Aluminum foil as fixture protector: Protect doorknobs and hardware in the kitchen and bathroom when you're painting by wrapping foil around them to catch dribbles.

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Under cross-examination, however, she conceded she had no contract with Christianson, the company that supposedly was her general contractor, and there was no proposal or bid, and that when she bought hardware for the kitchen she sent it not the Christianson but to one of Allen's employees at Allen's corporate offices.

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The Stand also plugs in and integrates with other hardware that merchants may have, such as receipt printers, kitchen printers, cash drawers, and barcode scanners.

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