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A Zoning Code is a set of regulations that determine how land can be used in a specific area. Zoning Codes are typically established by county or local governments and are used to control the development and use of land within their jurisdiction. These codes can include provisions for things like the types of buildings and uses that are allowed, the density of development, the height of buildings, and the size of lots. They are designed to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community by regulating the use of land in ways that are consistent with the community's vision for its future.
For St. Croix County, the main purpose of the Zoning Code is to implement the County's long-term planning policies. These are found in our Comprehensive Plan. As part of the plan, the land use chapter, and Generalized Future Local Land Use Map (vol. 1-11) establishes long-term policies for land use. The Zoning Code establishes development and land use metrics that implement the comprehensive plan, and zoning districts that align with the Generalized Future Local Land Use Map. The Zoning Code provides clear rules about what is expected of applicants in order to gain approval to develop land in the County.
St. Croix County General Zoning applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of Forest, Hudson, St. Joseph, and Troy. Incorporated territories (cities and villages), such as the city of New Richmond and the village of Baldwin, implement and enforce their own Zoning Codes.
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Additionally, your property may be subject to Shoreland, Floodplain, or Lower St. Croix Riverway Overlay zoning regulations. Those layers can also be found on the interactive map under the Layer List menu.
The County's Zoning Code is available online. Read our Zoning Code.
A structure setback is a requirement in a Zoning Code that specifies the minimum distance that a building/structure must be set back from the property lines, structures, and natural features. Setback requirements are intended to provide space to ensure that structures are located in a way that is safe and visually appealing. They can also help to preserve natural features of the land, such as bodies of water, vegetation, slopes or wetlands, and to provide adequate light and air circulation around buildings. Setback requirements vary depending on the zoning district and the type of structure being constructed.
Once you have located your property on St. Croix County's Interactive Zoning Map and identified the zoning classification, you can find the general building setbacks under the corresponding Zoning District in Chapter 15 of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances. Setbacks may also be different if there are any other overlay zoning districts, such as Shoreland, Floodplain, or the Lower St. Croix Riverway. In addition, depending on the use of the proposed building, setback may also vary. Setback may also be recorded on the plat or certified survey map of the property.
Contact our Land Use Team with questions you have on setbacks for your property. If you have a question about zoning or setbacks email us at email@example.com with your name, contact information, property address or parcel ID number, and your question. We will contact you regarding your question.
You can find your property documents using the links provided on the Register of Deeds webpage or go into the Register of Deeds Office at the St. Croix County Government Center.
The Section 15.285 Use Table of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances provides a table of listed uses that are permitted within each zoning district. This table provides how each use is permitted in the different zoning districts, either Permitted by Right, requires a Land Use Permit, or Conditional Use Permit.
Not all uses may be permitted or may require additional permitting if the subject property is in an overlay zoning district, such as Shoreland, Floodplain, or Lower St. Croix Riverway.
You are encouraged to contact our Land Use Team if you have questions about whether a permit is needed for the use and/or development of your property, as there may be many factors that require a permit.
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To apply for a permit, variance, rezoning, waiver, or land division, please fill out and complete the appropriate application for your request. Once you have completed the application, contact email@example.com to schedule a pre-application meeting with our Land Use Team.
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Your property is within the Shoreland Overlay district if it is within the following distances from the ordinary high water mark of navigable waters (whichever distance is greater):
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You can find if your property is within the Riverway District on St. Croix County's Interactive Zoning Map. Under the Layer List menu, check the box for the "Riverway Zoning" layer.
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You can find if your property is within the Floodplain District on St. Croix County's Interactive Zoning Map. Under the Layer List menu, check the box for the "Flood Plain & Base Flood Elevation" layer.
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The milkman's daughter
When I was a little girl, people would tease me and say, "You do not look like your sisters. Was your dad the milkman?" When I answered "yes," they never knew quite what to say. My dad was the milkman, the last home-delivery milkman of Surry County for many customers in Mount Airy. He delivered milk, ice cream and other milk products for over 30 years.
A favorite memory of mine is riding with him on his truck to deliver milk to my babysitter, Ms. Brown, who lived three houses down the street. The ride in the big truck was the adventure of my day. It seemed to take hours, to jump on the truck, ride to Ms. Brown's house, jump off and hand her the milk, and jump back on the truck. In later years I realized it was only about five minutes, but they were my five minutes alone with my dad, without my sisters intruding on our time together.
I am now 50, and for years no one did home delivery. But things come full circle. Somewhere a little girl is being asked, "Is your dad the UPS man?"
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NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to fat holiday discounts, better late than never.
This holiday shopping season, many stores haven't been offering the same blockbuster deals as they did last year. Instead, they've dangled offers of free shipping and no-fee layaways to lure shoppers.
But during the final weekend before Christmas, shoppers saw more "70 percent off" and "buy one, get one free" signs as stores try to salvage a season that so far has been disappointing.
Teen retailer Aeropostale Inc. has slashed prices on everything in its stores by 60 percent. Rival teen chain American Eagle Outfitters is offering 40 percent off all purchases. Saks Fifth Avenue is cutting prices on some designer clothing up to 60 percent. And Children's Place, a children's clothing chain, is offering up to 75 percent off on its website.
The sales are aimed at luring shoppers like Jennifer Romanello, who lives in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Romanello, a publicity consultant, is planning to spend $400 less on holiday gifts this season as she spent a year ago. She said she'll be looking for deep discounts when she heads to stores this weekend.
"I just want to be cautious," said Romanello, 47, who has two children, ages 12 and 15. "If it's a great deal, I will consider."
The price slashing may be good news for shoppers, but it hurts stores. They're profits likely will suffer in their last-ditch effort to boost sales during the two-month holiday shopping period, a time when they can make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue.
To be sure, stores have been offering discounts throughout the season, but they resisted the blockbuster deals that ate away at profits last year. In fact, promotions and discounting were down 5 percent through Dec. 10 compared with last year, according to BMO Capital Markets, which tracks promotions at about two-thirds of mall stores. But sales have been slow, and as of Monday, the level of discounting is now even with a year ago.
Now, stores will have to rely even more on the final days before Christmas to make up the sales shortfall. ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic and its own proprietary sales numbers from 40,000 retail outlets across the country, said Wednesday that the number of shoppers in stores for the week that ended on Saturday fell 4.4 percent from the year-ago period, while sales declined 4.3 percent. As a result, the company said it would slash its sales forecast to a 2.5 percent increase to $257.7 billion, down from the 3.3 percent growth it had initially predicted.
And online sales, which have been seen as a beacon during the season, have been below expectations, too. Online sales are up 13 percent to $35 billion from Nov. 1 through Dec. 16, according to comScore, an online research. That pace is below the forecast of 17 percent for the season.
"It feels like the steam is out of the holiday since Black Friday," said Bill Martin, ShopperTrak's co-founder.
Indeed, many shoppers have been weighed down by concerns about their financial future. Some worry about the weak U.S. job market, while others fear the possibility that a stalemate between Congress and the White House over the U.S. budget could trigger tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" next year. That would mean less money in shoppers' pockets.
Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke said during a speech in New York City last week that a recent poll of shoppers of the world's largest retailer found an overwhelming majority are aware of the threat of higher taxes, which is leading some to cut back on holiday buying. And consumer confidence fell sharply this month, according to a survey by the University of Michigan, partly because of concerns that taxes will rise next year if no deal is reached.
