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    <title>Lifestyles News for Richmond Times-Dispatch</title>
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          <title>Health Notes for Nov. 7</title>
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MEETINGS NAMI-CVA, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave. James M. Martinez Jr., director of the Office of Mental Health of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, will address &#8220;Advanced Medical Directives.&#8220; Free. Details: (804) 285-1749. Better Breathers Club of Greater Richmond, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Bosher Auditorium, CJW Medical Center (Chippenham), 7101 Jahnke Road.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mideast interfaith couples, it&#8217;s Cyprus for &#8216;I do&#8217;</title>
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NICOSIA, Cyprus&#8212;The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies. But Elie Wakim and Nada Ghamloush from Lebanon, and Dimitri Stafeev and Olga Zaytseva from Israel, had a problem in common: Belonging to different religions, neither couple could get married in their home countries and had to fly to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to tie the knot.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Retired Culpeper official &#8216;Pete&#8217; Davies dies</title>
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With the election of John Andrew Bowersett &#8220;Pete&#8221; Davies as Culpeper County&#8217;s commissioner of the revenue in 1950, Culpeper got a 32-year extension on a family tradition of community service. His mother, Mary Elizabeth Bowersett Davies, and his maternal grandfather, John Andrew Bowersett, had occupied the same post in an unbroken line for a combined 74 years.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Religion notes for Nov. 7</title>
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MUSIC Holly, Uncle Willie &amp; The Boys, and ChurchYard Grass, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. Celtic Evensong and Communion, featuring flautist Kathy Whittle and cellist Jonathan Shockley, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, pre-service music at 5:15, Christ &amp; Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg. Details: (804) 733-7202.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Veterans Day activities</title>
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Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area. TOMORROW Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St. Pre-Veterans Day services will be held at 8 and 11 a.m. Military veterans are invited to join veterans of Fifth Baptist Church for their annual services. For details, call Thad A. Jones at (804) 329-4999 or e-mail thad.a.jones@comcast.net.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 7</title>
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Branch, Mr. David Lee, 77, of Sandston, a Korean War Navy veteran, a retired accountant for the Virginia Department of Social Services, husband of Shirley Beddow Branch. Dunn, Mrs. Margaret Tuck, 90, of Richmond, a retired office manager with American Filtrona Corp., widow of W. Hamilton Dunn. Green, Mrs. Peggy Louise Barber, 61, of Richmond, widow of James Green.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Hot colors for 2010</title>
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Color experts are hinting that green may be the &#8220;it&#8221; color for 2010. Although fashion and d&#233;cor gurus haven&#8217;t officially announced the coming year&#8217;s color palette, word is leaking that greens&#8212;cedar green, pale celery, and sea-foam blue-green or eucalyptus&#8212;will be as prominent in 2010 as yellow has been this year.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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Q:I have about 17 peonies in a garden. During the second half of every summer, they get black spot. This year, some also got powdery mildew, even though there was no over head watering except by rain. We water with a soaker hose, and the afternoon sun is slightly diminished each year by continued growth by large pine and oak trees. How do I prevent black spot and powdery mildew?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:08:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BULLETIN BOARD: Home &amp; Garden Calendar</title>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Holiday Shoppers&#8217; Fair: 15 Richmond-area museum stores collaborate with an unusual array of gifts for sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and tomorrow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free; sale proceeds benefit participating museums. (804) 262-9887. Virginia Christmas Show: Artisans and crafters, specialty foods, cooking demonstrations and more, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. today and tomorrow and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike. $1.50-$7. (434) 372-3996.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:06:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s it worth?</title>
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Q:I have a silver tea and coffee service that belonged to my grandmother. On the bottom, it is stamped &#8220;Ascot Sheffield Design, Reproduction by Community.&#8220; What is the estimated value?&#8212;B.W. Answer: The Oneida Community was an experiment in communal living started in Oneida Creek, N.Y., in the late 1840s. The community began making tableware in 1877 and, in 1926, debuted silver-plate holloware.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:06:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic celebrates 30th year</title>
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Yes, we know it has been only six days since Halloween, but Christmas is up and running today at the Richmond Raceway Complex. The Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic celebrates its 30th anniversary through Sunday with the usual showcase of art, pottery, jewelry, toys, foods, clothing and more from about 450 artists and craftsmen. Craftsmen&#8217;s Classics are staged throughout the year in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by Gilmore Shows.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:05:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>ON THE HOME FRONT: Fall trends</title>
