Adding to its already sizable list of programs to help veterans, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has just launched its “Operation Boots to Business,” a program designed to teach returning service members the nuts and bolts of how to succes…
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SBA’s ‘Operation Boots to Business’ for Veterans
Posted on 15 July 2012.
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Invent New Outdoor Technology
Posted on 15 July 2012.
Are you an outdoors technology inventor? Do you have the next GPS device, weather radio or perhaps a new way to find the perfect campsite?
Now through September 5, 2012 inventors can submit ideas to Edison Nation’s Discovery Expedition search for
new …
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A Cool Main-Course Salad
Posted on 15 July 2012.
Some days it seems too hot to even grill outside. And on those days, I’m grateful I have a countertop grill, which heats up quickly (but doesn’t heat the whole kitchen) and allows me to make yummy grilled meals without having to hang out outside in t…
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Find Your Internet Radio Receiver on eBay
Posted on 15 July 2012.
Although the emphasis recently has been on receiving Internet radio streams on smart phones via software apps some folks just want to listen on their traditional home stereo system. There are many Internet receivers in hardware form available but, if y…
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A gooey, goofy argument from Ozzie Guillen
Posted on 15 July 2012.
Pine tar, a sticky substance used to create grip on wooden bats, is back as a topic of discussion after a dormant period of roughly 29 years.
Back on July 24, 1983, George Brett got caught on a technicality for having pine tar too high on his bat. Acc…
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The Walking Dead Sets Premiere Date
Posted on 15 July 2012.
AMC has announced when the season of the “Ricktatorship” will begin this fall…
Beginning Sunday, October 14, our favorite characters from The Walking Dead will have more than just those pesky walkers to fight — it’s going to be war amongst the livi…
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Colorado Springs or Bust
Posted on 15 July 2012.
A historic wildfire season in the western U.S. has propelled Colorado Springs into the national news spotlight this summer. The city’s plight was the lead story on thousands of newscasts in late June and early July. The pictures and eyewitness accounts…
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iPhone 5 Available for Preorder Through Chinese Site
Posted on 15 July 2012.
While the latest iteration of Apples iPhone smartphone, generally referred to as the iPhone 5, hasnt even been officially announced yet, Taobao, China’s largest e-commerce site, is already offering the device for sale as a preorder, complete with …
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Verizon, Cable Deal Likely Getting FCC Approval Soon
Posted on 15 July 2012.
The deal struck between Verizon Wireless and a consortium
of cable companies in which Verizon Wireless would buy unused spectrum from
them is on track despite opposition by several public interest groups and by
32 Democratic House members. In a decisi…
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Healthy Zucchini Bread
Posted on 15 July 2012.
There is a secret ingredient in this healthy zucchini bread recipe that not only makes it lighter than most zucchini breads, it makes it more moist and healthier, too. Give up? Pumpkin puree! It adds a nice background sweetness, plus a healthy dose of …
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