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Online Support Groups: Welcome & Instructions
Please read the instructions below (or navigate using the links to the right) to learn more about CancerCare's Online Support Groups program.
What you can expect of your Online Support Group
CancerCare's Online Support Community is a private, "subscription only" program. All of our support groups are closed to non-members to ensure confidentiality. Once you have been subscribed to a group you will be able to enter the group space, introduce yourself and start a dialogue with other group members for as long as the group runs, usually about 4 months at a time.
You can access your online support group whenever you want, day or night. However, please understand that communication online is not always immediate. Sometimes, people don't have access to their computers or are unable to post quickly. We do encourage members to respond as soon as they are able.
Our online support groups offer a great way to connect with others who are going through situations like yours. Your fellow group members can be such amazing sources of support and strength. Often members tell us they feel understood, supported and more hopeful as a result of participating in our online support group program.
The key is participation – the more people write to one another in a group, the more they get out of the experience. It helps establish your connections to others when you post regularly (at least once a week). It also helps if you include information about how you are coping with your situation – that will draw other members in to read and reply to your posts. The more information you share with us, the better we can respond to you and get to know you and your situation.
What makes us different from other message boards is that each of CancerCare's online support groups is facilitated by a professional oncology social worker. Your group facilitator will be reading all of your posts regularly and will highlight some of the common threads he/she sees within your conversations with one another. Your facilitator will reply to unanswered questions and/or concerns as needed, especially if they have not been addressed by other group members within a few days. As an oncology social worker, he/she will be able to offer guidance or relevant resources that may be helpful to the group. Additionally, your group facilitator will be able to connect you with a primary social worker at CancerCare should you need more individualized, one-to-one support.
While we understand that the medical treatments themselves are a big part of your experiences, CancerCare's Online Program can not endorse any specific treatments. We encourage you to always speak with your medical team about the specifics of treatment-related information as it relates to you or your loved one. You may notice that when treatment related question arise, we will refer you back to your medical team, and/or to the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service who can help you learn what types of questions to ask your medical team. In addition, you can always contact an oncology social worker at CancerCare (toll free: 800‑813‑HOPE (4673)) to discuss how you can enhance your communication with your medical team and to get more individual support for yourself.
CancerCare's Online Support Group Registration Process
CancerCare's Online Support Community is a private, "subscription only" program. All of our support groups are closed to non-members to ensure confidentiality. In order to become a member of a group, we ask that you select the group that best meets your needs. To help facilitate the registration process, please select only one group at this time. A CancerCare oncology social worker will follow up with you as part of our registration and assessment process.
Once you have chosen a support group and completed the assessment with a CancerCare social worker (see How to become a member of our Online Support Community), we can then enroll you in a group. Some groups, however, may not start right away while we await registrations from other members. Your CancerCare social worker or group facilitator will keep you informed about any waiting period that might occur before the group starts, or before you are allowed to join.
CancerCare is currently offering rolling membership into our online support groups. Groups run for 4 month cycles, and stop accepting new members a month before the group end date. There is a short break before the groups open for the new cycle. If you request to join a group that is not currently accepting new members, you will be placed on a waitlist for the next cycle of the group you have requested.
We currently offer groups in the following three categories: patient groups, caregiver groups and support groups for the bereaved. For more specific instructions on how to request the support group of your choice, please read the How Select an Online Support Group & Update Your Profile thread. If you are unsure which group best meets your needs, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We are here to help.
*A note about registering for our Online Bereavement Support Groups: CancerCare believes our online bereavement support groups are most helpful for people 6 weeks after their loss. If your loved one has recently died, we encourage you to contact one of our social workers for more individualized support and assistance by calling us toll-free at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673) or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
How to become a member of our Online Support Community
- Log on to http://supportgroups.cancercare.org to access CancerCare's Online Support Community.
- Click on the "Register" link on the upper right hand corner of the main screen.
- Read Terms of Service and click the appropriate button to agree or disagree.
- When prompted, create a Username and Password for your account, enter your email address, and then click "Register".
- You will receive an automated Welcome Email that provides you with your username and password. Please keep this email handy. Please be aware that we can not activate your account immediately. In some cases, especially over a holiday weekend, it can take several days for us to activate your account.
- The activation of your account takes you to the next step of CancerCare's registration process. When your account is activated, you will receive an email from our firstname.lastname@example.com email directing you back to our website to complete an online registration profile and survey. You will also receive instructions at this time on how to request to join a group.
- Once you have completed your profile and we have received this information back from you, a CancerCare social worker will then be in touch with you via email with some assessment questions. The purpose of these questions is to ensure that your needs would be met by an online group.
- Your CancerCare social worker will then approve you for participation in an online group, or refer you to other forms of service at CancerCare that might suit your needs at this time.
- If you have a spam blocker on your email account please set it to recognize our email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com email address.
When will I gain access to the group I requested to join?
Only after you've completed your registration process and received approval for online group participation from your primary social worker at CancerCare. When the group of your choice is ready to begin, your group moderator will notify you that you can start participating. Meanwhile, should you be interested in additional supportive services please do not hesitate to contact your CancerCare oncology social worker by calling us toll-free at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673).
How to Select an Online Support Group & Update Your Profile
Log in:
- Click on the "Log In" link on the upper right hand corner of the main screen.
- Enter your Username and Password.
- Click the "Log In" button.
Request to Join a Group:
- Log in as described above.
