The average wedding in United States costs approximately $28,000. But one Fresno, CA, couple got a wedding valued at $80,000 for free — all through bartering. Jessica Norgard, 29, and Isaac Aaron Piche, 28, dated for seven years before deciding to get married. Not wanting to pay an exorbitant amount for their wedding, they decided […]
Read MoreLos Angeles County supervisors recently voted to fund several mental health services, at the urging of District Attorney Jackie Lacey and others who are lobbying to keep mentally ill people out of county jails. The $40.9 million in state funding will be used to open three new 24-hour psychiatric urgent care clinics, where police can […]
Read MoreHigh school students in Carlisle, PA are utilizing solar technology in an effort to keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and learn about alternative resources. Students in the carpentry program of the Center for Careers and Technology at Carlisle High School have created a solar-powered trailer to use for all of their construction projects. The project […]
Read MoreA patent recently granted to tech juggernaut Apple has experts speculating that the new Apple TV, about which rumors have been spreading for years, may include a motion-sensitive remote. The patent granted to Apple is called “Scrolling Displayed Objects Using a 3D Remote Controller in a Media System,” leading tech commentators on gottabemobile.com to suspect […]
Read MoreT-shirts with a feminist message emblazoned across the front were swiftly removed from stores amid shocking allegations that they had been produced by underpaid women working in a sweatshop and living in cramped living quarters. For its December feminism issue, Elle UK joined forces with the Fawcett Society — Britain’s single largest women’s advocacy group […]
Read MoreLast Sunday, an Iowa man was hospitalized after a motorcycle that was soaring through the air struck him in the head. On November 9, a young motorcyclist at the Gypsum City Off-Highway Vehicle Park rode into the path of other vehicles. Mitchell Frank, a 30-year-old man from Fort Dodge, Iowa, ran out to the track […]
Read MoreAccording to Kaplan Test Prep’s 2014 survey of business school admissions officers, the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is now accepted nearly universally as an alternative by schools which ask for Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) results. “The trendline for business schools that accept the GRE as an admissions alternative to the GMAT has been unmistakable […]
Read MoreYes, people actually steal bathtubs and sometimes they get in stuck in mud while doing so. Rub-a-dub-dub. The town of High Ridge, Missouri, located in Jefferson County, has a problem with bathtub thieves. Police are currently investigating a string of bathtub robberies from area construction sites. According to investigators, the bathtub thieves have also stolen […]
Read MoreAs the holidays approach, small businesses are realizing that it’s time to optimize their social media marketing, in order to make the most of the holiday shopping market. A study by Crowdtap shows that nearly 65% of shoppers use social media to find a gift for a loved one, meaning that a festive social media […]
Read MoreThanks to a partnership between a South Korean mobile carrier and furniture maker, you may soon be able to check Facebook on your dressing table or call a friend with your couch. SK Telecom (South Korea’s largest mobile carrier) and Hyundai Livart, a furniture manufacturer, have collaborated on a line of new “Smart Furniture.” This […]
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