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    <title>Lifestyles News for Richmond Times-Dispatch</title>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 24</title>
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Allen, Mrs. Laureitta, 56, of Highland Springs, wife of John Allen. Carter, Mr. Roland E. &#8220;Rock,&#8220; 68, of Richmond. Fearon, Mr. Dubric A., 29, of Richmond. Gaines, Mrs. Nora Ann, 64, of Richmond. Gates, Mrs. Mabel Manuel, 99, of Richmond and Highland Springs, widow of Howard Vernon Gates. Heiskell, Mr. Walker Rollin &#8220;Pluck,&#8220; 84, of Hanover, widower of Edna Heiskell.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 23</title>
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Crawley, Ms. Gloria C. &#8220;Glo,&#8220; 60, of Richmond, an employee of Sternheimer Brothers for 40 years. Gravatt, Mr. William Jr., 83, of Richmond, a Navy veteran and a retired pilot for Jack Stanley Construction Co. Gotto, Mr. Danny, 41, of Richmond, husband of Rhonda Gotto. Hickman, Mr. Eugene W. Sr., 82, of Richmond, a World War II Army veteran and a retired sales employee for Eskimo Pie, husband of Lois W. Hickman.           ]]></description>
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          <title>A Vietnam tradition: the b&#225;nh mi sandwich</title>
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A few weeks ago, a friend tipped me off to an Asian bakery in Richmond that serves traditional Vietnamese baguette sandwiches, also known as b&#225;nh mi (pronounced BUN-mee). These delectable submarine-shaped sandwiches consist of two slices of crusty French-style baguette that are brushed with a swipe of mayonnaise or butter, and can be filled with a variety of grilled meats (usually marinated pork), p&#187;t&#233;s, sausages, coldcuts, even tofu or fried eggs. The sandwiches are then topped with sliced, pickled daikon radishes; shredded, pickled carrots; thinly sliced jalape&#241;o; and fresh herbs, such as cilantro.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Conformity tattooed for all to see</title>
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A classic sign of social rebellion has taken a sharp turn toward social conformity. It&#8217;s plain to see, right there on arms, legs and chests. And lower backs, inner thighs and parts best left unimagined, too. That tattoo has gone mainstream. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just carnies and criminals anymore,&#8220; said high school English teacher Tim Towslee.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mixing up your workouts</title>
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One of the latest buzz terms in the fitness industry is muscle confusion. That means you mix up your workouts so you never plateau in strength or cardiovascular endurance. You keep working your muscles in different ways to achieve maximum results. Some people might be able to make that happen on their own by alternating types of exercises. Others may need a little help, maybe a training program to follow.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:03:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Warming up to cold&#45;weather workouts</title>
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As the temperatures drop, it&#8217;s a cue for some people to head indoors, take cover and sip cocoa. To the more health-conscious crowd, it means heading to the gym. Then there are always those dedicated few you see out running, biking or walking in weather cold enough to make even the proudest Yankee shiver. Along with this near-frostbitten badge of courage comes runny noses, body aches, fevers, sore throats and coughing spells that can mean only one thing&#8212;cold and flu season is upon us.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Charles Hill Carter Jr., owner of Shirley Plantation, dies</title>
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To see Charles Hill Carter Jr. entertaining guests on the lawn at historic stately Shirley Plantation on the James River was to see a Tidewater gentleman extending gracious hospitality at home. However, when there was a lull in the thousands of tourists who thronged through one of Virginia&#8217;s oldest plantations, the plain-spoken man of Charles City County with one foot in the 18th century and another in the 21st reverted to a hard-working farmer. He was not averse to cutting the grass in the searing sun or dirtying his hands caring for crops, cattle and sheep.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Banh Mi Sandwich</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:48 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>3 keys to making the most of Black Friday</title>
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Eight years ago, I experienced my first retail Black Friday. I had been working at jcpenney.com for almost a year, and we were feverishly gearing up for the busiest season of the year. Little did I know what that meant. But the next few weeks pulled me into a world of craziness that I now look forward to every year. There are a number of explanations for the origin of the term Black Friday. Some people link it to the cut-throat approach consumers take to stake out and claim their bounties. Others note that most retailers do the bulk of their business near year&#8217;s end, when shoppers push retailers &#8220;into the black&#8221; - an accounting term signifying profitability. Whatever the origin, it&#8217;s the best time of year for bargain hunters to save.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Retired VUU professor Archibald H. Benson dies at 81</title>
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Archibald Harnamsingh Benson came to the United States from India in 1955 as a student armed with a quick intelligence and a strong will to succeed. The native of Mohamdabad in Uttar Pradesh province had earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree at 17 at the University of Allahabad, where he also earned his law degree at 21. He joined the Virginia Union University humanities faculty in 1960 after earning master&#8217;s degrees in journalism at Syracuse University and in labor and industrial relations at the University of Illinois.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s Happening: &#8220;Treasures&#8221; benefits International Hospital for Children</title>
