Archive for August 28th, 2007
From News.com An elderly New Zealand man who suffered a heart attack at a hardware store was revived by a salesman who just happened to be demonstrating a defibrillator to store staff. The man, who was in his 80s, collapsed in an aisle of the Placemakers store in Albany, near Auckland, and his heart was [...]
AZFamily.com: They say, “Need leads to innovation,” and that was never more true than in the case of Richelle Nassos who turned her son’s fears and tears into a major business. It’s first aid with a little TLC. Part doctor bag, part playtime, it is a first-aid kit designed just for kids and all designed [...]
OC Mama Launches Its Way To The Hearts And Homes Of Mothers In Orange County
PRNewswire: OC Mama is a website created and written for mothers living in Orange County, California. An online weekly publication, the website offers a plethora of information and resources for new mothers. Included on the site are a list of various family services throughout Orange County, write-ups of products for parents and kids, highlights of [...]
Giveaway: Signed Copy of The 4-Hour Workweek
Update: Because of Labor Day, the winner will be chosen and notified on 9/4/07. So keep entering. Would you like to win a autographed hardcover copy of The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss? To enter the contest, answer this question in the comments below: What would do if you only had a four hour workweek? [...]
Catapult: Everyone uses them and by their nature, napkins are in your face. A blank space perfect for scribbling down notes, it occurred to Emmanuel Kastanias that napkins would be great for advertisements too. Kastanias says he found the idea staring him in the face while he was eating. “I was looking at the napkin [...]
Gizmodo: No need to curse the darkness with this Nightlighter, which not only lights your path ahead but shines a couple of really bright LEDs toward the ground, assuring you that you won’t trip over that sleeping dog in the middle of the floor when the lights have gone out. Powered by a trio of [...]
CubiCaller: Ask any one of the estimated 40 million cubicle dwellers in the US and countless others around the world how visitors get their attention in the cubicle. You’ll hear stories about loud knocking, feet shuffling, and the ever popular hovering until detected! The Cubicaller was invented by cube dweller Mike Mussoline to solve this [...]
Business Week: Keiretsu describes a mutually supportive business relationship, typically between a group of corporations with broad power and reach or between manufacturers, suppliers, and investors. The term was used extensively in Japan after World War II, when strong banks invested in specific companies and encouraged them to supply discounted products and services to each [...]
Entrepreneur: I’ve always loved the idea of making people feel and look beautiful on the outside and inside,” says Joey Shamah. He was a New York University business student working for his family’s apparel company when, at a party, he met Scott Vincent Borba, a Los Angeles beauty-industry veteran who helped launch Hard Candy cosmetics [...]
Lifehack.org: Most of us have one or two areas of knowledge that we strive to know very well — things related to our jobs, of course, and maybe a hobby or two. But while it’s important to develop a deep understanding of the things that matter most to us, it is just as important to [...]
