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“Synchronate,” Take 2

How to Time-Shift (Just a Little) “Synch-ron-ate” (verb):  taping a TV or cable show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. — Proposed addition to English language; Ross Kaplan. Almost four years ago, I proposed a new word, “synchronate,” to describe the practice of...
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Bumper Year For Twin Cities Ice Dams — and Ice Dam Contractors

Sign of Things to Come I encountered my first ice dam contractor this winter earlier today, at a home I was previewing for clients. But, I’m sure it won’t be my last. Given the cold temp’s and abundant snowfall this Winter, lots of Twin Cities homeowners are probably candidates to have their roofs steamed between...
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