By ADAM TOREN, CONTRIBUTOR for Entreprenuer Before you ask, yes, it’s true: one entrepreneur (and his founding team) was able to grow his business by 57,000 percent in just three years. His name is Tom Bilyeu. You may have munched on a few of his Quest bars before. You might not hear his name as often as […]
A handful of nuts a day keeps the doctor away: study
BY JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ New York Daily News To live a long, healthy life, go a little nuts — every day. That’s the takeaway of a study published Monday in the BMC Medicine journal, which found that munching a handful of nuts on a daily basis cuts the risk of a wide range of diseases — from […]
Serviced office fights back against co-working fad
By Nicole Lindsay writing for The Sydney Morning Herald Serviced office providers have quietly risen to the challenge posed by fast-growing and trendy new co-working spaces by offering their own version of the product. Sydney-based Servcorp is trialling co-working spaces at four locations – Sydney, Tokyo, New York and London – and Regus is using […]
50 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Wizard of Oz’
By Alison Nastasi writing for Flavorwire It was a modest box officer winner when it was released on this day back in 1939, but MGM’s grand Technicolor fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz, won the hearts of millions more when it debuted on TV for the first time in 1956. It became an annual tradition for […]
Samsung considers split, tweaks shareholder return plans
By: Brett Molina , USA TODAY Samsung Electronics revealed Tuesday it is considering whether to split into two companies in an effort to boost long-term value for shareholders. In a statement, Samsung says among options for improving shareholder value is to create a “holding company structure.” Samsung is also exploring whether to list the company’s […]
The surprising history of emojis
By Marc Schenker writing for Web Designer Depot You encounter emojis on a regular basis in your 21st-century, tech-savvy lifestyle, but what is the history of emojis? They’re all over the place, and you really can’t interact with any device or platform these days without someone sending you an emoji or you sending one out yourself. […]
How 7 Other Nations Celebrate Thanksgiving
By: Kristy Puchko writing for MentalFloss Thanksgiving seems like a holiday that’s as American as apple pie, or pumpkin pie for that matter. But actually, there are variants of this day all around the world. Their meanings, dates and customs may vary, but they all revolve around the concept of gratitude. 1. GERMANY A religious holiday that […]
Why turkey on Thanksgiving? A food historian explains
by Take Two Americans consume around 240 million turkeys every year, and that number continues to go up. But why is turkey the star of the show on Thanksgiving? Why not a nice fat chicken, or a juicy roast beef? “The Turkey: An American Story,” explores this question, and author Andrew F. Smith joins Take […]
7 Employee Engagement Takeaways From Our World Champion Chicago Cubs
by Kevin Sheridan kevinsheridanllc.com I have been a Cubs fan all of my life. Some of my fondest memories of Wrigley Field were shared with my step-grandfather Victor, who has long since passed away and never got a chance to see his Cubbies win a World Series. I brought him with me in spirit to Game […]
The U.S. Secret Service: Protecting Presidents Throughout History
From www.nleomf.org/ January is often the month for presidential inaugurations. Inauguration Day conjures up images of the parade down Washington, DC’s Pennsylvania Avenue, flags waving, throngs of people lining the route, Secret Service agents sharply dressed in dark suits, long wool coats, sunglasses, and earpieces that coil down the back of their necks. It might seem […]
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