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During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we sometimes forget the best gifts are those that keep on giving. Whether its donating to a favorite charity or handcrafting a special something for a loved one, those are the gifts that really tug on the heart-strings. But if you looking for a unique gift that gives back, plant a tree.

Trees not only provide us with beauty, they provide our environment with fresh oxygen, shade that can reduce cooling costs and an aesthetic value to our yard that can be enjoyed by wildlife and people.

While wrapping up an actual, live tree might be a bit hard and very impractical, you can always visit a local nursery and pick up a gift certificate; just dont forget to include this list of 12 trees to plant.

1 Golden Raintree

(Koelreuteria paniculata)

The persistent showy pods and attractive summer flowers make this a stand-out tree in the landscape. The medium height (30-40 feet) and the large, yellow flowers in June-July, followed by the showy pods, help this tree live up to its name. When its in bloom, it looks like its raining gold.

2 Columnar English Oak

(Quercus robur Fastigata)

The upright, columnar growth of 50-60 feet and the narrow width of 10-15 feet make this a great tree for tight spaces. The rounded, blueish-green leaves turn yellow/brown in the fall and persist throughout the winter, providing excellent winter interest.

3 Chinkapin Oak

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Michael O'Neill is charged with murder of partner Stuart Rattle, who was found dead after a suspicious fire at his South Yarra flat on Monday.

Prominent Victorian interior designer Stuart Rattle was killed days before his South Yarra unit was burnt out, police claim.

Mr Rattle, who designed the homes of many high-profile Melbourne families, was found dead in his burnt-out South Yarra home in the early hours of Monday morning.

But, in a charge sheet tendered to Melbourne Magistrates Court, police allege Mr Rattle was murdered by his partner, Michael O'Neill, on Wednesday of last week.

Designer Stuart Rattle on his rural property near Daylesford. Photo: Eamon Gallagher

Mr O'Neill, 47, appeared briefly in court on Thursday to face one charge of murder.

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Dressed in a red shirt, brown cardigan and dark jeans, he did not say anything during his appearance, but wiped his nose with a tissue as he entered the dock flanked by security guards and appeared as though he had been crying.

Chief magistrate Peter Lauritsen remanded Mr O'Neill in custody to return to court on June 5.

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St. Petersburg Tribune

ST. PETERSBURG Two years ago, Shanoah Washingtons home on Preston Street in the Melrose Mercy neighborhood was a gutted shell.

Thieves had ripped out the air handler and plumbing. Gone, too, were windows, electrical wiring and most of the kitchen.

The home attracted the attention of St. Petersburg City Council Chairman Karl Nurse, who bought it and spent $34,000 doing it up as a way to reduce blight in his district.

If all goes according to plan, Washington will go from renter to owner through a lease-to-buy program that would allow her to own a home for the first time in her life.

The home was among an estimated 5,000 in the city that banks foreclosed on during the recession. Many of them were in the poorest neighborhoods, including Midtown, where hundreds of vacant homes fell into disrepair and attracted criminals, including drug dealers.

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With so many homes affected, the problems facing communities like Melrose Mercy border on overwhelming. But slowly, the city and nonprofit groups are transforming derelict properties into new homes, hoping that piece by piece they can turn around some of the most poverty-stricken neighborhoods and encourage residents to stay and to maintain their properties.

Using $8.3 million of federal stimulus money, the city has bought 86 derelict properties, with 23 rehabbed and sold and an additional 16 undergoing renovation.

The Banyan group, a St. Petersburg nonprofit organization, plans to raise $6.5 million in bonds to buy and renovate Citrus Grove apartment complex on 15th Street South.

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The home of famed KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was damaged by fire on Saturday. Frehley left the following message on his personal website regarding the fire that was reported at his 1347 Spring Valley Road home in Yorktown Heights, New York.

The official statement from the fire inspector was as follows: An electrical fire was caused by a tree falling on the wires in the backyard and shorting out the fuse box which in turn heated up the internal wiring in the walls and started the fire.

Im very thankful that no one was hurt!

The fire department and police did a great job, and Im very grateful to them for all of their help and courage in this matterjob well done! Ace

Reports claim that multiple fire companies were contacted around 11 a.m. though fortunately nobody was in the house at the time. According to Yorktown Heights Fire Chief Chet Swirski, We got to the scene and found heavy smoke showing from the roof line of the building.

Frehley does not currently reside in the property; however, a man who has been staying at the house returned as the firefighters were in the process of setting out the fire. Earlier this year, Lenders started the foreclosure process for the home according to Westchester County Court documents.

Recent suspicions have been voiced concerning the timing of the fire. In February of this year, the New York Post reported that the famous guitarist stopping making mortgage payments on the house. The US National Bank Association, which started foreclosure proceedings on Feb. 15, said the makeup-faced 70s star stopped paying his mortgage in 2011.

The website lohud.com reported the following in February: U.S. Bank National Association claims that the rock star, whose real name is Paul Frehley, stopped paying his $735,000 mortgage on March 1, 2011.

The present value of the home is marked at $541,516 though Frehley initially signed a $735,000 mortgage.

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