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Did it yourself? The budget is tighter, but home-improvement needs and wants never seem to end. The solution may be to get out the toolbox and do it yourself! We want to feature your home or garden project in the Home &amp; Garden section. Tell us about it (how long did it take? what did it cost?) in fewer than 250 words, and don&#8217;t forget to include your name, address, phone number and, if possible, high-resolution photos of yourself and your project.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>I Did It Myself: Bookshelf / Window seat</title>
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PROJECT: Bookshelf unit/window seat TIME: Two weeks spread over six months COST: $600-$700 HOW THEY DID IT: Jim Savage saw an idea in a home-improvement magazine for a built-in bookshelf with a window seat. He decided it could be a do-it-yourself project for his Richmond home. Savage built the cabinets out of plywood with poplar face frames and trim. The lower-cabinet doors are poplar. Crown molding trims the top of the two upper units. He was able to reuse baseboard that already was in place.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 6</title>
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Beale, Mrs. Odell E., of Richmond. Bjork, Mrs. Arlene Carol, 38, of Midlothian, a yoga teacher and creator-owner of Grace Yoga Training Systems LLC, wife of Joe Bjork. Breedlove, Mr. Roger Wayne, 46, of Henrico, a former land surveyor. Carter, Ms. Patricia E., of Richmond, companion of Louis Speight. Emde, Mr. J.C. Mason &#8220;Red,&#8220; 90, of Powhatan, a real estate broker, husband of Doe Emde.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Service today for the Rev. Claude Charles Vach&#233;</title>
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When the Rev. Claude Charles Vach&#233; became diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1978, he was seen as &#8220;high church&#8221; or very traditional in his views, according to clergy colleagues. However, &#8220;he prayed a lot over issues, always asking for guidance,&#8220; said his &#8220;foster son,&#8220; Valdeir France of Portsmouth. Unequivocally opposed to the ordination of women, he surprised his diocese by changing his mind. &#8220;He began to think and talk about it and thought it was the right thing to do,&#8220; France said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Holiday Calendar items</title>
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We invite you to submit entries for our Holiday Calendar, which will appear in the Sunday Flair section Nov. 29. Please put &#8220;Holiday Calendar&#8221; in the subject line of your e-mail. Along with brief details of your event, include a phone number for publication, plus a contact name and number, which will not be published, in case we need more information.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic details</title>
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The 30th annual show featuring pottery, jewelry, toys, furniture, clothing, fine art, food and more. &nbsp; When: Today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. &nbsp; Where: Richmond Raceway Complex, 602 E. Laburnum Ave. &nbsp; Tickets: $7 for adults, $1 for ages 6 through 12; under 6, free; admission good all three days with a free return pass from the show desk. Free parking.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 5</title>
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Ahern, Mr. Gary Michael, 51, of Richmond, a painter. Carter, Mr. Henry, 91, of Ashland, a retired brickmason for the District of Columbia, husband of Sarah B. Carter. Cullen, Mrs. Dorothy A., 82, of Richmond, a retiree of a bank in Connecticut, wife of Thomas Cullen. Forristal, Mrs. Anna Olivia Norris, 82, of Richmond, widow of H. Leo Forristal.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>When autumn arrives, it&#8217;s time to make soup</title>
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It&#8217;s always a clear sign that fall is approaching when I feel the unyielding need to belly up to the stove and create something warm, comforting and&#8212;most of all&#8212;brothy. It&#8217;s as if the very air outside is dictating my next meal. Will tonight be hearty beef and potato stew, a classic chicken noodle, or perhaps something more exotic, like a slow-cooked Vietnamese beef pho?           ]]></description>
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          <title>Recipe: Granny Belcher&#8217;s Mexican Bean Chowder</title>
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Granny Belcher&#8217;s Mexican Bean Chowder           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 4</title>
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Berry, Mrs. Opal, 65, of Doswell, widow of Carl Berry Sr. Brenner, Mrs. Martha R., 92, of Chesterfield, widow of Carl A. Brenner. Brown, Mr. Donald Forrest Sr., 62, of Richmond, husband of Mary Brown. Campbell, Mr. John W. III, 66, of Richmond, an Army veteran, a retired truck driver. Claud, Mr. Carl A., 75, of Powhatan, a Korean War Navy veteran, a retired welder, husband of Thelma Claud.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Recipe: Zesty Beef and Cabbage Soup</title>
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Zesty Beef and Cabbage Soup           ]]></description>
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          <title>Why you should eat breakfast</title>
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If you skip breakfast because you are trying to save calories or you think you don&#8217;t have time, here&#8217;s your wake-up call. Breakfast eaters tend to be leaner and more successful at maintaining a healthful weight than people who miss their morning meal. Besides, studies show breakfast skippers make up for the calories by eating more later in the day. Breakfast also provides the energy to jump-start your day and get your brain working.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Recipe: Brenda&#8217;s Classic Chicken and Dumplings</title>