In addition to economic worries, a quirk in the calendar _the holiday season is four days longer than a year ago and includes a full weekend right before Christmas _ may be tempting shoppers to wait longer to buy gifts. According to a survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs, 64.9 percent of shoppers surveyed had finished their holiday buying as of last Sunday. That's lower than the 70.3 percent during the same time a year ago.
"It's coming down to the wire," said David Bassuk, managing director and co-head of the retail practice at AlixPartners. "It's going to require retailers to be more aggressive with their promotions than they were hoping heading into the weekend."
Still, time is on stores' side. Six of the top 10 spending days for the holiday season are still ahead, including the Saturday before Christmas, which is expected to be the second biggest shopping day of the year. And last year, the final 10 days before Christmas generated nearly 24 percent of the holiday sales, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all payments including cash.
Stores don't typically discuss their plans for markdowns during the holiday season, but some retailers said that they remain hopeful that shoppers will spend briskly in the final days.
Macy's, which runs Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores, said it does not plan to add any unplanned discounts in the days leading up to Christmas. But the chain is planning for the first time to keep most of its stores open around the clock for the last weekend before Christmas.
"We're staying with the (promotional) calendar that we planned," said Jim Sluzewski, a Macy's spokesman.
And at Takara, a clothing and jewelry store in Oak Park, Ill., owner Takara Gudell said holiday sales were up about 3 percent this year compared to a year ago, but said brisk business is just getting started for the season.
But Gudell said she's counting on the final days to be the "big rush."
"Christmas will still come," she said.
AP Business Writer Tom Krisher in Detroit and AP Writer Ashley Heher in Chicago contributed to this report.
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"For her leadership and pioneering research in materials physics for industrial and national security applications."
Background:Julia M. Phillips is Director of the Physical, Chemical, and Nano Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories (since 2001). She concurrently served as the Director of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) during 2005-2007. She came to Sandia in 1995 after 14 years at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She has a Ph.D. in applied physics from Yale University and a B.S. in physics from the College of William and Mary. Her research has been in the areas of epitaxial metallic and insulating films on semiconductors, high temperature superconducting, ferroelectric, and magnetic oxide thin films, and novel transparent conducing materials. Phillips is chair of the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics and a past president of the Materials Research Society. She a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has served on the editorial boards of Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Reviews, and Journal of Materials Research and has published over 100 papers. She also holds five patents.
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By Joseph Stiglitz (W.W. Norton & Co., 2012)
Pope Paul VI argued that excessive economic inequalities were a "danger to peace" and that political power must be used to serve the common good rather than the special interests of the privileged. Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz echoes both of Pope Paul's claims in his book The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future.
There has always been a divide between America's rich and poor, but Stiglitz reports that for the past three decades this gap has widened exponentially. The richest 1 percent control 40 percent of America's wealth, CEOs make 243 times as much as typical workers, and one family, the Waltons of Wal-Mart fame, has nearly as much wealth as the poorest 100 million Americans combined.
Stiglitz argues that the nation's runaway economic inequality is not only unfair and inefficient but also threatens to destabilize our economy and undermine our democracy. This cancerous inequality is the foreseeable consequence of intentional political choices made on behalf of and in support of America's rich. Government policies that favor the rich produce stagnant or declining wages for the rest of us.
Economic inequality produces terrible inefficiencies, wastes great quantities of human potential, and undermines the public's faith in America's democratic and legal structures. Stiglitz believes that the path to greater economic equality, efficiency, and stability is through political reform, by creating real and sustainable economic development through a more democratic and participatory economy.
The cause of inequality in America is not intractable market forces but our readiness to put profits over people. As Paul VI once argued, "Both for nations and for individual men, avarice is the most evident form of moral underdevelopment."
This article appeared on the November 2012 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 77, No. 11, page 43


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To include an external file into your embedded SQL program, use:
EXEC SQL INCLUDE filename;
The embedded SQL preprocessor will look for a file named filename.h, preprocess it, and include it in the resulting C output. Thus, embedded SQL statements in the included file are handled correctly.
Note that this is not the same as
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– US Refuses To Investigate Israel's Data Theft And Use Of Classified US Industrial Data
– AIPAC 101 – What Every American Should Know
– Report: 81 members to visit Israel (Politico, Aug 8, 2011):
Over the three-week recess, 81 members — 55 Republicans and 26 Democrats — will take a trip to the Jewish state, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday. That breaks down to about 20 percent of the House who will spend a week of their August break in Israel.
The first group of visitors, made up of the 26 Democrats and headed by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), is set to arrive Monday. Two Republican delegations will follow, with one of the groups being led by Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
There are 47 freshmen members scheduled to take the week-long trips, the Jerusalem Post said, and for many it will be their first time in Israel.
The American Israel Education Foundation, a charity group connected with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is sponsoring the visits. The organization brings delegations from Congress to Israel on similar trips every other August.
The representatives, who will travel to Israel and the West Bank, are scheduled to meet with both Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the West Bank.
Among those arriving in Monday's Democratic delegation are Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. (Ill.), Betty Sutton (Ohio) and Mark Critz (Pa.), the Post reports.
In a statement, Hoyer said he is "pleased members of Congress have this opportunity to study American interests in the Middle East and gain a deeper understanding of the issues involved in increasing stability in the region."


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For the first time in 13 years, and leave it to local world champion "Mile High" Mike Alvarado to do it, the Denver area will host a world championship boxing event. A sellout crowd is expected. It will be broadcast live on HBO beginning 9:45 pm ET and will be book-ended with some incredible programming for boxing fans — the replay of last week's Timothy Bradley – Juan Manuel Márquez world welterweight title fight before and Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward, following the live fight.
BOB ARUM: There is not much I can say as a promoter. You don't have to sell this fight. Everyone that knows anything about boxing knows that this fight will be a candidate for 'Fight of the Year." Two great warriors – two guys that entertain the public. You don't need a sales pitch for this one and it's showing at the box office as there are so few tickets left and by fight time it will be sold out.
ARTIE PELULLO: Bob has said it all about what the fight is going to be. It's a great television fight, a fan-friendly fight. These guys don't know any other way other than to come right at you. It will be another "Fight of the Year" candidate. Mike Alvarado is a great champion and Ruslan is hungry and wants to fight. He's been doing this for 5 ½ years and is no stranger to fighting in others' hometowns – as he has never fought in his. I have been promoting events for over 30 years and for the first time fifteen family members are coming out to see the fight – a first for me. I would like to introduce Ruslan and his manager Vadim Kornilov, two young kids grateful for the opportunity Mike Alvarado has given them.
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: It has been an extraordinary training camp. We have been in camp for eight weeks and it's almost over. We are adding the final touches this week and it's never been better. Every muscle and bone in my body is ready to go.
MIKE ALVARADO: This is exciting. It's a dream come true to defend this title in my hometown and having all of my main supporters here. It's a blessing. Training camp has been great and I'm ready to get in there and do what I always do – win this fight and retain this title and go on to bigger and better things. I'm excited about it. At the end of this week everyone is going to see a great performance out of me.