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The International Hospital for Children&#8217;s &#8220;Treasures in Paradise&#8221; fifth annual benefit on Nov. 13 raised more than $500,000 for the Richmond-based humanitarian organization. More than 400 guests enjoyed auctions, raffles, tropical food and foliage in a paradise setting inside the tented salon in front of Coplon&#8217;s clothing store.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Savvy Senior</title>
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Q:Where can I find a senior-friendly home telephone with big buttons and amplified sound? My 78-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone anymore, and her vision isn&#8217;t so great either. Answer: There are dozens of senior-friendly phones that can meet almost any need. To help you cut through all the options and select a good fit, you need to take into account your mom&#8217;s needs and wants:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>People&#8217;s Pharmacy column</title>
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Q:Do you know about the &#8220;wet pajama&#8221; treatment for childhood eczema? Wet a pair of cotton pajamas and wring them out. Put them on the child, then layer a pair of dry fleece pajamas over the top. Leave both on overnight. Body heat creates a layer of high humidity that hydrates the skin. As a physician, I treat older patients, but this approach cleared our son&#8217;s severe eczema in three days.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s your guilty pleasure?</title>
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Do hours of your day suddenly disappear because you&#8217;re immersed in Facebook? Is your TiVo gasping for air because of the number of TV shows you&#8217;ve asked it to record? Or maybe you find yourself up until 2 a.m. daily, competing in online Scrabble with that anonymous player in Duluth, Minn. Face it, many of us have one, some or all of these addictions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 22</title>
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Bagby, Mr. Calvin C. Sr., 77, of Richmond, an Army veteran, a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service, husband of Vivian H. Bagby. Bryan, Mr. Robert Warren Sr., 81, of Henrico, a retired vice president of Southern States Cooperative Inc., husband of Laura Lona Bryan. Clark, Mr. Robin Keith &#8220;Big Rob,&#8220; 37, of Richmond. Corke, Mr. Charles Philip, 84, of Richmond, formerly of Oakton and Fredericksburg, a World War II Navy veteran, a retired civil engineer who worked with the U.S. Department of the Interior&#8217;s Bureau of Indian Affairs, widower of Lois Elaine Corke.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>WHAT&#8217;S HAPPENING: Children&#8217;s Home fundraiser</title>
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The Children&#8217;s Home Society of Virginia raised more than $38,000 at its fourth annual &#8220;Raise the Roof&#8221; fundraiser Nov. 7 at Rolling Run Farm in Goochland County. Many of the more than 220 guests enjoyed the springlike weather while listening to the bluegrass band Jackass Flats. Some visited with horses, while a few brave souls rode a mechanical bull. The menu featured barbecue and roasted oysters.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 21</title>
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Bartlam, Mrs. Helen DuBois, of Henrico, widow of Lee Clinton Bartlam.  Bell, Mr. William A., 59, of Richmond, a former truck driver. Brewer, Miss Margaret, 81, of Richmond, a retired employee of Philip Morris. Carter, Mr. Charles Hill Jr., 90, of Charles City, owner of Shirley Plantation and a former member of the Charles City County Board of Supervisors, husband of Helle Klingemann Carter.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Retired Baptist minister J. Herman Adams dies</title>
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In August 1934, 14-year-old farm boy J. Herman Adams accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at his hometown church, Liberty Baptist Church in Hickory, Ky. That laid the foundation for nearly 60 years of service as a Baptist pastor. Adams, who retired as pastor of Red Lane Baptist Church in Powhatan in 1985, will be remembered at a funeral today, Saturday, at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 9600 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, where he was a member since he retired. Burial will be in the church cemetery.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Religion Notes for Nov. 21</title>
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MUSIC Legacy and True Spirit, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. Pierce Pettis, in concert, tonight at 7, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 5200 Grove Ave. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Details and tickets: http://www.ticketstobuy.com or (804) 794-6700.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Part of Aral Sea is recovering from Soviet&#45;era ruin</title>
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AKESPE, Kazakhstan&#8212;Standing on the shore under the relentless Central Asian sun, Badarkhan Prikeyev drew on a cigarette and squinted into the distance as one fishing boat after another returned with the day&#8217;s catch. Until recently, this spot where the fish merchant was standing, in a man-made desert at the edge of nowhere, represented one of the world&#8217;s worst environmental calamities.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Local militias aid Pakistani army in fighting Taliban</title>
