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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Yes, I'm making supper!
~ Multi-veggie barley soup (ie leftover slimy fridge celery plus frozen cut-up veggies)
~ Pasta (casarecce) in creamy garlic tomato sauce (ie the rest of the cream cheese and tinned-tomatoes)
~ Sweet potatoes like we had on Yom Tov in the oven with butter & brown sugar
Mmm... and then off to aerobics to work it all off!
Birthday Boy Jollity
Family dinners have become a real party as Daddy gives away all his junkiest possessions (a binder full of provincial park brochures to YM as a remembrance of this summer's wonderful camping trip - BONUS: "you can keep the binder").
When he's not divesting himself of the stuff he can't take with him, he's dispensing advice - offering to buy me a cemetery plot, exhorting me to care for my teeth, etc.
This week's good news is that my root canal wasn't... it turned out the decay wasn't that extensive and we managed to avoid drilling into the root - for now. Dr. S assured me that it might or might not "stick" and it might need a root canal at a later date. Oh, well.
Tonight's Supper: NO CLUE!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
What Naomi's getting
TEKNO the robotic BOUNCING puppy! Available at Sears for only $70!
We have a totally old-school Tekno I bought Elisheva a million years ago. Even with batteries, he no longer has the pep he once did, but this is honestly one of the best electronic toys I have ever, ever seen. Some of the reviews on epinions say their kids got bored with it very quickly, but our kids have NEVER tired of switching him on and letting him run around. And even now that our Tekno doesn't really switch on, Naomi and Gavriel Zev love him to bits.
So I'm hoping a new one will provide just as many years of fun. Let's hope so, cuz this is what I'm suggesting to the first person who asks what she wants!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The baby's gift arrived!
Well, here's what I got him... and let me just say, he was TOTALLY surprised!
It's a Baby Bottoms Doll. They're available in various ethnicities, but I ordered this one, which is hispanic, because the caucasian model is so very, very unnaturally white. The shade of white my father has turned lately. Deathly-pallor white.
Aren't these the sweetest little "babies"? They're anatomically correct, but not OVERLY so, if you know what I mean. Some of them look like something cops would use with abused children, all in-your-face and dangly. This guy is cuddly and comes with a diaper so you can still take him to shul. ;-)
(Naomi has his big sister already: http://www.kidsandgrandkids.com/products/large/hispanicbg.jpg)
Bad experience ordering it, however. Ordered from a company called dollslikeme.com based on my two criteria: had to ship internationally, and had to take PayPal. Those two things totally limited the playing field, so I was happy to find this company - at first.
When the doll didn't arrive and I didn't get a ship notice a week or so after I ordered, I contacted the company and was assured the doll had shipped on September 21st - a week before I'd ordered it.
Well, the owner promised me she'd gotten me mixed up with another customer - great record-keeping. And after I filed a PayPal dispute, she said they were out of stock on the one I'd ordered, but she could send me another one.
When that one didn't arrive in a couple of weeks, I escalated my PP dispute to a claim, and eventually, she provided shipping info and the doll arrived - with a customs charge of $16-something ... because she'd written in the value of this $20 doll at $74. For a $20 item, I probably wouldn't have had to pay anything. As it was, we were fishing around for change and finally gave the Canada Post driver what amounted to a $2 tip because they can't make change.
I emailed the owner about the customs charge and the fact that she'd declared the value wrong (maybe spitefully?). And because her email is slow (she said they've had to lay people off because of the "economy" and are swamped because of the "approaching holiday" - in SEPTEMBER???), she finally got back to me yesterday, over a week later, to say she'd happily reimburse the $8 I had asked her for (because I didn't feel right asking for the full amount, just the overcharge) once I paid for the doll.
Which totally stymied me. I mean, hello? She shipped the doll because I paid for the doll, right? That's what that whole paypal transaction was about. I emailed her my PP receipt for the original payment but given the amount of time it takes for her to respond to emails, doubt I will ever hear back from her again.
Anyway, just so you can avoid it, the company's name is DollsLikeMe.com - they have a whole bunch of cute ethnic dolls on their site, but don't let that fool you. The owner's name is Denise Gary Robinson.
The great news is that the baby loves his doll - and Naomi loves it even more. She adores its "PEEeeeeenis"! (so do I; truthfully, it is just as cute as can be!) And she loves putting them together so they look like twins.
Apparently, the company that was making these, Fanny's Playhouse, is now under new ownership, so I don't know how readily available the dolls will be in future. But in the meantime, if you're looking for a cute and slightly different gift, I'd recommend a Baby Bottoms Doll. And I'd definitely recommend you buy it somewhere other than DollsLikeMe.com. :-(((
Under Pressure!
Mmm... I put "risotto" in quotes, however, because it wasn't creamy and soft like I suspect real capital-R Risotto is supposed to be. The dumb thing wouldn't come up to pressure for the longest time, so basically, I suspect the rice cooked in the normal time. Veggies were nice and soft and eatable, however.
The red stuff below is leftover meatballs from Shabbos. Also, I dumped the leftover chicken soup in the pressure cooker, but didn't want to waste the nice kreplach, so I fried them in my small pan a la pot stickers - yummy! They're the slightly slimy-looking things at the 11:30 position on the plate at the left. :-)
I love how the steam is still visibly rising from the meatballs in this picture. How come magazine food pictures never have steam? Oh, yeah... because the food is underdone and inedible and they sit posing it for hours under lights. But at least it looks a bit more yummy when they're done.
More to come now that Yom Tov is out. Feels like it has been days and days of non-stop laundry so far.
The baby is going through another phase of waking up in the middle of the night. Baah. At that time of day (around 12 or 1) I simply hate babies. For his own preservation, he must regain the skill of sleeping through. Right now, I go in to him, sing a bit, pat him, but he's usually kicking and flailing and just seems SO angry. But last night he cried less after I went out than he did the night before, so maybe it's easing off.
But then he was so tired this morning that he started screaming at the childcare program halfway through my aerobics class. They called me out and said he needed changing, but I checked and he wasn't too bad. He was just crazy-tired and wanted nummies and wanted ME. I told them I'd be out in 15 minutes, but just a few minutes later they were back and his screams were reverberating through the halls. So I packed up my stuff and left the class to nummy him in the childcare room.
They had served Naomi non-kosher crackers - oops, must tell them next week to ONLY give her the snacks we bring; they're not "optional extras" - and after I told her to stop (I promised her crackers when we got home) she just kept scarfing them down like they were the most delicious thing. I explained in the car that Hashem said everybody could eat crackers, and if people were a yid (Jewish) they should only eat kosher crackers.
