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	<title>Abusive Lab Test: Handheld Vacuums (With Video)</title>
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	<description>In the first video edition of Popular Mechanics' product review turned extreme experiment, we tested three new hand  ...</description>
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	<title>7 More Reasons To Switch Bulbs</title>
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	<description>Now, a new CFL revolution is at hand. Retail giants are pushing hard for the bulbs ? Wal-Mart hopes to sell 100 million  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Now, a new CFL revolution is at hand. Retail giants are pushing hard for the bulbs ? Wal-Mart hopes to sell 100 million  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<title>Plus: The Best Lawn Chair Ever</title>
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	<description>Absurd? Sure ? but who wouldn't want La-Z-Boy's outdoor Whitley Recliner ($600), with its rustproof aluminum frame and  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Absurd? Sure ? but who wouldn't want La-Z-Boy's outdoor Whitley Recliner ($600), with its rustproof aluminum frame and  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<title>Animal House: Keeping The Critters Out</title>
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	<description>The defense: Housekeeping, gap sealing and food removal thwart rats and mice-and don't discount the snap trap. Invented  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>The defense: Housekeeping, gap sealing and food removal thwart rats and mice-and don't discount the snap trap. Invented  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Thwart</category>
	<category>Traps</category>
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	<title>This New House: Restoration Tips You Can Use</title>
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	<description>They sure built 'em right in the rolling Dutch Country of southeastern Pennsylvania. The abandoned 1890s farmhouse on  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>They sure built 'em right in the rolling Dutch Country of southeastern Pennsylvania. The abandoned 1890s farmhouse on  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Spreads</category>
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	<title>How Your House Works, Part 1: Plumbing</title>
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	<description>Plumbing has been around since early Roman times, but there's a good chance that the average man on the via didn't  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Plumbing has been around since early Roman times, but there's a good chance that the average man on the via didn't  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
	<category>Aisles</category>
	<category>Fastforward</category>
	<category>Home Center</category>
	<category>Home Improvement</category>
	<category>House Works</category>
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	<title>Winter Watch: Tips To Reduce Snow-Shoveling Strain</title>
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	<description>I find this all very interesting because I've been shoveling snow for 34 years (I started when I was about 10). Anyway,  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>I find this all very interesting because I've been shoveling snow for 34 years (I started when I was about 10). Anyway,  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Snow Throwers</category>
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	<title>Build Better Storage: Top 7 Tips To Save Space</title>
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	<description>One of my favorite tricks ? building drawers and shelves beneath a staircase ? came into play in the home of Sarah and  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>One of my favorite tricks ? building drawers and shelves beneath a staircase ? came into play in the home of Sarah and  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Save Space</category>
	<category>Shelves</category>
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	<category>Tops</category>
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	<title>How-To Central: Replacing A Water Heater</title>
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	<description>Our old heater had dielectric unions that connected the copper pipe to the threaded steel fittings on the water heater.  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Our old heater had dielectric unions that connected the copper pipe to the threaded steel fittings on the water heater.  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Dielectric Union</category>
	<category>Electrolytic</category>
	<category>Heaters</category>
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	<category>Metals</category>
	<category>On The Water</category>
	<category>Replacing A Water Heater</category>
	<category>Unions</category>
	<category>Water Heaters</category>
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	<title>Home Checklist: 44 Tips To Cut Energy Costs</title>
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	<description>22 Insufficient attic ventilation can trap very hot air in the attic (well over 100&amp;deg;F in summer), causing serious  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>22 Insufficient attic ventilation can trap very hot air in the attic (well over 100&amp;deg;F in summer), causing serious  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Attic Ventilation</category>
	<category>Attics</category>
	<category>Energy</category>
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	<title>Follow The Weekend Brick Road</title>
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	<description>Before beginning the walk, inspect the site and check the slope of the ground. Use a straight 2 x 4 and level to  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Before beginning the walk, inspect the site and check the slope of the ground. Use a straight 2 x 4 and level to  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Brick Road</category>
	<category>Home Improvement</category>
	<category>Mechanics</category>
	<category>Weekends</category>
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	<title>Part 2: The Electrical System</title>
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	<description>Harnessing energy isn't new. If anything, it's a signature human characteristic. But of all the energy sources we've  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Harnessing energy isn't new. If anything, it's a signature human characteristic. But of all the energy sources we've  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Electrical Systems</category>
	<category>Electricity</category>
	<category>Energy</category>
	<category>Energy Sources</category>
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	<category>Sources</category>
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	<category>Utility Poles</category>
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	<title>Part 3: Framing</title>
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	<description>In this country, just about every house begins with a stack of lumber. Add a carpenter or two, and within days that  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>In this country, just about every house begins with a stack of lumber. Add a carpenter or two, and within days that  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Joists</category>
	<category>Lattice</category>
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	<category>Rafters</category>
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	<title>Homeowners Clinic: Eliminating Termites, Plus 7 Other Tips</title>
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	<description>Concrete overlays shrink as they dry, and this can cause the overlay to lose its bond with the slab below. You can  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>Concrete overlays shrink as they dry, and this can cause the overlay to lose its bond with the slab below. You can  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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	<category>Home Improvement</category>
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	<title>How To Install A Sliding Door: Big Diy Project</title>
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	<description>The header height depends on whether you need a new soleplate. If the floor covering above the subfloor is minimal, you  ...</description>
	<content:encoded>The header height depends on whether you need a new soleplate. If the floor covering above the subfloor is minimal, you  ...&lt;br /&gt;From Popular Mechanics</content:encoded>
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