Okay, it’s not as gruesome as the title makes it sound. It is about a
growing movement that believesit is time for many of our funeral customs
to change. Much of the pomp and circumstance date back to an earlier
age.
These days, at a time when we are at our most vulnerable we feel expected to go heavily into debt to provide funeral
arrangements, obituaries, and cremations or interments. It can ruin a
family financially.
Tokyo’s legendary giant Godzilla Christmas Tree has some Kaiju competition courtesy of the Kyoto Aquarium, who wants to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Newt Year!
Vending machines are among the most popular business concepts out there –
at least according to our readers! And you know what else is incredibly
popular with the masses? Coffee! Now these two things are being combined, there’s a new concept that just might be the best in the world.
There is something cheesy going on in Wisconsin these days and it isn’t a bunch of rabid Packer fans in cheese hats. This winter it is the roads in Milwaukee that are getting spread with Gouda and cheddar — well, sort of. It is actually the waste product of the cheese-making process that is being tested for use as a road de-icer.
The marijuana business is one that has been on the rise in states that
have decriminalized the drug for some time. But up until now they’ve
only been able to cater to an elite clientele – those with licenses to
purchase medical marijuana. In Colorado where the drug has been
legalized, that’s all about to change.
Mom & Pop shops, sometimes derogatorily referred to as the dinosaurs of the retail
industry have of recent date been able to exert some clout during the
holiday buying season, at least for one day out of the year. Founded by
American Express, since 2010, the "Shop Small" movement (aka Small Business Saturday®) …
High winds made a mockery of your expensive umbrella? Mock ’em right back with the UnBRELLA! This rebooted and innovative new umbrella design won’t turn inside out when outside winds are blowing.
Smart businesses focus on offering solutions to common problems and
needs that everyone has – and there are a limited number of things that
all people absolutely require. One of those basic primal needs is to
sleep, and there are studies that have shown a nap during the day can
greatly increase productivity. But where should you sleep when a nap
just can’t wait?
Making cream stew with Cheetos? That’s weird Making Cheetos flavored like cream stew, Japan’s favorite wintertime comfort food? Still weird but in a crunchy, creamy, delicious kind of way!
As a major advocate for purchasing and consuming local foods, and a
produce-loving vegetarian, farmer’s markets are among my favorite things
in the world. The only problem is that farmer’s markets aren’t
everywhere when you need them. While there’s still a way to go before
everyone has unlimited, easy access to locally grown produce, businesses
like The Fresh Moves bus in Chicago aim to change that.
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