13 Dangerous Household Items You Should Quit Using Immediately - Toxic Household Items There are many unknown dangers around our home, most of which we have no control over. In a world of “going green” it’s hard to tell which products produce a threat to your health and which are simply natural alternatives. Here’s a list of common household items that truly put you and your health at risk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 18 Unusual Habits That Boost Your Energy More Than Coffee “Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.” These words from Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, describe a mentality many founders can relate to as they go through the day-to-day grind of running a startup. Like Musk, entrepreneurs face huge ups and downs every single day, sometimes in the same moment. Having energy to confront those challenges is the essential ingredient to success. To understand unique and healthy ways to consistently and quickly boost energy daily, I interviewed the country’s top ambitious young entrepreneurs, honorees of the Empact Showcase, who work tirelessly, day and night, to turn their visions into reality. 1. Image credit: Joshua Kimball As a chiropractor my routine consists of daily rebounding which has immense benefits such as increasing mental clarity and activating the body’s lymphatic system in order to remove toxins. -- Founder Irum Tahir of High Point Chiropractic Wellness 2. Image credit: Shervin Lainez 3. 4. 5.
Jewelry Made of Upcycled Weapons of Conflict & Artifacts by Forrest Curran Cambodia today not only is one of the most bombed countries in the history of mankind, but also has the largest population of Amputees in the World, where 30% of the UXO related injuries and deaths involve children. Every jewelry piece is constructed from UXO, bomb, bullet, and plane parts from remains of conflict in the countries of Cambodia and Laos. This is done through local associations that employ artisans through fair-wage. Production of the Purple Buddha Project jewelry is done through a registered cooperative in Cambodia that is sponsored by a Christian faith U.K. based charity. The Managing Director of the cooperative and Forrest Curran of the Purple Buddha Project. What is obviously a sensitive topic in the development of this project is that there is a donation aspect to it. So in order to ensure that there is transparency in this topic, I have created a dollar pledge, the lowest amount I could set the Kickstarter to. Press Mentions:
The Charlie Cart Project: A Kitchen for Every Classroom by Carolyn Federman & Brian Dougherty The Charlie Cart Project packages everything needed for high-quality cooking and nutrition programs in a simple-to-use, streamlined kit for educators everywhere. Just as hands-on learning develops critical thinking and promotes collaboration in subjects like science and math, cooking projects engage all the senses to reinforce academic concepts, influence attitudes about food, and foster lifelong healthy habits. The Charlie Cart Project enriches programs where school gardens or limited cooking are already in place, and brings hands-on learning to schools that are just getting started with food education. Our tough little kitchen on wheels includes all the components needed to set up hands-on cooking lessons in any educational setting: a cooktop and small oven, a rinsing station, mixing bowls, cutting boards and more. The cart supports lessons across disciplines, moves easily between classrooms, and works outside in the garden or playground.
Home | W/N W/N 10 Things You Should Not Ignore In Your Digital Marketing Strategy Marketing is moving from analog to digital and many well established companies have not woken up to this and are still persisting with what was the “tried and true” but is now becoming the expensive and ineffective. There are essentially 3 elements that have emerged in the last decade that have brought us to this generational shift that I mentioned in a previous post. Social mediaMobile devices enabled with wireless broadbandGoogle and other search engines continual evolution Companies will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the public foyer to their building to ensure that the few potential clients that visit every day will be wowed by the bricks and mortar grand portal edifice to their head office. They will then baulk, bitch and complain at spending even $20,000 on a website that is their digital portal for their business to the world that will have thousands of visitors a day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Image by Stuck in Customs 754inShare
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The Ultimate Business Event for Entrepreneurs Since we started Mindvalley, we’ve blossomed into an award-winning company with over 120+ employees and valuation past $100+ million. We’ve become one of the biggest sellers of educational content online. We engage over 2 million subscribers daily and have over 200,000 paying students. But best of all, we’ve done it all without ever having to take any funds or loans. Which means I currently still own 100% of my business. It did not happen fast. But the upside is total 100% ownership and a company that is built around my lifestyle, which means that it never ever feels like “work”. This is important to me. Which is why 2 years ago when I started Mindvalley Insights I decided to give all of our learning away for free. This year, we decided to do it Live so we can not only share, but also help businesses implement our collection of the best strategies Mindvalley is currently using.