- Click on the "Support Groups" tab on the upper left side of the screen.
- Select one group from the drop down menu under to "Available Groups"
- From the list of available groups, select the one you want to join.
- Click the "Go" button to see more information about the group
- Click the "Request to Join" link to request membership in the group, or the Back button to navigate back to the Available Groups List.
- If you clicked "Request to Join," a thank you screen will appear. This puts you on a pending list for the group.
- If you have already been approved by a CancerCare social worker for participation in an online group, your request to join a group will be forwarded to the group facilitator. When the group is ready to begin, you will receive an email notification and will be able to start participating in the group. Please select only one group.
- We can not accept a new member into a group until your registration process has been completed. Please see the How to become a member of our Online Support Community section for more information regarding the registration process.
Changing Your Settings and Info:
- Log in as described above.
- Click on the "Your Profile" link on top of the main screen.
- Change any information or setting
- Click "Submit".
- Should you choose to update any of your profile information, it is important that you send an email to email@example.com to inform us of the changes you have made. Thank you!
CancerCare's Group Participation Guidelines
CancerCare encourages all points of view, but please remember that everyone comes to a group with different experiences and feelings. If something in the group distresses you or makes you uncomfortable, please bring it up in the group or with the group facilitator. Often, when you "voice" your concerns you will find that other group members feel similarly.
The more messages you write, and the more information you share about you and your situation in your posts, the more connected other members will feel to you. Their feelings of connection will show in their responses to you.
When You Participate
- Please be respectful of the confidential nature of this online program and the messages that you and your fellow members post here.
- Please help us to know who you are by identifying yourself by your first name at the end of each of your messages.
Online Support Groups and bulletin boards, such as ours, require that we pay attention to our communication styles somewhat differently than if we were talking with each other face to face. That's because it is easy to misinterpret a comment that is read without the clues of facial expressions, body language and vocal inflections. The list below offers a series of guidelines we call "Netiquette" that can help make your message come across as you had intended. We ask that you take these guidelines into consideration when participating in our online program.
Your posts can be informal, but they should be thoughtful – take some time to review your note before you post it. Make sure your note is correctly addressed, that it is free of typos and that it says what you mean. Please do not write messages in all CAPITAL letters; this can be perceived as shouting.
Please consider how someone else may feel when reading your message. While we do encourage all points of views we also need to pay attention to how others may perceive your posts.
Subject Line
Give your post a meaningful and accurate subject line/title. Not only will this will help everyone to follow the group's discussion, but it will also draw members in to read and reply to your post.
Using Humor
We know that laughter is one of the world's best medicines, and by all means we want you to share what makes you giggle with your fellow members. However, please be very cautious when using sarcasm and humor. Without cues such as voice tone, "subtle" humor can be easily misinterpreted and can sometimes offend others despite the best of intentions.
Context and Quotes
When you are responding to a post you may include the points you are responding to in the text of your reply by quoting or summarizing. However, we ask that you quote only as much as is germane to your reply. Please do not re-post someone else's message.
Response Time
Communication online is not always immediate. Sometimes, people don't have access to their computers or are unable to post quickly. It is our hope that members try to respond as soon as they are able. You will find that your group will be more cohesive and connected to one another if you and your fellow group members read, reply and post new topics regularly (we suggest at least once a week).
Respect Others
We know that you are all unique and special individuals; that's what makes our online program so successful. By bringing together differing opinions we become more open to finding new ways to cope with our situations. Please respect the opinions of others even if you do not agree.
Please help us to keep our program a safe space for you and your fellow members. To that end, please do not share your password or the posts from your group with anyone. We welcome new members to our groups regularly. If you know someone who is interested in our online support group program please refer them to the "join an online group" section of our website. We'd like the chance to get to know them just as we have gotten to know you.
Posting About Religion
Please be respectful of other's differing belief systems. Across denominations, religion and spirituality can offer a source of solace, strength and hope. This is clearly the case for a number of you. CancerCare's online programs are offered for members of all religions, denominations and beliefs. Please feel free to share with us how your spirituality has helped you cope. Other members may perceive their own spirituality and religious beliefs differently from yours. Please keep your posts regarding religion and spirituality centered on what helps you cope.
Please do not advertise any products or private websites in this forum. CancerCare cannot endorse or allow advertisements for any products or commercial resources on our website. Thank you for helping us keep this forum a safe space for you to share your feelings and concerns related to your cancer experience.
We know this is a lot of information to absorb all at once, but you will see how quickly you will get the hang of it once you begin posting. This program is designed to be a safe place for you to feel heard, understood and supported. Again, we want to encourage you all to provide feedback throughout this group experience and to directly contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
CancerCare Online Services
How to access your group, read, reply and create posts
How to Access Your Group
- Log in.
- Your group will appear listed below the Welcome Folder.
- Click on the group name.
- All of the topic folders for your group appear.
How to Read Posts
- Log in.
- Go to your group.
- Click on a topic folder.
- All of the posts for that topic appear.
How to Reply to a Post
- Go to your group.
- Open a topic folder.
- Read the posts.
- Click the "Reply" button at the top or bottom of the thread.
- Type the message you would like to post.
- Format the post if you choose.
- Click "Preview" to review your post.
- Click "Post" to post your post.
How to Create a New Topic
- Log in.
- Go to your group.
- Click the "New Topic" button.
- Type the message you would like to post.
- Format the post if you choose.