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KANJU, Pakistan&#8212;Members of the new tribal militia in this Swat Valley village come in all shapes, from all walks of life. Some struggle to fasten bandoliers around pot bellies. Some haven&#8217;t finished high school. They are doctors and teachers, wealthy landowners and dirt-poor wheat farmers. Some make their way with Kalashnikov rifles slung over their shoulders, others with only wooden stick in hand.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Life on Earth has gone through 2 big growth spurts</title>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Twice in the Earth&#8217;s history, living creatures underwent astonishing growth spurts&#8212;and each time, new organisms emerged that were a million times larger than anything that had existed before. Scientists say that&#8217;s the way life on our planet expanded from tiny single-celled microbes billions of years ago to the ponderous whales and lofty sequoia trees that are today&#8217;s biggest living things.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In Latin America, weapons purchases are growing</title>
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MIAMI&#8212;Whether it&#8217;s called an arms race or a &#8220;coincidental modernization&#8221; of existing stocks, a wave of weapons purchases by Latin American nations is causing neighbors to watch each other with growing mistrust and fear. Brazil says it must protect its newfound oil and gas riches. Venezuela says the U.S. military might attack it. Colombia is worried by Venezuela, Ecuador is watching Colombia, and Paraguay is keeping an eye on Bolivia.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Indians&#8217; political awakening stirs Latin America</title>
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JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia&#8212;In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country&#8217;s 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule. All over Latin America, and especially in the Andes, a political awakening is emboldening Indians who have lived mostly as second-class citizens since the Spanish conquest.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Chief of tiny agency has big role in energy debate</title>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;As energy increasingly dominates the economy, a quiet little agency in Washington holds the responsibility for tracking the particles that conduct, fuse, blow, heat, combust and convert the earth, wind and water into the energy that makes our society run. The man behind the quiet data-crunching enterprise is Richard Newell, a Duke University economist and energy enthusiast.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely</title>
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GUANGZHOU, China&#8212;A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called &#8220;Insane Cycling&#8212;New York City.&#8220; I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China. I came away feeling like someone who expects to see &#8220;Mad Max&#8221; but is shown &#8220;Sesame Street.&#8220; New York seemed like a wonderful place to ride. Pedestrians used the crosswalks. Buses lumbered along like gentle whales. Taxis used their turn signals. No one honked.           ]]></description>
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BARDSTOWN, Ky.&#8212;Jimmy Russell and Fred Noe aren&#8217;t household names, but they&#8217;re stars when it comes to fine-sippin&#8217; spirits made in bourbon country. Russell is in his 55th year at the Wild Turkey Distillery, where he has been the master distiller in charge of plant operations since the late 1960s. Noe is a great-grandson of Jim Beam himself.           ]]></description>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.&#8212;Even as Washington emphasizes walking softly to pry Iran away from its nuclear ambitions, the Pentagon is speeding the manufacture of its own big stick. Last month, the Defense Department awarded $51.9 million to McDonnell Douglas to more quickly adapt a 30,000-pound bunker buster to the B-2 stealth bomber. The GBU-57 bomb and the fleet of B-2s&#8212;stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base with occasional deployments to Guam and an outpost in the Indian Ocean&#8212;are widely seen as the likeliest U.S. military option for setting back Tehran&#8217;s hopes for building nuclear weapons.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO&#8212;Their bodies are stacked on metal trays in the medical examiner&#8217;s 30-degree cooler, a warehouse-size refrigerator for the dead. Here, the indigents wait. They lay on scaffoldlike structures, six bodies high and three deep, while Cook County tries to find family, an open estate or any means to bury them privately. Those who remain unclaimed, unknown or simply forgotten are placed in a plywood box, which serves as a makeshift coffin. The boxes are loaded into a rented truck and hauled to Homewood Memorial Gardens in the south suburbs. Although they may have died alone in life, they are buried together in death.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Growing concern about incivility is one of America&#8217;s more appealing trends. Increasingly, individuals and institutions are seeking ways to burnish the Golden Rule. The concern isn&#8217;t new&#8212;professor P.M. Forni started the Johns Hopkins Civility Project 12 years ago and published a book in 2002, &#8220;Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Q:Have you ever heard of ibuprofen helping men with prostate problems? I am a runner and frequently use ibuprofen after a long run. I discovered that on the days that I took ibuprofen, I didn&#8217;t have to get up at night to go to the bathroom. When I have beer with the boys in the evening, I take ibuprofen afterward and don&#8217;t have to get up to pee. Normally, I would be up and down a couple of times.           ]]></description>
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A production as grand as a Thanksgiving feast deserves to be staged with appropriate scenery. It&#8217;s time to wash off, polish up and steam-iron the fancy stuff. Think of your table as a bare stage.            ]]></description>
