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I am most excited about the swim diaper.
I am most excited about the Tampa diaper…I live in Tampa! Here in Florida we are definitely not on the last days of summer…we still have at least a month or two. We are loving the pool and the beach!
I am most excited about the swim diaper. It isn't quite the end of summer yet here but my husband and I hope to take a small vacation before the end of Aug!
I'm most excited about the BBLuv UV tent! I've always wanted one!
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I am most excited about the swim diaper!! What a cute print!! We are spending our last days of summer getting unpacked from our move! AH!
I love the kids tent! We are spending it just relaxing and being with eachother before school starts back up, I admit it has drove me a bit crazy these past couple months but so worth it!
I am most excited about that beautiful swim diaper, because it'll be the only one I'll ever need, so no buying packs of sposies that we won't use up each year!
We're spending the last few weeks of summer trying to get outside when it's cool, and holing up in the a/c when it's not.
I am hoping for a few more nice beach days. And more family walks in the evening.


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10 Disney Propaganda Cartoons From World War II
by Shannon Quinn
Walt Disney cartoons are known for having family-friendly values. It is not surprising to see social commentary slipping through, even in the cartoons we see made by Disney and Pixar in theaters today.
During World War II, Walt Disney was commissioned by the US and Canadian governments to create war propaganda for war bonds and taxes. Walt Disney and the government agreed that they were both anti-Hitler. However, in his own time, Disney created antiwar cartoons, as well as humanitarian messages to American audiences to spread the message that they needed to sympathize with their enemies, who were, after all, fellow human beings.
10Der Fuehrer's Face
Donald Duck Nazi Episode with Prologue Speech (der Fuehrer's Face 1943)
Der Fuehrer's Face won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject in 1943. The plot surrounds Donald Duck, who wakes up in a world controlled by the Nazis. He starts his day woken up at the crack of dawn, and he puts on a Nazi uniform. He quietly dips a cube of his compressed coffee rations into a cup of hot water, sprays "Eau de Bacon and Eggs" into his mouth, and eats one piece of stale bread. His breakfast is complete.
Donald Duck continues his day working in a factory, where he is under constant surveillance to make sure he is saying "Heil Hitler" enough, and that he never speaks out with his typically disgruntled personality. Guns are pointed at his head the moment he gets out of line, and he trembles, saying "Heil Hitler." Donald starts to go crazy under the pressure, but by the end, he wakes up in The United States, and he realizes that it was all a dream. He is suddenly overjoyed at his privilege to be a citizen of the USA.
9All Together
1942 All Together
This short cartoon was made for the Canadian War Bond effort in 1941. In the midst of World War II, the USA and Canada asked ordinary citizens for help to pay for the war. Someone could buy a war bond worth $25 for only $18.75. It was a win-win situation, because it meant that people could invest, make a profit, and help their country at the same time.
The title card of "All Together" shows the British and Canadian flags blending, followed by a variety of Disney characters marching in a parade together. Despite coming from different movies, as the title suggests, the characters from Snow White, Pinocchio, and classic characters like Mickey, Goofy, and the gang are "All Together" in a marching band, holding banners encouraging viewers to help win the war. Advertising five war bonds for the price of four, this commercial encourages Canadians to invest because it could help them win the war. "You serve by saving. Keep your money fighting, until the war is won."
8Donald Gets Drafted
WWII Propaganda Cartoon Donald Gets Drafted (1942)
This short cartoon begins with Donald walking past US Army propaganda signs encouraging men to join the army—along with a song called "The Army's Not the Army Anymore," depicting life as a soldier as one of being courted by beautiful women, breakfast in bed, and guaranteed respect from the community.
Donald rushes into the drafting office and signs up to be part of the US Air Force. He explains his qualifications to the recruitment officer, only to be brushed off, because they will not accept just anyone. Donald undergoes an embarrassing physical exam by multiple doctors, who find issues with both the physical and psychological results, but they pass him through anyway. Donald is disappointed that he cannot fly in the Air Force. He is forced to be obedient, even in extremely uncomfortable situations like standing on fire ants. At the end of the movie, Donald is forced to peel potatoes for the kitchen and never sees any action in the war effort.
This cartoon was made in 1942, when the age for the draft was lowered to 18 years old. From this cartoon, we can guess that Walt Disney was opposed to the draft. Many people have interpreted this as anti-Army propaganda. But the message is clear that young naive men, just like Donald, could be fooled into joining the army without knowing what they are in for.
7Donald's Decision
Donald's Decision (1941)
Disney made yet another war bond advertisement, but this time, it follows Donald Duck, and he learns about investing. He agrees that it's a great idea but lazily says he will put it off until later. This cartoon uses the classic scenario of battling with one's conscience: an angel and devil on each shoulder. The angel tells Donald to take his piggy bank to the post office and invest right away, while the devil pops out of a mailbox, encouraging Donald to spend his money on himself.
