Tired of fighting the urge to run screaming from the room during a boring inter-office meeting? Do you long for the days when you can call the day your own, or at least manage it the way you think it should be run productively? So think outside the box. What is it that sparks your interest? Solve puzzles, talk to […]
The first law against drunk driving was passed in New York in 1910. Before long, every state in the US had banned driving a car while intoxicated, which is presumably more dangerous than riding a horse. in the same state. These early laws did not specify a maximum BAC (blood alcohol concentration) nor did they describe the tests to be […]
As a child, this question was frequently asked on a farm where my brothers and I worked as day laborers. It took me years to figure out what it meant, or at least what I thought it meant. The answer is not so much about logic as it is about the background and experience of the farmer we work for, […]
“My name is Shikha Morol. That is not my real name, but I don’t want to tell you my real name. This is my name here. And please don’t take photos. I wont allow it … “ The woman in front of me sat with her head bowed. She was wearing a blue faux saree with bold floral prints and […]
The Thomas Russell name is synonymous with the Lancashire watch industry and is an icon to watch purists and enthusiasts the world over. But how he became a watchmaker and why Lancashire played such an important role in the watch industry is a fascinating story. In the 17th century, farmers and farm workers who needed to supplement their income during […]
“Money is nothing more than a means of measuring the exchange of value between people.” ~ Tony Robbins Many of us have pain associated with wealth in a dance of approach / avoidance. Due to events in our past, we can call these “wealth wounds”. There can be a lot of sensitivity about financial problems and therefore if these wounds […]
Nicholas Kumanoff’s “Born German, Made American” in The Atlantic Times reveals how “to demonstrate their patriotism, immigrants abandoned their old identities.” After “virulent anti-German sentiment” spread to several states, German classes were banned at school, German books were burned in the streets, sausages turned into hot dogs and sauerkraut turned into “cabbage. of freedom”. Anyone with a German name was […]
Getting government jobs is not an easy task, especially if you have no idea where to start and how to prepare. More than hard work, you need to know tricks that can help you get high marks. There will be a list of questions for you to solve during the exam within a limited time. If you know the tricks […]
Barely the size of an apple seed, the tiny bed bug is creating big headaches for business owners. An annoying pest that does not carry disease, the unpleasant fact that bed bugs feed on human blood engenders a level of repulsion far out of proportion to their miniscule size. When this parasitic insect infests a retail store or business office, […]
Blobitecture, also called “blob architecture” or “blobism”, refers to modern buildings with an amorphous shape similar to a drop. “Blobitecture” is a term actually coined by New York Times magazine writer William Safire, who used it to sarcastically describe the sudden rise of amoeba-like buildings. Contrary to their intention, the architects happily adopted “blobitecture” to describe an exciting new architectural […]
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