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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:15:48 -0500 5 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_556092.shtml NEW YORK - Most women should wait until age 50 to get mammograms and then have one every two years, a government task force said Monday in a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long standing recommendation of annual screenings starting at 40. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_556092.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:32:27 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556616.shtml Can you match some of Augusta's well-known people with their pets? http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556616.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:40:21 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556390.shtml The model year on the BMW 650i is 2010, but this lengthy, smooth-riding, luxury coupe and convertible feel a bit like yesteryear. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556390.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:45 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555996.shtml CHICAGO - They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. Sounds like Gen Y, the so-called "entitlement generation," right? Not necessarily. In these hard times, they're also hearing strong rumblings of discontent from Generation X. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555996.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:58 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556619.shtml Michael and Stephanie Phillips wanted a home with more room for their young children, and they looked for a friendly neighborhood. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556619.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:45:09 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556391.shtml WASHINGTON --- Ford Motor Co., Subaru and Volkswagen AG led the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to an assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers into showrooms. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556391.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555991.shtml NEW YORK - This season's Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas' first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555991.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:51:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556617.shtml Things happen to you while you're writing, Augusta author Louise Shivers said. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556617.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:40:22 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556392.shtml There was no shortage of replies -- and memories -- about last week's photograph of the 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/liv_556392.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:05 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555978.shtml BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Seventy years later, actress Ann Rutherford still gives a damn about "Gone with the Wind." Rutherford, 89, is among the few surviving principal cast members of film, which arrives this week on a new special-edition DVD set and also marks its Blu-ray debut. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555978.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:42 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556375.shtml NEW YORK - Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free Wi-Fi. You want fries with that? A McDonald's in midtown Manhattan became the first in the U.S. this fall to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover similar to what McDonald's has done at thousands of European outlets. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556375.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:02 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555979.shtml NEW YORK - As companies hire extra workers for the holidays, some of these seasonal employees are already wondering: How do I turn this temporary position into something permanent? And, in this economy, can I? http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555979.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:42 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556383.shtml NIKISKI, Alaska - Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556383.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:10 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555994.shtml JACKSON, Miss. - When Robin Webb lived in New York City, he was treated by HIV specialists and had access to counseling and nutritional programs. Now he lives in Mississippi, where few of those services exist. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555994.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:58 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556384.shtml NEW YORK - It's not quite the warm and fuzzy crowd one imagines around most Christmas trees, but Barneys New York is celebrating the holidays with a motley crew that includes Roseanne Roseannadanna, the Church Lady, Father Guido Sarducci and Wayne and Garth. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556384.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:11 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555993.shtml HELENA, Mont. - Holders of lost savings bonds dating back to World War II say its not nearly as easy to track down the lost money as the U.S. Treasury Department claims in an ongoing lawsuit. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/liv_555993.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:20 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556376.shtml ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556376.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:02 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556614.shtml Madison Smartt Bell has chosen as his subject a Confederate general and slave trader who would go on to become one of the leaders of the early Ku Klux Klan. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556614.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:35:09 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556615.shtml TITLE: Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556615.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:40:19 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556620.shtml Here are the Richmond County property transfers for Nov. 4-9. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the clerk's office: http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/liv_556620.shtml Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:45:10 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556379.shtml For gardeners, one of the hardest objectives to accomplish is keeping the yard looking good and interesting throughout the year. To help us with that, lifetime master gardener Crystal Eskola has agreed to share her garden through the four seasons. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556379.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556380.shtml Picking the best plant for the right place in the landscape would seem to be an easy task, but it's not. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556380.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556378.shtml Not to be unpatriotic, but another "cranberry" outshines our traditional Thanksgiving cranberry. This fruit, sometimes called mountain cranberry, partridgeberry or foxberry, is esteemed in other parts of the world. You may know it by its Scandinavian name, lingonberry. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/gar_556378.shtml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:02 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556534.shtml It's hard to corral seven musicians with day jobs and families into the studio. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556534.shtml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556535.shtml Thanksgiving is coming, and we should be counting our many blessings with gratitude. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556535.shtml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556531.shtml WHAT: A service with Congregation Children of Israel, the Islamic Society of Augusta and the Episcopal Church of Our Savior http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556531.shtml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:11 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556533.shtml Men's and Women's Day: 9:45, 11 a.m. Sunday, Bottsford Spring Missionary Baptist, Waynesboro, Ga. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556533.shtml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556532.shtml An annual clothes and food giveaway will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Jordan Grove Baptist Church, 1529 Railroad St. Call (706) 724-7187. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/21/rel_556532.shtml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/kar_556133.shtml The holiday baking season begins with Thanksgiving, and if your family is like mine, you'll want to bake something for those who aren't fans of pumpkin pie. At my house, the Thanksgiving dessert spread must include something chocolate, so this week I'm offering a decadent chocolate pie. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/kar_556133.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:05 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556138.shtml Deep-frying. Wood-smoking. Sous vide. The mind-numbing number of suggestions for mining flavor from the typically unforgiving Thanksgiving bird have proliferated in recent years. This year, leave them all behind. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556138.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556136.shtml The easiest way to add tons of flavor to your Thanksgiving turkey is to get under its skin. Literally. Rubbing a blend of herbs and spices both over and under the skin of the bird just before roasting imparts tons of flavor. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556136.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556137.shtml Serving a healthful Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to mean giving up pumpkin pie or sweet potatoes. It does, however, involve making some trade-offs. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556137.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556135.shtml There is something to be said for the "splurt" sound made when dumping a can of cranberry sauce into a serving bowl. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556135.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556134.shtml Since antiquity, goji berries have been prescribed to protect the liver, promote eyesight, enhance fertility and sexual function, boost the immune system, improve circulation, and increase longevity. Today, they're a prime example of the medicinal clash between East and West. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/18/foo_556134.shtml Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:06 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/xtr_555980.shtml Local Harry Potter fans will be excited to know that the wizarding sport of Quidditch does not just exist within the pages of J.K. Rowling's franchise. An adaptation of the game of broomsticks and bewitched balls has made its way to Augusta via two Greenbrier High School seniors. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/xtr_555980.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:42 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/xtr_555981.shtml Anyone can pick up a video camera and film. But, it takes time, effort and skill to gather your friends and make a movie. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/17/xtr_555981.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:42 -0500