Lifestyle Stories from September 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Mixed grades for new, healthy school lunch rulesSep 15, 2012 6:11 am - ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — One student complains because his cafeteria no longer serves chicken nuggets. Another gripes that her school lunch just isn’t filling. A third student ...
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Tea carts are not everyone’s bagSep 15, 2012 6:04 am - Q. I think this tea cart is more than 100 years old. What is your opinion of its age and value? A. Reportedly, the term “tea cart” was first used in 1817, and was just a...
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Montenegro a travel diamond in the roughSep 15, 2012 6:00 am - TIVAT, Montenegro — A newly developed luxury resort village called Porto Montenegro may finally be helping Montenegro's image catch up with its overly glamorous portraya...
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Local company creates classy garage doorsSep 15, 2012 5:58 am - Garage doors often cover a large expanse of a home, so high-end homeowners, in particular, often choose to make a statement with their garage doors. But even those with ...
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Several suggestions to look at a home’s sale differentlySep 15, 2012 5:53 am - Q. We have a beautiful home that has been on the market four months, one that our Realtor referred to as “a shiny penny.” People say: “It’s beautiful … but …” We reduced...
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Directions to find map-themed decorSep 15, 2012 5:00 am - In a GPS world, physical maps are becoming quaint relics for travelers. But decor with a map theme is hot. There’s art in cartography: Street grids, the curve of a shore...
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How to care for cedar sidingSep 15, 2012 5:00 am - Q. We are negotiating to buy a house with cedar siding. It has a fairly new paint job, but the paint is peeling badly. What’s the best way to remove the peeling paint? T...
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Decor dreams take flight when dollhouse decoratingSep 15, 2012 5:00 am - In a kids’ entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it. The do-it-yourself trend, wh...
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How to combine two condo units into oneSep 15, 2012 4:17 am - Q. I own two side-by-side condominium units. The doors to the two units are also side by side, in a small vestibule set back from the common hallway for all of the units...
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Brick Georgian is on secluded Inverness cul-de-sacSep 15, 2012 4:15 am - This brick Georgian home with a wood shake shingle roof exudes elegance and luxury. It is situated on a 1.03-acre, cul-de-sac lot in Inverness. Built by renowned Barring...