- Click "Preview" to review your post.
- Click "Post" to post your post.
Downloading our Support Group Manual & Reference Card
- Download our Online Support Group Manual (en español )
- Download a Support Group Quick Reference Card
What to do when you feel you may be in crisis
CancerCare does not provide 24 hour services nor do we have a 24 hour hotline. This makes us unable to handle requests for immediate help in crisis situations, such as if you are feeling suicidal or in need of immediate assistance due to emotional crisis. If you are feeling like you are in crisis and want immediate attention please call the following organizations, they can help you.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Hopeline Network


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Kelly Perkins of Minneapolis realized that her boyfriend wasn't buying the no-shame-in-coupons thing, so she took matters into her own frugal hands. She brings the coupons when they go out. They usually split the bill, but sometimes the boyfriend picks up the tab. "I bring coupons so we can afford to eat out more often," said the 28-year-old marketer. Perkins ignores the pleas to leave the coupons at home, but she does wait until the bill arrives before showing the coupon. "He thinks we'll get bad service if the server sees we're using a coupon."
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You are defending a client in a preference action, and the client tells you that its main contact at the pre-petition debtor was Bob Jones, the head of purchasing. Mr. Jones left the debtor before the petition filing, but your client knows how to contact him. Your discussions with your client suggest that Mr. Jones may provide helpful testimony on "the ordinary course of business" and other defenses.
Can you contact Bob Jones directly and if so what restrictions if any would apply to such contact? Yes, subject to certain ethical guidelines which vary from state to state, you may contact and interview Mr. Jones.
Former employees of adverse parties can be very useful sources of information, and courts have recognized the benefits of allowing ex parte contact with an adversary's former employees. For example, "California cases have stressed that prohibiting attorneys from contacting an opponent's former employees would unfairly hinder litigants from investigating and pursuing factual evidence relevant to their case."[1]
The ethics rules prohibit ex parte contacts with parties known to be represented by counsel, without that counsel's consent. See ABA Model Rule 4.2. The rule applies when the represented party is a corporation. But a former employee of a corporation is not the corporation, nor will he or she necessarily be represented by the corporation's counsel. The commentary to Model Rule 4.2 provides that "[c]onsent of [an] organization's lawyer is not required for communication with a former constituent."[2]
This is not to suggest that there are no ethical limitations on contacting former employees of an adverse party. There are. Thus, before contacting such a former employee, a lawyer should be familiar with the guidelines and limitations which have been adopted in the applicable jurisdiction – which may be found in the bankruptcy court's own rules or case law or, more likely, in the rules or case law of the state whose ethical guidelines apply in the particular bankruptcy case.
In many states, courts and ethics panels have recognized that policies underlying the no-contact rule apply equally to former employees, and have developed guidelines for such contacts. In Ohio, for example, contacting former employees ex parte is permissible, subject to certain guidelines that include: advising the former employee that the lawyer represents a party adverse to his or her former employer; asking whether the former employee is represented by his own counsel or the corporation's counsel; informing the former employee not to divulge privileged communications he or she may have had with corporate counsel or his or her own counsel; and, of course, securing the former employee's consent to the interview.[3]
Similar guidelines have been adopted in Delaware,[4] Massachusetts,[5] New York,[6] and many other states.[7] One overriding theme is that an attorney interviewing a former employee of an adverse party should not inquire into privileged matters.[8] Also, in some jurisdictions, the status of the former employee is important; ex parte contact may be prohibited if the former employee is within a "litigation control group" that may be "responsible for, or significantly involved in, the determination of the organization's legal position in the matter."[9]
Once you have determined that the applicable rules and guidelines permit you to contact Mr. Jones, provided you do certain things and refrain from doing other things, you should document your compliance. For reference, place in your witness file on Mr. Jones a copy of the controlling case law or ethics opinion. Note that Mr. Jones consented to your interview; that you explained you represented a party adverse to his former employee; and that he confirmed he was not represented by corporate counsel or his own counsel. Note also that you advised Mr. Jones not to reveal any privileged communications, and that he did not do so during the course of your interview. Record that you did anything else the applicable rules require, and that you did not do anything else that the applicable rules prohibit. These notes may be useful later in responding to any suggestion by your adversary that your interview of Mr. Jones strayed beyond the permissible boundaries.
Finally, in conducting an interview of a former employee of an adverse party, you should keep in mind the potential debate you may have later over whether the content of your interview is discoverable by your opponent. Courts have recognized that inquiry about the questions discussed in witness interviews "… tend[s] to disclose the mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories" of the attorney.[10] For this reason, the work product privilege has been applied to limit questioning of a third party witness about what he or she discussed with opposing counsel.[11] On the other hand, because a third party witness has no obligation to keep your discussion confidential (even if you ask him or her to do so), there is an argument that whatever was revealed to the third party witness has lost whatever confidentiality protection it might have once had. Thus, even though a work product objection may be a valid one, it remains prudent to be cautious in what you reveal to a third-party witness about your thought processes and mental impressions.
[1] EXDS, Inc. v. Devcon Construction, Inc., 2005 WL 2043020, *3 (N.D. Cal. 2005) (citing Continental Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, 32 Cal. App. 4th 94, 120-21 (1995) (noting that ex parte contacts with an opponent's former employees facilitates identification of those witnesses with relevant knowledge and reduces the need for expensive and unnecessary formal depositions) and Bobele v. Superior Court, 199 Cal. App. 3d 708, 713-14 (1988) (noting that limiting attorneys' contact with opponents' former employees to formal depositions makes litigation too costly).
