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  • April 2008

    • DIY Home Care—Not So Hard

      Detroit Free Press  |  Apr 8, 08 4:04 PM CDT

      DIY Home Care—Not So Hard

      (Newser) - Homeowners can save big bucks on maintenance and keep their houses shipshape by mastering 10 simple skills, Allen Norwood observes for McClatchy Newspapers: Swap out your door locks: Remove a few bolts and screws and easily replace an existing lock for a new one. Become familiar with your filters: Note the size of your air-conditioning and furnace filters, where they're located and how to change them. More »

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      list  • repair  • homeownership  • home improvement  • home renovation  • maintenance  • utility tools

  • March 2008

    • United Grounds 7 Jumbos

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 21, 08 6:23 AM CDT

      United Grounds 7 Jumbos

      (Newser) - United Airlines has grounded seven Boeing 747s to check the cockpit instruments that indicate altitude during flight. The decision was prompted by the discovery that equipment at a facility in South Korea where the instruments had been checked were improperly maintained, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FAA uncovered the lapse and informed United. More »

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      South Korea  • safety  • FAA  • United Airlines  • inspection  • Boeing 747  • maintenance

    • Dextre Moves Into Place, Awaits First Call

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 19, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Dextre Moves Into Place, Awaits First Call

      (Newser) - The giant space robot Dextre moved into his new digs last night, and now resides outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab awaiting his first marching orders. Back at Mission Control the mood is buoyant, reports the Houston Chronicle. "That really was the kind of spacewalk that when it's done, you just want to throw your hands up in the air and howl at the moon," said the project's director after the robot was in place. More »

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      Canada  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • robot  • Endeavour  • Dextre  • maintenance

    • Southwest Faces Record Fines

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 6, 08 4:18 AM CST

      Southwest Faces Record Fines

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines faces at least $3 million in fines sought by the FAA for failing to inspect 46 older Boeing 737-300 jets for structural flaws identified in a 2004 safety directive, reports the Wall Street Journal. The expected penalty would be the largest imposed on an airline in 20 years. When the planes were finally inspected last spring, six had cracks up to 4 inches long in the fuselage. More »

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