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INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Brian I. Gordon. The need for long term is more common in women vs. men. Women are 2 – 3 times more likely to have a long term care event…
Mad Magazine was a witty, often insightful, and popular publication for Baby Boomers. This was definitely true through the 1960s as it waged its own war against a government that was fighting in Vietnam. Mad Magazine has died — for all practical purposes — at the age of 67. Sure, it continues to exist, but…
Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a proposal on drug pricing: “While I’m confident Congress can work together to lower out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors and modernize the popular Medicare prescription drug program, this so-called government negotiation…
Four decades after the launch of World War II, a new book journeys us to places few have been. In The Hidden Places of World War II: The Extraordinary Sites Where History Was Made During The War That Saved Civilization (Lyons Press/Rowman & Littlefield), Navy veteran, award-winning journalist, and recognized historian Jerome M. O’Connor takes readers back to the…
A new study from BELFOR Property Restoration (BELFOR)—the world’s largest disaster recovery and property restoration company—found that despite the U.S. experiencing 14 major natural disasters in 2018 and incurring more than $91 billion in damages, 80 percent of respondents felt they are only moderately, slightly or not at all prepared for disasters. BELFOR conducted the survey to measure…
By the Price of Business Show, Media Partner of The Times USA. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated radio show recently interviewed Richard Wakim of Brilliant Energy, who is a regular of the program. On this recent interview, Price and Wakim discussed: How Brilliant has been a household name for many years. They…
Arcadia University once again rose in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings, placing highly in national lists for study abroad and regionally for value, innovation, and social mobility. For the first time, the U.S. News & World Report rankings include a national category for study abroad, in which Arcadia ranks second in the nation. This list…
The “U.S. Online Grocery Shopping Takes Off but Remains a Challenging Channel” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Driven by growing consumer e-commerce and advances in grocery order fulfillment, U.S. online grocery sales continue to increase to record levels. National and regional grocery chains are making major investments in technology and delivery resources to address this online sales…
The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) just released a new report entitled, “The Future of Work: The Effect of Job Automation on African-American and Latino Workers in Three Cities.” This is the first in-depth study on automation that pairs economic analysis with educational analysis to offer localized solutions to anticipated job loss due to automation….
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a new patent (U.S. 10,385,360) to the University of California (UC), University of Vienna, and Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier covering nucleic acid molecules encoding single-molecule guide RNAs, as well as CRISPR-Cas9 compositions comprising single-molecule guide RNAs or nucleic acid molecules encoding single-molecule guide RNAs. Over the past six months, UC’s U.S. CRISPR-Cas9…
The headline from the New York Times summarizes the sentiment there very well: Tom Brady Is No ‘Tom Terrific.’ Any New Yorker Can Tell You That. The headline was in response to Tom Brady — the often controversial quarterback of the New England Patriots — effort to trademark “Tom Terrific” as his very own. New…
KBR announced today that it has won a 10-year, $77 million firm fixed price, sole source contract from Honeywell Aerospace to provide logistics services for the U.S. Air Force at Hill Air Force Base Depot in Utah. KBR will support the secondary power systems for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15, F-16, A-10, B-1B, B-2, C-130, and E-3 aircraft as…
How many people do you know who come back from a walk and feel refreshed? If you’re in a wheelchair, or if walking just isn’t easy for you due to your disability, getting outside can be hard enough. Taking a walk in the woods can be impossible. Not at Pine Tree Camp. Every summer, more…
Kevin Price, Editor at Large of The Times USA, Multi-Award winning author and journalist, and host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business show, has written a powerful book that explains to make “New Rich” books work for readers today. Below is an excerpt from Kevin Price’s new book for The Times USA readers: From…
Morris county entrepreneur Mark Soloff is fulfilling his dream of making a difference in the lives of residents in New Jersey by expanding BrightStar Care home care and medical staffing agency services into Essex County. This expanded service area will provide a range of compassionate, person-centered medical and non-medical care to people of all ages,…
Accurately assessing adversaries’ resolve (their willingness to go to war) is critically important for leaders, politicians and diplomats to be able to prevent the miscalculations that result in the outbreaks of catastrophic global and regional conflicts. However, to date, such assessments have proven to be notoriously unreliable. This groundbreaking book aims to remedy that problem…
According to a first-of-its-kind study, cities with a higher incidence of a certain kind of racist tweets reported more actual hate crimes related to race, ethnicity, and national origin. A New York University research team analyzed the location and linguistic features of 532 million tweets published between 2011 and 2016. They trained a machine learning model – one…
The human brain consists of neurons arranged into microscopic columns. The cortex, which is the seat of most cerebral functions and forms the largest part of the brain, is divided into uncountable micro-columns. However, the exact development of this columnar structure is elusive to neuroscientists. A research team led by Makoto Sato, has recently reported their…
INTERVIEW BY THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THE TIMES USA. “There is literally no business I know of that is more interested in the protecting of our four legged friends than the amazing company, Brilliant Energy,” Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show said after a segment with Richard Wakim, who is…
Persimmony International, a leading software developer, marketer and distributor for government health and human services programs, announces it has received a five-year contract for its SaaS case management product from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department (SCCPH) in California. This award establishes Persimmony’s dominance in Silicon Valley and forges a strong bond with Persimmony’s well-established client base…
