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How Long Do Seeds Last?..................................40Heirloom Tomatoes...............................................6Hot Tub First Aid...................................................8Secondhand Shopping........................................10LED Lightbulbs Save Big Money..........................125 Apps Keep Families In Touch............................14Clover Comeback...............................................16Black Is Back........................................................18Healthy Eating by Stephanie Shaw................22-23What’s in Cable Box?..........................................24Slow Cooker Secrets...........................................26Think Spring........................................................28Professional Service Directory.........................32-38


DEAN FOSDICKAssociated Press

If you save seeds, you might wonder whether those from lastyear are still viable. A quick and easy pre-season seed germi-nation test can answer that question.

Much depends on how the seeds were collected and stored,said Ross Penhallegon, an associate professor emeritus andhorticulturist with the Oregon State University College of Agri-cultural Sciences.

Here is the approximate life expectancy of certain vegetableseeds, according to “Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Grow-ers” (John Wiley & Sons, 2007):

— Six years: Lettuce.

— Five years: Collards, cucumber, endive, muskmelon andradish.

— Four years: Beets, cabbage, eggplant, pumpkin, squash,tomatoes and watermelon.

— Three years: Asparagus, celery, peas and spinach.

— Two years: Sweet corn, leek, okra, pepper.

Let us not ignore flowers. A representative sample of flowerseed longevity:

— Five to six years: Nasturtium, zinnia, calendula.

— Four years: Celosia, cosmos, hollyhock, marigold, petu-nia, sweet peas.

— Two to three years: Digitalis, impatiens, pansies andphlox.

And herb seed:

— Five years: Cilantro and dill.

— Three to four years: Arugula and fennel.

— Two years: Sage and chive.

HOW LONG DO

SEEDS LAST?


By DEANNE JOHNSONStaff Writer

LISBON — There are several tastes of summer — freshstrawberries, corn on the cob and homemade ice cream arejust a few.

But for some, trying different types of homegrown, heirloomtomatoes is something not to be missed.

Jay Coy of Jackson ‘Maters in North Jackson is one of thosepeople.

For about the past decade, Coy has been trying different va-rieties of heirloom tomatoes and sharing the results with others.

“It’s like an addiction,” Coy said, “It’s a treasure hunt to lookfor the best tomatoes.”

Coy said whether you like to eat tomatoes by the slice, makesauce or can salsa for later, there are many varieties of heir-loom tomatoes to suit every taste. Each year he grows about40 varieties, some of his favorites and some new varieties hewants to try. He is always looking for another tomato to savor,one that is now the best one he has ever eaten.

“They’re addictive. Once you get into it, you want to find an-other one.”

The hybrid tomatoes found in most grocery stores through-out the year are grown so they don’t go bad on the road. They

are bred with thicker skins designed not to bruisewhen they are transported by trucks across thecountry to the stores. They stay fresh for a longtime and are often a beautiful red color. Butoften the taste is lacking.

However, heirloom tomatoes are grown fortaste. Coy points out, someone grew this breedin a backyard somewhere for at least 50 years be-fore it is considered an heirloom tomato. Grow-ing an heirloom tomato for Coy is like keepingsomeone’s legacy alive, continuing a tradi-

tion.

“They taste so good,” Coysaid, “and they are so colorful

compared to hybrids.”

By perusing the different varieties on Coy’s website,Jacksonmaters.blogspot.com, one can find numerouscolors, including yellow, purple and green. Heirloomscan be striped or solid; big and meaty or small andround.

They also have unique names, created by the gar-dener who designed them and loved them throughoutthe years — Fish Lake Oxheart, Azoychka, ChocolateStripes, Dancing with Blue Smurfs and Dzuruba. TheCherokee Purple is believed to have been grown byCherokee Indians and, yes it is a purple tomato.

Coy will be growing more dwarf varieties this year andsays at least one of them, the Silvery Fir Tree, does greatin just a 24-inch hanging basket. Others can be grownjust like common variety tomatoes, staked up in a gar-den plot, with water and sunlight.

Once Coy finds a variety he likes and has grown it forabout four years in this climate, he includes it in the 40plants he grows each year for his plant sale, located atan old Girl Scout camp at 4400 Gault Road, North Jack-

son.

