http://www.mail.com/subjects/48154-garden.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/48154-garden.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069200-michelle-obama-book-signing-buy-away.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama on Tuesday returned to the business of selling her first book, and she started by telling scores of people waiting in line at a popular bookstore to "buy away" because Mother's Day is coming. "It's a great gift," she said of "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America." The book ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:13:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069200-michelle-obama-book-signing-buy-away.html 2013-05-07T20:13:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046366-att-to-sell-automation-security-packages.html NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T Inc. is launching its home security and automation service in 15 cities Friday, with an eye toward getting customers hooked on security cameras, thermostats and locks they can control from phones and tablets. AT&T's "Digital Life" packages will be sold in cellphone stores in markets including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Mi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046366-att-to-sell-automation-security-packages.html 2013-04-26T10:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036492-us-sales-slip-supply-remains-tight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year's. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales dipped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.92 million, from 4.95 million in February. February's figure was revised lower. Sales in March... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036492-us-sales-slip-supply-remains-tight.html 2013-04-22T19:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033362-gardeners-plans-with-certainty-forecast.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — There's no question that Eric Ciula picked a bad year to get into a competition for growing the biggest tomato. The worst U.S. drought in decades was gripping two-thirds of the nation, and many gardeners were spending hours watering just to keep their plants alive. But Ciula won his family's 2012 contest with an heirloom tomato that was j... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:21:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033362-gardeners-plans-with-certainty-forecast.html 2013-04-20T15:21:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2016248-judge-jcp-sell-martha-designed-goods.html NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney can sell certain home goods designed by Martha Stewart that were destined for shelves in May — for now, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled Friday. Rival department store chain Macy's Inc. had sought to temporarily block J.C. Penney Co. from selling products designed by Martha Stewart under the name JCP Everyday. Macy's ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:32:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2016248-judge-jcp-sell-martha-designed-goods.html 2013-04-12T22:32:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2014068-judge-wont-dismiss-martha-stewart-lawsuit.html NEW YORK (AP) — A New York State Supreme Court judge has rejected a motion by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia lawyers to dismiss Macy's claim that the New York-based merchandising and media company violated its pact when it developed certain products for competitor J.C. Penney even though they don't carry the home designer's name. Lawyers for Martha Stewa... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:28:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2014068-judge-wont-dismiss-martha-stewart-lawsuit.html 2013-04-11T22:28:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014382-french-quarter-stage-music-fest.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz guitarist Raphael Bas says French Quarter Festival is as close as it gets in the U.S. to the music festival he grew up attending with his family in Bourges, France. Bas recalls hearing American jazz singer Nina Simone, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer-pianist Jerry Lee Lewis perform with French musicians during the days-long Le Pri... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:33:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014382-french-quarter-stage-music-fest.html 2013-04-11T21:33:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005868-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-fashion.html MILAN (AP) — Shedding his "puritanical" attitude against architects designing objects, Rem Koolhaas has shifted scale to create 11 pieces of furniture for the U.S. industrial design house Knoll. The Dutch architect's creations, which premiered Monday ahead of Milan Design Week, include a dynamic counter — a stack of three horizontal beams that can be tran... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:43:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005868-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-fashion.html 2013-04-08T17:43:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1990756-where-profit-is.html NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is honing in on its home department as part of a bigger plan to turn its stores into mini-malls of sorts. The struggling department-store chain is unveiling revamped home areas within its stores that feature 20 boutiques that highlight 50 new brands. The areas will include an eclectic mix of items, from $60 Michael Graves' stai... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1990756-where-profit-is.html 2013-04-01T18:01:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969876-us-homes-sales-highest-than-3-years.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to their fastest pace in more than three years, and more people put their homes on the market. The increases suggest a growing number of Americans believe the housing recovery will strengthen. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales increased 0.8 percent in Fe... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:00:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969876-us-homes-sales-highest-than-3-years.html 2013-03-21T16:00:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964572-us-housing-starts-rise-permits-4-year-high.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders started more homes in February and permits for future construction rose at the fastest pace in 4 ½ years. The increases point to a housing recovery that is gaining strength. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders broke ground on houses and apartments last month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000. Th... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:09:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964572-us-housing-starts-rise-permits-4-year-high.html 2013-03-19T17:09:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1963708-pritzker-prize-winner-ito-seeks-ideas-nature.html TOKYO (AP) — When he says why he especially likes Sendai Mediatheque, the public library that ranks among his most famous works, Toyo Ito, the Japanese architect awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, says he likes to see people napping and relaxing inside the transparent structure. Ito, the sixth Japanese to win the honor likened to a Nobel Prize ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1963708-pritzker-prize-winner-ito-seeks-ideas-nature.html 2013-03-19T00:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932178-quaint-finnish-homes-warsaw-face-destruction.