Dave Vogt was born without his left hand. From birth, he began wearing a hook in its place. What was a part of life for Dave soon inspired Mark Stark. Mark went to work in his home and put together a prosthetic hand his friend could use for the tasks where a hook would fall […]
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Slate: A faded starlet dancing at an oligarch’s birthday bash. A chef preparing a dinner party in a stranger’s kitchen. A best-selling author entertaining a conference hall filled with oil executives. Reputation has always been another form of income, and successful people have long found innumerable creative ways to monetize their time. Now a start-up
People love their pets, making the pet industry a million dollar business. That why a business like Playground Pups fits so well in New York City. Gail Nord was determined to launch a business in an industry she was passionate about. Without the help of the government or bank loans, she went out and started
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When the ground begins to shake, George Dickson gets the call. It was from Japan this week. As the CEO of Seismic Warning Systems, he is in a unique position. Whenever a big quake hits, his company is thrust into the spotlight, reports The Christian Science Monitor. The QuakeGuard system on which SWS was founded
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The Wall Street Journal has up an article with a great story about some really bad investment ideas out there. Here’s a funny one: Several years ago, a client of Stewart McLauchlan said he had an “opportunity to purchase some ostrich eggs at below the current market,” Mr. McLauchlan says. Red flags went up for
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The next time you begin to feel a little worn thin, keep in mind these tips from Forbes. Schedule many regular micro-breaks. Build 5, 5-minute breaks into every day. Stress accumulates in your body, your mind, and in your work. Taking care of your self also takes care of your work. Give yourself permission to
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1620 – The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America 1863 – Robert College of Istanbul–Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. 1880 – The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the nation’s oldest, continuously-independent college
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As every parent knows, gassy babies are not fun. They cry and fuss a lot, and it can leave parents frustrated. However, would you be frustrated enough to use The Windi? A natural solution for colic, constipation, and other gas-related problems, The Windi works instantly and does not require ingestion of any drops or medication.
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The Age: THERE is not much of a plot – a goldfish in a bowl – but the scene and others from the same rolls of film have been revealed as the earliest colour moving images ever made in a discovery that has been hailed as ”rewriting film history”. The National Media Museum in Bradford,
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Forbes: I was at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference looking for the wackiest, nonsensical start-up with an idea so wild that your jaw drops. A company so bad that, well, it may even be good. I give you Talk O’Clock. The “social alarm clock” with the tagline: “Let a stranger wake you up.” Instead of using
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