Dry Cleaning Businesses Losing Steam
You may find yourself thinking twice these days before you throw a jacket or slacks into the dry-cleaning pile.

High Tide Exterior Cleaning Solutions: Keeping St. Augustine a Clean Place to Visit, Shop, Work and Live
High Tide Exterior Cleaning Solutions, Inc. (High Tide), based in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., recently launched its pressure-cleaning services for commercial and residential customers in St. John?s County. "Our goal is to provide outstanding pressure cleaning services that exceed customer expectations in all areas ? specifically workmanship, reliability, integrity and safety,? explained Stephanie ...

Milking equipment cleaning system wins Prince Philip Award FWi
A milking equipment cleaning programme claimed to bring savings of £1000 a year in energy has won Ecolab the RABDF Prince Philip Award , presented at Buckingham Palace.

Tips on cleaning pleated shades and splitting asters
Pointers on how to remove dust and stains from pleated shades, plus garden tips for splitting aster plants.

Tips for Safe, Healthy Fire Cleaning
Some recommendations for those beginning recovery work.

House cleaning lady accused of stealing from clients, employer
According to the incident report, Laura Scoggins allegedly took four pieces of jewelry with a combined value of $700 from her employer after cleaning her home.

Tips on seating guests, serving souffle, cleaning pillows and more
Martha Stewart offers tips on how to care for pillows, seating arrangements for the holiday table, serving souffle, protecting handbags and a winter baby shower.

Cleaning Liquid Creates One Hour Wait On Edmonds/Kingston Route
The Spokane ferry resumed service on the Edmonds/Kingston route, after police discover the cause of an "abhorrent smell" onboard.

Station solar joint cleaning continues on today's EVA
Marking the international space station's 10th anniversary, the Endeavour astronauts are gearing up for a second spacewalk today, a planned six-and-a-half-hour excursion to service the station's robot arm, to continue cleaning and lubricating a damaged solar array rotary joint and to make preparations for the next shuttle assembly flight in February.

Cleaning up creeks
LIVE CHAABAN and Malcolm McGowan are the picture of youth activism. The pair spends their weekends pulling pounds of trash out of Sonoma's many waterways.

Automotive Q&A: Repair shop services you don't need
Q. I just saw an expose on a quick-lube place trying to sell engine flushing and fuel injector cleaning, saying it was a factory-required service, which it wasn't. It was also startling to see this person's engine destroyed because of the engine flush they had done. What is your take on this? Are these ever a good idea? How can I know what my car really needs? read more

Father allegedly kills daughter while cleaning gun, drinking vodka
MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- A father arrested after his 6-year-old daughter was fatally shot in their Washington state home allegedly told authorities he had been drinking double shots of vodka while cleaning his guns.

Holiday Entertaining Made Easy
Comments ( No comments posted. ) (ARA) - Holiday entertaining can feel overwhelming to even the most seasoned host. Between shopping, cooking, cleaning and decorating, it can feel like there's no time left to enjoy the festivities.

Top Ten Tips for Faster, Easier Holiday Entertaining
(ARA) - When you think of the holidays, what comes to mind? For some, it's spending time with loved ones, traditional family meals and joyful gift giving occasions. For others, it's the cooking, cleaning and toiling that comes with having holiday guests.

Harwood fire causes $100K in damage to truck
A fire Friday night inside a Harwood, N.D., industrial cleaning firm's building caused about $100,000 in damage to a company truck. No one was injured in the fire. Three Jet-Way Multiple Services Inc. employees returned from a job in Drayton, N.D., about 10:30 p.m. to find wall-to-wall smoke in the building at 211 1st St.

Silsbee volunteers tidy up in preparation for Christmas season
The beautification committee of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce needs help cleaning up the downtown area today.

B'town man sentenced to 15 years for assault
Brenda Lanni says she has experienced chronic pain and headaches since she was attacked in her Bordentown Township home in February. She's lost her home and much of her cleaning business.

Easton asks court to toss suit in officer's death
The city asked a federal judge to dismiss a $20 million lawsuit filed by the widow of a police officer who was fatally shot by a colleague inside a police station gun-cleaning room.

Thanksgiving history comes to life
Thanksgiving is a week away. Answer honestly, now: Are you excited for the holiday? Or are you dreading the cooking, the cleaning and the attempt to live up to magazine-perfect standards?

Today's spacewalk to finish work on paddle wheel joint
Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen are gearing up for a grueling seven-hour spacewalk today to finish cleaning and lubricating the international space station's damaged right side solar array rotary joint.