Heirloom Tomatoes


The location is a block east of state Route 45 be-tween Kirk and Palmyra Roads. Starting around mid-May and lasting until about June 10, Coy sellsorganically grown, heirloom tomato plants of differingvarieties, sharing his love of new tomato breeds withothers.

Some are indeterminate, meaning they continuallyproduce tomatoes over a longer period throughoutthe summer. Others are determinate, giving a largeharvest of tomatoes and then are finished for the year.

During his plant sale, Coy also sells several typesvegetable plants, including peppers, herbs andground cherries.

Then later in the season, he again shares his loveof heirloom tomatoes, by taking many varieties tosome area farmer’s markets. By August he is oftenfound at the farmers market in Austintown on Mon-day’s, the B&O sale on Mahoning Avenue on Thurs-days and the Northside Farmer’s Market onSaturdays.

It is just another way those who don’t have a greenthumb, but still want to try something different, cantaste the best tomato they have ever eaten.

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By KATIE WHITEStaff Writer

Hot tubs may not be as popular as they once were, but thatcould change, if people decide they want to invest a little timeand money.

In the nearly two years that my husband and I have beenmarried we have always enjoyed hot tubs as a form of relaxing.Since we didn’t have our own we would always try to find ahotel or cabin that featured a hot tub in the room when we wenton out-of-town trips. This was our own little luxury.

Then, by a stroke of luck, a friend of my husband’s had anolder hot tub he needed to get rid of. We could make it our ownfor $250, plus picking it up from Struthers, where there is a lawagainst having hot tubs on the front porches of houses.

This hot tub, not in working order quite yet, was being kepton the front porch of a home of the man’s relative and neededto be moved so as not to violate the city’s law.

For the price, the hot tub is certainly not the most exquisiteof choices out there, but for my husband and I, it is perfect. Allwe need is hot water, powerful jets, and comfortable seating.The two-person portable hot tub just needed a little TLC and afew wiring and other mechanical issues worked out, and itwould be working for us in no time.

Luckily for me, my husband is knowledgeable about thosesorts of things, and has connections to other people for thethings he isn’t quite sure about. It took several months of wait-ing (due to weather and saving up some money) but recentlywe were able to get an electrician to come to our house and runthe proper wiring to our backyard patio to get it up and run-ning.

We also had to make sure that the electricity at our homewas powerful enough to support the hot tub, and that was doneas well. We also installed a ground fault circuit interrupter,(GFCI) and a spa breaker to the hot tub, which is located di-rectly beside the garage on a cement patio.

The GFCI and other components are necessary to avoidlethal electrical shock.

Running the wire was beneficial for two reasons — the firstof which was to get the hot tub running, and the second wasto get electricity connected to the garage, which my husbandalso wanted.

This is where spending very little on the actual hot tub camein handy, because the wiring work wasn’t cheap. When all wassaid and done it was still less expensive than purchasing abrand new hot tub outright, however.

Our expenses for the wiring and a few of the necessary com-ponents ran around $1,500.

People who may not want to go through quite that muchwork, or who may have their sights set on a much more elab-orate hot tub, may want to go purchase a new one outright, foranywhere from $4,000 and up.

Sally Rice, owner of Homestead Pools and Spas in Salemsaid portable hot tubs are the least expensive. These are theones like ours. Instead of being installed in some form of per-manent housing, they can sit on a patio or in a back yard.

“You want to make sure that you have the correct electricityso that it will run the large enough pump to circulate and giveit the number of jets that you need for your neck and back andyour shoulders — that’s the most important thing, that you getthe therapy that you are looking for,” she said.

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The smaller hot tubs generally run on 110 volts, while themost you would need is 220 volts, she added.

She also said that an average price range for a new hot tubis around $3,995 or $4,000, although it is possible to spend upto $10,000, depending on what add-ons you’re looking for.

“Some have built in radios or TVs. Most people around herewill just get the basic one that they need. It depends on thenumber of person and the size of the tub,” she said.

Hot tubs can vary from two to 12 people.

Dave Rice said routine maintenance would average about$50 a month, depending on how much the hot tub is used.

