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DesertUSA Newsletter Holiday Edition 2008

28 Friday Nov 2008

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DesertUSA

NEWSLETTER HOLIDAY EDITION 2008

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HARD TO FIND ITEMS WITH A SOUTHWEST FLAVOR

DESERTUSA’S STORE features quality items at GREAT prices! Shop NOW for your holiday gifts and get the LOWEST SHIPPING PRICES!

FEATURING: 2009 CALENDARS!

DESERT SOUTHWEST & WILDFLOWERS CALENDARS
At only $10.99 apiece these calendars make great gifts that eveyone appreciates!
From sandstone arches at Natural Bridges National Park, to shots of
saguaros in the sunset, to the tufas of Mono Lake – let your 2009 be
filled with the awesome beauty of the Desert Southwest. Take a look at our 2009 Desert Southwest Calendar.
Or if flowers are more to your taste, our 2009 Wildflower Calendar will
fill your year with blooms ranging from Columbine to Cactus. Take a
look at these lovely detailed images by clicking here.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

GET READY FOR THOSE HOLIDAY PARTIES: TRY OUR HANGOVER TERMINATOR: Prickly pear extract can prevent the worst of hangovers,
according to a research study reported in the June 2004 issue of
"Archives of Internal Medicine". Dr Jeffrey Weise and colleagues at
Tulane University in New Orleans conductive the research. They found
that prickly pear extract significantly reduces the symptoms of
alcohol-induced hangovers. It also balances: weight, sugar,
cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure.

Ingredients: Prickly Pear extract (99%), malic acid from apples, love.Click here to find out more!

We also carry Sweet Peruvian Mesquite Meal,
which can be used either as a flour or a spice. It helps to lower the
glycemic load of high carb foods. It has a a sweet, chocolate/coffee
flavor with a hint of cinnamon, perfect for your holiday cooking!

GARDEN DEPARTMENT

WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF UNUSUAL ITEMS FOR THE GARDENERS ON YOUR LIST, AT PRICES YOU WILL LOVE. Check out our GARDEN DEPARTMENT.

Live Cactus Egg (miniature Greenhouse for Cactus sprout)
Set includes: 1 Live Cactus, Egg Incubator dome, and Instructions on
planting and care, provides education and fun as you raise your own
cactus! Click here to see it!

Two new types of live Cactus Kits: Choose
2 or 4 cactus containers and enjoy Real Desert Beauty with your own
Cactus Garden. The finest hand selected nursery cacti have been chosen
for these kits. The kits include: 2 or 4 Cactus depending on kit,
Potting Soil, and Painted Clay Pot with drainage hole. You will only
water 1 tablespoon per month per plant. Click here for more information.

PRICKLY PEAR & DESERT FOODS DEPARTMENT

PLAN A DESERT-THEMED PRICKLY PEAR HOLIDAY PARTY, OR GIVE PRICKLY PEAR CANDIES AS A TREAT!
Try a Prickly Pear Margarita made with Prickly Pear Cactus syrup.
The syrup also makes exceptionally flavorful Wine Coolers, Spritzers,
and Prickly Pear Lemonade. The Syrup comes in 7 oz.,12 oz., 23 oz. and
1 gallon containers. Click Here for more information.

Enjoy Prickly Pear Cactus, Mesquite Bean and Margarita jelly candies
– Half pound box featuring three mouth-watering candy selections.
Tantalize your tastebuds with flavors of the southwest from the fruits
of the desert.

CHILDREN’S GIFT DEPARTMENT PLUS STUFFED ANIMALS FOR ALL AGES

BOOKS, PUZZLES, BREAK AT HOME GEODES AND STUFFED ANIMALS!

Stuffed animal and book gift sets: Stellaluna and little fruit bat toy, Tortoise and the Jack Rabbit and Tortoise toy plus Jack Rabbit toy, and more!

Educational toys like Break-at-Home Geodes and 3D puzzle – 3 models – Tarantula – Scorpion – Gila Monster!

Stuffed animals of all kinds –
coyotes, snakes, big horned sheep, horses, bats, prairie dogs, foxes,
and more! Don’t miss our adorable pair of wild horses. Honeycomb and
Nutmeg are 7" tall microfiber plush horses. Honeycomb is a Palamino and
Nutmeg is a Chestnut horse. Click here for the horses.

And special lucky Kokopelli, the Southwest Indians’ Humpbacked Flute Player, in his multi-colored stuffed form!

AGATE & QUARTZ DEPARTMENT PLUS DECORATIVE GIFTS FOR THE HOME

Agate Bookends, Rose Quartz Lamps, Amethyst Candle Holders, Agate Nightlights Southwest decor and more!

Our favorite for your gift list: 24K Brazilian Gold Flakes in a 1.75" tall Safety Glass bottle, only $4.95

DESERT BOOK DEPARTMENT

EVERY KIND of DESERT BOOK IMAGINABLE – from GEM TRAILS GUIDES to PARK PACKAGES, HISTORICAL and ANIMALS!
and WILDLIFE!

Check out our DESERT SURVIVAL BOOK and OUTDOOR GIZMOS 2-PACK set. We have a special section just for Rockhounds! Or you may want to read about Geronimo, in his own words. Find out all about the legend of Kokopelli. Or peruse this book with over 250 pictures of Rattlesnakes. Our book selection if phenomenal!

PET DEPARTMENT

Joint Supplement – Do you have a dog or cat with arthritis or joint problems, or just a little slow from old age? Check out Nimble, a glucosamine product for dogs, that could help return them to pain-free movement. Click here for more information or to buy.

BATH & BODY DEPARTMENT

WE OFFER DESERT QUEEN FRAGRANCES – give her the rare and delicious scent of Desert Queen fragrance, capturing the scent of the Night-Blooming Cereus – 1.7oz Eau de Parfum Spray for only $38.95,Bath and shower gel at only $16.95 or Gift Trio at $64.95.

Also a great gift idea ISIS and AQUIS Hair Towels and Turbans reduce split ends and help dry hair faster at home or at the gym. Warning may result in smiles in the morning!

