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			<title><![CDATA[ Take a Class, and Basic Electrical Tasks Shouldn't Trip You Up ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I have a chance to take a $250 course on electrical wiring that covers how to change outlets, switches, light fixtures, rewiring circuits, etc. I'm terrified of electricity and use a stick to trip my circuit breakers.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cultivate Your Gardening Knowledge Outside the Back Yard ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ There are so many lectures, seminars and workshops at botanical and estate gardens, arboretums and parks in the Washington area that there's not room for me to list them all.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: Our white kitchen countertop, made of plastic laminate, is stained from spills of things like red wine, curry and fruit juice. How can I clean it?  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Replacing Windows? Look for Seal of Approval. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I'm about to start a window replacement project. My husband wants vinyl windows because of the easy maintenance, but I'm not a big fan. The number of choices is making it hard for me to decide which kind of windows to install. What are the best replacement windows? <br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175440944" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175440944" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Designing a Garden From the Ground Up ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Most homeowners approach landscape design in a way that is meant to meet their immediate need, whether that is screening, groundcover, shade or flowering plants. The proper approach to landscape design is multi-dimensional -- considering interest on ground, vertical and overhead planes. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Change Is Slow to Come Home ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ For more than 20 years, architect and author Witold Rybczynski has focused on the houses and lifestyles of ordinary people.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Replacing a Shower Head Is Easy, Do-It-Yourself Task ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Tired of that leaky, single-stream shower head left over from the Nixon administration? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Adrian Sainz</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: We have a shaky end post on our stairway. How do we tighten it up?<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175441516" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175441516" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Home Energy Audits, Yellow is In for 2009, Sectional Sofa Sources and Time to Toss the Poinsettia? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they offer tips on making your home more energy-efficient as they reveal the results of an "energy audit" at Jura's house. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Security Systems Can Monitor More Than Bad Guys ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I'm in the market for a home security system, but there seem to be so many aspects that it's rapidly getting confusing. Should I be looking at a wireless system? If the price is too high for what I want, should I consider a do-it-yourself system? -- Marty V., Hartford, Conn. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Inside the Mailbag: Misbehaving Roots and a Miniature Railway ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's time to answer your garden questions again -- in winter, when time is spent out of the garden, planning what can be done to enhance it in spring. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: We sometimes get a strong sewer odor in our house, especially when we run the washing machine. Someone told us the traps to some of our drains might have dried out, letting sewer gas enter the house. What are your thoughts?<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175443695" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175443695" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New-Model Wood Stoves Burn Cleaner ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ During the energy crisis in the 1970s, interest in heating with wood surged, particularly in regions where oil or electricity were primary heat sources. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Camilla McLaughlin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Inside Blair House, IKEA Cabinet Installation, Non-Caveish Basement Colors, Good Deals on Mirrors and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they get a sneak peek inside Blair House, the White House's official guest house. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sewer Gas Odor Can Waft Through Incorrectly Installed Toilet Gasket ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: My husband installed a new gasket on the toilet in our master bathroom as part of adding a new ceramic tile floor. He's pretty handy, but I soon noticed a sewer gas odor in this room. There wasn't an odor before. He can't smell it, and I'm reluctant to have him do the job over. The t... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Fine China in the White House -- and Your House, plus Getting Organized in the New Year and Buying New Bed Pillows ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they'll help you with your resolutions to get your home organized and save money in the New Year.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175446730" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175446730" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: How does one get rid of squirrels in the attic? -- H. Cooke ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ It's Time to Sharpen Your Gardening Tools ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ "Man is a tool-using animal . . . without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all," wrote Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Sharpen]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Thomas Carlyle]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Inc.]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Shivering With a Skimpy Furnace ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: Are all heating systems the same? Mine is running constantly and can maintain a temperature of only 67 degrees in my home. It's below zero outdoors. But still, I would expect the house to be comfortable even if the temperature outside is bitterly cold.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Lafayette]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Colorful, Sculptural Branching ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In winter there's not much to take your attention away from the structure or colors of trees and shrubs. You can appreciate them for their branching habits and bark, not just because they supply the "canopy" or "spatial enclosure" of the landscape.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175449358" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175449358" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Colorful,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sculptural]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Branching]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Harry Lauder]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Acer Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: A couple of my dining room chairs have become wobbly because of loose joints. How can I fix this ? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tim Carter's Ask the Builder ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I attended a Christmas party at a home that had wainscoting. It was gorgeous. The beadboard was painted a different color than the wall above to accent it. What can you tell me about installing wainscoting? I like a raised panel, but would settle for beadboard. --  Stephanie D., Minneapolis ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mulch Improves Garden Beds ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Mulch is a gardening mainstay because it protects and nurtures plants while improving the look of many landscapes. Plants need different types of mulches depending on the season. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Mulch]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Improves]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beds]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Washington Post Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Today's Busy Families Pass on the Family Heirlooms ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ When people decide it's time to downsize and move out of the home where they have lived for perhaps 40 years, they want to distribute their household furniture, cherished belongings and family heirlooms to their adult children and grandchildren.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175450016" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175450016" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Today's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Busy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Families]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pass]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Kenyon]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ann Arbor]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dean Zimmerman]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Melanie Diana]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Old Sturbridge Village]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Western Reserve Historical Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do-it-Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: I have heard that mold can grow behind a bathtub liner. Is this possible? -- Anna ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tim Carter's Ask the Builder ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I have an opportunity to convert my home to radiant floor heating. A complete renovation is in progress, and I'm convinced radiant floor heating will be the best for me. Can the average homeowner successfully install such a system?  