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Last updated Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 3:08am

Fast-food breakfast can be healthy

The March issue of Health magazine puts these fast-food breakfasts in its top 10 healthiest fast-food breakfasts:

* Protein Artisan Snack Plate at Starbucks. Consists of hard-boiled egg, cheddar and apple slices, multigrain bread, grapes and honey peanut butter spread. Has 370 calories, 19 fat grams, 4 grams fiber, 470 milligrams sodium.

* Berry Topper Ideal Meal at Jamba Juice. Contains yogurt and soy milk, strawberries, blueberries, bananas and pumpkin flaxseed granola.

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Last updated Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 3:03am

Washing clothes? Now you can sleep on it

GE is giving new meaning to wash and wear.

The GE Profile steam washer has an Overnight Ready cycle that lets you leave your laundry in the washer and dries it so it will be ready in the morning.

The cycle keeps the clothes moving gently for up to eight hours and uses fans to remove moisture.

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Lifelines

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Last updated Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 2:05am

Device stops heat loss through your attic

A new device is designed to prevent heat from escaping your home in winter through turbine attic vents.

The Turbine Boss is a louvered damper that fits inside the vent assembly and closes automatically when the temperature drops to 40 degrees. That slows the loss of heated air that can be sucked from your living spaces into your attic through little cracks and openings on a windy day, particularly in an attic that's not well sealed.

Inventor Tom Clark said the device can reduce winter heat loss by 80 percent. An adjustable stop keeps the louvers from closing completely, so moisture can still escape, he said.

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Out with the old

Becky Cairns Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 2:05am

Did you wage a wrestling match to wrangle those new holiday toys into the kids' already glutted toy closet?

Are your kitchen cupboards so disorganized you can't find soup or nuts, or anything in between? Is that desk trembling under the Mount Everest of papers piling up on top of it?

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