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Q:I have huge amounts of nut grass especially in the summer. Most of it has gone away now, but it will be back when it gets hot next year. Is there a pre-emergent for this? How do you kill it without hurting fescue? Answer: There is not an effective pre-emergent for nut grass. However, there are two post-emergent materials used by commercial turf managers called halosulfuron and bentazon. One is sold as SedgeHammer and the other as Basagran. Both of these can be used right over the top of fescue to kill yellow nut grass. Though neither will hurt your fescue, it&#8217;s best to treat early in the summer when you first notice the nut grass.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens One Great Morning of Raking: Help Maymont&#8217;s staff tidy the estate&#8217;s Japanese Garden, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow. Call ahead and bring your own rake. http://www.maymont.org or (804) 358-7166, ext. 310. Maymont House Holiday Tours: Victorian holiday splendor on display beginning tomorrow, on the half-hour noon-5 p.m. (last tour at 4:30) at the estate, 1700 Hampton St. $5 donation requested. (804) 358-7166, ext. 329. Tuesdays-Sundays (except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year&#8217;s Day) through Jan. 6.           ]]></description>
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Reusable labels Stylish and reusable PlaceTiles are erasable ceramic labels that can be used as guest place cards or a descriptive accessory for each dish being served. A marker is included. The tiles come in styles such as medallion, rose, tropical fish, vine, shell and more. A set of six sells for $35 at Just the Thing in Chester, online at http://www.placetile.com or at (678) 467-4776. Keep it polite           ]]></description>
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Q:I inherited a desk from my stepfather and would like to know more about it. All I know is that it came from England. It has two drawers, twisted legs and probably once had a leather top. I believe it is a lady&#8217;s writing desk.&#8212;C.C. Answer: Your piece is not a strict reproduction of a 17th-century piece (desks like this did not exist at the time), but it was made in the style of Jacobean furniture. The joinery indicates it was made during the early 20th century.           ]]></description>
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What is that bird you&#8217;ve just spotted? Whether you&#8217;re in your or away from home, there are times when unfamiliar species challenge your ability to identify them. Birds that have unusual or even similar markings are often difficult to sort out. Birds that pass through our backyards and neighborhood parks as they follow the Atlantic Flyway during spring and fall migrations can be particularly vexing. Spring birds often feed near the crowns of trees amid dense foliage. Even though they&#8217;re apt to sing and have bright plumage, it&#8217;s not easy to find them. During fall migration, birds often have confusing colors or markings, are silent, and pass through unnoticed by birders.           ]]></description>
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When Richmonder Martin Strother began to sing, his powerful basso profondo voice&#8212;without benefit of a microphone&#8212;easily commanded an auditorium or concert hall. &#8220;He was not a tall man, but he had a tall voice&#8212;a big, booming bass voice. He had a voice you would not forget,&#8220; said soprano Lisa Edwards-Burr, assistant professor of music at Virginia Union University. She first worked with him at Dogwood Dell, when he portrayed her father in the Scott Joplin opera &#8220;Treemonisha.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Athy, Mr. George, 78, of Richmond, a self-employed upholsterer, husband of Edna Athy.  Benson, Mr. Archibald Harnamsingh, 81, of Richmond, a retired professor in the English department of Virginia Union University, husband of Elfrida Cardwell Benson. Bowles, Mr. Carrol Randolph &#8220;Randy,&#8220; 68, of Richmond, an Army National Guard veteran, a former auto-body repairman.           ]]></description>
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Even if money and time are tight, you can still have a wonderfully rich and full Thanksgiving. All it takes is a little organization and a willingness to let go of the need to do everything. Let others help My mom is an incredible entertainer. She can cook like Julia Child, dress a table like Martha Stewart and get people to dish like they&#8217;re on &#8220;Oprah&#8221;&#8212;all after a full day&#8217;s work at the hospital. It&#8217;s pretty impressive.           ]]></description>
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Candles. It&#8217;s that simple. They are the answer to any decorating dilemma or bare space in need of embellishment, whether it&#8217;s a dining table, a sideboard, shelf or mantel. Grab some pillar, tapers or votives in fall colors and try these quick tricks to warm your home&#8217;s Thanksgiving mood:   Place a round pillar candle in a clear glass container. Fill the container with popcorn kernels, birdseed, dried split peas, mixed nuts in shells or other fall-look filler about halfway up the candle.           ]]></description>
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Not to be unpatriotic, but another &#8220;cranberry&#8221; outshines our traditional Thanksgiving cranberry. This fruit, sometimes called mountain cranberry, partridgeberry or foxberry, is esteemed in other parts of the world. You may know it by its Scandinavian name, lingonberry, because that&#8217;s where it&#8217;s most popular, with many thousands of tons harvested each year from the wild.           ]]></description>
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Abbey-Anders, Ms. Ruth, 69, of Richmond, a child-care employee. Anderson, Mr. Oscar Wilton &#8220;Willie Boy,&#8220; 80, of Glen Allen, a Korean War Army veteran, a retired truck driver for Richfood Inc., husband of Evelyn B. Anderson. Ard, Mr. Ozell Edward, 75, of Charles City, formerly of Hopewell, a retired Naval Reserve senior chief petty officer and a retired clerk with the U.S. Postal Service.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s getting close to Tacky Lights tour time, so if you&#8217;re lighting up this 20th anniversary year, let us know.&nbsp; E-mail us at tackylights@timesdispatch.com with your street address, name, contact phone number (not for publication) and a description of your lights and special features.           ]]></description>
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Deep-frying. Wood-smoking. Sous vide (the French vacuum-packing technique). The mind-numbing number of suggestions for mining flavor from the typically unforgiving Thanksgiving bird have proliferated in recent years. This year, leave them all behind.           ]]></description>
