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                <title><![CDATA[Hot colors for 2010]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Color experts are hinting that green may be the &#8220;it&#8221; color for 2010. Although fashion and d&#233;cor gurus haven&#8217;t officially announced the coming year&#8217;s color palette, word is leaking that greens&#8212;cedar green, pale celery, and sea-foam blue-green or eucalyptus&#8212;will be as prominent in 2010 as yellow has been this year.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gardening Q&A with Richard Nunnally]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Q:I have about 17 peonies in a garden. During the second half of every summer, they get black spot. This year, some also got powdery mildew, even though there was no over head watering except by rain. We water with a soaker hose, and the afternoon sun is slightly diminished each year by continued growth by large pine and oak trees. How do I prevent black spot and powdery mildew?]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:08:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[BULLETIN BOARD: Home & Garden Calendar]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/nov/06/bulletin-board-home-garden-calendar-76122/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Holiday Shoppers&#8217; Fair: 15 Richmond-area museum stores collaborate with an unusual array of gifts for sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and tomorrow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free; sale proceeds benefit participating museums. (804) 262-9887. Virginia Christmas Show: Artisans and crafters, specialty foods, cooking demonstrations and more, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. today and tomorrow and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike. $1.50-$7. (434) 372-3996.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:59 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What' it worth?]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/nov/06/what-it-worth-83884/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Q:I have a silver tea and coffee service that belonged to my grandmother. On the bottom, it is stamped &#8220;Ascot Sheffield Design, Reproduction by Community.&#8220; What is the estimated value?&#8212;B.W. Answer: The Oneida Community was an experiment in communal living started in Oneida Creek, N.Y., in the late 1840s. The community began making tableware in 1877 and, in 1926, debuted silver-plate holloware.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Craftsmen' Christmas Classic celebrates 30th year]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Yes, we know it has been only six days since Halloween, but Christmas is up and running today at the Richmond Raceway Complex. The Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic celebrates its 30th anniversary through Sunday with the usual showcase of art, pottery, jewelry, toys, foods, clothing and more from about 450 artists and craftsmen. Craftsmen&#8217;s Classics are staged throughout the year in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by Gilmore Shows.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:05:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[ON THE HOME FRONT: Fall trends]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/nov/06/on-the-home-front-fall-trends-03091/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Did it yourself? The budget is tighter, but home-improvement needs and wants never seem to end. The solution may be to get out the toolbox and do it yourself! We want to feature your home or garden project in the Home &amp; Garden section. Tell us about it (how long did it take? what did it cost?) in fewer than 250 words, and don&#8217;t forget to include your name, address, phone number and, if possible, high-resolution photos of yourself and your project.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:04:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Did It Myself: Bookshelf / Window seat]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/nov/06/i-did-it-myself-bookshelf-window-seat-12733/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[PROJECT: Bookshelf unit/window seat TIME: Two weeks spread over six months COST: $600-$700 HOW THEY DID IT: Jim Savage saw an idea in a home-improvement magazine for a built-in bookshelf with a window seat. He decided it could be a do-it-yourself project for his Richmond home. Savage built the cabinets out of plywood with poplar face frames and trim. The lower-cabinet doors are poplar. Crown molding trims the top of the two upper units. He was able to reuse baseboard that already was in place.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:03:44 EST]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Creating creepy crawlies for Fan Halloween block party]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/creating-creepy-crawlies-for-fan-hallowe-87821/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bryan and Brent Halstead, draped in fake fur from head to claws, were a tad overdressed for a warm fall afternoon. But the brothers had worked on their werewolf costumes since February and wanted them to see daylight before Halloween.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:10:22 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[So what if it' fall? Stay busy in your garden]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/so-what-if-it-fall-stay-busy-in-your-g-97411/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Vibrant foliage isn&#8217;t enough to cheer gardeners this time of year as they watch their labors of love shrivel and suffer a crunchy brown death. But don&#8217;t hang up your trowel and become melancholy about your landscape just yet&#8212;there&#8217;s still plenty to do. It&#8217;s a good time to plant bulbs, trees and shrubs for spring and rejuvenate your lawn with seed, fertilizer and aeration.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Did It Myself: Backyard fountain]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[PROJECT: Backyard fountain TIME: About one weekend COST: $200 HOW THEY DID IT: John and Kristi Anzivino&#8217;s project started as a way to recycle a valuable piece of family history&#8212;an old water pump originally used on Kristi&#8217;s grandparents&#8217; homestead in South Dakota. The Anzivinos created a backyard water feature out of the pump, the only source of water for Kristi&#8217;s father&#8217;s family while they were growing up. &#8220;It served them well and was removed when public water and sewer were finally installed in the home in the late 1960s,&#8220; Kristi wrote. &#8220;We hauled the pump home to Virginia after one ...]