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The Global Modular Construction Market is expected to grow from USD 98,365.84 Million in 2018 to USD 158,357.45 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.03%.

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Top Players in the Market are: Atco, Bouygues Construction, Laing Orourke, Red Sea Housing, Vinci, Algeco Scotsman, Alta-Fab StructuresWestchester Modular Homes, Cimc Modular Building Systems Holding, Dubox, Fleetwood Australia, Guerdon Enterprises LLC, Kef Katerra, Kleusberg GmbH & Co. Kg, Koma Modular, Kwikspace Modular Buildings, Lendlease Corporation, Modular Space Corporation, NRB Inc., Skanska AB, and Wernick Group. On the basis of Material, the Global Modular Construction Market is studied across Plastic, Precast Concrete, Steel, and Wood.On the basis of Module, the Global Modular Construction Market is studied across Four-Sided Modules, Mixed Modules and Floor Cassettes, Modules Supported By A Primary Structure, Open-Sided Modules, and Partially Open-Sided Modules.On the basis of Type, the Global Modular Construction Market is studied across Permanent and Relocatable.On the basis of End User, the Global Modular Construction Market is studied across Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Housing, and Industrial.

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Latest Comprehensive Report on Modular Construction Market is Booming Worldwide | Forecast 2025 - Bandera County Courier

Indeed, offsite manufacturing is at the heart of the governments Construction 2025 industrial strategy and the Construction Sector Deal, alongside the adoption of digital technologies and a greater focus on the whole-life performance of built assets.

This ebook looks at the state of play for offsite construction and where it might be heading in 2020 and beyond.

Richard Hyams of architect astudio says this is the year that the housing and construction industry must change if we are to make real progress in tackling the housing crisis and this could lead to modular construction finally going mainstream.

Advances in offsite manufacturing techniques, alongside the emergence of AI and virtual reality modelling, mean modular construction now offers developers and residents a level of speed and quality of construction not previously available, Richard says.

Yet there are still a number of barriers that modular housing needs to overcome before it becomes widely implemented, not least some outdated policies and regulations that have hindered the industrys growth.

Richard explores some of the opportunities and challenges facing modular, and argues that in order to address the housing crisis, there needs to be a change in perspective about what it can bring to the table.

The rising profile of offsite construction was illustrated in November, when Homes England announced 30m to boost production at ilke Homes offsite factory, marking the first time a government body has directly invested in modular housing production.

Executive chairman Dave Sheridan discusses the deal in the wider context of government commitment to Modern Methods of Construction, the need to boost housing delivery and improve affordability.

Finally, Stewart Dalgarno of Stewart Milne Timber Systems discusses Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), a three-year innovation project that hopes to tackle the housing crisis through greater collaboration, offsite construction, digital working and lean site assembly.

AIMCH aims to foster a mindset where advances in manufacturing and offsite systems are shared, creating a collective knowledge-based underpinned by the latest digital tools.

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Manchester-based housing associations Great Places and Equity Housing Group are set to merge next month to form a new provider with more than 24,000 homes on its books.

The pair said the tie-up, first mooted as a partnership last year, would build more affordable housing across the North-west, Yorkshire and Staffordshire.

As of 1 April 2020, Equity Housing Group, which operates nearly 5,000 homes, will cease to exist, with its assets transferring to Great Places.

Matthew Harrison, Great Places chief executive, who isset to head the newly-combined operation, said the organisation would pursue ambitious development targets.

As it unveiled the merger, Great Places announced it would spend invest 14.5m on building nearly 100 new homes in Blackburn (pictured), 16 of which will be built using modular construction, on the site of a derelict former nursing home.

It is also delivering a 2.7m scheme of 21 homes for affordable and social rent in the Little Hulton district of Salford, a development is located close to The Wells on Old Lane, an 8.6m mixed-tenure site delivering 83 new homes.

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The historic Yellow House in downtown Edgartown is set to have a dash of red on its awning this summer, with the athleisure company Lululemon signing a multi-year rental deal to move from its former location across the street and become the restored buildings first retail tenant in two decades.