HENRY DELGADO: Mike never needs extra motivation to fight but I have seen extra effort in this training camp. We have to tell him to back off a little bit. It's going to be an exciting fight. The whole city is on fire – everywhere you go people are talking about the fight. This is a great thing for Denver. They have the Broncos, the Rockies and now Mike Alvarado is on the scene. There is great buzz in the city so tune into the fight – there is going to be some fireworks.
How do you feel about the expectations of this fight?
MIKE ALVARADO: All of our fights have been top-caliber fights. The anticipation is from the wars that we have been in tells us that this fight has 'War' written all over it and there's a good chance that this fight will turn into that. I have a good game plan and I know how I'm going to box to win this fight, but you never know, this fight could turn into a crazy war and we could see Rios I all over again.
Do you expect that to happen again after 4 or 5 in a row?
MIKE ALVARADO: I am not expecting a war because of the way I have been training and how I've seasoned as a professional. I know I am going to stay strong, boxing and focused on my game plan to make the fight go the way I need it to go and not make it a war. But you never know – that one show could change the fight around.
HBO has positioned this fight to be broadcast the same night as the special Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward, the all-action trilogy. How does that make you feel?
MIKE ALVARADO: When I sit here and think about it, it's kind of scary, those dudes about killed each other. That's a big step. Those are some big names to categorize ourselves with. It's an honor to be in that kind of fight. We'll see what happens. I am ready to perform and show greatness.
How do you feel about he expectations?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I try not to think about that and not to worry about that. My job is to get ready for the fight and to come in and do what I do best.
How do you expect Alvarado to approach you in the fight?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I'm sure Mike is 100% ready for this fight and is approaching this fight very seriously. He said he is going to try and box me and I am ready for anything. I can also box, I am not only a brawler and we can compete in any style that he chooses. I think if Mike chooses to box it will be better for me because I think that Mike is a better brawler than he is a boxer.
What type of fight do you feel it will evolve into?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I think we are going to have to fight no matter what. Whether it will be one punch, but I think it will turn into a fight no matter what. I don't think either of us can run for the entire fight and I don't think he'll be able to box with me as well as he thinks. This will turn into a fight. If I can make Timothy Bradley fight me I don't think there is anyone that won't end up fighting me.
What did he think about Bradley's fight on Saturday?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I was not surprised at all. I know Timothy Bradley is a great champion. He comes in prepared for all of his fights and he was 100% ready. I saw what I expected to see, Timothy Bradley outbox Marquez. I heard Marquez say that he was going to have to finish him off after Ruslan and knowing the type of fighter that Timothy Bradley is, I didn't think that would happen. He couldn't finish him off. Timothy is a warrior and he was going to come in and fight. Bradley fought the way he fought because Marquez let him fight that way. You cannot beat Timothy Bradley by boxing – you need to pressure him and break him down inside and outside and to the body – that's the only way you can beat that guy. You cannot box him. I think that's the main mistake Juan Manuel Marquez made, he thought he could beat him by boxing. I was not surprised at how the fight went but surprised that one of the judges gave it to Marquez. I get more and more surprised by the judging in every fight I watch and wonder what fight they are watching.
You are the only one to hurt Bradley. What does that say about you and boxers?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: It's up to you guys and the fans to summarize the fight. I didn't come into the ring to move around and box. I came into the ring not to box but to win the fight. I wasn't looking for the easy way out and to box him. I knew I needed to break him – that's a risk but I knew I had to take it to win.
Are you worried about not having Freddie Roach at the fight?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: From the beginning we knew there was a chance that Freddie would not be in the corner on the day of the fight. We knew he had obligations to Manny Pacquiao. We trained with Freddie for eight weeks exactly and it has been an awesome training camp. Also we have been working on how we defeat Mike Alvarado. It has all come together. I am going to have Freddie's assistant Marvin Somodio in my corner. Marvin has been there every day and I know what to do. I know what to do once the fight comes. I am not worried about Freddie not being there. He is obviously the backbone of our team – he is the captain and I had hoped he could be there, there is a chance he could be there on fight night but I am ready if he's not.
What did you think about Bradley-Marquez?
MIKE ALVARADO: Bradley fought great. He obviously did what he had to do. He had a game plan together to win that fight and he stuck to it. He didn't let Marquez take him out of his game like Ruslan did and executed to win the fight. I give Tim a lot of credit. He's a great champion and it was a good fight to watch. He fought the wrong fight against Provodnikov and he recovered well from that. He walked in there thinking he was going to be able to walk thru him and that type of fight happens. Every fight is different and that's how that fight had to end up. I fought in that same venue, same ring and same referee so I knew what he was going through. My fight (with Rios) turned into the same kind of fight so maybe it's something about that place. But on Saturday, he fought great and put on a great performance.
But the referee stopped your fight and let Bradley go on…
MIKE ALVARADO: I didn't get the opportunity to come back and show that I could fight back from what was going on in that moment. I was disappointed, but it is what it is and the referee had to do his job and I'm just glad I redeemed myself to prove what should have happened. So I'm happy where I am now and ready to put on another good performance.
Are you puzzled that you didn't get a bigger fight since beating Rios?
MIKE ALVARADO: That's just the way it goes sometimes with the negotiations and the way fights get set up. I am ready for this fight and know that those fights will still be available. It is a dream come true to bring the title home to my hometown – to be able to perform in front of these people. I can't take away from that and all those other bigger fights are yet to come and I'll be ready for them.
Do you think your boxing could be the difference in this fight?
MIKE ALVARADO: I think it will be the difference. In my training and I have learned and developed that. Experimenting with it in my last fight with Rios gave me confidence that I can adjust in a fight. Sticking to my game plan, keeping the focus and not letting it break into a fight like that is the plan. Keeping the focus is what I have to do to win this fight.
How have the demands been on your time while training and fighting in hometown?
MIKE ALVARADO: I have been able to keep my focus and my eyes on my game plan. It's exciting to me and I'm very hyped up for this moment in my life and I am ready for what I need to do. Its here and its coming really soon. I have the support from everyone and it is a dream feeling. I'm ready for it and I can't wait.
Mauricio Herrera is a common opponent. How are you different now?
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I watched the fight between Herrera and Alvarado and you could see that Mike was going toe-to-toe with him. When I fought him there was moving a lot and clinching a lot and didn't want to fight me. He won the fight by holding me and moving around. Both fights were great fights. For me, it was something I had to go through in my career in order to change and it was a changing point for me. Now I am fighting with the greatest trainer and having a great training camp. I am definitely more experienced and a different fighter now.
ARTIE PELULLO: Marvin Somodio is not a replacement for the corner – he has been training with Ruslan every day.
BOB ARUM: Freddie met Somodio in the Philippines. He is a kid that has worked in the camp with Manny and Freddie and he has come to America and is working out of Freddie's gym. He speaks perfect English and can understand everything that his being said. Even though Ruslan uses an interpreter on the call he is fluent in English.
ARTIE PELULLO: Vadim would also be there to translate whatever needs to be done. Vadim does the translation when it is not 100% clear in the action of the moment and now he would be doing it for Marvin as he did it for Freddie.
VADIM KORNILOV: Freddie has not yet confirmed that he will no be there on fight night. It is just something that we are expecting because he is training Manny right now. I have been translating in the corner for the past 15 fights.
Are you worried about being in too many wars?