She is at a totally defiant age, however. There was a stale old pretzel sitting in the car and I told her she shouldn't eat it, so of course she popped that in her mouth, too. Or at least, she made a chewing motion with her jaw and TOLD me she'd eaten it. So then I said no crackers - aargh. So I gave her two crackers, and she went and snuck some pretzels from the same box.
Meanwhile, I was rushing to get the baby to bed because he was still so crazy-tired, but once he got to bed he "bounced" and refused to sleep. Even with a cloth book and Naomi's "eyes-baby" that he loves because he's allowed to poke her eyes and she has real eyelids with lashes. I don't let him do it with me or Naomi, so poking eyes has become his obsession. :-)
More later, I hope.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Belly Button Surgery Nummies
hours following.
I can't imagine how we'll go 2 days without nummies, though... or have him
shlepped back and forth so he can get a little nummies the week I'm away.
Or how I'm going to possibly take a week out of my busy life... :-(((
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From: <>
To: "Jennifer" <>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Shouldice Hospital - food inquiry
> Dear Mrs. MamaLand:
> Thank you for your follow up inquiry. It may be a good idea to prepare as
> many bottles of breast milk as you can before your admission. The morning
> of surgery you will be mildly sedated and this will not be a good time to
> breast feed. The residual anaesthetic in your system makes breast feeding
> unfavourable post operatively for at least 24 hours and after that you
> should be fine. You should inform the nurses of your wishes to have your
> son visit for breast feeding when you arrive for admission.
> Kind regards,
> Daryl U.
> Shouldice Hospital
> Jennifer wrote:
>> Mr U:
>> Thank you for this information (see emails below).
>> Now that I am booked to arrive on December 8th, I will contact Mrs. M.
>> soon.
>> Another question: I am currently nursing a baby and was informed by the
>> surgeon that I will not be able to breastfeed for 24 hours following
>> surgery. However, at other times, I'd like to have my baby brought by
>> family members three times a day so I can continue to nurse him. In
>> addition to afternoon and evening visiting hours, I would like to make
>> arrangements to have a brief "visit" with my baby in the morning as well
>> (ie Tuesday morning before surgery and Thursday/Friday mornings). Who
>> would be the best person to speak to about facilitating this exception to
>> your visiting schedule?
>> I appreciate your help in making this surgery possible for me (after four
>> years of pain) with as little interruption as possible to my baby's
>> schedule.
>> Thanks!
>> Jennifer M. MamaLand
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Sukkos Meal Plan
Round Challah
Salmon w/honey,mustard
Some Kinda Soop
Blintz Loaf thing
Neapolitan Cake
Steak Salad
Green Beans
Honey cake
Round Challah
G fish ballies
Pea Soup
Cabbage Rolls
Honey Cake
Round Challah
G fish ballies
More Pea Soup
Shepherd's Pie
Honey Cake
Fw: Products: Irresistibles, Selection, Master Choice, Equality, Solutions 1-2-3
----- Original Message -----From: "Customer Care-Metro ON" <>To: <>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:07 AMSubject: RE: Products: Irresistibles, Selection, Master Choice, Equality, Solutions 1-2-3Dear Ms. MacLeod.
Thank you for tyour e-mail.
Our Corporate Brands Department has informed me that they have just confirmed that the 2 vendors in the running for the new IS Pasta business are both Kosher. So when vendor changes (4-6 months), the new IS product will be Kosher.
Kindest regards,
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Customer Care Specialist
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Ant swarm erev Shabbos!
Gack! I'm still covered in ants from this crazy swarm going on outside... must be mating
day! I think I'll be feeling creepy crawlies, both real and imagined for a while... I went out to take pictures and only too late realized I'd been colonized.
After Yom Kippur Supper:
~ Blintzes (too-thick too-big skins by Elisheva Chaya, filling by Ted, stuffed by Ted & me)
~ Honey-Mustard Salmon by Yerachmiel Meir - just right on the second attempt! The
first attempt involved stirring all the ingredients, including mustard and bread
crumbs, together in a bowl. Whoops!
~ Lime pie by MOI!
~ Ace Bakery bread
Shabbos food:
~ Challah
~ Chicken Soup (made ahead and frozen since Wednesday) w/ kneidlach by me
~ Garlic-Mayo Shake n' Bake Chicken by Ted
~ Leftover potato broccoli kugel from before Yom Kippur, by me
~ Leftover cranberry kugel from before Yom Kippur, by me
~ Chocolate cake by Elisheva, baking as I write this...
~ Pumpkin spice cake with Orange Frosting by me - ok, it's white cake mix with the other half of the pumpkin pie filling mixed in! :-)
~ YM's food task was peeling potatoes for the cholent.
Shabbos Lunch:
Once again, beyond the cholent, we have utterly failed to plan for Shabbos lunch. There's still time to boil eggs, at least...
Good Shabbos!!!
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Dull Pasta Letter to Metro Stores
"We've shopped in our new Metro store (formerly Dominion) twice so far. I've been dismayed to notice that none of the Irresistibles brand pasta seem to have kosher certification. Since most (if not all) of the national brands of pasta and other stores' brands do as well, I'm surprised this isn't a feature of your product. I'm wondering if you have plans for kosher supervision in future. Your response is appreciated. Thanks!"
Brilliant! Idea! What to get for the baby who has every THING!
So I asked another mama, Rachel, what to get for the baby who literally has everyTHING he could possibly want... we are actually asking people to not send any more stuffed things EVER and, studying the toy company websites last night, I couldn't imagine opening our home to any more plastic JUNK.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Morbid Math
I guess that makes it slightly easier to remember than all those word problems where some ghostly hand was "taking away" your apples.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
And so it begins...
I declare...
The Indoor Coleus Season 2008/2009
officially open!!!
Ladies, start your rooting... or something!
Circle time, sukkah time
Went with Elisheva and the Littles to "visit the relatives" today, ie the graves of my grandparents. Tried desperately to figure out which Tehillim you're supposed to say when you go there, but all I could find were mentions that you're supposed to say Tehillim: thanks!
So I did, I took a tehillim and actually said a couple. Then we ran around finding rocks to put on the headstones and then we left. Well, not to make too much light of it. We actually do take our time, reading the names, seeing who's related to whom, who was born and died when, all that stuff. And I point out to each kid which relatives have "their" name.
