Spring has arrived and as the sun warms each day, you are spending more time outdoors with your children. It’s a wonderful idea to get out of the house and enjoy some fresh air and outdoor playtime, but it’s also important to keep spring safety topics in mind so your family is protected.
It might seem to a lot of tech-hungry Americans who live in rural areas that advancements in technology are slow to reach them. The good news is that this trend seems to be slowly changing thanks to some high-speed satellite Internet providers.
The rainy weather during the spring months can often keep your children cooped up indoors, begging for entertainment. Instead of spending the afternoon watching a movie or playing video games, invite your kids into the kitchen to help whip up a delicious meal that doubles as playtime. Cooking with your kids is a great way to introduce them to basic math, chemistry, different cultures and foods, and more – no matter how young they are. Best of all, it can be both fun and rewarding, especially when your kids proudly pass around their creative dish to share with friends and family members.
Calling all grandparents. What are your plans for spring break? Have you thought about planning a vacation with your grandchildren?
How many times have you gripped the steering wheel in anger when a driver cuts you off? Or honked the horn to get the attention of someone drifting into your lane because he’s too busy fumbling with a mobile phone or the radio to pay attention?
With the national economy still struggling to recover and the employment outlook only inching toward improvement, finding a job continues to be a challenge for many, including recent college graduates. College graduates and others seeking new job opportunities should consider this advice when starting their search.
You’re driving along enjoying winter’s thaw, and out of nowhere a pothole seemingly attacks your car. Winter weather’s freezing cycles can take a toll on asphalt, and potholes are the result. This can cause bumpy spring driving for even the most cautious drivers. This pothole season follow some insider tips so you can keep your tires in great shape and enjoy smooth sailing down the roads.
Discounter Spirit Airlines has decided to jump into the already-crowded market to Southern California by announcing it will launch five-a-day flights to Los Angeles International Airport in May.
Grow houses — locations in rural, urban and residential areas converted for growing marijuana – are cropping up in record numbers in the Las Vegas Valley and bringing unwanted criminal activity.
HAVANA — Cuba’s Maximum Leader is also on top in cyberspace. A Twitter account that tweets excerpts from former President Fidel Castro’s frequent musings on world affairs has passed 100,000 followers – which the government says makes it the first official Cuban-themed Twitter account to break that threshold.
LOS ANGELES — Consider two parallel universes: Charlie Sheen is destined to hit rock bottom after being fired from the best job he’ll ever have; Charlie Sheen has been freed to blaze a new path to dazzling fame and riches. Speculation about the dueling scenarios swelled after Warner Bros. Television said Monday that Sheen’s services on “Two and a Half Men” had been terminated.
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth rose at the end of last year, preventing many people from selling their homes in an already weak housing market. CoreLogic says about 11.1 million households, or 23.1 percent of all mortgaged homes, were underwater in the October-December quarter. That’s up from 22.5 percent, or 10.8 million households, in the July-September quarter.
