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My new apartment has a reasonable rent and a great view of the Boston skyline. However, it has ugly vinyl floors, and the landlord won't replace them. Do you have any ideas for a way to cover them? P.P. Somerville Modular carpet tiles from Flor might be your solution. They come in many colors and patterns, and you can have great fun combining them any way you want. The 19 1/2-inch squares are designed to be installed by homeowners and start at $7 a tile. They are available in Boston at Koo de Kir (koodekir.com) and at Vessel (vesselinc.com) and online at florcatalog.com. I live in a modern home with some interesting architectural twists, including the layout of the second-floor stair landing and corridor. The floor width increases gradually from one end of the hall to the other.
You've measured your torso, gagged at how wrong you were about your bra size, measured again to be sure, then tried on half a dozen new bras, feeling like a savvy consumer of underthings. And nothing fits. No matter how you loosen, tighten, minimize, boost, lift, separate or stuff, these bras -- the ones that are supposed to fit properly -- don't work. It's true: Even if your bra is the correct size, that doesn't mean it will fit. To feel comfortable in your bra, the size and style have to be right for you. A good bra that's regularly washed and air-dried can last five to eight years, but even if your size remains the same for that long, the shape of your body can change enough to demand a new one. A good bra is "just as important as a good pair of shoes," says Amanda Hutchison, a sales manager at Macy's at Fayette Mall in Lexington, Ky.
The world outside Placer County's most troubled homes promises to be a friendlier one for children soon to be housed at a new Emergency Children's Shelter in North Auburn.Construction on the 12,000-square-foot school and living quarters, plus a 3,600-square-foot administrative and medical area, officially started Monday with a groundbreaking by elected officials.The shelter, built on county-owned land and with a price tag of $11.5 million, will be ready for occupancy next fall. The building will replace quarters nearby that county CEO Tom Miller and others described as "20 years past its time."The shelter provides temporary housing for children who need to be away from home because of abuse, neglect or other potentially harmful situations. About 300 children are placed in the emergency shelter yearly, Department of Health and Human Services Director Richard Burton said.Among the speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony was 23-year-old Amber Lane, a past resident of the Placer County facility and a recent California State University, Chico graduate.
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