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Serving a healthy Thanksgiving dinner doesn&#8217;t have to mean giving up that pumpkin pie or those buttery sweet potatoes. But it does involve making some trade-offs. The trick is knowing when the indulgence is worth it. Of course, this is somewhat subjective. For some of us, it isn&#8217;t Thanksgiving without a slice of pumpkin pie, while others will claim it&#8217;s the mashed potatoes that make the meal.           ]]></description>
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Crisco pie hot line: (877) 367-7438 &nbsp; Butterball turkey line : (800) BUTTERBALL or (800) 288-8372 or http://www.butterball.com &nbsp; Empire Kosher poultry customer hot line: (717) 436-7055 or http://www.empirekosher.com &nbsp; Fleischmann&#8217;s Yeast baker&#8217;s hot line: (800) 777-4959 or http://www.breadworld.com/help.aspx &nbsp; Foster Farms turkey hot line: (800) 255-7227 or http://www.fosterfarms.com            ]]></description>
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Adams, the Rev. James Herman, 91, of Richmond, former pastor of Bethany Baptist and Red Lane Baptist churches and interim pastor at several other churches, widower of Frances Marian Moss Adams.  Berry, Mrs. Elizabeth H., 92, of Richmond, a retired teacher and Meals on Wheels driver, widow of W. Malcolm Berry. Brown, Mrs. Lois LaVelle, 94, of Richmond, widow of John S. Brown.           ]]></description>
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These mashed sweet potatoes are delicious&#8212;and slightly sweet&#8212;without marshmallows. But if you must have marshmallows on them, transfer the mashed sweet potatoes to a casserole, top with small marshmallows and broil until just golden.           ]]></description>
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During the 1960s and on through the 1980s, Bassett Furniture was a world leader in furniture manufacturing. At the helm was Robert Henkel Spilman Sr., who served as chairman and chief executive officer. &#8220;He was a global presence,&#8220; said Wallace W. &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Epperson Jr., a furniture industry analyst with Mann, Armistead &amp; Epperson investment bankers.           ]]></description>
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Boland, Mrs. Ann Kleckley, 58, of Richmond, a master gardener and computer-science programmer, wife of Steve Boland. Brown, Ms. Patricia Ann, 60, of Richmond, an assistant manager at Verizon Communications. Bumgarner, Mr. Justin &#8220;Drew,&#8220; 22, of Rockville. Dickerson, Mrs. Doris Talley, 95, of Richmond, a retired employee of DuPont, widow of Walter Dickerson.           ]]></description>
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In 1981, 74 military veterans in wheelchairs from 14 states showed up at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond to compete in sports ranging from table tennis and billiards to swimming and weightlifting. The competition, celebrating the International Year of Disabled Persons that year, was the brainchild of Wally Lynch, national Veterans Administration recreation chief; Muriel Davis Watson Barbour, chief of recreation at McGuire; and one of her therapists, Thomas R. Brown.           ]]></description>
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Anderson, Mrs. Dorothy M., 76, of Richmond, wife of Aubrey Anderson.  Baur, Mrs. Elizabeth, 89, of Richmond, wife of Charles T. Baur. Beazley, Mrs. Phyllis Daniels, of Chester, a former teacher, wife of L. Hunter Beazley Jr. Campbell, Mr. William E., 58, of Richmond, husband of Cheryl Campbell. Faulk, Mrs. Louise Mason, 80, of Richmond, widow of Sandy Faulk Sr.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lighting up? Send us your Tacky Lights info</title>
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It&#8217;s getting close to Tacky Lights tour time, so if you&#8217;re lighting up this 20th anniversary year, let us know. E-mail us at tackylights@timesdispatch.com with your street address, name, contact phone number (not for publication) and a description of your lights and special features. We&#8217;re selective, so the benchmark is 40,000 lights or more. (But seriously, who&#8217;s counting?) You can also send photos and video via e-mail.           ]]></description>
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Ten years ago, online shopping was finally taking shape after a few years of experimentation. A few companies had ventured online to see if there was a new frontier to reach consumers, and a little company called Amazon.com was in its fifth year of selling books and diversifying into a broader range of products.           ]]></description>
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Central Virginia&#8217;s Legal Information Network for Cancer held its fourth annual &#8220;It&#8217;s in the Bag&#8221; benefit auction Nov. 5 at the Westin Richmond hotel. About 250 guests purchased $25 tickets for the privilege of bidding on 150 one-of-a kind purses designed and/or donated by 90 local artists and philanthropists. &#8220;This event raises funds to support the many area cancer patients and their families who are helped by LINC&#8217;s staff, volunteer attorneys, financial planners and other professionals,&#8220; said Cathy Strauss, LINC&#8217;s board president. &#8220;These dedicated individuals help solve the non-medical challenges arising from cancer, enabling our clients to focus on their treatment and health. We are very grateful to the artists and purse designers who contributed their work to the auction.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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AM Radio (590) WLES (Christian Talk Radio) (820) WGGM (gospel, USA Radio news) (870) WFLO (country/bluegrass) (910) WRNL (local and national sports, talk, Virginia News Network) (950) WXGI (ESPN, Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals, Richmond Spiders) (990) WLEE (All news, CNN Headline News and CBS News, traffic, weather)           ]]></description>
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Recently, I came across a book of my grandmother&#8217;s recipes. I want to put them together as a cookbook for a family keepsake, but nearly all of the recipes are scribbled by hand, and most ingredient measurements and amounts are vague, like a pinch of this and handful of that. Do you have any advice on how to rewrite and save some of these recipes? - Need Recipe Rescue           ]]></description>
