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Popular Instagram Photographer Dies While Attempting to Surf the Subway
These days, it’s become easier than ever for photographers to share their work on social media networks. Image-centric apps like Instagram allow photographers to connect with a whole new audience. Although there are around 41.44 million photographers making an average of $18 per hour in the U.S., photographer Christian Serrano shared his haunting, beautiful, and…
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E-Cigarette Explosions: A Nation-Wide Under-Reported Phenomenon
In the first half of 2016, 10 patients with bad burns and facial fractures were admitted to North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals. They almost all needed surgery — and one patient lost his eye after an e-cigarette he was smoking exploded. These cases represent a nationwide phenomenon of severe thermal burns caused…
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Grilled Cheese Just Got Easier With A New Teflon Product for Your Toaster
Teflon was first applied to cookware in the late 1950s by Marc Gregoire, but thanks to modern technological advances, it’s been recreated with a purpose that grilled cheese lovers just might fall head over heels for. Making a grilled cheese on a stove sometimes just takes too long and provides sub-par results if you’re not…
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Man Shot at Intersection While Looking For Work Boots
Studies have shown that employees who suffer an injury to their foot or toe miss an average of seven days of work. Jermaine Carter was just trying to make sure the same fate wouldn’t befall him — but that effort almost cost him his life. Carter was on his way to work, only two blocks…
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Bed Bugs: The Story of How International Travel Caused These Pests to Evolve
The news that no one wants to hear: bed bugs aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Over the last decade, the world has seen a tremendous growth of bedbugs, as these pests are growing at an incredible rate. According to the 2015 Bugs Without Borders Survey, almost all pest professionals…
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New Study Links Obesity to Higher Workers’ Compensation Rates
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2010 National Compensation Survey, workers’ compensation costs represented approximately 1.6% of total employer spending for that year. Now, however, a new study has found a link between obesity and higher workers’ compensation costs. A study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that workers…
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In Flood-Ravaged Louisiana, Small Business Owners Still Struggling to Recover
Approximately 99.7% of businesses have fewer than 500 employees, and it’s such small businesses as these in flood-ravaged areas of Louisiana that are still struggling to recover all that they lost. Very few businesses in Louisiana have flood insurance, and even those who do are still seeking disaster recovery loans up to $2 million from…
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Potential Car Buyers Beware: Your Car Could Have Been Flooded
Any vehicle owner is able to purchase a car carpet that is made specifically for their vehicle’s make, model, and year. But, if you buy a car and its carpets look warped and doesn’t fit correctly, these issues could be a clue that your car could have been caught in a flood. In fact, officials…
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San Antonio Clinic Offers Treatment for Children With Autism
A new clinic in San Antonio is aiming to bring Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA therapy, to more children on the autism spectrum in the area. ABA principles aim to develop language, social, academic, and daily living skills to kids ages 0 to 18 with autism and other developmental disorders. The San Antonio clinic opened…
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Revamped Real Estate App Targets Millennial Home Buyers With Agents
It’s becoming more common for websites and apps to introduce advanced algorithms to target customers and control what users see. Casamatic, a relatively new home buying app on the scene, matches homes with prospective buyers by using both an in-depth quiz for users and a complex algorithm. There are other real estate apps on the…