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On my very first Home 911 column, a colleague sent me this question: how do I know if my cheese is rotting and not just molding like blue cheese? I said if he tastes it and it makes him want to puke, it’s rotten; if it makes him want to pour a glass of chardonnay, it’s blue. He didn’t find it funny.
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Dear Home 911,
I am a wife and mother to two children. I suspect our maid is stealing from us. Some things, like money  — couple of hundreds — and inexpensive jewelry that are lying around the house — go missing without explanation. 
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                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

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                    [Title] => How do you clean silk flowers and store wreaths?
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

I love having fresh flowers around the house but this can get very expensive. Last year, I bought several silk flower arrange-ments, which are also pricey since the quality is so good, they look almost real. The problem is the whites have become gray with dust. How do I clean my silk flowers? And how do I store the new wreaths I bought for Christmas to make them last long?  – Dawn


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                    [Title] => Dream your truffles away
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

A friend sent me two kilos of original French truffles. Please tell me more about truffles and how best to enjoy them. I just eat them as they are.  – Nicole


Okay, there are two kinds of truffles: the first is any fungus that produces a lumpy, hypogeus fruiting body or the fruiting body itself; the second is any of various chocolate confections, especially one made of a mixture including chopped nuts, rolled into balls and covered with cocoa powder.


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                    [Title] => How long do cheeses and fruits keep?
                    [Summary] => Dear Tanya, 

For Christmas, I’m planning to give away cheese and fruit baskets to my family, colleagues and friends. And maybe caviar to special friends. I want to do my shopping early but I’m worried that by the time the baskets are sent out and actually consumed by the recipients, the fruits will have gone bad already. What’s the storage limit for apples, oranges, bananas and cheeses?  – Mary Anne  


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                    [Title] => Leather of the band & upholstery symbols
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


I was browsing through a furniture store abroad last month when I noticed the tags, much like fabric symbols, on the upholstery with symbols like "W," "S," "X" and "S-W." What do they mean? I’m thinking of having our sofa reupholstered in leather, but people tell me that leather gets too warm when the weather is hot. Is it hard to remove spots from leather upholstery?  – Melvin


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                    [Title] => Home repairs before the holidays
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-11-12 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1761978
                    [AuthorName] => Tanya T. Lara
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                    [Title] => Oil’s well that ends well
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


We are in the catering business, and oil and food stains are a problem with our table mantles. Is there a solution and method for removing such stains? What kind of fabrics resist such stains? Your suggestions will be a big help in our cost-cutting measures. 


KHAY


Where can I find laundry bags; do they come in different sizes? And how do you remove oil stains? 


VAL


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                    [Title] => What causes static electricity?
                    [Summary] => Dear Tanya,


What causes static electricity? Why do we get a little electric shock when we open filing cabinets or touch somebody’s hand? 


Millet


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I am a wife and mother to two children. I suspect our maid is stealing from us. Some things, like money  — couple of hundreds — and inexpensive jewelry that are lying around the house — go missing without explanation. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-01-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134352
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                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

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                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1761978
                    [AuthorName] => Tanya T. Lara
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                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

I love having fresh flowers around the house but this can get very expensive. Last year, I bought several silk flower arrange-ments, which are also pricey since the quality is so good, they look almost real. The problem is the whites have become gray with dust. How do I clean my silk flowers? And how do I store the new wreaths I bought for Christmas to make them last long?  – Dawn


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                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 

A friend sent me two kilos of original French truffles. Please tell me more about truffles and how best to enjoy them. I just eat them as they are.  – Nicole


Okay, there are two kinds of truffles: the first is any fungus that produces a lumpy, hypogeus fruiting body or the fruiting body itself; the second is any of various chocolate confections, especially one made of a mixture including chopped nuts, rolled into balls and covered with cocoa powder.


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                    [Summary] => Dear Tanya, 

For Christmas, I’m planning to give away cheese and fruit baskets to my family, colleagues and friends. And maybe caviar to special friends. I want to do my shopping early but I’m worried that by the time the baskets are sent out and actually consumed by the recipients, the fruits will have gone bad already. What’s the storage limit for apples, oranges, bananas and cheeses?  – Mary Anne  


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                    [Title] => Leather of the band & upholstery symbols
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


I was browsing through a furniture store abroad last month when I noticed the tags, much like fabric symbols, on the upholstery with symbols like "W," "S," "X" and "S-W." What do they mean? I’m thinking of having our sofa reupholstered in leather, but people tell me that leather gets too warm when the weather is hot. Is it hard to remove spots from leather upholstery?  – Melvin


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                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


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                    [Title] => Oil’s well that ends well
                    [Summary] => Dear Home 911, 


We are in the catering business, and oil and food stains are a problem with our table mantles. Is there a solution and method for removing such stains? What kind of fabrics resist such stains? Your suggestions will be a big help in our cost-cutting measures. 


KHAY


Where can I find laundry bags; do they come in different sizes? And how do you remove oil stains? 


VAL


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                    [Title] => What causes static electricity?
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What causes static electricity? Why do we get a little electric shock when we open filing cabinets or touch somebody’s hand? 


Millet


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How long do cheeses and fruits keep?

By Tanya T. Lara | January 3, 2009 - 12:00am

On my very first Home 911 column, a colleague sent me this question: how do I know if my cheese is rotting and not just molding...

Modern Living

Lies my cleaning lady told me

By Tanya T. Lara | January 26, 2008 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911, I am a wife and mother to two children. I suspect our maid is stealing from us. Some things, like money  — couple of hundreds — and inexpensive jewelry that are lying around the house...

Modern Living

How to get kids to help you clean up

By Tanya T. Lara | February 4, 2006 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911,

Modern Living

How do you clean silk flowers and store wreaths?

By Tanya T. Lara | January 14, 2006 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911, I love having fresh flowers around the house but this can get very expensive. Last year, I bought several silk flower arrange-ments, which are also pricey since the quality is so good, they look...

Modern Living

Dream your truffles away

By Tanya T. Lara | December 31, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911, A friend sent me two kilos of original French truffles. Please tell me more about truffles and how best to enjoy them. I just eat them as they are. – Nicole Okay, there are two kinds of truffles:...

Modern Living

How long do cheeses and fruits keep?

By Tanya T. Lara | December 17, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Tanya, For Christmas, I’m planning to give away cheese and fruit baskets to my family, colleagues and friends. And maybe caviar to special friends. I want to do my shopping early but I’m worried...

Modern Living

Leather of the band & upholstery symbols

By Tanya T. Lara | December 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911, I was browsing through a furniture store abroad last month when I noticed the tags, much like fabric symbols, on the upholstery with symbols like "W," "S," "X" and "S-W."...

Modern Living

Home repairs before the holidays

By Tanya T. Lara | November 12, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911,

Modern Living

Oil’s well that ends well

By Tanya T. Lara | September 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Home 911, We are in the catering business, and oil and food stains are a problem with our table mantles. Is there a solution and method for removing such stains? What kind of fabrics resist such stains? Your...

Modern Living

What causes static electricity?

By Tanya T. Lara | July 16, 2005 - 12:00am

Dear Tanya, What causes static electricity? Why do we get a little electric shock when we open filing cabinets or touch somebody’s hand? Millet

Modern Living

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