Beards have become extremely popular over the last few years. There was a time when clean shaven was the only style unless you were a cowboy — but those days are certainly in the past. Now, everyone from famous athletes, musicians, and movie stars to your next door neighbor (and even some high school kids!)…
Millennials On The Move: An NYC-Bound Checklist
New York City has long been known as the perfect place to nurture the American dream, so it comes as no surprise that it attracts so many young people. Cramming such a large population into such a small space forces cultures and people of all types to interact and grow together, and, as a result,…
Old-Fashioned Advertising Brings Cracker Barrel Success
In a recent article, the Connecticut Post commended the creative and unusual advertising strategy of one popular restaurant known for its comfort food and southern cuisine: Cracker Barrel. In an age marked by Facebook advertisements, mobile marketing, and email blasts, Cracker Barrel has resisted the urge to modernize and yet still manages to find success….
Common Myths About Immigration
With so much information in today’s media about immigrants and immigration policy, it can be hard to keep track of what’s actually true. Many media outlets rush to report news as soon as it breaks, and that can lead to the perpetuation of existing harmful myths surrounding immigration. Instead, taking some time to learn the…
UMontana Buddhism Professor Charged With Assault, Probation Violation
People generally report practicing yoga for three main reasons. First, for the enjoyment of the practice itself. Second, for its health benefits. Third, they practice yoga for its stress relieving properties. However, there is one professor of yoga and Buddhism who clearly hasn’t taken advantage of yoga as a stress reliever. Bradley Steven Clough is…
This is Why Storm Cleanup Seems to Take Forever
In typical daily life, about 93% of all water damage is considered preventable. Water damage from hurricanes? That’s a bit trickier. During the past five years, claims related to wind and hail damage on a national basis accounted for almost 40 percent of all insured losses, averaging approximately $15 billion annually; and growing each year….
Trinidad and Tobago Updates 120,000 Old Paper Documents Trough Digitization
Across the globe, all kinds of government agencies and organizations rely heavily on safekeeping documents and essential information. In the past, all of this information was stored physically in cabinets, storage units, and piled into overflowing boxes. Nowadays, that style of document storage is extremely impractical, as 7.5% of all documents get lost. That’s where…
3 Ways to Start Saving for Your First House
Most adults of any age know that a house is a long-term investment that comes with long-term costs. Mortgages require monthly payments for several years to even several decades– fixed rate mortgages are commonly either 15 year or 30 year fixed rate loans. However, those long-term monthly expenses aren’t the only costs that come with…
As Autumn Continues, Officials Manage Prescribed Forest Burns In National Forests
As preventative measures against future forest fires, officials are launching prescribed forest burns at the Boise National Forest in Idaho and the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. In Boise, forest fire managers have already launched the first in a series of prescribed fire burns. Plans for these scheduled burns have been in the works for months. Officials…
An Omega-3-Rich Diet May Help Stop Tumors From Spreading, New Research Shows
A diet rich in marine omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the spread of breast cancer, new research shows. According to Medical News Today, a new study involving female mice has shown that omega-3 fatty acids have improved the rodents’ survival and slowed the spread of breast cancer. Many studies in the past have…