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          <title>Roast Pork with Apples</title>
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          <title>Wine of the Week: Graham Beck Gamekeeper&#8217;s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon</title>
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Wine: Graham Beck Gamekeeper &#8216; s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon &nbsp; Winery: Graham Beck Wines, Robertson, South Africa &nbsp; Composition: 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon &nbsp; Description: Blackberry aromas lead to a rich, juicy dark berry taste that lasts throughout a long finish. In-tank malolactic fermentation, which changes sharp malic acid to more mellow lactic acid, softens the feel of the wine in the mouth and adds to its complexity. Medium bodied. 14 percent alcohol            ]]></description>
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          <title>22 days until Thanksgiving</title>
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Shop early&#8212;don&#8217;t wait until the last minute. You spend more money when you&#8217;re stressed and in a hurry. Spread the cost over a few weeks. Look for sales now on nonperishable items such as flour, coffee, canned pumpkin and aluminum foil. One week in advance, buy the frozen turkey and longer-lasting produce, such as potatoes, onions and yams.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 3</title>
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Austin, Mrs. Dora Faulk, 74, of Varina, a retired receptionist, wife of William N. Austin Sr. Brown, Mrs. Mary E., 84, of Richmond, a retired employee of the Richmond school system, wife of Hurley Brown. Call, Mr. Phillip N., 82, of Richmond, widower of Ella O. Call. Campbell, Mrs. Racilia &#8220;Ceil&#8221; Jones, 69, of Richmond, a retired employee of Phillip Morris USA, widow of Lewis Campbell.           ]]></description>
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Atkins, Mr. Jerry L. &#8220;Red,&#8220; 56, of Ashland, a veteran of the Marine Corps Reserve, a truck driver, husband of Ida C. Atkins. Bagley, Mrs. Adele Donati, 92, of Richmond, a former executive assistant at Reynolds Metals Corp., widow of John J. Bagley. Burgess, Ms. Edith Robinson, 83, of Richmond. Childress, Mrs. Dolly Fay Huffer, 74, of Henrico, a retired nurse, widow of James M. Kirtley Sr. and William J. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Childress Jr.           ]]></description>
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Over nearly 70 years, the baritone-to-bass radio voice of Harvey Lee Hudson Jr. woke Virginians up. It entertained them in their cars, sold them Cadillacs, talked to them from his home on Christmas morning while they opened gifts and, most recently, reminisced about the way things used to be on a show called &#8220;Harvey Hudson&#8217;s Passing Parade.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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I&#8217;ve been experimenting with homemade blue-cheese dressing for quite some time, and I&#8217;ve gotten so spoiled that I cannot bear to drizzle my veggies in anything but the real, homespun stuff. I&#8217;ve played around with several recipes - some that are more sour-cream based, some that are primarily mayonnaise and some rooted in buttermilk. I&#8217;ve added fresh herbs and I&#8217;ve omitted them. I&#8217;ve made thick, creamy dressings as well as more liquid-based ones. I&#8217;ve mixed by hand and with the food processor. Most importantly, I worked with all types of blue cheese, from the quick and easy pre-crumbled kind to the high-end import cheeses priced by the pound.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK Crystal Renn was miserable as a super-thin model who had heart palpitations when she&#8217;d worry that there might be calories in Diet Coke. Her moment of epiphany came when &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t walk another step without being exhausted, or having hair clumps falling out.&#8220; She knew she needed to live in the body she was supposed to have - a curvy size 12.           ]]></description>
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Recipe: Blue-Cheese Dressing           ]]></description>
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We invite you to submit entries for our Holiday Calendar, which will appear in the Sunday Flair section Nov. 29. Please put &#8220;Holiday Calendar&#8221; in the subject line of your e-mail. Along with brief details of your event, include a phone number for publication, plus a contact name and number, which will not be published, in case we need more information.           ]]></description>
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Nov. 11: Ginter Park Elementary School Sixth Grade Class of 1949, 60th reunion, noon at the Hill City Chop House in Virginia Center Commons. Order off the menu. For details, e-mail Pat at cpapd2@verizon.net. Oct. 2, 2010: J.R. Tucker High School Class of 1970, 40th reunion at Salisbury Country Club. For details or to provide updated contact information, send e-mail to JRTucker1970@comcast.net or call Dennis Weiss at (804) 264-9763.           ]]></description>
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Q:I&#8217;ve heard there are some government programs that help seniors make home improvements to reduce their energy bills this year. What can you tell me about this? Answer: Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus package, the Department of Energy&#8217;s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) received $5 billion&#8212;more than 20 times the normal yearly budget&#8212;to help income-eligible people reduce their energy costs by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes.           ]]></description>
