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How to Make Hiring a Home Contractor Less Like Gambling 01/21/2016 07:00pm • Hiring a contractor to do a major home renovation is difficult for most of us. We're risking a lot of money, so it's important to avoid costly mistakes. Since it's not something we do often, we have few opportunities to practice and improve our skills. Even for experienced home renovators, hiring a Corporate Spinoffs: Tops or Topsy-Turvy? 01/20/2016 07:00pm • Naked or otherwise, Wall Street executives are not usually known from their prowess at playing Twister -- but boy, can they spin. And these days they're not to be outdone, not even by the savviest spin doctor in their PR department. That's because no spokesperson knows how to do this kind of spin, f Column: Can I remotely reboot my router? 01/20/2016 05:12am • Q: I have a problem with webcam monitoring of my residence because I normally have to reboot my wireless router about once or twice a month.�� Is there a way to do this remotely? A: As most everyone has experienced, there are times when you need to reboot your router and/or modem in order to get Md. House expected to seek overrides of Hogan's vetoes 01/20/2016 04:51am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- On the first day of Maryland���s 2016 General Assembly session, Gov. Larry Hogan said he didn���t care from which side the good ideas came. He���s prepared to work with all members of the House of Delegates, the majority of whom are Democrats. ���Let���s have a great session Find Out What Recent Changes to 529 College Savings Plans Mean 01/19/2016 07:00pm • When David and Miyuki Nishijima bought their son James a computer for his freshman year at California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo in the fall, they couldn't use funds from his college savings account to foot the roughly $2,400 bill. But that changed in late December, when Congress U.S. News Ranks Germany No. 1 01/19/2016 07:00pm • Armin Steuernagel may be just 25, but he already wears many hats. He has started food and e-commerce companies, co-founded a nongovernmental organization and is involved in politics. Describing himself as an entrepreneur and economist, Steuernagel takes pride in his native Germany, home to what he Should You Buy or Subscribe to Software and Media? 01/19/2016 07:00pm • Not so long ago, if you wanted to use a piece of software, watch a specific movie or listen to a certain song, you were likely to buy it (or perhaps rent the movie from your local video store or get a mix tape or burned CD from a friend). But as our economy moves away from the ownership of physica 6 Ways to Save on Your Beauty Routine 01/18/2016 07:00pm • You don't have to be a celebrity to spend a lot of money on beauty. Even a daily skin routine that includes moisturize and sunscreen is pretty standard these days, and it's not uncommon to add eyebrow shaping, pedicures and other luxuries to the list. As popular as they are, though, those treatments Tampons, Pads or Menstrual Cups? A Woman's Guide to Period Products 01/18/2016 07:00pm • That time of the monthThe red lady. Aunt flow. The crimson tide. Whatever you call your menstrual cycle, it takes some management to keep things clean and comfortable downstream. Fortunately, there are a growing number of products to help women do just that. "It's nice that there are different optio Va. bills to address transgender student bathroom use 01/17/2016 07:11am • WASHINGTON -- Two bills introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates try to clarify which bathrooms transgender students can use. House Bills 663��and 781 require that every public, multiple-occupancy restroom in a state government or school building across the Commonwealth be designated for the 5 ways to make 2016 your best financial year ever 01/14/2016 07:00pm • A new year can mean a fresh start in many areas of life - including the area of money management. If one of your New Year's resolutions is to have a financial makeover, you've come to the right place. Here are five money moves you can make that will help you to have your best financial year ever. Column: Are online backup services safe? 01/14/2016 04:50am • Q: With all the stories about hackers these days, is online backup safe to use? A: It���s easy to understand why anyone would have concerns with ���cloud-based��� services,��given��all the stories you hear about government agencies and large corporations getting hacked. If these big guys can�� Paying Off Back Taxes Can Be Good for Investors 01/13/2016 07:00pm • The days of buying severely discounted brick-and-mortar real estate are gone. The number of foreclosure filings for the third quarter of 2015 were the lowest they've been since the same quarter of 2005, reports RealtyTrac. Interest rates remain near historically low levels, but housing inventory is French startup revolution takes CES by storm 01/13/2016 03:12pm • By Steve Winter and Kenny Fried, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- The annals of mankind tell us that the French Revolution began on July 14, 1789 when Parisians stormed the Bastille prison to secure gunpowder for the uprising to follow. While that may, in fact, be historically accurate, it��� Basketball Around the Beltway: Bowie had game 01/13/2016 02:30pm • WASHINGTON -- As the teams in and around the beltway play their midweek games (three on Tuesday, four on Wednesday), the world at large is still recovering from the loss of musical icon David Bowie.��I had the privilege of portraying Bowie during a summer camp sketch where he exposed Vanilla Ice as