MIKE ALVARADO: It hasn't caught up to me yet. Being in those kinds of fights has made me that much better as a fighter. Being in fights like that has helped me adjust into being a better boxer. Being in wars can take a toll and can catch up to you. It has helped with my training also. We have brought in Rudy Hernandez who helped with different training methods and the experience he has been through. I am still learning and becoming a better boxer that will help in those kinds of wars.
BOB ARUM: Let me say this. If you are watching fights on HBO, there are no more appearance fights. The fights are competitive. The fights are hard fights. HBO pays the most money and they expect their subscribers to get the most value. It's not about picking and choosing. We all know that some like picking an easy fight after a tough fight and you can still do that but HBO isn't going to pay for it.
What is your best chance of winning?
MIKE ALVARADO: Provodnikov is not used to fighting backwards as well. There are a lot of different training methods we have used as well for this fight. Boxing will come in handy and there are other tactics we will use as well. This fight is going to be very interesting. I am going to go in there and use what I worked on for this fight. Boxing is going to definitely be an option, but fighting is a huge option as well. This is a must-see fight and anything can happen.
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: I think that Timothy Bradley and Mike Alvarado are two different fighters. Bradley is a lot more awkward than Mike is and comparing their boxing styles… I don't compare them as boxers. I compare them as two different style fighters. I think my fight with Alvarado will be more interesting that the Bradley fight because I think there will be more moments of exchanging in this one so I don't see the point in comparing the two fighters.
What has to happen for you to win the fight?
MIKE ALVARADO: It's each fighter and how he adapts to how the other fighter is bringing the fight. Adjustments are huge at this level and that's where the corner comes in and gives instructions on how to adjust. Whoever adjusts best will overcome.
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: Obviously like in any fight, the fighter is going to have to adjust. But like I said before, whoever has the strongest will is going to win this fight. Whoever has the most willpower, whoever is stronger mentally is going to win this fight.
MIKE ALVARADO: I've been in these kinds of fights before and I know how they can end up. I am very strong mentally and very strong-willed. I've been there before and need to use my will to make the fight go my way. I'm ready to put on a great show and ready to win this fight.
BOB ARUM: We all know it's going to be a great fight. We don't have to keep asking the same questions over and over again. These guys are warriors. They are going to come to fight. Yea, there will be some good boxing. What we are going to see is really a knock-down fight. You can ask the questions seventeen different ways and the answers are all the same.
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV: A lot of different fighters have had a plan when coming into the ring with me but usually in fights with guys like Mike Alvarado and myself the plan changes after the first punch. That is my hope for this fight
MIKE ALVARADO: I am ready to go and perform and put on a good show and I hope that everybody enjoys it.
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Although BMW's two shining stars at January's Detroit auto show will most definitely be the sexy 4 Series Coupe Concept and the sultry M6 Gran Coupe, that's not all the Bavarian automaker will be showing. Also making their world debuts in the Motor City will be the lightly refreshed 2014 Z4 roadster and the special 1 Series Coupe and Convertible Limited Edition Lifestyle.
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TOM: Coast to coast and floorboards to shingles, this is The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show on air and online at MoneyPit.com. I'm Tom Kraeutler.
LESLIE: And I'm Leslie Segrete.
TOM: And it's time to get your fix. Pick up the phone and call us right now with your home improvement project at 1-888-MONEY-PIT. There's got to be something that needs a fix in your house. Call us; we'll help get the job done. 888-666-3974.
We've got a great show planned for you, coming up on The Money Pit this hour. You know, Energy Star is probably the most revered brand in the energy-efficiency space. However, Consumer Reports, also a very respectable brand, says there might be a little problem with the government's testing standards. We're going to tell you about their discovery and how it could actually save you hundreds in energy bills.
LESLIE: And also ahead this hour, have you been avoiding some serious woodworking projects because they'd require more advanced tools like, say, a router? What? You don't even know what a router is?
Well, do not fear the router. It is one of the most valuable woodworking tools that you can own and we're going to give you some tips to help you tackle all sorts of cool projects with it, coming up. And then, I guess, you're going to be running out and buying one immediately.
TOM: Plus, one great way to save money and have some fun is growing your own food. But if you think fall is too late to plan a garden, well, think again. We're going to have some tips on how you can bring that vegetable garden indoors so you can enjoy fresh produce all winter long.
LESLIE: Alright. And painting is about to get a lot easier for one lucky caller who's going to make it on the air with us today and be our lucky winner, because they will be getting a starter kit from HANDy Paint Pail. And it's valued at close to 60 bucks.
TOM: So, pick up the phone and give us a call right now, especially if you've got a painting project planned. The number is 888-666-3974. Let's get right to those phones.
Leslie, who's first?
LESLIE: Alright. Now we've got Alyssa in North Carolina who's dealing with a painted garage. Tell us what you're working on.
ALYSSA: Well, I have a garage door and it's wood but then it's kind of like a panel door, so there's insert pieces.
TOM: Right.
ALYSSA: And the insert pieces are some kind of pressed wood or particle board or something like that.
ALYSSA: And the door – the garage door was starting to peel and the paint was starting to come off, so I went ahead and started stripping it with a scraper, not with any chemicals. And I found the wood underneath there and now the wood is – fuzzy is the best way I can describe it.
TOM: Fuzzy?
ALYSSA: And yeah, it's like it's kind of coming off in pieces.
ALYSSA: But it's not rotted. It's not something where it's rotted wood where I can put my finger through it or put a pen into it or anything like that.
TOM: I don't think it's wood; I think it sounds like a hard board or a pressed board.
TOM: And that's a hard one to refinish. So why not just paint it?
ALYSSA: That's fine. I can do that. I just didn't know if that was the best way to do it. Do I just go ahead and do a really good coat of primer?
TOM: I think so but what I would do first is – yeah, I would definitely prime it. I would lightly sand it and I would use a primer. And if you want to be absolutely certain that you get good adhesion, use an oil-based primer. It's a little more work and a little more expense but it definitely will give you the best adhesion to this uncertain wood surface. And then the top coat will lay real nice on top of that.
ALYSSA: OK. Yeah, because I'm just trying to – I don't know why anyone in the world would put a wood garage door in North Carolina.
LESLIE: Or anywhere, really.
ALYSSA: They just – it didn't make sense to me but I'm trying to get it to last at least another five years, four years maybe.
TOM: Right.
ALYSSA: So, at least if I can get it decent looking for that long, I'd be happy.
TOM: Well, that sounds like a plan.
ALYSSA: OK. So an oil-based primer – lightly sand, oil-based primer and then a good top coat.
TOM: Correct.
ALYSSA: Awesome. OK. Thank you very much.
TOM: You're welcome. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: Now we've got Joe from Maine on the line who's dealing with some pesky mildew that doesn't want to go away and stay away. Tell us what's going on.
JOE: I was talking about a shower thing and I seem to be – they have two parts. And we put the caulk in there, we take it out because it's getting mildew behind the wall and stuff. I used Mean
Green; it took it out and stuff but it keeps coming back about a month later. A customer keeps calling back, another one. And then sometimes with mildew on the porch here and we clean it with this Mean Green, it works but it seems to be seeping through. So I didn't know if there was some kind of (inaudible at 0:05:54) or remedy that is out there so the (inaudible at 0:05:57) and this and that – that's easy to use and has a chemical and everything else and stuff.
TOM: Now, is there caulk at the seam, Joe?
