The recent boom of the Bakken oil fields — made possible by a perfect storm of sensible state regulations, the fracking process, and the fact that most drilling is taking place on private lands—has produced a whirlwind of economic growth in a formerly sleepy corner of northwest North Dakota. Recently, a team from The Heritage […]
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DailyMail: Dianna Strickland believes nothing takes the place of perseverance. “I would like to encourage other people to follow their dreams,” she said. Strickland, 43, recently opened Sugar & Spice Pastry Shop at 1930 Pinewood Drive near Sissonville. She now has the business she has dreamed about for many years.
NPR: Careful planning can transform the shape and life of a city. But sometimes, a city’s features develop spontaneously — like the immigrant enclaves that grow around certain jobs and trades in urban centers like New York. Occupational cliches have been a fact of life in the Big Apple for generations. Historically, New Yorkers thought
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Fremont Tribune: Chris Bristol has always been drawn to the arts, and now he’s turning that into a career path that blends his talents, the memory of his late parents and a desire to promote Fremont. Bristol left his role as presentation editor at the Fremont Tribune last spring and launched Envision: Creative Solutions.
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The Huffington Post: Nikola Tesla was more than just the inspiration for a hair metal band, he was also an undisputed genius. In 1899, he figured out a way to bypass fossil-fuel-burning power plants and power lines, proving that “free energy” could be harnessed using ionization in the upper atmosphere to produce electrical vibrations. J.P.
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EcoVino has discovered a unique niche by combining a love of wine with the the growing green trend. From the vine to your glass, they use an eco-friendly, organic process to maintain quality and minimize the impact on the planet. They have even tossed out the traditional bottle for a more compact easy-to-carry pouch. The
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FunkyDiva is a digital jukebox, loaded with over 12,000 songs to suit all tastes of music. The company operates as a network of independent partners who run their own jukebox-for-hire business locally under the FunkyDiva brand. The customers who have hired a FunkyDiva from one of their local partners/distributors for their party were extremely happy
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On this day in 1968 Chester Carlson [no relation] died. Chester Floyd Carlson (February 8, 1906 – September 19, 1968) was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington. He is best known for having invented the process of electrophotography, which produced a dry copy rather than a wet copy, as was
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There’s a popular myth that NASA spent “millions” of dollars developing a pen for astronauts to use in the weightless environment of a space ship – while their sensible Russian counterparts were happy to use the low-tech pencil. Alas, for all its appeal and plausibility, this is not true. Initially, astronauts and cosmonauts were both
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Your retirement is a critical part of your overall investing strategy, and you should investigate every opportunity to fund your future nest egg that comes your way. The real question is whether Forex could be a part of your retirement strategy. The answer is yes, but you need to consider the circumstances. Here are a
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