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Garden Beauty That the Eye Can't Behold ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's understood among landscape designers that the aesthetics of a garden go considerably beyond visual beauty to encompass sound and touch. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[That]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Behold]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hershey (Pennsylvania)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kennett Square]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Bronx]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wave Hill]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Longwood Gardens]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: I have a bathroom sink that clogs periodically. I have tried a plunger, several kinds of drain openers and so forth, and I haven't been able to get it to drain well. What's next? -- L. Ramsey<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175450905" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175450905" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Lights Before Christmas ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Holiday lights not up yet? You still have a few days. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan J. Heavens</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[The]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lights]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Before]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How to Keep a Small Kitchen From Cramping Your Style ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/CKAgPY1fsiY/AR2008121901513.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ If you love to cook, but are afraid of buying or renting a place with a kitchen the size of a phone booth, fear not. A small kitchen doesn't have to be a big drawback if you use your space creatively. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Keep]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Small]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kitchen]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[From]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cramping]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Style]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Byron Buck]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[David Eisen]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Manhattan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ralph Cunningham]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Susan Serra]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Georgetown]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Capitol Hill]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[KitchenAid USA]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Long Island]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Making the Most of Every Inch ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ If you have a tiny room that you're thinking about as a bedroom for your child or a guest, getting the most out of a small space is a challenge but not an insurmountable one. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Making]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Most]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Every]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Inch]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Mayhew]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[William L. Murphy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kathy Wilson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Corvallis]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kristin Johnson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Savannah]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[House Beautiful Magazine]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Container Store Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[TheBudgetDecorator.com]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Williams-Sonoma Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Hostess Gifts, Colorful Holiday Decor, Displaying Holiday Cards, Cleaning a Glass-Top Stove, Advice for New Homeowners and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they'll check out the fabulous holiday decor at one Georgetown home.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175452446" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175452446" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hostess]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gifts,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Colorful]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decor,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Displaying]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cards,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Glass-Top]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stove,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Homeowners]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Putting Up a Wood Fence Worthy of Compliment ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/AoOfOKS4GuY/AR2008121201892.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: Wood fencing is my next project. My wife loves wood fences, and I feel they are attractive. What do I need to know to ensure this project is a success? What is a good wood fence post? Should I pre-build fence panels or construct the fence in place? Is it necessary to embed the fence posts in concrete? -- Barry L., Columbia, S.C. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Putting]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fence]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Worthy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Compliment]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Barry]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Columbia (South Carolina)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Deconstructing an Old Home Can Give You Building Blocks for a New One ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ You have decided to build a new house. You weighed all the pros and cons of 15 lots and finally chose one that's near public mass transit, so you'll need only one car. It's a 10-minute walk from a local shopping area, so you can easily incorporate some exercise into your regular routine. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[an]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Old]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Can]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Give]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Bob Falk]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dave Bennick]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bellingham]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Madison (Wisconsin)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Taunton]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cape Cod]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity International Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[U.S. Forest Products Laboratory]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Treasure Chest of Gardening Wisdom, for You or Those on Your Gift List ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ One school holiday assignment I never minded was to read a book of my choice. So, here are my picks for some landscape and gardening books for your holiday reading and gift list this year. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Treasure]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chest]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wisdom,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[You]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[or]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Those]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[on]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gift]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[List]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[John Muir]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Allan M. Armitage]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dan Snow]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Isobyl la Croix]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lon Rombough]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[M.C. Escher]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stephen Green-Armytage]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Firefly Books Ltd.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bonnie J. Gisel]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dennis Schrader]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Peter Mauss]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Rob Kesseler]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stephen J. Joseph]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wolfgang Stuppy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chelsea Green Publishing Company]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Clarkson Potter Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden Information Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden Writers Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Maryland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic States]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q:  I want to paint my textured refrigerator to match other appliances, but I don't want to spray it. Can I use a brush? -- S. Ferguson<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175452824" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175452824" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Welcoming Touches for Houseguests, Soliciting Help for After-Dinner Clean-Up, Under-Bed Storage and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/NKdNo49VC2s/DI2008120402449.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they'll help you get your home ready for holiday houseguests. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Welcoming]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Touches]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Houseguests,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Soliciting]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Help]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[After-Dinner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Clean-Up,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Under-Bed]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Grout Fix for a Good-as-New Tile Floor ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/SpH8-Jbr1w8/AR2008120501636.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: The grout in one joint of my floor tile has come out. Do you know why this happened? I can see that the previous homeowner repaired it. What's the best way to work with floor grout in this situation? What type of grout do I install, and how do I match the color perfectly?  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Grout]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Good-as-New]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Floor]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Valerie]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tampa]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ To Personalize Your Garden, Think Beyond Plants ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/7971n8ldrxg/AR2008120501672.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ When homeowners cut their landscaping budget, they typically get rid of things such as garden pools, fountains, walls, seating, sculpture, containers and lighting. But these elements, which can be grouped together as "site amenities," contribute to the impact of a garden. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[To]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Personalize]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Think]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beyond]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gene Austin's Do-It-Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q When I turn on the hot water in my bathroom sink, it comes out in spurts. I also feel knocking and shaking in the hot-water pipes in the basement. What's wrong? -- N. Sehghl<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175454091" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175454091" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Gene]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Austin's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Do-It-Yourself]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gene Austin]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Filtrete Air Cleaning Filters]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Want to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint? Think Food. ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/QrRSDVEeizc/AR2008112801611.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In moving for a year to New York City from Ann Arbor, Mich., a small Midwestern college town, the biggest change for me has not been the shift from a house to a high-rise and a living space that is only one-third as big. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Want]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Shrink]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Carbon]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Footprint?]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Think]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Food.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Geof Syphers]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Greg Searle]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sonoma]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ann Arbor]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Justin Kitzes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Manhattan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Rohnert Park]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ As Fall Fades, Tips to Keep Your Garden Growing ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/NTIQNYGRgzk/AR2008112801573.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new crop of questions sprouts as fall changes the dynamics in our gardens. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[As]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fades,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Keep]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Growing]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tim Carter's Ask the Builder ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I need a chain saw and am flummoxed as to which type to buy. I'm certain that I want a gas chain saw, but wonder whether to get an 18-inch or a 14-inch model. I've never used one before and am concerned about my safety.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Carter's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ask]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Builder]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[  ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/yqX2zB-lsH0/AR2008112801633.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q We have periodic power failures in our area that are a real nuisance. Is it practical to install a generator to supply emergency power to our home? -- Edward<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175454446" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175454446" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Carter's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ask]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Builder]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ With These Activities, Gardening Need Not Take a Holiday ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Here are some upcoming holiday and horticultural events for November, December and January. They're free unless otherwise noted. Call ahead to see whether registration is needed. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[With]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[These]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Activities,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Need]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Not]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Take]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States Botanic Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Audubon Naturalist Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beltsville]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bill Johnson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Black Hill]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cherry Hill]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dean Norton]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Marc Imlay]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Montgomery County (Maryland)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stanwyn Shetler]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Mason]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Anacostia Watershed Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Great Falls Park]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hillwood Estate Museum]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland Garden Railroad Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Park Service]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nature Conservancy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Potomac Gorge]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Potomac Overlook Park]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tudor Place]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/wDwQYlm3rY8/AR2008112101444.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q I have a pedestal-style porcelain sink that needs refinishing. Can I get high-quality results by doing it myself with a refinishing kit, or is it best to hire a pro? -- J. Errington ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Thanksgiving Table Decor, Christmas Decorating Without a Fireplace, Shuttered Shelter Magazines, Closet Organizers, DIY Classes and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/u60m9KQmXAk/DI2008111301978.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they're counting down to Thanksgiving and offering advice on table settings, guest room preparation and more. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Table]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decor,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decorating]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Without]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fireplace,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Shuttered]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Shelter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Magazines,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Closet]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Organizers,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Classes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Replacing Mortar Joints in a Stone Patio ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/3OgtvFRVc_0/AR2008111401526.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I have a patio repair job at my house. The irregular pieces of limestone are fine, but the mortar joints between them are failing. In some places, the stones have lifted up. The patio is about 20 years old.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175456220" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175456220" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Replacing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mortar]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joints]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Patio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Portland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[San Antonio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Plants That Burst With Fragrance ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/_RYSEsMGfCU/AR2008111401470.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A neighbor stopped by last weekend holding a piece of shrub with a dainty, sweet-smelling flower on it. His wife walked past the plant daily and absolutely had to know what is was. Fragrance does that to people. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[That]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Burst]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[With]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fragrance]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/M0GOiJX0V2k/AR2008111401607.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: I have kitchen cabinets covered with plastic laminate, and they need to be refinished. Paint-store clerks said they can't be painted, but I came across two products that claim to do the job with little or no preparation. What do you think? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Skip the Leaf Blower And Pick Up a Rake ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Instead of buying a noisy leaf blower, get some exercise and fresh air the retro way -- with a rake. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan J. Heavens</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Leaf]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Blower]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Pick]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Project That Is Easier Than It Seems ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/0xkobtL_0vY/AR2008111401467.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Here's a do-it-yourself job for the bathroom that may appear harder than it actually is: Replacing or adding a medicine cabinet.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175458061" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175458061" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Adrian Sainz</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[A]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[That]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Is]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Easier]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Than]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Seems]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Thrifty Homemade Holiday Gifts, Collapsible Guest Beds, Energy Saving Ideas, Dish Racks and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/TSnvc-FISM4/DI2008110701995.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they offer a sneak peek at the nursery of Mayor Fenty's soon-to-be-born baby girl, and chat about an ever-popular dining room color: red. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Thrifty]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Homemade]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gifts,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Collapsible]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Guest]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beds,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ideas,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dish]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Install Siding Like a Pro ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/8dpCHsvAplA/AR2008110701737.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: What can you tell me about installing vinyl siding? I like its no-maintenance aspect, and it looks easy to install. What instructions can you share? What tools will I need to get professional results on my one-story house? -- Patty S., Scranton, Pa. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Install]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Siding]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Like]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pro]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Scranton (Pennsylvania)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Prophetic, Accomplished, Eloquent, Cathey Was a Giant in the World of Horticulture ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/P3ubFyno10o/AR2008110701745.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Henry Marcellus Cathey, who died on Oct. 8 at age 79, was a brilliant plant scientist who understood the world of horticulture far beyond the boundaries that his doctoral degree and study as a Fulbright Scholar offered. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Prophetic,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Accomplished,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Eloquent,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cathey]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Was]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Giant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Horticulture]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[American Horticultural Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Donald Egolf]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Frank S. Santamour]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[William L. Ackerman]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Penjing Museum]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/2dexi6b_D9o/AR2008110701638.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: My house is very cold, and I need to get new entry doors in the front and back. Which type of entry door is best: wood, steel or fiberglass? Do I need storm doors, too? -- Anna<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175500064" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175500064" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Shopping for TVs With the Experts ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/CrdWSs5xOvA/AR2008110701655.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Technological advances have made giant flat-panel TV screens with intensely detailed pictures affordable to the average American consumer. But which one to choose? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[TVs]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[With]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Experts]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Brian Lamont]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Samsung Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Carrollton]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lewis Franke]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Apple TV]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Elite Screens Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home Entertainment Corporation plc]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Panasonic Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Presque Isle]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Vizio Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[VUDU Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maine]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Killer Audio Completes Your Home Theater ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/ydPgALS6Zfo/AR2008110701746.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ You can't have a great home theater system without great sound. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Killer]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Completes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Theater]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[John Wanderscheid]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dolby Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dave Pedigo]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Portland (Oregon)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Aperion Audio Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Xbox 360]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nintendo Wii]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Onkyo Corporation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Polk Audio Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sony PlayStation3]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bose Corporation]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Tankless Water Heaters, Getting Kids to Do Chores, Bathroom Lighting and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/CAYXEsSfIxc/DI2008103101792.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas, and Jura shares what she learned about design trends for 2009 at the High Point Furniture Market. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tankless]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Heaters,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Getting]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chores,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bathroom]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ What to Know Before Digging a Fire Pit ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/5d1jDbXgKJk/AR2008103101609.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: Last night I sat around an outdoor fire pit at a friend's house. Everything about this magical spot was enjoyable. I want to build one for myself. What's involved? Is it a good idea to have a patio fire pit, or should I consider a garden fire pit? <br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175500906" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175500906" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[What]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Know]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Before]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Digging]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pit]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Valerie]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nature's Brew Brings Out Fall's Beautiful Palette ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/zFj5aLH3Txg/AR2008103101593.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ We can look at a calendar and know that it's fall. But how do the trees know? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Nature's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Brew]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Brings]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Out]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fall's]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beautiful]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Palette]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[  Do It Yourself  ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/1E1cVvdP9jo/AR2008103101590.