DVD DEPARTMENT

State and National Park DVDs –
DesertUSA has an extensive selection of park DVDs including: Arches,
Big Bend, Monument Valley, Death Valley, The Grand Canyon, Carlsbad
Caverns, Zion, Yellowstone, Red Rock Canyon and many more. Click here to browse our park DVDs.

Joshua Tree NP DVD This is THE tool you need to plan a trip to Joshua Tree National Park.

DVDs ABOUT INDIAN CULTURE, BATS, & MONTEZUMA’s TREASURE!

GIFT & UNIQUE ITEMS DEPARTMENT

Stumped? Need a gift idea? Visit our Gift Department

  • Fragrance Gift Sets
  • The Rockhound 5 Book Set
  • Horned Lizard Figurines & Jewelry
MAP & GPS DEPARTMENT

MAPS MAPS MAPS! National Geographic Trails Illustrated ® Maps from Arches to Zion, Recreational Maps, and Atlas & Gazetteers with GPS Grids. Also the Topo CDs Western Region USA 6.0
– completely updated USGS topographic maps, on 5 CD Includes the latest
DeLorme street and highway network 3-D flyovers, GPS compatible,
elevation profiles.

SOUTHWESTERN MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Sounds of the Desert: Ah-Nee-Ma, John Huling, Robert Mirabal.

Let
the sounds of nature and American Indian instruments transport you to
peaceful canyons and wide open skies. Enchanting music of Native
American flutes, drums, and chants with keyboard textures and guitars
to form a rich landscape of musical sound paintings, inspired by the
ancient cultures of the American Southwest. Listen online to clips.

NATIVE AMERICAN

Books with a Native American theme – Indian Uses of Desert Plants, Geronimo: His Own Story, Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols


All
revenue earned from our online reservation system and store sales are
used to support the maintenance and development costs associated with
the DesertUSA Web site.
By placing reservations on DesertUSA’s
reservation system or by purchasing products from the Trading Post, you
are directly contributing to the future development and continued
maintenance of DesertUSA.

You can book reservations anywhere
in the World from the DesertUSA Web site. So be sure to try our online
reservation system for your next vacation and/or car rental. Make Reservations Now


Get ready for your visit to the desert with books, gifts and products available from the DesertUSA’s Online Store.

For even more products visit MarathonBooks.com part of the DesertUSA family.
We carry the fully line of Super Absorbent, Fast Drying, Light Weight, Aquis Towels!
The perfect travel towel.


DesertUSA’s
purpose is to provide a tool for discovery – a publication that
entertains, educates and explores with our readers, the beauty, life
and culture of the North American deserts. Visitors come to DesertUSA’s
Web site every month to read articles, participate in the Desert Talk
message board, shop in DesertUSA’s online store and explore the desert
virtually.

DesertUSA encourages you to
forward a copy of the Digital Desert Newsletter to friends, family and
business associates who may be interested in receiving this newsletter
on a monthly basis.

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Biblical Archaeology Review Companion: November 26, 2008

26 Wednesday Nov 2008

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BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEWThe BAR Companion: November 26, 2008

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A RADICAL PROPOSAL
BAR Editor-in-Chief Hershel Shanks Suggests that Competing with Looters May be the Solution to Stopping Them

Over the last several years, press attention and high profile legal battles have highlighted the problem of antiquities looting and the illegal purchase of artifacts by private collectors and even some institutions. In the current issue of BAR‘s First Person column, Editor-in-chief Hershel Shanks has a "radical proposal": why not allow archaeologists to compete with the looters? He suggests allowing professional archaeologists to excavate sites properly, and then sell the finds legally to museums and collectors in order to fund the digs. Not only would the excavations and all of their important scientific data be properly recorded, he points out, but the whereabouts of the artifacts would always be known in an open market. The objects would, of course, be required to be available for academic study and publication. Mr. Shanks argues that the current method adopted by scholarly organizations of simply refusing to publish studies of looted objects not only fails to impact the market demand for such pieces, but deprives the academic community of information that could potentially be very important to their field of study. Why not beat the looters at their own game, and preserve both archaeological sites and their vital data in the process?

Read "A Radical Proposal" by Hershel Shanks ____________________________________________________________

BREAKING NEWS
Check the latest news in Biblical archaeology and
related topics–updated daily

This week in the news, politics is in the forefront as Egypt battles the St. Louis Museum of Art for a priceless golden funerary mask that it claims was smuggled illegally out of the country. An ancient Christian church is discovered in Syria, while King Herod’s palace and mausoleum at Herodian yield yet more discoveries attesting to the ancient king’s opulent compound. What is believed to be the oldest Islamic inscription sheds new light on modern Qur’an scholarship, and a 1,800-year-old Thracian chariot is discovered in Bulgaria. In Jerusalem, a very rare visit by foreign journalists to the al-Aska Mosque marks the first time in eight years that non-Muslims have been allowed into the sacred Islamic site.

Read more Breaking News ____________________________________________________________

COVER PHOTO CONTEST
Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who voted. You, our readers, have chosen the cover of BAR‘s ever-popular Digs issue for 2009, in which we’ll announce excavation projects that are looking for volunteers next summer. Many loyal BAR readers have had the trip of a lifetime by participating in these excavations. Watch your mailboxes to see which cover was the winner!

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EXCLUSIVELY EGYPT: A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
with scholar-guide Dr. Chahinda Karim

Enjoy a 2-week tour of Egypt that you will never forget!
February 13 – 27, 2009

Follow our brilliant scholar-guide Dr. Chahinda Karim through the amazing sites of one the world’s greatest civilizations–tombs, temples, and museums in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the Nile River.

You’ll also learn from additional lectures by distinguished scholars and experts and enjoy the thrill of private access opportunities chosen especially to enhance your experience and make it truly unique.

We offer expertly designed itineraries, distinguished scholars and experts, fine hotels, excellent dining, and well-chosen private experiences.
Read a firsthand account of the 2008 tour.

If you have any questions, please contact Temma Ecker at 708-383-8739 or temma@journeysofthemind.com

View pricing and complete itinerary and reserve your spot ____________________________________________________________

CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST
Submit a caption

Write a caption for this cartoon! The author of the best caption will receive a BAS T-shirt, a Dead Sea Scroll mug and three complimentary subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive a BAS T-shirt and two complimentary subscriptions.The deadline for captions is December 15, 2008.