Whichever route you go, make sure you check that you arenot violating any of your local zoning or permitting laws, in ad-dition to making sure you have the proper chemicals.

Sally Rice also cautioned that people should make sure thetemperature of the water should never exceed 103 degrees,and those with high blood pressure should check with theirdoctors before enjoying hot tubs.

Ideally, the best temperature is 100 degrees, she said.Homestead Pools and Spas is located at the corner of

Depot and Pidgeon roads in Salem.

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By KEVIN HOWELLStaff Writer

Trying to fill out a room on a tight budget? Secondhand shopping can be agreat way to make a room pop, if done properly.

“We see a lot of people who are just starting out or starting over and don’thave the money to spend,” said Aaron Byers, assistant manager of Habitat forHumanity’s ReStore in Salem.

Everything is secondhand at the ReStore ä donations from communitymembers. People looking for bargains can find anything at the store, from ta-bles and cabinets to furniture to artwork and antiques, fare that can also befound at thrift shops and flea markets.

Byers said the turnover at the ReStore is tremendous, with items being do-nated one day, priced that night and sold the next morning.

“Interest is high in these types of items,” he explained. “People like shop-ping secondhand because they can find quality and value, better items at lesscost.”

He described secondhand purchases as investments.

“You can find high quality products at reasonable prices if you look,” hesaid, noting that the mission of the ReStore in particular is to raise money forhousing projects, so there are good products available at affordable costs inorder to generate sales.

“[Shopping secondhand] leaves money in the bank account for other pur-chases,” Byers said.

When shopping secondhand, buyers need to be aware of their particularneeds, Byers said. Those who are young or single should look for items thatwill last.

“Avoid particle board and plastic,” he said. “You’ll get more bang for yourbuck with quality wood items when purchasing desks, tables, hatches.”

For those with children, don’t worry about quality, get the less costly items.

“You know it won’t be used long-term, so save your money,” Byers said.

Shoppers should also look for signatures when purchasing artwork, whichmeans the piece is higher value, a better investment, he added.

And when decorating with secondhand items, keep an open mind.

“If you want things to match, look at it from a different angle,” Byers ex-plained, noting that subtle colors in a patterned piece of furniture might matchthe predominant colors of others. You can also design a room around a spe-cific pattern, or more interestingly, a style such as the ‘70s or ‘80s, an oppor-tunity generally not afforded in retail stores.

“Don’t be nearsighted. Look at the big picture,” he advised.

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BOARDMAN— It’s pretty hard to beat a deal where the sav-ings will pay for a product itself. With Hercules LED, new light-ing does just that starting with the installation, according tocompany president James Rosan.

“It’s pretty simple,” he said. “We basically get paid to savepeople money and make their place look beautiful, increasingthe aesthetic value.”

Located at 5922 South Ave., No. 2, Rosan took years of ex-perience working for another LED, light emitting diode com-pany and put it to work for himself.

“I decided I could do this with better quality lighting and ata better cost break for the customer,” he said.

Rosan learned the technical aspects and working withFirstEnergy as a partner, Hercules LED facilitates the EnergyEfficiency Program and breaks the lighting jobs down.

LEDs have climbed the technology ladder from tiny signallights and flashlights to much larger commercial and industrialapplications and—more recently for Hercules LED— into res-idential use.

Affordability, low cost maintenance and incredibly long lifeare LED keystones.

More people are beginning to realize this and Hercules LEDhas tripled its 2015 business over 2014.

“You can save and you pay for the lights with the moneyyou save,” Rosan said.

Buildings, rooms and areas where a lot of light is requiredbenefit greatly, said Rosan who sees it on a daily basis as doesofficials and patrons of the Hubbard Public Library, WarrenPublic Library, Michael Alberini’s Restaurant in Youngstown, theWestern Reserve Fire District, the Chippewa Township munic-

ipal building, Lease DrugCompany and Lib’s Cafein Salem and R’s PizzaPlace in Columbiana andmany more.

Rosan pointed to the YMCA inBoardman where thousands oflights were switched over by Her-cules LED.

“They started saving money im-mediately,” he said. “They’re savingover $4,000 a month. What we dois replace incandescent, fluores-cent, metal halide, and high-pres-sure sodium vapor lights and wejust connect what they already have to LED. Our customerssave 62 percent off their electric bills on average.”

