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- Store peelings, egg shells, coffee grounds and vegetable scraps for transfer to your garden compost - Includes charcoal filter to eliminate odor - Stainless steel handle - 10.5 x 8 x 8 inches

Kitchen:  It will store your vegetable peelings, egg shells, coffee grinds and much more until you are ready to transfer your compost to your larger sized garden composter, Includes charcoal filter in lid to keep compost odorless, Holds up to 1 gallon of scraps, Hand wash recommended
Company: Norpro 
List Price: $27.99
Amazon Price: $19.99
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Multipurpose Pliers, Wire Cutter, Wire Stripper, Slotted Screwdrivers, Phillips Screwdriver, Bottle/Can Opener, Serrated Knife, Scissors, Metal File/Saw, Wood Saw, Reamer, Punch, Chisel, Scraper, Horizontal Cable Cutter, Circular Cable Cutter, Multi-Purpose Hook, Coupling For Corkscrew, Lanyard Hole. With Leather Sheath.

Sports:  27-function multitool for around-the-house or job site use, Includes screwdrivers, wire cutters, bottle openers, saws, pliers, and much more, All-stainless-steel construction protects tool from rust or decay, Stores comfortably in leather case or hangs from neck via lanyard hole, 3-1/4 inches long; weighs 5-3/4 ounces; lifetime warranty
Company: Victorinox  (2004-10-08)
List Price: $98.00
Amazon Price: $44.00
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It's less what it includes than what it lacks that makes this Norpro vegetable steamer a cut above your average steamer insert. Without a bothersome center post, there is plenty of unobstructed room to steam entire heads of broccoli or cauliflower or full-length cobs of corn--and finished vegetables are easier to remove with a spoon or a spatula as denser veggies keep steaming. No need to slice carrots or pole beans beforehand--just plop them whole into the basket, which expands from 7 to 10 inches, depending on the size of the pot you set it in.

The three-pronged base provides stability equal to models with center posts, but instead of one central handle there are two ring-style side handles. This is another improvement, as you don't need to reach into the middle of the steaming-hot food to remove the basket, and using the side handles supports the basket's shape rather than allowing its "petals" to pop open flat upon lifting. The heavy-duty waffled segments hold tightly together during use and fold inward for compact storage. --Carol Gnojewski

Kitchen:  Diameter of large-capacity vegetable steamer expands from 7-inch to 10-inch, Made of heavy-duty stainless steel with a three-pronged base, No center post means extra room for more food, easier scooping, Two side-handle loops for lifting, It is Safe to use in dishwasher
Company: Norpro 
List Price: $8.99
Amazon Price: $5.85
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Heartstrings: Visualizations for Pregnancy is a program of music-evoked visualizations specifically created for use during the prenatal period. Each visualization and spoken affirmation was carefully created by Board Certified Music Therapists to induce a peaceful and relaxed body/mind/spirit connection. When used in conjunction with regular prenatal medical care, a woman can feel confident she is providing the optimal environment for her baby's health and development.

Atists:  LLC Sound Beginning
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Company: Sound Beginning, LLC  (2005-03-01)
List Price: $16.99
Amazon Price: $13.99
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Audio CD:  Box set, Soundtrack
Company: Varèse Sarabande  (2003-04-22)
List Price: $19.98
Amazon Price: $12.59
Used Price: $9.40
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If you call Joe for oil this year, expect to be disappointed. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the president of Citizens Energy Corp., said yesterday the Venezuelan oil company Citgo Petroleum Corp. has suspended contributions to the Boston nonprofit's program ... (more...)

Maria Murray (right), who won £1million with her last £5, and her daughter Maria Murray, 41, a mother of four, won the prize with a £5 scratchcard she bought from her local shop with the last change in her pocket on Christmas Eve. She said: "It ... (more...)

A mother who was too hard up to buy presents for her family spent her last few pennies on a Lottery scratchcard on Christmas Eve - and won £1 MILLION. The 41-year-old exchanged Christmas cards with her family but told them she could not afford to ... (more...)

The Constitution-Tribune, along with several local merchants, will shower the first baby born at Hedrick Medical Center in 2009 with many gifts. The C-T?will be presenting the mother of the first 2009 baby with a dozen red roses and a year ... (more...)

Darlene Welk always was on the go. She kept active by meeting her "every Tuesday friend," Eldru Hinz, for coffee, or her daughter, Vivian Schlueter of Merrill, for shopping. Welk, 78, of Merrill died Saturday at Saint Clare's Hospital. A year after ... (more...)

Mother's Day 2008 is Sunday, May 11th. Gifts.com's gift experts hand-pick gift ideas from the best stores on the Web. We have gifts for Mom based on her age, hobbies and interests. (more...)

