Lifestyle Stories from October 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Fisherman dies, taking Scottish dialect with himOct 08, 2012 6:22 am - LONDON — In a remote fishing town on the tip of Scotland’s Black Isle, the last native speaker of the Cromarty dialect has passed away, taking with him a little fragment...
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How Jefferson brought creme brulee to AmericaOct 08, 2012 7:54 am - And we thought we owed Julia Child a word of thanks for bringing creme brulee and champagne to American palates. According to author Thomas J. Craughwell and his meticu...
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Golden Diners program gets boost with Elgin partnershipDec 05, 2017 8:51 am - Bob and Kathy Bradford make their home in Willow Lakes Estates, a senior living community in Elgin. Kathy has used a walker since she broke her leg, and Bob has heart pr...
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Animals get wild at doggy Halloween partiesOct 08, 2012 12:57 pm - LOS ANGELES — Fifteen dogs attended Sue Subkow’s first Halloween party in 2005. Half wore costumes, half were naked and all went home in about an hour. The next year, tu...
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New book finds humor in worst mom momentsOct 08, 2012 4:56 pm - NEW YORK — One mom lured her daughter to bed — at age 8 — with a trail of chocolate chips up her townhouse stairs. Another found herself on the floor of a plane screamin...
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Nurse Ratched actress can't stand 'Cuckoo's Nest'Oct 08, 2012 4:00 pm - SALEM, Ore. — Louise Fletcher says she can't bear to watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” because the Nurse Ratched character she won an Oscar for is so cruel. “I fin...
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”Critical mass” key to affirmative action caseOct 08, 2012 7:09 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Walking across the South Mall, or scanning the football stadium’s 100,000 seats on game day, University of Texas admissions director Kedra Ishop sees how...
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You don't want to stand out when traveling abroadOct 07, 2012 5:34 pm - Last week while waiting for a flight to Rome, I watched a group of first-class passengers (and I use that term strictly as a seat assignment reference) complain about go...
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Smithsonian to lend Dorothy’s ruby slippers to UKOct 07, 2012 6:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are leaving Washington on their first international journey to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Judy Gar...
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Lunch sacks with DIY characterOct 08, 2012 12:57 pm - A desire to recycle, save money and add that personal, imaginative touch is what entices many crafty people to create what easily can be bought. This time of year, that ...