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...houses include a walk-in master closet with at least two rows for hanging clothes and an entire section of shelving. "One rod and a shelf isn't enough anymore," he says. Master closets now average about 6 ft. by 8 ft., a size more typical of an extra bedroom 40 years ago. In the low-mortgage-rate McMansions sprouting up throughout the country, every bedroom--not just the master--has the option of a walk-in closet. "The closet has typically been a forgotten space," says Michael Carson, founder of the National Closets Group, a trade organization...
...many people, the path to closet mania starts innocently. Wanting extra space in their bedroom for exercise equipment or a home office, they go to a store or leaf through a catalog. But as soon as they see all the available goodies, the reorganizing bug spreads. "Every time we install a valet rod, they come back and want two or three more," says Kristina Ferrigan of Closets.com And once you've done one closet, how can you ignore the others...
...cans and vegetable cans--that she collects from neighbors or finds during her periodic expeditions along the roadside. Two times a month, she takes them to a recycler, who pays her as much as $30 for her harvest of castoffs. When your fixed income is $942 a month, an extra $30 here and there makes a big difference. After paying rent, utilities and insurance, Whitehouse is left with less than $40 a week to cover everything else. So the money from cans helps pay medical bills for the cancer and chronic lung disease she has been battling for years...
...backup running back Neil Sherlock. It didn’t make much of a difference for the error-ridden Harvard return team. After a reverse on Princeton’s first play from scrimmage gave the Tigers a 72-yard touchdown and a 6-0 lead—the extra point was missed—the Crimson gave the ball right back when the kickoff bounced off freshman Glenn Dorris’ chest. Princeton’s Jay McCareins recovered at the Harvard 33-yard line. “We struggled at times on our kicking game today...
...Tigers cornerback Jay McCareins broke the ensuing kickoff return for a 93-yard touchdown, which would prove to be the difference. But that wasn’t the Crimson’s only special teams miscue of the day.After an offsides penalty on the opening kick gave Princeton an extra five yards on the return, wide receiver Derek Davis took a reverse around right end 72 yards for a touchdown. With the home side of the crowd of 12,023 silenced, Harvard fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Princeton possession on the Harvard 30.The defense managed to prevent a Tigers score...