Its a rapid transformation for the 18th century building that only six months ago was barely even yellow, its smashed windows, stripped shingles, decaying roof and gray siding all daily reminders of nearly 20 years of neglect in the heart of Edgartowns main street.

Over the winter the once-dilapidated building, now owned by the town and leased to businessman Christopher Celeste, has been the subject of a $2.5 million makeover by Conover Restoration. The smash of sledgehammers and grind of heavy machinery have been daily indicators of the expansive public-private project. During a walk-through this week, project manager and contractor Gery Conover said the work is on schedule and set to be finished by May, with Lululemon planning to open around Memorial Day.

And the Yellow House is now officially yellow again, thanks to a recent paint job.

Our feeling all along was how do you activate the corner of Summer and Main, said Mr. Celeste. This is the top of Main street one of the best locations in Edgartown and it has lain fallow for 18 years. We hope this will bring it back to life.

The story of the Yellow House is part history, part saga. Dating to 1750, the colonial Georgian structure once belonged to Capt. Charles Pease and is one of the oldest buildings on Main street. Owned for decades by the Hall family and formerly home to a bookstore, the building was left unoccupied for decades and fell into disrepair in the 21st century.

Rehabilitation was a long time in the making. Mark Alan Lovewell

Three years ago, the town decided to take the property by eminent domain, paying the Halls $3 million for the building and surrounding land. After a series of starts and stops and some legal wrangling over a public bid process, Mr. Celeste and his daughter Julia Tarka signed a 30-year lease to take over the property and rehab it. The lease provisions include $100,000 in payments to the town and a commitment to complete a full renovation of the property to make it suitable as a commercial retail space.

The Celestes already own and operate Rosewater Market & Takeaway, one door down from the Yellow House on South Summer street, Rosewater Wine & Spirits on Main street, and the Dairy Queen franchise on Upper Main street. The family has also torn down a small retail building on Summer street that is now a two-story building housing the childrens clothing store, Rosebud.

Work began on the Yellow House portion of the project this winter by Conover Restorations. Although a tear-down would have made financial sense, Mr. Celeste and Mr. Conover said this week, the town and historic district required the developers to renovate the building. The building has been extended approximately 15 feet on its western side, and a far wing was taken out because it was not salvageable. Other than that, it looks like a newer version of the Yellow House of old.

Its not a restoration, but it is a rehabilitation, if you will, Mr. Celeste said. Where we could, weve kept as many materials as possible. The goal was, if you looked at it from the outside, it would look like a spiffed up version of the old building. And from the inside, it was built to last . . . Theres some funky aspects of how the house was originally built.

Walking through the building this week, those funky aspects were readily apparent, history literally seeping out of the old floorboards and walls. The original building had a dirt floor cellar, so the first step in the restoration involved jacking up the 30-ton building six feet and replacing its foundation. That process unearthed ancient glass bottles and a 1903 theatre ticket to a Shakespeare festival in Oregon.

The building also had numerous twisted tree logs that were used as supports in the walls. Mr. Conover intends to save as many of them as possible. He has also preserved nearly all the 200-year-old timbers in the second-floor apartments, and plans to leave them exposed when the building is completed.

Its some thrift-Yankee type thing, he said. Thats just the way they used to do it in the old days. You take a tree, and you flatten it off and put in the stud. One hundred per cent original and in its original location.

Contractors Jeff Lucier and Gery Conover. Mark Alan Lovewell

The early plan for the restored building was to house two businesses on the first floor and have three apartments on the two floors above. But that changed when Lululemon said it wanted the entire first floor retail space and could commit to at least a five-year lease, with opportunities to extend it for multiple years further, Mr. Celeste said. He said he received a handful of interested applicants over the winter, but that Lululemon was a trusted renter who he believed would benefit the financial interests of the town, which owns the building.

Im really happy about it, Mr. Celeste said. Theyve been in Edgartown for six years, contributed to the community, invested in programming, and even though theyre a national business, theyve shown that they can provide a lot to downtown Edgartown as well.

