find all kinds of older singers on CDs from Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline. You can even find compilation CDs that offer a variety of music from certain decades or certain genres.
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If they don't have a way to play the compact discs, you can also find very inexpensive CD players to gift them as well.
Large Print Books or Books On Tape
If your relative enjoys reading still, find out what type of books they enjoy and buy a few of them in a large print. You could also choose a book on tape if they have trouble seeing and aren't really into reading the actual book but will listen to them.
There are some nursing homes that have a small library of books for residents to take and read. You could also consider donating some books to the general library at the home for other residents as well.
You can find great deals on books at Amazon and you'll find that they also have just about any book you could look for.
Best Gift Of All – Spend Time With Your Loved Ones In A Nursing Home
The very best Christmas gift for a nursing home resident is to simply spend time with them as much as possible. Although lots of people tend to want to make a difference during the holidays, as they holidays come and go, you get busy with your life and may not make as much time for visits. Make a promise to your loved on that you will come on certain days so they have something to look forward to. Mark it in your calendar and be sure to keep the date.
It could be a simple as 45 minutes every Wednesday to eat lunch with your grandma while on your lunch break for work. It could be dropping by every other Saturday morning to bring them breakfast that day. It doesn't have to be an all day commitment but just a 30 minute visit will light up their face.
Any of the above Christmas gifts for elderly seniors would really make the person's holiday. Of course, these gift ideas can also be used other times of the year including birthdays as well as just "thinking of you" gifts.


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'Fight Club' has a comic book sequel
Forget the first rule of Fight Club, we have to talk about this
Listen up, Fight Club fans! You will be glad to know that the famous cult novel-turned-movie written by Chuck Palahniuk has a sequel.
Released by Dark Horse Comics yesterday, the long-awaited sequel continues the story of Tyler Durden after 10 years of starting Project Mayhem. He lives a normal lifestyle now, with a kid and a wife. But things have to change...
In a recent interview with The Verge, the author reveals a little bit more about Fight Club 2.
"My work – my dream, or idea was that Project Mayhem and the whole organisation would work to create empowered individuals who would go off to create their own visions. And that the organisation itself would disappear. People weren't meant to stay in it, the organisation wasn't meant to sustain its own power," said Chuck.
"So what we're seeing in Fight Club 2 is that Project Mayhem has crossed the line where it's no longer about empowering people. It's about maintaining its own power in the world."
Fight Club 2 is a ten-part series illustrated by Cameron Stewart and available for online purchase now.
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Throughout Savannah, people are partying like crazy and making money while sipping wine and sampling baked goods.
It's certainly not your typical holiday get-together. Instead of walking out the door with a poinsettia or a party favor, these guests are leaving with cold, hard cash they made for selling gold jewelry, belt buckles and even teeth.
And the guests aren't the only ones who are making bucks. For hosting a gold party at her Wilmington Island home, Judy Field earned 10 percent of approximately $9,000 that a local jeweler handed out to people who came to Judy's house bearing baggies full of gold.
As one guest confided to Judy, "(Selling jewelry) sure beats the heck out of having a garage sale."
Judy first heard about the gold parties a little less than a month ago when she received an invitation for one. She conducted a bit of research and found out that the jeweler who would be buying the gold at the party was local and well-respected. (She had heard radio and television ads about out-of-town gold buyers setting up shop at local hotels or mailing jewelry away and was leery of both methods.)
Judy decided to investigate even further.
"I knew we had some stuff in a little box at home, but I didn't know what to expect," she recalled. That "stuff" included a man's belt buckle, a couple of broken chains and a "teeny, tiny baby ring."
Judy put the items in a bag and took them to the party. While guests mingled, a local jeweler met privately with each guest.
"I wasn't sure I was going to sell (the gold items) but when he said $375 I said, 'Yeah, sure,' " she added.
A friend attending the same party told Judy that she had gone through her jewelry but she probably "didn't have anything." That woman walked out of the party with more than $800, Judy said.
The more she thought about it, the more Judy was leaning toward hosting a party. She made a list of 60 or 70 people, because the jeweler needs at least 10 guests (or bags from 10 people) to make it worth his while, Judy explained.
When the people on her list were slow with their responses, Judy sent additional e-mails. "The follow-up is very important," she said.
One of those attending Judy's party was local pet portrait artist Kathy Daniel who accompanied her sister. Kathy knows how much gold is worth these days and the morning of the party, she checked the Internet and found out that 14 karat gold was selling for $1,209 an ounce. Kathy gathered up a few items - "old rings and chains - nothing really sentimental" - and was unsure of what it was worth, if anything, she said.
"It was jewelry that I bought for myself and didn't wear that much," she explained. Even when she arrived at the party and waited her turn, she wasn't certain that she would sell. But like Judy, when the jeweler told her he would pay her $600 for her items, Kathy didn't have to think about it too long. "I said, 'OK.' "
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We hold regular monthly auctions that feature farm & construction equipment, lawn & garden items, antiques, vintage items, collectibles and much more. We do not have furniture or household items. Our monthly auctions bring together buyers and sellers in a fun and friendly bidding atmosphere. We are open to the public, and we invite you to experience the fun and excitement of a live auction. We have 4 to 8 auctioneers selling all day.
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My back yard is well-known for the two main crops of Oklahoma…. Rocks and Ticks! I can deal with the ticks, but those darn ROCKS are rather irritating. I want to draw attention away from that uninteresting terrain and put in some memorable items that will be pleasing and relaxing. As many of you know , I recently attended Disney Dreamers Academy at Disney World and got the chance to see the 2014 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. From the dazzling gardens and stunning topiary displays, I was in heaven. Well, that was all fine, but reality is… I don't have an army of gardeners and designers to turn my back yard into a wonderland! I should point out at this time that my green thumb is actually more a like black thumb.
So, this has gotta be something I can pull off myself. I was thinking about a lovely outdoor arbor. Something like a covered arbor sitting area for entertaining, or just relaxing. I found this adorable Arbor at YardEnvy.com that I believe I could really work with.
I feel redesigning your yard is not something that you can do overnight. It takes time and thought. Whether you want a secret garden, or just a little quiet sitting area under a shady tree.You can create a lavish outdoor retreat on a budget. Go on the hunt at antique and flea markets to find unique and incredible old pieces to add flair to your surroundings. Most can be painted and refurbished to make a great conversation piece.
Now, take some time and make your plan… Don't let your back yard go to waste. Grasses and flowers are not the only foundation of landscaping for this precious space. I am off to set my plan in motion. Goodbye ugly rocky terrain, and Hello to my new outdoor paradise!


