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Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Flood damage to family heirlooms and collectibles requires special immediate attention. 1. Mold is the first priority. If possible, move anything with mold outdoors or to the garage. Dry everything as quickly as you can.2. Wipe wood dry as soon as possible. Wipe wood and other hard surfaces with a rag soaked in a mixture of Borax and hot water.3. Remove drawers from wood furniture. Let them dry to reduce sticking.4. Place plastic under furniture legs to prevent colors bleeding from furniture...
Monday, October 8, 2012
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The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, also called the Chicago World’s Fair, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The fair’s dedication ceremonies were held in October, 1892, though the fairgrounds didn’t open to the public until May 1, 1893 and it closed October 30, 1893.Visitors wanting to take home a souvenir of their World’s Fair experiences were offered many choices—directories, pictures, programs, ash trays, ceramics, toys, posters,...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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If you have an old, perhaps 18th-century, piece of case furniture, try this dating tip. Pull the drawers out and put them back upside down. The drawers should move back and forth as easily as they did in the right-side-up position. Old-time cabinetmakers made both a drawer and its opening exactly square. Drawers with later repairs may not be as exa...
Friday, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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The September 2012 issue of “Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles” is now available. Don’t miss auction reports on cocktail accessories, Italian art glass and Midcentury Modern desks. Also in the September issue—prices and photos of lawman badges from the Old West, colorful Chinese firecracker labels, birds captured in etchings and figurines, Boehm porcelain marks and Terry Kovel's report from the White Ironstone China Association annual conventi...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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VPT Engineering and Production staff have just finished the complete rebuild of the lighting system in the Colchester studios of Vermont's statewide public television network. Working with local electrical contractors, they replaced equipment that dated back to the day VPT began in 1967.Starting in February, the original power sockets in the ceilings of Studios A and B were replaced with modern sockets....
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Compared with the other 49, Vermont is a healthy state. Vermonters live longer, have a lower infant mortality rate, and are more likely to have health insurance than most other Americans.It is even (compared with the other 49) a thin state, with only (if "only" is the right word) 58.5 percent of the people (and 26.7 percent of the children) overweight, and 23.9 percent obese.But when it comes...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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VPT's Kathryn Scott and Jeff Vande Griek wrote the spot that won the Best Copywriting award, and Keith Swann was producer of the spot.Montpelier radio station WNCS-FM ("The Point") and Colchester-based advertising agency Mt. Mansfield Media were the winners of the Radio and Television Best in Show prizes announced May 17 at the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Commercial of the Year Awards luncheon.WNCS...
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Friday, April 20, 2012
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Vermonters, Deb Markowitz noted, are notably self-reliant, which is good. As might be expected of self-reliant people, they are well equipped. They have tools. They have energy. They have know-how. Some of them even have heavy earth-moving equipment. In and of itself, that’s also good, noted Markowitz, the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources.In the days after Tropical Storm Irene...
Friday, February 24, 2012
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Being a firefighter, Tim Girard was saying, isn't easy. "There's a background check, and you have to do training," said Girard, a officer of the Swanton Village Fire Department and the President of the Vermont State Firefighters Association. And nobody, he said, does it for the money. Even though the Swanton firefighters were among the few in the state who get a small hourly wage, "you're not going to do it to get rich," Girard said. Some are attracted by "seeing the trucks go out,...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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How do you like the newest arrivals at J.Crew online?Here are some of the items that I have already tried on and/or reviewed: Dolores Dress in Peacock PaisleyFitting Room Pictures and Review: next rollout picturesColorblock Stripe Boatneck TeeFitting Room Pictures and Review: next rollout picturesAdditional pictures on Flickr Long No. 2 pencil skirt in abstract leopardFitting Room...
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Hello everyone,It's new arrival rollout time at J.Crew again. Here are my faves from the new pretties:Spring Fling Dress -- Love the shape, the print, the colors (not the price -- it's Collection)!Dottie Dress -- Hello, dots, sash, love. It's silk organza, so definitely a party/wedding frock. Price is craz-o.Circle Eyelet Dress -- So pretty in the admiral blue. No. 2 Pencil Skirt in Ultra Eyelet --...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Hi everyone,Sorry if I've been a bit slow to post and comment lately. The whole family has been struggling through a virus the past week that has had me falling behind in everything. Ack, is it summer yet?Speaking of warmer weather, I thought I'd share reviews of two summery items that are on promo right now, the Drawstring Mini and the Amie Maxidress in Skinny Stripe.Drawstring...
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