The retail space is about 1,500 square feet, and will have a storefront and entrance on Main street. Lululemon is working with the builders to design the space to their specifications although the space will still have the ability to be sectioned into two retail spaces. Mr. Celeste said he intends to rent one of the apartments to Lululemons manager, and hopes the other two apartments will go to workers in Edgartown. He said Lululemon plans to be open 10 months of the year.

Their intention is to not just be a seasonal location, Mr. Celeste said. Edgartown is a charming, walkable business district, and for those of us trying to operate year round business we understand you are trying to make friends in the winter and money in the summer. Those businesses open in the winter do it because they understand part of what makes the Island feel alive. This will help that.

Rosewater Market is also open year round, save for a brief closure after Christmas.

Mr. Celeste said the $3 million investment was not without risk. The buildings former owner, attorney Benjamin Hall, has brought a number of legal challenges, including to the eminent domain taking by the town and subsequent permitting decisions by the Edgartown zoning board of appeals and historic district commission. Although some complaints have since been dismissed, others remain pending in superior court. The town cannot indemnify the family against any rulings made by a judge.

Mr. Celeste said the legal disputes pose no threat to the projects May completion date.

Were not stopping until someone tells us to, he said. My hope is that we have not done this all in vain and that we are not at the receiving end of a negative legal outcome.

Meanwhile, Mr. Conover and his team are working on the buildings final touches, finishing walls, staircases and adding the Yellow Houses characteristic green shutters. For the town, the project represents a major commercial redevelopment on full display in the heart of the historic village, with its distinct New England architecture.

That entire part of the block has been a walk-by zone, Mr. Celeste said. I think it is going to be transformative,

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Site of redevelopment: Clark Mill Complex, 900 Passaic Avenue, East Newark. Photo via Google Maps.

New housing, retail, and commercial spaces will be coming soon to a sprawling facility along the banks of the Passaic River, as a Queens-based developer will commence construction shortly on a project thats looking to re-imagine the areas industrial heritage.

Last October, we reported on plans to revitalize whats known as the Clark Mill Complex at 900 Passaic Avenue in East Newark. The 13 acres of land on the block once housed what was the countrys largest thread manufacturing firm.

The brick industrial buildings on the land were constructed in 1875 and are part of East Newarks Clark Thread Company Historic District, which is listed on both the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places. The East Newark Planning Board unanimously approved an application to revitalize the land via owners East Newark Town Center LLC, an affiliate of Alma Realty.

Designed by Haldeon-based Bleeker Architectural Group, the development will adaptively reuse eight structures on the property into 616 residential units, 91,022 square feet of retail space, and 4,388 square feet of commercial space. The rental apartments at the East Newark Town Center will consist of one- and two-bedroom units sporting 14-foot ceilings, highlighting the industrial attributes of the existing buildings.

The transformation of the brick complex will include the restoration of a smokestack from the propertys past, but also includes construction of a new parking garage with over 1,350 spaces that sports a rooftop terrace and tennis courts. In addition, 105,769 square feet of vacant space for an undetermined future use is included in the approvals.

The property is just a block from the Tops Diner and located in the neighborhood where the East Newark, Kearny, and Harrison borders collide. Newark Broad Streets train station is just over a half-mile walk away via the Clay Street Bridge and Harrisons PATH station is roughly a mile from the premises.

While neighboring Harrison has a well-publicized building boom underway, the impending redevelopment of the Clark Mill Complex is easily the largest project to hit East Newark in decades. Its set to kick off soon; the Jersey Journal reports that construction of the East Newark Town Center will begin as soon as permits are issued.

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York Dispatch Editorial Board Published 4:26 a.m. ET March 6, 2020

Malls are facing an existential crisis.

That's nothing new. Large retail shopping complexes have been dying for decades, to the point that there are books of photographs taken in abandoned malls.

The owners of the York Galleria in Springettsbury Township are trying to keep their property from joining that list, with interesting results.

Since 2015, the mall has seen three of its four anchor stores,JCPenney, Sears and finally The Bon-Ton, close. Boscov's remains, and the former Penney site is now home to Gold's Gym and Marshall's. The other anchors sit empty, as do many shop fronts.

