A reader wrote: I have designed a whole family of new handtools based on my three patents relating to a pliers-like approach to nail and staple pulling. Although it isn’t very sexy, it IS very relevant for reuse and demolition and responsible deconstruction because my tools dramatically reduce the time spent getting rid of nails. […]
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Newsweek.com: It’s a cold February night in Manhattan and some 40 women are assembled in a sprawling and tastefully appointed apartment, many with pink martinis in hand. Their attention is focused on an unusually large woman standing at one end of the living room. Batting her fake eyelashes, she picks up a square container from
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HeraldNet: You or someone you know has lived through the dinner-party sales pitch where instead of a friendly meal, you are asked to join Amway or another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It’s certainly not a recommended practice if you plan to keep your friends. But it works. From humble beginnings in 1959, Amway has grown to nearly
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photo credit: markgee6 WSJ: Most bank managers fret about bad loans or a run on deposits. Luzia Moraes has to worry about a leak in the hull, bandits and rainstorms that keep clients away for weeks. Ms. Moraes, a 43-year-old former housewife, is at the helm of a swashbuckling new venture in Brazil–as manager of
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Sometimes a stressed out mom just needs a little pampering. That’s why Erin Van Oene, a mom herself, decided to launch her business, Time Out Beauty Retreat. Her salon and spa not only pampers mom but takes care of the ones that wear pampers too, reports the Edmonton Journal. At the aptly named spa, everyone
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Franchise Wire: The market leader and second largest interior decorating franchise Decor&You continues its rise to the top of the franchise industry’s best lists with its latest placement of #47 on the Red Hot Franchise.com “Top 100†selection. In 2009, Decor&You was also honored by The World Franchising Network as one of their top 100
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Did you know that visual stimulation can help your baby develop their vision faster? Visual stimulation is just one piece of a whole stimulation program that is geared towards helping babies improve their “curiosity, attention span, memory, and nervous system development.” If you haven’t heard of it before now, you’re not alone. While many parents
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Food Week: The William Angliss Institute in Melbourne is offering a Diploma of Franchising course this year. The Tafe course will provide participants with knowledge and skills pertaining to the franchise industry and present opportunities to interact and learn from franchisors and franchisees. The Diploma of Franchising is a nationally recognised qualification from the Business
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AME Info: The seventh annual edition of Franchising Middle East (FME), the region’s leading exhibition for the franchise sector, proved a huge success for those exhibiting local brands at the show. The show, which concluded on March 4, saw participation from 61 exhibitors, representing a wide range of both regional and international brands. Some 2892
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MarketWatch: Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc., operator of the fast casual restaurant chains Spicy Pickle in the United States and Bread Garden Urban Cafe in Canada, today announced signing of a contract with the Colorado Rockies to provide box lunches at Coors Field during the baseball season beginning with the first home game on April 9,
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