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As saltwater poured into Manhattan, Manhattanites fled to higher, electrified ground like Wi-Fi rats. But other than tweets, we had no proof?until now. New Yorkers? Foursquare checkins, charted by the company itself, show a massive exodus northward, out of the?Dead Zone and into techie comfort.
Stencil your old plank floors. You can use pre-cut stencils to add personality to a plain floor. Consider stenciling on a border of intricately intertwining vines and flowers in your living room. Maybe you?d like to add a few animals prancing across the floor of your child?s room? Stencils are easy and fun!
A good home improvement tip is to make sure you write up a contract with your handyman when they come out to assess any problems. By having a firm contract, you won?t have to worry about any extra charges or being exploited. Without a contract, you could be taken for a ride.
Installing new appliances into your kitchen to replace any that might be out dated or in poor working condition can refresh an individuals kitchen. These new appliances can be chosen to maximize any aspect of the kitchen. Whether they have new features, better performance, or just look better, one or several new kitchen appliances can be great for home improvement.
Look for cracks or shifting of your home?s concrete slabs or driveway. Slabs on the exterior should always be positioned so that any drainage that occurs faces away from your home?s foundation. Use crack filler to fill in any cracks, or use a silicone caulk. Next, power-wash and then seal.
If you are looking to spruce up the exterior of your house, first think about the last time the exterior of your home was painted. Consider repainting or resurfacing the walls to give your home a fresh look. Also remember to take the time to patch, repair, or replace any damaged areas as well.
There?s no need for a full bathroom remodel when you can make your bathroom more functional and stylish by installing new fixtures. Update the shower with a more adjustable shower head or there are even models that mimic rainfall! New sink faucets, towel racks, cabinet hardware or mirrors are other effective choices. Change out your fixtures and you will update your style with out breaking your budget.
Make sure that only high quality supplies are used in your home improvement projects. This will ensure that the work lasts for greatest amount of time and offers the best finish. You don?t want to find out a few months down the road that using a higher quality would have prevented wear and tear or easy damaging.
You should feel better after reading those tips when it comes to home improvement. That was a lot to think and read through, but at least you should have an idea of what to do and where to begin with improving your home safer and smarter. In addition, you can always come back to this list.
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Sick of feeling sluggish, tired, and bloated? Want to get that hot bod into pristine shape? Well, a detox might be for you, says author and chef Candice Kumai. ??If you're not ready to fully commit to a detox yet, you can still try to modify your diet to help. Try cutting carbs, alcohol, dairy, sugar, and caffeine from your current diet, and start adding in these top five foods to feel completely renewed:
Tea: The polyphenols in tea leaves help to detoxify the body naturally, while popular herbal "detox" teas contain a blend of herbs with special detoxification and cleansing properties. Herbal and detoxification teas don't usually tend to carry caffeine.
Cabbage: A natural diuretic that is used to help expel excess fluids in the body, cabbage is made up of approximately 92 percent water. You'd probably burn more calories chewing cabbage than anything else. It's also known for being a perfect source of many dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins, including C, K, E, A, and folic acid.
Garlic: Ahhh yes, the superfood of the century, not to mention the one that you don't want to consume on your first or second hot date. So exclude garlic for dating, but include it for a great slammin' detox. Garlic can also help to lower your bad cholesterol, prevent cardiovascular disease and also help to de-stress.
Greens: The chlorophyll in these plant-based foods will rid the body of harmful environmental toxins, as well as aid the liver in detoxification. A blood cleanser and natural antibiotic, it also reduces blood fats, thinning the blood and lowering blood pressure.??
Water: Are you surprised? Don't be afraid to down a few cups in the morning, through the day, before any meal, and of course, during and after a workout. Water will help to flush your kidneys and liver and also hydrate your body from head to toe. Plus, it's free! Here's to a happy and healthy new, cleansed you!
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"Fareed Zakaria GPS" this Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET.
The Gangnam Style phenomenon has been an astonishment to anyone involved in culture in Asia, The New Yorker?s Evan Osnos tells Fareed Zakaria in a GPS web extra.
?This is not a video that anyone expected to be a success. It didn?t come out of the main cultural industry in Korea. This thing came out of nowhere and it?s a phenomenon. The question is, why? And the answer actually tells you a lot about China today,? Osnos says.
