Health & Fitness > Depression Identifying depression in the elderly

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It is estimated that 15-25% of the 65+ population suffers from some form of depression whether it is short-lived or long-term with higher percentages among those living alone or in a nursing home. There appears to be some difficulty diagnosing depression because symptoms can also be associated with some medical illness or sid... More..

Personal Finance > Managing Debt Cash advance on a fixed income

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Not long ago I was talking with a friend and our conversation drifted to personal finance. He is of the opinion that there is a fine line or eight week window for many people whereby if they are unexpectedly without income their financial framework collapses. Although I had not thought of it in those particular terms I knew f... More..

Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) Book reviews: The Outdoors Inside Out, by Tom Hubbard

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If you enjoy humor, particularly dry humor, give a quick read of Tom Hubbard's The Outdoors Inside Out. This little gem is filled with short stories of his hunting and fishing expeditions right along side daily life of friends, family and all that entails.I have sat across the table at our local restaurant - drinking coffee a... More..

Business > Advertising Developing effective advertisements

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Developing effective advertisements begins with identifying the product or service you wish to market, the demographics most suited to purchasing your product or service and the budget to achieve results.Most likely you have a product or service which is ripe for the picking by masses of citizenry holding their credit cards i... More..

Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) The case for audio books

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Audio Books can add to your life and to the lives of those you care about. Here are seven easy ways to let Audio Books help you live your life!1. Stuck in traffic? Make the time pass and accomplish something while you're at it. It's hands-free! Within the space of your daily commute you can "read" best selling fiction, biogra... More..

Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Fire at home: Being prepared

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Mother's house burned to the ground less than two years after she buried her husband. What started as a small warm spot under the cedar paneling developed to a wisp of smoke and within minutes a wall of flame.There was no time for her to think about possessions, treasured photographs or valued antiques. She had time to call 9... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Finding bugs in the house

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The dill weed battleI was making a simple fish recipe for supper and opened my spice cupboard for the salt, etc which the recipe called for. A shadow just left of the paprika and moving toward the dill weed catches my attention and behold a shiny black cricket is caught in the glare of my fluorescent ceiling light.This is up-... More..

Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Preventing identity theft

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The title is straight forward - "Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to strengthen efforts to protect against identity theft, it is hereby ordered as follows ... "I... More..

Autos > Autos (Other) The benefits of AAA for single parents

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As a widow with teenage daughters my household is overwhelmed with hormones and riddled with unexpected obstacles.Aside from the obvious difficulties of feeding, clothing and emotional support, it was suddenly even more important that I do whatever possible to ensure the safety of my teenagers. Earlier on they would ride the ... More..

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5. Identifying depression in the elderly
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8. The benefits of AAA for single parents
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