The second: Two 10-bed nursing homes that have been built in the midst of a middle-class subdivision, as fully integrated into the neighborhood as the private homes that surround it.

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The 3-bed, 3-bath Seattle home was built in 1929 and has refinished hardwoods, territorial views and new Marmoleum in the kitchen.

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It had built-in wooden furniture, not flimsy tin dressers, and the bed was solid.

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The portability crowd will be a bit bummed that the Soloist only plays when connected to an AC outlet, as a battery compartment is MIA, but you will be able to wake to your favorite tune or Sirius station thanks to the built-in alarm clock, which could possibly make dragging yourself out of bed at least slightly less excruciating.

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Although riding on a Boeing jetliner is statistically much safer than lying in your bed at home, few members of the flying public are conversant with the thousands of safeguards built into aviation hardware and training procedures that have resulted in no domestic jetliner crashes for over a decade.

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