JOE: Yeah. Just in the bottom half and stuff. But I mean isn't there a chemical that would cut it completely, that once you caulk it that it won't seep through or …?
TOM: Well, no, because what happens is the condensation occurs from the surface.
Now, in terms of the caulk, there are caulks that you can use that have mildicides in them. In fact, DAP has a line with a product inside of it called Microban, which is very effective at stopping mold from being able to grow on the surface. So it's a combination of trying to dehumidify as much as you possibly can and then using the appropriate products. So, in your case, that would be probably to remove and replace that caulk and then to add a timer to the fan. Otherwise, it's going to probably keep coming back over and over again.
Hope that helps you out and thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: You are tuned to The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show on air and online at MoneyPit.com. Now you can call in your home repair, home improvement, décor, design, help-it's-almost-fall-what-can-I-do-to-make-my-home-more-energy-efficient question. Whatever you are working on, we are here to lend a hand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-888-MONEY-PIT.
TOM: Up next, one of the handiest woodworking tools ever invented is the router. But for some reason, there are those amongst you who are just a bit too frightened to use one. We're going to tell you how to get started with this very amazing tool. And we'll talk about all of the fun projects you can tackle with it, after this.
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TOM: Making good homes better, welcome back to The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show on air and online at MoneyPit.com. I'm Tom Kraeutler.
LESLIE: And I'm Leslie Segrete.
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LESLIE: Alright. Pick up the phone; we'd love to give you a hand with some projects.
And maybe something that you've been thinking about tackling is a great woodworking project. But perhaps you're one of those people who maybe push that router to the back of your tool box or your work area or worse, you don't even have one because you're too darn afraid.
Well, we are here to change that. Now, a router is nothing to be feared and it can actually be one of the most useful tools that you own. But you're thinking, "Hmm. What exactly is a router?" Well, in the simplest terms, it's a shaft that runs off of a motor and at the end of that shaft, there's a router bit or a cutter head. And basically, it's the device that actually cuts shapes – or in router terms, the profiles – into the wood that you're working on. Super-simple.
TOM: That's right. Now, there are many projects that you can take on with the help of a router: you can add a decorative edge to furniture, you can create your own crown molding or your own chair-rail molding, you can build furniture or you can even add a cable/speaker wire port to an existing cabinet or a TV stand.
And if you're still a little hesitant, there is a great, new starter kit that's available from Skil. It's perfect for beginners. And the Skil router has Soft Start technology, which is cool because it eliminates that kickback you get when you turn the machine on. You'll get better control as a result of that Soft Start technology; it's not going to sort of feel like it's going to spin out of your hands.
Now, the kit comes with a bunch of extras, including a plunge base, a fixed base and a carrying bag. You can visit Skil.com for more information on that product.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And once you actually start working with a router, it's going to be one of those tools that you're like, "Why didn't I ever use this before?" And you're going to start thinking about really cool projects that you can do with the router tool.
But you kind of want to remember some additional safety tips when you are using your router. You want to always remember safety glasses. They're super-important; every home improvement project you should have a pair on. Earplugs, a really useful sort of tool for yourself to have when you're working with a router, because they get pretty loud and it's kind of repetitive, so it's helpful to have the earplugs in.
If you're working with super-small pieces, you want to clamp those down to your workstation and you always want to keep both hands on the router for really good, smooth control. And when you're working with a router, remember use multiple and shallow passes across the edge of that wood and you're going to get the best results.
TOM: 888-666-3974. Call us right now for the best results for your home improvement projects.
LESLIE: Sean in Tennessee is on the line who needs some help restoring a door. Tell us what the project is.
SEAN: Yeah. Actually, when I bought a house – I'm just fixing to sell it and whoever lived in the house before me had started trying to paint the door facings white to match the walls, I guess.
SEAN: And what I have a problem with is they used the wrong kind of paint and I guess they realized it halfway through the project, so they didn't even finish. And the paint that they used is peeling off of the doors and stuff like that. Well, I'm going to sell my home and so that's one thing that I would like to fix up.
TOM: Sure.
SEAN: I have a Dremel tool and it has a little-bitty, old sanding head on it and I kind have been trying to do that but needless to say, it's very tedious and time-consuming.
TOM: Well, that's a really tiny tool to be using for a big sanding project like that. Get a bigger Dremel.
LESLIE: I mean the Dremel sanding disk is an inch in diameter; they're little.
SEAN: Well, I guess this is my deal. I have a bigger bit to use and I actually borrowed somebody else's tool – somebody else's bit – but it actually started kind of getting into the actual wood of the door.
TOM: What you might want to do is get a palm sander or a ¼-sheet sander. Or they have sanders that are designed for details like that. I know that Black & Decker makes one; I'm sure there are others. They're kind of in the shape – they look like a small iron.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. They're triangular.
TOM: They have that kind of triangular – so that pointy shape? You can get in the nooks and crannies with that kind of a tool. And then start with a very coarse grit and work your way down.
Now, if you're going to repaint this, you don't have to get all the old paint off, just the loose paint off.
LESLIE: Just smooth.
TOM: And then you want to prime it and repaint it and that should be all you need to do, Sean.
SEAN: I'll keep listening to the show and I appreciate you all's time, man.
TOM: You're very welcome. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: Tammy in Michigan is looking to makeover a kitchen. How can we help you?
TAMMY: Well, I'm wondering if you know anything about or can walk me through the process of using the product out on the market that is – like you paint your old countertops that leaves a hard granite – a hard surface?
LESLIE: OK. So currently you have a laminate of some sort?
TAMMY: I do. It's a 1979 faux butcher block.
TOM: Oh, so you want to go from a faux butcher block to a faux granite top?
TAMMY: Yes, there you go.
TOM: Alright.
LESLIE: But it doesn't have to be granite. You know, there are so many different manufacturers that make these counter paints.
One of them is Rust-Oleum, who I'm sure you've heard of. They have – it's like a counter paint kit but it's really just one product in a box and I think they're labeling it as Counter Makeover, Counter Paint. If you go to RustOleum.com and search products, you'll find exactly what it is. And the only downside is it needs three days to cure, so you need to make sure that once you prep the surface and roll out the paint, that you really, really let it dry. And that's available in 12 solid colors, I believe.
Modern Masters, which is like – I believe it's the same company as Rust-Oleum, like under the umbrella but they're more high-end finishes. So I think the kit's going to run in the $200 range, whereas the countertop paint is only going to be in the $20 range? But Modern Masters makes one that is really phenomenal when it comes to trying to get a granite look. And it's very user-friendly.
There's another company called GIANI that makes a granite paint but that one's sort of more like a sponge-painting kit, so you get a different effect. Not sure of the price point on that one but whatever you do, make sure you follow the prep procedures, make sure you clean it and do whatever they tell you to do so that you want it to stick. And really let it dry before you put anything back on top of it.
TAMMY: OK. Awesome. Thanks so much.
TOM: You're welcome. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: Jim in Illinois is dealing with some low water pressure. Tell us about the problem.
JIM: Well, I have a rental and we're in the middle of the city – about 100,000 people – and we've got low water pressure. And so what we're thinking of doing, some people dig up the whole line out to the street and replace the line. But what we'd like to do is put in a pressure tank and a pump and use that to increase the pressure.
