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          <title>People&#8217;s Pharmacy</title>
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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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          <title>Give thanks for easy d&#233;cor solutions</title>
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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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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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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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          <title>BULLETIN BOARD: Home &amp; Garden Calendar</title>
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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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          <title>ON THE HOME FRONT: Holiday hosting</title>
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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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          <title>What&#8217;s it worth?</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:06:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Two guides for birders that really soar</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Martin Strother, singer and music instructor, dies at 60</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 20</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Get Buttoned Up column</title>
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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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          <title>Candles a simple solution for decorating dilemmas</title>
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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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          <title>A stand&#45;in for the traditional cranberry</title>
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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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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 19</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 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.&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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          <title>For a juicy Thanksgiving, brine the bird</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:12:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Deciding which Thanksgiving dishes to make healthy</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:09:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Where to turn when your holiday meal turns bad</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:08:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 18</title>
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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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          <title>Recipe: Mashed Sweet Potatoes</title>
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          <title>Sweet potatoes, minus the marshmallows</title>
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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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          <title>Recipe: Lemon&#45;Thyme Rub</title>
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          <title>Recipe: Brown Sugar and Cider Turkey Rub</title>
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          <title>Recipe: Brown Sugar Turkey Brine</title>
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          <title>Recipe: Whole&#45;Wheat Couscous, Wild Mushroom&#45;and&#45;Leek Stuffing</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Former chairman of Bassett Furniture dies</title>
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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>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obituaries for Nov. 17, 2009</title>
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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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          <title>M. Barbour, retired chief of recreation at McGuire, dies</title>
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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>
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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>
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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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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>
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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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Akers, Mrs. Beatrice Irene Grant, of Richmond, widow of William Robert Akers Jr. Burleigh, Mrs. Annie Stone, 83, of Richmond, a retired employee of the Medical College of Virginia, widow of William Burleigh. Campbell, Mr. Sam, 88, of Richmond, a retired craftsman with a manufacturing plant, husband of Bessie Lucille Campbell. Carson, Mr. Tyrone James, 54, of Richmond, a laborer, widower of Kimberly King.           ]]></description>
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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.&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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Martha has done it again. In a new book filled with gorgeous photographs, the domestic diva offers plans of attack for 52 enticing seasonal menus designed to take no more than an hour. Among the more than 200 recipes is a fall feast of watercress-cauliflower soup and roasted pork followed by a dessert of pears with candied walnuts and gorgonzola. In winter, chocolate truffles cap a meal of spice-rubbed beef filets, port-glazed pearl onions and potato puree.           ]]></description>