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: We have a top-brand storm door that has been in place for several years. The door has a cylindrical closer of the type I have seen on many such doors. However, the door closes much too slowly and lets in bugs in summer and cold air in winter. Can you help? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Despite Grand Plans, Prefabrication Still Hasn't Realized Economies of Scale ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/-XONX7yzb6I/AR2008103101638.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ For more than a century, architects and builders have strived toward a prefabricated, industrialized house, one made in a factory so that economies of scale would be realized and the product would be affordable to all home buyers. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Despite]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Grand]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Plans,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Prefabrication]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Still]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hasn't]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Realized]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Economies]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Scale]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ed Hudson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gopal Ahluwalia]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ned Massie]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Richmond]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Association of Home Builders]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Association of Home Builders Research Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Museum of Modern Art]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Front Door Colors, Curtain Sources, Wallpaper Installation Tips, Non-Themed Nursery Linens and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/bwQXjcSvi9s/DI2008102301993.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. Just in time for Halloween, they'd like to talk about decorating with the color orange.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175502261" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175502261" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Door]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Colors,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Curtain]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sources,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wallpaper]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Installation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tips,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Non-Themed]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nursery]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Linens]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Key to Successful Blacktop Repair Is to Carefully Follow Sealant Instructions ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/lck8yWosHPI/AR2008102401608.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102401608.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q DEAR TIM: I need to repair a blacktop crack. What is a good way to prevent water penetration? I've tried different sealers, but some have been messy. Is there an easy-to-apply product that produces great results? -- Maggie S., Athens, Ohio ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Key]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Successful]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Blacktop]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Is]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Carefully]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Follow]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sealant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Maggie]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Athens]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Liquid Nails Adhesives]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How to Save Money in the Garden ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/vezuaBxp_ek/AR2008102401610.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102401610.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ People are trying to figure out how to save money everywhere they can. A lot are becoming interested in growing their own fruits and vegetables. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[How]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Save]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[William Alexander]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kenneth Druse]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Clarkson Potter Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden Information Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Missouri Botanical Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Newsweek Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Ohio State University]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/tciNLR4p4dI/AR2008102401634.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. My house has aluminum siding. The baked-on finish has become badly scratched in places. Is it possible to paint it? What preparation and paint are needed? --Mary ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ For Furniture, Smaller Is Better ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/q8ueCLxy6OQ/AR2008102401637.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Even before these days of shrinking economic expectations, furniture makers were getting the message from consumers: small is the new black.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175502613" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175502613" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Emery P. Dalesio</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[For]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Furniture,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Smaller]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Is]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Better]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pamela N. Danziger]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bob Kreter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Collierville]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hamburg]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Cochran]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Phil Haney]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Phoenix]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Thomasville (North Carolina)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[IBISWorld Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lexington Home Brands]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Magnussen Home Furnishings Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Unity Marketing Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tennessee]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Sleeper Sofas, Nursery Colors, Bookshelves, Displaying Fabric Art, Dustless Floor Refinishing and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/Z2cRbgzBwyc/DI2008101601776.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. Let them know about your Halloween decorations, whether swanky or spooky! ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sleeper]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sofas,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nursery]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Colors,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bookshelves,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Displaying]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fabric]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Art,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dustless]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Floor]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Refinishing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How to Salvage a Hardwood Floor: Piece by Painstaking Piece ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/ir094FvkqGA/AR2008101701373.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: I'm faced with a hardwood floor repair. Water seeped under my front door and warped the floor. What's involved in a job like this? I'm usually not too timid when it comes to home repairs, but I'm out of my comfort zone.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[How]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Salvage]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hardwood]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Floor:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Piece]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[by]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Painstaking]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Piece]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Dan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[San Jose]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tried and True House Configurations Hold Appeal Over Time ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/RSagqMVfMTU/AR2008101701214.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Despite incessant media attention on the next big thing in new homes, many plan configurations have enduring appeal. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Tried]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[True]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Configurations]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hold]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Appeal]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Over]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Time]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[David Rook]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Eric Moser]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Austin (Texas)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Beaufort (South Carolina)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Davis Architects]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Donovan Davis]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Linda Reimer]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Omaha]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Mobile Devices]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gardening With an Eye to Helping the Environment ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/9dWUYwpBQ7w/AR2008101701220.