TOM: Yep. Yeah, no reason you can't do that; that's a perfectly fine and normal response. We very often see that in folks that are building big houses and the street pressure is not enough to serve the water that you need for all of the fixtures and faucets. So putting in your own pump and a pressure tank is a perfectly acceptable way of solving this.
JIM: OK. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
TOM: You're welcome. Good luck with that project. Thanks so much for calling us at 1-888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: Now we're heading over to North Carolina where Nicole has a roofing question. Tell us what's going on.
NICOLE: Well, we had a tree fall on our house and we had no structural damage but we had shingle damage. And so we've been working on finding the best reroofing option. So we've gotten some estimates and been looking around and researching; doing some research on the different types of shingles and that sort of thing.
And what we'd really like to do is to go for a metal roof and we have a bid that's not completely outrageous, which is nice. But the question, I guess, that we have is we've been told that some people choose to leave the shingles on the roof and to put the new, metal roof on top of it. Some people have said that it – that that minimizes the lifetime of the roof, of the new roof. So we were just calling to get your take on that.
TOM: OK. I think what you're doing is you may be confusing multiple layers of asphalt shingle roofs with a layer of asphalt under metal. First of all, I don't think it will shorten the lifetime. If you're talking about multiple layers of asphalt shingle roof, yes, a second layer is not going to last as long as just a single layer, because the single layer acts as a heat sink and stores a lot of heat.
And frankly, it'll do some of the same thing with a metal roof and it'll radiate some of that heat back into your house. But the nice thing about metal roofs is that they have – and you should confirm this with the product you're thinking about buying. But most of them have low-e paint on them. So, essentially, they radiate a lot of the heat; they sort of bounce it right back out.
Now that said, I would prefer, if you're putting a metal roof on, to make sure it was on the structure and not on a previous layer of roof. I don't think it should add dramatically to the cost to take off that initial layer and I just think it's a much nicer, cleaner way to do a metal roof. I mean a metal roof can last you a lifetime, so why have a …?
LESLIE: Yep. Fifty-plus years.
TOM: Yeah, why have a second layer of roofing underneath that for all that time?
NICOLE: Yeah, we've also been cautioned about how the metal lays because if it's not put on …
TOM: Right, exactly. Yeah and so let's say that you – let's say that that roof starts to buckle a bit or those shingles start to curl underneath the metal roof, it could raise up the space. So I would tell you, if it was me, I'd probably pull it off even though I didn't have to.
LESLIE: Mm-hmm. And Nicole, you may want to check with your community because I know in some municipalities, when you go to get your building permits some of them require a certain type of paperwork if you are leaving the roof structure as is and just putting a new layer on top. And some require a different type of permitting if you're taking everything off. So just make sure you follow up with your community, so you've got everything filed before you start the process.
NICOLE: Perfect. Thank you.
TOM: You're very welcome. Thanks so much for calling us at 1-888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: You are tuned to The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show on air and online at MoneyPit.com. Well, this time of year, do you find yourself longing for that cool feel of autumn but assuming that that means you can't get out in the garden, you're done until next year? Well, not so. We are going to tell you how to bring your outdoor veggie garden inside for those chilly months ahead, next.
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TOM: Where home solutions live, welcome back to The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show. I'm Tom Kraeutler.
LESLIE: And I'm Leslie Segrete.
TOM: And summer may be coming to a close but your garden doesn't have to close down with it. There are ways to move many of your blooming beauties inside where you can enjoy them all fall long.
LESLIE: That's right. So we have gardening expert and author, Melinda Myers, joining us with tips on how to extend your bloom time into the colder months.
Welcome, Melinda.
MELINDA: Great to be here. Thank you so much for having me.
TOM: Well, you're so very welcome. Now, what kind of plants just can't really survive it outside and make it through the colder climates and are sort of the must-moves to bring them inside?
MELINDA: Well, I think gardeners, no matter where you live, have what I call "zone envy." You know, we always try to grow things that really aren't winter-hardy in our area. So if it's a plant that is not winter-hardy, then you're going to have to do something to get it through the winter.
So if you're a Northern gardener, things like tropical hibiscus, banana plants, even non-hardy bulbs like cannas and tuberous begonias and even our friends in the South may be pushing the limits and growing some things. Some parts of the South can't keep their bougainvilleas and mandevillas over winter. So you need to really look at plants that aren't hardy that you can bring indoors, grow them like houseplants at a good, sunny window or a cool, bright location and try to keep them alive until the weather's right to put them back outside.
LESLIE: Now, is there anything that you really should just forget about it and simply just leave outside for the colder months and hope for the best?
MELINDA: Well, anything that's borderline, if you can put it in a protected area that will help. And then there's some plants that you just go, "I can just buy new ones next year." And it doesn't make sense to bring every single annual – impatiens, geraniums, begonia – indoors when it may be just as easy to say, "You know what? I'm going to compost those and then I'm going to just buy fresh, new plants." Because there's always new varieties on the market. And so it's a great way to kind of spark up your landscape, even if you grow the same kind of annuals but try a new variety.
TOM: Gardening expert, Melinda Myers, is joining us. She's the author of Can't Miss Small Space Gardening, available on Amazon, garden centers and in bookstores.
So, Melinda, is there a shock issue to be concerned about when you take a plant that's been growing outside and want to move it indoors? Is there something you need to do to sort of make that transition a little easier or is that just something that us humans think is important but the plants could care less about?
MELINDA: Well, they'll let you know that they don't like changing of the conditions. Just like a lot of us don't like to move all of our activities indoors for the winter, the plants don't either. Just by moving your plants indoors, you're reducing the light intensity by about a tenth. And as fall approaches and winter, the days are getting shorter, they're not usually as bright in much of the country and so those plants are going through a shock.
So what you're going to need to do is gradually move them from the bright light outdoors to those lower lights inside. And the other thing you want to do is make sure nobody hitched a ride in, any insects.
TOM: Oh, that's a good point.
MELINDA: Yeah, I know. Right there, I can tell Leslie's like, "Oh, no. That's OK."
LESLIE: Yeah. No, thanks.
So how do you do that? I mean do you give them a shake or …?
MELINDA: Yeah.
LESLIE: You can tell I'm a great gardener.
MELINDA: One of the things that you can do is when you bring it from outside into a good, sunny window, isolate the plants that are moving outdoors indoors if you have a big indoor plant collection. Because you don't want to infest your plants indoors that have been indoors all year.
So I like to do – so from outside to my screened-in porch to a room where just – a bright room where just those plants that are coming indoors stay and then I monitor. I check for a couple weeks, look for signs of insects: mites and aphids being the most common. If I find them – or even before, I might give them a shower with the hose before I bring them in; that knocks a lot of the insects down. If I find something, I like to use things like insecticidal soap or neem. Safe for kids, safe for pets.
So, if you have a – I have a cat right now trying to munch on my lemon tree. And if you have pets that like to munch on your plants, then you know what? You don't have to worry about them – the pesticide hurting them – because it's all-natural and safe.
TOM: We're talking to Melinda Myers. She's the author of Can't Miss Small Space Gardening.
Now, what about the reverse of this? Let's say we've gone through the winter and now it's time to reintroduce the plants to the outside. Do you have to do that in small steps, as well?
MELINDA: You bet. I always relate it to the – when the Northerners go to Florida in January and we lay on the beach and fry our bodies, the same thing happens to the plants. So, move them outdoors gradually, after the danger frost has passed. Then you want to put them in a shaded location. Each day, give them an hour more of sunlight. And then at the end of two weeks, they're going to be ready for that bright-light condition.