In large industrial or commercial settings the process be-gins with simple business information from a potential cus-tomer.

“We basically do an audit and count every single light bulb.Then we do a savings analysis and show what they save byconverting to LED,” Rosan explained, adding the return on in-vestment (ROI) average is two to three times the cost becauseLEDs can last over 60,000 hours.

“We’ll put everything in and they’ll see the savings on theelectric bill and they can see the (lighting) difference.”

Customers save on maintenance fees, on basalts and thecost of changing the lights, Rosan said, noting they can breakthe job down to phases and weeks.

“We offer a five-year warranty so they don’t have to worryabout it,” he said. “LEDs last for years; twenty-five times morethan traditional lights.”

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For example one LED tube replaces two fluorescent tubesin most cases and puts out almost 3,000 lumens. He qualifiedthe comparison by saying “in most cases” because ceilingheight plays a factor.

There are 10 employees and the South Avenue office isbeing converted into showroom space where people cancheck out industrial, commercial and residential LED pack-ages.

“You can come in and look at it,” he said, adding that Her-cules LED is growing rapidly and subcontracts to certified elec-tricians.

“We’re franchising the whole operation,” he said pointingout the coverage area runs from Cleveland to Pittsburgh withprotected areas to franchise holders.

“People love us,” is one statement Rosan repeated, fol-lowed by a quick follow up: “We save them money.”“We can convert a whole facility and they don’t have to pay

a thing, the savings,” he added. “The savings pays. It’s sim-ple. And people say too good to be true, but it is. We can doit.”

Whether it is one foot to eight feet long overhead fixture toa full-scale municipal street light, Hercules LED is equipped forthe job. Rosan pointed out that they sell commercial lightingthat can be used in residential applications.For more information, visit herculesled.com on the web,

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James Rosan, president and CEO of HerculesLED in Boardman, left, and sales manager, JimDrabiski, are playing a major role in convertingthe region into high-tech LED lighting whether itis industrial, municipal, commercial or residentialapplications. Hercules LED, while mostly intothe commercial markets, is moving now into theresidential sector. It employs 10 people from itsnewly decorated showroom at 5922 South Ave.,St. 2. Rosan said customers average a 62 per-cent savings on their lighting bills.

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We hear a lot about fam-ilies spending too muchtime distracted by digitaldevices. But screens dohave some family-friendlybenefits: New apps can helpfamily members stay con-

nected and coordinated.

Here is a handful of Apple-and Android-friendly apps thatmight help keep your little groupin touch and on task:

MINI-NETWORK: Slack

Slack functions as your ownprivate social network. It’s as sim-ple to use as Facebook, but morecustomizable. And you can usethe bulk of the service for free(though prices are listed atSlack.com for additional services).

Popular with small companiesand work groups who need toshare information and plan proj-ects, Slack works well for familiestoo. You begin by including sev-eral people in a group, and thenyou can create distinct chan-nels within the group. Perhaps onechannel is parents-only communication, while others arefor parents with each kid. Maybe another includes thewhole family plus grandparents, aunts and uncles.

You can post anything from private messages and dailyschedules to photos or URLs. Slack also serves as a free mes-

saging app, and you can use it to store PDFs of things like theaddress of a restaurant or a flight itinerary. And you can inte-grate it with Google Calendar and Google Drive.

One speed bump: While you can respond to a family mem-ber’s post with emojis, you can’t create a conversation threadby commenting on it. The app’s developers say that feature iscoming soon.

FINDING EACH OTHER: Family Locator by Life360

Life 360 is one of many family and friends locator apps. Onceyou add family members to your account, you can check theircell phones’ locations via GPS at any time. Want to know if your

child’s bus is nearing home? Or if yourspouse has left work yet? It’s all there.

In testing the app, we found that itsometimes confuses locations thatare very close. If two places are neareach other, Life360 may tell you thata family member has arrived at onewhen they’re actually at the other. Sothe app is helpful but not infallible.

The free version works well, butyou’re limited to logging just two loca-tions.

FINDING YOUR STUFF: Wistiki

The idea of never again losing yourkeys, phone or other important items ispretty appealing.