Submit your caption ____________________________________________________________

BAR SUBSCRIBERS ARE ASKED TO WEIGH IN
BAR’s editors want to hear from our readership

As we prepare to celebrate the 200th issue of BAR next summer, the editors want to hear from our readers. We want to know about you and what you like or don’t like about our magazine. We’d like to hear your stories too: When did you first discover BAR and how have you seen it change over the years? Have you volunteered on one of our sponsored digs? How was your experience, and how did it affect your life?

Send your story by email to BAR200@bib-arch.org and it may appear in print in our 200th issue.

Readers who complete the survey will receive a $5.00 coupon for BAS merchandise.

Complete our Survey and receive your $5.00 coupon

» CONTENTS
A Radical Proposal
Breaking News
Cover Photo Contest
Exclusively Egypt
Cartoon Caption Contest
Subscriber Survey

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Discover the great archaeological finds from Jerusalem over the ages. On-site location shots of Herod’s Temple Mount, the Jerusalem Cardo, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock and much more. Comes with an accompanying study guide.

$39.95

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Shroud of Turn Website Newsletter: November 26, 2008

26 Wednesday Nov 2008

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Important New Scientific Article Added

November 26, 2008
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The website has been updated and an important new article has been added to the Scientific Papers & Articles page. Co-authored by noted Shroud scholar Joseph Marino and retired NASA scientist Edwin Prior, the article is titled "Chronological History of the Evidence for the Anomalous Nature of the C-14 Sample Area of the Shroud of Turin." It provides a detailed and compelling summary of all the scientific evidence supporting the theory that an anomalous sample was used for the 1988 c-14 dating of the Shroud. See the Late Breaking Website News Page for details.
 
This update also includes notice of a new Shroud documentary scheduled to air in the U.S.A. on Sunday, December 14, 2008 on the Discovery Channel, an update to the Shroud Booklist page of the site and much more.
The Website Store page has also been updated to include a new, Framed Version of the Miniature Shroud Replica on Cotton Canvas that I have been offering for the past year. This beautifully framed version is being distributed exclusively by HolyArtWorks.com and eliminates the need for buyers to find a custom framer and order an expensive custom frame before displaying the replica. You can see a photograph and get detailed information on the Website Store page of the site. 
 
I am always looking for ways to provide added value to you, the Mailing List Subscribers, for taking time to join this list, so I am very pleased to announce an Exclusive Offer for Subscribers Only that will never be made available to the general public.  I have received a very limited number of beautifully lithographed Shroud Face postcards, printed in England for a Shroud Exhibit held earlier this year. The reverse side is blank so they can be used as postcards or notecards (or inserted into a Christmas card) and are offered in packets of 20 cards. For a photo, details and ordering information visit the Shroud of Turin Website Private Subscribers Page.  Please keep this page address confidential to protect one of the benefits you derive from being a subscriber. 
 

This will be the last update of 2008, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you again for your continued participation and support. I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year.  Watch for the next website update on January 21, 2009, which also marks the 13th anniversary of shroud.com.  Happy Holidays!
 
You received this e-mail because you signed up as a subscriber to the Shroud of Turin Website Mailing List.  As always, unsubscribing from this list is simple.  Just click on the SafeUnsubscribe link at the end of each e-mail and your name will be permanently removed immediately.  If you need to update your personal information or your e-mail address, just click on the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of each e-mail and follow the instructions provided.
 
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Old Farmer’s Almanac Companion: November 25, 2008

25 Tuesday Nov 2008

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We Gather Together

The American Thanksgiving has its origins in two very old and very different holidays: the Harvest Home feast and the formal day of thanksgiving proclaimed by church or government authorities in gratitude for a particular event, such as a military victory. Very few days of thanksgiving coincided with harvest celebrations. Thanksgiving Day began in Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts) in 1621, when the Pilgrims gave thanks for their survival and a good first crop. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November for a national celebration of Thanksgiving. 

Why was a Thursday chosen? Find out.

Send a free E-card! 

Time is running out to send a Thanksgiving greeting. Our e-cards are quick and do not require a stamp!
Check out our photo gallery.

What is your must-have Thanksgiving dish? Post a comment on the Almanac blog!
 

Over the river, and through the wood,
Now grandmother’s cap I spy!

Hurrah for the fun!
Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

—Lydia Maria Child (1802–1880)

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Here’s a guide to roasting a turkey easily and deliciously.

Don’t forget the colorful cranberry in your holiday cooking. Try this easy Do-Ahead Cranberry Relish recipe.

Need side dishes for Thanksgiving? These recipes are kitchen classics, updated for today’s busy times.

On the days after Thanksgiving, try this delicious Turkey Hash—serve it with fresh citrus slices garnished with mint leaves. This recipe comes from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Cookbook.

Turkey Hash

  • 2 cups diced cooked turkey
  • 2 cups diced cooked potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup turkey gravy

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Turn into a large greased casserole, cover, and bake for 45 minutes. In the last 15 minutes, remove the cover to brown the top.

Everyday Cookbook

Where can you find more than 400 home-style recipes, with timesaving hints you’ll use every day? The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Cookbook. Free Shipping PLUS Free Gift with Order!

Thanksgiving Storms

November 24–25, 1971—Thanksgiving Snowstorm
Albany, N.Y., picked up 22.5 inches, the greatest November snowfall on record, with amounts up to 30 inches reported elsewhere.

November 25, 1983—The Great Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard
This storm hit Denver, Colo., and produced 21.5 inches of snow in 37 hours, closing Stapleton Airport for 24 hours.

November 26, 1987—Thanksgiving Day Storm
Snowfall totals ranged up to 20 inches at Flagstaff Lake, Maine, and 18 inches at Errol, New Hampshire. A second storm produced nine inches at Kanosh, Utah, and 13 inches at Divide, Colo.

November 23, 1989—Thanksgiving Day Storm
This big storm produced up to 14 inches over Cape Cod, Mass. Snow totals of 4.7 inches at New York City and 6 inches at Newark, N.J., were records for Thanksgiving Day.