Or maybe you just want to move them into a sheltered location so that transition isn't so great moving out for summer and back in for fall.
TOM: There's a lot of steps involved, Leslie.
LESLIE: Seriously.
TOM: This is why I kill plants.
LESLIE: Me, too. I'm always, in the springtime, so thankful that things have grown back. I'm like, "Oh, good. We're at 75 percent. Home run!"
TOM: Yeah. "Hey, the plants survived Leslie for the season."
LESLIE: And then in the fall, I'm like, "Ugh."
MELINDA: Yeah. And the other thing that people may be wanting to do, too, is their non-hardy bulbs. Now, this may be a little bit on the easier side: things like tuberous begonias and calla lilies and dahlias that after a light frost, you lift those up.
Take the soil off, let them sit for a couple days to cure, remove any dead foliage. Just gently brush off the soil, pack them in peat moss and put them in a cool, dark place in the basement away from the furnace. And then leave them there and hopefully they stay dormant and then you start the process over. So they don't require much care over winter, so that's a good, low-maintenance kind of over-wintering strategy for those kind of plants.
TOM: Good advice. Melinda Myers, the author of Can't Miss Small Space Gardening, thanks so much for stopping by The Money Pit.
MELINDA: Thanks so much for having me.
TOM: You can get more information from Melinda by going to her website at MelindaMyers.com. And you can find her book in Amazon, garden centers and bookstores.
LESLIE: Alright. Well, we've all come to rely on that Energy Star label when it comes to shopping for appliances. But is that label actually misleading? We're going to tell you how to make sure that you're getting true energy-efficiency, when The Money Pit continues.
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TOM: Well, consumers have come to know and trust that big Energy Star label that is slapped on the sides of most energy-efficient appliances on the market. But a new report finds that some Energy Star refrigerators are actually using too much energy to qualify for the Energy Star status.
Consumer Reports has been calling for tougher oversight of the Energy Star program for years and they've started using tougher standards for their own testing than what's been used by the Department of Energy.
LESLIE: You know, that's right. And those tougher tests actually showed that two Samsung models and one higher model used way more energy than the government actually stated. And one of those Samsung models actually used 54 percent more and that could add hundreds of dollars to your energy costs over the life of that unit.
TOM: Wow.
LESLIE: It's worth noting that these models were all manufactured before 2011, so they weren't subjected to the Energy Star program's new certification requirements.
If you want to know the model numbers of those three refrigerators and see how your own refrigerator stacks up energy-wise, head on over to the Consumer Reports website at ConsumerReports.org.
TOM: That's ConsumerReports.org.
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LESLIE: Eric in West Virginia is on the line and he's got some stuck doors in the house. What's the matter? You're locked in?
ERIC: No, no, no, no. There's this inoperable door that we no longer use. We can't get out that way or come in.
TOM: So describe these doors to us. Tell us what they look like and tell us how difficult they are to get to open.
ERIC: There's just wooden doors with – they're (inaudible at 0:29:39) doors. They have wood on that side and then glass.
TOM: Full-height glass?
ERIC: Glass, yes.
TOM: OK. So when doors get stuck, it's usually because they've swollen in place. Now, the other complication here is that these are so stuck you can't actually move the handles. If they are hinged doors, what you're probably going to end up doing is having to remove them off the hinges to try to free them up.
Once you get them out the first time, then you can try to examine where they're jamming. There's usually some evidence on the door somewhere: some rubbing, some abrasion where you can tell where it's really stuck. And you can start to abrade or plane away or sand away some of those high spots until you get a door that swings easily and closes correctly.
As far as the hardware is concerned, possibly when you get the pressure off the door to get them out of there, that might start to work again. The other thing to keep in mind is that very often you can adjust the door's placement by moving the hinges. If the hinges are deeper down into the jam, for example, that will create some room on the other side of the door.
But a combination of those moves could be very effective in freeing these doors up. Eric, thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
LESLIE: Alright. Now we've got Linda from North Carolina who's calling in with a gutter question. What can we do for you?
LINDA: I have gutters on my house right now but I want to switch them out because I think I need seamless gutters. So my question is, what is the best type of gutters to get? Because I have a lot of pine trees in the yard, so my gutters right now are filling up with pine.
TOM: Your question is not so much what kind of gutters to get but what kind of gutter guard to get.
TOM: And the gutter guards that I like better than any others are the ones that have a micromesh surface to them.
LINDA: A micromesh.
LESLIE: Almost like a screen on the top?
TOM: Yeah, it's a very, very fine screening material. And it really stops everything from sticking, not only to the mesh itself but certainly stops stuff from getting in.
And then my second-favorite kind are the types that have sort of a louvered surface, where they work on the surface tension of water, sort of hugging them and then rolling over them. The only problem with the ones that rely on surface tension is that if you have a really steep roof and you get a big flow of water, that water can just sort of wash right over the edge and down.
LESLIE: It's just going to run right off.
TOM: But the gutter guards that have a micromesh? Very, very effective.
LESLIE: The only – my only concern there would be having a pine tree in the yard and knowing the tremendous amount of sap they do like to give off – would be an issue with the sap sort of clogging up that mesh. It might be something you just want to ask the manufacturer, to ensure that that sap isn't going to be harmful to it.
LINDA: Right. Well, just a follow-up question: does a house really need gutters?
TOM and LESLIE: Yes.
TOM: Absolutely, Linda. And here's why: that gutter system is going to control the water around the foundation. You don't want the water to get too close to the house. It can undermine the foundation, it can flood a crawlspace or a basement. If it gets cold enough, it can freeze and be dangerous, cause slippery sidewalks. It can cause your foundation to shift and move. So a gutter is actually an important part of the structure of the house, believe it or not.
LINDA: OK. Well, why do I see some without them?
TOM: Well, because some folks just don't want to put them on. I mean if your soil is really, really sandy, you might be able to get away with it. But for the most part, we think gutters are very, very important.
Why don't you head on over to our website at MoneyPit.com? I actually wrote an article about all the reasons that you should have gutters.
LINDA: OK, I sure will.
TOM: It's online at MoneyPit.com. There's also several articles there about gutter guards, too.
LINDA: OK. Thank you very much.
TOM: You're welcome. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.
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LESLIE: And I'm Leslie Segrete.
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LESLIE: Alright. And while you're on MoneyPit.com, you can post a question in our Community section, just like Mary from Texas did who writes: "My daughter is getting ready to go to college. I'm afraid of bed bugs in the dorm. Is there any way to prevent her from getting them or bringing them home?"
TOM: Yes, there is.
LESLIE: First of all, if there are bed bugs in surrounding dorms, if her roommate has them, you want to make sure that her suitcase or duffel bag that she brings home for the weekend is stored in a sealed-off plastic bin under the bed, wherever. Just don't keep it in the open where anything could climb in and then transport home with you.
And if they're bringing home clothes, laundry bedding, wash, wash, wash everything right before they head home. Pack it up in that duffel and then get on the plane.
TOM: Well, you may have been to a restaurant with those giant, umbrella-shaped heaters outside. You can actually do the same thing at home to make use of your outdoor spaces a little longer into the colder months. Leslie tells us how, in today's edition of Leslie's Last Word.
