Americans consume somewhere near 4 billion tacos every year. Not surprising because tacos are one of the greatest foods on the planet. One of the best things about tacos is their customizability. No matter your mood, you can always find — or create — a taco that’s just right for the moment. For lots of […]
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Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Causing A Teacher Shortage In Hawaii
The average time to sell a property in many markets right now is 6-12 months, but it’s much worse in some parts of the country. The U.S. has been struggling to provide more affordable housing for years, but the scarcity of affordable housing in Hawaii is hitting teachers especially hard. According to the USA Today, Hawaii […]
Improve Your Workplace Culture By Spending a Saturday Inside a Windowless Room
For an organization to thrive, there has to be a strong bond between employees. Workplace happy hours, company picnics, and even dance outings, which can burn as much as 400 calories in just 30 minutes, can all be fun and help coworkers bond. All of those activities can build positive relationships and improve workplace culture. […]
Is Indoor Farming Really The Future Of Agriculture?
Agriculture has been one of the most essential industries not only in the U.S., but also across the entire globe, for centuries. Though the world has certainly come a long way from the way agricultural production work was done a century ago, traditional farming is still quite prevalent today. In fact, there are more than […]
Online Shopping Outperforms Brick and Mortar Stores for the First Time
For the first time in history, online shopping has overtaken shopping in brick and mortar stores. According to a report from the Commerce Department this week, non-store (online) retail sales in the U.S. were higher than physical, in-store sales for the first time in history. Considering that, on average, consumers are exposed to nearly 3,000 […]
Divorce Doesn’t Affect All Children Equally, Study Finds
Approximately 827,000 divorces happen every year. Divorce may be more likely to hurt the educational success of high-income children than low-income children, new data shows. According to a new study from UCLA, divorce doesn’t affect all children equally. Children who come from stable families may be more impacted by divorce than those from unstable families. “We […]
FAA Head Defends Agency After Two Boeing Plane Crashes
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration Daniel Elwell defended the FAA against Senate criticism on Wednesday, March 27. According to Forbes, a Senate subcommittee criticized the FAA for waiting too long to ground the Boeing 737 Max planes after two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Elwell said the FAA waited longer than […]
Importance of Vitamin D: Preventing and Understanding Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing absorption of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and other biological effects. In layman’s terms: vitamin D is very important. A lack of vitamin D is thought to reduce fat breakdown and trigger fat storage, leading to an average weight gain of two to four pounds each […]
Therapy Dogs Helping Those Affected By Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive disabilities serious enough to interfere with daily living. Currently, there are roughly 5.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. Sadly. that number is projected to increase to 14 million by 2050. Unfortunately, there aren’t any known […]
Football Gambling Scam Backfires, Mastermind Fakes Own Abduction To Escape Debt
The success of most get-rich-quick schemes and other haphazardly planned money grabbing scams is next to nil. Of course, there are always a few that get people, but they’re generally short-lived and the risk far outweighs the reward. As it turns out, not trying to swindle people and earning money honestly is your best bet, […]