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Window Blinds

Window Blinds: Enhancing Privacy and Style in Your Home Window blinds are a popular window covering option made up of slats or vanes that can be adjusted to let in light or provide privacy. They are an effective way to regulate the amount of light a...

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Storck, The Rouge Garden Gnome

Storck, The Rouge Garden Gnome by: The Gnome Keeper It started innocently enough. I was shuffling aimlessly through Marc’s garden center, surrounded by baby tomato plants and the occasional faint whiff of bagged manure. Off in the corner, look...

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The Right Shower Curtain For Your Bathroom!

The Right Shower Curtain For Your Bathroom! by: Mike Yeager A shower curtain can add the perfect touch to any bathroom. Whether you like simple pastel colors or more elegant designs, be sure to choose the shower curtain that compliments the look...

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How to Align Your Shafts

In the last issue, we discuss about shaft seals and how liquid is prevented from coming out from the pump housing even though the shaft is rotating. Ezine ArticleSome mechanical seals are made to very fine tolerances. Damage to mechanical seals and ...

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Sleeping Beauties: Porches For Dreaming

Sleeping Beauties: Porches For Dreaming by: Debbie RodgersThere's something magical about sleeping outside, drinking in the night sounds of crickets, frogs and wind chimes, watching fireflies and stars, and feeling the cool night breeze. Yo...

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Advantage of a riding Lawn Mower

There are a variety of riding lawn mowers on the market today. Some of them offer high horse power, versatility through attachments, excellent maneuverability and more; but, the most important feature on which you can focus is that of safety. You ar...

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Avoid Problems Painting Aluminum and Vinyl Siding

Avoid Problems Painting Aluminum and Vinyl Siding by: Robert Clarke Anyone with older aluminum siding is well aware of the paint chalking problem. Just rub your hand along the old siding and the chalky old paint will be all over your palm. Tryin...

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Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui

Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui by: Charles Kassotis Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy. It is the study of living in harmony and prosperity with nature. Feng Shui means literally "wind water". It is a form of geomancy, trying to underst...

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Its a jungle out there

In light of the rumoured approaching summer, and with the hope of warmer weather ahead, I present to you this week a list of tropical plants suitable for a metropolitan environment. City gardens often suffer, not just because of space restrictions or...

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Today's Garages Are Not What They Used To Be

The garage is a relatively modern structure, but essential to most new homes. Once, it was hidden behind the house, but today it is usually at the front, with stylish garage doors that add beauty to a home. Only a hundred years ago, many people still...

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