[2] aba model rule 4.2, comment 7 (2007). See Clark v. Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services, 797 N.E.2d 905, 908 (Mass. 2003) ("While [Rule 4.2] prohibits lawyers from making ex parte contact with a former employee who counsel knows to be represented, it neither prohibits, nor purports to regulate, private contacts between an adverse party and the organization's former employees as such.").
[3] Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, Opinion No. 2005-3 (Feb. 4, 2005) (interpreting Ohio's former Rule DR 7-104, which has since been replaced by Model Rule 4.2).
[4] LaPoint v. AmerisourceBergen Corp., 2006 WL 2105862 (Del. Ch. July 18, 2006) (finding the reasoning of the majority of states and the ABA persuasive, the court adopted the rule that "[o]ne party's attorney may contact a former manager of an adverse party ex parte, even if the former employee was privy to extensive privileged communications, as long as the attorney is seeking only key non-privileged facts, and makes the former employee aware that she cannot divulge any communications she may have had with the adverse party's attorneys, or any other privileged information.").
[5] Clark, 797 N.E.2d at 911-12 (Mass.) (counsel conducting ex parte interview of former employee must pay particular attention not to violate the duty of truthfulness to third parties, must not violate their duties as they relate to dealings with unrepresented parties, and must refrain from using unfair or illegal tactics to obtain evidence; also, counsel must be careful to avoid violating applicable privileges or matters subject to appropriate confidences and protections).
[6] Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., 868 N.E.2d 208 (N.Y. 2007) (Counsel may conduct ex parte interviews of an opposing party's former employee provided that he conforms to all applicable ethical standards such as advising the former employee not to disclose any privileged or confidential information or offer any information concerning the former employer's litigation strategy, and cautioning the former employee that if, during the interview, he was asked a question that could potentially lead to the disclosure of privileged information, he should decline to answer the question).
[7] See, e.g., Brown v. St. Joseph County, 148 F.R.D. 246, 254 (N.D. Ind. 1993) (lawyer who makes ex parte contact with former employee shall (1) never state or imply that the lawyer is disinterested, (2) make clear the lawyer's role, including the nature of the case, the identity of the lawyer's client, and the fact that the person's former employer is an adverse party, (3) make reasonable efforts to correct any misunderstanding by the former employee regarding the lawyer's role, and (4) never give the person advice other than that the person obtain counsel); Orlowski v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc., 937 F. Supp. 723, 728 (N.D. Ill. 1996) (former employees, including former managers, are not encompassed by Rule 4.2 and may freely engage in communications with opposing counsel; however, former employees are barred from discussing any privileged information to which they are privy). See generally Benjamin J. Vernia, Annotation, Right of Attorney to Conduct Ex Parte Interviews with Former Corporate Employees, 57 A.L.R. 5th 633 (1998).
[8] See, e.g., Clark, 797 N.E.2d at 911, fn 10 (Mass.); Action Air Freight v. Pilot Air Freight Corp., 769 F. Supp. 899 (E.D. Pa. 1991); Westside-Marrero Jeep Eagle, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp., 1998 WL 186705, at *5 (E.D. La. 1998); LaPoint, 2006 WL 2105862 (Del.); Strawser v. Exxon Co., U.S.A., 843 P.2d 613, 622 (Wyo. 1992). But see Widger v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (In re Complex Asbestos Litig.), 232 Cal. App. 3d 572, 588 (1991) (no general duty to "warn" an opposing party's former employees not to disclose confidential or privileged information); Continental Ins. Co., 32 Cal App. 4th at 119 (it is incumbent on the former employer to seek a protective order if it is concerned that there is a risk that a former employee might disclose privileged information).
[9] Michaels v. Woodland, 988 F. Supp. 468, 471-72 (D. N.J. 1997) ("If it is a former employee that the lawyer wants to interview, and that person was within the litigation control group, the witness is presumptively represented by the organization. RPC 1.13.") See also NAACP v. State of Florida, 122 F.Supp.2d 1335, 1340 n. 6 (M.D.Fla. 2000) (court fashioned a number of guidelines, the import of which was to enforce the Rules of Professional Responsibility to all contacts and to bar contact with former employees who "… may have been members of management or 'high-level' employees who had access to privileged or confidential communications/information, participated in decision-making activities, and/or worked with the attorneys representing the [defendant].") C.f. Olson v. Snap Prods., Inc., 183 F.R.D. 539, 545 (D.Minn.1998) (Court declined to adopt a bright-line rule. Instead, it held that the pivotal question in such cases is whether the contact is likely to undermine the attorney-client privilege.)
[10] Barrett Indus. Trucks, Inc. v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 129 F.R.D. 515, 519 (N.D. Ill. 1990).
[11] E.g., Ford v. Philips Electronics Instruments Co., 82 F.R.D. 359 (E.D. Pa. 1979); Connolly Data Sys., Inc. v. Victor Tech., Inc., 114 F.R.D. 89, 96 (S.D. Cal. 1987).


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Traditions and happy holidays go hand-in-hand.
In the midst of an economic slump, a season usually filled with cheer and merrymaking can be an extremely stressful time financially. Toys that cost an arm and a leg, expensive electric bills, and affording traditional Christmas items like a tree can bring financial issues to the forefront.