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If you think you can&#8217;t afford to remodel your home and increase its value, think again. Remodeling can be costly, but with materials and labor costs at an all-time low, this could be the least expensive time to update your home. Most Realtors say it&#8217;s kitchen and bathroom updates that give you the highest return on investment when it&#8217;s time to sell. Because October was National Kitchen and Bath month, salespeople have been focusing recently on the best items for updating these important rooms.           ]]></description>
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Q:I took bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to handle my horrible hot flashes. After taking it for three months, I started having pain in my breasts. A mammogram did not show any problems, but the recommendation was made that I stop taking the compounded HRT. The pain went away when I did so. I did feel better while on BHRT. My doctor told me, though, that even compounded bioidentical HRT still counts as hormone treatment. Any thoughts?           ]]></description>
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Arjun Sen credits his daughter with transforming him into a good father. Raka, his only child, has spent the past eight years &#8220;raising&#8221; him, he said, and now that she&#8217;s 16, he is grateful for her guidance. Sen, of Centennial, Colo., considered himself a typical dad until the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.           ]]></description>
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Orrick Fitzhugh Johnson Sr. of Fredericksburg flew 35 missions over Japan as a flight engineer with the 20th Air Force during World War II. Based in Saipan, his B-29 bomber flew &#8220;12 hours to get there and 12 hours to get back,&#8220; said a son, O. Fitzhugh Johnson Jr. of Fredericksburg. Anti-aircraft fire hit his plane as he returned from one mission. &#8220;When they got over friendly territory, all the crew but he and the pilot parachuted out. They managed to limp back on something like 1&#189; engines. They didn&#8217;t think they were going to make it,&#8220; his son said.           ]]></description>
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Bauder, Mr. Frederick W., 83, of Richmond and Miami, a retired director of purchasing for A.H. Robins Co. Bennett, Mr. John Archer, 88, of Chester, a World War II Navy veteran and a Merchant Marine veteran, a retired transportation assistant for Texaco, widower of Nellie Mitchell Bennett. Boyer, Ms. Janet M. Tummino, 66, of Sandston, formerly of Johnstown, Pa., a former insurance agent.           ]]></description>
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MUSIC Straight Gate, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org.&nbsp; &#8220;Sing Me to Heaven,&#8220; presented by the Adult Choir, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Laurel Presbyterian Church, 9675 Staples Mill Road, Glen Allen. Details: (804) 672-6810. Choral Evensong, featuring the Virginia Girls Choir, 6:45 p.m. Thursday, St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church, 6000 Grove Ave. Details: (804) 288-2867.           ]]></description>
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Raised on a tobacco farm near Dungannon that had the first television set in the area, Tazewell County native Frederic David Fraley grew up fascinated by media. He played his guitar with a band on a daily radio show in the 1950s in Norton and was talking to fellow ham radio operators in Morse code by the time he was 15. After retiring from a career in social work in 2005, he started Fraley Family Videography and later produced and was host of a cable TV program called &#8220;People Helping People,&#8220; which attracted national attention.           ]]></description>
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Burgess, Ms. Edith Robinson, 83, of Richmond, a retired ticket agent for Greyhound Bus Lines. Carter, Mrs. Ola Guza &#8220;Bunny/Mama/Mamaw,&#8220; 95, of Chesterfield, widow of Owen Carter. Cox, Mr. Lester Larry &#8220;Lucky,&#8220; 50, of Richmond, a self-employed contractor. Dobb, Mr. Stuart R. &#8220;Copper&#8221; Sr., 82, of Chesterfield, husband of Ann Dobb.           ]]></description>
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DEVISADERO, Guatemala&#8212;Victoria Lopez cradles 2-year-old granddaughter Jennifer, whose chubby cheeks, bloated legs and stunted growth make her look much younger than healthy children her age. &#8220;She just sits there&#8212;she doesn&#8217;t move,&#8220; Lopez, 39, said as she rocked the toddler in her arms. &#8220;She&#8217;s 2 and not even walking yet.&#8220; Jennifer&#8217;s condition is not unique among children in the hills of Guatemala&#8217;s so-called dry corridor along the Pacific. The country&#8217;s worst drought in 30 years has destroyed 80 percent of the region&#8217;s crops and claimed the lives of more than a dozen children so far this year.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK&#8212;A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street. These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in big cities have been stopped on the street by police using a law-enforcement practice called stop-and-frisk. It alarms civil libertarians but is credited by authorities with helping reduce crime.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm nerves in the streets. When it was time to go home, Joey Coon, then an Army National Guard sergeant, set up an e-mail account for Bandar Hasan. He gave his friend a quick lesson on how to use it so they could stay in touch. Joey didn&#8217;t expect much&#8212;Bandar wasn&#8217;t familiar with computers.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.&#8212;Carola Cardenas left her native Venezuela twice to live in the United States. Both times she moved to cities that have long attracted large numbers of immigrants, first to Los Angeles, then New York. But after four years living in the shadow of Manhattan in nearby New Jersey, Cardenas, 36, and her husband decided to plant some roots elsewhere. They chose Charlotte&#8212;far away from any traditional immigrant gateway.           ]]></description>
