Lifestyle Stories from August 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Home inspector: Buyer complains of false disclosureAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We recently bought a foreclosed home from a bank and were not told the truth about the heating and air conditioning system. Everyone said the system was a heat pu...
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Home repair: Buried tree stumps give reader sinking feelingAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We have been reading your column for years and hope you can provide some guidance. We moved into our house in 1983. The houses in this neighborhood were built amo...
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Schwarzenegger inches back after child disclosureAug 05, 2011 11:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a comeback. The former California governor on Thursday made his first speech in the state since confirming in May that he f...
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Fresh fig sorbetAug 05, 2011 11:00 am - If you've been a reader of this column or our Kitchen Scoop blog, you know I adore figs. My grandmother had a row of tree-sized fig bushes in her backyard, and my brothe...
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The nation’s housing: Lifeline for those underwaterAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — If you give millions of seriously underwater homeowners a new equity position in their properties by reducing their principal mortgage debt, will they keep ...
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Jason Bateman a king of comedy this summerAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — In “Horrible Bosses” and “The Change-Up,” which opens Friday, Jason Bateman plays a hardworking guy who loves his job but yearns for something new. In real...
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Model profile: Preserves at McDonald WoodsAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - The Preserves at McDonald Woods features a private enclave of 28 luxury homes adjoining 16 acres of pristine nature preserve. The William Ryan Homes’ community situated ...
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We still love Lucy, who would be 100 on SaturdayAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — We loved Lucy and we still do. On the 100th anniversary of her birth Saturday and 60 years since "I Love Lucy" first aired, Lucille Ball's legacy remains r...
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Fresh Fig SorbetAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - 1 cup sugar 3 cups water 1 cup crushed fresh figs, variety of choice Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Cook, stirring cons...
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About Real Estate: Average closing costs on the riseAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - A new study says that closing costs have climbed an average 8.8 percent in the past year, leaving some buyers scrambling for extra cash before their purchase can...
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