Gavriel Zev fell asleep in the car and I was dreading shlepping him in the carseat around from site to site, but then it turned out they've redone all the roads into Bathurst Lawn and I was able to park three seconds from the grave. Well! Makes you want to visit the cemetery more often!
Elisheva said it was creepy seeing the half-complete headstones, like with one spouse's name engraved, just waiting for the husband or wife to die so they can finish the stone.Then we shook off the gloom by making fun of the people with weird names. The Lipsyc family is right next to my grandparents, and I can't help it; I always snicker at that one... you picture a dead guy, singing along with the lyrics... well, lip-SYNCHing, right? You got that, right?
At Beth Tzedec cemetery, we found my mother's family, along with the future site of my parents' graves. I was reminded of the Northern Exposure episode where they were trying to figure out how many graves they needed to dig before winter frost set in and they couldn't dig anymore. So they (probably Ed) were going around asking people how they were feeling. I almost felt like we should put up a sign or start digging or something, before winter - and the serious chemo business - sets in around here.
We also discovered two columnar apple trees at the cemetery! I have been eyeing these in the Vesey's catalogue (or somewhere else I saw them) and thinking we could find space somewhere for a couple of these... ha ha ha... but it would be cute. But we only found two good apples, so Naomi ate one and we gave one to the baby.
At my parents' for supper, I told them my usual, which is "regards from your parents." It always takes them a few minutes to figure out... no clue why.
But then, after supper, my father asked if I would visit him there. Well, what do you say to that? He's joking and not-joking and the end result, of course, is SO not funny.
And then he said his in-laws bought him a plot and wondered if he should buy me one, too.I hummed and bluffed my way through somehow.
No, I don't want them to buy me a plot.
Yes, I will visit him.
He does start chemo on Wednesday, with a 4-hour marathon toxin infusion session. I hope it is quick, not too brutal, and over soon.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Well, this is unusual... (me, awake)
And I haven't really spoken to Ted civilly in about a week... SO so SO tired and grouchy and he gets the brunt of all of it. On top of which he is tired and not functioning well and irritating in his own right.


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When we describe this blog as wanting to capture people with style and not just trends, this is what we mean. Bita Mahzoni got a style that you can tell is her own. You can tell that she likes quality in the way she dresses. Somehow she reminds us of french women in the same sense as Charlotte Gainsbourg, who know the art of dressing well in a relaxed way.
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Where are your favorite places to buy clothes?
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Tomato purée is a thick, red paste or concentrate made from crushed tomato pulp that has been cooked and reduced. It is widely produced and used in Mediterranean countries, where it is added to dishes to give them a bright colour and a pronounced tomato flavour.
Italian tomato purée is the most acclaimed variety. For the best flavour, buy tomato purée in jars rather than cans or tubes. There is also a 'double concentrated' version of purée, that's thicker and stronger than the normal variety.
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Breastfeeding: It's a Good Start!
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) needs your help in spreading the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Today is a good time to start. OMH is encouraging you to help increase awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and support breastfeeding mothers all year long.
Breastfeeding Recommendations
Babies should be fed with breast milk only for the first six months of life. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mother and baby desire. Solid foods can be added to the baby's diet, while continuing to breastfeed, when the baby is six months old. For at least the first six months, breastfed babies don't need supplements of water, juice, or other fluids. These can interfere with milk supply if they are introduced during this time. One of the best things that only a mom can do is to breastfeed her baby for as long as possible.
Studies show that many mothers start breastfeeding, but few actually continue. In the U.S., 72% of women initiate breastfeeding. However, less than 40% of women are exclusively breastfeeding by three months. Only about 39% of women are breastfeeding exclusively at 3 months or in combination with formula for the recommended 6 months. Far fewer, less than 14%, are exclusively breastfeeding for the recommended 6 months. African American women have the lowest breastfeeding rates when compared to other population groups. Mothers who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, less educated, and younger also have low breastfeeding rates.
The longer a mom and baby breastfeeds, the greater the benefits are for both mom and baby. Breast milk is best, but if a mom is not able to exclusively breastfeed the baby, the important thing is to breastfeed as much as she can. Even if she is able to do it for only a short time or supplement breast milk with formula, the baby's immune system can benefit from breast milk.
Everyone Benefits
There are many breastfeeding benefits for babies, mothers, and society. Babies who are breastfed receive health and immune system, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Research indicates that women who breastfeed may have lower rates of certain breast and ovarian cancers. Society also benefits because breastfeeding yields health care savings, less missed work and less environmental waste.
Here are just a few reasons to encourage breastfeeding:
- Greater protection from infections:
Breast milk contains antibodies that can protect infants from bacterial and viral infections, such as diarrhea, lower respiratory infection, ear infections, bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, botulism, urinary tract infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Best nutrition:
Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition for infants. A mother's milk has just the right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein that is needed for a baby's growth and development.
- Higher IQs:
Breastfed babies score slightly higher on IQ tests, especially babies who were born pre-maturely.
- Easier to digest:
Most babies find it easier to digest breast milk than they do formula.
- Lower risk for obesity:
Breastfed infants tend to gain less unnecessary weight and tend to be leaner. This may result in being less overweight later in life.
- Improved Development of Premature Babies: Premature babies do better when breastfed compared to premature babies who are fed formula.
- Lower risk of cancers and other diseases:
Breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and possibly the risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis after menopause.
- Lose weight:
Nursing uses up extra calories, making it easier to lose the pounds of pregnancy.
- Help uterus return to size:
It helps the uterus to get back to its original size and lessens bleeding a woman may have after giving birth.
- Delay menstrual cycle:
Breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding, delays the return of normal ovulation and menstrual cycles. (You should still talk with your doctor or nurse about birth control choices.)
- Save time and money:
You do not have to purchase, measure, and mix formula. There is no need to warm bottles in the middle of the night.
- Bond with baby:
Breastfeeding can help a mother bond with her baby. Physical contact is important to newborns and can help them feel more secure, warm and comforted. Breastfeeding mothers may have increased self-confidence and feelings of closeness with their infants.
- Save money:
Breastfeeding saves on health care costs. Total medical care costs for the nation are lower for fully breastfed infants than never-breastfed infants since breastfed infants typically need fewer sick care visits, prescriptions, and hospitalizations.
- Less missed work and costs:
Breastfeeding contributes to a more productive workforce. Breastfeeding mothers miss less work, as their infants are sick less often. Employer medical costs also are lower and employee productivity is higher.