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VIENNA&#8212;Pity Europe&#8217;s Socialists&#8212;it&#8217;s getting lonely on the left. Just when you might think capitalism&#8217;s global crisis would breathe new life into the left, it&#8217;s looking increasingly divided and tired. German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s recent re-election is highlighting a conservative surge in her country and Europe&#8217;s other powerhouse economies&#8212;Britain, France and Italy&#8212;where the center-right is either firmly in power or about to get there.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;The good, the bad and the ugly: That&#8217;s a quick summary of the effects of dopamine, a natural brain chemical that is linked to pleasure, addiction and disease. This little molecule&#8212;it consists of only 22 atoms&#8212;is essential to life but can be a curse sometimes. Too much or too little of it can lead to drug abuse, reckless thrill-seeking, obesity, the tremors of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, even restless-leg syndrome.           ]]></description>
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PHILADELPHIA&#8212;Emily Duffy, a licensed social worker, was walking down the hall of her North Philadelphia clinic in August when she heard crying in Exam Room 3. She opened the door and met Patricia Stone, 26, and her children ages 5, 3, and 2. What happened next illustrates a shift in mental-health care&#8212;seamlessly integrating what is known as behavioral health into a primary practice&#8212;that is gaining traction nationwide.           ]]></description>
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MEXICO CITY&#8212;Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly &#8220;running out&#8221; on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it&#8217;s not the end of the world. Or is it? Definitely not, the Mayan Indian elder from Guatemala insists. &#8220;I came back from England last year, and man, they had me fed up with this stuff.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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NASIRIYAH, Iraq&#8212;The awkward moment came after a round of icy 7UPs and musings on Hollywood movies. Iraqi army Capt. Abdullah al-Maliki smiled at the U.S. soldiers who were on a courtesy call to his checkpoint in this southern Iraqi city. &#8220;History records everything about the invasion of 2003, and it will say that Baghdad fell because of airstrikes,&#8220; al-Maliki said, speaking slowly so the interpreter wouldn&#8217;t miss the implicit insult that the U.S. military had avoided hand-to-hand combat. The interpreter grimaced but did his job.           ]]></description>
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Bryan and Brent Halstead, draped in fake fur from head to claws, were a tad overdressed for a warm fall afternoon. But the brothers had worked on their werewolf costumes since February and wanted them to see daylight before Halloween.            ]]></description>
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Vibrant foliage isn&#8217;t enough to cheer gardeners this time of year as they watch their labors of love shrivel and suffer a crunchy brown death. But don&#8217;t hang up your trowel and become melancholy about your landscape just yet&#8212;there&#8217;s still plenty to do. It&#8217;s a good time to plant bulbs, trees and shrubs for spring and rejuvenate your lawn with seed, fertilizer and aeration.           ]]></description>
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PROJECT: Backyard fountain TIME: About one weekend COST: $200 HOW THEY DID IT: John and Kristi Anzivino&#8217;s project started as a way to recycle a valuable piece of family history&#8212;an old water pump originally used on Kristi&#8217;s grandparents&#8217; homestead in South Dakota. The Anzivinos created a backyard water feature out of the pump, the only source of water for Kristi&#8217;s father&#8217;s family while they were growing up. &#8220;It served them well and was removed when public water and sewer were finally installed in the home in the late 1960s,&#8220; Kristi wrote. &#8220;We hauled the pump home to Virginia after one of our family reunions, and it took up residence in various garages over the next 40 years.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Q:I have a large area of English ivy that I have treated with varying success with two herbicides. The waxy coating on ivy leaves seems to reduce the effectiveness of the spraying. Can you suggest a product that will eradicate this plant? Answer: The only success I&#8217;ve had is to cut it all off at the ground and when it starts to grow back, spray it with glyphosate. As you discovered, the mature leaves are not receptive to any herbicide. However, the new young leaves will absorb it and send it to the roots.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Ashland Walking Tour: Guided walking tour of the late-19th-century railroad town begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Ashland/Hanover Visitor Center, 112 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, Free. (804) 752-6766. Saturdays in the Garden: Monticello&#8217;s garden programs take place at 9:30 a.m. at various locations on the estate, Albemarle County:           ]]></description>
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Soon after starting voice studies with Wagnerian baritone Friedrich Schorr in New York, first soprano Elizabeth &#8220;Betty&#8221; Dickman McKellar left to sing for U.S. troops in World War II combat zones in Europe. A member of a USO camp show in Belgium, &#8220;she said her most terrifying experience was escaping during the Battle of the Bulge (in 1944),&#8220; said a daughter, Elizabeth Eastlake of Richmond.           ]]></description>
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Agee, Mr. James Barclay &#8220;Jim,&#8220; 73, of Richmond, a retired floor manager for Philip Morris, husband of Jean Cobb Agee.  Barker, Mr. Lyston L. Sr., 71, of Chesterfield, a retired truck mechanic for the city of Richmond, husband of Gisela O. Barker. Brooks, Mrs. Dora M., of Richmond, a retired beautician, widow of Warner V. Brooks.           ]]></description>
