Archive for October 11th, 2011
NCCI Offers Debt Collections With Respect
When bills go unpaid, it can cause problems for the company. When these bills continue to go unpaid, sometimes it is important to call in another company that can help you recover some of the debt. That is where a company like National Creditors Connection, Inc. can help. They help companies reconnect with the people [...]
World’s Largest Shopping Mall is Empty
The Globe and Mail: When the New South China Mall opened to great fanfare in 2006, it immediately became the world’s largest shopping centre by floor space, knocking the West Edmonton Mall into second place. Newsweek magazine believed it to be one of the seven “new wonders of the world,” visitors are reminded in a [...]
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Giving new meaning to the phrase recycle, repurpose, reuse, a Seminole County plastic surgeon is opening a fat bank Friday so patients who have fat removed during liposuction can store it for future use. Cosmetic surgeons who perform fat-transfer procedures typically transfer the patient’s fat immediately after removing it through liposuction, often [...]
Omaha.com: Having trouble keeping your dog safe from zombies? Worried about the wandering undead messing up your neatly manicured lawn? A regional hardware chain with nine stores in Omaha, Council Bluffs and Lincoln is tackling those challenges — and plenty of other zombie-related concerns — with an advertising campaign that’s catching the attention of local [...]
The Surgeon Who Makes Cigar Box Guitars
When most people think of a surgeon, they do not imagine a man putting together a unique cigar box guitar. However, that is exactly who Kirk Withrow is. A patient with a sinus infection introduced him to the instrument during his residency at the University of Alabama Birmingham about 11 years ago and gave him [...]
The Augusta Chronicle: Mad Scientists features amateur inventors, weekend scientists and eccentric engineers who make outrageous “toys” out of everyday products, according to a news release. During the show, host John Bowler challenges them to improve their original invention within 48 hours. Krug, the owner of Krug Technologies LLC by day, said he’s always out [...]
New people invent new games all of the time, but sometimes one of those games will gain a following. For Pickleball, that would be the boomer generation. Krump said the game is similar to tennis but played on a smaller court. “We play with paddles instead of rackets,” she said. “We play with a wiffle [...]
Most entrepreneurs try to think outside the box. Charles Sidi did the exact opposite when he created his business, BizBox, reports AZCentral.com. [The BizBox is] a mobile, solar building with glass walls, display panels and a wraparound deck that can be set up in about 20 minutes. The steel-frame units can be used as portable [...]
