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Holiday Stress Busters
Christmas, Holidays, Stress, Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, Families, Health and Medicine, Household Maintenance
09/16/2009 - 12:27pm

Cooking, cleaning, party-going, party-giving, visiting relatives, relatives visiting—welcome to the holidays! If you are the one who's mostly in charge of making the holidays bright, odds are for you may need a little pick-me-up yourself.

Refresh and Relax

Long to-do list? Make sure to put yourself on it. Budget 15 minutes every few hours for a bit of relaxation. The Herbal Home Spa and these other books can help de-stress the holidays:

Recycling Christmas: Make It a Green One
Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, Household Maintenance
08/06/2009 - 10:36am

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:

Time for Tea
History Feature Articles, Tea, Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, Cooking, History, Travel
09/10/2009 - 10:48am

Tea can be the centerpiece of a formal party or simply everyday hospitality among friends. Whether you prefer herbal, green, or black varieties, when you sip a cup of tea, you are joining a rich, historical tradition.
 

Warming Soups for Chilly Spring Days
Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, Cooking
03/16/2009 - 5:00pm
Soup

The days are bright, crisp, and brimming with the anticipation of a ripening spring. But as the sun sets, and the shivering night winds hurry families to their homes, a bowl of homemade soup will be a shared pleasure long remembered in years to come.

What's in Your Water?
Virginia Johnson, Water, Weekly Feature Articles, Science and Technology
09/10/2009 - 10:47am

Water, water everywhere…but is it safe to drink?
With bottled water costing well over a buck at the convenience store, budget-conscious folks have been switching to tap water. After all, the argument goes, tap water goes through filtration, too, and has the added benefit of fluoride. News stories blamed the rise in kids' cavities on a switch to bottled water. Surely it made more sense to stick with tap water. Now we find out that tap water and perhaps bottled water contain traces of prescription medications, causing people to reconsider their daily water source.

A Guide for Area Commuters
Jobs, Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, Regional, Self-Help and Instructional, Travel
09/10/2009 - 10:45am

 

Washington D.C.
capitol of the free world
and of potholes too

From Honku : The Zen Antidote to Road Rage by Aaron Naparstek.

The Major Dynasties of China: Part 2
Ancient history, China, Christie Hoerneman, FYI Articles, Kids Homework Help, Weekly Feature Articles, History, Travel
05/03/2010 - 3:47pm

The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, the capital of China. While China has been in the news recently and people are aware of some current events occurring in the country, not many realize that China has a long and complicated history full of changing dynasties. To mark the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this second article of two will introduce people to the dynasties that mark the last 729 years of Chinese civilization.

Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

The Major Dynasties of China: Part 1
Ancient history, China, Christie Hoerneman, Weekly Feature Articles, History, Politics, Travel
10/28/2009 - 1:55pm

By Christie Hoerneman, CRRL Staff

The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, the capital of China. While China has been in the news recently and people are aware of some current events occurring in the county, not many realize that China has a long and complicated history full of changing dynasties. To mark the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this first article of two introduces readers to the dynasties that mark the first 2800 years of Chinese civilization.

Shang Dynasty (c.1600-1050 BC)

"The Westlaw Advantage" -- Try It at No Charge
Weekly Feature Articles, Self-Help and Instructional
09/10/2009 - 10:41am

By Chelsie Meredith, CRRL Volunteer

Westlaw is one of the leading legal research databases used by lawyers and other legal professionals in the United States. It is a subscription service paid for by the Central Rappahanock Regional Library and is available to all library visitors at the Headquarters Branch's Law Library.

The Astounding Leigh Brackett
film noir, Science Fiction, space opera, Virginia Johnson, Weekly Feature Articles, women writers, Reading Room Blog, Autobiography and Biography, Science Fiction
12/14/2009 - 10:29am
Empire Strikes Back poster

"Would it help if I got out and pushed?"
—Princess Leia to Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back

"She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up."
—Private detective Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep

From sharp-tongued space princesses to Bogey's grim gumshoe, some of Leigh Brackett's most enduring legacies are the scripts she wrote for movies that are considered among the 20th century's very best.