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ There are many gardening practices you may not have thought about that can make a big difference in the health of the environment. Here are a dozen:<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175504105" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175504105" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[With]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[an]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Helping]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Whitney Cranshaw]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home & Garden Television Network]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Wildlife Federation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Princeton University]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Maryland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/0mgagq0SO6s/AR2008101701208.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. Our sliding doors have brass handles. Over the years, the outdoor handles have become pitted and ugly, but the indoor handles remain bright. What can we do about this? -- B. Fleming ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Consigment Stores and Other Bargain Sources, TV Cabinet Ideas, Outdated Bathrooms, Housekeeping Tips and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/QNZ0vsy1i3c/DI2008100901584.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Consigment]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stores]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bargain]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sources,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cabinet]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ideas,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Outdated]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bathrooms,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Housekeeping]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rescuing a Badly Damaged Shower ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/fCD4TbOuGGY/AR2008101000041.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: My ceramic tile shower has severe water damage. I was cleaning the shower when the tile caved in, creating a hole in the wall. How can I install tile in the shower so this will never happen again? Is this a job I can do myself? What are the steps to get long-lasting results? -- Diana C., Norcross, Ga. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Rescuing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Badly]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Damaged]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Shower]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Diana]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Norcross (Georgia)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Portland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tending the Garden, Sparing the Ecosystem ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/Nt7eRMUR3AM/AR2008101001737.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101001737.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Here's the test: How do you feel when you see a large slope planted with English ivy?<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175505869" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175505869" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Tending]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sparing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland Native Plant Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Minnesota]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stevan Knezevic]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Acer Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cornell University]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Department of Agriculture]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Missouri River]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Niobrara River]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Nebraska System]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Weed Science Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Weed Science Society of America]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/Cvvs_jsR0yg/AR2008101000006.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101000006.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. I have a mint-green bathtub that dates to the late 1950s. There is a sizable chip in it and I have been unable to find any kind of patching material that is close to the color. Can you help? -- J. Cozzi ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Button Up Drafty Old Homes to Cut Bills ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/J-R_6ys5ikw/AR2008101000048.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101000048.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ We used to worry about catching a cold from an old house's drafts. Now we worry about losing our shirts. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mary Beth Breckenridge</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Button]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Drafty]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Old]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cut]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bills]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Where Old Sit-Coms Meet Green Ambition ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/bL5OPPvzDp8/AR2008101001756.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ ONLEY, Va. -- Maybe it's the homemade windmills spinning on the balcony. Or the golf-cart batteries that power the kitchen. Or maybe it's the purple shag carpeting, the pink shutters, the "Dick Van Dyke Show" furniture, the leopard-print paint on the dining room floor or the gold Rolls Royce in the gravel driveway. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Scott Harper</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Where]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Old]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sit-Coms]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Meet]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ambition]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Colonial Williamsburg]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Virginia Green]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[I Love Lucy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce plc]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Shady Rest Hotel]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Virginia Tourism Commission]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Decorating Bargains, Cooking Smells, Small Spaces, Favorite Blues and Whites and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/DblXcCOBpI4/DI2008100201742.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas and introduce you to design expert Eddie Ross of Bravo TV's 'Top Design.'<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175506764" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175506764" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decorating]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bargains,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Smells,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Small]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Spaces,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Favorite]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Whites]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Roof Vents You Can Understand ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/4_uDcFGN8LA/AR2008100301419.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: It's time for a new roof, and I need to know which roof vent to install. I am considering a continuous ridge vent, but it seems to defy physics and logic. Once hot air reaches the peak of the roof, it has to go down several inches to escape the attic.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Roof]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Vents]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[You]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Can]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Understand]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ This October, Focus on Spring ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/OEBVPUXIC68/AR2008100301420.html</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100301420.html?wprss=rss_realestate/own</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ This month, possibly more than any other, is the time to ensure that your garden stays healthy and blooming next year. It's a great time to assess and improve your landscape. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[October,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[Spring]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Big City, Little Apartment: Adventures in Downsizing Home Life ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ This academic year, my husband and I are engaged in a trial run with downsizing and relocating. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Big]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[City,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Little]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Apartment:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adventures]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Downsizing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Katherine Salant]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ann Arbor]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Manhattan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Roosevelt Island]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Inter IKEA Systems BV]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. Our bathroom is damp and has a serious mold problem because of poor ventilation. We could replace a fixed window with one that opens, but it would be expensive. Would a larger vent fan help? Are there any other options? -- M. Norvell<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175507202" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175507202" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Secrets for Nurturing Sturdy Trees ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/EwyKlUAe6mo/AR2008100301500.