Lifestyle Stories from April 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Can technology fix a nation? India tries to find outApr 29, 2012 5:45 am - RAYAGADA, India — The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a ...
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Rental forum: Bending the rules of rent collectionApr 29, 2012 5:12 am - Q. At the rental property I manage, we always have the rent due on or before the first day of the month. Recently I had a prospective tenant sign a lease to move in on t...
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Home repair: Contractors differ on how to stabilize basement cracksApr 29, 2012 5:11 am - Q. Halfway up one of our 30-foot cinder-block basement walls are two horizontal cracks extending most of the wall’s length. There is some stair-step cracking at either e...
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Under the hood: Brake plates should be cleaned of rustApr 29, 2012 5:03 am - Q. I have a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe and I’ve been told the rear disc brakes need to be cleaned of rust and lubricated every 15,000 miles, because of the weather and salt. ...
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Creative decor is one fold awayApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - In the hands of a paper artist, a humble sheet can be transformed by a few clever folds or cuts into a creature, a structure, even an elaborate diorama. That alchemy is ...
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Ask the plumber: Going upscale with a laundry sinkApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My husband is building me a special room exclusively for laundry. This may sound crazy, but I always wanted a laundry area that looks like a showplace! I’m planning o...
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It’s not so easy to sew up sale of Howe treadle machineApr 29, 2012 3:30 am - Q. While visiting the Smithsonian Institution, we saw our Elias J. Howe sewing machine. Only theirs did not have the beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay that ours has. We fi...
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Post-law school love life needs some rehabApr 29, 2012 2:01 am - Q. This is a pretty painful question for me to ask. Over the past two years (since graduating from law school) my love life has been a mess; I’ve had about 10 pseudo-rel...
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Ragdale rehab complete, ready for artists to find their musesApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - Scores of butterflies flit around blossoming apple trees, one example of the muses at Ragdale, the Lake Forest artists' retreat where the historic house has just been re...
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Lighten up your decor this springApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - Some go for spring cleaning this time of year, while others pursue a more permanent endeavor — such as getting the house freshened up with a new look. If you are of the ...
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