?The reason it has been so successful is that it laughs at itself ? it has a great sense of humor and it?s making fun of the enormous pop industry in Korea, which is big business, it?s very successful around the world. In China today, the problem ultimately, culturally, for people that are involved in the arts ? whether it?s music or filmmaking ? is that if you do anything that is truly radical that is making people uncomfortable, then there are so many points when the system will intervene.?
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FILE - In this March 8, 2012 photo, Republican hedge fund manager Eric Hovde of Madison announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, in Dane, Wisc. Seemingly out of nowhere, a trio of wealthy political neophytes has roiled Republican Senate primary races taking place this month, dipping into their personal fortunes to highlight their business backgrounds, cast their opponents as career politicians and draw within striking distance of a victory few saw coming just a few weeks ago. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
FILE - In this March 8, 2012 photo, Republican hedge fund manager Eric Hovde of Madison announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, in Dane, Wisc. Seemingly out of nowhere, a trio of wealthy political neophytes has roiled Republican Senate primary races taking place this month, dipping into their personal fortunes to highlight their business backgrounds, cast their opponents as career politicians and draw within striking distance of a victory few saw coming just a few weeks ago. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2011 file photo, Mesa, Ariz. businessman Wil Cardon, center, flanked by two of his five children, Rebecca Cardon, 11, right, and Parley Cardon, 10, begins his U.S. Senate statewide campaign in Phoenix. Seemingly out of nowhere, a trio of wealthy political neophytes has roiled Republican Senate primary races taking place this month, dipping into their personal fortunes to highlight their business backgrounds, cast their opponents as career politicians and draw within striking distance of a victory few saw coming just a few weeks ago. Cardon is still viewed as having work to do if he's going to catch the prohibitive favorite in the race _ six-term Rep. Jeff Flake. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, Senate candidate John Brunner speaks to the other candidates during a forum at a Republican conference in Kansas City, Mo. Brunner, the former CEO and chairman of health and beauty care giant Vi-Jon Inc., has forced his way into a three-way battle featuring a congressman and a former state treasurer that will be decided Tuesday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? They have deep pockets and aren't afraid to dig into them.
Seemingly out of nowhere, a trio of wealthy political neophytes has roiled Republican Senate primary races taking place this month, dipping into their personal fortunes to highlight their business backgrounds, cast their opponents as career politicians and draw within striking distance of a victory few saw coming just a few weeks ago.
In Arizona, real estate mogul Wil Cardon is still viewed as having work to do if he's going to catch the prohibitive favorite in the race ? six-term Rep. Jeff Flake.
But in Wisconsin, banking executive Eric Hovde is gaining quickly against a former governor and a former congressman. In Missouri, John Brunner, the former CEO and chairman of health and beauty care giant Vi-Jon Inc., has forced his way into a three-way battle featuring a congressman and a former state treasurer that will be decided Tuesday.
Brunner and Hovde have started to draw criticism from national Democrats, reinforcing their rise as serious contenders.
Throw in Connecticut, where one-time World Wrestling Federation CEO Linda McMahon is likely to win the party's nomination for a second time, and four Republican self-funders are capable of advancing to November's general election.
Each election cycle brings its share of candidates who struck it rich in the business world and hope to use their fortunes to help bankroll successful runs for political office. Most are destined to lose. That includes this year's biggest self-funder, David Dewhurst, who spent at least $16.5 million in his loss to Ted Cruz in Tuesday's Texas primary.
The list of U.S. Senate candidates who spent big in 2010 and lost includes McMahon, $50 million; Jeff Greene in Florida, $23.7 million; and Carly Fiorina in California, $5.5 million. The biggest exception was Republican Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who spent $8.7 million in his defeat of Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold.
But this year's crop of self-funders has more going for them than lots of money. They're also able to highlight successful business records to voters hungry for a better economy and resentful of those currently in office because of the economy's slow growth and stubbornly high jobless rate.
A recent ad from Brunner exemplifies the self-funders' strategy as he criticized former state treasurer Sarah Steelman and six-term Rep. Todd Akin.
"While John Brunner was adding over a thousand manufacturing jobs, politicians Todd Akin and Sarah Steelman were manufacturing debt," said the ad.