- Less waste:
Breastfeeding is better for our environment because there is less trash and plastic waste compared to that produced by formula cans and bottle supplies.
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Here are a few tips to help promote breastfeeding:
- Spread the word about the benefits of breastfeeding to your family and friends.
- Support breastfeeding mothers-at home, at work, and in your community.
- Learn about breastfeeding and the tips you may need to help cope with challenges.
- If you are a new mom, try to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months and continue breastfeeding for a year in combination with solid foods. Talk to your health provider about introducing solid foods. Learn about the few cases when women should not breastfeed.
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National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS
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big deal
A matter of great interest or importance, as in Performing in Symphony Hall is a big deal for everyone in the chorus. [c. 1940] Also see under make a federal case out of.
So what? Who cares? For example, So you got the job after allwell, big deal! This use of the phrase as an ironic interjection dates from approximately the same time.


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EFFINGHAM — Gov. Pat Quinn today announced more than $14.5 million in capital investments for construction projects in Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland counties. The upgrades are part of Governor Quinn's agenda to create jobs and drive Illinois' economy forward.
"These construction projects will improve transportation safety and efficiency in the region," Governor Quinn said. "Additionally, they will employ a number of construction workers, which will help the local economy, as well."
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Hey, whatever happened with student loan interest rates?
For many students about to begin their college careers, it was a nail biter. Would interest rates double on some student loans? As a student yourself, you may have noticed headlines on this issue and wondered what was going on and how it might affect your own college plans. Here is the high-level view of what happened, and where things stand now.
The background
For subsidized loans taken out by undergraduate students, the interest rate was scheduled on July 1, 2012 to automatically reset from 3.4% to 6.8%. Both political parties were in favor of keeping the rate at 3.4%. However, after extensive discussion, there had been no political agreement as to how the federal government would pay to keep the lower interest rate. As the July 1 deadline approached, tensions rose.
What happened
On June 29, Congress passed The Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 (H.R. 4348). This action revised the Higher Education Act, extending the 3.4% rate for undergraduate, subsidized loans for one year and also limiting the time period in which certain new borrowers may receive an interest subsidy while in-school. With the president's signature, the issue is resolved, at least for the short term.
What's next
This legislative action will save student borrowers some money, but it only resolves the issue in the short term. Experts think there will be similar political debates next year since the recent action only extends to one year. There's more to come on this issue, so stay tuned!


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While standing on the third floor of Norristown's historic Selma Mansion, with the wallpaper of what used to be a child's room peeling around you and the floorboards squeaking beneath your feet, you can peer east out of a window toward the heart of the borough and imagine what it might have been like in the late 1700s. And if you believe in the supernatural, you might just turn around and ask the spirit standing behind you.
It was 1783 when General Andrew Porter, a veteran of the American Revolution and various expeditions against Native Americans, retired to his farm in what was then Norriton Township to live out the rest of his life in peace. In 1794, he would erect the three-story Federal Style mansion as the centerpiece of his nearly 160-acre property, which sat high on an incline above the rest of the town. The vantage point was so great the home and property were named Selma, a Gaelic word that roughly translates to "highest point."
Evidence of life in the 19th century can be found throughout the home. The mansion is split into thirds, with the northern two portions for the families who resided there and the southern third for the servants. Sturdy doorways section off the two parts on every floor, and it's clear which side was better maintained; the servants' stairs creak a little more, the paint on the walls is just a tad more faded. Bake ovens -- or fire places -- exist in the basement, and literal doorbells hang in the kitchen above, with wires traceable to the front and back entranceways where guests would have once summoned the home's caretakers as they prepared meals.
And evidence of the paranormal exists as well, according to Lisa Terio and Steve Foersch, founding members of the Pennsylvania Underground Paranormal Society (P.U.P.S.) paranormal investigation team and volunteers with the Norristown Preservation Society, which cares for the property. According to the couple, who have been investigating the paranormal for over a decade, the bells still ring from time to time and the houses' occupants still move up and down the hallways, whispering names and messages to whoever is close enough to hear.
"We've had cameras shut off, batteries instantly drain, seen shadows move, heard footsteps and piano notes when there was no piano -- just about everything you can imagine," Foersch says.
The great success of the Porter family
Foersch and Terio say they used to drive past the mansion quite a bit after moving to Norristown around the turn of the millenium. Already volunteers at Fort Mifflin, the pair had a strong interest in history, preservation and the paranormal. They just so happened across a webpage for the mansion and found that it had a connection to Fort Mifflin.
"James Madison Porter, a son of General Porter, raised a garrison for the War of 1812 at Fort Mifflin," says Terio. "We like volunteering in restoring historical landmarks, so we contacted the [Norristown Preservation Society] and introduced ourselves."
Foersch and Terio would learn more about the rich history of the home. General Porter actually had four sons: Richard Porter, who became president judge of the 3rd judicial district; David Rittenhouse Porter, named for family friend David Rittenhouse, who served as governor of Pennsylvania from 1839-45; George Bryan Porter, who was appointed governor of Michigan territory by President Andrew Jackson; and James, who went on to serve as Secretary of War under President John Tyler and was the primary founder of Lafayette College in Easton.
Additional Porter family descendants include General Horace Porter, said to be the author of the account of Robert E. Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House, and Eliza Parker, mother of Mary Todd (Lincoln).
The great tragedy of the Knox family
In 1821, the Porters sold the property to the Knox family, who ran into greater misfortune than the previous occupants. According to the Preservation Society, records show that that the family of Thomas Knox, the son of original owner Andrew Knox, was nearly wiped out sometime in the mid-18th century. Terio and Foersch say records show Knox lost three of four children, along with his wife Sarah Ann, within a few months' time, most likely of yellow fever or a similar illness.
It was also during this time that Knox would begin to sell large portions of the property, many of which would ultimately develop into what is now the West End of Norristown.
But the legacy lived on through surviving daughter Ellen, who married Joseph Fornance, the son in a prominent family in Norristown. Their son, also named Joseph, would take a wife Ruth, who became the last living inhabitant of the Selma Mansion until her death in 1982. Although the vacant home was then offered to local, state, and national historical societies, it ultimately fell into the hands of Ruth's sister when no one took ownership.
"Ruth's sister was greedy and wanted money," says Foersch, citing an interview with a former caretaker of Ruth. "She was able to get the contents of the house and had a huge yard sale in 1984, where dozens of Civil War uniforms were basically given away."