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A trick, a treat
A trick awaits around every corner, a treat behind every door
Updated 8:16 am, Friday, October 21, 2011
We can't begin to list them all, but here is a sampling of Halloween events for you and your family. Parties
What: Monster Mash and Bash
When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 29
Where: New York State Museum, Adirondack Hall, Madison Avenue across from Empire State Plaza, Albany
Details: State Museum presents its annual Halloween festival for toddlers to 10-year-olds, featuring costumes, crafts, face-painting and costume parades at 1 and 3 p.m. (Other Halloween-related events at the State Museum include "Muckman Movie Fest" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, and "Cooking the Tree of Life Halloween Special: the Food Origins of Monster Myths" at 7 p.m. Wednesday. See museum website for details.)
Cost: $5
Info: 474-5877; http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
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What: Haunted Hound Halloween Costume Party
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Lazy Dog Cookie Company, 101 Ford St., Ballston Spa
Details: Second annual fundraiser for Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, featuring costume party and contest with prizes for top costumes -- dog, human and pet-owner combo -- music, photographer, raffle baskets, food and drink.
Cost: $20
Info: http://www.mohawkhumane.orgWhat: Halloween at The Crossings
When: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: The Crossings of Colonie, 580 Albany-Shaker Rd., Loudonville
Details: Children march in costume, listen to music and spooky stories, eat cookies and drink juice. Schedule includes Andy "Music Man" Morse from 10:15-11 a.m., costume parade at 11 a.m., and "Spooky Story Time" from 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Cost: Free
Info: 456-2135
What: Halloween in the Hills
When: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: Albany Public Library Arbor Hill-West Hill branch, 148 Henry Johnson Blvd., AlbanyDetails: Halloween party for children, featuring candy handouts, deejay, "spooky dance lessons," magic tricks, costume parade.
Cost: Free
Info: 427-4310
What: Double M Haunted Hayrides, Corn Maze
When: Hayrides start about 7 p.m., Thursday through Sunday in October
Where: Double M Western and Feed Store, 678 Rt. 67, Ballston Spa
Details: The 30- to 40-minute hayride weaves through haunted forest on a tractor-drawn wagon. Each wagon has a narrator, and frightful scenes await around each corner and behind every tree. Hayrides not recommended for children younger than 5. For them, consider a daytime hayride and the corn maze (11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in October; admission $10, children 2 and younger free).
Cost: $21
Info: Call 884-9122 for reservations; http://www.mmhauntedhayrides.com
What: Ghost Hunting Tour on Albany Trolleys, a division of Albany Aqua Ducks
When: 7 p.m., today, Saturday and Sunday; Thursday through Oct. 31
Where: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, corner of Broadway and Clinton Avenue, Albany
Details: Includes stops at Ten Broeck Mansion, State Capitol and Graceland Cemetery.
Cost: $25 adults, $23 seniors and active military, $16 12 and younger; reservations required
Info: 462-3825; http://www.albanyaquaducks.com
What: Flashlight Nights at Fort Ticonderoga
When: 7-9 p.m. today, Saturday, Oct. 28, Oct. 29
Where: Fort Ticonderoga, 100 Fort Ti Rd., Ticonderoga
Details: Explore the fort after dark with your flashlight and learn the history and haunted stories inside the stone walls and then outside in the six-acre corn maze. Costumed historic interpreters lead tours into areas of fort where unexplained events have occurred.
Cost: $15 adults, $10 children 12 and younger
Info: Call 585-2821 for reservations; http://www.fortticonderoga.org
What: Haunted house
When: Kid friendly 12:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 29, Oct. 30; very scary 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 29, Oct. 30
Where: Rotterdam Square Mall (near Sears entrance), 93 W. Campbell Rd., Schenectady
Details: Schenectady Theater for Children presents its inaugural haunted house.
Cost: $5 adults, $3 kids
Info: http://stcny.org
What: Haunted mansion
When: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 28, 4-9 p.m. Oct. 29, 1-4 p.m. Oct. 30
Where: Ten Broeck Mansion, 9 Ten Broeck Pl., Albany
Details: Guts, gore and zombie madness at the historic (and haunted) Ten Broeck Mansion. Sunday is geared toward families with younger children. Sponsored by the Tri-City New York Paranormal Society.
Cost: $5
Info: 436-9826; http://www.tenbroeckmansion.org
What: Haunted house and craft fair
When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: Albany High School, 700 Washington Ave., Albany
Details: Event benefits fashion clubs and yearbook.
Cost: $2
Info: 454-3987
What: Cemetery Walk and Ghost Stories
When: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31
Where: Grafton Lakes State Park, 100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Grafton
Details: Cemetery walk and ghost stories
Cost: $2
Info: 279-1155
Trick or Treat
What: Trick or Treat Street
When: 4-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: Guilderland High School, 8 School Rd., Guilderland Center
Details: Treat or trick throughout the school and enjoy a carnival with games, prizes, raffles, bounce houses, magic show, dance performances, sing-a-long, haunted house, movies, safety show, portrait studio, refreshments and storytelling.
Cost: $5
Info: 861-8591
What: Face painting
When: 4-5 p.m., Oct. 31
Where: Albany Public Library main branch, children's department, 161 Washington Ave., Albany
Details: Get your face painted to complement your trick-or-treating costume
Cost: Free
Info: Call 427-4310 to sign up
What: Trunk or Treat
When: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31
Where: New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 916 Western Ave., Albany
Details: Church members will hand out candy from cars in church parking lot.
Cost: Free
Info: 482-8063
What: Trick or Treat Street
When: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 31
Where: Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany
Details: Albany Law School will open its doors to children and their families, providing a safe place for enjoying Halloween. Student groups will man booths with candy, games, crafts, movies and other Halloween-inspired activities. Hosted by the Rockefeller Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.
Cost: Free
Info: Kathleen Evers at firstname.lastname@example.com; 445-3376
What: Trunk or Treat
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 31
Where: Redeemer Church, 183 Schoolhouse Rd., Albany
Details: Church members will dress in costume, pass out candy from their cars and provide a bouncy castle, games, popcorn, cotton candy and prizes, including for best costume and decorated car.
Cost: Free
Info: 862-0944; firstname.lastname@example.com Performance
What: "War of the Worlds"
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Oct. 28, Oct. 29, Nov. 4, Nov. 5; 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 6
Where: Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, Mass.
Details: Shakespeare & Company brings to the stage Orson Welles' classic radio broadcast about Martians invading Earth -- the day before Halloween, 1938.
Cost: $12-$49
Info: 413-637-3353
What: "Pure Poe"
When: 7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday
Where: Saturdway at Ten Broeck Mansion, 9 Ten Broeck Pl., Albany; Wednesday and Thursday at Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady
Details: Capital Repertory Theatre performs three "tales of macabre" by Edgar Allan Poe ("The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of Red Death"); Saturday's performance is a benefit for Capital Repertory Theatre's education programs and includes a wine-and-cheese reception; Wednesday and Thursday's performances are recommended for 4th-12th graders.
