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(Photo: Lauri Rantala, Wikipedia) [In his ongoing but sporadic series Don't Throw That Away! , the Green Cheapskate shows you how to repurpose just about anything, saving money and the environment in the process. Send him your repurposing ideas and challenges, but whatever you do, don't throw that away!] Ever since the mandatory conversion to digital TV — the proverbial death knell to rabbit ear television antennas — I’ve wondered if aluminum foil sales have plummeted. If you grew up with rabbit ears, you know what I’m talking about
The phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” is especially true in the case of Rose Marie Iskowitz. A one-time marketing and sales representative, Iskowitz had just given birth to her second child when the idea for a specially designed diaper changing station dubbed the Dipe N’ Go began to take shape, reports MyCentralJersey.com . Since I was always on the go and I had an older child, I realized that a lot of the time I was really just changing the baby in the back in the hatch of my (sport utility vehicle),” Iskowitz said.
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Mom Invents For Other Moms
How did they come up with that amazing production number on the Grammys last night in which a soaking-wet Pink twirled high above the stage in a transparent body suit, singing Glitter in the Air while spraying water droplets all over the coutured crowd? I have no idea, but I’m guessing it originated in a brainstorming session.
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Pink’s Grammy Showstopper and the Creative Process
Marvin Maberry has spent 20 years accommodating the bats that flit and flutter through his ranch in Daingerfield, according to a story in The News Journal. He reckons his latest project is one for the record books
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For This Entrepreneur, It’s A Batty Biz
Tom Wiegand is building a business — out of blocks. The 41-year-old Marysville man is the inventor and owner of Paint-A-Block: plastic blocks about 3 inches long and an inch wide that stack together to create everything from benches to 5½-foot towers, reports The Times Herald .
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Man Puts Invention On The Block
Business Pundit says that business is all about people. That being the case, perhaps we should stop reading management books for advice and start looking at social psychology. Smart marketers and executives have been using the findings of this growing field for decades to close sales, hold effective meetings and get their way in negotiations
The Globe and Mail : Christie Schultz operates the mother of all small businesses. The 34-year-old is a “mompreneur,” a stay-at-home mother who uses technology to broaden the reach of her Calgary business into the national and international markets. “The term mompreneur was coined almost two decades ago so it’s not a brand new idea, but what’s happening is that there’s growing recognition that there’s more of us,’ says Ms
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Technology Sets Entrepreneurial Moms Free
Today we officially launch the next freebie in our collection of free online tools for writers — a freelance writing hourly rate calculator. There are two modes — one to help you calculate your needed income level and hourly rate and another to let you play with hourly rates for any income goal you choose (want to earn a million bucks next year?
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Free Dual-Mode Freelance Writing Rate Calculator Released
It’s not all fun and frolic—and chocolate—around here. Aside from dealing with banks that limit access to your own money, or scratching your head when the France Telecom representative tells you that it’s going to cost you a mere €465 to keep your mobile number if you change to another one of their other phone plans (although it was a stretch to even get there; his first response was, “Yes. It is not possible”), believe it or not, there are some less-than-pastoral things about life here
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Truffle Hunting
In his Extraordinary Conversations newsletter , consultant Patrick O’Neill says that assisting others to be great involves: Situation awareness: You need to be alert to what is happening around you so that you can make real-time decisions about the best opportunities to achieve collective goals. Recognize strengths and weaknesses: You need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of others and assist them to grow and improve, instead of envying their strengths or complaining about their weaknesses. Loyalty: Make a commitment that every day you will do your best for your team and teammates.
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Helping Others To Be Great
Herb Peterson changed breakfast forever and revolutionized the quick-service industry in America with the invention of the ubiquitous Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich. His son, David Peterson, with the help of Los Angeles Times columnist Ann Marsh, has written a book chronicling his father’s life and legacy, QSRWeb reports. The Good Egg: Herb Peterson, the Egg McMuffin and the Secret Ingredients of Innovation ,” outlines Herb Peterson’s career, from the beginning of his relationship with McDonald’s working for D’Arcy Advertising to running his own McDonald’s franchise stores in California
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How The Egg McMuffin Revolutionized Breakfast
Business Pundit says that business is all about people. That being the case, perhaps we should stop reading management books for advice and start looking at social psychology. Smart marketers and executives have been using the findings of this growing field for decades to close sales, hold effective meetings and get their way in negotiations.
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Biz Psych: Foot In The Door Phenomenon
I have screened plenty of calls from the recently terminated , and by far the most common inquiry involves a separated employees’ right to accrued vacation pay. My answer – it depends. If your employer has a monthly vacation accrual policy, you are entitled to a prorated share of your annual entitlement based on the number of months worked prior to your termination
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The Law on Accured Vacation Time
Yes, as records go digital, cultures clash: the culture of medicine, and the culture of the Barbary pirates.
If you missed the previous announcement, the blog content from QueryFreeFreelancer.com was recently merged with All Freelance Writing. That includes already-released free Web templates and WordPress themes for freelance writers. These are exclusively available through me.
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Free WordPress Themes and Web Templates for Freelance Writers
At the end of the 1978 movie “Animal House,” before the credits role, the fate of the degenerate frat boys at the heart of the story is revealed in short clips. John “Bluto” Blutarsky, played by John Bulushi, becomes a U.S. Senator, and others become doctors and diplomats, the joke being that drunken depravity is not a liability in some supposedly respectable professions
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Sexual Harassment And Professional Offices
The following is by Brenden Sherratt of In The Shark Tank . Tonight’s episode of Shark Tank featured for different entrepreneurs, each competing for the Sharks’ money.
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Shark Tank Episode 14: A Recap
USA TODAY reports that the usual January diet drill has an unusual proponent in 2010: the fast-food industry. Many of the nation’s largest fast-food chains — better-known for their often fatty, high-calorie foods — are loudly touting diet and low-calorie offerings.
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Dieters Have New Place To Eat: Fast-Food Joints
There are Tupperware parties and Mary Kay parties. Men may be legally allowed to attend such parties but they never do, because Tupperware is plastic bowls and Mary Kay is lipstick
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Not Your Mother’s Tupperware Party
On Thursday evening I got to attend one of Tom “Big Al” Schreiter’s free network marketing skills building events. I’ve always liked Tom’s materials since attending his “Power Marketing and Promotions” workshop back in the mid-90s.
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Free Business Presentation Training You Don’t Want To Miss