The mailbox flag spins to reveal a swastika, if you pay close attention. This not-so-subtle message says if you don't invest in war bonds, you might as well be investing in the Nazis. By the end of the cartoon, the angel kills the devil, and Donald carries his piggy bank into the post office to invest his savings into war bonds. There is text at the end of the film, saying, "Spend less, buy more, and more Five For Four."
6Commando Duck
Commando Duck (1944)
In this 1944 cartoon, Donald Duck is about to parachute into enemy territory in Japan. He is trembling from fear before he jumps. As he is making his way to the military base, Japanese snipers spot Donald, but they are so polite that they get distracted by bowing to one another and apologizing. They finally start shooting at him, but their bullets are so tiny, Donald mistakes them for mosquito bites.
Donald's rubber lifeboat begins filling up, with water pouring out of a waterfall. So, in ridiculous cartoon fashion, it keeps growing and growing into a large blob. Donald begins running for his life from the bouncing blob of water. He finally stabs it, releasing the water down to a canyon below, where the Japanese were keeping their airplanes. At the end of the cartoon, Donald writes a letter saying that the enemy is "washed out." He is no longer afraid and sort of shrugs, as if to say, "That was easy." Obviously, this is a poke at the Japanese, saying that they were not a big threat to the United States, with outdated weapons and an overall culture of peace and politeness.
5Stop That Tank!
Stop That Tank (1942)
An overly flamboyant Adolf Hitler leads his German soldiers in tiny tanks, attacking a village while they sleep. However, Canadian soldiers are ready for the attack, and they easily fend off the Germans. During the battle, Hitler is killed and falls to the gates of hell. Hitler goes kicking and screaming, saying to the devil that he is being oppressed, and that it's not fair. The devil laughs at the irony of Hitler complaining about oppression and says that against the anti-tank rifle, Hitler simply cannot win the war.
This cartoon was a commercial for war bonds and would have been shown during previews in movie theaters. Walt Disney was commissioned to create multiple cartoons in Canada. The whole point was to convince the audience that if they showed their financial support, and if they had the proper weapons that they needed to defeat the German tanks, it was possible to win the war for the Allied Forces.
4The Spirit Of '43
DONALD DUCK: The Spirit of '43 (HD 1080)
Donald Duck picks up his paycheck from work and runs into Scrooge McDuck, who reminds him that he needs to save money so that he can pay his taxes on time. Disney introduces a new duck character called The Spendthrift, who is dressed like a cross between a gangster and a pimp. He leads Donald over to a club, where he tempts him with girls and gambling. Spendthrift and Scrooge fight, which sends him flying through the swinging bar doors shaped like a swastika.
The narrator reminds the audience that paying your income taxes means that the government can afford to support the factories manufacturing weapons, helping the war effort. Similar to the war bond cartoons, this would have been shown during the commercials at movie theaters as a Public Service Announcement.
This cartoon uses fear tactics, reminding the audience that the enemy is working day and night with their own factories to create weapons that can destroy the USA. They go as far as saying that people who fail to pay their taxes are showing support for the Nazis. The slogan of this cartoon was: "Are you going to spend for the Axis, or save for Taxes?"
3The Old Army Game
Donald Duck in The Old Army Game (1943)
Pete, the anthropomorphic dog character who usually bullies Goofy, plays an Army sergeant in this Disney cartoon. Donald Duck has snuck out of his barracks at night to have some fun while he is deployed in the army. Pete notices that the soldiers have snuck out and lies in Donald's bed, waiting for him to arrive back to go to sleep. When he gets back, Donald attempts to run away from Pete, who is trying to punish him. Donald is thrown against the sharp barbed wire fence, and he thinks that his legs have been chopped off.
Donald grabs Pete's gun and points it at his own head. He contemplates suicide. Pete agrees that it's all right to kill himself, so long as he does it where he can't see. As Donald begins to crawl away, he realizes that his legs aren't gone, and he was just stuck inside of a hole in the ground. The cartoon ends with Pete continuing to chase Donald, trying to punish him for going out late at night.
Obviously, this is an antiwar cartoon. Disney is trying to show the darkness of war, with an example of men who lose their legs and ultimately feel that they have nothing left to live for.
2Reason And Emotion
Reason and Emotion
This wartime cartoon begins with explaining that everyone has two things governing their thoughts and actions: reason and emotion. As babies, we are ruled by pure emotion, and it is only when reason comes in that we begin to think twice about our actions. Emotion is depicted as a caveman, while Reason is a sensible man wearing and suit and eyeglasses. They fight over who gets to control of the driver's seat inside of everyone's brain.
