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You're Such A Bad Driver
Driving Test How much do you remember? By Deb Acord CTW Features  Most adult drivers are happy to view their test-taking days in the rearview mirror – and it shows. One in five U.S. drivers couldn’t pass a written driving test if...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Washington, DC
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A Smart Garage Conversion
By Mar Jennings
I'm a master at maximizing space potential. Whether it be a closet, family room or garage I'll come up with resourceful ways to make the space functional and beautiful while being smart about the plan.
If you're interested in renovating...Tags: WTIC, Metal and Mineral, Real Estate, Smart Car, Homes
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Undoing 150 years to reveal past in Burnside's Headquarters
Special to The Herald-MailThis is the 198th in a series of articles about the historical and architectural treasures of Washington County. Mills Road runs generally north/south between Burnside Bridge and Harpers Ferry roads, near land crossed during the Battle of Antietam....Tags: Battle of Antietam, Farms
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Sorority woes: Setbacks delay UT house's opening
Knoxville News SentinelIt's been eight months since Hickory Construction started work on a half-finished University of Tennessee sorority house it inherited after another company went under. At the time, a project manager with the company estimated a 10-month turnaround....Tags: Alcoa Incorporated
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May Perfect Month To Spruce Up The House
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.To call home-improvement projects just a hobby or source of pride is an injustice to all homeowners. That thought belongs to Mark Clement, a professional contractor and host "MyFixItUpLife," a popular, home-improvement radio program. Performing...Tags: Shingles, Home Improvement
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Case study conservation on the Eames' Case Study House
Surprisingly, little has changed at the Eames House since 1949, when Charles and Ray Eames designed their Pacific Palisades home and studio as a model of affordable modern living. Most of the objects they lived with remain in place at the two-part,...
Tags: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Arts, The Getty, Environmental Issues, Architecture
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Everbank Field event Saturday will release JAX 2025 vision plan
The Florida Times-UnionJAX 2025 arrives Saturday. The vision plan for what Jacksonville can become over the next 12 years will be released, setting the stage for organizers to recruit volunteers and civic organizations to act as advocates for achieving the plan's lofty goals....Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), EverBank Field
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Scale, salvage & style
Special to Tribune NewspapersLandscape designer Jay Griffith believes in reinvention — in life and in the garden. “I love recycling,” he said, referring to his preference for rescued plants, reclaimed concrete, repurposed lumber and castoffs from commercial sites,... -
4 easy steps make simpler work of tiling
Tiling qualifies as a do-it-yourself project because the materials come in little pieces. It makes a difference. Want to try an 8-foot-long slab of granite at 300 pounds for the kitchen counter? Ummm, maybe not. But once you sort through the shapes,...
Tags: Mathematics, Science and Technology
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Roaming the neighborhoods around Pimlico
Roaming the streets that encircle Pimlico Race Course, I discovered so many places that I had trouble going back to the same locale twice. Outer Northwest Baltimore is a fascinating, at times geographically bewildering, place. When the Maryland Jockey...
Tags: Transportation, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Railway Transportation, Pimlico Race Course, Reisterstown Road
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Exhibit looks at history of asbestos in McLean County
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.What is asbestos? Asbestos is a natural mineral that has been used in thousands of products through the years because it is strong but flexible, resistant to high temperatures and a good insulator. Its use now is more regulated, but asbestos has...Tags: X-rays, Pneumonia, Bankruptcy, Environmental Issues, Justice System
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Your Place column
The Philadelphia InquirerQuestion: We moved into a home with 20-year-old sliding glass doors that were treated with what appears to be a thin plastic coating or plastic shield for sun glare. Is there any way to remove this coating? One slider has clouded over, and the coating...Tags: Shingles, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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