Although it can be easy to focus on the hardships of getting through the holiday season, if the perspective on the reason for the season alters just a bit, this Christmas can be the best one yet.
One way to shift focus from the economy to family is through traditions.
Traditions come in many shapes, forms and extravagancies, from decorating the tree together, to setting up an in-home factory and taking three days to bake pounds upon pounds of cookies.
No matter what the tradition, it is important to the welfare of families to establish some form of family lore. That way, when hard times come upon a family, there is something to look forward to, and a sense of consistency that can bring much needed comfort.
KHTS office manager Connie Jones' family traditions include allowing the youngest member of the family to hide baby Jesus from the Nativity until Christmas day when he is "born" (found), and enlisting a member to be the designated Elf to wear "the hat" and give out presents.
Sales Manager Sharon Bronson's family always goes to the movies Christmas day, and each member gets to open one gift of choice Christmas Eve.
Morning show host John Summers commemorates Christmas by NOT cooking dinner, as does News Intern Jeremiah McDaniel's family, who make a point of not creating a Christmas feast.
Robin Strickland, from the front desk, took a tradition her parents established of buying her two sisters and herself matching pajamas each year, and passed it on to her family, so that her own three adult children and husband have matching pajama pants to wear Christmas morning.
News Director Jon Dell and his sister made it a tradition to make their parents breakfast Christmas morning, and continue that even now as married adults. They also enjoy listening to the 99 Cent store "power disco CD" that was once given as a gag gift, and has now turned into a Christmas must.
Radio voices Mike Dowler and Jason Endicott spend Christmas with their respective families, Dowler participating in opening a present on Christmas Eve, and Endicott annually going to his parents house for Christmas Eve.
As varied as family traditions are, financial, medical, or emotional afflictions may not be as stressful if there is an age-old tradition to fall back in order to remember the true meaning of the holidays.
And don't be fooled; it is never too late to instate a new family tradition.
- Begin a Christmas play tradition! If there are young children in the family, have them dress up and reenact the Christmas story. Or give them costumes to wear and let their imaginations create a play of their own.
- Teach your kids the gift of giving oneself for the good of others by volunteering. Churches, non-profits and hospitals have many volunteer opportunities, and the Los Angeles Mission has an annual "street meal" event that needs 400 volunteers to operate, and can be a great family tradition to start.
- Or, for those without family in close proximity, opening your home to others is a great way to spread holiday cheer and establish a close-knit community.
- California is a state where many people move to and from, so it's not uncommon to find first-generation Californians living in Santa Clarita in need of some welcoming.
- Single people, senior citizens, and single-parents are the perfect candidates to start a holiday game playing, food eating gathering with.
- The holidays are defined by many treats that are not found throughout the rest of the year, so now is the perfect time to get together with family to create seasonal goodies.
- Organize a potluck and designate one member to create and bring a "mystery meal," or get the kids involved with cooking by letting them chose a new recipe to explore.
- If community is a top priority, acquire a permit from the city and hold a cul-de-sac block-party potluck, where everyone brings a meal or a special dessert, and "Old Man Jones" from next door stops by as Santa Claus.
- Musical talent running rampant in your family? Get a group together to go Christmas caroling! If the thought of knocking on doors makes you squirm, hitch a flatbed trailer to the suburban, fill it with hay bales, and drive by the homes in neighborhoods singing or playing songs of the season. Don't forget the hot chocolate!
- Another new way to celebrate the holidays is by adopting a tree! Choose a tree in the neighborhood or a park, and bring a box of decorations to liven up any lonely Balsam Fir.
- Instate a movie tradition with the family. Go to see a movie on Christmas day, or stay at home and pop something into the DVD player. Christmas classics like "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," and "A Christmas Story" are great traditional Christmas movies to watch.
- Or, be inventive and designate a completely non-holiday movie as the traditional flick of the season. Movies like "The Wizard of Oz," or "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will make your family's movie tradition one-of-a-kind.
- Family gatherings are also a great time to gather around and watch old home movies of past Christmases. Let one member pick an old tape to watch, regardless of other member's protests.
Whatever the tradition may be, make it a point this Christmas to spend time with family and friends that share common customs, rather than stressing the importance of buying expensive gifts.
The gift of giving your time will be remembered far longer than the vibrating foot massager that will break in three months.


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Officials will begin the controversial task of ramping down operations at Oak Forest Hospital on Wednesday, the day it was scheduled to officially close as a costly in-patient facility to make way for a less expensive regional outpatient center.
"The emergency room is open, the hospital is serving existing patients but will not admit new patients," county board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday.
At last count, 20 patients were at the 213-bed hospital, with three in the intensive care unit, four in the long-term care unit and six on ventilators. Those 13 patients with long-term hospital needs are being sent to appropriate facilities, according to Preckwinkle's office.
And with the retirement of the staff anesthesiologist last Friday, surgeries have been halted at the hospital, 159th Street and Cicero Avenue.
Preckwinkle said the so-called "Plan D" also calls for slimming down emergency room service while a primary care clinic operates next door.
Cook County health officials — with the support of Preckwinkle and a majority of county commissioners — planned to close Oak Forest Hospital and turn it into an outpatient center that would provide primary care and an urgent care clinic.
But a state regulatory board denied the county's application to close Oak Forest, and a legislative effort to close the hospital died in recent days.
