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How Halloween Has Become a Business

How Halloween Has Become a Business

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It’s not just about candy anymore. And it’s definitely not just a holiday for kids. Halloween has become a business with the average consumer spending just over $72, with total Halloween spending reaching over $6 billion. You would think the economy would have an effect on the amount spent, but Americans are still buying costumes, candy, party...

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Sporting Event Catastrophes No One Saw Coming

Sporting Event Catastrophes No One Saw Coming

Securing tickets to a major sporting event like the Olympics or an NFL game is for some, a once in a lifetime experience. The last thing you expect is something going very, very wrong. From riots to plane crashes, history has taught us that anything can happen. Sadly many of these catastrophes ended with many lives being...

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How Leukemia Treatment has Evolved

How Leukemia Treatment has Evolved

The treatment for leukemia has come a long way since it was first introduced in 1845. Today more than 250,000 Americans are living with the disease with a diagnosis made every 4 minutes. Over the years leukemia treatment has evolved from arsenic being the primary treatment to what we see today; a possible combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and blood and bone marrow transplants for more serious cases. Leukemia is the 5th most common...

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The Worst Times to get Behind the Wheel

The Worst Times to get Behind the Wheel

It’s inevitable that at some point most everyone will get in a traffic accident. Hopefully only a minor one, but no matter how cautious of a driver you are sooner or later it will happen. If you want to take your caution a step further there are definitely worse times to be on the road. Age, time of day, holiday travel, alcohol consumption – all of these have an effect on the number of crashes that occur. And as for teen...

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Windows 7 Migration for Businesses

Windows 7 Migration for Businesses

While Windows 8 might be just around the corner many businesses have yet to embrace Windows 7 migration. You might think that you can skip it to avoid any unnecessary hassle, but you can’t. In fact not migrating to Windows 7 first will cause even more headaches. But time is running out! To make the transition easier the following infographic outlines some tips and best practices to get things...

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Competitive Eating is Not For the Weak

Competitive Eating is Not For the Weak

Nathan’s is famous for hot dogs. Those same hot dogs are famously eaten in Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest. In 10 minutes, contestants eat as many hot dogs (and buns) as they can. The winner this year ate 62 hot dogs. 62! The thought of participating in this contest makes me uneasy and a little sick to my stomach, but have you ever thought about how many calories are in 62 hot dogs? I tried not to but this infographic...

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Halloween Costumes for Each Era

Halloween Costumes for Each Era

Everyone has a favorite era or time in history that appeals to them. Some may even go as far as to have an outfit from their favorite era with no place to wear it. If this describes you and you have yet to figure out a Halloween costume, this infographic is for you. From pirates to cowboys, to Madonna and Spiderman there is a Halloween costume for the past five centuries and each decade in the last 100 years. Even the Angry Birds have been...

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