Wistiki offers Philippe Starck-designedlittle cards, tags and key fobs that can betracked with the app. You attach them to

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something you treasure (your wallet, your dog,your TV remote). Then if (when) you can’t findthe item, you can make the Wistiki sound analarm. If it’s not close enough for you to hear,you can look at the app to find its location.

Best part: If your lost item is in range of any-one else’s Wistiki, theirs will anonymously (andwithout their knowledge) send GPS coordi-nates to the system. So other people are es-sentially helping find your stuff and you’rehelping find theirs, without having to do any-thing.

Parents can attach the tags to a child’sbackpack, coat or other item that tends to getmisplaced by little ones.

Bonus: All that time you no longer spendsearching for your phone is time you can de-vote to face-to-face conversation with familymembers.

Wistiki comes in threeshapes and four colors.

BUYING... : AnyList

If you’ve ever rememberedon the way home from the su-permarket that you actuallyneeded three more things, ashopping-list app may saveyou time and heartache in thefuture.

AnyList allows group mem-bers to contribute to a runninglist, which you can scanthrough when you’re out run-ning errands. It also offers arecipe manager, so you won’tbe stuck in the produce de-partment trying to rememberwhether tonight’s dinner re-quires leeks or scallions.

...AND SELLING: Totspot

And when you’re ready to clear outclutter, you might be able to earnmoney for it at the marketplace appTotspot. Originally created as an onlinemarket for new or gently used kids’clothes, Totspot now lets you buy andsell grown-up clothes and even(shhhh!) unload gifts you don’t want.It’s sort of the virtual yard sale you don’thave time to have.

This image provided by Totspot shows theTotspot app on mobile phones. Kids can growout of clothing before even wearing an itemmore than once.

Yard sales and consignment shops are twooptions for turning unworn kids’ clothing intocash, but there’s also a digital alternative: Appslike Totspot, where you can buy and sell kids’items to other parents throughout the country.

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This photo provided by Wistikishows a new app and gadgetcalled Wistiki that uses technol-ogy to pinpoint the spot whereitems were lost. Lost keys andwallets can cost families time,money and stress.

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(BPT) - Who doesn’t love the look and feel of a lush,green lawn? Having your home surrounded by gor-geous green turf has forever been part of the Americandream.

But once reality sets in, maintaining and irrigating tra-ditional turf lawns can cost you time and money. Ifyou’re an eco-conscious homeowner, or just want gor-geous green surrounding your home, you may find itdifficult to justify the expense, water and chemicals in-volved in modern lawn maintenance.

Many smart, eco-conscious homeowners are findinga sure-fire solution in a lush, fast-growing and hardyground cover that’s been unfairly relegated to weedstatus for decades. Clover is making a comeback.

“If you’re older than 30, you may remember your fa-ther trying to rid his manicured lawn of clover that justkept on growing,” says Troy Hake, owner of seed com-pany, Outsidepride.com. “Today, clover has turned overa new leaf. It offers many advantages over traditionalturf, which is why golf courses and sports fields in Eu-rope have been using it for years instead of grass.

Clover stays green longer, grows fast, thrives inshade or sun, and even acts as a natural fertilizer wher-ever it grows. Miniclover is especially attractive, andcan help you get that thick, lush, lovely green lawnyou’ve been looking for.”

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As more Americans become aware of the need to use morenatural and sustainable lawn care practices, and warmerweather brings more water shortages throughout the country,clover is gaining ground in residential lawns across the U.S.

The splendor of sustainable cloverClover comes in a wide variety of sizes, but rich green leaves

are characteristic of all clovers. Miniclover, considered the topturf alternative for lawns, is a perennial that grows to be about4 inches tall - about half the size of the White Dutch Clovercommon in lawns you’ve seen for years.

Miniclover is a productive producer and the more you mowit, the smaller the leaf sizes will grow, providing a thick, carpet-like appearance that blends well with turf.

Miniclover’s growth begins earlier than grass and continuesto stay green and thrive even when drought conditions andcold temps turn turf brown.

Hardy and versatileMiniclover grows well in sun or partial shade and its deep

roots, (deeper than traditional turf) enable it to reach the natu-ral water table amd give it a high tolerance for drought condi-tions.