What weather is in store for your Thanksgiving Day? Find out what The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts.

Find local weather history for any date from 1946 to the present.

Only male turkeys, or toms, can gobble. It is a mating call and attracts the hens.

The average person in the U.S. will eat 17 pounds of turkey this year; the average Canadian will eat 9 pounds.

Why did Ben Franklin want the turkey to be the symbol of the U.S.? See turkey trivia!

Turkeys purchased on trees and refusing to descend indicate snow  —Old weather proverb
 


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Carmelite NGO Observes World Human Rights Day With Day of Prayer

22 Saturday Nov 2008

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TUCSON, AZ (NOVEMBER 22, 2008) – The Carmelite NGO
announces A Day of Prayer in observance of World Human Rights Day,
December 10, 2008. The focus of the Day of Prayer is to call attention
to the violence that is robbing people of their human rights.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, “It is our duty
to ensure that these rights are a living reality – that they are known,
understood and enjoyed by everyone everywhere.”

The Carmelite NGO is inviting people to join in solidarity with the
peoples of the world that are suffering violence in any form- be it
from war, hunger, lack of education, lack of medical care or lack of a
healthy environment.

A booklet entitled “A Day of Prayer” designed specifically for use
on December 10th is being made available at no charge for anyone
interested. The booklet is an instrument calling upon all to join in
solidarity against violence in all it forms, especially as it occurs in
Zimbabwe.

To obtain a copy of the “A Day of Prayer” booklet, email
jremson@carmelitengo.org with your name and mailing address. Copies can
also be downloaded from the website of the Carmelite NGO (www.carmelitengo.org).

The Carmelite NGO was affiliated to the Department of Public
Information of the United Nations in December 2001. It is a
representative body to the United Nations for the men and women around
the world who are members of the Carmelite Order of the Catholic Church
or its ministries.

Contact:

Carmelite NGO
http://www.carmelitengo.org  AZ, 85719 US
William Harry – Director, Communications, 520-481-4617
source URL: http://www.catholic.org/prwire/headline.php?ID=5418&wf=rsscol

Old Farmer’s Almanac Companion: November 20, 2008

22 Saturday Nov 2008

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HOLIDAY RECIPES

We
like to think of November as the month of food. It’s a time when the
best cooks can shine and the best of eaters will surely get their
fill.

If
you’re hosting a Thanksgiving feast, it’s one week before the big
day! Double-check that you’ve ordered your turkey. You’ll want to
start defrosting a frozen turkey three days before the feast.
Here is a checklist to help you get ready for holiday
cooking and eating.

Plan Your Menu 

This
Bagged Roast Turkey with Cornbread, Chestnut, and Sage
Stuffing recipe
is an Almanac recipe contest winner. As
our readers say, it’s “no muss, no fuss” and makes “the moistest
turkey ever.”

Here’s a Cranberry Fluff recipe that may become
a new standard at your Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a “family favorite”
from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Cookbook.

Cranberry
Fluff

  • 2 cups raw cranberries, crushed or finely
    chopped

  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups diced, unpeeled apples
  • 1 cup grapes, sliced into quarters or
    halves

  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup heavy cream

In
a large bowl, mix together the cranberries, marshmallows, and sugar.
Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, add the apples, grapes, salt,
and walnuts. In a separate bowl, whip the cream until it forms stiff
peaks but is not dry. Gently fold the whipped cream into the fruit
and nut mixture. Place the fluff into a glass bowl and refrigerate
until ready to serve—no more than a few hours. Makes about 10
servings.

See more Thanksgiving recipes for side dishes and the
turkey at our Holiday Feast, Folklore, and Fun page
.

Come
and Get It!

Where
can you find more than 400 classic recipes that have been updated
for today’s tastes and busy times? The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday
Cookbook
.

Not
what we give, but what we share,
For the gift without the
giver is bare.
—James Russell Lowell
(1819–91)

Harvest Home

At this season, every sense is
keened and quickened. The sultry sameness of the dog days of
August is over and done. November is all contrasts, sun and
cloud shadows, the crackle of leaves in the forests, the sharp
smell of smoke in the evening damp, black limbs on white
Moons, the first icy touch of snow on unmittened hands.
Certainly if we do nothing else we should see now that all is
snug and ready for winter. If winter is just around the
corner, let it come.

–The Old Farmer’s Almanac,
“Farmer’s Calendar,” Nov. 1948

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In the Garden

As
November 21, so the winter.

Did you know that we
list our monthly gardening tasks online? Here are November’s chores to help you prepare
for the winter ahead
.

Don’t forget to visit our Blog page to see new topics
from root cellars to deer problems to composting. Read and
join in!


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The Old Farmer’s Almanac is seeking your
opinions and advice.
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today
and enter to win a $500
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November 21, 1620
The Mayflower
Compact was signed.

November
22, 1963

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas
at the age of 46.

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Decorate your home with this nature-inspired Nut
Wreath
.
A wide variety of nuts is sold at holiday
time.

Make
orange pomanders to freshen your house. Take firm oranges and stud
them with whole cloves. As the orange dries, it will release a
delicate, spicy fragrance.
  
To hang your
pomander, thread a large needle with string and run it through the
orange; make a knot at the bottom and a loop at the
top. 



When
is a turkey done? Why do turkeys gobble? See our turkey trivia!

Find out the difference between a yam and a sweet
potato
.

Turkeys perched on trees and
refusing to descend indicate snow.
–Old weather proverb

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more wit and wisdom, sign up for our ten free “of the day” RSS
feeds
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Old Farmer’s Almanac Companion: November 18, 2008

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To Your Health

Looking forward to some big feasts this season? Here are a few ways to avoid heartburn:

  • Eat slowly and chew thoughtfully.
  • Wear loose clothing. Loosen your belt to prevent pressure on your stomach.
  • Avoid overeating. Fill your plate only once, with a reasonable amount of food.
  • Avoid alcohol, caffeine, carbonated drinks, chocolate, fatty or fried foods, mint, tomatoes, and spicy foods.
  • Avoid bending over just after the meal.
  • Take a walk or undertake some other light exercise an hour or two after eating.
  • Wait at least 3 hours before lying down. Before you fall asleep, elevate your head with an extra pillow.