The property eventually passed to a local developer who built apartment buildings around the property and used the Selma Mansion as a selling point. The Norristown Preservation Society was formed to take care of the property and ultimately purchased a 99-year lease from the developer, Foersch said.
The after-life
Fast forward to 2011, when Foersch and Terio approached the society to volunteer and help restore the property. On April 30 of that year, the couple held their first major clean-up day and that night they found their first evidence that members of the Porter, Knox and Fornance families still reside in Selma Mansion.
"We had no idea if the home was [paranormally] active or not and it was pretty astounding as far as some of the things we caught," said Foersch.
"I captured a [voice], saying 'John,'" Terio says. "But nobody knows who John is-- there never was a John Porter."
Terio began to do a little more research, and found records at Lafayette College showing that James Madison Porter had written letters to someone named John Ewing Porter. Terio says with a little more digging, she found that General Porter had a son named John, who took his mother's maiden name of Ewing after a falling out with his father, and used it to write to his brother.
P.U.P.S. further researched noises they would hear while investigating, including a strange electronic buzzing noise.
"By interviewing Ruth's companion, who took care of her while she was bed ridden, we found that Ruth used a buzzer to summon her when she wanted to eat or use the bathroom," Foersch says.
The team was able to locate the long, wired device Ruth used to press to activate the buzzer, along with the actual buzzer. However, there was one catch: the wiring had been severed, leaving the buzzer completely disconnected, so it couldn't possibly make a noise.
Since the group's determination that spirits still occupied the house, dozens of investigations have been conducted by P.U.P.S. and other paranormal groups. The laughter of children, a disembodied male voice saying what sounds like "I'm dead," the unexplainable smell of roses, and running footfalls and slamming doors are just some of the things captured or reported by investigators.
Upon Patch's visit to the mansion one Sunday night, Terio and Foersch conducted an impromptu two-hour investigation. With the exception of cars passing by and a late football game on a nearby field, all sounded relatively quiet. But a review of electronic recordings revealed something else: what sounds like a grunting noise, a few indistinguishable whispers and perhaps even a voice saying a reporter's name.
Compared to the wealth of evidence offered online it was not one of the more successful investigations, but not completely empty either.
Foersch and Terio take pride in thinking of how connected the home is with Norristown and surrounding areas. The pair help the Preservation Society host a number of public events throughout the year, including this Friday's ghost tour night and an all-day paranormal event on Saturday. Interested residents can simply show up to the house for a guided tour. While the mansion has been decorated for Halloween, its haunted nature and rich history offer something for everyone.
In addition, Foersch and Terio says the society is always grateful for new volunteers or donations, and offers tours and overnight investigation opportunities throughout the year.
"We need the community's help," Foersch says. "We really need to restore this property to what Norristown, and Montgomery County, deserves."
Visit the Norristown Preservation Society's website here, and click here to visit the P.U.P.S. page and learn more about this weekend's festivites and how to go on a ghost tour.


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Just like any issue nowadays, social media is playing an interesting role in the District 300 teachers strike as people sound off on Facebook.
LEAD 300 announced its membership will be on strike Tuesday. District 300 and the union have been negotiating a contract for months but things came to a head Monday and talks stalled.
The union is keeping its membership and the public updated on the progress on its Facebook page, which has generated pro and con comments from the public.
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LEAD 300 Posted: Colonial Cafe is offering 20% to all D300 strikers.
Responses: "Looks like I never eat there again."
"That is the beauty of free enterprise system. You can eat, or not eat, wherever you like-- and nobody really cares."
"Off our purchase or towards the loss of salary??"
"You are too funny. Oooops you are a teacher making 88,767 a year approx, most likely more as it was posted two years ago most likely 90-93k per year. So free enterprise means kill the small guy because you are getting yours. That was a great response from you!"
LEAD posted: "The administration has a $55 million dollar fund balance that they do not want to use."
Responses: "I can almost guaruntee that this is wrong."
"I can absolutely guarantee your spelling is wrong."
"Ohhhh burn."
"English teacher, I'm guessing."
"So spend all of the 55million and have nothing in reserve. THAT WOULD BE SO SMART!"
"I am not a teacher but a parent of four children, three of whom have graduated from D300 and one who is a senior at Jacobs. As a parent I have been witness to the hard work, dedication and commitment teachers in this district have for all our children. I now the long lasting effects that a great teacher has on his/her students because my adult children have told me on more than one occasion how a teacher has impacted their lives. I can take credit for the educational success of my children, but I would only be fooling myself. I did not do it alone. I had some wonderful men and women working together with me, helping me mold and create productive citizens who will go into this world and hopeful make a difference.
LEAD 300 posted: The strike announcement
Responses: "The community supports you."
"Thank you parents for your support!"
"Joanne, not all of the community supports this strike. Please don't speak for all of us."
"Again, to several posters here, can you please stop using 'WE' in your support. You do not speak for me and many other parents who are feel this strike is about nothing more than greed."


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Betsy Meyer has worked tirelessly for years on the Woodland Restoration Project, Lusitania Woodland Habitat Project and Reservation Weeding Programs at Fresh Pond Reservation. She is an active member of the Friends of Fresh Pond Planning Committee and designs and prints its monthly posters. She has served as a Volunteer Steward since 2009 and regularly leads weeding sessions. Betsy was instrumental in monitoring the Friends' tree nursery, keeping it watered as needed. She supports an array of projects through her knowledge, dedication and enthusiasm for efforts to revive and maintain the ecological balance of the Reservation.
Rebecca Ramsay, a member of the Friends of Fresh Pond since 2005 and of the Friends' Planning Committee since its founding in 2007, has worked as a Volunteer Steward since 2005. She designs and posts the Friends' "This Weekend" posters and contributes countless hours of her time in support of efforts to maintain the ecological balance at the Reservation, including her contributions as co-founder of the Cambridge Pod Patrol, an effort to limit the spread of Black Swallow- wort, a particularly tenacious invasive plant.
