Asian longhorned beetles, a much-feared invasive pest with the potential to devastate New England’s forests, have been discovered in Boston, across the street from the country’s oldest public arboretum. Six infested red maples bordering a parking lot at Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain were cut down early yesterday morning. Teams of tree climbers and spotters, [...]
Have you seen the Micky Ward movie “The Fighter” trailer yet? It’s wicked Awesome and I think it’s already showing that it’s going to capture the Lowell scene during the 80′s and 90′s and up to Micky’s epic last fights with Arturo Gatti. Micky Ward retired at 37 years old with a boxing record of [...]
Teens in Massachusetts have it rough lately with texting while driving, increasing the minimum driving age and avoiding suspicion of DUI charges. Typing on your cellphone while driving could cost you $100 under a state ban against the practice that’s likely to become law. Technologies that let you text by talking can cost a lot [...]
When someone you know is caring for a new baby, recovering from surgery or an accident, suffering from a death in the family, preparing for moving day, experiencing a financial hardship, or consumed with tending to a sick child, you might want to ease your friend’s burden by gifting him or her with a meal. [...]
I came to realize that my problems, worries, and pressures began and ended with the person in my mirror. I realized also that if I could learn to manage the character I shaved with every morning, I would win. Today marks 6 months since my weight loss surgery that cured my diabetes and gave me [...]
Choose which urinal to pick. Have you ever found yourself walking into a men’s bathroom and seeing a wall of urinals and not knowing which one to pick? So let’s say there’s 1 person randomly along the wall of toilets and you need to get in and piss quick. Which one do you pee in? [...]
I could be approached at conferences or even get asked for my advice in everyday conversations in the hallways or on the streets. In light of all the inquiries I have received thus far I decided to compile an short, easy to read list of recommendations for increasing performance for SharePoint that can be verbally [...]
Foursquare is rapidly growing from a cool social networking app to the next big thing and everyone wants to know how they can be a Foursquare Mayor. At first, Foursquare was only available for iPhone users. Now that there are releases for Blackberry, Android and Palm, the foursquare craze has really begun to grow. It [...]
Companies are starting to use LBS (location-based services) as the new cutting edge marketing to attract a new crowd. The question is whether they’ll pay for the privilege. Or whether Foursquare, which has 400,000 users now voluntarily “checking in” at locations, and broadcasting that to their followers, will transcend its current “it” status among the [...]
CBS 8:00 PM- Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains This reality show pits two groups of people against each other for mental and physical competitions. Each week, a contestant is eliminated by vote from the other members of his team. At the end of the season, the person left standing is awarded $1 million by popular vote. [...]
In this day and age of immediate information being available at anyone’s fingertips, it would make sense that you would be concerned about how to improve your online reputation and be able to manage your reputation if it’s less than desirable. Do you realize just how popular it is to use an internet search engine [...]
While Wednesday is not known for being the best night in TV there are still plenty of great choices for Wednesday night! Wednesday night seems to be best on ABC and Fox! ABC Hank (8:00 – 8:30 PM): Hank is about a corporate tycoon who is forced out of his job when his company downsizes. [...]
Friday nights, for me, is definitely all about ABC. I love all of the shows in the line-up. But for those of you with different tastes I will also list the shows available on the other networks: NBC Network Who Do You Think You Are?: is an American genealogy documentary series which premiered on NBC [...]
Massachusetts and California consumers will have to act fast to get mail-in rebates on energy-efficient appliances like a Kenmore Elite washer, provided by the latest federal stimulus program. The “cash for appliances” program will distribute $35.2 million in rebates beginning Thursday (Earth Day) in order to stimulate the economy and cut energy use in the [...]
I got an email from Amazon this morning for a sweet deal on a Western Digital 2 TB SATA Intellipower Hard Drive for $139.99 and how could I pass that up. I’d need to get 2 of them to mirror each other as I do in my current setup but as I thought about cables [...]
If you still haven’t filed your taxes for the 2010-year, you might be in a panic to do so. What millions of Americans don’t realize is how they can file for a tax extension. Filing for a tax extension is easy and anybody can do it. The first thing you need to do is go [...]
I remember the year that my nephew got a battery powered riding toy. He was 3 years old, and anxiously “helped” his grandfather put that car together. For the next several years he would drive that car all over the yard. He went in between other toys, around the neighbor’s house, even around the block. [...]
Online marketing and transactions have brought a new opportunity to marketing departments and planners, the ability to micromanage metrics. One of the difficulties that marketing managers have faced since the beginning of marketing time is answering the question “is what I’m investing in really making a difference?” That obfuscation of cause (or rather ad) and [...]
One of the biggest things that any computer user hates is a failed hard drive. A great way to surpass this tired old technology is with a solid-state hard drive. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s start at the beginning. Computers can be on of the most invaluable things to any professional, student, or [...]
Bullying in school seems to be a problem that is on the rise. While this may have to do with the self esteem issues of the people doing the bullying more than the person being bullied themselves, it is still a problem that needs to be addressed and one that schools all over the world [...]
