It's never been wise to play around with lead paint, the kind kicked up during the renovation of homes built before 1978. Nowadays, doing so can be costly in more ways than one, as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to fine ...
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The Assos corporate jersey features a new pattern design. Its fit is between the brand's SS.Uno and SS.Mille fits, a compromise that fits athletes and larger body types. Assos calls it PerformanceFit. The main fabric used on these new ...
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Six months ago Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to millions in the Northeast and the homes of Consumer Reports readers were no exception. When we spoke to 8,389 of our subscribers who live in the affected areas of New York, New Jersey and ...
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Consumer Reports recently went to a Paramus, New Jersey, Home Depot to buy a chain saw for an upcoming test, using secret shoppers just as we do with everything from cars and refrigerators to detergent and toilet paper to avoid skewing our ...
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Superstorm Sandy devastated not just homes and property, but people's ability to get needed health care, too. A quarter of the people in our survey of online subscribers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York said Sandy caused medical ...
Couch Braunsdorf, an Assurex Global Partner, has announced two promotions in an effort to support the company's expansion across the country. Christopher Baker has been promoted to the position of manager for Personal Lines Department of ...
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The League of American Bicyclists released its 2013 ranking of Bicycle Friendly States on Wednesday, coinciding with the kickoff of National Bike Month. Washington continues to lead the list as the No. 1 state, but Illinois and Arizona ...
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Following the landmark success of Warrior’s inaugural Liverpool FC home kit – the fastest-selling in the Club’s history – the brand has revealed its new design for the 2013/14 season. Headlining Warrior’s new ...
Real Pasta is recalling approximately 25,000 pounds of assorted pasta products in the US as they were processed without the benefit of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). ...
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CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions and services, announced the opening of their annual customer conference, INSIGHT 2013, at The Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event runs from April 28th to May 1st and ...
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With Google's voice assistant now available on iPhones and iPads, The Associated Press used an iPad Mini to throw five test questions at Google Now and Siri on Monday afternoon in New York. Here's what the two digital assistants had to say ...
US-based Friendly's Ice Cream has introduced a new line of frozen desserts that are packaged in boxes comprised of four or six individually-wrapped servings. The new additions include Vanilla Alpine Bars (vanilla ice cream with a ...
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MetLife, Inc. recently took out an energy savings policy with GE Lighting (NYSE: GE)—upgrading to Evolve™ LED outdoor lighting in parking lots at 10 office locations and switching to more energy-efficient T8 fluorescent indoor ...
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Hilltop Bicycles of Summit, New Jersey, opened a second, larger location in nearby Cranford on Saturday, April 20. A grand-opening celebration is planned for the first weekend in May. The 2,400-square-foot store was built out in the same ...
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Flaming torches and fire-breathing dragons are just a few of the amazing features at the 11th Virginia Hot Glass Festival this weekend at Sunspots Studios in downtown Staunton. Hot glass artists from around the region gather annually, ...
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