Open Plan Ranch Boosts Space With Seamless Living Areas
Architect Lester Cohen uses open planning in a three bedroom ranch to blend living and dining rooms while maintaining private sleeping areas. The layout, with a 24 by 22 foot expanse and a rear terrace, blends indoors and outdoors and includes a prep kitchen and dinette with multiple exposures.
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Workshop fatigue avoid dangerous home projects
An article warns fatigue drives accidents in workshops and at home. It lists safety reminders including remove loose clothing, avoid multitasking, wear goggles, guard blades, store oily rags properly, avoid gloves with tools, keep drawers orderly, shut off power before edges, and follow manufacturer ventilation guidance.
Universities Add Courses On Water
Universities in a federal state program expanded water research with about 1300 new courses and similar staff additions since 1965. Nearly 2000 students served as research assistants last year. In 1968 69, 230 theses and dissertations on water resources were completed.
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Bleach and Wood Grain Care Tips from Old Home Advice
The piece explains that bleaching lightens wood without harming the grain and warns to follow label directions. It suggests sealing before staining to keep grain visibility, plus a patching method for gypsum board using newspaper strips and plaster, then priming and painting to hide the repair.
Third of Japan's Bamboo Plants Die
Since 1960 about one third of Japan's bamboo plants have flowered and then died. Bamboo, a giant perennial grass, rarely blooms and some species flower only once every 120 years. When bamboo blossoms and seeds, the plant often dies.
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