Tethered to the roof for the third year was a huge, inflatable bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade. In the past, the company has showered gifts on her for the advertising privilege, including cases of the alcoholic drink and Mariners tickets.
As crowds enjoyed the final day of Seattle’s annual hydroplane races, a handful of residents living [...]
An economist might deem the opportunity cost of building versus buying a house right now to be unacceptably high. And judging from emails I have received, so do some of my readers.
With the U.S. in a housing slump there’s an ever growing array of homes for sale at lower prices. Meanwhile, prices for supplies like [...]
The home of a Texas judge who ordered the removal of hundreds of children from a polygamist ranch is being guarded by police after Utah and Arizona authorities warned the state to be on the lookout for polygamist “enforcers.”
The Deseret News reported in a copyright story for Wednesday’s editions that police guarding the judge’s San [...]
The past few weeks, Adobe has been doing its best Apple imitation, with a slew of product news aimed at creative professionals.
Macworld has already carried profiles of Acrobat 9 and Acrobat.com this week. But I thought it would be a good idea to look at Monday’s announcements from a creative pro perspective.
With Acrobat 9 Pro, [...]
Philadelphia courts will launch a pilot program next week requiring mediation between homeowners and lenders before foreclosure can occur.
The program is one part of a plan Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled Wednesday to address a nationwide mortgage crisis affecting many Philadelphia homeowners.
The city has already taken steps to address the problem, including delaying the sheriff’s sales [...]
Wizard Home Loans is to be offered for sale with an announcement expected this week, The Australian reports.
GE Money, which owns the mortgage lender, has opted for the sale to stave off a bid by Wizard founder and current chairman, Mark Bouris, who is seeking to take back control of the company.
Mr Bouris was believed [...]
April 3 marked the 35th anniversary of the initial cell phone call, and wireless technology has evolved tremendously over the years. The original mobile phones hardly seem like they’re in the same family as today’s cell phones, said Mike Minnis, NTELOS director of public relations.
Minnis described the early versions of cellular phones as big and [...]
When Hollywood next comes to remake Bedazzled, the film that put posters of 60s screen siren Raquel Welch on every teenage boys bedroom wall, it will have to find a way to depict not just pride, envy, gluttony, lust (the glorious Ms Welch), anger, greed and sloth, but the excessive accumulation of wealth and six [...]
IT is a little-known fact that a licence is required to clean windows - even, it seems, among window cleaners themselves.
A new study has revealed that that just one in five of the Capital’s estimated 500 window cleaners comply with the rules.
The city council was today urged to tighten the system, with checks [...]
Enviro-Fresh, Rentokil Initial�s expert provider of effective and environmentally friendly washroom solutions, today launches a new water saving, urinal hygiene service in the UK.
Responding to opportunities provided by increased environmental concerns and cleanliness standards, eco-clear is a urinal service that delivers exceptional standards of hygiene.
In addition to delivering savings on maintenance and operating [...]