London's longest-serving taxi driver has retired, after 70 years of ferrying passengers around the British capital. Alfred Collins, 92, picked up his first fare in 1937 and plied the streets until two years ago, keeping his black cab licence until last...

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JS Online: Damage blamed on frustration One day after 21 people were arrested during a demonstration that vandalized a U.S. Army recruiting office on Milwaukee's east side, Wisconsin peace activist groups on Tuesday said some protesters might increasingly...

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It's a good thing I work nights... I don't think I can sleep after reading this one. Children used in Iraqi militant attack WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. general on Tuesday said Iraqi insurgents used children in a suicide attack this weekend,...

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Well, it's sorta fini, lol. There are a couple more pics on the Flickr site, too. What do y'all think of some art tile to cover those yucky black bricks on the hearth? I've been trying to figure out how to get them clean again, but my mother suggested...

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Well, at least it's partly done. I'm sure there is plenty more agonizing in my future. This is after the first coat; it looks to me like it will definitely need a second coat. I love it. There is color in the house!! Yes, to answer your question, that...

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....my ceiling was not this shade of brown when I started painting this morning. Of course, now that I'm old and (getting) farsighted, maybe I just didn't notice. Ten-foot ceilings *are* kinda far away, right?? Yeah. That's my story and I'm sticking to...

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Today is the almost-ex's birthday, so he asked to take #2 child with him tonight. So here I am, my first weekend off as a (almost) single woman. And ya know what I'm doing on Friday night? Putting paint samples up on my wall. Frowning at them. Took a...

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Anybody out there think that maybe I'm obsessing about this just a *teensy* bit too much? Ok, left to right: I ragged the dark rust over yesterdays' gawdawful orange. I liked it, but not enough to do the whole wall that way. Next up is the deep rust color,...

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