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Under the shade of funeral canopies at historic Elmwood Cemetery, about 20 people sat down to a lunch of comfort food: ham rolls, sliced bread and butter pickles, soft cookies and iced tea.

 Last week, Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Department of Transportation unveiled a series of electronic signs to help motorists find the quickest route to the Oceanfront. But I reworked these signs to provide a more accurate measure on how far visitors are from Virginia Beach fun.

As you hit the roads for the holidays, no doubt you'll be assaulted by any number of annoyances: clogged tunnels, draconian speed limits, overzealous speed enforcement, usurious tolls, broken parking meters and endless traffic lights.

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On the beach, a book must compete with the wind, kids, bikinis, and six-packs and heat of varying ilks to hold the reader's attention. We think these will do it.
"Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad," by Peter L. Bergen

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For Father's Day, we'd like to see how well you can capture your dad. Using a photo of him, re-create it with pencil, crayons, ink, paint - whatever medium you choose. Naturally, we're expecting to hear from kids, but we'd love to get images from children of all ages. Send the photo of your dad and your drawing of him to dailybreak@pilotonline.com or Jim Haag, The Virginian-Pilot, 150 W.

CHESAPEAKE WHEN THEIR families want to throw a party or celebrate some milestone, they turn to Rob and Linda Zaremski and the couple's backyard paradise. With its in-ground pool connected to a light show, plus a waterfall fish pond, hot tub, fire pit, surround-sound music and lush landscaping, including a tall trellis overrun with star jasmine, the Zaremskis' outdoor space is Party Central.

“Chernobyl Diaries” manages what seems impossible – turning one of the greatest disasters in modern history into a boring cliche. It is an achievement not to be celebrated.