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So. I am at a homebirth this weekend and am looking for some suggestions. The woman's due date is tomorrow (Tuesday), but her water broke on Friday. She's had intermittent, mild ctx with no regular pattern, at odd intervals in the days since then. Her pattern has been to start ctx in the evening. They get progressively more intense till around nine to eleven o'clock when she gets tired, goes to bed to sleep and the ctx peter out. So far we've tried:
Cohosh (black and blue)
knee chest position (possibly baby's hands on head)
stair climbing
castor oil
enema (2X)
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Homeopathic caulophyllum 30 C, 5 pellets in a water bottle sipped throughout the day. When the water is gone, do it again in another bottle of water. Acupuncture. Husband's semen orally. or alternatively, evening primrose oil orally. Nipple stimulation. Is there a way for the midwife to make sure baby is tucked really well so that the head is well applied to the cervix (no internal checks of course). If she is a multip, perhaps, she could benefit from binding her belly, keeping the baby up and supported in a downward direction, rather than the baby hanging outwards (does that make sense?).
I'm not a midwife, btw. I just have lots of ideas because I recently was very anxious to get my baby out. :-) EPO vaginally (my water had not broken), caulophyllum, and a few tweeks of the nipple seemed to push me over the edge into productive labor.
yeah, what she said! nipple stim tops my list. Also try taking a hot shower or bath, then rubbiing castor oil on your belly, then go lie down to take a nap, covering it with a warm wet towel or heating pad, while you rest. (sure beats drinking it!)
Hopefully, this Mama has had her babe by now, but here goes. I like all of the other suggestions, especially checking the positioning of the baby...by Leopolds, not vaginally. Is the head tucked? Also, binding up the belly with a rebozo. Also, I love Cotton Root Bark tincture...it increases the receptivity of oxytocin receptor sites and works wonderfully, esp in conjunction with some nipple stim....
Well, after EIGHT DAYS of non-effective, off and on contractions, we finally got a good ctx pattern going. Three hours and six pushes later she birthed a healthy, beautiful, 8lb 7oz baby girl. Fast descent led to some facial bruising, poor thing, but now at a week old, she's perfect.
Here's what ended up having the best effect (after days of positioning exercises and maneuvers from the spinningbabies.com website, over TEN OZ of Castor Oil-- completely didn't work, and tons of Black/Blue Cohosh):
Post-labor positioning of the baby seem to indicate a nuchal hand may have been holding things up. Or possibly TWO hands :) As a side note, she took about two days off of attempts to start labor before the final days when we threw eveything we had at her. Good idea to let her get as well-rested as possible.
Thank you for the update! What a tribute to the 3 P's of labor: patience, patience, patience.


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PHILADELPHIA — A Delaware man who believed he and two other investors were bilked out of $500,000 was responsible for a Monday night shooting that killed four people, including himself, police officials said this afternoon.
One of the victims was a former New Castle County police officer and University of Delaware football star.
Vincent Dortch, 44, of Newark, allegedly set up a meeting with Watson International board members, who had office space at Zigzag Net Inc., under the pretense he had potential new investors for the business, Philadelphia Chief of Detectives Joseph Fox said.
As soon as the meeting began, Dortch allegedly pulled out a gun and told the board members – Robert Norris, 41, of Newark, Del.; Mark Norris, 46, of Piles Grove, N.J., and James Reif, 42, of Endicott, N.Y. – to say their prayers. He allegedly shot them, left the board room, then returned to shoot each again, Fox said.
The two people not harmed in the shooting were the two other investors that Dortch believed were bilked. After the shooting Monday night, Dortch reportedly walked them out to a car and told them to drive him to New York so he could shoot a fourth member of the executive board, Fox said.
The unnamed investors, who police do not believe were involved in Dortch's plan to kill the men, talked him out of returning to New York.
Dortch went back inside the building and, after exchanging gunfire with police, reportedly shot himself.
Watson International is an events planning company that owns and operates a 900-acre former IBM Country Club complex in Union, N.Y., renting out the facility for weddings, conventions and similar events.
Robert Norris was a 14-year-veteran of the New Castle County police department who left the force a year ago, county police spokesman Cpl. Trinidad Navarro said.
"Bob and I were Academy class mates and a good friend of mine," he said. "No one has anything bad to say about the guy. He was a tremendous loss when he left here. We're numb."
Before his law enforcement career, Robert Norris was a halfback on University of Delaware football teams in 1984, 1985 and 1986. His 1,767 career rushing yards still ranks 20th on the Blue Hens' all-time list. As a senior in 1986, he rushed for a team-high 804 yards on 152 carries and scored eight touchdowns as Delaware tied for the Yankee Conference championship, reached the NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinals and finished 9-4.
Norris also had 1,867 yards on punt and kickoff returns and more than 1,200 receiving yards at UD. He was a teammate and classmate of quarterback Rich Gannon, who later became Most Valuable Player in the National Football League with the Oakland Raiders.
The shootings occurred at the offices of Zigzag.net, a marketing firm, police said. The company Web site lists Mark Norris as president and CEO.
Mark Norris and Robert Norris were brothers, said Aaron Haydn McLean, Zigzag's senior art director. Reif was a member or employee of another company, Watson International, McLean said.
Watson International's Web site lists a Robert Norris as vice president of business development. A phone number listed on the Web site was disconnected.
The injured victim, whose name was not released, was taken to Thomas Jefferson Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition this morning.
Zigzag has about 15 employees, said McLean, who has worked there for about five years.
The shootings took place in the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, an office park that is part of the old Philadelphia Navy Yard.
It was one of the Navy's busiest shipbuilders during World War II but closed in 1995. Two years later, a private company, Kvaerner, resumed commercial shipbuilding in a portion of the shipyard, which is now known as Aker Shipyard. Other areas of the Navy facility have been converted to business and office use.
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The Obama White House has announced it is rejecting a petition to fund a Death Star modeled after the fictional space station in Star Wars, citing costs of at least $850 quadrillion.
"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon," wrote Paul Shawcross, chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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The colorful denial from Shawcross was in response to a petition submitted to the White House "We the People" site. The Obama administration has promised to respond to any petition that gets support from at least 25,000 people. The petition to "secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016" has received more than 34,000 signatures to date.
States the petition: "By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense."
So what's the Obama administration's reasoning for shooting down the Death Star?
Cost, for one: "We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it," Shawcross wrote.
"The Administration does not support blowing up planets."
But the most obvious reason?
"Why," Shawcross asks, "would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?"
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---- — Those times I've expressed my thoughts on environmentalism, I never addressed those facets of solar and wind power.
As for their being anything of realistic options, they should only be considered supplements. Sources of last resort when you simply have nothing else. With America's population of today, I seriously doubt they will ever provide even 30 percent of our energy needs. Perhaps 25 at best. And that's probably still optimistic.
