New Year pledge to tackle hard tasks by repetition
A personal essay reflects on New Year resolutions to do difficult things repeatedly until easier. The author recalls past habits of last minute shopping and fears overcome through practice, citing biking, interviewing, and asking tough questions. They encourage readers to set their own repeatable challenges and see progress.
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Kathy Kish as Daily Telegraph lifestyle sports reporter
Kathy Kish serves as a Daily Telegraph lifestyle sports reporter covering human interest angles, fashion adaptations in sports, and notable athletic events with a focus on profiles and event outcomes.
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Kathy Kish
Daily Telegraph
Easy applesauce ornaments from a Wyatt of Prince ss
The guide shows how to make non edible Christmas tree decorations from applesauce and cinnamon. Mix a cup of applesauce with 3 percent cinnamon, roll flat, cut shapes, punch holes for ribbon, dry on a sheet for several days, then decorate with paint or glue.
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Wyatt
Princess
Couture treasures in attics fetch high prices
A fashion expert notes that couture pieces can fetch tens of thousands at auctions and flea markets. Gene London, NY appraiser, estimates values from photos and first-hand checks, citing Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior and Saint Laurent as prime labels. He says Hollywood pedigrees and designer eras boost value. portraits of Joan Crawford and Streisand finds illustrate the market.
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Grandma's
Gene London
New York
Lower Broadway
London
Adrians
Azzedine Alain
Philadelphia
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
Gene
Broadway
N.Y
Europe
Balenciaga
Dior
Courreges
Fortuny
Schiaparelli
Valentino
Pucci
Pierre Cardin
Givenchy
Yves Saint Laurent
Adrian
MGM
Charles James
Museum shows 60 000 garments in New Costume Institute
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds 60 000 garments and accessories from the 15th century to today with about 200 on display in the New Costume Institute opened Dec 10. Four galleries feature florals black and white geometrics and abstracts on tweeds. a fifth holds special acquisitions.
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London
Judy Straeten
New York
Diana Vreeland
Costume Institute
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Aunt Millie
New Costume Institute
Isac Mizrahi
Worth
France
Chanel
Balenciaga
Self propelled snow shovel debuts at Henry’s Hardware
A reflective shopper visits Henry’s Hardware after a cherished heirloom snow shovel breaks on a sidewalk. He tests a space age polymer model and a self propelled shovel with a control panel and motor, hoping for a durable, quarter century lasting purchase while evaluating options.
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Henry
E-Man
Enviroman and the push for durable home goods
Environment reporter Rick Moon discusses the Enviroman device and the shift toward durable products to reduce waste. He cites Henry testing a shovel design, notes kinks to fix, and argues quality items save money and pollution by lasting longer.
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Henry
Rick Moon
the Freeman
Waukesha, Wis
West Virginia RPM Distribs Bring Local Albums to Stores
A Huntington entrepreneur launches RPM Distributors to place home-grown WV musicians in 28 stores across West Virginia and nearby Ohio and Kentucky. The venture signs 19 artists, curates floor racks, and aims to avoid garage bands while screening offensive lyrics for retailer comfort.
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Bob Thompson
VY Janes Reed
Robert Shafer
Sally Hawley
Ron Sowell
West Virginia
Thompson
Shafer
Lowell
Bluefield
Morgantown
RPM Distributors
RPM
Michael Myers
Huntington
Myers
Camelot Music
Pied Piper
Disc Jockey
Ohio
Kentucky
State
Robin Kessinger
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