  For
the first time, China has outstripped U.S. nuclear-powered
submarine production, an independent global security think
tank recently reported—a troubling finding because
while China is ramping up its naval capabilities, new U.S.
submarine production has been stalling, even as aging subs
prepare for retirement. The imbalance spells trouble for
America’s ability to defend against Chinese strategic
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your aging relative need to live closer to you, but you'd
rather not give up your spare bedroom? A granny pod may be
the answer. These cute tiny homes are luxury condos that you
can place in your backyard. It allows you to live near a
relative and help them with household chores, health care,
and other life circumstances. However, at the same time,
they can continue to have their own space and independence.
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  The
Truman Balcony was added to the White House’s South
Portico in 1948 with the President’s stated goal of
improving the building’s function and appearance:
providing shade for the first-floor portico (so awnings
would no longer be needed) and visually balancing the long
vertical lines of the south face created by the columns The
project was controversial at the time—opponents said it
compromised the classical style and was a private leisure
add-on.
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1966 blizzard in North Dakota, and I was there, stranded in a
downtown hotel in Minot for three days and nights, the weather
so bad you couldn't go out the front door, with several feet of
snow, and blowing winds.Somewhere under all that accumulation
was a sidewalk and the street. We were lucky to have checked-in
the day before the storm hit, people died on the highways, some
were lost on farms, trying to get from the barn to the house,
they found them out in the fields after the storm.
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