Newspapers show completely conflicting reports, depending on if they are right- or left-wing. We see a man getting very stressed out from reading and listening to the radio because he isn't sure what he should believe. Emotion is about to take over Reason, when the narrator interjects that it's exactly what Hitler wants. He goes on explain that Hitler's power comes from manipulating the German people through fear, sympathy, pride, and hate. It goes on to show exactly how even reasonable German people can be manipulated by an evil dictator. This cartoon has two messages. The enemy are still human beings, who are also victims in their own way. The second message was that we cannot let our own emotions get the best of us and make rash decisions because of our fear.
1Education For Death: The Making Of A Nazi
This animated short film summarized the situation of people living in Nazi Germany. It starts with the birth of Hans, as his German parents register him with the Nazi Government. He is a sweet, innocent young boy in elementary school who gets sick often, which has his mother in constant fear that he will be euthanized. The Nazi teachers at his school criticize him for his weakness, and over time, he becomes hardened by society and begins to conform to expectations to survive.
Soon enough, Hans grows up to be perfectly obedient Nazi soldier. Walt Disney clearly wanted to make this film as a reminder than even though the Germans were enemies at the time, it was not their fault. The Hitler Youth were brainwashed, and we need to remember that they are humans, just like us. Toward the end of this cartoon, he shows a graveyard of the thousands of Nazi soldiers, and ends by saying that their education will ultimately lead to them being used as puppets marching toward their deaths.
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Floral Park Police Commissioner Stephen McAllister speaks to media at police headquarters on May 5, 2017. Credit: Johnny Milano
By Khristopher J. Brooks khristopher.brooks@newsday.com @americanglow Updated November 1, 2017 11:36 PM
One of the former New York Police Department leaders mentioned Friday during testimony in a federal corruption case is the current Floral Park police commissioner.
Stephen McAllister was on an airplane with prostitutes that took former NYPD chiefs to a college-football game in Miami in 2013, according to Jona Rechnitz, a donor to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign in 2013. Rechnitz, 34, is the son of a wealthy Los Angeles real estate investor who spoke Friday during the ongoing trial for Norman Seabrook, the former head of New York City's corrections officers' union.
Rechnitz' testimony tied McAllister to a concentrated effort to influence City Hall and the NYPD. Rechnitz said he donated thousands to de Blasio's campaign in order to get direct contact to the mayor and ask for favors. Rechnitz said he spent money on NYPD officers in hopes of getting favors as well.
McAllister has denied being on the plane and said he paid for his own travel to the college football game.
McAllister also denies the insinuations Rechnitz made, Floral Park Village Administrator Gerry Bambrick said in an email on Friday.
McAllister, who retired from the NYPD in 2009 and joined the Floral Park police department in 2010, made headlines on Long Island in April after Floral Park residents spoke out against his $55,000 raise. Floral Park gave McAllister the raise to compensate for the fact that he no longer receives his pension benefits as an NYPD retiree.
Residents said at the time that McAllister, 55, who now makes $245,000 a year and oversees a 35-officer department, shouldn't be paid more than NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill, whose salary is $219,773 and who oversees more than 36,000 officers, or then acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, who was paid $237,265 and led a force of 2,380 officers.
Robert Pedley, president of the Floral Park Police Benevolent Association, said Friday that he doesn't want to comment on McAllister's alleged involvement without knowing if Rechnitz' claims are true.
"It's kind of hard to speak on it right now," Pedley said. "I don't really know the merit of this case, but I'm sure at some point it'll all come out."
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Khristopher J. Brooks is a Detroit native turned New Yorker who has covered the Town of North Hempstead since January 2017.
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Coming To Terms With The Fact That My Favorite Movie Is Not That Good
by Truly Edison
There is probably no movie that I defend more frequently or with more intense passion than Atom Egoyan's dead-in-the-water 2005 murder mystery, Where The Truth Lies. If you've never heard of it before, you are DEFINITELY not in the minority; the only other people I know who've seen it are people I've literally watched it with. I'm the proud owner of its only English-language five star Letterboxd reviews. I've written poems about it, used images from it in visual art, and all around been a complete lunatic about it since high school. I rewatched it last night with a close friend of mine who had never seen it, and the time has come to finally admit something I never wanted to say: Where The Truth Lies is not very good.
Don't get me wrong, there are parts of it that are EXTREMELY good, and this article is far from a denouncement of my love for this film. For one thing, the characters. Oh my GOD the characters. Lanny and Vince are a late-1950s comedy duo much in the style of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (lawsuit-threateningly so, in the case of the film's source material). They have their fun little bit that they do along with all of the other tropetastic trappings of 50s celebrity, like extreme drug use, mob involvement, and what my friend accurately describes as "no homo threesomes". Yeah, that's where this is going. The homoeroticism between these two guys is INCREDIBLY interesting, especially when it comes to the coded language around their stage routine; it's described as a "boy-girl act" and a "marriage", and they're regularly referred to as (comedy) partners. All that coding ultimately pays off in an emotionally excruciating climactic scene that I am never not thinking about. Their interactions are punchy and fun and demonstrate an obvious intimacy between the two that's still rife with uncertainty. The other major characters—Maureen, victim of the murder that ends their career, and Karen, journalist trying to discover the truth fifteen years later—play off of each other beautifully despite never meeting, crafting this unique parallel across time. I'm a sucker for a minimal cast with a water-tight interpersonal dynamic.
