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New Years Eve Party Ideas, Recipes, Drinks & Decorations

Yes, it's "amateur night" out there.
So if you're looking to spend it safely at home - with your own New Year's Eve party for friends and loved ones - check out the following resources for throwing a New Year's Eve bash to remember : with ideas for recipes, themes, decorations, party games, favors and more to last you right up until the final countdown ....

Holiday Recipes : New Years - Featuring great ideas for easy buffet parties, plus lots of recipes for appetizers, make ahead dishes and more ideas for a New Year's Day brunch.

New Years Day Food Traditions

Webtender - Your own personal online bartender who can show you exactly how to mix, stir and frappe any New Year's Eve concoction requested. Browseable by keyword or recipe, or choose a drink right out of the hat with their random drink generator.

New Year's Eve Party Ideas - eHow.com - New Year's party central, including hints for holiday get-togethers with family, plus kid friendly party ideas, decorating themes, tips for stocking the bar, hangover cures, and ways to say "cheers" in 10 different languages...

New Years Eve Party - If you're keeping the kids up, keep them amused with these fun ideas for welcoming in the New Year, including links to New Year crafts and coloring pages.

New Year's Eve Party Guide - From confetti.co.uk, the Brit party site featuring ice breakers and games, recipes and party planning ideas.

New Year's Party Games - More ideas for keeping the party going, including New Year's Charades, Funny Face, Guess My Resolution, New Year's Eve Win, Lose or Draw, and more.

For more great ideas and recipes, see Preparing for New Years Eve

10 things to do before summer ends!

This thought sent me straight into list mode, noting down things that I want to do before the days start to get shorter and cooler. (Daylight savings ends this year on Sunday November 2nd.)

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors

Patient Fact Sheet

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Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. This means that more people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.

Government agencies, purchasers of group health care, and health care providers are working together to make the U.S. health care system safer for patients and the public. This fact sheet tells what you can do.

List of U.S. States (alphabetical order)

An alphabetical list of the 50 states, each listing the abbreviations, capitals, and union date (date admitted to the union, or date the state ratified the constitution). Each state link contains a picture of the state itself and the state flag.

Alabama (AL)- Montgomery- 12/14/1819

Alaska (AK)- Juneau- 01/03/1959

Arizona (AZ)- Phoenix- 02/14/1912

Arkansas (AR)- Little Rock- 06/15/1836

California (CA)- Sacramento- 09/09/1850

Colorado (CO)- Denver- 08/01/1876

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16 Numbers You Must Have in Your Cell Phone

In todays society the cell phone is no longer a luxury but a necessity. With the decrease of pay phones, finding a way to call for help if it is needed can be  difficult. In addition, with the cell phone there are Sixteen number that you must have in the phone address book so that the phone can be all it can be.

Top 42 Exercise Tips

These tips will make you feel better, healthier, slimmer, and yes, sexier.

Just to note, I’m not a certified trainer. I’m just sharing stuff that’s worked for me and others. Also, some of this stuff is contradictory. That’s because you’re not supposed to implement all of them — just pick the ones you think will work for you, and give them a try. Good luck!

21 Strategies for Creating an Emergency Fund, and Why It’s Critical

Building up an emergency fund, if you haven’t already, is one of the most important things you can do to help your finances.

But you knew that.

It’s common financial advice, actually, but what’s not so common is how to actually do it. Obviously those who haven’t saved up an emergency fund have a difficult time saving money, even if they know they should.

So today we’ll look at some strategies for building up an emergency fund, for those of us who don’t have it so easy.

Women, click here for good health

Dr. Anne Nedrow gets the e-mails every day -- e-mails from women patients linking to Web sites of dubious quality.

One patient wrote Nedrow enthusiastically about an herb to treat low libido. Nedrow, medical director of Women's Primary Care and Integrative Medicine at the Oregon Health Sciences University, clicked on the link, and saw that it was an advertisement for the herb, and there was no science proving that the herb actually worked...

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13 things to keep in your 'everyday' bag

These are things that are useful and that may help keep any children entertained if you get held up, or are at an adult focused activity. In no particular order they are:

Having Surgery? What You Need to Know

Questions to Ask Your Doctor and Your Surgeon

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Having Surgery? What You Need to Know is for patients who are facing surgery that is not an emergency. Some of the questions in this document may help you and your family understand more about your surgery, whether it has to be done right away or can be done later. Your doctor or nurse also can help you understand what is being done and why. Don't be afraid to ask questions!

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