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Owners CBL & Associates have plans for the spaces. A mini-casino is slated to go into the former Sears site at the west end of the building, which required some wrangling, including getting Springettsbury Township to backtrack on an ordinance saying the municipality didn't want to even be considered for the Penn National casino.

And now CBL is taking another step away from the Galleria's retail roots by bringing a mini-storage unit to the former Bon-Ton site.

After much discussion and hand-wringing, and against the wishes of the York County Planning Commission, the township board of supervisors last week voted3-2 toapprovea zoning change to allow the storage area use.

"I think when we look to the future of the mall, the best we can do at this point in this era of retail transformation is stabilize the occupancy and activity in the mall," said Charles Wurster, a supervisorwho voted in favor of changing the ordinance.

The Galleria isincluded in a "town center" overlay on the township's zoning map, a designation intended to develop a walkable retail area. A town center overlay specifically prohibitedmini-storage until now.

Alex Snyder, the attorney representing storage unit companyW.P. Carey, said the retail market doesn't support "big box"stores anymoreand that the next logical step to maintaining the mall would be mini-storage.

"We think this is a way to take a building where there's nothing wrong with it, and put a use in that there really is a need for in the township," Snyder said. "From the outside, no one will know any different other than the building will be fixed up and repaired."

Though one supervisorsuggested turning the space intooffice units,the idea was dismissed by Blaze Cambruzzi, a True Commercial Real Estate managing partner, who said theadjacent casino coming to the mall squandered any chance ofprofessional use.

So it boils down to this: This mall, like so many others, is on the verge of becoming obsolete as a purely retail space. The property owners, like so many others, are reaching out to other industries to fill these spaces that were once lively centers for communities and have become empty shells.

Is it pretty? No. Could there be a better use for the space? Maybe, but what would that be?

The York Galleria could follow the path of the former West Manchester Mall, which was turned inside out in a massive construction project in 2014-15 and now seems to be doing well as the West Manchester TownCenter, anchored by Walmart, Regal Cinemas and Kohl's and featuring a number of pad site restaurants as well as other stores.

But that renovation cost $49 million, and the Galleria is only assessed at $39 million, according to tax records.

The township is allowing the owners to turn the mall into more of a mixed use space, with stores giving way to gyms, casinos and now a storage unit space.

Which makes us think, despite the food court and the remaining retail, at what point will the York Galleria no longer be a mall?

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M&G Real Estate and its appointed property developer Qmile Group have announced construction work has started at the 350m Haymarket Edinburgh mixed-use development in the Scottish capital.

Designedby globally renowned architect Foster + Partners, Haymarket will deliver morethan 380,000 sq ft of much-needed Grade A office space along with hotelaccommodation totalling 365 bedrooms and provision for 40,000 sq ft of retailspace.

Thefour-acre site will comprise five buildings, three of which will be offices andthe other two hotels. It is estimated that the office space alone will accommodateup to 4,500 workers.

Inaddition, at the heart of the development will be Haymarket Square, a vibrantnew landscaped public space for the city centre which has been designed tooffer leisure and retail opportunities as well as a social and events space.

M&GReal Estate acquired the four-acre site in 2018 for 49.1m. Following atendering process, the main contractor for Haymarket Edinburghs first phase isSir Robert McAlpine. The contractor is currently on-site delivering HaymarketEdinburghs first building, 1 Haymarket Square, which will provide 110,000 sqft of Grade A office accommodation and has a gross development value of 80m.

Up to500 live direct and indirect construction jobs will be supported on thedevelopment during Haymarket Edinburghs three-year build programme.

Qmile Group has previously worked withM&G Real Estate, Foster + Partners and Sir Robert McAlpine, to deliver the750m mixed-use Quartermile development, also in Edinburgh city centre.

Commentingon the work starting on site, Qmile Group chief executive, Paul Curran, said:Our objective is to make Haymarket Edinburgh a world-class place for business,leisure and hospitality. Our work at Quartermile clearly demonstrated how wecan deliver complex, high-profile projects, so we are very pleased to reunitethe same team on Haymarket Edinburgh.