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Wine: Rodney Strong Sonoma County Merlot 2005 &nbsp; Winery: Rodney Strong Vineyards, Geyserville, Calif. &nbsp; Composition: 98 percent Merlot, 2 percent Cabernet Sauvignon &nbsp; Description: Extended aging up to 25 months in older barrels allowed this Merlot to develop numerous aromas (dark fruits) and rich flavors (plum, blackberry, ripe blueberry, touches of vanilla). The finish is long and soft. 13.8 percent alcohol            ]]></description>
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Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area. TODAY Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. The American Legion&#8217;s 11th District will co-sponsor a 10 a.m. ceremony that features guest speaker Brig. Gen. Jesse Cross, 50th Quartermaster General. For details, call (804) 786-2060. Goochland County Courthouse, 2938 River Road. American Legion Post 215 will sponsor a ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon, featuring speaker retired Capt. Cathy Wilson. Also includes a Marine Corps Veterans Color Guard presentation and music by the Goochland High School Band. For details, call (804) 708-0513.           ]]></description>
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Bailey, Mr. Daniel Carlyle, 15, of Richmond, son of Lauren Schooler Bailey and Darrin P. Bailey Sr. Brooks, Mr. Clifton Lee &#8220;Tinker&#8221; Jr., of Richmond. Brummitte, Mr. Curtis, 64, of Highland Springs, a construction worker, husband of Geneva Shiflett. Buttner, Ms. Sherry, 56, of Richmond. Carter, Mrs. Mary Jo, 54, of Richmond, wife of Ted Carter.           ]]></description>
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Use light-colored metal pans: Preferably aluminum, greased to prevent sticking. Dark pans absorb heat, often resulting in burnt loaves. Glass pans are worse. Glass will act as an insulator and often burn the bread. &nbsp; Check your ingredients: If your baking powder and baking soda are outdated, buy fresh. Otherwise you risk wasting more expensive ingredients for the sake of using old leavener, which is relatively inexpensive.            ]]></description>
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Black, Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown and the late Wilbert I. Woodley.  Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9, of Richmond, son of Dannette and Gregory Brown. Bridgers, Mr. George R. &#8220;Rocky&#8221; Sr., 69, of Richmond, a retired Henrico County fire captain, husband of Linda Bridgers.  Brooks, Mrs. Marie, 84, of Richmond, a retired employee of Tuckahoe Cleaners, widow of Horace Brooks.           ]]></description>
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Alfred Traylor Dudley&#8217;s efforts to bring history to life for Hermitage High School students kept Bruce Bowen coming back for more. Bowen took American history from Mr. Dudley during the 1966-1967 school year. Upon finishing college, Bowen returned to Hermitage&#8212;and to Mr. Dudley. &#8220;When I became a teacher, he was in Room 148, and I was next door in Room 150. And we taught next door to each other for 20 years,&#8220; recalled Bowen, who retired last spring as Hermitage&#8217;s athletic and activities director.           ]]></description>
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Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area: TOMORROW Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. The American Legion&#8217;s 11th District will co-sponsor a 10 a.m. ceremony that features guest speaker Brig. Gen. Jesse Cross, 50th Quartermaster General; wreath presentations; a rifle salute and more. For details, call (804) 786-2060.           ]]></description>
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5,000: people vaccinated against H1N1 last week by the Virginia Health Department in the Central Region, stretching from Hanover County to the North Carolina line &nbsp; 36,260: people vaccinated for H1N1 this year by the Health Department in the Central Region &nbsp; 50,000-80,000: people vaccinated for H1N1 this year by all providers in the Central Region            ]]></description>
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Swine-flu cases appear to be declining in central Virginia, though the supply of H1N1 vaccine still is lagging behind desired levels. School absenteeism is back to normal levels in the counties of Charles City, Goochland, Hanover and New Kent, a public-health spokesman said yesterday. Absenteeism is declining in Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield and Henrico, while hospital emergency rooms report fewer visits by people with flulike illnesses.           ]]></description>
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Black, Mr. Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown. Boulden, Mr. Robert James &#8220;Bob,&#8220; 83, of Richmond. Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9 of Richmond, son of Dannette and Gregory Brown. Daugherty, Mr. William Carl, 83, of Richmond, a World War II Navy veteran, a retired employee of A&amp;P Bakery, husband of Marilyn T. Daugherty.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:27 EST</pubDate>
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Black, Mr. Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown. Boulden, Mr. Robert James &#8220;Bob,&#8220; 83, of Richmond. Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9 of Richmond, son of Dannette and Gregory Brown. Daugherty, Mr. William Carl, 83, of Richmond, a World War II Navy veteran, a retired employee of A&amp;P Bakery, husband of Marilyn T. Daugherty.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area. WEDNESDAY Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. The American Legion&#8217;s 11th District will co-sponsor a 10 a.m. ceremony that features guest speaker Brig. Gen. Jesse Cross, 50th Quartermaster General; wreath presentations; a rifle salute and more. For details, call (804) 786-2060.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s Happening: Living statues help set stage for children&#8217;s theatre fundraiser</title>