As for wind and solar being the future, I'd agree if this were the 1500s. Because that's the era they strike me as from. The technology and population of that period are what they seem best able to sustain. Our love afair with renewable energy is like saying, "Let's have all the physical impact of 1510."
This is sustainability. If we're actually serious about making solar and wind the primary power sources, while expecting them to satisfy 21st century energy demands, we had better prepare for across-the-board shortages and rationing beyond present belief. Imagine a daily situation of having five or fewer hours of juice. That would probably be the reality simply because sunshine and wind are not constant.
What would the demand for batteries be like then, and the environmental impact of it. This is only one of the physical effects of going green that we obviously haven't even begun to fathom. Then there are the cultural effects. Both the physical and intellectual structure of society will very likely regress centuries.
But as I've said before, mainstream environmentalism has nothing to do with honest concern for the environment. It's been politically hijacked to achieve a political goal. Namely that we be convinced a crisis exists from which rescue can only come by making the Al Gore bureaucrats of the world our masters.
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Point Spread: -3½/+101 New England
New England Patriots -3.5
Since suffering back-to-back defeats, the Patriots has responded with back-to-back impressive wins. I expect them to keep right on rolling in Seattle as the Seahawks don't have the offense to keep pace.
The Seahawks are 27th in the NFL in total offense with 287.2 yards per game and 28th in scoring with 17.2 points per game. The Patriots, meanwhile, are No. 1 in both total and scoring offense with 439.4 yards and 33.0 points per contest.
The only think Seattle does well offensively is run the football. Unfortunately, nobody has had much success running on New England this season. The Pats rank 8th in the NFL against the run with 82.8 yards allowed per game.
The Seahawks lead the league in total defense, but they are yet to see an offensive attack like New England brings to the table. Unlike last season, the Pats also have an explosive running game to go with their precision passing attack.
The Patriots are 4-1 ATS this season and have long been a quality road investment. They are 35-16-2 ATS in their last 53 road games. New England is also an awesome 30-15 ATS as a road favorite of 7 points or less under coach Bill Belichick.
The Seahawks are 10-22-1 ATS in their last 33 games following a win and 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games versus a team with a winning record. Lay the points.
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Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
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This charming hotel located in the heart of Montparnasse is a short walk from the Vavin crossroads, the Luxembourg gardens and the theatres of the Rue de la Gaîté.
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Decorated with warm colours, the hotel Honesty Bar welcomes you as if you were at home. Have a drink while surfing the net with the free wireless access or read on book from the small library available for free
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This charming hotel located in the heart of Montparnasse is a short walk from the Vavin crossroads, the Luxembourg gardens and the theatres of the Rue de la Gaîté. A warm, friendly welcome and a chic, laidback atmosphere invite guests to relax and enjoy the French art of living.
Decorated with warm colours, the hotel Honesty Bar welcomes you as if you were at home.
Monparnasse is a modern, lively neighbourhood that continues to resonate with the spirit of painters and writters who lived here in the first half of the twentieth century, including Zadkine, Picabia, Modigliani, Fujita, Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Hemingway and Man Ray.
Still buzzing with life late into the night, the area boasts numerous cafés, theatres and cinemas.
Guests at the Lenox Montparnasse Hotel can enjoy a buffet breakfast, browse free newspapers in the lobby and help themselves in the Honesty Bar, as if they were at home. There is complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel for those with laptops, while further practical amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a safe-deposit box, laundry facilities, a concierge desk, and onsite parking for a fee.
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- Total number of rooms - 52
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Andover will have a busy day of activities to honor veterans this Veterans Day, in part by celebrating those residents featured in the town's fourth "Heroes Among Us" book.
The community also will dedicate two memorials for veterans at Spring Grove Cemetery. The two memorials are to dedicate a "Twentieth-Century Veterans Memorial" at the existing Spring Grove Veterans Burial Lot and to dedicate a "Veterand Memorial at Spring Grove" at the future Spring Grove Veterans Burial Lot.
"Unbenownst to most of the community, we have a veterans lot at Spring Grove. But there's no monument to recognize that that's the final resting place for those who served," said veterans director Mike Burke. "The existing veterans lot will reach capacity soon, so we wanted to have a memorial that's dedicated to those sons and daughters who served during our most costly century.
"We also wanted to identify the next area and dedicate a [new] veterans lot for Spring Grove for our needs in the future," he said. "God willing, we hope we never need to fill that lot."
In total on Sunday, Nov. 11 the town of Andover will be memorializing Veterans Day at West Parish Cemetery at 10 a.m., Spring Grove Cemetery at 11 a.m. and Ballardvale Green at noon.
At Ballardvale Green, the "Heroes Among Us Book – Book IV" - spot-lighting living World War II Andover veterans - will be presented to the veterans in that book. Books are availalble from the Veterans Services Office for a suggested donation of $15.
Andover veterans highlighted in this book are Robert T. Andersen, Richard J. Bowen, Joseph M. Bresnahan, Edward J. Broaddus, Robert H. Buchanan, Robert E. Burns, Frederick M. Childs, Salvatore DeYoreo, Paul C. Dow, James D. Hamilton, Robert S. Hamilton, John L. Howard, Jr., William C. Jakes, Peter O. Loosigian, John Meyer, Lawrence P. Morrisroe, Herbert R. Muller, Joseph J. Paliga, Jr., Philip Retelle and George J. Saideh.
These brief ceremonies on Veterans Day will be followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m. at Masonic Temple on High Street.
A Veterans Day program will be held even if there is inclement weather.
If there is inclement weather (moderate to heavy rain) a brief ceremony will be held at Elm Green at noon, followed indoors at the Masonic Temple.
For more information, call the Andover Veterans Services Office at 978-623-8218.


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UL circulates Digital Cameras, Mini DV Camcorders and Tripods to current KSU students for use with their instructional projects. This equipment is for student use only and DOES NOT circulate to faculty.
We highly recommend that students reserve equipment in advance, either in person at the Circulation Desk or by calling 672-7905. Please note that we cannot guarantee equipment availability as we must rely on items returned on time.
Students must present a valid PHOTO ID (flashcard or drivers license) at checkout, NO EXCEPTIONS.
All equipment is due back by 1:00 p.m. the following business day. Fines are computer generated and will NOT BE WAIVED.
Cameras returned late will be fined $10 for the first hour and $.50 for each additonal hour.
Tripods returned late will be fined $5 for the first hour and $.10 for each additional hour.
