How to Give a Gift of Hope to Haiti

Send a Gift to Haiti (Photo Courtesy of Peta-de-Azatlan) It’s hard to look at tragic images from the earthquake in Haiti and not want to do something to help. Normally we help you with gift giving to your friends and family members

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 WVR Database in Review: Passengers Arriving in New York from Ireland

Passengers Arriving in New York from Ireland 1846–1851 http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ireland_famine Historical Context The Center for Immigration Research (CIR) at the Balch Institute created this series to promote access to information about immigrants from Ireland to the United States during the era of the Irish Potato Famine, 1846-1851. It was extracted from ship passenger lists in the records of the U.S.

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 Handknit for Haiti: Pattern Proceeds for the Red Cross

For the next 48 hours, all proceeds from the sales of knit & crochet patterns on my website will be sent to the Red Cross to benefit disaster relief in Haiti. If you’ve been thinking about making that Chain Gang Scarf or Daddy-O Vest, now’s the time to nab the pattern. For just a few dollars you can both get knitting AND do a little bit of good

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 THN.com Blog: USA B-OK ? American non-Olympians an impressive squad

It’s common knowledge Team Canada could ice a very competitive second Olympic team, but the American second team wouldn’t be a slouch, either

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THN.com Blog: USA B-OK ? American non-Olympians an impressive squad

 Celebrate National Delurker Day & Leave a Comment!

Today in honor of National Delurker Day , I am asking all of my readers who like to stop by and read to stop lurking and leave a comment. Say hi, tell me who you are, share what you like or dislike seeing on this site…Just leave a comment letting me know you are here and celebrating National Delurker Day with me! Then go leave a comment on another blog you read and another and another. It isn’t that hard to make commenting a regular practice! After all, comments are like currency in the blog world and we bloggers love as many comments as we can get! It isn’t an ego thing, we just like to know you are out there! Happy National Delurker Day and thanks for commenting! Thanks to Rude Cactus ‘ Chris and Aimee (aka Greeblemonkey ) for the reminder and the image

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 iMapMyRun Uses iPhone’s GPS to Track Route & Store Run Data

A bunch of my colleagues are starting to train for upcoming 10Ks and fall marathons and while I can’t say I’m joining them, I’m cheering them on and have been talking up the iMapMyRun app. Even though my runs are confined to a mile of pushing a jogging stroller of 75 lbs of kids to the park in nice weather, iMapMyRun is good for novices like me or even the more hard core runners going for 26.2 miles

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 Chemophobia and risk

As a chemist by training, I’ve always been loath to give credence to unfounded criticism of synthetic chemicals that might stoke up chemophobia. Indeed, on several occasions I have written about how our bodies have evolved to cope with all kinds of chemicals regardless of whether they are synthetic or “natural”

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 Tech Savvy Grandparents

Every time I see my parents I am impressed with their ongoing desire to learn more about technology. They may not Twitter but they have watched Little Miss Techie grow up between visits over iChats and are going beyond the basics of e-mail, Google, and word processing.

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 Movie Monday:The Children

Creepy kids kinda freak me out so a movie called, “The Children” featuring possessed, murderous tots, is not my idea of a good time. Alas however, marriage is sometimes about compromise so when it was my husband’s turn to pick the movie I bucked up, ignored my uneasiness and focused on the knitwear.Striped Earflap Hat & ScarfCrocheted Cloche with Flower AdornmentButton Front ShrugRecommended

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 Make Your Toothbrush Germ Free

If anyone has ever said you have a dirty mouth, they were right.  A normal, healthy mouth is host to millions of germs and more than 500 identified bacterial strains.  And even though you use toothpaste to clean your teeth, and water to rinse your toothbrush, studies have shown that toothbrushes still become contaminated with bacteria, blood, saliva, oral debris and toothpaste.  The Journal of American Dental Association says that contaminated toothbrushes not only harbor, but also transmit both viruses and bacteria that cause systemic, localized and oral inflammatory diseases . Want a clean brush every time?

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 Editing with Uncle Walt

Among the goodies under my Christmas tree: the latest fluffed up re-release of Bedknobs and Broomsticks . Popped the DVD into my computer the other night to discover there are 20-some minutes of “restored” footage incorporated into the feature. Well

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 Lose It! iPhone App Helps Manage Calorie Intake

I tend not to make New Years’ resolutions because I just end up breaking them but between holiday houseguests and this weekend’s birthday celebration for Little Miss Techie, I’m vowing to get back on the exercise bandwagon. Past attempts have been successful as I’ve won pots of money each time my colleagues and I have done a version of The Biggest Loser at my school.

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 Gifts for the Dog Lover

With millions of pet owners stretching across the world, the number of thoughtful, creative, and useful gifts for dog lovers is endless. When it comes to pleasing some family and friends, putting Fido first is a must.

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 Tim Allen Confesses His Future Diaper Dilemma

Fame Not your average dad! During a humorous appearance on the Today show last week, Tim Allen admitted as much when prompted to discuss the obvious age gap between his daughters Katherine , 20, and Elizabeth , 9 months.

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 A year of book-gathering

All the books that have in one way or another found their way into my collection in 2009. And in order of acquisition, because I’ve been adding to this post for the last 365 days: A Time of Angels , by Karen Hesse Trouble Don’t Last , by Shelley Pearsall The Tenderness of Wolves , by Stef Penney The Red Tree , by Shaun Tan Pis’ma Tsarskoi Sem’i iz Zatocheniia , by E.E. Alfer’ev Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead , by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Faberge: Easter Gifts , by T.N.

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 Iman and Lexi’s School Run

893/Splash News Online Model mama Iman may only be making a school run, but she manages to look chic nonetheless! The 54-year-old was spotted picking up Alexandria ‘Lexi’ Zahra , 9 — her daughter with husband David Bowie — from class on Thursday in New York City. Iman recently joked , “This one thinks she has it tough because both her old parents are at home with her all the time.

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 Mini Must-Have: Sasha Obama’s Slouchy Boots

Credit: Dennis Brack /Landov On Jan. 4, Sasha Obama — along with the rest of the first family — was all smiles upon returning to the White House from her recent holiday trip to Hawaii.

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 Rock Sexy Shorts Like Jessica Stroup!

At the GQ Men of the Year party in Hollywood, “90210″ star Jessica Stroup looked polished and chic. Jessica showcased her stunning gams with a pair of glittering shorts by Amber Valetta for Monrow and sexy Jimmy Choo booties

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 Teri Hatcher On What Pushed Her to Cross the Triathlon Finish Line

Bauer Griffin She may have trained long and hard for her first triathlon , but what eventually got Teri Hatcher across the finish line was motherhood.

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 Amy Grant and Vince Gill Say Daughter ‘Provided a Sense of Glue’

Courtesy Good Housekeeping In the February issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, singers Amy Grant and Vince Gill open up about life as a blended family of seven. Both entered their 2000 nuptials as parents — Amy to Matthew , 22, Millie , 20 and Sarah , 17; Vince to Jennifer , 27 — but it is their only child together, 8 ½-year-old Corinna , that has united the extended brood. “[Corinna's birth was] a great blessing for us,” Vince says.

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