Toledo Blade: Residents who find lost dogs that are wearing Lucas County license tags will now be able to go online and find out who the animal’s owner is. But unlike content on similar Web sites in other counties, the information on the Web site at www.co.lucas.oh.us/lostandfound, created by the office of Lucas County Auditor […]
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The Huffington Post: In 2001, Nova Scotian Rick Simpson discovered that a cancerous spot on his skin disappeared within a few days of applying an essential oil made from marijuana. Since then, Simpson and others have treated thousands of cancer patients with incredible success. Researchers in Spain have confirmed that THC, an active compound in
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Crain’s New York Business: At banks with more than $10 billion in assets, 10.2% of loan applications from small businesses were approved in May, down from 10.6% in April—and from 11.7% in January and February, according to surveys of small business customers of Biz2Credit, a Manhattan-based company that matches small businesses with lenders. Although regional
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What happens when you don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a movie, but you don’t want to down load it onto your computer? John Strisower hopes to give you a device that you can simply plug into your devices and play, reports The Sacramento Bee. He’s just launched a company, FlixChip Corp., that aims to
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1620 – Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1844 – The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement. 1913 – Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World
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Businessweek has the story of Sweet Dreams Girlz. The company founded by two young sisters, Brea and Halle out of their need for skin and fragrance sensitive beauty products. “Well, it was kind of my idea,†says Halle, a sixth-grader. “We were going to have a spa night at home, so we went to the
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Oddity Central: Created by Japanese divorce guru Hiroki Terai, Divorce Newspapers are gaining popularity as a quick and painless way to let family, friends and acquaintances know your marriage is over. This saves couples the embarrassment of having to tell each one of them their marriage has failed and explain how it happened. You know
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Fast Company: It’s a well-known shortcoming of electric cars that they can only be driven short distances. The Chevy Volt, for example, has a maximum range of 50 miles on a single charge. And, while it’s possible to back up the electricity system with a fossil fuel-based one, as the Chevy does, that somewhat takes
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Before Scott Swierski began inventing, he had to reinvent himself. He was in the real estate business, but when the market began to suffer he needed to get out. So, he started inventing, reports South Charlotte News. Standing in his kitchen, he sifts through a plastic bin of forks and spoons designed with toddlers in
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On this day in 1946 The popular Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City. Why do I consider this to be a big deal in entrepreneurial history? It’s not because the film was a big money maker. It wasn’t: Despite initially being considered a box office flop due to
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