Category Archives: Business

Is Regenerative Farming Finally in Fashion? Yes!

Los Angeles-based eco-label Christy Dawn, which designed the “Farm-to-Closet” regenerative fashion collection, offers a kind of roadmap for small-scale brands, even those outside the fashion industry, to connect with regenerative agriculture. Read more below. Source: In Fashion, Regenerative Farming Isn’t an Impossible Solution

Wolfgang Puck: ‘Waiters make $120,000 a year but I can’t find them’

Waitstaff are making $120,000?! During my university days, granted they were some years back, I got $2.14 per hour plus tips. Not even award-winning celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is immune to the labor shortage plaguing the restaurant industry. — Read on finance.yahoo.com/news/wolfgang-puck-waiters-make-120000-a-year-but-i-cant-find-them-163442777.html

Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China | Reuters

At Chongming Island just outside Shanghai, China’s most populous city, workers collect and pack tomatoes and cucumbers at a glass greenhouse operated by Dutch company FoodVentures, which harvested their first batch of produce at the site in May. Source: Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China | Reuters

Bill Gates’ next generation nuclear reactor to be built in Wyoming

Nuclear power generation is gaining more attention as the shift from hydrocarbons continues to progress. Investors such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have invested heavily in building cleaner, safer and more efficient plants which they hope to have running by the 2030s. Read more about possible advantages and drawbacks at the following link. Source: […]

A rogue killer drone ‘hunted down’ a human target without being instructed to, UN report says

Autonomous killer drones that can target humans are now a reality, according to a recent UN report detailing military action observed in Libya. Are we heading for a future like that depicted in the movie, The Terminator? Source: A rogue killer drone ‘hunted down’ a human target without being instructed to, UN report says

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Jeff Bezos Says Practice This 1 Simple Habit | Inc.com

Jeff Bezos seems to know a little something about inspiring success in young people, according to a Stanford psychology professor, and it can be as simple as just changing how you talk with your kids.  If you’ve been trained to do the opposite, you’re not alone. Source: Want to Raise Successful Kids? Jeff Bezos Says […]

Salt Lake City is building a tiny home village 

Salt Lake City is building a tiny home village to address homelessness. Is it just a quick fix for an economic hiccup, or is it the beginning of a new long-term housing trend prioritizing reconnection with community instead of material accumulation? Read more below. Source: Salt Lake City is building a tiny home village with […]

An elderly couple, both with dementia, used Morse code to break out of a Tennessee assisted living facility

A couple suffering from dementia, breaks out of their assisted living facility, using Morse code. Just…wow! Of course I am concerned that they could have been injured, but I can’t help feeling that if I ever make it to my 90’s or so, and am suffering mental decline, I want to have one last epic […]

Want to Move to Our Town? Here’s $10,000 and a Free Bike.

Communities around the US are competing for residents, offering perks that are hard to refuse. Springdale, Arkansas, a fast growing city in one of the nation’s top-ranked metropolitan areas, offered $10,000 and a bike. I was surprised to read this because it is my hometown I left 30 years ago to attend university and eventually […]