Cost: $45 Saturday (all tickets sold in advance; call 445-7469); $11 and $12 Wednesday and Thursday
Info: 462-4531 ext. 410 for Ten Broeck Mansion event; 382-3884 ext. 139 for Proctors performances
What: Halloween at Howe Caverns
When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 28
Where: Howe Caverns, 255 Discovery Dr., Howe's Cave
Details: This 29th annual event features 20 "spook-tacular" acts 156 feet below the earth's surface, including vampires, an asylum and scenes from "Alice in Wonderland" and "Sweeney Todd." Proceeds benefit the Marathon for a Better Life -- the Schoharie County cancer walk.
Cost: $10 adults, $5 children 12 and younger
Info: 296-8900; http://www.howecaverns.com
What: Halloween Howl Prowl
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28 and Oct. 29
Where: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Rd., Albany
Details: Event includes hands-on exploration of Halloween topics such as skulls, bats, spiders and night sounds; night-time hike of the Pine Bush, and cider and donuts.
Cost: $3 per person, $5 per family
Info: 456-0655; email@example.com
What: Sloppy Kisses Canine Howl-O-Ween Costume Parade/Contest/Party
When: 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: Downtown Saratoga Springs
Details: 9:45 a.m. check-in at Sloppy Kisses (493 Broadway); 10:15 a.m. canine costume parade from Sloppy Kisses to Division Street; 10:30 a.m. canine costume contest and party at Broadway and Division Street (prizes for most original costume; cutest costume and best human-canine duo.
Cost: $5 per dog
Info: 587-2207 (deadline to enter is Thursday, Oct. 27)
What: Halloween pancake breakfast to benefit Schoharie County Flood Relief
When: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Oct. 30
Where: Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany
Details: Rotary Club of Latham hosts pancake breakfast with all proceeds benefiting the Schoharie County Flood Relief, featuring best costume contests for children and magician Jim Snack.
Cost: $7
Info: 459-2857 ext. 303
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Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 3 Ondo governorship primary, have condemned the party's leadership for upholding the election of RotimiAkeredolu as its flag bearer in the next governorship election.
At a press conference in Akure on Friday, OlusolaOke, Robert Boroffice and Olusegun Abraham, who had earlier challenged the result of the election, said the party leadership had chosen to cover "corruption and irregularities".
Speaking on behalf of the aspirants, Mr. Boroffice said the national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, overruled a decision supported by the NWC and majority of other party leaders.
"He (Oyegun) rejected the path of truth and upheld the primary election that its process was characterized with corruption," said Mr. Boroffice, the senator representing Ondo North.
He said they were not deterred by the action of the NWC and the "undemocratic behaviour" of the national chairman of the party, but were encouraged by the genuine desire of their supporters and Ondo people to have a change and end the reign of mis-governance in the state.
According to him, the fraud during the primary election was at variance with the anticorruption tenets of the present APC-led federal government.
"We are determined to liberate our people and no undemocratic decision of a party and its leadership will be allowed to misdirect our attention from the goal," he said.
He said they were still members of the party and would consult with their supporters to decide the next line of action.
Mr. Oke, while answering questions on his alleged defection to another party, said he was yet to leave the party as he was doing "a wide consultation among the people".
He said reports claiming that he had joined APGA, Accord or Action Alliance, reflected the wishes of his supporters who would like to see him switch party.
"As at today, we remain members of APC," Mr. Oke said. "In the days to come we will reach out to our people whose desire is our command to decide the next line of action."
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We often have visitors write in with solutions to each others' problems. Here is a visitor's solution to one of our visitor's questions.
Original Visitor's Question from a 21-30 year old Male
i love a girl who works at the same place as me ,i have already told her that i love her. she really likes me but i think she doesnt love me .
what do you suggest me to do in this situation ?, and what can i do do congure her heart and let her become the kingdom of my heart.
maybe she want to only be my friend but friendship is not eanough for me
User Submitted Advice from a 13-20 year old Male
that is really good
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A transparent solar cell that could make all windows into solar panels
Researchers at Michigan State University have created a fully transparent solar concentrator, which could turn any window or sheet of glass (like your smartphone's screen) into a photovoltaic solar cell. Unlike other "transparent" solar cells that we've reported on in the past, this one really is transparent, as you can see in the photos throughout this story. According to Richard Lunt, who led the research, the team are confident that


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monthly column from author/activist
David Steinberg
Comes Naturally #134
As Universal As It Gets
Security is mostly a superstition; it does not occur in nature. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -- Helen Keller
Over five years ago, in November 1999, I wrote a Comes Naturally column noting that serious discussions of transgender issues had begun to appear regularly in mainstream media. "It seems that every time I turn around there's something new in the mainstream media about transsexuals," I said then. "I'm not talking about transsexual hookers showing up on TV talk shows. I'm talking about newspaper articles, TV news features, and films addressing the real issues raised by transgendered people in serious, respectful, even positive ways."
Since that time, awareness and discussion of issues related to gender mutability have become a common part of the American cultural landscape. Films like The Crying Game and Boys Don't Cry have enjoyed widespread distribution throughout the U.S. Hilary Swank received an Academy Award for her portrayal of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry. A TV series The Education of Max Bickford, included a central transgender character, while less pivotal transgender characters have made their appearance in such popular TV serials as Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order. Gender issues have even penetrated the arcane world of reality TV. In A&E's recent Role Reversal, two men and two women, coached by a team of gender experts, were filmed living as the opposite sex for one month, both within the safe confines of their New York apartment and in the outside world. "The experience teaches our subjects about themselves and the world around them," A&E notes in its promotion of the two-hour show, "including the darker side of gender bias and social expectation."
But even as there has been increasing attention and genuine concern for people who find that their physical bodies don't conform with their core gender identities, little attention has been paid to the feelings and dilemmas of the people most closely connected to transgender men and women -- their spouses, lovers, children, parents, and extended families.
The issues faced by the families of people undergoing gender transition are almost archetypal in their depth. There are few aspects of how we see ourselves, how we see the people around us -- indeed, how we see the entire world -- that are as fundamental to our sense of basic order and stability as gender. Gender assumptions and expectations permeate every aspect of our daily existence so thoroughly that we don't even notice their presence until something comes along that throws those assumptions and expectations into question. In a world where so many traditions are in flux, the urge to hold onto gender as one last bastion of safety, one presumably unassailable edifice of fixed reality in a rapidly changing world, is in many ways more compelling than ever.
