Everyone’s playing Pokemon GO , everywhere and all the time, and this is pissing bosses off. Even here in the Netherlands, where the game has only just been released, people have been catching ’em all for two weeks thanks to an easy workaround. Of course, being a tech-centric company with an above average nerd density, […]

By: Jamie Ditaranto, SmarterTravel.com After a year of historic announcements, surprising discoveries and unexpected natural phenomena in 2015, it’s hard to say what 2016 will hold for travelers. But we do know that the year ahead will be one of technological innovations and historical significance in many American destinations. Here are the places across the […]

By Robert Wilde  The European Union (EU) was created by the Maastricht Treaty on November 1st 1993. It is a political and economic union between European countries which makes its own policies concerning the members’ economies, societies, laws and to some extent security. To some, the EU is an overblown bureaucracy which drains money and […]

By  Doyle Rice, USA TODAY The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane left the USA for Europe early Monday, one of the most challenging trips in its more than year-long trek around the world without using any jet fuel or emitting pollution. The plane, which took off from John F. Kennedy airport in New York City, will fly non-stop across […]

By Nonie Potocki, Owner/Career Consultant at careervistas Don’t leave your reference checks to chance! You can take more control of the process than you realize.  In order to minimize the possibility of being blindsided by a poor reference, consider the following: 1. How Reference Checks Work 2. Organizing Your References 3. Dos and Don’ts For Reference Checks […]

BY: Katherine Caviness Mosquitos aren’t just an outdoor nuisance — they’re a legitimate cause for health concerns. 2012 was one of the worst years on record for reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus’ season can extend into October. Luckily, this […]

By Adam Shell, USA TODAY There’s never a good time for a potential market shock. Unfortunately for investors, the timing couldn’t be worse for Thursday’s hard-to-handicap vote in Britain on whether to exit the European Union. The “Brexit” referendum comes as financial markets and economies around the globe are in a fragile state and vulnerable to an exogenous […]

Rest in Peace, our dear Olga. Olga spent 15 years as WWBC’s chief receptionist. She was the perfect blend of matriarchal authority and splendid customer care.

By John R. DiJulius III Customer Bill of Rights – Burden of the brand World-class service companies have what I like to call a “Customer bill of rights” that every person in that organization clearly knows and follows 100 percent of the time. Would you ever expect to see a Disney cast member, in full uniform […]

By Kristine Gill, Naples (Fla.) Daily News CAPE ROMANO, Fla. — An abandoned coastal home whose land has been claimed by the sea may find new life as an artificial reef. The dome home, built by Bob and Margaret Lee starting in 1980, is a local landmark and an otherworldly tourist attraction to those who can get near it, […]