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New Focus still a frugal, sleepy car (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Ford watchers looking forward to a makeover of the Focus will just have to keep waiting for a new model from the company's European workshop. Instead, the Focus that Americans are receiving definitely beats, say, a fruitcake.

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Car Talk: Snow or rain won't stop him, but missing antifreeze might (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT

A reader writes: "I have a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country with a 3.3-liter V-6 engine and 134,000 miles on it. One day I refilled my antifreeze, and a week later, it was empty. This past week I put in 2 gallons, and now it's empty again. So where is all that antifreeze going?"

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Photo agencies to pay Liz Hurley, her husband and Hugh Grant for invading privacy (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:56:00 GMT

Two photo agencies have agreed to pay $113,000 to Liz Hurley, her husband, Arun Nayar, and her ex-boyfriend Hugh Grant for taking photos of them while they were vacationing in the Maldives.

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Working Dad: A teen girl's guide to raising parents (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Her experiences as a teenager in Bellevue has led Sarah O'Leary Burningham to write a book for teen girls about dealing with their parents.

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Embrace the marriage cliché (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:49:00 GMT

Marriage may be a cliché, but she's willing to embrace it.

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Drink Up: Fandango Sangria (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Despite its name, this recipe has nothing to do with a certain movie-ticket-selling company that uses puppets in its ads.

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Cook It: Lobster Rolls (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:44:00 GMT

Serves: 4Prep time: 2 hoursCook time: 15 minutes3 cups of chopped lobster claw meat (about 10 to 12 claws, which is softer and sweeter than tail meat)1/4 cup vinaigrette salad dressing1/2 cup finely diced celery1/4 to 1/3 cup mayonnaise, more or less to tasteSalt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste2 tablespoons unsalted butter4 frankfurter (top-split) rollsIn a large bowl, combine the lobster...

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Soon-to-be dad must act like an adult (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:43:00 GMT

A reader writes: "My wife is 4 1/2 months pregnant. For the past year or so I've had an "office girlfriend" -- a single woman at my office who is fun to flirt and eat lunch with, but nothing more. What can I do to make sure I don't cheat?"

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Help suffering vet find others like him (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT

A reader writes: "My husband recently returned from Iraq a different man. It wasn't just the severe spinal-cord injury he suffered while overseas, which limited his mobility -- it was his drinking. He's only 23. How do I help?"

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God is constant, in the past and future (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT

A reader writes: "Is the God you read about in the Old Testament different from the God of the New Testament?"

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What are your favorite places to visit in Seattle? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52:00 GMT

Give us your own list of ideas.

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Plant Pick: Rosa x 'Radyod' ('Blushing Knock Out' rose) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:25:00 GMT

Landscape roses make it easy for anyone who doesn't indulge in rose passion to include a few of the shrubs in their home garden. 'Blushing Knock Out' is a prime example.

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Green Gardening: 'Megabee' -- it gives honeybees wings (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:20:00 GMT

Garden expert Ann Lovejoy offers details on a new food developed to make honeybees healthier and increase the numbers in their colonies.

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Year-round succulent garden is to dry for (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris offers his weekly "to do" list, starting with how to grow a year-round succulent garden of cactus and other plants that prefer arid areas.

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Edibles: Fast-growing se corns are real sweeties (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Edibles gardening expert Chris Smith completes his two-part series on sweet corn with a discussion of the se type, and he adds tips on isolation and germination for growing corn.

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Just Ask: Gray foliage can perk up this sad scene (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT

Garden expert Marianne Binetti answers your garden questions, starting with suggestions for what to plant in front of bloomed-out tulips where the soil must be left dry while the tulip bulbs set themselves up for next year.

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The Grounded Gardener: Retooling the old garden shed (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Master Gardener Marty Wingate says the shed, once the denizen of dusty corners in the backyard, has emerged to become an outdoor living space, as likely to host a tea party as to store a lawn mower.

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The You Docs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:59:00 GMT

Toss together a salad with turkey, walnuts, avocados and red bell peppers, and you may be able to appreciate how vibrant it looks for a l-o-n-g time to come. Diets that contain healthy amounts of the omega-3 fat docosahexaenoic acid (600 mg a day), vitamins C and E, beta carotene and zinc -- things this salad is full of -- are linked to a 35 percent drop in the top cause of blindness after 55.

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Charlton Heston's fake Ten Commandments are up for auction (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:57:00 GMT

Thou shalt find the Ten Commandments up for bid this summer. A pair of faux granite tablets Charlton Heston cradled in the 1956 biblical epic, "The Ten Commandments," is expected to fetch as much as $60,000.

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Cook It: Grilled White Pizza with Greens (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:55:00 GMT

Serves: 2Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 15 minutes1 ball prepared pizza dough, room temperature2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for grilling and serving2 cloves garlic, minced1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes1 large leek, trimmed and cut into thin rounds6 cups chopped greens (such as kale, chard, spinach, etc.)Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste2 cups shredded Gouda...

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