When something assaults that notion of gender predictability -- out there in the world or, infinitely more powerfully, within the sanctity of our homes and families -- we are thrown into a very primary form of upheaval -- the same sort of fundamental fear, confusion, and cognitive dissonance we all know so well from watching the World Trade Center towers crumble to the ground. "This cannot possibly be happening," we think, even as events force us to acknowledge that they are happening very much indeed. Reality has penetrated years, decades, generations, of denial. We are going to have to deal with issues we would do anything to sweep under the rug. In a real and powerful way, nothing will ever be the same again.
These are the issues at the heart of Normal, HBO's recent film for TV that premiered on March 16. Written and directed by Jane Anderson (an adaptation of her play, Looking for Normal), Normal features Tom Wilkinson as Roy Applewood, a very proper, church-going, midwestern factory worker and family man who decides to resolve his conflicted gender identity issues by transitioning into a woman. Jessica Lange costars as Roy's wife, Irma, who struggles to deal with this radical and totally unexpected change in the man who has been her beloved husband for 25 years. Hayden Panettiere as Roy and Irma's pubescent daughter, and Joseph Sikora as their rock roadie son, complete the family that is brought face-to-face with all its gender issues -- and, more fundamentally, with the question of what happens when life-as-we-know-it, life-as-we-always-thought-it-would-be, is radically and suddenly overthrown..
To its credit, Normal presents these issues as complex and deserving of respect, rather than trivializing them, or titillating us with the peculiar pleasure of watching people lost in dilemmas that (we imagine) will never be our own. Anderson pointedly refuses to reduce the conflicts of the Applewood family to moral issues of what's right and what's wrong (the pastor who addresses the transgender issue in that light is portrayed as a simpleton), or to emotional issues of who's right and who's wrong. We are not asked to choose between Roy's desire to have the woman's body and identity he has wanted for so long, and Irma's desire not to lose the man she has loved for so many years. We are not asked to side with one of them against the other. We are asked instead to care about both of them, equally -- to acknowledge that, when fundamental needs conflict within a family, great pain results, not because anyone is doing anything wrong, but simply because deep pain is a fundamental part of living life in a genuine way.
While the film's early scenes play almost as soap opera caricatures and the main characters outside the Applewood family (their clueless pastor and Roy's pathetic boss) are disappointingly two-dimensional, Normal develops admirable subtlety, complexity, and depth as we witness the upsets, confusions, and conflicts of the Applewood family in increasing detail. Irma, initially so horrified at what Roy is doing that she throws him out of the house, wrestles with her conflicts over time, eventually coming to understand, respect, and even appreciate Roy's changes, despite the fact that they remain intensely painful and disappointing for her. Her ability to do this is directly tied to Roy's ability and willingness to give Irma the understanding and respect that she initially cannot give to him, to appreciate how deeply Irma is traumatized by his profound life decision, and to be emotionally generous with her as she goes through her own profound gender-related transition.
Daughter Patty Ann, immediately and enthusiastically supportive of her dad ("I think it's cool," she responds after he belatedly tells her of his plans), becomes something of a role model of acceptance to her mother (a situation not uncommon in real families dealing with gender transition). Angry, arrogant, insolent son Wayne comes around to accept his "freak" of a dad and to open to a kinder, more human side of himself, though not before going through his own wrenching, violent struggle.
It's a story of the triumph of deep love over trauma, prejudice, and fear, but not in some simplified, happily-ever-after way. Irma comes to accept and appreciate Roy/Ruth, but not because her deep feelings of loss and pain disappear. They simply become emotions she is able to carry without crippling resentment because she accepts them as a part of real life, as necessary if she wants to keep the person she loves central to her life. When Wayne archly asks her what she gets for herself out of standing by Roy, she answers simply, "what I get is his love for me."
Normal pointedly contrasts the struggles, conflicts, and complex emotional interactions of the Applewoods with the rigid, superficial, happy-face veneer that the other members of their community enforce on each other with great vigor. The difficulties that Roy's gender shift has brought to his family have clearly raised them above empty gestures into a connection with each other far more meaningful and emotionally rewarding than what they had before. The message is not only that great pain can be endured with the help of great love and generosity, but also that fundamental life upheavals can transform us for the better by forcing us to become genuine -- genuine with ourselves, and genuine with the people who are closest to us.
As one woman (whose husband came out as a crossdresser at the age of 57) notes in Trans Forming Families, Mary Boenke's exceptional collection of stories about families dealing with transgender issues, "the experience of dealing with any special circumstance has the potential for difficulties, but also possibility for many positive results. The Chinese character for crisis also means opportunity."
Perhaps the most significant accomplishment of Normal is that it presents the issues of a family undergoing gender transition as being not so different from the issues that face the rest of us. The specific issue of dealing with gender shift in an intimate and radical way may be limited to a relatively small number of families, but the underlying questions of how to deal with deep personal conflict, cataclysmic change, respect for personal differences, disappointment, and loss -- how to balance being true to ourselves with not wanting to bring unnecessary pain to the people around us -- these are matters that confront all families, all people, at one time or another. And the issue of breaking through artificiality to become our most authentic selves and to build deep, meaningful connections with the people who matter most to us -- complete with hardship, conflict, confusion, and pain -- is about as universal as it gets.
Normal will be aired frequently on HBO. For more information, visit the HBO Normal web site.
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LEC 6 - new design, features and colors
As promised here is my post providing additional information on LEC 6, if you have questions, by all means let me know
Buy, Sell, Explore: designed to be simple
The idea for LEC 6 was to make the most important information quickly accessible while providing an exteremely customizable experience for our customers. As you will see on http://6.rewlec.com the main navigation elements are limited to what we have identified as the three most important main categories a visitor to a Realtor or Brokers website - Buy, Sell & Explore
Buy feature: This tab (which is also the default feature) was created to provide access to available inventory. It contains both the quick search and main featured listings element. As many (if not most) of our customers and prospects know, visitors driven by search engines (organic or pay per click) are predominantly done so with keywords related to buying examples: "area real estate", "area homes for sale", "area mls search" and it is for this reason that the buy tab is the default and most dominant feature.
Sell feature: The rest of the traffic available from search engines will most likely be seller traffic (those looking for someone to sell their home for them). Also for those customers who engage in offline marketing (post cards, tv commercials, and other local branding efforts) to drive traffic to their website - many times those campaigns are geared towards sellers. The sell tab presents both a CMS (home valuation) call to action / form and an area for featuring agents (if you are a one person operation, then you are simply always featured). For brokerages, the featured agent spot is a fair and random selection from any agent in the roster with the "feature agent" checkbox ticked in the backend. There is also a call to action for the agent roster itself to "Browse All Agents".