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A thunderstorm with strong wind is enough to send tree limbs crashing down onto property. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan J. Heavens</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Secrets]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[for]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Nurturing]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sturdy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bob Rouse]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Doug Caldwell]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kim Coder]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Arborist Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Florida]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Georgia]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Laminate Floors, "Greige" Paint, Red Dining Rooms, Cricket Invasions and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas and share some how-tos on accent walls. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Laminate]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Floors,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA["Greige"]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Paint,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Red]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Dining]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Rooms,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Invasions]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Simple Steps to Cut Heating Costs ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/Jam9PMPvrnQ/AR2008092601735.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: What can I do to lower the cost of heating my home? The cost of fuel is going up faster that I can pay the bills. What are you going to do this winter in your home to lower your cost? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Simple]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Steps]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Cut]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Heating]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Costs]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Information Administration]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[New Hampshire]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ As Fall Sets In, Take Time to Walk, Learn and Listen ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Lectures, workshops, tours and other programs are available around the region this fall. They're free unless otherwise noted. Many require registration, so call ahead.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175508627" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175508627" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[As]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sets]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[In,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Take]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Time]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Walk,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Learn]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Listen]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Meet at Visitors Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States Botanic Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Penjing Museum]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Phil Normandy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Herb Society of America]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Annapolis (Maryland)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland State Bee Keepers Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Mycological Association of Washington]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adrienne Summers]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Alice Greaves]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bill McLaughlin]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[C. Colston Burrell]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Diane Lewis]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Helen Dillon]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Jeff Morisette]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Jim Deramus]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[John Elsley]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lauren Wheeler]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Laurie Short]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lisa Tayerle]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Madison Building]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Marion Lobstein]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Peggy Riccio]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Robert Pritchard]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Roxanne Paul]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Cohen]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[American Horticultural Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Black Mountain Holdings Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Education Office]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hidden Pond Nature Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hillwood Estate Museum]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Maryland State Beekeepers Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[NASA Goddard Space Flight Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Capital Dahlia Society]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Wildlife Federation]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Northern Virginia Community College]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Oaks Nature Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Potomac Overlook Park]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Potomac River]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[St. Margaret's Parish]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[The Library of Congress]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Bathroom as a Sanctuary ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/5q-Oc-a6DiM/AR2008092601733.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's been an annoying fact of life for ages: You're enjoying your shower, someone in the house flushes a toilet, and all of a sudden it turns from heaven into Hades. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Adrian Sainz</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[The]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bathroom]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[as]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Sanctuary]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Doug Walter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Eric Moore]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ibrahim Guzman]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Coral Gables]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Denver]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gopal Ahluwalia]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Miami]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Michael Menn]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Northbrook (Illinois)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Association of Home Builders]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ At Last, Pie-in-the-Sky Concepts Come Home ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/sUho2TPXGiU/AR2008092601730.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Eat your heart out, George Jetson. Technology can automate a house to the point where homeowners are alerted when food in the fridge goes bad, irrigation systems monitor dew levels and toilets medically analyze urine.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>J.W. Elphinstone</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[At]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Last,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pie-in-the-Sky]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Concepts]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Come]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Louise Farrar-Wegener]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ron Zimmer]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[George Jetson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Bellevue]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Ilya Billig]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Portland (Oregon)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Buildings Association]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[LG Group]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[MTI Whirlpools Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Z3 Design Studio Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/pTyUtOojYTA/AR2008092601699.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. We need to replace our water heater and are thinking of getting a tankless, gas-fueled heater. Are the energy savings of tankless heaters worth the extra up-front cost? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Do]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[It]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Yourself]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Gene Austin]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Before a Flood Hits, Check Into Insurance ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/Rl126G3h6n0/AR2008092601693.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It doesn't take much of a storm to flood some basements. Here's how to deal with the havoc water can wreak on a house:<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175509107" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175509107" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alan J. Heavens</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Before]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Flood]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Hits,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Check]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Into]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[National Flood Insurance Program]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Online Decorating Consultants, What to Do with Leftover Paint, Decorative Pillows, Unclogging Drains and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/sEhoOXB--lk/DI2008091802616.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas and advise on how to do a home makeover in stages. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Front:]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decorating]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Consultants,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[What]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[to]]></category>
