Do It Yourself
Q. I have a mint-green bathtub that dates to the late 1950s. There is a sizable chip in it and I have been unable to find any kind of patching material that is close to the color. Can you help?—J. Cozzi
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Bradford & Bingley chief resigns Bradford & Bingley has targeted the buy-to-let market The boss of Bradford & Bingley has quit "due to a serious cardiovascular condition", the firm has announced.read more...
Price for PVC pipe soars along with oil The white PVC pipes laying in rows on a shelf don't get the headlines of other building materials like concrete and lumber.read more...
Lawmakers Consider Banning Banks from Selling Your Info. State lawmakers want to stop banks from making money off your personal information.via
The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Going Global column Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Jan. 8--WATCHMAKER SUES OVER USE OF ROBOT: Two trendy timepiece makers are locked in an international spat over a 58-year-old drawing of a robot.read more...
The Fed Starts to Show Concern Over Bubble The U.S. central bank is beginning to worry over froth in the housing market.via
18 arrested as striking janitors protest; bargaining to resume Police arrested more than a dozen people who blocked a major street Wednesday while demonstrating on behalf of striking janitors who clean the offices at aerospace firms.via
October 10th, 2008
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