Archive for August 17th, 2010
Professions That Stand The Test Of Time
High technology and green energy may yet provide the solution to unemployment numbers that continue to hover near double digits. But, according to The Kansas City Star, while some people wait for the digital future, others are doing just fine with careers anchored in the past. Whether it’s making old-fashioned milk shakes, developing film or [...]
Recycling Unwanted Glass Into Household Products
Joe Larter has proven his green credentials by setting up a recycling business using unwanted glass to craft various products reports Advertiser 24. Mr Larter’s latest venture sees bottles of unusual shapes and colours melted down and crafted by slumper Laurence King into useful household items such as dishes or cutting broads. He came up [...]
Just a reminder that August is National Inventors Month. Here are some resources to help you bring your idea to reality. Go for it! Inventor-Friendly Companies These companies accept product submissions from independent inventors. Please read their submission guidelines prior to submitting and follow them to the letter. Many companies only consider patented or patent [...]
Russian Entrepreneur Forces Beliefs On Employees
What if you were fired because you lived with your significant other without being married? Russian business tycoon, Vasily Boiko-Veliki, is telling his own employees they have to follow his rules or they will lose their jobs reports OneIndia. [He] has stirred a controversy by asking his employees, who might staying with an unmarried boyfriend [...]
Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things
According to a story in The New York Times, the Rev. Samuel Henshall was not a lucky man. His hopes of academic glory in late 18th century Oxford were scuppered when his scholarly essays flopped, and he failed to get a professorship. Once he was taken to court by a brewery to which he owed [...]
According to TV Squad, season two finds Anthony “Sully” Sullivan forging ahead without friend Billy Mays, who died last year. But Sullivan’s charm carries the show forward, as he’ll spend 10 episodes travelling across the country trying to help inventors bring their good ideas to the marketplace. Of course, not all the ideas are good [...]
When we think of a womans closet there is one stereotype that seems to live on, women love clothes and they love shoes. While that might not hold true for all women it is safe to saw that there is nothing wrong with a little variety. It is through that love of variety that makes [...]
Poll Update: Most Popular Toy Ever Made
Firebox.com, an online toy and gizmo gift store, and toy news website Toyology.com just announced the results of their survey of over 3,000 adults aged 20 to 40 for their choice of most popular toy ever made. It looks like you guys are big Lego fans. And you are correct, Lego was selected as the [...]