Thedevelopment has been designed to deliver sustainable commercial and societalbenefits for the city. We will purposefully create a platform for furthereconomic growth within the capital at Haymarket Edinburgh and provide thecitys residents and visitors with inclusive new public space.

Withwork now started on site, the vision for Haymarket Edinburgh is well on its wayto becoming a reality. There has already been significant interest from a rangeof occupiers and we only expect this to increase now we have begun the buildprogramme with the first building, 1 Haymarket Square, scheduled for deliveryduring the second quarter of 2022.

M&GReal Estates director of asset management, Aaron Pope, said: Committing tofund the delivery of this prime mixed-use development in Edinburgh city centrewas a natural choice and perfectly aligned with our investment approach providing industry leading, high quality and sustainable business space thatintegrates seamlessly with the area and provides the kind of environment andfacilities to meet modern occupier needs.

Withwork on 1 Haymarket Square progressing at pace, we are excited to maintain themomentum with commencement of works on the wider development. It will set a newtone for Edinburghs office accommodation and deliver a new attractive quarterfor the city and all who live and work there.

Savillsand JLL have been appointed as office agents and EYCO and Culverwell have beenappointed as retail agents.

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Discover this home that merges the indoors with the outdoors

Framed by lush landscapes and sunlit vistas, this 2-BHK Kochi apartment is a glorious gateway to the outdoors. The design was influenced by the lifestyle of its occupantsa young musician coupleand the sweeping panoramas on the eastern side. The clients wanted the space to sport a dark, subdued palette, with a dominance of grey and monochrome hues. In order to diffuse the darkness, we opened the home up to the east. Thus, we were able to bring in plenty of sunshine and synthesise a chemistry between light and shadow. The balcony is the same size as the interior, a testament to the equal inward- and outward-looking nature of the home, says Avinash Joshy of Studio Nirvana.

The clients sought permission from the society to absorb part of the passage into the home. We knocked down the original entrance and carved out an extended foyer to expand the homes footprint, says Joshy. The foyer is highlighted by a minimalist shelf, pops of verdure and a modish, art-gallery-esque painting. The material schemedominated by wood and egg shell whiteserves as an overture to the rest of the home, adds Joshy.

The living room is an oasis of tactile surfaces, willowy greens and soft slants of sunlight. A casual daybed, meant to accommodate the occasional extra guest, lends to the rooms breezy appeal. A custom floor lamp accents the wood-panelled wall to the right, conjuring a halo of golden light over the muted decor. We took several measures to maximise the light in the roomwe enlarged the window openings, rearranged the layouts, kept the decor to a bare minimum and custom-designed form-fitting furniture, says Joshy.

The open kitchen, designed in a linear layout, sports a striking palette of wood and black. A rugged, cement-textured backdrop cures the matte-finish facades with a dose of unfussy charm, while a window on the far endenlarged for functionalitywelcomes an abundance of natural light.

Situated between the kitchen and living room, the dining nook serves as a whimsical partition between the common and private sections of the home. Olive green chairs and a blow glass-style pendant light comfortably anchor the zone, providing an arresting offset to the Stygian granite tabletop.

The master bedroom is outfitted in deep-toned timber and broad strokes of sable. The black walls are enlivened by the plentiful daylight that pours in through the large windows. We maximised the windows and added a platform bed in a bid to minimise the dead space, notes Joshy.

The balcony, accentuated by statement planter boxes, hanging pots and subtle lighting, is the hero of the home. The fact that the balcony is as big as the rest of the apartment reflects the clients love for the outdoors. It provides the perfect setting to enjoy the surrounding sceneryespecially during the monsoonswith a steaming cup of tea in hand, says Joshy.

Kochi: This cosy home is a perfect blend of modern and traditional dcor

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Collaboration Simplifies the Deployment and Management of Intelligent Sensors and Controls for Commercial and Industrial Applications.