Asian Arts Initiative is Asking for Pearl Street Micro-project Proposals Asian Arts Initiative is inviting artists, designers, curators, organizers, and creative people from all sectors to submit micro-project proposals that will transform the Pearl Street alley in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood. The alley spans four blocks and runs from 10th to Broad street, directly behind Asian Arts Initiative. Asian Art Initiative’s Pearl Street Project is a component of its Social Practice Lab neighborhood-focused residency. According to Nancy Chen, Public Programs Manager, the micro-project program is an opportunity for artists and creative thinkers to get involved for a shorter time than its other artist-in-residency programs. “With our other artists-in-residence opportunities, it tends to be more of a long term sort of commitment that isn’t necessarily for everyone, so the micro-projects are meant to be shorter term–could be anything between one day to one month, project ideas,” she said. The artists for the initial run of the micro-projects include:
Melting Chocolate Chips Once you get acclimated to melting chocolate chips, you'll find you can use melted chocolate chips as a dipping chocolate, in chocolate candy recipes, dipping chocolate strawberries, truffle ganache, syrup, frosting, cakes, etc. Aside from easily making a soft chocolate chip cookie bar recipe (that's a nice mouthful), we can easily use melted chips with chocolate candy molds just like any other type of chocolates, and we don't have to temper it in small batches. You might have noticed that LB's Creative Candies were inspired by this method! I used confectioners coating to make these, but, the process is the same. If you don't want to take the time to create your own, pick out the perfect sized box to fit your needs. (opens in a new window) Here's a basic recipe on how to melt chocolate chips. I know..., it's hard to not look at the kids making chocolate strawberries over there, isn't it! It's amazing what a half pound of chocolate can do for the soul. Here's What You Will Need Step One: Enjoy!
Nearly 75,000 Women In Transition to Employment Have Been Assisted By Career Wardrobe Career Wardrobe, a nonprofit which serves women in Philadelphia by providing them with the clothing, career skills, and confidence necessary to transition into employment, was started 19 years ago (then known as Working Wardrobe) by a group of women who wanted to do more than just donate to a thrift store — they wanted to give their clothes to women seeking jobs. “It was as simple as they had suits and things that they didn’t need anymore and they knew that there were a lot of women in the community who needed help,” said Sheri Cole, executive director since 2000 and the first to take the position. Career Wardrobe has assisted nearly 75,000 “women in transition” since it started, which, according to Development Manager Rae Pagliarulo, can have a lot of different meanings. “I think that transition can mean pretty much anything…it’s been a self-declared need really from the start, but now we’re truly communicating if you say that you need us, then we believe you,” she said. Work It!
With Support from The Barra Foundation, the Philadelphia Furniture Bank Opens Its Doors The 20,000-square-foot Philadelphia Furniture Bank, located in Kensington and operated by Pathways to Housing PA, is among the first projects to receive a grant from The Barra Foundation’s Catalyst Fund. Intended to aid early-stage innovation, the Catalyst Fund also supported ideas from Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, PhillyGoes2College of The Mayor’s Office of Education, Bethesda Project, and Philadelphia Young Playwrights. The Furniture Bank, complete with a savvy inventory system and a disinfecting hot box, is a clearinghouse for returned or donated furniture that can be “purchased” by partner human service agencies for clients in need. In Philadelphia, it is the first designated space to distribute furniture, a critical need and the cause of long delays for families transitioning from shelters to independent housing. “We did a lot of research over the last year and we visited a bunch of furniture banks across the country,” she said. Images via SarahBones.com Share this story
Finalists Announced in Knight Cities Challenge Today the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced 126 finalists (20 of which are from Philadelphia) in the first Knight Cities Challenge, a national call for new ideas to make the 26 communities where Knight invests more vibrant places to live and work. Finalists were chosen from a field of more than 7,000 applications. The Knight Cities Challenge asked applicants to answer the question: What’s your best idea to make cities more successful? Applicants also had to follow two rules: A submission may come from anywhere, but the project must benefit one or more of 26 Knight communities.The idea should focus on one or all of three key drivers of city success—talent, opportunity and engagement. Submissions came from public and government organizations, design experts, urban planning organizations and individuals focused on making their cities more successful. Winners will receive a share of $5 million and will be announced in spring 2015. DIG Philly by The Big SandBox Inc.
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