Last week, 700-pound Manuel Uribe left his Monterrey, Mexico home for the second time in five years. The first time in March 2007, his friends and family rolled his bed out into the street where a crane lifted him onto a truck and took him on a tour of the city. But this time he […]
British soldier jailed 9 months for refusing to return to Afghanistan
Joe Glenton, the first British soldier to serve in Afghanistan and publicly speak out against the war, was sentenced to 9 months in military jail for being absent without leave (AWOL) and was demoted to the rank of private yesterday in Colchester. After serving a six-month tour in Afghanistan, he was absent from June […]
7 Tools That Boost Warehouse Productivity
In the warehouse, we could use tools that make the process smoother and faster. Heck, that’s a fact even when it comes to life. The point is: there’s almost always a way to do something in a shorter amount of time and get even better results, or use less energy so we can focus on […]
Industrial Equipment Auctions in the US
A Glimpse of the Recent History The recession that happened a few years back triggered major financial crises, when some of the big players in the business world perished. It also forced major equipment, corporations to liquidate. Other chain effects of such severe financial impact had been downsizing by major industries including auto manufacturers Daimler […]
How do we clean up a toxic disaster in LA’s back yard?
By Olga Khazan A version of this story ran in the Chatsworth Patch and NeonTommy. It’s only a 45-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles to one of the most toxic hills in the country _ a vivid case study of the chaos that ensues when scientific hubris meets corporate carelessness. Just follow U.S. 101 north into Ventura County, take […]