At the same time, these houses represent at least some of them do the finest in architecture, workmanship and landscape gardening.

ECONOMIST: English snobbery

As incomes rise, people are more willing to pay others to do household chores, such as cleaning, gardening or even walking the dog.

ECONOMIST: Light on the shadows

Plug in a particular activity (running, skating, gardening, etc.), your weight and the amount of time you plan to do the exercise, and voila: you get a count of the calories you'll burn.

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