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Leaving On Vacation? Leave Watering Worries Behind
Courant Staff WriterYour suitcase is packed, your tickets are in hand, and you've made arrangements for the pets, the mail and the newspaper while you're gone. But don't head out the door just yet. Unless you've taken steps to ensure that your patio pots get watered during...Tags: West Hartford
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Inflation, oil send costs of medical supplies soaring
Chicago Tribune reporterInflation is racing through the economy at a pace not seen in years, touching even the medical gloves used by hospitals, as manufacturers cope with high oil prices. The cost of living in June shot up at the fastest rate in 17 years, with the Labor...Tags: Mundelein, Baxter International Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Walgreen Co., Ben Bernanke
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Craftsmen of medicine
The Orange County RegisterJoints creak. Hips give out. Backaches become unendurable. Who ya gonna call? Not a superstar doctor. Instead, a reliable orthopedic expert. Orthopedic surgeons don't get the glory that goes to heart surgeons and brain surgeons, but people depend on them...Tags: Medtronic Incorporated, Metal and Mineral, Health Treatments, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Health Organizations
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The dirt on organic gardening
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTMaybe a "green thumb" is a misnomer. Those who keep environmentally sound gardens should call it a "black thumb." After all, they're probably more worried about their dirt than their plants. "Green gardening" doesn't start with fertilizers labeled...Tags: University of Florida, Beach Vacations, Colleges and Universities, Health Treatments, Fertilizer
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Insulation can lessen cooling costs
McClatchy-TribuneA well-insulated house in which air leaks are sealed means money saved on summer cooling costs, as well. What kind of insulation should you use? That depends. First things first Insulation material has pockets of trapped air that prevent heat from...Tags: Fencing
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Beyond bamboo
Sun reporterSearching for another way to lighten your environmental footprint? Look under your feet. Whether redecorating, renovating or designing your new home, opting for one of the many varieties of sustainable, eco-friendly flooring can lighten the load on...Tags: Consumers, Building Material, Natural Resources, Metal and Mineral, Catonsville
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Soaring costs leave military's fuel-saving campaign reeling
Los Angeles TimesAcross the oil-thirsty U.S. military, commanders are scrambling for ways to offset the ever-rising cost of fuel. But their best efforts so far have fallen short. The military services have found ways to save millions of dollars through conservation, but...Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Prices, Petroleum Industry, Armed Forces
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Cool your home with insulation
McClatchy-Chicago Tribune NewspapersBy Alan J. Heavens As fuel prices keep skyrocketing, talk keeps turning to ways of saving energy. The focus tends to be on heating costs, but a well-insulated house in which air leaks are sealed means money saved on summer cooling costs, as well. What...Tags: Fencing, Energy Saving
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Commodity prices put squeeze on businesses
Chicago Tribune reporterRising commodity prices are squeezing profits and putting manufacturers and suppliers at each others' throats. Ultimately, consumers may have to pay more as the costs are passed along. An indication of how soaring steel prices are roiling the auto...Tags: Vehicles, Metal and Mineral, Glenview, Illinois Tool Works Incorporated, Prices
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June 28: Choosing a doctor, school taxes, energy talk, MTA
Get involved in choosing doctor Although the new patient safety legislation that includes the state's release of identities of physicians being probed comes from the acts of substandard care given to one doctor's patients, it's not about good or bad...Tags: Barack Obama, Medical Services, Long Island, Hicksville, Casino and Gambling Industry
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