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Winter is approaching, and despite predictions that December to March will feature milder weather and lower energy prices, it never hurts to be prepared for the worst. If we don&#8217;t cover everything on the to-do list today, we still have a few weeks to cut away the weeds to get to the shrub, so to speak. Consider your furnace. You might want to replace your furnace with a newer model. Every year, according to federal statistics, 2.5 million American homeowners do. Yet of the 43 million residential oil and gas furnaces in operation in U.S. homes, the statistics say, one in four is over 20 years old. Many new furnaces on the market are 25 percent to 40 percent more efficient than older models. The Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s Energy Star program promotes furnaces using a &#8220;condensing technology&#8221; as the most efficient. The efficiency rating on the label of every new furnace tells how much of the total energy the furnace uses will be delivered to the home as heat. The higher the rating, the better.           ]]></description>
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Gardeners can rejoice since it is pansy-planting time across much of the country. While this is a good thing, the question is always asked, &#8220;What do I plant with them?&#8220; One of my favorites to partner with pansies is sweet alyssum. No matter where you live in the country, at some time during the year you can grow pansies and alyssum together for a magnificent olfactory experience.           ]]></description>
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When I moved to my farm in Bedford, N.Y., almost five years ago, the bird population was not what I had expected. I saw jays, robins, red-tailed hawks, a random woodpecker and lots of crows, but no smaller songbirds&#8212;no finches, nuthatches, chickadees or juncos. When I lived in Westport, Conn., I fed the birds every winter, and their numbers and the variety of species grew each year. One spring, we counted more than 100 species.           ]]></description>
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When hosting trick-or-treaters at your home, keep these safety tips in mind:   Burn candles only when an adult is in the room and paying attention. Make sure children cannot touch them.   Blow out the candles when adults leave the room or go to sleep.   If you have children in your home, store candles, matches and lighters out of their reach in a locked cabinet.           ]]></description>
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Last month, working mothers took a hit on the chin when the results of a new study on childhood obesity were released by the U.K.-based Institute of Child Health. The study of more than 12,500 5-year-olds found that those with working mothers were less physically active and more likely to eat unhealthy food. Or, as the BBC so provocatively summed it up: &#8220;Working mothers&#8217; children unfit.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Halloween screams FineLiving.com is standing by to help make your Halloween a little less terrifying. If you&#8217;re throwing a monster bash, check fineliving.com/halloween for devilish decorations, chilling cocktails and a spine-chilling soundtrack. For a more light-hearted approach for little ghosts and goblins, there are plenty of kid-friendly recipes and ideas. And if you&#8217;ve been putting off carving that pumpkin, the site offers tips.           ]]></description>
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Q:I bought a Coca-Cola sign at a flea market about 10 years ago. It appears to be hand-painted with a beach scene. I was told that it dates from the 1950s. There are no signatures or markings. I would like to know more about it.&#8212;G.D. Answer: The hand-painted sign was not authorized by the Coca-Cola Co. It is a fantasy piece, not a reproduction, produced sometime within the past 30 years. It probably was never meant to fool anyone. It is a decorative item.           ]]></description>
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No standard formula for agent commission Q:How do agents get commission on rental property?&#8212;Peter Answer: There is no standard formula to compensate a real estate agent for finding a tenant for you. From my experience, most agents will want one month&#8217;s rent for their commission. However, this is negotiable. If, for example, you want the agent to manage the property for you (which is usually a good idea so that you won&#8217;t be bothered every time the tenant wants a light bulb changed), the agent may take a percentage of the monthly rent&#8212;ranging from 6 percent to 10 percent.           ]]></description>
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Ashley, Mr. James Wilbur, 85, of Richmond, a retired forklift operator for Philip Morris, husband of Bessie Ashley. Barnes, Mr. Lafayette &#8220;Fate,&#8220; 73, of Richmond, a plumber for Virginia Union University. Branch, Ms. Brenda Cecelia, 56, of Richmond, a former computer technician. Cox, Mrs. Shirley Heath, 74, of Richmond, a retired public schools clerical employee, widow of Douglas E. Cox.           ]]></description>
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Fear of the swine flu is no reason to be scared off of Halloween. Parents, children and neighbors can say &#8220;Boo!&#8220; to the flu this Saturday if they use some simple hygiene measures, public health experts said. &#8220;People need to continue their activities and just be smart about it,&#8220; said Virginia Commonwealth University&#8217;s Dr. Robin Foster.           ]]></description>
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Gayle, Mr. Charles O. Sr., 64, of Richmond, a Vietnam War veteran, husband of Letha Deborah Pittman-Gayle. Hamm, Mr. Hedley B., 81, of Glen Allen, widower of Ann Lavern Hamm. Huband, Mr. Douglas Lee Sr., 77, a National Guard veteran, a retired supervisor at Philip Morris, husband of Marjorie Huband. James, Mrs. Alice P., 98, of Richmond, a homemaker, widow of Saunders James.           ]]></description>