Preckwinkle said the planned closing met with opposition because the county health system — now run by an independent board — didn't get the word out to the community about the planned transformation of the hospital into a regional clinic.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a handful of daring private citizens made a living tracking down wanted desperados, like outlaw John Wesley Hardin, so they could claim the rewards offered for their captures. Today, bounty hunters still stalk fugitives wanted for trial, but usually only because those fugitives have skipped out on bail. For example, in the city of Philadelphia alone, about 10,000 defendants fail to show up for court dates each year.
The bounty hunter's profession is a favorite subject for movies and reality TV, but it's also a controversial one. In some cases, bounty hunters have been accused of using excessive force or breaking laws to capture wanted men. On the next 10 pages, meet some of the world's better-known bounty hunters, from past to present.
10: Pat Garrett
Unlike most bounty hunters, Pat Garrett wore a sheriff's badge when he stalked Henry McCarty, better known by his alias, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney. He was motivated not only by duty but by the prospect of a $500 reward offered by the governor of New Mexico for the fugitive, who was responsible for between nine and 21 murders.
Born in Alabama, Garrett drifted westward to New Mexico, where he worked as a cowboy before being appointed sheriff of Lincoln County, N.M., in 1880. Garrett killed one of Billy the Kid's underlings in a gunfight, before leading the posse that captured the Kid and the rest of his gang and transported them back home for trial. But after being convicted, the Kid managed to escape from the Lincoln County Jail in 1881, killing two guards in the process. The final meeting between Garrett and the Kid played out like this: The lawman surreptitiously entered a house in Fort Sumner where the Kid was hiding and, according to one account, ambushed him in a darkened room and shot him to death. Later in life, Garrett ran into financial difficulties and was shot to death under mysterious circumstances.
9: John Riley Duncan
Native Kentuckian John Riley Duncan worked as a Dallas, Texas, detective and private investigator, before the governor of Texas hired him in 1877 to help capture infamous outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Posing as a hobo to avoid attention, Duncan quietly tracked Hardin and his associates to Pensacola, Fla., where lawmen cornered the group of outlaws on a train.
Spurred by his share of the &36;4,000 reward for Hardin, Duncan went on to have a successful career as a bounty hunter, bringing in more than 20 fugitives and collecting &36;12,000 in reward money. But going after the big bucks required him to ply his trade in rough, scary places, and in 1878, he was shot in the throat and nearly killed in a Dallas brothel. Duncan recovered and continued to hunt fugitives, even though he needed to insert a silver tube through his tracheotomy hole to breathe.
8: Duane "Dog" Chapman
Duane "Dog" Chapman is a long-haired, muscular, former biker gang member and ex-convict who found religion, switched sides and now stars in the long-running reality TV show Dog: Bounty Hunter. Chapman, who's described himself as "the greatest bounty hunter who has ever lived," is the prototype for a new breed of flamboyant self-promoters. This bounty hunter once got into hot water with the country of Mexico, which wanted to extradite him after he allegedly abducted a wanted American sex offender south of the border in 2003. But the charges were dismissed by a Mexican judge in 2007.
7: Domino Harvey
Domino Harvey, the daughter of actor Laurence Harvey (who starred in the 1960s film The Manchurian Candidate), briefly ran a London nightclub and worked as fashion designer before forsaking the glamorous life. After working as a ranch hand and firefighter, she took a job as a bounty hunter in the mid-1990s, tracking fugitives on some of the meanest streets in Los Angeles. One of her favorite tricks was to pretend to flirt with male fugitives in sleazy nightclubs and then, at the right moment, stick a gun in their ribs. But Domino also struggled with drugs. She died in 2005, at age 35, shortly before the debut of a movie based on her exploits.
6: Rick Crouch
Born in South Africa in 1960, Rick Crouch has had a remarkable career as both a bounty hunter in the United States and as a human rights activist and elected official in his own country. As a college student in the 1980s, he became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and was forced to leave South Africa. He relocated to the United States, where he became a commercial pilot and then formed his own private investigation firm in Los Angeles. Crouch worked for attorneys representing various celebrities, but he also made a name for himself apprehending suspects who had fled the United States after being accused of sex crimes against children. In 2005, for example, he tracked one man to a ranch in Mexico, then used subterfuge to lure him to the U.S. border, where he was arrested by U.S. marshals. In 2006, he moved back to South Africa and was elected as a city councillor in the eThekwini municipality.
5: Robert Ford
Robert Ford was a would-be bank robber who switched sides primarily out of greed. As a youth, the Missouri-born Ford admired notorious outlaw Jesse James, especially after Ford's older brother Charles joined the James gang. By 1882, many of James' original crew were dead, imprisoned or tired of the lawless life. The outlaw needed new blood, and he accepted Robert Ford as a recruit.
While James plotted a new bank robbery, the Ford brothers were enticed by the &36;10,000 bounty placed upon their leader's head by the governor of Missouri, railroads and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. In April 1882, after eating breakfast with James in St. Joseph, Mo., Robert Ford abruptly shot James in the back of the head. The Ford brothers then turned themselves in to local authorities, thinking that they would be released quickly and paid the reward. Instead, they were tried for murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
Before they were executed, however, the governor intervened and pardoned them. Still, the Fords were cheated out of most of the reward money. Charles Ford eventually committed suicide, and Robert was reduced to appearing in dime museums as "the man who killed Jesse James." In 1882, he was shot to death by a man who mistakenly thought the deed would make him a hero.