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Guests took in Italian opera and the Belle Isle String Quartet while also enjoying watching living statues on Oct. 24 at Christian Youth Theater Richmond&#8217;s second-annual fundraiser, &#8220;Bella Notte, An Evening in Italy.&#8220; As more than 150 patrons enjoyed Italian hors d&#8217;eourves and bidding at the silent auction, theater students Emma Fitch and Morgan Patrick stood completely still, dressed in white from head to toe.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Heart association recognizes companies&#8217; fitness efforts</title>
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At Costen Floors, if you walk around the outside of the building three times, you&#8217;ve walked a mile. Employees are encouraged to put in those laps regularly. That&#8217;s part of the reason Costen Floors was added to the list of local companies designated this year as Start! Fit-Friendly Companies by the American Heart Association.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>More than another holiday survival guide</title>
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Wellness Sometimes we&#8217;re so concerned with simply getting through the holidays that we don&#8217;t take time to think about the little things that can help us enjoy the season. Sometimes it&#8217;s as easy as indulging in Mom&#8217;s apple pie without the guilt. Other times, it&#8217;s simply achieving the emotional and mental balance that will give you the focus to relish family and friends.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:34 EST</pubDate>
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Q:What can you tell me about online dating? My 34-year-old daughter met her husband-to-be on the Internet and has been encouraging me to give it a try. But at age 60, and eight years divorced, I&#8217;m a little gun-shy. Answer: If you&#8217;re not sure whether to take the plunge, visit a few dating sites and look around. Most services allow you to check out their members at no cost or obligation. Then, if you like what you see, you can sign up (fees range between $20 and $60 per month) and start e-mailing members you&#8217;re interested in or they can e-mail you. Most sites also offer instant messaging and chat rooms.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Nature&#45;based predictions are unpredictably intriguing</title>
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Clich&#233;s and rhyming weather lore passed down through the generations supposedly predict weather patterns and seasonal changes. Naturalists and amateur forecasters enjoy correlating these sayings to what they observe in nature to suggest what the future might bring. Though idioms such as &#8220;no weather is ill, if the wind be still&#8221; have become part of our culture, most of the predictions are unreliable. The few that are valid are those based on underlying scientific cause-and-effect relationships, such as the response of plants, animals and insects to changes in atmospheric and environmental conditions.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:29 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, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Top five kitchen know&#45;how tips</title>
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DEAR ACCIDENTAL CHEF: I&#8217;ve been following your column for a while now, and you&#8217;ve given some great advice, especially when it comes to cooking at home. If you had to list your favorite kitchen/cooking tips, what would they be? Answer: Wow, this question is a tough one, on par with &#8220;What&#8217;s your favorite restaurant?&#8220; So many suggestions come to mind. But here are my top five.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:18 EST</pubDate>
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Q:I had a good laugh at the idea of putting soap under the sheet. Five weeks later, I am not laughing anymore. I have been on Requip for more than four years to treat restless legs syndrome (RLS). I have been using soap under my sheet for five weeks and have had no problems with my RLS at night. It may start to set in while I&#8217;m watching TV, but once I go to bed, it goes away.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Spending less, saving are linked by discipline</title>
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I remember hearing that we should save the first 10 percent to 15 percent of our earnings. As a business, Southwest Airlines is known for spending less when times are good, so that there is something to dip into when times get lean. Yet in recent years, before the recession, the savings rate for Americans dropped to record lows.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>William &#8216;Les&#8217; Duty, Korean War veteran and retired lawyer, dies</title>
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Army tank commander William Lester &#8220;Les&#8221; Duty and his men were fending off an enemy assault on T-Bone Hill during the Korean War in 1952 when he was shot in the heart. &#8220;They put him in a body bag and sent his mother word that he was dead,&#8220; said his wife of 50 years, Marianne Rogers Beck Duty. &#8220;He told me he was going through this tunnel and there was this light, and then he was pulled back and he started to fight to get out of the bag. He started clawing his way out.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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