Flea markets experience fickle times
McClatchy Newspapers
4/2/2009, by Hilary Lehman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's a rainy weekday afternoon at Festival Flea Market in Pompano Beach, Fla.,and the parking lots are packed, with snowbird motorists resorting to stealing parking spaces. The bargain hunters are out in force.
Erin Stewart from New Britain, Conn., was one of those ...
Rental listing on Craigslist hijacked; ‘owner' wants funds sent to Nigeria
McClatchy Newspapers
4/1/2009, by Ellen Gabler
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) - The man who answered the telephone said his home in Hartford, Wis., was for rent immediately. At $700 a month, the snappy-looking two-bedroom, two-bathroom house seems like a steal.
And in fact, it is.
"He took my properties. He took my name. He's a scam ...
‘Individual results may vary' advertising disclaimers under federal scrutiny
McClatchy Newspapers
4/1/2009, by Mary Ellen Podmolik
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Consumers lured by advertisements promising rock-hard abs, sparkling white teeth and bulging bank accounts soon may get a reality check. Updated guidelines on ad endorsements and testimonials under final review by the Federal Trade Commission _ and widely expected to be ...
Artists find beauty in others' castoffs
McClatchy Newspapers
4/1/2009, by Erika Pesantes
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - Eydi Lampasona leans out of her SUV to paw through trash for frugal finds. It's a recent "drive-by Dumpster dive" for the artist who calls herself an "urban archaeologist." She squeals upon making a golden find _ satin cloths _ perfect for projects in her Boca Raton Museum of ...
Tech offers relative job security, statistics show
McClatchy Newspapers
4/1/2009, by Elise Ackerman
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - Despite layoffs at tech stalwarts like Google, IBM, Microsoft and Electronic Arts, the impact of the recession on the tech industry is likely to be far less severe than on other areas of the economy, recent labor statistics suggest. That's good news for California, ...
Global outlook for IT, jobs in difficult times
McClatchy Newspapers
4/1/2009, by Benjamin J. Romano
The Seattle Times (MCT) - Craig Mundie, Microsoft chief research and strategy officer, took a break from the company's Government Leaders Forum _ Americas on Wednesday to discuss global competitiveness, technology and government IT spending. Earlier, Mundie talked to the gathering of Latin ...
Living room live: Host a very intimate concert
McClatchy Newspapers
3/31/2009, by Louis R. Carlozo
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - If you and your family love music and want to go further than spinning CDs for that next party, perhaps you've considered the house concert route. While veterans of the burgeoning house concert scene recommend booking a performer months in advance, they stress that with ...
Regular sump pump maintenance can prevent basement floods
McClatchy Newspapers
3/30/2009, by Beth Botts
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Think of your home's foundation as a cracked concrete cup half-sunk in a mud puddle. Water wants to seep in from the surrounding soil, and the only thing that keeps it at bay in most homes is a sump pump hidden in a pit in the basement floor. It's easy to forget and neglect ...
Home grown
McClatchy Newspapers
3/30/2009, by Eric Liskey
Better Homes and Gardens (MCT) - The Presidential family has broken ground on the first White House vegetable garden since World War II and American families nationwide are expected to follow suit this spring. According to a new Better Homes and Garden study, "The Food Factor: How America Cooks, ...
Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
McClatchy Newspapers
3/30/2009, by Hannah Sampson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple. The result: homework done online. Paperless term papers. Math problems completed on an interactive whiteboard. An entire course of physics problems contained on a single compact ...
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