San Diego Councilman Chris Cate is pushing a program to give veterans with disabilities a financial boost when they need to modify their homes. This pilot program would help veterans make changes to their home that allow them to get around more easily. Cate urged the city to adopt the pilot program in a memorandum…
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New Head Of California Private School Aims To Bring Joy To Education
The new head of school at the K-8 Sea Crest School in Half Moon Bay, California is turning her attention to collaboration in order to promote service-learning in private education. Dr. Tekakwitha Pernambuco-Wise has high hopes of instilling the value of helping others as much as the importance of higher education in the students. Over the course…
The Top 3 Charities To Donate Old Bikes To
There are roughly one billion bikes in the world, but not all of them are necessarily being used. Maybe you just bought a new car and no longer need your bike for your commute, or maybe your children have outgrown their old childhood bikes. If you have an old bike sitting unused in your…
The Dynamic of the U.S. Workforce Is Changing
Currently, approximately 73% of the United States workforce — 100 million people — are knowledge workers who work primarily in open office environments. For decades, offices across the country have been relatively the same. Phones ringing, middle managers wandering about, and cubicles… rows and rows of cubicles. Now, all that is changing and changing quickly….
The Best (And Worst) Car Colors For Resale Value
Many people think of a car as just a way to get from point A to point B. However, a lot of the time, the aesthetics of the car matter as well. You want to make sure that your car looks as good as possible, as this is part of the impression that you make…
Active Shooter Injures 4 At Business In Wisconsin Suburb
Middleton Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison, was shaken by an active shooter event on September 19th, 2018. The shooter targeted software company WTS Paradigm. Police report that four people were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for emergency care. The office building, which houses multiple software companies in the suburban neighborhood, was broken into…
Developments During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2018
While child mortality rates in the West are arguably the lowest in history, today’s children still face dangers. Mostly they’re in the form of accidents, avoidable but unforeseen. For example, drowning, the second leading cause of death for children younger than age five. On a tragic level, they may be victims of abuse, a situation…
6 Easy Ways You Can Increase Your Life Expectancy Today
Life is a precious thing, and we’re living a lot longer than we used to. Over the years, life expectancy in America alone has increased significantly. That being said, life expectancy is an average number, and it’s different for everyone. There are a lot of factors that go into your own personal life expectancy, and…
Solar-Power Pipe Dreams Shot Down as the Hunt For Sustainable Solutions Continues
A recent article published by Phys Org debunked claims made by a viral video that celebrated solar roadways as the future of the world’s energy supply. One of the first solar roadways ever built, the five-million-euro project in Tourouvre-au-Perche France barely produced half of the energy it was expected to. Instead of generating 800 kilowatts…
Wait, Can You Really Hire a Happiness Specialist?
Ever heard of a happiness specialist? Neither have we. In fact, this job didn’t exist until Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Telecommunications became the first country to implement such a job in the workplace, allegedly. The Orwellian-sounding “happiness specialist” is responsible for maintaining adequate happiness levels in the workplace without sacrificing productivity. In mere hours after the news…