It should come as no surprise that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) keeps pretty busy—after all, they are responsible for protecting the health of the American public by safeguarding human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, cosmetics, all products that emit radiation, and the nation’s food supply. The FDA even plays a big…
Port Tampa Bay. Not only are they the largest port in the state of Florida, handling nearly a third of all cargo going in and out of the state, but they’re also one of the largest United States cruise ports, with nearly a million passengers passing through each year. That’s a lot of…
George H. Gallup died over 30 years ago, but during his lifetime came to be known as one of the founding forces in public opinion research and polling. Taking the temperature of the American public was central to the Gallup organization, as evidenced by George Gallup’s book, “The Pulse of Democracy.” Gallup polls often…
There’s a new product out there that has risen remarkably from $4.6 billion in sales in 2014 to $5.4 billion in 2015. Those 2015 numbers mean legal medicinal and recreational sales of this product were higher than those of Girl Scout Cookies, Pringles, and Oreos combined. The size of the market is projected to grow…
A New York pizzeria saw sales rocket up 75 percent over a single weekend because of it. A television station in Florida had their weather broadcast interrupted by a reporter interacting with it. Arlington National Cemetery wants to have no part in it. And police departments have warned those enjoying it to be careful:…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Websites being attacked by hackers is nothing new, but business owners may underestimate the scope of the problem: a recent Nielsen study indicated a healthy majority (57%) of online consumers do not believe that e-commerce websites will keep their personal data secure. And small wonder with the rate…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] So your 32GB iPhone just told you you’re out of storage space. Now you have to figure out what to delete or what to move and store somewhere else. You may not have anticipated this particular pain in the neck because after all, you were smart and didn’t…
[column parallax_bg=”disabled” parallax_bg_inertia=”-0.2″ extend=”disabled” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”” background_position=”” background_size=”auto” background_attachment=”” hide_bg_lowres=”” background_video=”” extended_padding=”” vertical_padding_top=”0″ vertical_padding_bottom=”0″ horizontal_padding=”0″ more_link=”” more_text=”” left_border=”transparent” class=”” id=”” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” width=”1/1″ last=”true”] [column_1 width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman will be honored by appearing on the front of…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In case you haven’t caught all the details of The Panama Papers, here’s a recap: What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers is the name given to the largest data leak journalists have ever encountered: 2.6 terabytes of data consisting of 11.5 million files. Where did they…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Someday you may be telling your kids about Eckhard Baum. Don’t know the name? Well, he started a revolution in the entertainment business. In the summer of 1975, in the city of Kassel in what used to be West Germany, Baum opened the first store that rented out…