Home and Garden
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Why you shouldn't pay for home efficiency upgrades
Jun 28, 2015 6:47 am - NEW YORK - Home efficiency measures such as installing new windows or replacing insulation deliver such a small fraction of their promised energy savings that they may n...
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Web caterpillars build tent for shelterJun 28, 2015 1:01 am - Q. What are the web caterpillars on my roses and how do I get rid of them? A. They are probably Eastern Tent Caterpillars. Their eggs are brownish and are laid in cluste...
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Are you bold enough to live in a neutral home?Jun 28, 2015 1:01 am - How does one go about determining what is a suitable color scheme for one's home? This question comes up again and again in client-designer interviews. Some are quick to...
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Tiny houses still have room for what mattersJun 27, 2015 7:00 am - For most people, the choice to live in a small space is all about location, the chance to live on a busy city block in the center of the action. But for others, it's abo...
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Consider functions of landscape before plantingJun 27, 2015 7:00 am - When planning a new landscape, it is easy to be influenced by visions of magnificent borders of blooms or vast expanses of lush green lawn. But before planting, it is i...
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Table's carved eagle is patrioticJun 27, 2015 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a picture of a table that I purchased from an estate in the 1980s. I have never seen another one like it. As you can see in the picture, the top is a ...
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Protecting borrowers in dysfunctional markets a major challengeJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Dodd/Frank established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the financial crisis to protect consumers in financial markets, but it does not tell the agency how...
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Parking rules should define "business" vehiclesJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The bylaws of our association prohibit the parking of any "business" vehicles in driveways. A plain panel van, with business license plates, has been parked in a driv...
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Brothers will have to agree to sale of old family homeJun 27, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My husband inherited a house with his two brothers and his mother. One brother has been living in the house and paying all expenses and taxes. A few years ago, this s...
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A window of opportunity for basil loversJun 26, 2015 6:00 am - Basil has hit the big time. It's now America's favorite herb. Gardeners shopping for seeds and plants can find a wide variety, from the small-leaved lemon to luxuriant I...