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    <title><![CDATA[   Blessings should be counted, big and small ]]></title>
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        By late July, when we started planning today&amp;rsquo;s special Food and H+H Thanksgiving sections, this year&amp;rsquo;s theme was sadly apparent: It&amp;rsquo;s the economy, silly.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Safety should be a key element of design ]]></title>
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        So much consideration is given to the look of a room that it&amp;rsquo;s easy to forget about another, even more important aspect of interior design: safety.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   In Print | Home Book ]]></title>
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        House Beautiful The Home Book by Carol Spier (Hearst Books, $40) takes you by the hand to help you decorate your home.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Ring in the new year with &lsquo;A New Hope' ]]></title>
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        Looking for something new to do for New Year&amp;rsquo;s Eve? Dust off the 30-year-old &amp;ldquo;Star Wars&amp;rdquo; trilogy.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   CATALOG SCOUT ]]></title>
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        Christmas stockings this season are steeped in tradition but simultaneously seem fresh. Take, for example, Crate and Barrel&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Jolly Stocking.&amp;rdquo; It turns Santa&amp;rsquo;s red-and-white on its toe, using the same color palette but a series of sophisticated white wool loops instead of a hunk of fur on the cuff.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Q&A with Seasonal Concepts owner MARC ACORD, OVERLAND PARK ]]></title>
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        JOB DESCRIPTION: Owner of Seasonal Concepts stores including 10430 Metcalf Ave., 913-642-4999, www.seasonal conceptsonline.com      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   HANDYMAN: Tom Breshears addresses concrete step problem ]]></title>
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        I have a 1950s era house with a concrete front porch with two steps leading up from the front walk. The concrete on the vertical rise of the top step had broken off to reveal a 10-inch-square area of brick. Can this be repaired without replacing the whole porch?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   House + Home Calendar: Week of Nov. 30 ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:31 CST</pubDate>
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        Fort Scott holiday tours Moonlight and Mistletoe Tour features three Victorian homes and a holiday reception, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6, $20.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Green Home: Carrotmob KC &lsquo;greenifying' businesses ]]></title>
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        &amp;ldquo;Buy booze. Save the Planet.&amp;rdquo; That slogan is how Carrotmob KC touted its first Kansas City event last month.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Bring a touch of &lsquo;Mad Men' home ]]></title>
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        Raise a glass, a stylish glass, to Don Draper. The main character of AMC&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Mad Men&amp;rdquo; drinks from sterling-silver banded glassware that he keeps inside his Manhattan Avenue office. Draper, played by University of Missouri-Columbia alum Jon Hamm, is creative director of the fictional Sterling Cooper ad agency in the early 1960s.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Staff Picks: Hammerpress Letterpress gift bags ]]></title>
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        Hammerpress Letterpress of Kansas City has hit the big time with these little gift bags. The 12-pack set, $9.95, includes colorful paper sacks in various sizes that can be used for party favors and larger holiday gifts. Stickers seal the bags.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Old house people know windows sometimes take a good shove ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:58 CST</pubDate>
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        They don&amp;rsquo;t look like much now. They just look like windows to most folks. But old-house people know there&amp;rsquo;s sometimes a story behind old house windows.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The week ahead: Nov. 30-Dec. 6 ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:01 CST</pubDate>
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        &amp;bull;Make sure lights have been tested for safety by a recognized laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratories or ETL Testing Laboratories.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Sips and Sunds: Mix up some holiday spirits ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:03 CST</pubDate>
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        Michael Flynn, new wine and beverage director at Dallas&amp;rsquo; revamped Mansion on Turtle Creek restaurant, came up with this variation on a New York classic. You&amp;rsquo;ll be humming &amp;ldquo;Silver Bells&amp;rdquo; to yourself before you&amp;rsquo;ve finished mixing the first batch.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Homeowners frame new esthetic for garden ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:16 CST</pubDate>
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        When Sandi Ollenberger moved into her home in Fresno, Calif., four years ago, the view from the kitchen window was of a 6-foot-tall wooden fence.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Setting the table: It's not the same old things this year ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:17 CST</pubDate>
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        Instead of blowing the budget on all new chargers, beaded table runners and sparkly napkin rings, make this year&amp;rsquo;s table a mismatched celebration that draws from the cupboards of everyone on the guest list. Ask each guest to bring a favorite old plate, and ask whoever has sterling or silver plate flatware and serving spoons if they can be pressed into service.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Thanksgiving Portrait: Martin Fries of Olathe ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:22 CST</pubDate>
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        Two 8-foot-long folding tables are hauled from the basement into the great room each Thanksgiving in Martin Fries&amp;rsquo; Olathe home. But last year a laptop computer took Fries&amp;rsquo; place at the head of the table. His face was on the screen.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Thanksgiving Portrait: Helen Koch of Independence ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:22 CST</pubDate>
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        W hen Helen Koch of Independence was a child, her family played &amp;ldquo;Pit&amp;rdquo; as soon as the Thanksgiving meal was cleared off the table.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Create an easy, natural centerpiece for Thanksgiving ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:12 CST</pubDate>
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        Fresh flowers and gourds from the supermarket, an old piece of barn wood from a flea market and white votive candles are all you need to create a warm, rustic atmosphere for your feast.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   House + Home tips for the week ahead: Nov. 23-29 ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:56 CST</pubDate>
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        &amp;bull;Reserve a hotel room on the Country Club Plaza for next year&amp;rsquo;s lighting ceremony.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Geothermal systems conserve energy and reduce bills for heating and cooling ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:21 CST</pubDate>
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        You may not know anyone with a geothermal heating and cooling system in the house, but you will soon. With tax credits and financial incentives plus lowered utility bills and increased energy efficiency, the numbers of geothermal homes are growing.      
    
  

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