Clover stays green long after grass has turned brown - a sig-nificant advantage as water shortages continue to occur acrossthe country. In fact, 80 percent of state water managers sur-veyed by the Government Accountability Office in 2014 saidthey expect some portion of their states to experience watershortages within the next 10 years.

Miniclover can also be used for erosion control; it tolerateswear, so it’s a smart choice for high-traffic areas like golfcourses - or your backyard where children and pets run andplay all summer!

Easy on the environmentClover is environmentally friendly in multiple ways. In addition

to needing less water to thrive, it can grow in poor soil withoutthe need for chemical fertilizers.

In fact, because clover infuses the soil with nitrogen, it actsas a natural fertilizer and can actually make surrounding grasshealthier when you mix it in a turf lawn. Clover can be a naturalway to fix soil that’s nitrogen deficient and reduce the need forchemical fertilizers.

Dollar-smartA full or partial clover lawn will not only save money on your

water bill, you’ll spend less on lawn care, too. Miniclover is fastand easy to grow, requires much less mowing and fertilization,and less investment in maintenance.

Because it’s a semi-aggressive species, after an initial seed-ing, Miniclover will quickly fill in gaps in lawns, preventingweeds from filling in bare spots.

“Miniclover is very cost-effective, within the first year aftersowing, you could recoup your investment with lower fertilizer,weed control, mowing and irrigation costs,” Hake says.

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KIM COOKAssociated Press

The kitchen’s often a room to experiment— with decor, as well as food and drink.Over the years we’ve seen yellow,turquoise, avocado green, greige andwhite take their turn as favored hues.

But right now, black isback.

“It makes perfectsense, style-wise,” saysNew York City designerElaine Griffin. “We beganseeing the rise of blackappliances as sleek andstylish non-white alterna-tives to pricier stainlessoptions at the new mil-lennium, and black asthe ‘new neutral’ wallcolor has been gainingpopularity over the pastdecade.”

You can go ultramod-ern or traditional when bringing black into the

kitchen.

High-end, Euro-style lacquered cabinetry from companieslike Boffi, Poliform and Bulthap is sleek and sexy. Marble coun-tertops and geometric fixtures can create a glamorous, jewel-box kitchen, great for entertaining.

Put the hue on Shaker-style cabinets, add rustic French tile,smooth quartz counters and hand-rubbed brass fittings, andyou’ve got a sophisticated space. Or add a walnut or mapleslab island and saddle leather stools for an industrial look.

A few things to remember if you’re going to get a blackkitchen right:

Contrast is key. Going overboard with black will get you akitchen that resembles a bad mall hair salon, says Griffin. Useblack on the cabinets and a paler hue on counters and floors,or vice versa.

Maria Killam, a color expert and designer in Vancouver,British Columbia, agrees.

“Make sure your floors and countertops are very light to bal-ance and contrast the super-dark cabinets. Working with blackis a balancing act and requires some skill,” she advises.

“Simple white tile with black grout is a great way to get some

BLACKis back


light in the space and give a nod to clas-sic kitchens.”

Killam suggests including wood ele-ments like a butcher-block island counter-top. “Wood lower cabinets would work withblack countertops and upper shelving, forexample. I would keep the wood finishes asnatural as possible ... and relatively paleso the overall effect isn’t too heavy,”she says.

Ikea offers the Sektion kitchencabinets in black, and there is arange of coordinating blackkitchen fittings there too, includ-ing drawer pulls, storage itemsand trash cans. (www.ikea.com )

You can repaint existing cabinetry if you’re budget-con-scious. Consider Benjamin Moore’s Midsummer Night, Sher-win-Williams’ Black Fox, Valspar’s Raven Black or Behr’s BlackSuede. Many shades of black pick up other hues in an inter-esting way — midnight blues, chocolates and sooty grays, forexample. Choose the right finish: Save the glossy paint for trimor you’ll be swabbing fingerprints forever.

“Like a little black dress, accessories make a statement ina black kitchen, so choose your hardware and fixtureswith care,” advises Griffin. “Polished or an-tiqued brass and black is a white-hot finishoption right now, for both contemporaryand traditional looks.”

