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Tweet! Tweet! How to attract songbirds at home Backyard bird watching is a fairly simple exercise. Provide enough food, water and cover, and birds will come flocking. Playing favorites, though, calls for using the right kinds of incentives. |
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 Avoid getting scammed by a contractor Nov. 5: Licensed contractor Lynda Lyday shares tips on hiring an outsider to do your home renovations. |
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 | Nature's Best Backyards Sometimes the best photograph is right in your own backyard. See this year's winners of the Nature's Best Backyards photo competition. more photos |
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Get clean and organized |
Clear your closet — and your conscience From old winter coats to outdated eyeglasses, there must be things around your house that you no longer need. But one man's "trash" is another man's treasure ... so do the right thing by donating your used stuff. Lucky magazine offers tips. |
Decorating and shopping |
Have a décor dilemma? Tell us about it Share your décor difficulties with interior designer Elaine Griffin and she may answer your concerns in an upcoming appearance on TODAY. |
Kitchen essentials |
Avocado as butter in batter? 8 odd kitchen tips Put down your peeler, and while you're at it, wash your bananas! Shape magazine identifies common kitchen mistakes, and explains why they may be robbing your food of nutrients. |
Home health and safety |
 Detox your home’s most toxic spots From your lush lawn to your child's toy box, HEALTH magazine uncovers some of the most dangerous areas in your home and easy ways to detox them. |
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 Doctor shares status of Ft. Hood victims Nov. 7: NBC’s Lester Holt speaks with Dr. W. Roy Smythe of Scott and White Hospital. |
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