Lifestyle Stories from December 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Home sales up for third straight monthDec 30, 2012 7:32 am - Pending home sales rose for the third month in November, a sign of the housing recovery’s resilience in the face of fiscal threats facing the U.S. The index of pending h...
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Annoying flies hatch from slime in drainpipesDec 30, 2012 4:56 am - Q. My daughter is plagued by moth flies. She lives in a 1957 two-story house. In her laundry room, moth flies have taken over. She has a drain there, as well as in a bac...
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Royal Dux figurines were once hot, now notDec 30, 2012 4:51 am - Q. Would you have an idea of the value of this Royal Dux Bohemia centerpiece, No. 647? It stands 16 inches tall and 15-by-10 inches at the base. As far as I can discover...
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Shelling and sun on Florida's Sanibel IslandDec 30, 2012 4:45 am - SANIBEL, Fla. — Visit the beaches on this Gulf Coast barrier island and you're likely to see people doing the Sanibel Stoop. That's the term for the bent-at-the-waist po...
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DVD previewsDec 30, 2012 4:44 am - Coming Jan. 1: “Cosmopolis” (R, 108 minutes, Entertainment One): Robert Pattinson plays 28-year-old billionaire Eric Packer, who decides that his perfectly coiffed ’do ...
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Readers give out their tried-and-tested adviceDec 30, 2012 4:10 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On severing the tie with the in-laws/grandparents because your spouse has died: Not long after breaking the news to me that his ...
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Tenant claims penalty for minor cat damage is unfairDec 30, 2012 4:05 am - Q. I am a renter who recently vacated a rental property, and I have an issue with the owner over a pet security deposit. When I moved in, the landlord required both a se...
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Julie Andrews returns for New Year's musicDec 30, 2012 4:00 am - Julie Andrews in Austria: hardly an unfamiliar sight, both in movie history and now on New Year's Day. The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner filmed one of her most famous r...
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From 'Homeland' to 'Honey Boo Boo,' a look back at 2012 TVDec 30, 2012 4:00 am - As with every year, TV in 2012 was a mix of the ridiculous and the sublime. A TV-centric political season provided many memorable moments (President Barack Obama's missi...
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On the road: Swoop in for Bald Eagle DaysDec 30, 2012 4:00 am - Midwest Eagles have landed Each year from mid-December through February, thousands of bald eagles migrate south to spend winter along the Mississippi River and the woode...
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