I just wish they were in a better movie, you know? The more I think about my last Where The Truth Lies re-watch, the more I realize its glaring structural problems. It tackles a lot of big-money genre modes—the locked-room murder, the unreliable narrator, all that good good stuff—but doesn't exactly know what to do with them. Its central mystery seems somehow too thin and needlessly convoluted at the same time. More often than not it relies on Karen entering a kind of 2010 Sherlock-esque 'mind palace,' returning from it with an extremely convenient realization that no actual person would have pieced together. Most glaring (and most complained about by others) is the film's heavy-handed voiceover narration; it works sometimes, is necessary sometimes, but it's just. Everywhere. Even I found myself starting to get sick of it.
And it drives me insane because the movie should work. All of the elements are there for it to work. A sexy mid-2000s murder mystery dual-set in the 50s and 70s with Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon as repressed bisexual comedian boyfriends? It should have been Brokeback Mountain two months before Brokeback Mountain. The concepts, the themes, the images, the CHARACTERS are all right there, waiting to be put into something that could easily be fantastic given the right treatment. They're waiting to be put into the version of the movie that exists in my mind and that I had convinced myself was the real thing.
I haven't even talked about the ending of the film yet. I'm going to do that right now, so here's a big old SPOILER ALERT for anyone who has (somehow) been convinced to watch this thing. Go do that and come back to this tab in two hours. Okay? Okay. For all its flaws, Where The Truth Lies ends beautifully: fifteen years after the crime, Vince is forced to accept that he murdered Maureen in a drug-induced haze after she blackmailed him with the threat of making his sexuality public knowledge. Unable to cope with the guilt, he takes his own life in the same hotel room he took hers in all those years ago. Lanny is forced to accept that he helped Vince get away with it, and though it saved their lives and neither of them went to jail it ended their relationship forever. In his words, "The marriage was over." Karen comes away from the story worse off for having gotten the thing she wanted from its very beginning—the truth. Nothing hits better than a gorgeous bummer of an ending that wraps up everybody's business in the most heartbreaking way possible.
Except Where The Truth Lies doesn't end after this revelation. In the last five minutes of the movie Karen finds out that nope, actually, The Butler Did It. Yes, that is the true ending of the film, played entirely straight. Yes, I wish I was kidding. Despite having set up the perfect conclusion, the movie trips over its shoelaces with possibly the dumbest reversal in film history, too soon to the end for a viewer to even know what to do with it. Why this happened I will never understand. The only possible explanation is that it must be how the novel ends, and it's a terrible ending for a novel, too. It literally boggles the mind how MULTIPLE PEOPLE could have written, read, greenlit, shot, edited, and released this without realizing how much it undermines not only the end of the movie but the movie as a whole.
And I defended this stupid ass ending! I defended this stupid ass ending for years! I have put in a lot of hours convincing people (or trying to, at least) that Where The Truth Lies is an unsung masterpiece of the decade. I've always blamed the way it was royally screwed by the MPAA for its lack of cultural sticking power; I still think that's true to a large extent, but I also think that as an adult it's time for me to face the cold, hard facts. Where The Truth Lies is not a particularly good movie.
But my question, dear reader, is this: does it have to be?
Is it not enough for a movie to inject two pretend little guys into my brain and keep them there for the considerable future? Is it not enough to watch Colin Firth try to fuck Kevin Bacon for an hour and forty-seven minutes? Is it not enough for hot women in incredibly anachronistic outfits to stare plaintively into the camera for long stretches of time and then solve decade-old cold cases? I wouldn't have written this whole article if I didn't love Where The Truth Lies with all of my heart and soul, despite its problems. I love it even more every time I watch it and I love it even more every time I watch it with somebody new. Quality aside, it's a movie I love to think about and feel about, and above all talk about. My favorite movie is bad and I'm proud. And there's no way I'm the only person on the planet who feels that way, either.
So repeat it with me: MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS BAD AND I'M PROUD!!!
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By Andrew Kerr and Philip Rowe
Publisher: Elsevier (Elsevier Health Sciences)
Series: Physiotherapy Essentials
Now in its seventh edition, this reputable textbook is an ideal introduction to the study of human movement and an excellent reference encouraging and directing further study. For the first time there is a chapter dedicated to measuring and understanding physical activity, recognising the importance of this area to many health and sports professionals. More time is spent explaining the basic principles of biomechanics and the way they can be used to improve practice,including tissue mechanics and movement analysis techniques.
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150 ECG Cases
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150 ECG Cases presents clinical problems in the shape of simple case histories together with the relevant ECG. Detailed answers concentrate on the clinical interpretation of the results and give advice on what to do. The book can be used as a standalone method of practising ECG interpretation, and even with the most difficult ECGs a beginner will be able to make an accurate description of the trace and will be guided towards the key aspects of the interpretation.
