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The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused world chaos in the travel industry. Airlines have lost money and people have been stranded in foreign countries, some without cash, and nowhere to sleep for several days. A very worrying situation for some, and inconvenient at the very least. Others had families at home, worried sick about their loved ones, stuck somewhere on the other...

I was born in Northeastern Pennsylvania and spent the first eleven years of my life there among my extended family (and it was extended). Then my parents moved to Fairmont, West Virginia and took me with them. It was there that I spend my teens in junior high (now called middle school) and high school. Maybe it was because my brain was a bit more developed and was able to retain more of...

Your Home -- Typically the Desired Setting for Elder Care Most of those receiving long-term care and most caregivers prefer a home environment. Out of an estimated 8 million older Americans receiving care, about 5.4 million or 67% are in their own home or the home of a family member or friend. Most older people prefer their home over the unfamiliar proposition of living in a care facility....

Florida and SRA in the News: State Budget Crisis Randy Hunt, CEO of the Senior Resource Alliance, was recently quoted in an article from the March 2009 issue of the AARP Bulletin. The article mentions how programs that help older Americans live independently in their own homes have not been keeping pace with...

The judges were blown away this morning when they stopped at our model home - The Olivia - Contemporary at 4807 SE 36th Street in Magnolia Manor - a gated community with 1/2 acre lots in The Magnolia's in Ocala, FL. Usually during the judging process they will give each Builder a best feature award for a particular room or feature in the home - well.....they absolutely loved everything about our...

This summer, my husband and I took a long-awaited trip to Maine. My family owns a beautiful piece of property in Tenant's Harbor, just north of Portland. I was actually born in Bangor - we moved when I was just a baby. We spent every summer up at "the big house" when I was a kid. But after I graduated from high school and moved on to college and then the real world, the trips to Maine stopped....