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Wine: Gray Ghost Adieu &nbsp; Winery: Gray Ghost Vineyards, Amissville (http://www.grayghostvineyards.com) &nbsp; Composition: 100 percent late harvest Vidal Blanc &nbsp; Description: This highly decorated dessert wine is smooth drinking with a great balance of sweetness&#8212;without being syrupy&#8212;and acidity. Notes of pear and apricot make this a perfect after-dinner drink. 11.5 percent residual sugar. 13.9 percent alcohol (2007 vintage), 13.2 percent alcohol (2008 vintage)            ]]></description>
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The trouble with dinner on Halloween is you need to compete with gobs and gobs of candy. Which means dinner needs to be flavorful enough to appeal to little goblins with Milky Ways on their minds, healthy enough to offset all that sugar, and fast enough so your troop of treaters doesn&#8217;t revolt while waiting to get out the door. And that was the inspiration for this simple chicken saut&#233;. Serve it with a quick saut&#233; of baby spinach with garlic and lemon zest.           ]]></description>
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Santa has always had a monopoly on the good cookies. But why should the winter holidays get all the gingerbread? And why should something as deliciously fun as a cookie exchange be relegated to December? Cookie exchanges are about more than shared calories, says Julia Usher, a former California Bay Area engineer turned bakery diva. &#8220;It&#8217;s an opportunity to draw family and friends into the kitchen and swap memories and recipes,&#8220; she says. &#8220;It&#8217;s one thing to take the cookies home. It&#8217;s even better when you can take the stories home. A lot of the cookie-swap tradition is about carrying on what&#8217;s been important into the future&#8212;giving and sharing, handing down the legacy of recipes.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Richmond metropolitan health facilities are largely, if temporarily, out of H1N1 flu vaccine. &#8220;In the region, all the local health departments are out of vaccine except for a small stock held off to the side primarily for pregnant women,&#8220; said Dr. Donald Stern, director of the Richmond Health District. &#8220;We hope to get another shipment at the end of this week,&#8220; Stern said yesterday. &#8220;The key word here is patience. It&#8217;s on its way.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Crump, Mrs. Audrey F., of New Kent, wife of James H. Crump Sr.  Embrey, Mrs. Marion Corker, 92, of Beaverdam, widow of C. Wesley Embrey. Oley, Mrs. Rose &#8220;Reba&#8221; Mehfoud, 87, of Henrico County, a retired owner of Oley&#8217;s Ritz, Oley&#8217;s Lunch Box, Guv&#8217;nors Restaurant and Westbury Pharmacy, widow of George A. Oley Jr. Roberts, Mr. Errol Lester, 81, of Ashland, a Korean War veteran, an accountant, husband of Dorothy F. Roberts.           ]]></description>
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Alonso, Mr. Francisco, 90, of Richmond, husband of Sarah Alcover Alonso. Carter, Mrs. Pearl, 75, of Goochland, widow of Samuel Carter. Condyles, Mrs. Meriwether Allen, 74, of Richmond, a volunteer at the Red Cross and Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Hospital, widow of Nicholas C. Condyles. Conrad , Mr. William C., 88, of Richmond, an Army veteran, a retired engineer, widower of Barbara Gambrill Conrad.           ]]></description>
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Abramowicz, Ms. Natalie J., 32, of Richmond. Allen, Mrs. Wanda Kee Joyner, 56, of Richmond. Anderson, Mrs. Majorie Elizabeth, 87, of Mechanicsville, widow of Arnold B. Ryan. Booker, Mrs. Christine Fickett, 79, of Midlothian, widow of Robert Clyde Booker. Buol, Ms. Louise, 77, of Richmond, a retired nurse&#8217;s aide. Burleigh, Ms. Vina L., 66, of Richmond, a clerk for the Virginia Employment Commission.           ]]></description>
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Growing up in the Texas Hill Country, I was your typical all-American boy, playing sports and dreaming of reaching the Super Bowl, World Series or World Cup some day. The camaraderie of the team, the pride of being an athlete and the cheering fans were intoxicating. Late into high school, I realized I wasn&#8217;t actually professional material, and the excitement of game day was gone. Or so I thought. I never imagined the thrill of victory would return years later&#8212;and my uniform would be pink.           ]]></description>
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Dallas B. Pigge of Amelia County never forgot the cold and hunger of his six months as a German prisoner of war during World War II. He also never forgot the elation he felt when an American tank showed up on the banks of the Danube River and liberated Mr. Pigge and his fellow prisoners. &#8220;When he got as far as he could without falling into the water,&#8220; Mr. Pigge recounted of the U.S. soldier in the tank, &#8220;he raised up out of the turret with a pistol in his hand and he said, &#8216;Who&#8217;s in charge here?&#8216;&#8220; The guys said, &#8216;That German captain over there.&#8216; He had a little talk with the German captain. It was a rather short one. And the captain said, &#8216;OK, all you prisoners can go.&#8216; That was the moment of freedom!&#8220;           ]]></description>
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TRAVEL BRIEFS Colonial Williamsburg opens new exhibition building Colonial Williamsburg will open the historic area&#8217;s newest exhibition building&#8212;Charlton&#8217;s Coffeehouse&#8212;on Nov. 20. The coffeehouse is built on its original foundations on Duke of Gloucester Street using 18th-century construction techniques. The new site will reflect the role of a coffeehouse as a gathering place to discuss political and social issues during the 18th century.           ]]></description>