Applying the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model in Practice
By Karen Holland and Jane Jenkins
This is a new edition of a well-established textbook which demonstrates the theory and practice of one of the most popular models used in both university and clinical practice settings. Fully updated throughout, Karen Holland, Jane Jenkins and their colleagues explain how the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model can help today's student learn how to care for patients in a variety of health care contexts and use it as a framework for their nursing practice.
Botulinum Toxin in Facial Rejuvenation
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Now fully revised and updated, this leading ICT series volume offers concise, superbly illustrated coverage of neuroanatomy, that throughout makes clear the relevance of the anatomy to the practice of modern clinical neurology.
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Body language is a very powerful tool. 60% of all human communication is non-verbal. It is body language. 30% is your tone. Hence, 90% of what you say actually doesn't come out of your mouth. Then, why do we spend only 10% of our time on working on our body language, and 90% of the time on what comes out of our mouth?
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Hocking Hills Area Events
Your Weekend Update for October 28, 2016
Canopy Ridge Cabins - Thursday, October 27, 2016
Face Your Fears - Special Friday Night Zipline Event
Hocking Hills Canopy Tours; 10714 Jackson St, Rockbridge; call 740-385-9477; 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Face Your Fears zipping through the Darkness of the Night! We are offering activities for both children and Adults - Only at Hocking Hills Canopy Tours!
Food Truck Fridays in Destination Downtown Lancaster
Government Service Building in Destination Downtown Lancaster; 239 W. Main St.; Lancaster; call 740-277-6607; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join Destination Downtown Lancaster for Food Truck Fridays. Treat your palette with a different specialty food from the savory to the traditional flavors with a different food truck May to October.
Live Music at the Winery - FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Hocking Hills Winery, 30402 Freeman Rd., Logan; call 740-385-7117; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Join the Hocking Hills Winery for an evening of live music and relaxing with the sounds of Todd Martin on Friday and Rick Barr on Saturday with The Rolling Pin Mobile Kitchen. Bring your own appetizers or food, call for a pizza delivery or just enjoy the music.
Stuart's hosts FREE Fright Night in Nelsonville
Stuart's Opera House; 52 Public Square; Nelsonville; call (740) 753-1924; email brian@stuartsoperahouse.org; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents a very special evening of Halloween events on Final Friday, October 28th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.!All events are FREE! Starting at 6 p.m. join us for a full night of spooky entertainment for the whole family including costume contest for both adults and kids with cash prizes, a costume parade for the kids, spooky storytelling, Fort Street Cemetery ghost walk with Ken Bowald, magic, cartoons, kids games and activities, bobbing for apples, and more! Plus, we will have the Stuart's bar opened up for the adults. This event is free and perfect for all ages! Fright Night takes place during Nelsonville's Final Fridays on the Square, a monthly art event featuring exhibit openings, visual art, vendors, food, and more. Come down early for Final Fridays starting at 5:30 p.m., Fright Night events will take place at Stuart's Opera House at 52 Public Square in Nelsonville. More information on Stuart's Opera House Fright Night is available by calling (740) 753-1924 or online at www.stuartsoperahouse.org.
Haunted Hocking: Spirits of Ash Cave
Ash Cave parking area; Hocking Hills State Park; St. Rt. 56; call 740-385-6841; Free; 7 p.m.
Is Ash Cave really haunted or could it be something else? Join the naturalist and the "HHIT" team from Haunted Hocking at the Ash Cave parking area to explore the possibilities. (This program does contain ghost stories, so parents, you know your children best and should decide if it is appropriate. Please, no pets at Haunted Hocking.)
Hocking Halloween Campout 2017 - FRIDAY, SATURAY, SUNDAY
Hocking Hills State Park; St. Rt. 664 S; Logan; call 740-385-6841
Pick up a Halloween Scavenger Hunt at any of the events and test your skills.
11 - 12: Pumpkin decorating at the Old Man's cave shelter house. For children 12 & under. Adult supervision required.
4 p.m.: Hayrides through the campground. Starts at main shower house. This is your chance to see all of the decorated campsites and tell us your favorite.Best Decorated Campsite award will be given right after Trick-or-Treat!
6 p.m.: Costume parade at the amphitheater.
7 p.m. - 8 pm: Trick or Treat in the campground!!Vehicle traffic will be stopped for 1 hour only.For registered campers 8:30 pm - Halloween movies at the Amphitheater. Children must have adult supervision at all events.
Pumpkin Decorating at Old Man's Cave Shelter House
Shelter House at Old Man's Cave; Hocking Hills State Park; St. Rt. 664 S.; Logan; call 740385-6841; Free; 11 a.m.
Come join us as we decorate pumpkins for the season at the Old Man's Cave Shelter House. For children 12 and under. Adult supervision required.
