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Associated Press A chocolate pod filled with cacao beans is shown in Puerto Rico. Use of chocolate goes back to the Mayans, who considered it a gift from their god of air, Quetzalcoatl. The Spanish were the first Europeans to get hold of chocolate pods and, 50 years later, figured out what to do with them.
Chocolate’s a challenge for gardening Valentines
If chocolate’s the thing for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, why give plain old candy when you can give a chocolate plant (Theobroma cacao)? The challendge of chocolate Growing chocolate f...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service The Wahoo Fitness Run/Gym Pack includes the Wahoo ANT+ Key and Wahoo Fitness soft belt heart rate monitor.
Travel Goods, Gadgets & Gear: Keeping fit on your travels
Several new items are spot-on for keeping your commitment to fitness on track while on the road – and in style and more visible. Fitness buffs can geek up their fitness devices with a new gadget...
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Accessory Report: Silver Shoes
We make no secret of the fact that we gravitate toward all things shiny (diamonds, sequins, foil, anything really). Lately, however, we’ve cultivated an infatuation with silver shoes, a trend that’...
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100 gather to honor Confederate soldier
SENECA, S.C. — In a Craig family portrait, a man to the right sits in the back row. He wears a black suit and hat, his hand resting on a woman’s shoulder. In the grainy photo copy, it’s hard to ...
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Associated Press Manager Jerry Holub looks at seed packages on display at the Earl May Nursery and Garden Center on Jan. 25 in Des Moines, Iowa. The USDA announced Wednesday it is making new maps for plant hardiness zones, a key to determine which plants can survive in what parts of the country. The government's official guide of colorful planting zones is being updated for a warmer 21st century.
Plants tell us that it is getting warmer
RALEIGH, N.C. — Area gardeners may have suspected odd weather when their rare palms, gingers and bottle brushes - which had no business growing this far north - actually survived a North Carolina w...
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Births
Vrbsky— Brian Radek Vrbsky, son of Gary and Lori (Wurth) Vrbsky of Fort Riley, Kan., Dec. 8, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley. Grandparents are Mary Jo Smith of Ashland City, Tenn., Herb a...
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Associated Press Ana Holdsworth, 10, moves a piece in her match against Lilly Robinson, 10, on Jan. 20 during chess club at Berkeley Glenn Elementary School in Waynesboro, Va.
Chess club becomes hit
WAYNESBORO, Va. — Nolan Bennett scanned the chess board, head resting on his folded hands. After a few moments of deliberation, he moved his rook forward three spaces, his finger waggling the to...
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Jason Wu makes arrival at Target
The brand new limited-edition Jason Wu for Target collection hit stores and www.target.com Sunday. Wu, a darling of the fashion world, is a favorite of first lady Michelle Obama. His Target c...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service You see old clothes, Devon Freund sees potential. Freund has made a business by turning thrift store clothes into high fashion.
Shabby to chic: Transforming bargain cast-offs into whimsical fashions
Where you see a frumpy long-sleeved shirt salvaged from Goodwill, Devon Freund envisions it transformed into a cute tank-top — with the sleeves becoming two wine bottle bags. Where you see an ou...
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REBECCA FELDHAUS | The Sun Abigail Hamilton has already changed little sister Brooklyn's diaper. She's excited for Brooklyn to grow up so they can play more together.
Big Sister 101
For now, Abigail Hamilton is pleased with her little sister. At 8 weeks old, Brooklyn Hamilton isn’t too much of a threat. She’s not hard to keep up with, either. Ask Abigail what Brooklyn does ...
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