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Q:The inside of my mouth became very sensitive to salt, acid and anything spicy. When my wife looked, she said it looked like thrush. I went to my dentist to have it checked out. After a visual assessment and asking about medications, one of his first questions was, &#8220;Are you using a cinnamon toothpaste?&#8220; Stopping the cinnamon toothpaste and using a prescription medicated mouthwash called &#8220;Magic Mouthwash&#8221; cured the condition in about 10 days. I hope this will help other readers.           ]]></description>
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TINA TUCCI AND KATE ANDERSONWellness Attention, business (and leisure) travelers: Sometimes your gym doesn&#8217;t have a branch in Fargo. Other times, you&#8217;d rather squeeze your lucky pillow into your carry-on than pack a pair of tennis shoes. And with all the running around, commuting and shuffling into and out of hotel rooms, who really has the time or resources to work out on the road?           ]]></description>
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Nov. 7: Meadowbrook High School Class of 1994, 15th reunion, 7 p.m. to midnight at Holiday Inn Select Koger Center on Midlothian Turnpike. Tickets are $49 per person, $89 per couple. For details and tickets, visit http://www.mbkreunion1994.com.   Send class reunion news to community@timesdispatch.com.           ]]></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>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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We invite you to submit entries for our Holiday Calendar, which will appear in the Sunday Flair section Nov. 29. Please put &#8220;Holiday Calendar&#8221; in the subject line of your e-mail. Along with brief details of your event, include a phone number for publication, plus a contact name and number, which will not be published, in case we need more information.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Virginia Home for Boys and Girls recently held its second Band Together fundraiser at the Richmond home of Kelly and Tiff Armstrong. About 240 people attended the Oct. 2 event, which raised $45,000 through ticket sales and sponsorships. The event featured one of the home&#8217;s graduates talking about his life experiences, music by The Dickens, cocktails and a buffet.           ]]></description>
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WHAT&#8217;S HAPPENING Fashion, food and fun were the focus Oct. 15 when Saks Fifth Avenue at Stony Point Fashion Park closed to the public and opened its doors to ticket-holders for the kickoff to the 2009 Key to the Cure. The four-day national shopping campaign/fundraiser at all Saks stores supports women&#8217;s cancer research and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.           ]]></description>
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The Valentine Richmond History Center will open a new exhibit Thursday examining Richmond&#8217;s efforts to overcome the Great Depression. It opens the same day as the 1929 stock-market crash that ushered in the Depression. The opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum at 1015 E. Clay St. in downtown Richmond. The exhibition &#8220;Waste Not Want Not: Richmond&#8217;s Great Depression, 1929-1940&#8221; tells the story of Richmond during this time with objects, images and costumes from the museum&#8217;s collection.           ]]></description>
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The humble cardigan, a sometimes forgotten wardrobe staple, is enjoying a surge in popularity this season&#8212;perfect for economy-rocked consumers. &#8220;They&#8217;re super cozy and comforting and cover a multitude of body imperfections,&#8220; says Jasmine Chang, executive fashion editor at O, the Oprah magazine. Cardigans were named for the seventh Earl of Cardigan, a British commander who found the Crimean War a tad chilly, poor guy, and required an extra layer under his uniform. Since then, they&#8217;ve signaled all things preppy and wholesome (Mr. Rogers) or frumpy (Queen Elizabeth II). And this year, they&#8217;ve even gone first-lady chic.           ]]></description>
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State health officials say the H1N1 flu may be peaking in Virginia and could now start to decline. Swine-flu vaccine continues in short supply, emergency rooms are being flooded with sick and worried people, hospitals are restricting visitation, and school absenteeism is running well above normal in the state.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:45 EST</pubDate>
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CLASSES &#8220;Lift Your Chest&#8221; pump class by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy&#8217;s Kappa Epsilon in honor of &#8220;Pinktober,&#8220; Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. tomorrow, Gold&#8217;s Gym, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. Free. All donations will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.&nbsp; SEMINARS  &#8220;How to Train Your Brain,&#8220; 4 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Circle Center Adult Day Services, 4900 W. Marshall St. Details: Molly MacBean, (804) 355-5717 or mmacbean@circlecenterads.org.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:28 EST</pubDate>
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The Little Sisters of the Poor in Richmond are quite serious about their mission of caring for the elderly. Their selfless nature typically keeps them out of public view, but the recent canonization of their order&#8217;s founder, Jeanne Jugan, and their own 135th anniversary have them planning a rare celebration or two. They are returning to the Fan tomorrow, Jugan&#8217;s 217th birthday, for an open house at the Warsaw Condominiums, their home from 1877 to 1976. They will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of Jugan on Thursday at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. They also will host a touring stage production about Jugan next month.           ]]></description>
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