ROAR Day (Rural Ohio Appalachia Revisited)
Lake Hope State Park; 27331 St. Rt. 278; McArthur; call 740-596-3030; Free; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ROAR Day will feature a wide variety of local crafters demonstrating their skills. Guests can expect to see pottery being turned, wool spun into soft yarn, and artistic drawings on slate. Visitors also can enjoy the sound of local musicians as they play tunes from long ago. Vendors will set up throughout the park, including the old one-room Hope School House, shelter house in the main area, as well as at the beautiful new Lake Hope Dining Lodge. The park's nature center will be hosting events for the younger crowd. Kids are encouraged to participate in a "nature-themed" costume contest, decorate pumpkins or join the fun of jumping into a pile of straw to find hidden treasures. Located in Vinton County, the park is eight miles north of state Route 50 on state Route 278 or 14 miles south of U.S. 33 from Nelsonville on state Route 278. Once at the park, follow signs to the various events.
Appalachian Listening Room presents Gary Puckett
CMC Real Estate Group and The Piano Works; 48 B Main Street; Logan; call 740-438-5273; $7; 7:30 p.m.
CMC Real Estate Group and The Piano Works is pleased to welcome and sponsor the premier month of performances at The Appalachian Listening Room. Performances will occur each Saturday evening throughout October.Additional performers will appear throughout the year and in 2017. Visit us on Facebook for a preview of artists.
Aoife O'Donovan & Willie Watson
Stuart's Opera House; 52 Public Square; Nelsonville; call 740-753-1924; Tickets $22 advance, $27 door, Box Seats: $27 advance, $32 door; 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Stuart's Opera House welcomes an Americana double bill with Aoife O'Donovan & Willie Watson. O'Donovan will perform with her band, while Watson will take the stage as a one-man band.O'Donovan released In the Magic Hour earlier this year, a 10-song album. Willie Watson is known for his work with Old Crow Medicine Show, but his newest release is 2014's Folk Singer Vol. 1 produced by David Rawlings.Watson will play first, there will be a short intermission and then Aoife O'Donovan and her band will perform.
Halloween on the Hocking
The Family Fun Center; Hocking Hills Adventures; 22663 Main St.; Rockbridge; call 740-3858685; $42 per canoe; reservations required; 6 p.m.
Paddle a spooky stretch of the river then test your bravery on the haunted hayride through the campground.
Appalachian Listening Room: Cross Point Live at ALR Gospel Series
Appalachian Listening Room; 48 W. Main St; Logan; email wpitts@columbus.rr.com; call 740-438-7750; 3 p.m.
Freewill Offering. Cross Pointe is a Southern Gospel Music group based out of Lancaster, Ohio made up of Bill Pitts, Joni Townsend, and Debbie Wright. Cross Pointe began singing together March 2009 and have had the privilege to sing at many other venues. God is blessing beyond their comprehension. They minister with songs of hope and encouragement because they sing about real life and a real Christ!
They gather inspiration from The Talleys, The Martins, The Hoppers, Booth Brothers, and Three Bridges.
Artista's Halloween Festivities
Artista; Main & Spring Streets; Logan; email jjrvox@gmail.com; $5 individual / $20 family suggested donation
A Fall Celebration featuring Haunted House and Kid's Activities, Spooky Tales, Halloween Costume Parade, City-wide Trick or Treating, Live Halloween Music - Grand Finale will be the 3rd Annual Live "Thriller" Performance at Logan Monument, 156 W Main St.
Schedule of events include:
2 - 4:30: Haunted House/Kids Activities
2 - 4:30: Spooky Tales by Lee Carter
4:30: Parade Begins 5:30: Trick-or-Treat
6:30: Live Halloween Music
7:30: Opening Acts
7:45: "Thriller" Grand Finale
Thriller Performance - A BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Logan Monument Company; 156 W Main St; email bowenhouse@frontier.com; call 740-385-0344; downtown after the parade
See the thrilling "ghouls" emerge from behind the tombstones and dance to a choreographed performance of Michaels Jackson's hit "Thriller."
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Flea & Farmers' Market at Hocking Hills Market; US 33, Rockbridge. This is a large flea market with many outside and inside vendors every weekend - Friday through Sunday - featuring unique items, antiques, collectibles, beautiful crafts and outstanding in-season produce.
FRIDAYS - CASUAL FRIDAYS AT THE INN & SPA AT CEDAR FALLS Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls, 21190 St R 374; 740-385-7489; 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm Join us for Casual Friday's at the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls. Chef Anthony will serve gourmet burgers, rustic pizzas and much more from his new "Bistro Menu" from 5:30pm to 9:30pm on Friday nights. We have live music on the patio to entertain guests from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. The best part is that you don't need a reservation. Join us at your leisure for Casual Fridays!
