When we last saw Tracy Flick, the ambitious high school girl in Tom Perrotta’s 1998 novel, “Election,” she’d been named student body president. But hers was a soiled victory that came only after a humiliating recount.
“Despite the actual outcome of the election, I still felt like a loser,” Tracy says. When the first — fraudulent — results were announced, “I stood up by mistake and was laughed at by hundreds of people. Read More...
By Chris BaraniukFeatures correspondent
Getty ImagesThe US has 700 million barrels to spare (Credit: Getty Images)The world’s superpowers store an enormous stockpile of oil in secure caverns and tanks around the world. So why can’t we use it?
Something important, and valuable, has been quietly hidden along America’s Gulf Coast. Across four secure sites in unassuming locations lies nearly 700 million barrels of oil – buried underground. A total of 60 subterranean caverns, carved into rock salt beneath the surface, constitute the United States’ massive “Strategic Petroleum Reserve” (SPR). Read More...
Use a wire brush attachment on a power drill, a hand brush and steel wool to clean the metal and hardware pieces very well. Wet sanding the metal is also helpful when removing rust is is probably the most effective way for getting down to solid metal.Click to see full answer. Also know, how do you clean a metal steamer trunk?Most steamer trunks have tin on the exterior and wood slats. Read More...