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No sure if anyone has been in this situation before, or if anyone has any advice for me. I have been in a relationship for 10 years, we have two kids ages 8 and 4. He cheated on me a couple time in the relationship but I took him back, in the spring of 2007 we split up for a couple of months, I started seeing this other man, who was and still is amazing. I have never met someone so kind hearted, he made me feel like a queen. In the fall of 2007 I moved back in with my boyfriend, because I was scared he was making alot of threats, and there is a history of physical, and verbal abuse in our relationship. So basically I was scared when he started making threats about hurting the man I was seeing. I kept in very close contact with the man, not seeing him though, but he would call me everyday at work, to see how me and the kids were doing. Every birthday, and on Christmas, VAlentine's Day and times when I was really down, he would send me flowers, and drop of little gifts at work for me. He now told me, that he would like me to leave my boyfriend, and be with him, as he still really cares about me, and he tells me he loves me. Which I really do believe, the time I spent with him was honestly the best time I ever had, he told me to move out and leave everything, he will purchase all new furniture for me but I don't know what to do. I am no longer or have been in love with my boyfriend for over 2 years now when he broke my heart by cheating on me with my ex-best friend, I am neverous about leaving him, but I also get worried because I feel like his mother, he only has his brother in Canada, and I have always been there for him. Now I feel like I am waisting my time with him, as he doesn't want to get married, he doesn't want to do anything as a family, and I don't see our relationship growing, it feels dead to me, but at the same time, I don't want to hurt his feelings, I would love to remain friends with him, but if I leave him and move on with another man, he will hate me, he has already told me this. The problem is I know that this other man has my heart, I think about him all the time, I think about how my future would be with him, I know he will make me happy, and I know he is the one for me, deep down inside I really feel like God sent him to me, beacause he came at a time in my life where I thought that was it, that I would spend the rest of my life being treating like nothing from my boyfriend. I really think that he is my soul mate, so why is this so hard to do, I know it is harder because there are children involved. I just want to know has anyone been in this situation before, or does anyone have any advice for me. Oh by the way, I know I am not the one for my boyfriend, I know that there is someone out there that could love him the way he needs to be loved, and I just feel so down about this everyday. I was 15 and he was 19 when we got together, I feel like we don't have anything in common anymore, and that we grew apart, but he doesn't see it that way. I guess the reason why I do care about his feelings is because I moved out with him when I was 17, that is when I had my first child. My dad was so upset with me that he didn't want anything to do with me, he helped me to get overe that. He was there for me, things didn't get abusive until I graduated College, and started working and making my own money. CAuse while I finished high school and college he took care of me, he paid for my education, and maybe I was or am stupid but I listen to the things he says telling me, that he made me into the woman I am, he helped me get where I am, and he feels like I used him, cause now, that I am independant that I want to leave him. (more...)

?My 92 year old Grandmother just passed away. ?She left behind two daughters, a son and grandchildren. ?She was from the depression era, and saved, saved, saved. At the time of her passing, she had between $100,000-$200,000 in CD's and accounts. ?She left a detailed will, gifting her children, grandchildren and nieces. ?My sister and Grandma enjoyed a special relationship. While all of us grandchildren were close with her, my sister contacted her more than anyone. ?My sister has not had a typical job in over a decade. She does freelance web design here and there, with lofty goals to sell a movie script to Hollywood. She says that she can?t take a ?normal job? because she has to market her script during business hours to Hollywood agents etc. ?In the last five years, she has lived with me for approx. 2, rent free. She has also lived with and various boyfriends and friends etc. also rent free. The whole while, dragging my niece around with her. She is very intelligent, and pretty. ?My sister, on occasion, would borrow money from family etc. I.e. She has never completely independent but I would in no way consider her a "basement dweller in her mothers home." ?At the time of my Grandmothers passing, Grandma?s children were estranged from her for several years. While they were young, there was sexual abuse in the home. Grandma was in denial and it was more than my mother and her siblings could tolerate towards the end. However, prior to the last several years, there was a close bond between Grandma and her 3-children. My sister is aware of the dynamics. ?My Grandmother lived in the state of Washington. In Washington, you can avoid assets entering probate if you leave them in "paid upon death" type of accounts. Upon death, a loved one or executor of the will can simply provide the bank a copy of the death certificate and walk out with the cash. ?My Grandmother left her only assets, the paid upon death accounts, in my sisters name. My sister is the executor of the will. My sister is now claiming ALL of this money as hers and that Grandma, who is an excessively frugal woman, simply paid the legal fees to draft up a detailed will to leave her loved ones specific percentages of...nothing. ?My sister was also the power of attorney after Grandma's stroke, so it would make sense to the financial accounts were P.O.D. to her to avoid probate and carry out the intent of the will. ?The family is horrified that my sister could actually believe that ALL assets were to go to her and the written will is a worthless piece of paper, gifting family member?s specific percentages of nothing. ?My sister contends that if Grandma did not want her to have all of the money, she would not have made the accounts payable on death to her. Furthermore, initially, my sister was going to give my brother and me "a few bucks" and nothing to my/her wheel chair bound mother and aunt (let alone the cousins and nieces notated in the will). Are we being blind or is this morally theft? We feel that Grandma set up the accounts P.O.D. to simply avoid probate and my sister, as executor of the will and power of attorney was simply the beneficiary to expedite distribution of assets according to the will (why would my Grandmother pay legal fees to draft a will gifting percentages of nothing). Are we wrong and she right? Please write as if you were speaking to my sister as I would like to forward this link to her with the subject matter, ?Unbiased advise ? based upon the facts only.? Thank you. (more...)

( please first read the story then comment) Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together.They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama." The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house." The third said "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her." The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it." The other brothers were impressed. After the holidays Mom sent out her thank you notes. "She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway." "Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks." "Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same." "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you." (more...)

Outstretched hand offered to a motherless child Loving heart given to one left defiled Shared words with a mind that had been left unfed Light brought to a life that felt empty and dead Courage given to a soul that had lost its strength Giving of herself without restraint This is a gift designed from above And sent down to us As a mother's great love (more...)

One Christmas time Santa was preparing for his annual trip when all sorts of problems began... First, his elves got sick and slowed down toy production... Then one of the reindeer escaped.. Then a plank on his sledge cracked and his sack fell out scattering the presents everywhere in the snow. All this made Santa very stressed - and to top it all Mrs Claus announced that "mother's coming to stay!" Santa was about to boil over when just then a little angel arrived at the door with a gift. "Merry Christmas Santa" she said cheerfully "I have a beautiful tree for you on this lovely, happy day. Where would you like to stick it?... ...and that is how the tradition of the angel on top of the Christmas tree began!!! this was on one of my chrsitmas cards hope u like it and it brings a belly fulls of laughs to start the new yerar off (more...)