For heartburn, take a teaspoon of carbonate of soda dissolved in sweetened water.
–Mrs. E.A. Howland, The American Economical Housekeeper and Family Receipt Book, 1852

Here are two more health tips with your well-being in mind.

A Year of Healthy Advice

The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2009 Engagement Calendar offers a new monthly feature, “To Your Health” with practical tips. It’s also easy to stay organized with this handsome hardbound, lay-flat calendar book. The week-at-a-glance format provides ample space for jotting down appointments, and each day offers a bit of wit and wisdom, quirky history, or lore.
Order your 2009 Engagement Calendar—it makes a great host or holiday gift, too! 

Stript of all their recent splendor,
    Are the trees of yonder wood;
Thus all nature must surrender,
   And confess the change is good.
—The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1976

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November 18, 1931
Canada’s record wind speed of 126 mph (203 kph) was recorded at Cape Hopes Advance, Ungava Peninsula, Quebec.

November 19, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Find local weather history for any date from 1946 to the present.

Making a pie is a comforting experience and a lot easier than most people think. The art is in the crust which needs to be light and flakey and hold together well.

Here is a Basic Pie Crust recipe. You may never go back to premade!

Before canned shortening, there was lard. Some cooks still prefer it. Try this delicious Tender, Flaky Pastry Crust.

Some pointers about making pies:

  • To avoid a tough piecrust, don’t over mix or overwork the dough.
  • To keep dough from sticking to your countertop, roll out the crust between two sheets of lightly floured wax paper.
  • Fruit pies are the easiest to make. Use only fresh or frozen fruit, not canned.
  • To avoid a soggy bottom crust in your fruit pies, get the filling into the crust and oven quickly. 
  • Bake a pie only on the center rack of the oven.
  • Make the top crust slightly thinner than the bottom crust to help maintain the structure of the pie.

These pie recipes come from our readers’ kitchens.
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie 
Classic Apple Pie

You can also search our recipes database of over 300 pies recipes. 

Start getting ready for Thanksgiving. Visit our Holiday Feasts, Folklore, and Fun page for advice on roasting a turkey, party planning, recipes, and more.
 


In the decay of the Moon, a cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.

If trees show buds in November, the winter will last until May.

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Old Farmer’s Almanac Companion: November 13, 2008

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Look up!?

Go outside and see the Full Beaver Moon tonight! This full Moon is
a sign of freezing weather to come. For Algonquin tribes, it was a
time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply
of warm winter furs. Learn more about Full Moon names and see our free Moon Phase Calendar for the
exact date and time of full moons.

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set times, and more!

 

No shade, no shine, no
butterflies,
   no bees
No fruit, no flowers,
no leaves,
   no birds! —
No-vember!

—Thomas Hood
(1799-1845)

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November 13,
1833

Thousands of meteors fell per hour.

November
14, 1900

Composer Aaron Copland was born.

November
15, 1937

Debut of Sadie Hawkins Day in Al Capp’s “L’il Abner”
comic strip.

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As the days grow colder, we think of
comfort foods like pot roasts and soups that fill the kitchen with
warming aroma.

Pot roast is a slow food that simmers for
hours but also is extremely easy to prepare because it needs little
attention while it cooks. Try a Cranberry Pot Roast for a tasty twist on an
old Yankee favorite.

This hearty Potato and Broccoli Soup gets rave
reviews
from Almanac.com readers. “Simple to make—simply
delicious! Nice on a cold night,” says one reader.

For
hundreds of Almanac recipes, visit our easy-to-search recipe
collection
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If the stars are blinking and
flickering, a storm is coming.

Observation, not old
age, brings wisdom.

–Puplilius Syrus, Roman writer (1st
century B.C.)

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: November 2008

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Dear Membership News Subscriber,

November is the ideal
time to get in the holiday spirit at the Met! Join today to receive the many benefits of
Membership, including free admission to the Main Building and The Cloisters Museum and Gardens. Or take
advantage of a unique online offering: intimate portraits of Met
personalities—including curator Helen C. Evans, who organized The Philippe de Montebello Years—in
interviews available exclusively to Members in their monthly
newsletters and in a Members-only section of our
website.

Join today and enjoy a 20% discount in The Met Store during Members Double Discount Days from November 11
through 24. Get inspired to start your holiday card writing or choose early from a
wide variety of unique Christmas ornaments and Judaica in the new
Holiday Shop, conveniently located at the Museum’s
81st Street entrance. From November 28 through December 30, this
shopping location will be open seven days a week until 7:00
p.m.

Museum Members also receive discounts on Audio Guide rentals, 10% off purchases
year-round in all Met Museum Stores in the United States and online,
and much more. Become a Member today!

We wish you
and your family a healthy and joyous start to the holiday season and
look forward to seeing you here soon!

Thank you for your
continued generosity.

With warm best wishes,


Barbara Dougherty
Managing Chief Membership
Officer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In This
Issue

Philippe de Montebello’s
     Enduring Legacy

Exclusive Audio for Members

Members-Only Exhibition
    Previews

Member Double Discount Days
    and New Holiday Shop

Holiday Reception and Gala
    Dinner

For Young Members

Philippe
de Montebello’s Enduring Legacy

Last month, the Metropolitan unveiled the most comprehensive
in-house exhibition it has ever mounted. The Philippe de Montebello Years (on view
through February 1, 2009) serves as a tribute to the Museum’s eighth
and longest-serving director. Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael
Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art, organized the show that includes
more than 250 masterpieces—from each of the Met’s curatorial
departments—of the 84,000-plus acquired during the director’s
31-year tenure. She spoke with Membership News Editor Eti
Bonn-Muller about the legacy he will leave and what she will miss
most about working with him.

The interview is available in
the monthly newsletter for Members and will be archived in the Members-only section of our
website.

Visit a special section of our website devoted to The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate
Three Decades of Acquisitions
. Here you will find links
to related audio series and videos, our first-ever online exhibition catalogue, and more.

