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  • Test-Driving Jobs
  • A program in New Hampshire allows employers and unemployed workers to test their compatibility with each other before committing to an official job.
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  • School’s Back for Summer
  • A number of Chicago public schools are adopting an alternative school-year calendar that shortens students' summer breaks.


  • Keeping Roads Clear of Deer
  • Utah's Department of Transportation is implementing a program that uses dual-sensory deterrents to keep deer from wandering onto roads while cars are driving by.
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  • Planting Noise-Dampening Walls
  • As a possible alternative to traditional concrete sound barriers on highways, Ohio will test out the effectiveness of 12-foot-high "green" walls.


  • Dumpster Diving
  • This summer, people in the Big Apple will be diving into Dumpsters – not to rummage through trash, but to escape the summer heat.



  • Using Cash to Not Use Cash
  • In hopes of eliminating cash payments at toll stations, Florida is letting drivers add funds to prepaid electronic toll-collection accounts with cash. That way, everyone can cruise on through.

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