Day: July 24, 2015

Nearly 57% of Americans will admit that they judge their coworkers based on how they maintain their cubicle or office space. So it probably comes as no surprise that coworkers also look askance at you if you’re not maintaining your body, as well. According to Bloomberg business, many companies are encouraging their employees to take […]

At the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A and M University, researchers calculated that in 2011, traffic delays cost the U.S. economy $121 billion in lost productivity — in addition to 2.9 billion gallons of wasted gasoline. And in major cities around the world, severe traffic congestion paralyzes cities for hours each day, causes fatal […]

It pays not to throw things away, sometimes. When a Myrtle Beach man heard that an unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket had been sold at a Carolina Forest Scotchman, he rummaged through his stack of old South Carolina Education Lottery tickets, and after checking their website, discovered one of his tickets that’d been lying around […]

Step 1: Throw out your garbage. Step 2: Get free wi-fi! Okay, maybe it’s a bit more complicated than that, but it’s still the same general concept behind New York City’s latest installation of recycling bins. According to Tech Times and Popular Science, waste management company Bigbelly has begun installing “smart bins,” which function as […]

In 2014, the humble garden shed had a moment. Reality television home design shows featured eccentric garden shed designers, and home improvement blogs were quite taken with the idea of “she sheds,” the DIY-woman’s answer to the traditional “man cave.” While the fascination with the backyard shed hasn’t gone away, it looks like 2015 is […]