The independent authority on Search vendors, topseos.com, has named their list of the one hundred best SEO companies for the month of July 2019. Each of the companies featured in the rankings offer businesses a service to improve their visibility in the organic search results for major search engines. While there are thousands of competing marketing…
The global commercial satellite imaging market was valued at USD 4.091 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 7.55 billion by 2024. Overcoming the limitation of geographical reaches, satellite imaging has surpassed the use of terrestrial and aerial imagery, owing to its comprehensive coverage of the world and quick delivery of image data. The various applications of…
By Kip Kolson, Special for TTU There was a time in America when everything many of our citizens needed was given to them. The leaders of this group established a program to ensure food, shelter, clothing, education, childcare, and medical benefits were provided to their citizens. The citizens worked for equal pay and did not…
New research from Advocate Health Care and Abbott found that prioritizing nutrition care* for home health patients at risk for malnutrition had a dramatic impact on helping keep them out of the hospital – resulting in millions of dollars in healthcare cost savings. Nearly 5 million Americans annually rely on home healthcare to recover from an…
A recent online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association, revealed that more than two in five American adults (45%) say something has caused them to doubt vaccine safety. The spread of negative attitudes towards vaccines is a phenomenon deeply rooted in human…
Last year’s sales slowdown, combined with the decidedly mixed data through the first half of 2019, certainly suggested that housing had passed its peak in this cycle. But the latest Health of Housing Markets Report (HoHM Report) from Nationwide Economics sees more positive, sustainable trends for the housing sector for at least the next year. “Economic figures…
Interest continues to increase for the EB-5 visa around the globe, and specifically for Indian nationals. The monthly Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) for the month of July 2019, confirms that a waiting list for Indian-born EB-5 principal investors will be imposed starting on July 1, 2019. The DOS expects that new…
Realtor.com®, the Home of Home Search℠, today unveiled its top 10 tips and tricks for a successful first time home purchase from its recently released book, “The Essential First-Time Home Buyer’s Book.” This extensive guide provides home shoppers the essential tips and advice needed throughout every stage of the home-buying process and is the very…
By The Price of Business Show, Media Partner of TTU Lee Kaplan, who is a regular legal and political analyst for the Price of Business. He is a partner with the law firm Smyser, Kaplan and Veselka. Recently he was on the Price of Business with host, Kevin Price, to discuss the massive group of Democrats…
By The Price of Business Show, Media Partner of TTU On a recent Price of Business show, host Kevin Price interviewed Hessam Parzivand of the Parzivand Law Firm on which they discussed “Whistle Blower Laws” on every level of government — federal, and even local. How protected are Whistle Blowers? This interview might surprise you. Parzivand is a labor attorney…
Historically the United States has long positioned itself as a country known for its humanitarian views and strong belief of equal justice under the law. However, the situation throughout the country when it comes to justice should raise serious concerns about criminal justice. When one looks at the shocking statistic that the US has only…
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, and Pharmacy Times®, the leading multimedia resource for the pharmacy industry, today released the 2019 Top Recommended Health Products. Advil remains the No. 1 pick among pharmacists for treating headaches, while Zyrtec and Children’s Claritin are new favorites for allergy relief in 2019. Now…
A new survey suggests that MBA graduates at top business schools are extremely confident about their job prospects. Nearly three quarters (72.4%) of MBAs report feeling either very or somewhat optimistic about employment opportunities compared to a year ago. That is one of the key findings of the 11th annual Training The Street (TTS) MBA Employment Survey,…
LendingTree company, and one of the nation’s leading online insurance marketplaces, today released a report compiled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to see where e-cigarette usage is most prevalent. America’s youth could force the hand of insurance companies to create a clear designation on e-cigarette use. In 2018, 3.6 million middle school…
Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Taxpayer First Act, bipartisan legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service for the first time in over two decades: “After years of good-faith,…
Today, the leading Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement after it was reported that Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) proposed a tax extender package that contains numerous unrelated provisions to raise taxes that would hurt…
The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Partnership today announced consumer research findings and analysis underpinning a new transparency initiative entitled, No Code. No Confidence. Inspect to Protect.org. The organization created the effort after consumer surveys revealed that Americans are highly confident that building codes are already “in place” even though most communities at-risk for disaster are…
Converus has set another benchmark for the lie detection industry with its new testing protocol called the EyeDetect Multi-issue Comparison Test (MCT). Originally released in 2014, EyeDetect first introduced ocular-motor deception testing to the world. Now, it has significantly enhanced that first offering. This latest advancement, the MCT protocol, not only scores up to four relevant issues per…
By Daphne Michaels, Special for TTU You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘crisis holds great opportunity’, but how do we remember this when we find ourselves in the middle of a real or feared crisis? The key to finding opportunities in crisis is in your preparation. But not just physical preparation— you must be mentally prepared….
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released today its first-ever concurrent surveys of the attitudes of Jews in France, Israel, and the United States, the three largest Jewish communities in the world. “Some commonalities among American, French, and Israeli Jewry, comprising the great majority of world Jewry, are strikingly encouraging,” said AJC CEO David Harris. “At…