T-Systems currently offers several solution bundles including LoRaWAN sensors, gateways, Senet network connectivity plans, and integration with T-Systems Cloud of Things IoT platform for application management and expansion. Supporting both indoor and outdoor vertical applications, these IoT bundles provide useful data in real-time, enabling enterprises across industries to make crucial business decisions. All-inclusive monthly pricing makes it easy for customers to start small and scale fast. Bundles include:

Alex Martinez, Head of Emerging Technologies for T-Systems, says:

End to end solutions in a fragmented Internet of Things universe is what T-Systems offers to not only innovate, but add value to customers across all industries. Our ability to provide accurate and repeatable valuable data and selecting the best ecosystem partners, like Senet, delivers a win-win for our mutual end-customers.

These fully integrated solutions ensure interoperability and ease of deployment, providing greater productivity at lower cost. Flexible network deployment models, access to a rich set of cloud-based tools for application management, and world-class professional services and support allow customers to scale their deployments and implement additional IoT solutions on the same LoRaWAN network as their business needs expand.

Our partnership with T-Systems is an example of how the LoRaWAN ecosystem has rapidly matured to provide fully integrated solutions and tangible benefits to customers across markets, said Bruce Chatterley, CEO at Senet. With fewer steps to acquire, deploy, and scale end-to-end IoT solutions, were creating new opportunities for innovation by helping connect devices and data to applications and action.

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A: Some gardening projects are fun to try simply to see if you can succeed. The reward for coaxing a poinsettia to rebloom is in the fun process; its not about getting flowers on the cheap.

I asked Stacie to share what she did with her poinsettia during the past year, and she replied, My daughter gave us the poinsettia for Christmas a year ago. We enjoyed it throughout the holiday season and for the next few months. Before I knew it, I had kept the poinsettia growing for six months. I simply watered it when I remembered.

We moved this past August, and I couldn't believe I was bringing a poinsettia with me to our new house. The plant looked healthy and I fertilized it. I remembered you writing an article on poinsettias so I looked it up. The poinsettia hasnt been transplanted, but it's on my to-do list. It didnt bloom in time for Christmas, but started after the first week of January. The plant receives southeast sunlight in our new home.

Congratulations, Stacie! To coax a poinsettia to bloom in time for Christmas, you might try providing it with total darkness each night, blocking out even indoor lighting for 15 hours per night, from about 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. beginning Oct. 1.

Q: What do you suggest for do-it-yourself lawn fertilizing? Spring, summer and fall applications? Ray Frohlich.

A: Lawn fertilizing recommendations have changed through the years, as university research showed that early spring fertilization during April and early May force feeds grass plants, producing early flushes of leaf growth at the expense of healthy root growth. A deep, healthy root system is better able to utilize soil moisture and nutrients, keeping the lawn in top shape throughout the entire growing season.

Research further revealed that lawngrass is especially able to maximize fertilizer benefits when its applied in fall, with Labor Day being an easy-to-remember time. Fall fertilizer encourages deep, prolific root growth that helps sustain a healthy turf throughout the following year. A secondary application of fertilizer is beneficial around Memorial Day in May. Two applications of fertilizer per year, applied at these optimum times, provide turfgrass with all the nutrition needed for healthy growth.

As a side note, allowing clippings to filter down into the turf, rather than bagging and removing, provides the nutritional equivalent of one fertilizing per year, as the clippings decompose and release their nutrients into the soil.

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Q: Ive read the discussion on carrots, and Ive been growing a Burpee variety called Short and Sweet for several years. Theyre a medium-length and very tasty. They can grow to be very large, but never get woody in the center. I harvest the main crop just before ground freeze-up to maximize sweetness. I dont clean off all the dirt, and store in peat moss at 32 degrees almost until spring. C. Eidbo.

A: Thanks for joining the conversation about carrot varieties. Carrots usually store better unwashed, as youve found, which preserves some of the natural wax that aids storage life. Ill add Short and Sweet to my new list of carrot cultivars to try.

If you have a gardening or lawn care question, email Don Kinzler, NDSU Extension-Cass County, at kinzlerd@casscountynd.gov or call 701-241-5707. Questions with broad appeal may be published, so please include your name, city and state for appropriate advice.

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