Explore feature: The final main tab in our featured area is the "Explore" tab. This provides the website owner to provide access to and feature information on the most important communities in their target market. On the left, you will find a search engine spiderable list of the top 10 communities as set by the customer in the backend. On the right you will find a new feature, the random community spotlight. This feature is designed to combine high end photography from your local communities with unique & compelling content AND it ties into the IDX so that it can generate community statistics on the fly (and yes they are updated daily).
Customizable spotlights - a new level of customization
Heading back to view the LEC 6, you can see a secondary feature bar that contains 3 separate spotlight boxes. In the demo you will likely see "featured listing", "Featured Community", and "What our clients are saying" (testimonials). There are in fact eight spotlight boxes to choose from and once I describe each one, I will then explain what is likely one of the coolest features of LEC 6, and the one I am most proud of.
The eight "additional feature" boxes are:
Featured listing: Provides a random featured listing from those listings selected as featured listings in the backend.
Featured neighborhood: Pulls the heading, writeup, picture and link from your featured neighborhoods.
Featured agent: Selects from your featured agents (photo, name, link to agent page)
Most Recent Blog Entry: Heading, the first few lines of text and a read & view all set up links.
Testimonials: Pulls from the featured testimonials module a random testimonial, with name, testimonial and link to more
Custom (1-3): Create your own custom feature box via a wysiwyg editor or html input box. This will allow those with the core competency to do so, the flexibility to create their own custom calls to action (insert graphics, links, text etc) **Note this feature is currently being tested and will be entered into your LEC 6 shortly.
So how does it work?
In the backend we have created a controller for these boxes that allows you to select which of the eight spotlights you would like to populate in each of the 3 spotlight boxes. You will see in the screenshots below I have selected Featured Listings for Spotlight #1 Featured Neighborhood for Spotlight #2 and Most Reent Blog Entry for Spotlight #3 - you will see in the subsequent screenshot the result on the front end (the website) of these selections.
Spotlight backend:
Result one website:
You can create any combination of boxes that you like from the 8 available.
You could have:
- 3 featured listings
- 3 featured agents
- 3 featured neighborhoods
- 2 featured listings and 1 custom box
- 2 custom boxes and one testimonial
The possibilities are endless! The combination of these two main featured elements described above make a case for LEC 6 being the most customizable of any Real Estate Webmasters website to date. Of course if you don't have the time or inclination to tinker - leave the defaults as they are and take yourself live, it will perform amazingly no matter what your configuration.
Products included in the LEC 6
- NEW 4.0 REW CRM / CMS platform
- NEW Mobile / IPAD IDX platform (free for a minimum 1 year)
- Built in (search engine spiderable) REW IDX (our newest IDX)
- NEW 4.0 control panel
- Quick Search
- Featured Listings
- Featured Agents
- Agent Roster
- Featured Communities Module
- Testimonials Module
- Google Mapping + Directions
- Featured Areas Callout
- Multi User Blog


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The Art of The Crab Feed
Mar 2nd, 2008 by alyoung
Last Saturday we got invited to a crab feed. It has been a few years since I went to a crab feed so I was looking forward to it. All you can eat meals are not always good, but crab feeds almost always is good. The only bad experience I have had at a crab feed is one where they ran out of crab. How can you run out of crab at a crab meat? To get the most out of your crab meal, here are some tips: Preparation:
- Bring your own crab utensils: Crab feeds do not provide anything except plastic fork which is not good enough. You need to bring your own crab cracker, and little crab forks to get all the crab out of every nook and cranny of the crab. You also may want to bring your own containers to hold the melted butter. At crab feeds they only provide small dipping cups for the butter which is not enough to last and you don't want to make 20 trips to get melted butter. Also, you might want to bring candles to heat the butter at your table and keep it warm.
- Bring your own condiments: To enhance your crab meal, bring any sauces you like such as soy sauce, sesame seed oil, and seafood sauces. Bring anything you like because the crab food will only have melted butter. In fact one person at my table bought their own butter to melt because they did not like the butter from last year. Regular butter is good, but a bit heavy after eating crab for a few hours. You may want to bring a lighter butter or margarine.
- Bring your own cleaning tools. Crab feed eating is messy….very messy. Bring a package of wet wipes and your own napkins. You can't have enough. Some lemon juice would be useful as well.
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Everyone eats their crab in one of two ways.
- Make a pile: Before eating, do the work of cracking the crab, and picking out all the meat. Meticulously use your fork and get all the meat out of every cavity of the crab. Build a pile of plate of crab on your plate. Don't start eating until you have a big enough pile.
- Eat as you go: Instead of making a pile, crack the crab, dig and eat. Repeat.
I have tried both methods, but I usually eat as you go. You don't get as much crab eating as you go, but I prefer it as it takes a long time to get a plate of crab ready, and I don't have the patience to wait while others are eating. Choose your own style that works for you.
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Centro de Convenciones IMSS, Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico - former two division world champion Cristian 'Diamante' Mijares (49-7-2, 24 KOs) scored a third round stoppage victory over Jovanny Soto (38-15-1, 32 KOs) in stay busy fight. Mijares now hopes to secure a mandatory shot at the WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz in 2014.
In the co-feature, Daniel 'Tremendous' Estrada (32-2-1, 24KOs) scored a technical knockout victory at 48 seconds of the third round over Hugo Armenta (10-8, 7KOs).
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Valuable Picasso sketchbook stolen
French authorities are trying to figure out who took a Pablo Picasso sketchbook worth millions of dollars from a Paris museum.
The New York Times reported the sketchbook of 33 crayon drawings dating from 1917 to 1924 was snatched from a first-floor exhibition room of the Picasso National Museum either Monday or Tuesday. The drawings are valued at $8.4 million to $14 million, the Times said.Independent Television News reported there was no sign off a break-in at the museum. Officials for the museum were not available for comment ITN said.
The Independent, a British newspaper, reported the sketchbook was noticed missing from its cabinet about lunchtime Tuesday. The museum's alarm system didn't go off, it said.
The Ministry of Culture said a special tool was needed to open the cabinet but The Independent reported a museum employee said the cabinet was open because the lock was broken.
The newspaper said police were trying to determine whether the theft was planned or a spontaneous act associated with a special event at the museum that was open to neighbors in the area.


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All members of the public including students, land owners, and anyone interested in learning responsible land management practices are invited to join us for our new Introduction to Land Management program.
This six-class series will be held the 4th Saturday of the month, May through October. Class will be held 8:00 a.m. to noon each day, rain or shine & is designed to provide members of the public the basic knowledge and skills required to create and maintain a healthy environment in a Midwestern natural areas setting.