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:07:41 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gardening Q&A with Richard Nunnally]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/gardening-qa-with-richard-nunnally-12973/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Q:I have a large area of English ivy that I have treated with varying success with two herbicides. The waxy coating on ivy leaves seems to reduce the effectiveness of the spraying. Can you suggest a product that will eradicate this plant? Answer: The only success I&#8217;ve had is to cut it all off at the ground and when it starts to grow back, spray it with glyphosate. As you discovered, the mature leaves are not receptive to any herbicide. However, the new young leaves will absorb it and send it to the roots.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:07:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[BULLETIN BOARD: Home & Garden Calendar]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/bulletin-board-home-garden-calendar-26627/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Ashland Walking Tour: Guided walking tour of the late-19th-century railroad town begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Ashland/Hanover Visitor Center, 112 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, Free. (804) 752-6766. Saturdays in the Garden: Monticello&#8217;s garden programs take place at 9:30 a.m. at various locations on the estate, Albemarle County:]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:06:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[On the home front]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/on-the-home-front-51756/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Halloween screams FineLiving.com is standing by to help make your Halloween a little less terrifying. If you&#8217;re throwing a monster bash, check fineliving.com/halloween for devilish decorations, chilling cocktails and a spine-chilling soundtrack. For a more light-hearted approach for little ghosts and goblins, there are plenty of kid-friendly recipes and ideas. And if you&#8217;ve been putting off carving that pumpkin, the site offers tips.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Benny L. Kass Mailbag]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/benny-l-kass-mailbag-37809/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[No standard formula for agent commission Q:How do agents get commission on rental property?&#8212;Peter Answer: There is no standard formula to compensate a real estate agent for finding a tenant for you. From my experience, most agents will want one month&#8217;s rent for their commission. However, this is negotiable. If, for example, you want the agent to manage the property for you (which is usually a good idea so that you won&#8217;t be bothered every time the tenant wants a light bulb changed), the agent may take a percentage of the monthly rent&#8212;ranging from 6 percent to 10 percent.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What' it worth?]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/30/what-it-worth-44728/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Q:I bought a Coca-Cola sign at a flea market about 10 years ago. It appears to be hand-painted with a beach scene. I was told that it dates from the 1950s. There are no signatures or markings. I would like to know more about it.&#8212;G.D. Answer: The hand-painted sign was not authorized by the Coca-Cola Co. It is a fantasy piece, not a reproduction, produced sometime within the past 30 years. It probably was never meant to fool anyone. It is a decorative item.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Richmond area haunted by ghostly homes, sites]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/23/richmond-area-haunted-by-ghostly-homes--09469/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[When Ray Rucker and his wife, Meriam, bought a home in a middle-class Mechanicsville neighborhood in 1990, they were told the brick rancher was haunted. A ceiling light activated by a pull chain would mysteriously come on in one room, the previous owners said. Rucker was skeptical.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:08:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Haunting tours of historic plantations, sites]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Haunting tours of historic plantations, sites Historic Haunts of Hanover: Sites in Hanover that harbor strange, haunted tales. Cold Harbor Battlefield: 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Ranger on site; admission free. Historic Polegreen Church: 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Richmond Investigators of the Paranormal on site; admission free. Hanover Tavern: 5 to 6 p.m. tomorrow. Tours and refreshments; admission free.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:07:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gardening Q&A with Richard Nunnally]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Q:Our Knock Out roses were a huge success this summer. However, I have no clue how to prune them. Should they have been pruned in midsummer to encourage more blooms? What should I do to them now? Answer: One of the great fea tures of Knock Out roses is that they don&#8217;t require a lot of pruning. I know several landscapers who believe you shouldn&#8217;t prune them at all. They tend to continually produce new growth and new blooms throughout the season. Since yours were so successful, I wouldn&#8217;t suggest changing very much. I prefer mine to stay under 5 ...]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:06:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[BULLETIN BOARD: Home & Garden Calendar]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/23/bulletin-board-home-garden-calendar-38822/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.: Fall Pruning for Shrubs, 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, $30-$40. Ginter in the Morning seasonal garden walk, 10 a.m. Nov. 3. Living Soil for Organic Kitchen Gardens, two-part class 9-11 a.m. Nov. 7 and 9-11 a.m. Nov. 14, $40-$60 both sessions, $20-$30 single session.]]></description>
                
                <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:04:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Who' haunting us?]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[http://www2.richmond.com/content/2009/oct/23/who-haunting-us-46099/]]></link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Poltergeist&#8212;Means &#8220;noisy ghost&#8221; in German;it&#8217;s known for making sounds and moving things around.&nbsp; Shadow people&#8212;Black masses resembling human forms. They move, but usually don&#8217;t interact with people.&nbsp; Orbs&#8212;Balls of light. Some are camera anomalies and others are said to be paranormal activity.&nbsp; Ectoplasm&#8212;Some say it&#8217;s an actual substance that you can touch, while others believe it&#8217;s only visible in photos or on video.]]></description>
                
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