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<title><![CDATA[10 New Year's resolutions for him]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Apparently I have some folks mad at me for what one gentlemen pointed out as "making fun of my own race." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wedding folklore, myths and good luck charms  ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Who doesn't hope for good fortune on their wedding day?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips to save money on weddings in hard times]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It is still possible to have a fantastic wedding during a bleak economy. Here's a few tips from New York wedding planner Lisa Light on how to save money on traditional and destination weddings:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grants available to help improve the lives of WNC women]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Western North Carolina nonprofits and public agencies seeking financial support for efforts to create positive change for less fortunate women are invited to apply for Women for Women grants from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:45:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quakes shake loose fears about Yellowstone volcano ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Run for your lives ... Yellowstone's going to explode!

Hundreds of small earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park in recent weeks have been an unsettling reminder for some people that underneath the park's famous geysers and majestic scenery lurks one of the world's biggest volcanoes.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Science teacher builds house from old tires]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Having hundreds of old tires piled up around your house normally isn't a look your neighbors appreciate. 

But the tire piles around Louisa County resident Randy Holladay's dwelling aren't just discarded junk — they're the walls of his home and most of them aren't visible from the outside. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:37:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Out! Neither sleet nor cold can stop 'ultras']]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Salem Lakeshore Frosty Fifty is a rain-or-shine-or-sleet-or-snow event.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[YOU DO IT: Marriage is about shared responsibilities and trust]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[We had been married only a few months when Clarissa burst into the living room with her arms full of shopping bags. "Honey, you can't believe how much money I saved you," she said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MAYBE: Aspirin use by diabetics examined]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[<span>The question:</span> Cardiovascular problems are at least twice as common in people with diabetes as they are in those who don't have the disease. Might taking low-dose aspirin cut that risk?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church events this weekend]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Seminar for adults, children who experience divorce, and a hand-clapping concert for the community.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: T-shirt discrimination is wrong - and sometimes lucrative]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I want $240,000. 
That's what my fellow victim of T-shirt discrimination received and that's exactly what I want. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:27:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French fry power can save restaurant owners 25% on utility bills]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ A new company called Owl Power has invented an inexpensive cogeneration system that converts waste oil into both electricity and hot water, saving up to 25% on utility costs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Birds do it, bees do it, even Aedes aegyptis do it ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — Duets: When Lionel Richie and Diana Ross sing "Endless Love," it's heartwarming. When the first birds of spring chirp together, it's charming. When male and female mosquitoes harmonize, it's, well, annoying.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:28:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Attorney General wins reform, refunds from Peak Fitness]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Peak Fitness will make major changes to benefit members of its health clubs thanks to a comprehensive agreement announced today by Attorney General Roy Cooper.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The right tools can help keep your family on track]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Need help getting your family organized in 2009?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital Natives: Psychiatrist studies how time spent online affects brain function, face-to-face communication skills]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Super Scott reveals rest of his vision for 2009]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Attentive readers -- that would be those who are not at this point staring into space, wondering why they were reading this eight seconds ago -- may recall last week's column, Scott's Super Powerful Year in Preview 2009,]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Soldier's tale helps parents explain long absences]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Korey Outerbridge was in Iraq when the idea came to him: He needed to write a children's book.

He wanted the book to be comforting and inspiring, so that members of the armed forces could read it to their children and help their young ones understand why parents in the military sometimes have to leave for long and trying periods.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian Adventure: There's more to N.Y.'s Chinatown besides good food and shopping]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Year of the Ox begins Jan. 26, and stores all over Chinatown are selling bright red decorations to mark the New Year. Though it's easy to pick up cheap souvenirs at shops around the neighborhood, it's also worth spending a day seeking out the unfamiliar. You can sample new dishes, listen to a two-stringed fiddle called an <i>erhu</i>, or even visit a Buddhist temple.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scene-Stealing Gloves: Designer who came from family that made gloves in Hungary brought her own flair to U.S., gained success]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dorothy Gaspar does not make gloves for meek women. Her long, sinuous, leather creations -- imagine Louboutin stilettos for your hands -- are better suited for martini-swilling minxes who smirk through apologies. Same goes for the chic, two-tone driving gloves that come in flashy sports-car colors and snap efficiently at the wrist. Even folded over in repose, like sleeping swans, Gaspar's gloves are ready for their close-up.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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