Attendees should note: the series will primarily take place outdoors in the Loess Hills of western Iowa and will, at times, require pedestrian travel over difficult terrain. Classes will meet at the Natural Areas Management headquarters (a.k.a. The Barn) at Hitchcock Nature Center.
The fee for the entire six-class series is $75.00; Individual classes can be attended for $15.00 per class. Pre-registration is required. Due to the hands-on nature of the series, class sizes will be limited and early registration is required.
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Climate change and development were now inextricably linked, Lord Stern of Brentford, lead author of the landmark 2006 Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, said at Headquarters this afternoon.
"We fail on one, we fail on both," he said at a press conference where he was joined by Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, after both had delivered keynote addresses during the opening of the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council's annual substantive session on sustainable development.
Listing the severe obstacles to development posed by climate change, Mr. Pachauri said the good news was that the cost of taking effective action was "not all that high", if done in a timely manner. In fact, limiting temperature change to 2 to 2.4 degrees Celsius by 2030 would cost a maximum of 3 percentage points in the global gross domestic product. If so-called "co-benefits" -- such as higher energy security and health benefits -- were factored in, net savings could actually be produced. "But we must move with a sense of urgency." By one model, 2015 was the deadline beyond which carbon emissions would have to decline to avoid some of the most severe impacts of climate change.
Lord Stern added that, with the science behind climate change modelling having been built over the past 200 years, denying the reality of it was tantamount to claiming the earth was flat. It was now known that, given "business as usual", there was a 50 per cent chance of a 5-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures sometime next century, something that had not been seen since most of the world was swamp and alligators lurked at the poles. Such a rise would cause massive migration and massive conflict over resources, of the kind now being seen in Darfur.
The way to stabilize temperatures was also roughly known, he said. Carbon emissions must be reduced drastically, say 50 per cent by 2050, with the rich countries cutting their output by 80 per cent, leading the way for developing countries to stabilize their emissions as well. Substantial funding for developing countries' adaptation must be included in development policy.
In response to questions, Mr. Pachauri said that, in the effort to structure a new climate change regime by 2009, there had been no major breakthroughs since the creation of the Bali action plan, but "all eyes are focused on the G-8 summit" of industrialized countries. Europe and the State of California had been taking actions but there had not yet been clear commitments by some of the world's most powerful countries.
Lord Stern added that, in order to target large emissions reductions by 2050, there must first be clear targets to be reached by 2020 and 2030. As far as the United States was concerned, he had spoken at length with the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain and had been assured of the support of both candidates for strong cuts in carbon emissions, as well as cap-and-trade schemes, that would be central to delivering those cuts. For that reason, strong action within the first six months of a new United States administration was anticipated. Unless that occurred, it would be difficult to put a global deal together.
Asked about the effects of high energy prices on efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the speakers agreed that the picture was mixed. Lord Stern said high fossil fuel prices reduced the comparative cost of the transition to sustainable energy, but made the carbon market more difficult to figure. Mr. Pachauri added that, while the price rise would lead to much stronger resolve to deal with the underlying factors of the problem, meanwhile it was very bad news for the poorest countries.
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Chronic Kidney Disease Antidepressant Sertraline Trial (CAST)
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after signing informed consent, subjects will be administered the Mini international neuropsychiatric interview (Mini) to determine if a current MDe is present. if eligible, the subject will be invited to enter a single-blinded one-week placebo run-in period (Period B) to monitor compliance prior to randomization. Those who are non-compliant, defined as the ingestion of [Less Than]65% or [Greater Than]120% of study drug, will be excluded. The subject will then enter the double-blind phase (Period C) and be randomized to placebo or sertraline (beginning at 50 mg/d and escalated by 50 mg every 2 weeks to a maximum of 200 mg/d) and followed for 12 weeks. 25 mg minimal dose of sertraline is allowed (instead of 50 mg) for those patients who may not tolerate the 50 mg dose due to any inadvertent side effects. Subjects will be seen as outpatients every 2 weeks for 6 weeks for titration of drug based on response and tolerability of side effects. The subject will be maintained on a constant drug dose after the 6 week visit and reassessed for depressive symptoms during visits at weeks 9 and 12. at 12 weeks, tapering of drug at the rate of 50 mg/week will commence until drug is discontinued, which will take a maximum of 4 weeks (Period D). The subject will return for a final visit 2 weeks after discontinuation of study drug and be reassessed to see if further clinical follow-up is required for depression.
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7 Layer Root Vegetable Roundup
One of my childhood Sunday dinner memories is watching Mom carry a big, rectangular Pyrex glass pan, choke full of love, over to the center of our table. She'd hold tight on either side with oven mitts to keep from scorching her fingers. What was in that steaming hot pan?
Sliced potatoes, layered with onion, a little salt and pepper and margarine, baked to a tender deliciousness with a crispy, browned top.
Such a great dish. And my new Veganized version is ideal for a meal full of comfort,
memories and the flavors of earthy, rich root vegetables.
I've been perfecting this childhood memory quite a bit lately in its plain potato with onion version. I've tried caramelizing the onion before spreading them throughout the layers. Adding a little red pepper flakes (no not me?) Each time I've made this in the past few months, I've given an old classic a new twist. This month, I found a fabulous service that delivers fresh veggies to my doorstep each week. (Thanks again Gena for the heads up on From The Farmer DC)
With these deliveries comes a need to make good with, and appreciate what you've been blest to receive.
Since the deliveries started, I've found my routine turned upside down in the kitchen. I've always thought of a dish or recipe I wanted to make up prior to getting the ingredients at the store. I'm fairly strict in my spending when it comes to food and walking through the produce isles. I'm usually full of frustration, wanting to pick up a little of this and a bunch of that….only to settle on just a bit of fresh vegetable that I know I'll use up within the next few days. Since starting my produce deliveries with From The Farmer DC, my mind has been swirling when I find out what will be in the next delivery bag. What can I make out of those? What will keep in the fridge longest or which dish can I best use up these with? Its really been fun creating and configuring these past few weeks since my deliveries started. My weekend cooking is fueled by all the wonderful local veggies I'll receive Friday morning. If you have any kind of a local veggie Coop in your area, I highly suggest that you give it a try and see how it will work out for your own kitchen.
My experience so far has been nothing but dreamy….but back to my root veggie roundup……….
Fresh thyme.
Simple to grow in a small pot on a window sill. Once you've grown your own, you'll hate dried in the store jar.
I've been growing this little beauty since the spring and it's now a favorite herb in my cooking. Fresh is definitely the way to go with herbs whenever you can.
