When you think of Lonnie Johnson, the first thought to pop up in your head is probably that famous water gun he created. His not-so-little invention, the Super Soaker, has been a big hit with kids for years. Now, however, he has taken a new turn in inventing reports The Atlantic. Johnson’s latest JTEC prototype, […]
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Did you know that haunted houses and pumpkin patch are saving the family farm? The Wall Street Journal has a very interesting article up today about this trend: Glenn Boyette used to be afraid he’d lose his family farm. Now he’s busy making money by making other people scared. Over the past four years, Mr.
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Jonas Pfeil: We present a throwable panoramic camera that solves these problems. The camera is thrown into the air and captures an image at the highest point of flight – when it is hardly moving. The camera takes full spherical panoramas, requires no preparation and images are taken instantaneously. It can capture scenes with many
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How cluttered is your home? Is it limited to one room or does the clutter spread to all areas of your house? Those are just a few questions that Lorie Marrero will have you asking yourself. Through her book and website, The Clutter Diet helps people diet in a new way – through their homes.
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Every businessperson would agree that trademark infringement is a serious issue. But when a multi-million dollar corporation goes after a mom-and-pop store, you can’t help but root for the underdog. Most of the time, David doesn’t stand a chance against a Goliath of the industry, but here are a handful of cases where the little
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VenturaCountyStar: After owning and operating DJ’s California Catering in Camarillo for the past 17 years, Doug and Jennifer Biggs have launched an additional venture. The couple have opened a full-service coffee shop within the new Camarillo Library. The idea to establish such a business at the library was initially expressed by Camarillo Councilman Mike Morgan,
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Amramp is North America’s leading wheelchair ramp company, with franchise locations across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to wheelchair ramps, Amramp offers many additional mobility and aging-in-place solutions and services, all with expert installation, including stairlifts, vertical platform lifts, portable ramps and portable showers. Amramp’s model is an excellent one for starting a franchise,
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Business Insider: Here’s a business idea for you: Jackie Samuel is charging $1 a minute for cuddle sessions. Why did the 29-year-old turn her Penfield, N.Y., home into what is now known as The Snuggery? “I really just wanted to cuddle,” Samuel told Metro. She also told the Henrietta Post that she dabbled in cuddling
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Did you know that each year Americans throw away more than 30 million tons of food waste and that this waste accounts for nearly a quarter of all landfill waste? Today I learned about a company that is trying to profit from this trend. EcoScraps makes organic compost from food waste that they collect for
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CNN: William Marvy Company, the last known manufacturer in North America of the poles, typically sells 500 of them each year, down from 5,100 in the company’s late-1960s heyday. Bob Marvy, a second-generation owner of the St. Paul, Minn., company, dates the industry’s slowdown back to an unlikely source: The Beatles. The Fab Four and
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