Thursdays - Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour Rockside Winery & Vineyards, 2363 Lancaster Newark Rd NE, Lancaster; 740-687-4414; 5 pm to 8 pm Looking for the happiest hours out there? We think making it halfway through the week is reason enough to celebrate! Stop by after work for $4 glasses of our estate grown and produced wines. Nosh on our delicious Ohio cheese and crackers at a discount. Otherwise you can bring in your own picnic, or order in from one of the near by pizza joints! (Recurring Event every Thursday excluding major holidays).
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS - Hocking County Historical Society & Hocking County Genealogical Society Museums Open 1 pm to 4 pm Hocking County Historical Society Museum Complex, 64 N Culver St, Logan; 740-385-6026 Six buildings of historic displays showcase the ca. 1898 Schempp House, the Lutz Steam Car, original pioneer wagon of the Stiers Family & original Hocking Valley Railroad Telegraph Office, where you can test your Morse Code knowledge. Sit in early 1900's desks & write on chalkboards in the recreated 1912 School House and shuck corn on corn sheller's in the Carriage House's display of agricultural items. View numerous displays of Hocking History including: a medical office, military uniforms & equipment, toys, coal mining, local clay & brick industry, Hocking Canal & bridge history, a Logan print shop, mastodon teeth & Indian artifacts. A Timeline Exhibit of Logan and Hocking County features a century of the county's history condensed into four panels is also on display. The timeline includes Native Americans, the first settlers (1798), the Civil War, the Hocking Valley Railway and the 1916 Logan Centennial, ending in 1917, when America joined the war.
MAY 28 TO NOVEMBER 27 - Mastery: Sustaining Momentum Exhibit Dairy Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens; 740-592-4981; noon to 5 pm Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat; noon to 8 pm Thur; 1 pm to 5 pm Sun; $6; $4 Students & Seniors; under 12 free; Members Free One of Quilt Nationals founders, Nancy Crow, curator, has selected artists who are masters of their technique and media. Chosen for their individual voices and continuing development in their field, these master quilt makers are exhibiting all new works.
WEDNESDAYS - Yoga in the Hills; This class is offered surrounded by the beauty of the Hocking Hills. Weather permitting; classes are outside on our wonderful deck among the trees. All levels of experience are welcome, as are groups! Call ahead for details - we may be having class, with our wonderful instructor, at a waterfall near you! 5 to 6 p.m. Visit http://www.massageyogacenter.com/ for locations details. Blue Valley Massage & Traveling Spa, 888-74-PEACE (747-3223); COST: $10
WEDNESDAYS - Sweet Treat Wednesday: Wine tasting paired with locally made Wren Valley Truffles. 25% off hand-made gourmet caramel apples. Bring your own food or have pizza delivered. Hocking Hills Winery, 30402 Freeman Road, Logan, 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Call 740- 3857117 for more information; COST: $12 for six tastings.
THURSDAYS - Yoga at the Bowen House; Join Yoga instructor Elle Delmatto every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Class fee is $6. Class is open to all and no pre-registration is necessary. The Bowen House Community Center for Arts & Education, 196 N Market St, Logan; call 740-3850344 for more info.
SATURDAYS -The Appalachian Listening Room 48B W. Main St.; Logan, Ohio; call 740-438-5273; $7; 7:30 p.m.CMC Real Estate Group and The Piano Works are excited to welcome and sponsor the premiere month of performances at The Appalachian Listening Room.There is a performance each Saturday in October at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $7 at the door which is accessed from "Artbreak Alley" at 48 W. Main Street in Logan's Historic District.The line up in order of performance includes:Dan Heidt, Kelly Vaughn, Bruce Dalzell and Gary Puckett.
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS - Hocking Hills Artists and Craftsmen Marketplace. Open every weekend where you can find unique handcrafted items from local artists. Chat with the artist while you watch their demonstrations. Stay a little, shop a little, dine a little. Open Saturday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge, 20020 State Route 664 South. Call 740-707-0246 for more information.
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Delicious pasta dishes and divine desserts - what could be better?
It can be a bold move when a long-running and established business suddenly decides to tweak its winning formula.
If it ain't broke don't fix it – that's what we've always been told, isn't it? Not in the eyes of everyone, though, certainly not The Parlour on Gloucester Road, which decided to disregard that mantra by introducing a fancy pasta menu to its vast array of decadent desserts, with owner Nicolo Licata keen to mark a new chapter in its history.
And with a menu boasting the likes of pasta with wild boar, old spot pork and Devon red beef and pasta with pear and blue cheese, it piqued the interest of the Bristol Post's What's On team, so we therefore paid it a visit on a dreary Wednesday evening see if the decision to introduce such lavish dishes was a good one.
In short, it very much was. But before we got stuck into the pasta, which is freshly made in a room above the restaurant each day, we tried two sharing boards – something Nicolo wants to push as more people catch on to the recent change.