For another look at this remarkable exhibition, we recommend
a slideshow, complete with audio commentary, from The New York
Times
: De Montebello at the Met.

During
your visit to "The Philippe de Montebello Years" exhibition, hear
the story of the acquisitions on our Audio Guide tour, which features
conversations between the director and Museum curators, for the
Members’ discounted price of $6. For families and younger audiences
(ages 7–12), special Story Time at the Met episodes are also
available in which Philippe de Montebello recounts myths, legends,
and fairy tales related to three works in the exhibition.

We
are pleased to offer a bonus excerpt of this audio tour exclusively
to our Members, available in the Members-only section of our
website.

Please take this opportunity to become a Member today! In light of the
director’s myriad contributions to the Museum’s collection over the
years, please consider attending The Acquisitions Fund Benefit on Thursday,
December 11. This year’s black-tie dinner will establish the
Philippe de Montebello Fund for Acquisitions, and is a vital source
of support for the Museum’s Acquisitions Fund. Call 212-570-3948 for
more information.


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Exclusive
Audio for Members

We are pleased to offer a bonus excerpt from "The Philippe de
Montebello Years" audio tour on the Members-only section of our
website.

Also coming soon for Members, a sneak peak of the
audio tour for the upcoming exhibition Art and Love in Renaissance Italy.


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Members-Only Exhibition Previews

Art and Love in Renaissance
Italy

November 18, 2008–February 16,
2009

This exhibition will explore the various exceptional
objects created to celebrate love and marriage in the Italian
Renaissance. The approximately 150 objects, which date from around
1400 to the mid-16th century, range from exquisite examples of
maiolica and jewelry given as gifts to the couple, to marriage
portraits and paintings that extol sensual love and fecundity, such
as the Metropolitan’s Venus and Cupid by the great Venetian
artist Lorenzo Lotto. See the online preview for more information,
including sponsorship credits.

•  Daytime previews
(by invitation): November 11–16

•  Evening
reception for Supporting Members: November
19

•  Evening receptions for Members beginning at
the Sustaining level: November 20 and 25

During your visit to
the exhibition, rent an Audio Guide at the Members’ discounted price
of $6.

Join today and enjoy a special daytime or
evening preview of the exhibition.

Related
Event

Get an inside perspective on the exhibition
before it even opens to the public: Attend a special Sunday at the Met afternoon of lectures on
November 16 at 2:00 p.m. (free with Museum admission). Andrea Bayer,
curator in the Metropolitan Museum’s Department of European Paintings, will
introduce the event, which focuses on the exceptional objects
created during the Italian Renaissance to celebrate love and
marriage.

Image: Venus with the Organist and a Dog (detail), ca. 1550, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio),
(Italian, Venetian, ca. 1488?–1576). Museo Nacional del Prado,
Madrid.


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Member
Double Discount Days and New Holiday Shop

Double Discount Days
This month, don’t
miss our Members Double Discount Days. Museum Members save 20% on
their purchases online and in stores November 11 through November
24. See Special Offers for Members for details. If
you are not yet a Member, join now to take advantage of these extra
savings just in time for the holidays.

Private
Shopping Day

All Gift Shops within the Museum will be
open exclusively for Members during this private shopping event on
Monday, November 24, from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00
p.m.

New Holiday Shop
The Met Store’s new
Holiday Shop, conveniently located at the Museum’s 81st Street
entrance on Fifth Avenue, will be open 7 days a week until 7:00
p.m., from November 28 through December 30.

Become a Member today and save when you
shop at The Met Store.

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Holiday
Reception and Gala Dinner

Members at the President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron,
Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, and Sustaining levels are invited to
celebrate the holidays at the Main Building during a private
reception and at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens for a gala dinner.

Holiday Reception

Supporting and
Sustaining Members may attend a special Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on
Tuesday, December 2, in the Museum’s Medieval Sculpture Hall. Enjoy
a light supper and dessert reception with other Members in the
Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court. Attend this
exclusive event when it’s most convenient for you: 6:00–8:00 p.m. or
8:30–10:30 p.m. $200 per person.

Purchase tickets online. For more
information, please call Karen Winiarski at
212-570-3887.

Learn about the Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque
Crèche
exhibition.

Gala Dinner at The
Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Supporting Members will
enjoy Gallery Talks about the collection, including the renowned Unicorn Tapestries, followed by dinner and
dancing in The Cuxa Cloister on Wednesday, December 10
from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Black-tie event. $400 per person.

Purchase tickets online. For more
information, please call Karen Winiarski at
212-570-3887.

Holidays at the
Met

Find out about other upcoming festivities in the
annual Holidays at the Met section of our
website.

Image: Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque
Crèche
Twenty-foot blue spruce
with a collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs
among its boughs and groups of realistic crèche figures flanking the
Nativity scene at its base, displayed in the Museum’s Medieval
Sculpture Hall. Gift of Loretta Hines Howard.

Choir Screen from the Cathedral of
Valladolid
(behind the tree),
1763; Spanish. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of The
William Randolph Hearst Foundation, 1956 (56.234.1)


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For Young
Members

MetShare

The Met is connecting with
Young Members and other audiences across
the globe by offering new ways to learn about art. We also want you
to share your Met Museum experiences with others!

Learn more
on MetShare, an introduction to the Met’s
presence on YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, and more. From there, you may
subscribe to receive notifications whenever new videos are added on
YouTube, become a fan of the Museum on Facebook, listen to audio clips from our
concerts on MySpace, and more.

Exhibition
Highlight

New York, N. Why?: Photographs by Rudy Burckhardt,
1937–1940

In the late 1930s, Rudy Burckhardt created
what are today considered to be some of the greatest photographs of
New York ever made—67 now-classic images of street furniture,
outdoor advertising, and pedestrians, selected and sequenced by
Burckhardt in 1940.

Subscription
Lecture

Portraits and Society: From Impressionism to
Cubism

Join Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Distinguished
Professor of History and Theory in the School of Architecture, City
College of CUNY, on Wednesday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m. This lively
lecture will look at portraits from an unusual time, when
revolutions in artistic representation matched enormous changes in
the social and political structure of Europe and in the place and
identity of the artist. Tickets: $23. Learn more.

