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PORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Straddling one the Amazon's main tributaries and flanked by dense jungle, a construction pit the size of a small town bustles with bulldozers and nearly 10,000 workers blasting huge slabs of rock off the river bank.

While blue-and-yellow macaws fly overhead, a network of pipes fed by a constant flow of trucks pours enough concrete to build 37 football stadiums.

The $7.7 billion Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira river is part of Brazil's largest concerted development plan for the Amazon since the country's military government cut highways through the rain forest to settle the vast region during its two-decade reign starting in 1964.

You've wanted to build that new deck in the backyard for some time now, but with lumber prices sky high it has never gotten done. Welcome in the $150 deck, I know I can hear you saying "how is that possible?".
Well it isn't as easy as taking the truck down to your local home improvement store and loading up several hundred (or thousand) dollars in lumber, or for that matter paying a contractor to build it for you. But with some basic carpentry skills and a few tools you can do this.

Accessorizing is always important when putting the finishing touches on your home. And when you build things yourself, it makes your home feel more like your own. This section provides you with information that will help you finish off your kitchen and bathroom all you have to do is follow the helpful guides on easy-to-build accessories.

• How to Build a Bathroom Towel Rack
• How to Properly Finish a Bathroom Towel Rack
• How to Build a Cutting Board
• How to Properly Finish a Cutting Board