From CBSnews.com CHARLESTON, S.C. — A teacher in South Carolina is going above and beyond to help young boys in his community become young gentlemen, reports CBS affiliate WCSC. Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary School dress for success and meet for the “Gentleman’s Club.” Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at […]

By: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY A Discovery Channel miniseries about the creation of the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycle company offered a perk to its stars: the chance to ride modern re-creations of the company’s early bikes. Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones), who plays one of the company’s founders in the three-part Harley and the Davidsons (Sept. 5-7, 9 ET/PT), talked about the […]

By Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY The 32-year-old stuntwoman, who wowed viewers by completing a top-speed Los Angeles qualifying run in a Wonder Woman outfit this year and has competed on the show last year, expertly navigated the Log Grip, Propeller Bar, Jumping Spider and Warped Wall (translation: should-be-impossible obstacles) on the Las Vegas course Monday. And she had 12 seconds to […]

The Staten Island Ferry is one of the last remaining vestiges of an entire ferry system in New York City that transported people between Manhattan and its future boroughs long before any bridges were built. In Staten Island, the northern shores were spiked in piers, competing ferry operators braved the busy waters of New York […]

by Kevin Sheridan Walt Disney was fired from his first job as a reporter in Kansas City. The reason they told him: “You lack imagination.” Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first job as a reporter in Philadelphia. The reason they gave her: “You tend to get too emotionally involved in your stories,” which of […]

A Mathematician has discovered a simple trick which could revolutionize car parking. Professor David Percy, of Salford University, was frustrated by the poor geometry of car parks, which generally feature parking spaces arranged at a 90 degree angle to the access lane. He performed some simple math and found out that one tweak could make […]

Posted by Erin Borgerson on Hireology.com If you’ve been in business for a while, chances are you’ve made at least one hiring mistake you wish you could take back. Whether a new employee was a complete disaster or just didn’t live up to expectations, a poor fit can be costly: The U.S. Department of Labor estimates […]

This interview with Bracken P. Darrell, C.E.O. of Logitech, the technology accessories maker, was conducted and condensed byAdam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership roles at a young age? A. I grew up in Owensboro, Ky., a city of about 50,000 people. I ended up in leadership roles because I grew up very fast. I […]

  by Madeline Farber writing or Fortune She’s known as “The Iron Nun.” Sister Madonna Buder is living proof that age is just a number. The 86-year-old nun is the face of Nike’s“Unlimited Youth” ad, where she’s featured running, biking, and swimming with a fierce determination that would scare off any of the opponents in the 40 […]

A virulent strain of a banana-destroying fungus that has threatened banana crops in East and Southeast Asia is making its way around the globe and has scientists warning of the fruit’s extinction. According to a study appearing in the online science journal PLOS Pathogensby researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, a strain of the […]