Patrons are responsible for any lost or damage equipment and should take the time to check over the equipment at check out to verify it is in good working condition.


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Thursday, Oct. 11
Second Annual Pie Party and Bake-Off
7 p.m., Redeeming Hope Ministries (1642 Highland Ave.). $7.
Slow Food Knoxville is sponsoring this fund-raiser for Redeeming Hope Ministries' Food in the Fort program, which feeds hundreds of underprivileged and homeless people each month. Attendees can participate by bringing a homemade pie made with at least one local ingredient or $7 to taste the pies.
Friday, Oct. 12
Clips of Faith
7 p.m., World's Fair Park Festival Lawn. Free.
Rain or shine, New Belgium Brewing will be presenting this mini film festival of shorts—plus, offering 16 varieties of beer on tap! More info at clipsoffaith.com.
Saturday, Oct. 13
James McMurtry
8 p.m., The Shed (Smoky Mountain Harley Davidson, Maryville). $20.
James McMurtry takes his own novelistic approach to songwriting, in crusty red-dirt narratives like "60 Acres" and "Choctaw Bingo." And he's an uncompromising force as a performer.
Sunday, Oct. 14
City People's Downtown Home Tour
11 a.m.-4 p.m., East Tennessee Community Design Center (500 S. Gay St.). $10 advance/$15 door.
Take a tour of nine furnished homes downtown, plus James White Fort, "Knoxville's first downtown home." Proceeds benefit the non-profit City People, which works with government and community groups to develop Knoxville's center city.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
BBQ, Blue Jeans, & Cas II
6:30 p.m., Ciderville, USA (2836 Clinton Highway, Powell). $100.
This fund-raiser for East Tennessee Historical Society is down-home as you can get. Enjoy a barbecue dinner and music from David West and the Cider Mountain Boys and Con Hunley, and reminiscences about the "Old Coon Hunter," grocer/politician Cas Walker.
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The perfect place to showcase and protect your precious family photos, heirlooms, and memories, a heritage scrapbook album is wonderful way to document your family's history and create a lasting gift for future generations. While it may seem a daunting task when faced with boxes of dusty old photos, scrapbooking is actually both fun and more easy than you might think!
Gather Your Memories
At the heart of most heritage scrapbooks are the photos - pictures of your grandparent's wedding, your great-grandfather at work in the fields, a family Christmas celebration... Begin your heritage scrapbook project by gathering together as many photographs as possible, from boxes, attics, old albums, and relatives. These photos don't necessarily need to have people in them - pictures of old houses, automobiles, and towns are great for adding historical interest to a family history scrapbook. Remember, in your quest, that pictures from slides and reel-to-reel 8mm films can be made at a relatively low cost through your local photo store.
Family mementos such as birth and marriage certificates, report cards, old letters, family recipes, clothing items, and a lock of hair can also add interest to a family history scrapbook. Smaller items can be incorporated into a heritage scrapbook by placing them in clear, self-adhesive, acid-free memorabilia pockets. Larger heirlooms such as a pocket watch, wedding dress, or family quilt can also be included by photocopying or scanning them, and using the copies in your heritage album.
Get Organized
As you begin to accumulate photos and materials, work to organize and protect them by sorting them in archival safe photo files and boxes. Use labeled file dividers to help you divide the photos into groups - by person, family, time-period, life-stages, or other theme. This will help make it easy to find a specific item as you work, while also protecting the items which don't make it into the scrapbook. As you work, use a photo-safe pen or pencil to write details of each photo on the back, including the people's names, the event, the location and the date the photo was taken. Then, once your photos are organized, store them in a dark, cool, dry location, keeping in mind that it's best to store photos standing upright.
Assemble Your Supplies
Since the purpose of compiling a heritage scrapbook is to preserve family memories, it is important to start with supplies that will protect your precious photographs and memorabilia. Basic scrapbooking begins with just four items - an album, adhesive, scissors, and a journaling pen.
- Scrapbook Album - Choose a photo album that contains acid-free pages, or purchase acid-free, PVC-free sheet protectors and slip them into a three-ring binder. The size of your scrapbook is a matter of personal preference (most scrapbooks are either 8 1/2" x 11" or 12" x 12."), but consider the availability and cost of supplies, as well as how many pictures you want to fit on each page, when you make your choice. Scrapbook albums come in a variety of styles, with post bound, expandable spine and 3 ring albums being the most popular.
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Updated timetables from PSEG and JCP&L allow citizens to see a prediction of when their power will return.
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Prentiss Gray November 06, 2012 at 08:45 PM
Do we have the kind of data we'd need to do it? A house by house or block by block table of outages?
John Dunphy November 06, 2012 at 08:49 PM
Prentiss, I honestly have no idea. Kathy Shaskan took point on that when she was still Editor for Morris Township-Morris Plains Patch. But, she got sane and left last year. If you have her contact info, you could reach out.
Sally November 08, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Christie should resign. What is he doing except taking calls from Obama. He got his power back in Mendham yet there are 35% of the town still out. Don't ever vote for him again!!! Jcp&l claim they will have everyone restored by Sunday??? Yeah right, they initially claimed by Thursday. Who is holding them accountable??? Christie is to busy wasting doughnuts.
still no power November 11, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Why are we the public paying for JCP&L's mistakes? Check out the poles on Brooklyn Mt. Road in Hopatcong & on Lakeside Blvd. They have not kept up with the Mantianace and up grades and just keep adding wires from whoever and never up graded the sorce the Poles. Looks like most poles, if you leaned on them hard they would snap! Let alone 80 mph Winds. Stop taking the money out of the system and add some back for repairs. Antaquated systems can't be expected to work. of course now the Utilities can blame all there falts on the storm alone
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Forwards (Vincent Lecavalier: 5 Years, $22,500,000) I was looking up some of these numbers and I was shocked at how many players got signed to big deals this offseason. I remember that Clarkson...
The Nashville Predators have been hit-or-miss with late summer acquisitions, but that doesn't mean they won't make another roster move if the right player and right deal are available.
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Hustlechuk and Blummer may no longer be Nashville Predators, but we'll likely see them often at Bridgestone Arena next season.
I'll say it: the hand-wringing over the loss of Damien Brunner over the last few days has gotten absolutely puzzling. Don't get me wrong; I'm more than a bit disappointed that all indications...
Yesterday, the Wings made two notable free agent signings (and one important minor signing), when they brought in free agents Stephen Weiss and Daniel Alfreddson; To round out the day, the Wings...
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