I made thyme the background flavor for my root veggie casserole. Combined with a strong dose of black pepper, it mixes beautifully with the textures of the sliced veggies. It will compliment the flavors of the potatoes and bring a little life to the Swiss Chard layered throughout the dish. If you can't find fresh thyme or don't want to spend the time or money, dried will do fine but decrease the amount slightly so its not to strong for the taste.
This version of my Mother's classic (and my husband's Mother's classic BTW) has a variety of sliced root vegetables mixed in with the standard red potato layers. Carrots, Sweet Potato and a surprise of beautiful green Swiss Chard. Yellow onions still dot each layer along with a liberal drizzle of spice filled Walnut oil to dress up the dish and flavor each bite. A vegan butter like my favorite Earth Balance would be perfectly acceptable here but I had the walnut oil on hand and it adds a tasty, nutty addition.
- 6 - 8 medium size Red Potatoes
- 1 large Sweet Potato, peeled
- 1 cup of Carrot slices, about 1/8 inch thick
- 1 medium White Onion
- 2 - 3 Swiss Chard leaves, cut the center vain out
- 1/4 cup fresh Thyme twigs / leaves
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Walnut Oil
- 1 tsp Garlic powder or 2 fresh cloves finely diced
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/2 tsp Black Ground Pepper
- Baking dish with high sides
- Slice Potatoes, Carrots and Onions to 1/8 inch thick. Rinse well and set aside to dry well.
- Mix the Thyme leaves, garlic, salt, and peppers together in a small bowl. You will need a basting brush to apply the oil to the layers.
- Brush the bottom of your pan with a thin coating of the oil mix.
- Make your first layer with Red Potatoes, overlapping some but just covering the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle this first layer with a few of the sliced onion rings. Add your next layer in the same manner.
- I used Sweet Potato next, then brushed on a little more of the oil mix.
- Next arrange a layer of Chard leaves. These wont be flat like the other layers but just try to cover most of the previous layers with the leaves.
- Then a layer of Carrot slices. Another layer of Red Potato. Brush with the oil. Sprinkle on some Onion. A layer of Sweet Potato. A layer of Swiss Chard. Some oil. And your final layer should be Red Potato again brushed with the last amount of your oil mixture.
- Place some foil over the top of your final layer. Press down on the top to flatten and press the layers together firmly. Leave the foil on top while it bakes. Bake covered 375 degrees for 1 hour.
- Remove the foil and then bake for another 10 minutes to brown the top layer. Remove the pan from the oven and let it stand / cool for up to 30 minutes. If you use a spring form pan, be sure to let the dish cool for up to 1 hour before removing the sides so the dish can set up firmly.
- Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- I baked this dish in a spring form pan which allows it to be packed full but still make a nice presentation on the table. Any deep baking dish will do of course as long as it has sides at least 2 1/2 - 3 inches high on the sides. The dish improves with a little age, 3 - 4 days in the fridge is fine and just adds to the sturdy texture of the layers. Don't like chard or carrots? Substitute any number of sliced vegetables in this. Do watch for veggies with a high water content as they will dilute your seasonings and make the form more mushy for unmolding the casserole. Have fun and make it your own classic dinner dish!
A wonderful childhood memory reborn, a little kinder, a little spicier, a lot more healthy for the soul.
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Oh my gosh Angela! That looks and sounds amazing! I love all of the ingredients, especially the fresh thyme. The aromas and flavors must be divine 🙂
Perfect for life on the frozen tundra's of Sidmouth when you have been out raking your elderly neighbours acre of oak leaves for the second…day…in…a…row…and you are SO tired and sore you probably would eat the chair leg rather than put an effort in. This looks easy. Done. Dinner for tonight!


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The Park's Inception In early 1917, the United States entered the First World War, and the War Department leased 7,600 acres of forested land on Buffalo Bayou about five miles west of what was then Houston to locate a training base named Camp Logan. More than 25,000 soldiers trained at the facility. In 1923, when the camp hospital closed and the camp was deserted, Catherine Mary Emmott wrote to the Houston Chronicle suggesting that "the city buy some of the land and turn it into a park in memory of the boys." In late 1923 and early 1924, Will and Mike Hogg, with minority owner Henry Stude, bought two tracts of former Camp Logan land and sold the acreage to the city at cost. In May 1924, the City of Houston officially took title to the land and established Houston's Memorial Park in memory of the soldiers who had trained there.
Soon after the city took possession of the land, nationally acclaimed landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri were hired to develop a plan for the park. Initial plans called for an 18-hole golf course, scenic drives, trails for hikers and "nature students," bridle paths, and an amphitheater.
Early Development By the 1950s Memorial Park had become an extremely popular destination for Houstonians. It was seen as the last stronghold of nature in a fast-growing city. Robert A. Vines, then director of the Houston Museum of Natural History and a noted naturalist, proposed that an arboretum and botanical center be built. After fifteen years on the drawing board, in 1964, the city allocated funds for the project, and the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center became a reality.
"For Park Purposes Only": Long before the Memorial Park Conservancy came into existence, the Park benefitted from the leadership and interest of passionate conservationists, beginning with Miss Ima Hogg, sister to the Park's benefactors, Will and Mike Hogg. The original deed of sale to the city specified that the land remain "for park purposes only," stipulating that should this not be respected, the land would return to Hogg family ownership or that of their heirs. For fifty years, Miss Ima served as guardian of the Park, saving it from numerous potential encroachments, including proposals for oil wells and construction of Houston's once-famous Astrodome stadium. She faced down over a hundred such proposals, some with prominent local backers, enabling Memorial Park to remain a haven for Houstonians.
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"These funds support a residency program which will recruit, train and retain primary care physicians for the Big Island, helping to keep our local talent at home," said Acting Governor Tsutsui. The funding is aimed at addressing the shortage of primary care providers in the State."
According to a report by the "Hawai'i Physician Workforce Assessment Project" presented at the 2013 Legislative Session, Hawaii Island saw a 34 percent physician shortage in 2012 with 341 physicians in supply compared to 514 physicians in demand or needed to adequately care for the island's population. Statewide, the shortage was 18 percent or 2,955 physicians in supply compared to 3,590 physicians in demand. Among other findings, the report concluded the physician shortages were especially acute in the area of primary care.
"I am excited that this critical appropriation has been authorized, which we have fought for as a Big Island community for years. This program is a direct solution for our neighbor island physician shortage and will improve many peoples' lives in our community," said Senator Josh Green, District 3 (Kona, Kau).
"State funding for the Hilo Medical Residency program is critical for the long term viability of our primary health care system on Hawaii Island. The collaboration of all parties involved in supporting this program is essential to provide critical care for our residents, and encourage doctors and health care providers to stay and build their careers here on the Big Island and throughout Hawaii," said State House of Representative Mark Nakashima, District 1 (Hamakua, North Hilo, and South Hilo).