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The top catwalks in New York, London, Paris and Milan, Italy, give head-to-toe style cues for next season. But while shoppers have to wait months for the spring-season futuristic floral prints and lingerie looks that debut during fashion week, the beauty trends can move from runway to real world right away. &#8220;It&#8217;s like we&#8217;re already there,&#8220; says Gordon Espinet, MAC Cosmetics&#8217; vice president of artistry, who noted riskier makeup looks than had been the norm.           ]]></description>
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With first lady Anne Holton leading the charge, the fate of children in foster care in Virginia has improved dramatically in the past four years. There are fewer kids in the system, and those who are have a better chance of finding a family home. Holton used her political position to make a statement, but state bureaucrats think the new approach will survive a change in administration come January.           ]]></description>
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There is a message circulating on the Web about putting an unpeeled onion in a room to attract flu viruses. Apparently, this is supposed to protect people from catching the flu. Is there any truth here?           ]]></description>
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One of the first rules most parents learn on the job is that children thrive on routine. Setting a schedule for dinner and bedtime, and establishing family traditions can help kids grow up happy and well adjusted, child-development experts say. Imagine, then, what it must be like for a parent and child who find themselves without a place to call home.           ]]></description>
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Q:I have been using the same Medicare prescription-drug plan for four years, but my pharmacist told me I needed to switch to a different plan that fits my needs better. What&#8217;s the best way to do this? Answer: Because Medicare&#8217;s Part D prescription-drug plans can change dramatically from year to year, during the open enrollment period (today until Dec. 31), all seniors with a Part D plan should do some comparison shopping to ensure they&#8217;re getting the best drug coverage at the lowest cost. Here&#8217;s how to do it.           ]]></description>
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Lyndsey Benson lived in a foster care home, was adopted, committed, and then overdosed while living on the streets.&nbsp; Now going to college, she is determined to become a success as a social worker.            ]]></description>
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Vintage Maymont, the 12th annual auction of travel, wine, entertainment and culinary treasures, was held Oct. 23 at The Jefferson Hotel to benefit the Maymont Foundation. Robert Henley and Anne Innes served as co-chairs for the event, which began with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and a live auction. &#8220;We are so grateful for the generous support of the community that makes Vintage Maymont a huge success year after year,&#8220; Innes said. &#8220;Three hundred enthusiastic supporters had a wonderful evening and helped to raise $225,000 for a favorite Richmond treasure, Maymont.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Almeida, Mrs. Joyce Ann Cumbie, 83, of Chester, a former communications operator, wife of Wilfred E. Almeida Sr. Artis, Ms. Rosetta A., 59, of Richmond. Berry, Mr. Robert Walter Sr., 46, of Richmond, a truck driver. Cochrane, Mr. Robert Edward &#8220;Toby,&#8220; 52, of Richmond, an import-export manager. Jones, Mrs. Dorothy Meares, 100, of Richmond, a retired vice president-treasurer of Jones &amp; Gooding Inc. home-appliance business in Carytown, widow of Harvey M. Jones Sr.           ]]></description>
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As a marine biologist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at Gloucester Point, Dr. Morris Henry &#8220;Mory&#8221; Roberts Jr. studied the movement and effects of toxins through marine organisms and their environment. &#8220;He was an internationally known authority on issues related to the early development of marine organisms and the effects of environmental conditions, natural and man-made, on critical underlying processes,&#8220; VIMS Dean and Director John T. Wells wrote in an e-mail.           ]]></description>
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The 19-year-old woman in the middle of the second row of the history class looks like any other college student. She is every bit the bookish student, more interested in grades than gossip. But she is also a survivor with horror in her past and an uncertain future. &#8220;I was always told I wouldn&#8217;t make it past the seventh grade,&#8220; said Lyndsey Benson, a freshman at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.           ]]></description>
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The Rev. Shirley Ann McSweeney was ordained to the ministry in 1996 at St. Paul&#8217;s Baptist Church and had a stroke the same year while working at her other job as a deputy registrar with the Richmond Department of Health. &#8220;It left her left side weak. She had limited use of it,&#8220; said her sister, the Rev. Linda McSweeney of Glen Allen, minister at Trinity Baptist Church.           ]]></description>
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MUSIC Oxendines, Witness, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. &#8220;African American Gospel Music Tribute,&#8220; featuring The Roots Family, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1127 N. 28th St. Details: (804) 644-1402. Salisbury Presbyterian Jubilation Choir, in concert, 5 p.m. tomorrow, Bethel Baptist Church,           ]]></description>
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Artis, Ms. Rosetta A., 59, of Richmond.  Barbour, Mrs. Muriel Davis Watson, 79, of Richmond, retired chief of recreation service at McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, widow of Sydney Conner Watson and Thomas Russell Barbour. Burton, Mrs. Helen C., 87, of Richmond, a retiree of Friedman-Marks Clothing Co., widow of Melvin A. Burton.           ]]></description>