4: Gary Brooks Faulkner
Most bounty hunters become famous because of the fugitives they apprehend. But Gary Brooks Faulkner, a 52-year-old Californian, made headlines in June 2010 because of his failure to catch America's most wanted man: al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, for whom the U.S. government is offering a &36;50 million reward. According to newspaper accounts, Faulkner traveled to Chitral, a northwestern Pakistani province bordering the Taliban stronghold of Nuristan in Afghanistan, where bin Laden is rumored to be hiding. The bounty hunter reportedly was accompanied by a Pakistani bodyguard and had equipped himself with a gun, dagger, sword, night-vision goggles and an assortment of Christian missionary literature.
After hotel security guards, who keep a close eye on foreign guests, noticed Faulkner's absence one evening, a search party was dispatched. He was found a few miles from the Afghan border and detained by authorities, who later released him with no charges. Faulker, who has kidney disease and requires thrice-weekly dialysis, told United Press International that he aims to go after bin Laden again, using a balloon or a glider to stalk him.
3: Bob Burton
Not only did Bob Burton, veteran skip tracer, serve as a technical adviser on the 1988 Robert De Niro film Midnight Run, but he's the dean of bounty hunters — literally. He founded the Arizona-based National Institute of Bail Enforcement and has trained thousands of bounty-hunter hopefuls at classes and seminars offered through his website. Burton, who has authored a shelf full of how-to books, a memoir and novels about bounty hunters, also has frequently been featured in the media as an expert on best practices in his profession. In 2004, he told a Detroit Free Press reporter that being a successful bounty hunter requires plenty of patience and endurance. "You drive around bad neighborhoods, drinking cold coffee, talking to stupid people," he explained. "It's boring as hell."
2: Joshua Armstrong
Joshua Armstrong created a stir in 2000 with the publication of The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter's Story, a critically acclaimed memoir of the black-leather-clad bail recovery agent's confrontations with fugitives and the exotic mental and physical training that helped the bond-enforcement agency he founded achieve its claimed 85 percent success rate.
A native of Elizabeth, N.J., Armstrong spent time working on a fishing boat in Alaska, according to his memoir's co-author, Anthony Bruno. In the off-season, he took a moonlighting job helping a bounty hunter, who was white and thought the African-American Armstrong would blend in better in the black neighborhood in Seattle where he was seeking a fugitive. Armstrong ultimately caught the target, but he was disillusioned by the crude methods used by his employer. The experience inspired him to form an elite team of bounty hunters who would train in martial arts and immerse themselves in Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Egyptian mysticism.
A major film studio bought the rights to Armstrong's memoir, and Wesley Snipes reportedly was interested in portraying Armstrong on the big screen, but the movie was never made. In 2001, an American Journalism Review article questioned Armstrong's credentials as a bounty hunter, and in recent years, he has kept a low profile.
1: Ralph "Papa" Thorson
For decades, the stocky, bearded Thorson was the most renowned bounty hunter on the West Coast, so famous that Steve McQueen's final movie, The Hunter, was based on his life. A 1987 Los Angeles Times article reported that in his 40-year career, he'd apprehended more than 12,000 fugitives and been shot or stabbed eight times in the process.
Thorson wasn't known just for his prowess, but for his colorful affectations. He relied on astrology charts to help him locate fugitives and, though he packed a .45 pistol, preferred to rely on a nonlethal weapon called the Prowler Fowler, which used compressed gas to fire beanbags filled with buckshot. Thorson ultimately met his demise in 1991 via a car bombing staged by a vengeful fugitive. His wife and daughter continued his work.


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Suzanne Seymour recently turned 50, which, she reckons, makes her an "elder" in the LGBT community.
She says this with a laugh. But it's a role she also takes very seriously. Whatever progress has been made toward equality for gay, bisexual and transgender people—from legal advances to a growing acceptance in pop culture—"elders built the foundation," says Seymour, the executive director of the LGBT Coalition of Western Mass. "Now it's my turn as an elder. It's my turn to do that work. It's my turn to get the next generation on fire."
That will be an important focus of the Rainbow Riverfest, the Coalition's annual fundraiser, to be held this Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Holyoke Canoe Club. The event includes performances by indie singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick, the electro band Bitch, and singer-songwriter Dani Shay, known from "America's Got Talent," "The Glee Project" and YouTube, where her Justin Bieber parody "What the Hell" is approaching six million views. There will also be an after party at Diva's Nightclub in Northampton, and the night before Riverfest, Northampton's Academy of Music will screen Wish Me Away, a documentary about country-singer Chely Wright's decision to come out. Money raised at the festival will go to support the Coalition's community programs. (For a full schedule and ticket information, go to www.rainbowriverfest.org. More information about the Coalition can be found at www.lgbtcoalitionwma.org.)
But the entertainment isn't all that Riverfest has going for it, Seymour says; one of the things she finds most exciting is the intergenerational opportunities the event creates. "I'm really behind the idea of young and old looking at one another, seeing one another," she says. "In our technological world, we have this great way of connecting that we never had before. But that doesn't replace the human touch. Especially for young people who sometimes feel they can't make it, seeing other people have made it can be helpful. I know it was for me."
Studies show that gay and bisexual teens are two to three times more likely to attempt suicide than straight kids (more than one-third of them have attempted suicide, according to one report). Research also shows that they're more likely to feel unsafe at school, to be bullied, to be victims of physical assaults, even at home. At 2007 report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found that as many as 40 percent of homeless teens were gay, bi or transgender; in many cases, their homelessness was linked to their family's negative reaction to their coming out.