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			<category><![CDATA[with]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Leftover]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Paint,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Decorative]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Pillows,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Unclogging]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Drains]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[more]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Block Premature Rot in Wood Deck Railings ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/eYYFTq4Qmqg/AR2008091901647.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. DEAR TIM: The wood deck railing at my home rotted prematurely and needs to be replaced. How long should deck railings last? I love mine but wonder whether I should replace it with a vinyl railing or even an aluminum one.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Block]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Premature]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Rot]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Deck]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Railings]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Adear Kate]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tennessee]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tim Carter]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Tribune Company]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Lesson in 'Rainscaping': Building a Garden That Makes the Best Use of Water ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/fej7TrDTCy8/AR2008091901656.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's been raining a lot lately, this being hurricane season. While it's good to leave our drought of the past three years behind, it's clear that sudden drenching rains, or sustained heavy rain, can cause flooding and serious damage. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[A]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Lesson]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA['Rainscaping':]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Building]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[a]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[That]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Makes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[the]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Best]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Use]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[of]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Stuart Schwartz]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Zora Lathan]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Ecology Center]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Annapolis (Maryland)]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Joel M. Lerner]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Kansas City]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Anacostia River]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Center for Urban Environmental Research]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[J. Albert Adams Academy]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Potomac River]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Kitchen Design That Evokes and Invites Movement ]]></title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/-Dk1aqqbCUE/AR2008091901657.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Last week, I saw the most remarkable kitchen I have ever encountered.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175510098" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175510098" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katherine Salant</dc:creator>
			<category><![CDATA[Kitchen]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[That]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Evokes]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[and]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Invites]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Johnny Grey]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Showtime Networks Inc.]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth David]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q. We want to get new windows for our house and are considering either new-construction windows (replacing jambs, sills and all) or just so-called replacement windows. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of window? -- J. Hoffman ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Restoration Hardware Paint Reviews, Sophisticated Pink, Feng Shui, Decorating with Pine Cones and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Museum Piece Offers Glimpse of a Prefab Future ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ CHICAGO -- Just inside the first floor of the Museum of Science and Industry's Smart Home, a 20-year-old recovered Crate & Barrel sofa flanks a cool-to-the-touch ethanol-burning fireplace that floats in the middle of the room.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Rachel Koning Beals</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Michelle Kaufmann]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Organizing the Garage Without Pain ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Few household activities inspire more dread than reorganizing the garage.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175511102" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175511102" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Adrian Sainz</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Barry Izsak]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Practice Silicone Caulking Before Getting to Work ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ DEAR TIM: Caulking is not my favorite job, but I have to use silicone caulk to fix a leaking shower enclosure. Can you offer any tips on caulk removal so I do not damage the metal or the marble curb? What is the secret when working with silicone caulk? I always end up with a mess. -- Beth S., Sarasota, Fla. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Sarasota]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sustainability Starts in Your Own Back Yard ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ As gardeners, we are at the forefront of the new Green Revolution. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[in]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Your]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: Can we paint our brick fireplace? The only high-temperature paint we can find is flat black, and we want a brighter color. We plan to continue using the fireplace after painting. -- L. Magee ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Fall Design Trends, Countertop Options, Soft Sheets, Displaying Stuffed Animals and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175511946" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175511946" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dress Up a Concrete Hearth With Slate ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: DEAR TIM: I have a concrete fireplace hearth. Is it possible to cover it with slate? If so, is that difficult? Instead of slate, should I just install a hearth pad? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[Adear Marianne]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[Millis (Massachusetts)]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sprucing Up the Late-Summer Garden, Adapting to Shade and Battling Ivy ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ As summer comes to an end, you're still busy in your gardens. ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joel M. Lerner</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Do It Yourself ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q: I want to put an insulated cover on the whole-house fan, which is in the attic floor, when the fan is not in use. Can you help? ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene Austin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home Front: Challenging Living Room Configuration, Cleaning Oriental Rugs, Refinishing Furniture, Washing Pillows and more ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week, they share some great ideas about decorative painting for children's rooms.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175514448" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate/own;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12175514448" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Framing a House Takes Specialized Knowledge -- and Every Ounce of Strength You Have ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Q DEAR TIM: Framing a house has been a dream of mine for years. My husband thinks I should get some professional help -- and he doesn't mean a construction framing crew.  ]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tim Carter</dc:creator>
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