The fresh fish board included king prawns, calamari, muscles, anchovies and scallops. With all ingredients sourced from a local fishmonger just down the road, it really was fresh, almost as if it had been caught just moments before being placed in front of us. The scallops in particular were delightful.
At the other end of the table sat the ham board which featured focaccia, sundried tomato, olive oil, Serrano Ham, Napoli Salame, fresh mozzarella and antipasti.
The hams were delicious, but the only criticism was the oil from the antipasti had covered some of the ham a little too much.
Suitably warmed up and our taste buds craving more, we got stuck into our pasta mains. I opted for the wild boar dish, Grace went for the meat-feast of spiced chorizo, Italian sausage and roasted peppers and Sophie the blue cheese and pear option. Each one came beautifully presented, as was to be expected from a chef of Jack Bain's quality, who used to head up the kitchen at The Cherry Duck.
It only took each of us one forkful to agree that the pasta was indeed remarkably fresh – but what really set the respective dishes apart were their ingredients. Mine came with a very healthy portion of shredded meats, all of which were incredibly succulent and bursting with flavour, while Grace and Sophie both seemed to relish the strong and bold flavours in their choices too.
By this stage our stomachs were more than satisfied, but given The Parlour's reputation as one of the finest purveyors of puddings in Bristol, we thought it'd be rude to leave without having one, so we went for the chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce.
There's a very good reason its desserts are renowned – they are absolutely divine, and this was certainly no different, capping off the evening in sublime style. We managed to find enough room to polish it all off, funnily enough.
With its new menu, The Parlour has the potential to become one of the city's best Italian restaurants. It wasn't a surprise to hear that it's almost fully booked this weekend.
With an interesting and delicious pasta menu now sitting alongside a range of delightful desserts, The Parlour is perfect for both families and groups of friends.


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New Jersey End of Life Guide
Advance Directives are legal documents that allow you to make known your end-of-life care ahead of time. The state of New Jersey recognizes your right to decide the terms of your own medical treatment and to assign a person to make those decisions when you are not able to do so.
There is an Advance Directive packet for the state of New Jersey that includes a form to appoint your Healthcare Proxy. You can download this packet by clicking the button below:
NEW JERSEY ADVANCE DIRECTIVE PACKET
(Source: The State of New Jersey Department of Health)
On February 4, 2016, New Jersey Assemblyman John Burzichelli(D-Gloucester), with Tim Eustace (D-Bergen) and Joe Danielsen (D-Somerset) as primary sponsors and 8 additional co-sponsors, introduced A 2451, Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. The companion physician-assisted dying bill in the New Jersey Senate is S 2474, sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Union).
After referral to the Health and Senior Services Committee, the Assembly bill was transferred to the Appropriations Committee which passed it on October 6, 2016. On October 20, 2016, the full Assembly passed the bill on a 41 to 28 vote, with 5 abstentions. The vote was nearly identical to and came almost exactly two years after an up vote on a previous bill (see below).
A2451 now heads to the Senate where it will first be considered in Committee.
Follow the legistion on Death with Dignity's New Jersey page.
New Jersey law supports the appointment of a designated funeral agent to follow through on your written personal preferences (see below) or make funeral arrangements on your behalf if no written preferences are indicated.
To appoint a valid funeral agent, it must be done in a Will or Codicil. Appointments made any other way are not acceptable. Those interested in appointing a funeral agent need to visit an attorney and inform them that they wish to designate an individual as a funeral agent according to N.J.S.A. 45:27-22.
The attorney will either draw up a Will or amend the existing Will to include language similar to this:
Appointment of Funeral and Disposition Representative
"I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint [insert name] to serve as my Funeral and Disposition Representative, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:27-22. My Representative shall have the authority and power to control the arrangements for my funeral and the disposition of my remains. My Executor shall notify my Representative of this appointment, and shall advise my Representative of the financial means available to carry out the Funeral and Disposition arrangements. In the event [insert name] should predecease me or for some other reason not qualify to serve as my Funeral and Disposition Representative, then I nominate, constitute and appoint [insert name of alternate] as my Funeral and Disposition Representative."
(Source: NJSFDA)
New Jersey has a generous funeral assistance program through through the Department of Human Services (DHS). Eligibility is dependent in enrollment in certain social services programs.
Home Funerals, or family led funerals, are not 100% legal in New Jersey. New Jersey is one of 10 states that does not allow the family complete power in home funerals, necessitating the use of a funeral director for some purposes.
Check with the National Home Funeral Alliance for up-to-date details on how to navigate home funerals in New Jersey and when it is required to involve a licensed funeral director.
Personal preference laws for body disposition obligate your survivors to follow your written personal preferences. This often goes hand-in-hand with designating a funeral agent to follow through with your funeral or body disposition preferences.
In New Jersey, you must place your written wishes in your Will or Codicil - so be sure you make that known and accessible to your designated agent or next of kin to give you the best chance of having them seen through or upheld in the courts.