Shrinking Down the House

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And for those folks who come to conclude that a tiny house is a bit too small, expansion modules are available. When attorney Chris Young, 66, decided to build a second home in Montana, she needed a guest room and wheelchair access for her son Dylan, 36, who is paraplegic. So Young had Alchemy upgrade the basic weeHouse by adding a bedroom on each end as well as a surrounding deck. With no radio or television in their 786-sq.-ft. not-so-weeHouse, Young and her son enjoy the view of the Bitterroot Mountains outside. The minimalist design, Young says, lets her forget about the walls around her and focus on living her life instead.

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President BARACK OBAMA, at NATO talks involving over 50 world leaders, describing the withdrawal of 130,000 combat troops from Afghanistan, planned for the end of 2014
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