Young Members
Party

In the summer of 2008, the Museum held its
second-annual Young Members Party, and it was a resounding success.
Catch a glimpse of the party in this video from the Museum’s YouTube channel.


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Not To Be
Missed

See these critically acclaimed
special exhibitions
:

Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints
1914–1939

Through December 7,
2008

The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design Without
End

Through March 22,
2009

See all special exhibitions.

Travel with the
Met

Mayan Kings & Great Pyramids: A Yucatán Voyage
Aboard Le Levant

(PDF)

December 26, 2008—January 4, 2009

Travel aboard
the yacht Le Levant

Land/cruise rates:
from $6,990

For a list of upcoming trips or for more
information, please visit Travel with the Met or call 212-650-2110.

for a family adventure over the New
Year holiday. From the colonial city of Mérida, discover Chichén
Itz, with its pyramids and the carved facades of its temples.
Experience Uxmal, with the richest decorations of all Mayan cities,
as well as Campeche, Tulum, and Belize.

The Met Store Featured Item

Avian Holiday Cards

Our charming card reproduces a delightful watercolor
painted by American artist Adolf Dehn in 1953.

Member Price:
$16.16
Non-Member Price: $17.95

Experience the fine art of
shopping at The Met Store.

Members Double Discount Days:
November 11 through November 24

Met Podcast Episode

The first of 11 interviews between Philippe de Montebello
and the Museum’s curators was recently published as a Met Podcast
episode. Download this episode to listen to the
director and European Paintings curator Keith Christiansen discuss
Duccio’s Madonna and Child.

This
conversation was produced in conjunction with the exhibition The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate
Three Decades of Acquisitions
, on view through February
1, 2009.

During your visit to the exhibition, rent the
special Audio Guide with more one-on-one
conversations with the director and Museum curators.

New Audio Guides

Get an up-close-and-personal tour of the Museum’s
collection and special exhibitions through engaging Audio Guide commentary by prominent
curators and educators. A recently added segment features the works
on view in the extraordinary exhibition, Giorgio Morandi, 1890–1964 (through
December 14).

Museum Members receive a discount on Audio
Guide rentals. You may also purchase a Frequent User
Card
to receive additional discounts. See Audio Guide for more information.

A Gift That Provides Stable Payments

A wonderful way to support the Metropolitan Museum and
also create a fixed stream of income is through a charitable gift
annuity. With a gift of $10,000 or more, a charitable gift annuity
can offer:

•  A secure stream of income for life
for yourself or someone you care about
•  Higher income
from long-held but underperforming stocks and minimize
taxes
•  A current tax
deduction
•  Protection from stock market
volatility
•  Removal of contributed assets from your
taxable estate
•  Membership in The William
Society

Gift annuity donors enjoy a current tax deduction,
and if appreciated securities are used to create an annuity they may
receive additional tax benefits.

For more information on how
an annuity might work for you, please call the Planned Giving
Program at 212-570-3796 or use our life-income calculator on the
Museum’s website, www.metmuseum.org in the Planned Giving
section under Ways to Giveplanned.giving@metmuseum.org.
or email us at

Upcoming Sunday at the Met

The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate
Three Decades of Acquisitions

Sunday, December 7,
2:00 p.m.

The acquisition of works of art is central to the
mission of the Museum and has been a hallmark of Philippe de
Montebello’s tenure. Since 1999 the Museum has documented this
process in a series of videos produced for the Museum’s Acquisitions
Benefit Fund Dinner. This afternoon program offers a rare glimpse
into the Museum’s complex acquisition process by featuring a
selection of these videos, followed by a panel discussion with
Museum curators moderated by Philippe de Montebello.

Due to
popular demand and seating limitations, this program will be
ticketed. Tickets are free with Museum admission and may be picked
up on a first-come, first-served basis at the ticket kiosk in the
lobby in front of the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium beginning at
10:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 7.


Recommended same-day admission to the Main Building of
the Museum and The Cloisters Museum and Gardens is $20 for adults,
$15 for seniors, and $10 for students, and is free to Members and
children under 12 years of age accompanied by an adult. See
Admissions
to purchase
advance admission from TicketWeb.

As a Member, you receive
free admission to the Main Building
and
The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
, invitations to exhibition previews and
receptions, special dining privileges
, and
discounts in The Met Store
.

Exact benefits vary by
category.

Associate:
$50

Met Net:
$60

Individual:
$95

Family/Dual:
$190

Sustaining:
$500

Join today and don’t
miss a moment of this fall’s festivities as we celebrate Philippe de
Montebello’s 31 years as director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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DesertUSA Newsletter: November 2008

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DesertUSA NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2008

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FEATURED ARTICLES
Weep Not – Cemetery visitors celebrate life not death – e
dead or the living? Do marble angels watch over the souls who search
among silvery tombstones for names, dates and stone flowers? Call them
grave hunters, genealogists or historians, gravers, tombstone tenders,
stone strollers or death hags. Just don’t call them morbid. Or ghouls.
Or heaven forbid, necrophiliacs. Technically they are called
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just like you and me. They could even be your neighbors. More…


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years of human occupation. More…


Road Trip: Laughlin – Chloride – Route 66 – Oatman –
If the whirlwind of slot machines, gaming tables and shows grinds you
down during a trip to Las Vegas or Laughlin, Nevada, you might want to
take an easy day’s drive over into Arizona for a change of pace. Within
a few hours, you can visit two quaint old towns – Chloride and Oatman –
from the mining days, and you can drive a spectacular stretch of
Historic Route 66. More…


General George S. Patton Memorial Museum –
General George S. Patton Memorial Museum was established to honor the
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off Interstate 10, about 30 miles east of Indio at Chiriaco Summit,
which was the entrance to Camp Young, command post for the DTC during
World War II. The site was donated by Joseph Chiriaco, one of the first
area residents General Patton met when he arrived to set up the center. More…