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SHANGHAI&#8212;Atop tidal flats fed by the mighty Yangtze River, this city of 20 million rose from the sea and grew into a modern showcase, with skyscrapers piercing the clouds. Now Shanghai&#8217;s future depends on preventing the same waters from reclaiming it. Global warming and melting glaciers and polar ice sheets are raising sea levels worldwide, leaving tens of millions of people in coastal areas and on low-lying islands vulnerable to flooding and other weather-related catastrophes.           ]]></description>
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Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal&#8212;custom-mixed &#8220;bioidentical&#8221; hormones, just like ones the body makes. &#8220;Anything I can put into my body that&#8217;s natural has to be better,&#8220; said Alsgaard, 52, a California audiologist who admitted having &#8220;no knowledge base to go on other than fear&#8221; when she took Somers&#8217; advice.           ]]></description>
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MINNEAPOLIS&#8212;Last year, an adoption agency in Florida was denied permission to find children, for American families, in 77 foreign countries that agreed to operate under rules of an international treaty aimed at cleaning up abuses in international adoption. But the agency, Celebrate Children International, or CCI, is still promoting adoption in four nations that have not signed the treaty, including Ukraine and Ethiopia.           ]]></description>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.&#8212;Tuition might not be the most troubling concern for parents sending sons and daughters off to college. Disturbing incidents of violent crime have erupted across the nation&#8217;s campuses&#8212;from Yale University, where a female graduate student was strangled, to the University of California at Los Angeles, where a chemistry student was stabbed repeatedly in a lab.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.&#8212;Early in August, when Jane McIntyre was a candidate for executive director of United Way of the Central Carolinas, the inevitable question arrived from the agency&#8217;s search committee: How much would she want to be paid? McIntyre had thought long about this, talked to friends, done her research. She pulled out a chart of nonprofit salaries. The number she wanted, she told them, was &#8220;a lot less than you want to give me.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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EKET, Nigeria&#8212;Staring blindly at the wall, the 9-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants. His family pastor had accused him of being a witch, and his father then tried to force acid down his throat as an exorcism. It spilled as he struggled, burning away his face and eyes. The emaciated boy barely had strength left to whisper the name of the church that had denounced him&#8212;Mount Zion Lighthouse.           ]]></description>
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas&#8212;Here&#8217;s a question that all thoughtful college professors must ask themselves occasionally: Beyond football and fraternities, the manicured lawns and the book-lined shelves in their own offices, beyond the binge drinking and parties and networking and casual sexual liaisons, beyond term papers bought and sold and sometimes actually written, beyond all of the genuine hard work and study and examinations&#8212;what, after all, is college for?           ]]></description>
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LYNCH, Ky.&#8212;Joseph Marzelli is glad for the cheerful canary singing in the darkness of an Appalachian coal mine. &#8220;As long as I can hear your song, I know I&#8217;m safe,&#8220; Marzelli says in a heavy Italian accent as he explains the ins and outs of coal mining as it was done in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, when miners used canaries as air monitors.           ]]></description>
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FORT WORTH, Texas&#8212;Children&#8217;s eyes misplaced, bodies mismatched, skeletal remains missing&#8212;news reports about mistakes in medical examiner offices are rattling a foundation of the criminal-justice system.   The Boston medical examiner&#8217;s office sent the wrong bodies to funeral homes and had a body cremated before police could determine whether a murder had taken place.           ]]></description>
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MILWAUKEE&#8212;56 days . . . 55 days . . . 54 days . . . Chelsea Caudle began signing her text messages this summer with a countdown. At 14 years old, she knew no better way to express what was coming. Day Zero was to be Oct. 7, the day Dad left for Army basic training in Fort Jackson, S.C. He was moving 950 miles from their home in Watertown, Wis., 950 miles from Mom.           ]]></description>
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NATHALIE Four years ago, Richmond engineer Robert Moss was standing in a thicket of pine trees, tangled vines and poison oak deep in rural Halifax County - face to face with a decision that would change his life.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Petersburg Area Art League Arts &amp; Crafts Show, 6-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Union Train Station, 103 River St., Petersburg. Free. (804) 861-4611. Divine Design &amp; Craft Boutique: Holiday boutique of handmade goods from local crafters, 7-9 p.m. today at Gay Community Center of Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave. Free. (804) 622-4646.           ]]></description>
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Q:My wife received a rather large cutting from her mother&#8217;s rose in the late spring. It had flourished in New Hampshire for nine years. We have nurtured it to vigorous life planted in potting soil in a rather large flower pot through the summer. When should we transplant it to our garden? Answer: You should plant it right away. Roses need a cold dormant period, but their roots also need the insulation of the soil for protection during the winter. If you&#8217;re not sure exactly where you want it to go permanently, leave it in the pot and bury the pot in the ground in a sheltered area. This will allow it to go through normal winter dormancy. In late February, remove it from the pot and plant it in a well-drained area that gets full sun.           ]]></description>
