1825 – The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens, and begins operation of the world’s first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains. 1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. 1954 – The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by […]
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The emergency bra/gas mask combo that has won awards is now for sale on its website reports newser. For $29.95 you can receive 2 gas masks that double as a fancy bra, or is it a fancy bra made of two gas masks? Inventor Elena Bodnar, who witnessed the devastating effects of the Chernobyl disaster,
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For Don Edwards, it began with a need to move furniture on carpet with ease. In 1993, he designed a product called EZ Moves Furniture Slides. When placed under the edges of a couch or chair, it could move around a carpeted room with ease. What came next he never expected, reports Your Norwin. Edwards
Bike Portland: Kirk Paulsen wants to “get you psyched to ride your bike.” That’s the rallying cry of his new business, Pedal Portland. If you have a bike gathering dust in the garage and want to use it for more than just Sunday Parkways and Bridge Pedal, you can hire Paulsen to show you the
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Kings County Register/Advertiser: It’s a chance to enjoy a healthy, affordable, educational activity while learning more about the colourful history of Kentville. New Minas entrepreneur Krista Morine is in her second year offering historic walking tours under her registered business name Knight Valley Tours. She hopes to someday evolve her operation into a vehicular tour
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Puget Sound Business Journal: As Apple gets set to launch the iPad 3, the study by The Business Journal’s parent company found that use of the tablet has jumped from 9 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011, indicating that the iPad is the fastest growing technology among the SMB market. About 75 percent
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While your kids are making popsicle art, these kids made viable inventions, reports US News. Many of them aren’t even teenagers yet, but their inventions could cause big changes—the Connecticut team designed a “Smart Sticker” that turns from green to red if a food container isn’t properly refrigerated, while the Ohio team created an erasable
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ABCN’s Officing Today: Some Latin American economies defied the recession while others are seeing a swift recovery. Either way, there are clear growth opportunities for business centers in Latin America. Regus is proving the point by opening its first business center in Ecuador. Regus just opened up shop in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, and is
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al.com (blog): Birmingham’s Kerry Grinkmeyer has turned his retirement into an opportunity to do all the things that he’s always wanted to do but never had the time for. After selling his financial planning practice, Grinkmeyer is now using his entrepreneurial skills to develop The Christmas Web, a publishing company that produces a holiday book
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On this day in 1927, Robert Cade was born. James Robert Cade (September 26, 1927 – November 27, 2007) was an American physician, university professor, research scientist and inventor. Although Cade engaged in many areas of medical research, he is widely remembered as the leader of the research team that formulated the sports drink Gatorade.
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