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Nearby the big city rumbles, but one feels almost transported to a quiet forest village when standing amid a colony of Finnish wooden houses in Warsaw's government district. The homes, erected as temporary housing in the destroyed capital just after World War II, have dwindled over the years from 90 to about 25. Now the surviving str... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932178-quaint-finnish-homes-warsaw-face-destruction.html 2013-03-05T10:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888614-syria-official-warns-trafficking-antiquities.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit trade that has flourished during the nearly 23-month-long civil war. Syria's turmoil has increasingly threatened the country's rich archaeological heritage but the issue of smuggling ar... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:49:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888614-syria-official-warns-trafficking-antiquities.html 2013-02-13T14:49:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869040-heating-system-suspect-mexico-oil-company-blast.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A water-heating system may have leaked gas into a tunnel beneath the headquarters of Mexico's national oil company for more than seven months before it was accidentally detonated by a maintenance crew's improvised lighting system, officials said Tuesday, adding fresh detail to the narrative of the petroleum giant's worst disaster in a decade. ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869040-heating-system-suspect-mexico-oil-company-blast.html 2013-02-05T21:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853468-us-prices-accelerate-november.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices accelerated in November compared with a year ago, pushed higher by rising sales and a tighter supply of available homes. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in November compared with the same month a year ago. That's the largest year-over-year gain in six years. All but one of the... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853468-us-prices-accelerate-november.html 2013-01-29T16:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1836876-york-city-extols-virtues-tiny-apartments.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Neuman jokes that he doesn't casually throw off his coat when he gets home at night — it would take up half his apartment. Such is life in his walk-up studio a few blocks from Manhattan's bustling Times Square. At 280 square feet, the apartment is barely the size of a one-car garage, with just enough space for a bed, a desk, a TV stand... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1836876-york-city-extols-virtues-tiny-apartments.html 2013-01-22T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the culture around food. Chicago-based Chef Art Smith opened his Capitol Hill restaurant Art and Soul for a late-night Chefs Ball expected to attract food fans of all stripes Saturday night wi... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html 2013-01-20T04:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1828996-surge-construction-to-continue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The aftermath of the housing bust forced many homebuilders to dramatically scale back construction on new homes to avoid the risk of ending up saddled with a trove of newly built, yet unsold properties. But an improving housing market has homebuilders feeling more confident about sales, and that's likely to kick the pace of new construct... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1828996-surge-construction-to-continue.html 2013-01-18T04:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826424-history-vs-history-china-plans-to-rebuild.html BEIJING (AP) — In a corner of old Beijing, the government may soon be both destroying history and remaking it. District officials want to re-create a piece of China's glorious dynastic past by rebuilding a square near the Drum and Bell towers in 18th-century Qing Dynasty fashion. To do it, they will demolish dozens of scuffed courtyard homes that preserva... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826424-history-vs-history-china-plans-to-rebuild.html 2013-01-17T06:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787146-us-prices-rise-october-previous-year.html WASHINGTON (AP) — US home prices rose in most major cities in October compared with a year ago, pushed up by rising sales and a decline in the supply of available homes. Higher prices show the housing market is improving even as it moves into the more dormant fall and winter sales period. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller national home price index releas... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787146-us-prices-rise-october-previous-year.html 2012-12-26T14:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1759204-top-chefs-join-call-gender-neutral-easy-bake.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven. Chefs including Manuel Trevino of TV's "Top Chef" and Michael Lomonaco of Porterhouse New York are featured in a YouTube video applauding McKenna Pope's online petition, which had reached about 40,000 signature... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1759204-top-chefs-join-call-gender-neutral-easy-bake.html 2012-12-11T23:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754068-sight-fbis-unloved-hoover-building.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Just six blocks from the White House, the FBI's hulking headquarters overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue has long been the government building everyone loves to hate. The verdict: It's an ugly, crumbling concrete behemoth, an architectural mishap — all 2.4 million square feet of it. But in this time of tight budgets, massive deficits and the... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754068-sight-fbis-unloved-hoover-building.html 2012-12-10T08:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729502-mtv-renovates-house-style-scenes.html NEW YORK (AP) — The "House of Style" that MTV built back in 1989 has undergone some serious renovation, but it always had good bones. The show's past and present come together in a documentary, "House of Style: Music, Models, and MTV," that premieres Saturday (10 p.m. EST). Originally launched with supermodel Cindy Crawford, "House of Style" made the logi... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729502-mtv-renovates-house-style-scenes.html 2012-11-28T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1729294-zippers-bo-flakes-deck-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — "Bo-flakes" featuring the first dog and ornaments fashioned from zippers are among the new twists on traditional favorites at the White House this Christmas season. First lady Michelle Obama unveiled this year's decorations before an appreciative crowd of military families Wednesday, then spent some time doing holiday crafts with militar... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1729294-zippers-bo-flakes-deck-white-house.html 2012-11-28T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725950-prices-increase-major-us-cities.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities, more evidence of a housing recovery that is providing a lift to the fragile economy. Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller reported Tuesday that its 20-city index of home prices rose 3 percent in September compared with the same month last year. Prices also gained 3.6 percent in the ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725950-prices-increase-major-us-cities.html 2012-11-27T15:23:00Z