Add a cool stool; Houzz has a big selection. Recent offer-ings include stools with chic, slim hairpin legs, as well ascomfy-looking upholstered ones, and several stools in snazzyhues like red, orange and blue. (www.houzz.com )

Embossed or painted concrete, sculpted limestone, pressedtin, or wallpaper would be striking complements to black cab-inetry and fittings.

Add an Art Deco touch to a black kitchen with Giorbello’sWater Jet glass tiles. Daltile’s Bamboo Forest faux wood tilewould be a durable, style-savvy backsplash or floor. Italian ce-ramic tile maker Fap has a matte-black subway tile in its newBoston collection. (www.wayfair.com ; www.italytile.com )

The right lighting is important in a black kitchen. Kil-lam likes skylights andlarge windows to takeadvantage of naturallight.

To avoid what Griffin calls “black hole syndrome”,install lights at multiple height levels: ceiling,pendant, under-cabinet and even counter-top lamps.

Lamps Plus has forged-iron and rubbed-bronze chandeliers and pendants.Hudson Valley Lighting’s Lydneypolished black nickel pendantwould work well in any style ofkitchen. (www.lampsplus.com ; www.hudsonvalley-lighting.com )

Those who like the idea of blackbut are tentative might considerintroducing one or two black ele-ments. Chicago design studioKitchenLab has used black ac-

cents like islands, lighting, kitchenladders and window treatments.(www.kitchenlabdesign.com )

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Instead of paint, consider black ap-pliances. GE’s got a slate, French-door refrigerator with asmudge-resistant finish. Ikea offers ablack cooktop. Upscale brands likeAGA and Le Cornue have blackenameled stoves. Jenn-Air’s Obsidianfridge has a black interior, ostensiblymaking even the humblest leftoverslook magazine-worthy.

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• Place EVOO in a sautée pan, add kale, mush-rooms, tomatoes, sea salt, and paprika for ap-proximately three to four minutes until the kaleand mushrooms are slightly wilted. Allow thevegetables to cool for approximately four to fiveminutes.

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A cable-industry vision from 2008, dubbed tru2way, alsofailed. The cable industry designed software for TVs that letthem deliver cable without a box. But the technology didn’t ap-

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peal to consumer-electronics companies and fizzled out,Bergmayer says.

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With a device like an Apple TV, you could, theoretically, get allyour video in one place: live cable channels, Netflix, HBO’sapp, YouTube. And the device would keep working even if youswitched, say, from cable to satellite TV.

You could also see better search capabilities. New gadgetsmight let you do a single search for both TV channels and on-line services, which could help you find niche online video thatcable companies don’t carry. TiVo already offers such a fea-ture, but you still need a CableCard or a box from a cable com-pany that has partnered with TiVo.

Change is coming no matter what the FCC does, says AlanWolk, an analyst with the Diffusion Group, a TV and media re-search firm.

Cable companies already have apps that let you watch TV onphones and tablets, and newer Internet-only offerings deliverchannels through a streaming-TV gadget rather than a set-topbox.

WHY ARE CABLE AND ENTERTAINMENTCOMPANIES RESISTING?

Besides losing fees from renting boxes, the cable industrydoesn’t want some intermediary in charge of video its cus-tomers get.

For example, a box designedby Apple might make it just aseasy to get video from Netflix,such that customers might ques-tion the need to pay for channelsor cable’s video-on-demand of-ferings. Cable companies nowpay — and charge you — billionsof dollars a year to carry thesechannels and programs.

Cable companies also worry that they wouldn’t be able tohelp customers with technological issues and that new adscould interfere with the viewing experience. FCC Chairman TomWheeler has said that the rules would prohibit extra advertising,but he didn’t offer details.

Some TV executives worry that instead of buying regularcommercials on their channels, advertisers might migrate totargeted-ad opportunities if, say, Google builds a box. The TVexecutives also have raised concerns that tech companiescould use data on your viewing habits in ways cable compa-nies aren’t allowed to.

Most subscribers today take a full-fledged bundle of hun-dreds of channels that can cost $70 or more a month.

An analysis by bond-ratings agency Moody’s says new set-top boxes, if successful with consumers, could pressure cablecompanies to deliver smaller, cheaper packages.

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