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• Company Agrees to Pay BP $75M to Settle Claims

  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press  |  June 21, 2011

  A BP PLC contractor has agreed to pay the British oil giant $75 million to settle all potential claims between the companies over last year's deadly rig explosion and the massive oil spill.

• IBHS: Top Six Ways To Hurricane-Proof Buildings

  By Staff Writer  |  May 19, 2010

  With weather forecasters calling for a worse-than-average 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) provided the following list of ways to protect a structure in such a disaster:

• Brick Restoration and Repair

  By Lynda Evans  |  April 12, 2010

  How do you match stone, brick, or roof tiles that are no longer being manufactured? The author takes us through the tricky process of restoring and repairing stonework, listing alternatives to costly removal and re-bricking.