Seymour understands those risks well. She was a high-school senior, living in a very conservative and religious Catholic household in Vermont, when she was outed. "I was a very innocent girl," she says. She and her best friend "were very involved in playing our flutes, reading our Bibles, listening to James Taylor."
The girls' friendship evolved into an equally innocent romance, which they kept under cover, not even willing to accept the label "lesbian" themselves. But when classmates got hold of some notes the girls passed to each other, the story quickly spread throughout their small town, with the kinds of consequences that are all too common in such stories. "It was certainly the most painful time of my life," Seymour says. "My only objective was to survive and get out of Dodge, which I did."
But it was far from easy. "I went through a period of darkness, that's the best way I can put it," she says. "You contemplate suicide, you fall into drug use, you fall into alcohol abuse and all the things that go along with that."
Seymour's story has a happy ending; today she's married with children and doing activist work to help kids in the same situation she once found herself. "I remember what it's like to be young and not to feel safe," she says. And even today—yes, even in places as seemingly open as the Valley—there are plenty of young people who feel unsafe. "There are still people who are afraid to come out because of religion or their families' reaction. Or they're afraid to even come out to themselves because they'll—quote—'go to hell.'" Rainbow Riverfest, Seymour says, is a time to "celebrate the ability to be free in a safe place" and also to remember the work that still needs to be done.
"That is what I hope the Riverfest becomes—an inspiration to do a little more than click 'Like' on your Facebook page," she says. "First you have to get off the couch. You can't just be on a computer thinking you're doing the right thing. Activism requires you to show up, get out there, write a letter to the editor, give money to your local nonprofit, speak up when your friend is saying, 'I don't like queers'—that is activism."
The work that young activists do now will help future generations, just as the work of those before her helped her, Seymour adds. "This is just my time in my life to give back. This is my period to give back, just as someone did for me. I don't know who they were, but they built a platform for me."


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You thought there's be one week without news of a Jets wreck, didn't you? And you would be wrong. In this case, though, it's an actual wreck, as reports have surfaced that coach Rex Ryan was involved in a minor three-car wreck in Pennsylvania last week.…Upvote Share Tweet
Jets Reportedly Add McDonald To Their Coaching StaffIt appears Rex Ryan has added former Fresno State secondary coach and ex NFL star Tim McDonald to the coaching staff. #nyj - Jake Steinberg (@Steiny31) January 23, 2013 McDonald is expected to replace Dennis Thurman as the defensive backs coach. ThurmanUpvote Share Tweet
Jets hire Bobby April, JrThe Daily News has learned that Jets will hire Bobby April, Jr., to be a quality controls coach. April spent the past two seasons as a defensive quality controls coach for Eagles. He helped out with defensive backs for part of last season as well. April…Upvote Share Tweet
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Country Artist Rockie Lynne To Perform During Princess Cruises' Veterans Charity Cruise
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Country singer Rockie Lynne has been announced as a featured performer during Princess Cruises' first-ever fundraising cruise to support U.S. veterans. Lynne, a veteran himself who frequently supports military causes, will perform with his five-piece band during the November 5-9 sailing.
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Lynne's debut single, "Lipstick," spent an impressive 10 consecutive weeks in the #1 slot on Billboard's Country Singles Sales chart. He is also co-founder of an annual charity motorcycle ride called TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS, which has raised more than $250,000 in aid to families of the fallen. One third of the proceeds from his new album, "Songs for Soldiers," will benefit troop-related charities. The inspiration for the album was his 21-day tour of Afghanistan, Southwest Asia, and The Persian Gulf, where he and his band entertained U.S. troops stationed abroad.
During the cruise, Lynne and his band will be headliners in the ship's Princess Theater, and will also offer an up-close performance in Club Fusion.The groundbreaking sailing will raise funds for two respected veterans' organizations - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc. and Operation Homefront Inc. The voyage sails roundtrip from Houston aboard Caribbean Princess to the Western Caribbean, and is expected to generate $1 million for the two charities. Lynne joins a number of special guests who will be aboard the cruise, including former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen (Ret.); retired senior officers from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force; an award-winning war correspondent; and other respected speakers, authors and panelists. More information and the latest line-up of special guests can be found at http://www.princess.com/cruisingforacause/veteranscruise.html. More information about "Cruising for a Cause" sailings can be found at princess.com/cruisingforacause or by calling 1-800-PRINCESS. About Princess Cruises:One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a global cruise and tour company operating a fleet of 17 modern ships renowned for their innovative design and wide array of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, all provided in an environment of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader in worldwide cruising, Princess carries 1.4 million passengers each year to destinations around the globe ranging in length from three to 107 days. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE:CUK). SOURCE Princess Cruises
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According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Dwight Howard has little interest in the Atlanta Hawks, who could offer Dwight Howard a maximum level contract during the upcoming free agency.
Besides Atlanta, Dwight Howard could potentially end up in Dallas or Houston. Both teams will have enough cap space to sign Dwight Howard for the max. The Rockets would be a great destination assuming Howard remains unhappy in Los Angeles. Dwight would make a solid fit alongside James Harden and Jeremy Lin. Dallas could also be a fine franchise for Dwight, since Mark Cuban is willing to do whatever it takes to build a dynasty.
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