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With nearly 700 reviews posted on Amazon at the time of this writing, the Equinox International Royal Storage Container Set has a shining 4.7-star average rating. One satisfied buyer calls the containers "so easy to use" and ideal for getting "everything organized" in her pantry, while another speaks for many when she hails them as "truly air-tight."

If you're looking to buy a set instead of individuals, the last item in the collection is the Toy Story My Perfumed Body Miniature Set ($14, us.innisfree.com), which contains two body cleansers and two body lotions, so you can choose based on product, scent, and character preferences.

There is absolutely no reason for anyone to have a dish dryer that doesn't fold. If there are no dishes drying in it, fold it up and use that counter space to cook something delicious.

The McKinley Climatic Laboratory at the Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the largest controlled-environment facility in the world and has five testing chambers. The Laboratory’s main chamber is 252ft (77m) wide, 260ft (79m) long and 70ft (21m) high. The facility can simulate temperatures from -65 to 165˚F (-53 to 74˚C) and can reach -65˚F (-53˚C) in less than 24 hours.

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A simple extrapolation of general material data regarding water vapor transmission will not do the trick. For this reason, using real packaging data for all analyses and testing the real packaging solution is paramount to achieve realistic and reliable data. As illustrated above, 65% of moisture ingress comes from permeation. Hence only real data and realistic analyses will avoid unnecessary trials and ensure shorter time-to-market for products and packaging solutions. A holistic approach to drug packaging is the safest way to achieve a safe and economic market entry, and includes all relevant factors: from material type and wall thickness, manufacturing-related impacts, handling during the filling process, and different climate conditions through to consumer behavior.

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"Dear Heloise: Two neighbors across the street from me have far too much art in their yards. They seem to think it's cute to have every concrete figurine they can find sitting in the front yard. Another neighbor has a gnome village in her front yard, complete with fake shrubs and bridges. They hang all sorts of spinning things from the trees and have pathways leading to nowhere. Too much yard art ruins the look of any house and yard." — Pam in San Antonio

The instructions say to scuff up shiny surfaces, such as metal or some plastics, then mist one surface with water, apply glue to the other surface, and clamp them securely for at least one to two hours while the glue cures. (With dense hardwoods, the instructions say to mist both surfaces first.) Embedded in those simple instructions are some nonobvious technical issues that make polyurethane glue different from the white or yellow glues familiar to most customers.

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Q: You blogged that, in 2010, you heard a talk by Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute. You wrote that his talk shook you to your core. How so?