Treasure Hunting: Dating the Peralta Stone Maps –
Some people think that dating the stone maps would be a simple
procedure of modern science that would determine how old they are.
Dating the stones themselves would in fact be quite simple using the
Potassium-Argon method described below. But the results would only
indicate how long ago mother earth formed the rocks that the stone maps
were made from. Millions or Billions of years ago. The Radiocarbon
dating method cannot be used because the stone maps are not composed of
Organic Materials. (Editor’s Note – lots of reader’s comments weighing in on this issue!) More…


New Blog! DesertRoadTrippin’ – Day Trip 1: The Wind Caves at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – The
summer has ended and the cooler fall temperatures have lured me out of
my air-conditioned home onto the desert trails. My first outing of the
fall season was a day trip to a popular area in Anza-Borrego Desert
State Park called Fish Creek Wash. I wanted to hike to the Wind Caves
and explore. More…


Video of the Month – Dust Devils – Born
of the battle between the sun and sand, the dust devil is a rapidly
rotating column of air that has wrapped itself around a rising thermal.
The average dust devil is ten to fifty feet in diameter. The chief
ingredients for a good dust devil are clear skies, a bright sun, and a
dry hot surface. More…


Trip of the Month – Quartzsite, Arizona –
Quartzsite, Arizona is famous for its January/ February gem and mineral
shows. If you want to get a hotel space or RV hookup, now is the time
to plan! More…


Turkey
Chile Peppers
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Spodumene



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water 1 tablespoon per month per plant. Click here for more information.

PLAN A DESERT-THEMED PRICKLY PEAR HOLIDAY PARTY!

Try a Prickly Pear Margarita made with Prickly Pear Cactus syrup.
The syrup also makes exceptionally flavorful Wine Coolers, Spritzers,
and Prickly Pear Lemonade. The Syrup comes in 7 oz.,12 oz., 23 oz. and
1 gallon containers. Click Here for more information.

Enjoy Prickly Pear Cactus, Mesquite Bean and Margarita jelly candies
– Half pound box featuring three mouth-watering candy selections.
Tantalize your tastebuds with flavors of the southwest from the fruits
of the desert.

NEW, REASONABLY PRICED – ANIMAL TOYS IN OUR STUFFED ANIMALS STORE!

Cute and cuddly, friendly frog will croak for you! Click here to see him. Bison with sound
also available. Don’t miss our adorable pair of wild horses. Honeycomb
and Nutmeg are 7" tall microfiber plush horses. Honeycomb is a Palamino
and Nutmeg is a Chestnut horse. Click here for the horses.

AGATE BOOKENDS

Agate Bookends –
Beautiful, unique bookends of Brazilian Agate, in a wide range of
colors from brilliant magenta to aquamarine and topaz colorings.
Average size: 5" Tall X 8" Wide X 3" Deep but sizes vary. Hurry! Each
one is different and they go fast!

Click here to take a look.

DESERT SURVIVAL BOOK AND OUTDOOR GIZMOS 2-PACK

Got a kid (or adult) who’s fascinated with the desert and watches all the explorer programs? Get him or her this fascinating and educational book set for only 12.95 – a great gift for budding scientists and explorers!

Desert Survival Handbook
– Survival situations can and do happen to average people, as well as
adventurous explorers. You’ll have the capacity to handle these
situations if you know and follow the fundamental principles of
survival.

Outdoor Gizmos -Did you know that a
few rocks, some sticks, a shoelace or two, a wrist watch, a dollar
bill, and a drinking straw are all you need to make surprisingly
accurate sun-powered and star-powered gizmos? It’s a fact: In minutes
you can construct a stick and rock sundial or compass, assemble a
Sky-high Scope (included) that can measure the height of a tree or
determine where you are on the planet, or figure out how long until the
sun sets using nothing more than your hands. Click here to read more…

FOR THE OLDER DOG…

Joint Supplement – Do you have an older dog or a dog with arthritis or joint problems? Check out Nimble, a glucosamine product for dogs, that could help return them to pain-free movement. Click here for more information or to buy.

SCENTSUAL GIFTS

Treat her like royalty – give her the rare and delicious scent of Desert Queen fragrance, capturing the scent of the Night-Blooming Cereus – 1.7oz Eau de Parfum Spray for only $38.95, way below the cost of most department store perfumes and twice as nice! Bath and shower gel at only $16.95 cleans and moisturizes the skin with a special blend of mild cleansers, vitamins and botanical extracts, including aloe. Gift Trio at $64.95 includes .7oz Eau de Parfum Spray, 8oz. Han!
d & Body Lotion and 8oz. Bath & Shower Gel plus attractive gift bag!

PARK DVDs . . .



State and National Park DVDs –
DesertUSA has an extensive selection of park DVDs including: Arches,
Big Bend, Monument Valley, Death Valley, The Grand Canyon, Carlsbad
Caverns, Zion, Yellowstone, Red Rock Canyon and many more. Click here to browse our park DVDs.

2 Anza Borrego DVDs

Ghost Mountain DVD the
story of Marshal South and his family’s adventure of living on Ghost
Mountain in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. To preview the DVD in Flash
Click Here.

Anza Borrego Seasons in the Desert. This stunning DVD covers the various regions of the park, as well as indigenous flora and fauna.

Joshua Tree NP DVD This is THE tool you need to plan a trip to Joshua Tree National Park.


All
revenue earned from our online reservation system and store sales are
used to support the maintenance and development costs associated with
the DesertUSA Web site. By placing reservations on DesertUSA’s
reservation system or by purchasing products from the Trading Post, you
are directly contributing to the future development and continued
maintenance of DesertUSA.

You can book reservations anywhere
in the World from the DesertUSA Web site. So be sure to try our online
reservation system for your next vacation and/or car rental. Make Reservations Now


Get ready for your visit to the desert with books, gifts and products available from the DesertUSA’s Online Store.


DesertUSA’s
purpose is to provide a tool for discovery – a publication that
entertains, educates and explores with our readers, the beauty, life
and culture of the North American deserts. Visitors come to DesertUSA’s
Web site every month to read articles, participate in the Desert Talk
message board, shop in DesertUSA’s online store and explore the desert
virtually.

DesertUSA encourages you to
forward a copy of the Digital Desert Newsletter to friends, family and
business associates who may be interested in receiving this newsletter
on a monthly basis.


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