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Decorate in a flash Usually home decorating is an evolving process. But sometimes speed is of the essence&#8212;say, when you&#8217;re preparing to sell your house or you&#8217;re just impatient for a change. That&#8217;s Jill Vegas&#8217; forte. Vegas helps would-be decorators fast-forward their dreams in &#8220;Speed Decorating: A Pro Stager&#8217;s Tips and Trade Secrets for a Fabulous Home in a Week or Less&#8221; ($21.95, Taunton Press). The book is in large part a typical decorating primer, but with a focus on getting things done fast.           ]]></description>
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PROJECT: Kitchen backsplash TIME: One week COST: $1,200 HOW HE DID IT: Jeff Wilson took a week of vacation to install a tile backsplash in the kitchen of his Glen Allen home. &#8220;I knew he was up for the challenge because he helped restore our 1972 Corvette Stingray convertible,&#8220; wrote his wife, Alicia Wilson. Hiring a contractor to do a backsplash in the 15-by-24-foot kitchen would have been costly, particularly given the pattern and materials Alicia had in mind. Her vision was to incorporate natural materials in a vertical pattern to offset the length of the kitchen&#8212;meaning lots of angled cuts.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s getting close to Tacky Lights tour time, so if you&#8217;re lighting up this 20th anniversary year, let us know. E-mail us at tackylights@timesdispatch.com with your street address, name, contact phone number (not for publication) and a description of your lights and special features. We&#8217;re selective, so the benchmark is 40,000 lights or more. (But seriously, who&#8217;s counting?) You can also send photos and video via e-mail.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:59 EST</pubDate>
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Want to learn secrets of Richmond&#8217;s top interior designers and home-improvement experts? Tips and tricks of the trade will be unleashed Thursday at the second annual Day of Design, sponsored by the Richmond chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association. The event will be held at the new Sierra Hotel at Short Pump Town Center from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.           ]]></description>
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In 1975, retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Renninger Bauman donned Bavarian leather pants, suspenders and a green Lechtaler hat and sang some songs in German for an audition at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The East Greenville, Pa., native was hired to portray the character he created in his audition, &#8220;Der Burgermeister,&#8220; or mayor of the resort&#8217;s German town.           ]]></description>
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Bartlett, Mr. Charles Edward, 65, of Chesterfield, husband of Scherryl Redmond Bartlett. Bishop, Mr. Robert Clarence, 81, of Chesterfield, a retired Air Force master sergeant who earned a Bronze Star during the Vietnam War, a retired manager for Shell Oil Co., husband of Mary Hogan Bishop. Chenoweth-Tulay, Mr. Julius Emmanuel, 34, of Richmond, husband of Tita Etilo-Tulay.           ]]></description>
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          <title>What&#8217;s it worth?</title>
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Q:My wife and I would like to learn more about an object we found in our attic. It is marked on the bottom. I believe it is sterling and was made before 1800 in London. I also would like to know its value. - J.J. Answer: Your sterling silver bowl was made in London in 1878. To say that it is extravagantly decorated is an understatement. It is typical of many pieces of Victorian silver. Eighteenth-century silver often is sparsely decorated.           ]]></description>
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In theory, we all know how to paint a room with latex paint. Dip a brush or roller in a color, and spread it over the wall. But painting neatly and efficiently using the foremost methods and tools is a skill most of us MARTHA STEWART could brush up on. Here&#8217;s a guide detailing what you need to know to paint a flawless finish in any space.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Maymont is seeking donations of greenery, floral arrangements, wreaths, swags and other seasonal items for its &#8220;Deck the Halls&#8221; auction next week. To donate, call Maymont volunteer Beverly Bouse at (804) 356-4003. Donations of greenery also will help Maymont horticulture staffers as they decorate the estate for the holiday season. Greenery needed includes holly, juniper, white pine, cedar, berried plants, boxwood and nandina. Call (804) 358-7166, ext. 326, for more information.           ]]></description>
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Continuing our efforts to get homes ready for winter, this week&#8217;s tips will focus on rearranging the tons of snow that some weather forecasters predict this year. I say rearranging, because it will all melt, even if the process takes a couple of weeks, and the goal of any homeowner should be to get as much snow as possible out of harm&#8217;s way.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s no way to ensure mortgage stays with lender Q:I read with interest one of your responses to a reader who asked why mortgage applications take so long. You had written that you prefer to have direct con tact with a local lender. I also felt more comfortable dealing with a local lender when I purchased my current house. However, soon after closing, the mortgage was sold. The same thing happened when I refinanced a few years ago. Is there any way to ensure that a mortgage stays with the original lender? - Ed           ]]></description>
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