Funeral home liable for mental anguish in Texas appeal
Mrs. Anderson sued Oakdale Funeral Home after her son’s body was embalmed and viewed at a church service with a strong odor. The Texas Court of Appeals held the funeral home negligent for causing extreme mental suffering, awarding $10,000.
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Craft Raft Snip mask from paper
Create a paper mask by folding a 12 by 18 inch sheet, tracing half a face along a center crease, cutting the outline eyes nose and mouth, adding fringes for hair, then opening to reveal a symmetric full-face mask. Fold creases for depth and decorate with paints or colored cutouts.
Many extras on new homes
Census data show rising luxury features in new single family homes. Central air conditioning reached 54 percent, 61 percent had at least one fireplace, and 69 percent offered two or more bathrooms as 1.26 million homes were built, with 51 percent spanning 1,600 or more square feet.
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Blind art exhibit at Tate offers tactile access
Reader notes Tate Gallery in London hosted a tactile exhibit for the blind featuring works by Degas Maillol Moore Epstein with Braille labels and a guided rubber pathway. The display aims to let visually impaired visitors sense sculpture, even as many works cannot be exposed to frequent touch.
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Tate Gallery
London
Edgar Degas
Aristide Maillol
Henry Moore
Jacob Epstein
Tate
Grasshopper attack ruins serene farm in PAHRUMP
Phyllis and Harry Kittaka, retirees in Pahrump Nevada, endure a grasshopper invasion that devastates their yard trees and vegetable garden. They cannot afford chemicals and fear continuing losses as agricultural experts say few solutions exist for now.
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Serene Farm
Pahrump
Nev
Phyllis
Harry Kittaka
Las Vegas
Kittaka
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