LESLIE: That's right. You know, what you see when you dine out of doors in the cooler months are those patio heaters. And they don't always have to be as gigantor as you see when you go out to a restaurant.
You can actually get a patio heater: the freestanding version, as you know, or even a tabletop version. And they're going to range in price from around $100 all the way up to over $1,000. But they really do make a great addition to an outdoor space, especially if you've got that beautiful patio, you love your outdoors, you want to dine outside. It can help you enjoy your outdoor space well into October, November, December. It depends on how crazy you are.
But really, when it comes to shopping for one, keep in mind their fuel. They can run on propane, natural gas or even electric. And compared to other heat sources like fire pits or chimineas, they produce less emissions.
Now, most homeowners traditionally choose the tabletop patio heater. And there are some advantages to those because they're lighter, they're smaller, they're easier to carry around. Now, the freestanding types, those are going to be much bigger – about 95 inches tall – and they're the ones that you see when you dine out at a restaurant. But they're also more powerful and can really heat a pretty decent-sized area.
Now, if you do choose a stationary heater, you can hook it up to your natural gas line and you won't have to have your tank refilled, replaced, the swap-out program. But it's something that if you plan on moving your heater to different locations, that's not going to work for you and a portable propane model is going to be the best.
But whatever you choose, a patio heater is going to help you enjoy that outdoor space that you have loved all summer season long, well into the fall, maybe even into the winter, depending on where you live. But it's a great addition to your outdoor space, so keep on enjoying it.
TOM: This is The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show. Coming up next week on the program, you know when fall happens, you might find yourself up on a ladder cleaning out those gutters once again. And when you do, you want to make sure you take a good, hard look at them because gutters that are in bad shape will leak, even if they're clean. Next week on the program, we're going to have tips to help you make sure that your gutter system is truly good to go for the season ahead.
I'm Tom Kraeutler.
LESLIE: And I'm Leslie Segrete.
TOM: Remember, you can do it yourself …
LESLIE: But you don't have to do it alone.
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Al-Qaida militants kill 38 troops in Yemen attack
SANAA, Yemen— A Yemeni military official says coordinated attacks by al-Qaida militants in a southern province have killed at least 38 soldiers and wounded dozens.
Maj. Raed Mohammed Nasser says the attacks took place at dawn Friday in Shabwa province. He says the militants, taking advantage of heavy fog, surprised the troops in barracks in bases in the Maysaa and Kamp areas.
Nasser says heavy clashes are still underway near a third military encampment, in the al-Ain area, where militants detonated a car bomb outside the barracks.
Nasser told The Associated Press that eight militants have also died in the fighting so far.
Yemeni authorities are leading a war against Al-Qaida's local branch, considered by Washington as one of the world's most dangerous terror groups.


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By P.J. DICKERSCHEID and VICKI SMITH
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KEYSER, W.Va. (AP) — More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four walls of her home.
Former Army reservist Lynndie England hasn't landed a job in numerous tries: When one restaurant manager considered hiring her, other employees threatened to quit.
She doesn't like to travel: Strangers point and whisper, "That's her!"
In fact, she doesn't leave the house much at all, limiting her outings mostly to grocery runs.
"I don't have a social life," she says. " … I sit at home all day."
She's tried dyeing her dark brown hair, wearing sunglasses and ball caps. She even thought about changing her name. But "it's my face that's always recognized," she says, "and I can't really change that."
England hopes a biography released this month and a book tour starting in July will help rehabilitate an image indelibly associated with the plight of the mistreated prisoners.
It's difficult to forget the pictures that shocked millions in 2004: In one, she holds a restraint around a man's neck; in another, she's giving a thumbs-up and pointing at the genitals of naked, hooded men, a cigarette dangling from her mouth.
"They think that I was like this evil torturer. … I wasn't," she says. "People don't realize I was just in a photo for a split second in time."
In an interview with The Associated Press to promote her biography, "Tortured: Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib and the Photographs that Shocked the World," the 26-year-old England said she's paid her dues and repeatedly apologized.
While admitting she made some bad decisions, England says it wasn't her place to question the "softening-up" treatments sanctioned long before she arrived.
"We were just pawns," said England, who's appealing her conviction and has her next hearing in July. "People were just playing us."
A jury of five Army officers, however, rejected England's claims that she was only following orders and trying to please the father of her child, former Cpl. Charles Graner Jr., who's currently imprisoned for his role.
Christopher Graveline, the lead prosecutor at her trial and now an assistant federal prosecutor in Michigan, said England and the other defendants are free to present their side to the media.
"But they presented the same facts to the jury, and the jury rejected them," he said.
England was convicted of conspiracy, mistreating detainees and committing an indecent act, one of 11 soldiers found guilty of wrongdoing at Abu Ghraib.
Since April, when newly released memos revealed the Bush administration had sanctioned certain so-called "enhanced interrogation" tactics, some have called for pardons of soldiers like England – or at least acknowledgment that they were scapegoats for higher-ups.
Graveline rejects such calls. He and investigator Michael Clemens have their own book coming out in January, "The Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed: American Soldiers on Trial," which they say aims to correct misunderstanding and misinformation.
The detainees in the photos involving England, for example, were not suspected terrorists, Graveline says, but some of the thousands of "Iraqi-on-Iraqi criminals" at the massive prison. None of the men in the England photos was ever interrogated.
"The idea that she and her colleagues were working somehow for military intelligence is not supported by fact," he says.
After serving half of a three-year sentence, England returned to the cocoon of a few friends and family in Fort Ashby, a quiet town of about 1,300 in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, 150 miles west of Washington, D.C.
Biographer Gary Winkler, a local author who spent countless hours with England and her family, says England's family has closed ranks, hoping to protect her – and themselves. He said he has mixed feelings about her.
"Some days I liked her. Some days I hated her," he says. "Some days I thought she should be in prison still, and some days I felt sorry for her."
England, who's put on a little weight and let her hair grow since mugging for the camera, says she struggles with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. Antidepressants help, and she has learned to deal with personal insults much as she dealt with the horrors of war: She just got used to it.
England says the most painful jab came in a note from a stranger who suggested her mother "shoot herself for raising somebody like me, and that I should kill my baby and kill myself, or give up my child for adoption, because the way I was raised they didn't want him to turn into some evil monster, too.
"… and then at the end of it they were like, 'Oh, God bless you,'" she adds with a wry laugh.
As a teenager, England hunted squirrels and fantasized about becoming a storm chaser. As a woman, she has more worries than dreams.
She worries about whether she's a good mother to her 4-year-old son Carter.
"Normal moms have jobs. They get up, they take their kids to school, they go to work, they come home, they cook, they clean, they do all that," she says. "I'm home all day."
She says she submitted hundreds of resumes for all kinds of jobs, but no one would give her a chance. She stopped trying months ago and depends on welfare and her parents to get by.
She also fears for her life, though she's 4,000 miles from Iraq: "I'm paranoid about that one guy who still hates me."
Even if she could go back and change something, England says she wouldn't. If she hadn't met Graner, she says, she wouldn't have her son, the one bright spot from an otherwise dark time.
"I couldn't have Carter exactly as he is without anybody else except Graner," she says, "so to me that's the whole reason for me meeting him."
What she wants most now is what most mothers want, to give her child a good life.
And as for herself? "I don't think beyond day to day."
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