Veteran GOP strategist Wes Gullett, of Phoenix, said anti-incumbency fever is still the most important factor in this year's primaries, and that's giving Cardon and the other self-funders an opening.
"Since 2008, we've been looking for change. Every election now is about: 'Have you been there, and are you part of the problem? Or are you part of the solution?'" said Gullett, who was John McCain's deputy campaign manager in 2000. "Whether you've been there two years or 12 years, you're handicapped when you're running in that environment."
Cardon has lent his campaign more than $6 million so far and had nearly $2.4 million in the bank at the end of June. The slew of television ads he's financed has forced Flake and his allies to spend some of their money attacking Cardon rather than saving those resources for a tough fall campaign against Democrat Richard Carmona.
Sens. McCain and Jon Kyl have endorsed Flake. McCain also voiced concerns that the negative primary in Arizona was hurting the GOP's prospects in the fall. Cardon disputed the notion and called the warnings hypocritical given the ads the two senators have aired in their previous elections.
Cardon has attempted to take advantage of the disdain for Washington by running ads attacking Flake for reversing himself on term limits and for shifting to the right on illegal immigration.
In Missouri, Brunner's rise has come as his campaign has spent nearly $7 million through mid-July ? with almost all of that money from the candidate himself. Meanwhile, Akin's and Steelman's spending totaled about $3.7 million.
A similar dynamic is at work in Wisconsin, where Hovde's campaign has spent $3.8 million ? almost all of it from the candidate, while former Rep. Mark Neumann and former Gov. Tommy Thompson together have spent about $2.8 million. The money has helped the self-funders frame their races on the airwaves while their opponents were busy building their resources.
Brunner and Hovde have gained the support of tea party groups because of their focus on cutting government spending, but they should not be confused with the tea party firebrands such as Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell, who won GOP primaries two years ago but hurt their party's ability to win general elections in Nevada and Delaware, respectively. They hit many of the same talking points that rallied GOP voters two years ago, but with a Chamber of Commerce touch that is more likely to win over moderates and independents.
The sizable investments the self-funding candidates are making raise the question of whether they've tilted the playing field with their wealth and whether they're essentially trying to buy an election. Hovde bristles at the question.
"I'm taking my hard-earned money because I care about my country passionately and I'm worried it's going to go through a financial collapse. And I'm being criticized for making a big investment that's a giant negative return for me?" Hovde said.
All of the big self-funders in this year's Senate races are participating in competitive GOP primaries while the top Democratic candidates in those states are generally running uncontested and can save their resources for the fall.
That dynamic is generally improving the prospects for those Democratic candidates by exposing some major vulnerabilities, said Matt Canter, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
"It's resulting in some very vicious primaries developing around the country," Canter said.
Brian Walsh, spokesman for the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, said hard-fought primaries aren't a problem.
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Associated Press writer Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., contributed to this report.
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Ironworker Billy Geoghan reaches out to maneuver a steel beam as it is lifted by crane to the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Ironworker Billy Geoghan reaches out to maneuver a steel beam as it is lifted by crane to the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
President Barack Obama's signature and thoughts are shown on a steel beam prior to it's installation on the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by the president with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Ironworkers James Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan release the cables from a steel beam after connecting it on the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Ironworkers James Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan release the cables from a steel beam after connecting it on the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Ironworkers James Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan stand on a steel beam after connecting it to the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the notes: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. The beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NEW YORK (AP) ? A steel beam signed by President Barack Obama was lifted into place Thursday at the top of the 104-story One World Trade Center.
A crane atop the building raised the beam from the ground after dozens of people, including construction workers and police officers, added their own signatures near those of the president and first lady Michelle Obama.
"It feels really good to be a part of it," said iron worker James Brady, part of the crew that lifted the beam. "I feel very proud to be here. I feel very lucky to be here."
On June 14, the Obamas visited the skyscraper that's being built to replace the twin towers destroyed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. The white beam contains the words "One World Trade Center" painted in blue. Obama wrote in marker: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!"
The signatures will no longer be visible as the beam, which is 35 feet long and weighs 11,000 pounds, is enveloped by the structure.
"It will be, as the rest of the beams are, one that will support this building in years to come, decades to come," said Steven Plate, head of World Trade Center construction for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site.
The skyscraper, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, is expected to be completed in early 2014.
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