"We truly appreciate the release of the $1.8 million appropriation for the HHSC Primary Care Training Program," said Howard N. Ainsley, HHSC East Hawaii Region Chief Executive Officer. "This level of funding reflects an understanding and commitment by our Governor, legislators, local businesses, and community to solving the primary care physician shortage in Hawaii."
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Kidsignments takes place at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, and features thousands of sellers and specializing in gently-used items for children, including clothes, toys, books, and furniture. The 2016 Spring Sale kicks off on Tuesday, February 16th, and continues through Saturday, February 20th. Veteran Kidsignments shoppers know that the Spring Sale is the perfect time to stock up on childrens' swimsuits and clothes for the warmer months, and they come prepared with everything from hampers to wagons to garbage bins with which to collect their finds.
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I got to spend some time with Bob at the EHX expo in Orlando recently, what a super nice guy! He will gladly sit and geek out over audio for unlimited time, he gave me the complete history of the CR's dating back to Koss's original audio papers and his own research since. Then kindly regailed me with the reason they were made (his wife really did tell him to get rid of his floor standing speakers!!) and just what it took to create them. He was a joy to meet, and as enthusiastic as they come. He is not a young man, even though all the pictures you see of him are usually with the great 70's hair he had, yet you wouldn't guess his age by his energy. He is truly passionate about audio!
That is great to hear kennyt. I`ve always admired Bob Carver. From his earlier Phase Linear amplifiers, and his 3 - dimensional Holographic preamplifier, and now his Sunfire amplifiers and speakers, I `ve always have felt that Bob has not got his just do. Its good that you had a great time with him.
I`ve been wondering actually since HE2007, with what you and I heard from Bel Canto, wouldn`t it be intere sting or nice if Bob would re - introduce his "Magnetic Field Amplifier"to the marketplace. Its small in dimensions like the Bel Cantos, plenty of power, I believe it was 205 watts per channel. And it would fit, like the Bel`s, in very easy into more home theater installations.
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Is being the first one to buy cheap junk really worth more than the life (lives) of your neighbors?
According this, maybe so.
A worker died after being trampled and a woman miscarried when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island Wal-Mart Friday morning, witnesses said.
The unidentified worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m.
Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air, shoppers ran over and around him.
I could never understand the lure of Black Friday. Yea, stuff is cheaper if you can get it, *BUT*, you are still paying money for stuff you don't need AND waking up extra early for the chance to do so.
Spending money in order to save gives us the problem we're as a nation in, namely, negative savings rate.
I read that this morning. Frankly, I'm not surprised as I figured something like that was bound to happen sooner or later.
If I lived in the U.S., I would never go shopping on "Black Friday." Hell, I avoid the "Boxing Day Sales" here, too.
So now this is so beyond stupid.
Someone is gonna have a mighty SAD christmas now because of the death, just because people move like trained robots to spend money on shit they don't need for fat kids that have too many toys.
The only thing that people flocking into that walmart cared about was saving a wee bit of money on crap that they didn't need. Narrow visions and cheap attitudes led to an innocent person dying in vain.Come on people...Christmas is meant to be a family holiday. I don't buy gifts, I spend time visiting and enjoying the holidays. Why waste money on stuff people use once in a while when you could save it in this recession ... god...
I grow weary of the stupidity of society.
I pray for the family of that worker. How disconnected are people that they would do that...
It seems this is not even the first time this sort of thing has happened. I almost expect it on Black Friday, which is terrifying.
Thank god I had the day off and not sell to the masses. Curling up with a good book and some hot coco. I pray for the man's family and will pray for the woman who mis carried she will be in despair.
The interesting thing is when you look at the comments and related links to this post. The store was in a predominatly black area. People start wondering if this is a Black thing. Related articles involve people at rent a center wondering if they are paying too much and of course there is a guy saying that its preying on black people.
Who is still teaching this garbage?
A rec not to rec, but for the shear shock and shame i now feel
How sick and sad this story is. I can't believe I am part of a race that just doesn't give a shit about anything or anyone....I am disgusted!?!
These people responsible should go to trial for murder.
I guess DWI has a point about Americans...
Keep things in perspective Zloj,
100 (if it was that many) out of 301,000,000+/- people .
So they are not acting on behalf of the masses beliefs and ethics.
Now you can add what looks to be two murders in a Toys R Us store as well.
Americans are infected with the cosumption virus. Think about it...... A bunch of people who have no money running over people to spend more of what they don't have. It's pathetic and shameful.
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Holiday gift giving is fun. However, many people dread returning gifts.
One in five Americans say they plan to return holiday gifts; that's about 40 million people, according to an article "The ABCs of Gift Returns" on ConsumerReports.org.
Here are tips to help you so you won't be stressed about your return or returns:
- Find out how long you have to return the item and other details of the company's return policies. For information, check the bottom of your receipt or the company's Web site or call your local retailer.
- Gather up your receipts. Many stores are tightening their policies on giving a store credit if you don't have a receipt. Don't expect the store to have a record your purchase. Only a few stores have that capability.
- Don't open the packages of any items you don't want, especially for software and electronics. You may incur a penalty if you open a package or box because stores have a difficult time reselling packages that have been opened. Keep all packaging, parts, and tags.
- Find out where you can return the item. If you bought an item online, you may be return it to a local retail outlet, if the firm is a national chain with retail stores.
- Return the item as soon as you can. With stores going out of business, you don't want to wait, then be out of luck for your exchange or refund.
- See if the Internet company will pay the costs of shipping the returned item. Make sure you have the right address before you send an item back.
- Go to the store early in the day. You may be able to avoid long lines by being an early bird.
- Keep a positive attitude. Shopping in retail stores isn't as fun as it used to be. Fewer staff to help you, bigger stores that make it difficult to find items, stressed salespeople, and fewer dressing rooms all can mount up to make consumers cranky. Being cheerful may help the return go easier. Saying thank you and smiling also may work wonders.
- Ask to see salesperson's supervisor if he or she won't give you the refund the store's policy promises or if he or she is rude. This has been helpful technique for me many times in the past.
- Remember that no state or federal requires companies to return your money or exchange an item unless the merchandise is defective or misrepresented. Many people aren't aware stores can set their own return policies.
- Avoid spending more than you budgeted for the holiday season when you go into stores to return items. Many stores are cutting prices now hoping to get you and others returning holiday gifts to spend more to help sagging sales.
See "Tips for Hassle-Free Gift Returns" on the state Attorney General's Web site and "Retailers Work to Make Holiday Gift Returns Less Painful" on baltimoresun.com for more information on returning holiday gifts.
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