Coney Island, located at the tip of Brooklyn, is nicknamed, “Playground of the World,” thanks to its plethora of amusement parks and reputation as a seaside resort town. But regardless of how much fun people may have when they go there, one outcome is certain: with this much foot traffic, there are going to be […]
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Children don’t typically influence the weather, though they are known for precipitating spill clean up events. But El Nino (“little boy” in Spanish) is a recurring weather pattern that can have a ripple effect around the globe. El Nino occurs when ocean temperatures are warmer than normal for an extended period. Anyone who waded into
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At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5th, the United States will turn back the clock. No, we’re not heading into a kinder, gentler era; just returning to standard time from daylight saving time. Yet it’s anachronistic even to say we’ll “turn back the clock” these days, since digital devices automatically reset without human intervention. If
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Transparency is a hot topic these days. Celebrities wear transparent clothing on the red carpet. Sometimes they even forget to put on pants. That’s being transparent, all right. And then there’s social media. We might wish people would be a little less transparent on these platforms, where they tend to digitally dissect and offer up
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Attention isn’t a recognized medium of exchange. You can’t buy groceries with it, or get your car fixed by listening with unwavering attention to the mechanic telling you about his family’s vacation in the Rockies. You need plastic or good ol’ greenbacks to pay for most of what you need to buy. But in one
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Leaves are all around us, and serve so many purposes. Leafy greens are good for you; you’ll want to eat lots of them. Turning over a new leaf is usually good as well: it means starting fresh, perhaps in a new business or in life overall. Trees leaves are beautiful, and provide much-needed shade in
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Impact Absorbents has been leading the spill clean up and spill containment industry for more than three decades. With worldwide distribution, it’s amazing to realize that back in 1992, we were first experimenting with innovative absorbent materials in — where are great ideas born? — a garage. When the Tharp family began developing our flagship
Remember Nancy Reagan’s Just Say No campaign? Hers targeted drugs, but made no mention of clay. Which is too bad, because clay is definitely hazardous to your health, even if you’re not ingesting it (and if you have a cat that is using clay litter, odds are they are ingesting it as they cover their
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A lot of people aspire to a management position, especially when they’re just starting out in their career. Of course, if you own your own business, you are the manager, unless you’ve (hopefully) hired a great person to oversee day-to-day operations. It’s wonderful to know your shop or grocery store is being run competently in
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Do children even study from textbooks anymore, or is it all screens now? Are there still human teachers at the head of the classroom, or are they AI? Life sure has evolved in the 21st century. But as children head back to school this fall, one thing is perennial, regardless of the calendar year: how
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