Palm Beach-based scuba diver Jim Abernethy has spent a good chunk of his life under water. As owner and operator of Scuba Adventures, he regularly travels to the Bahamas to a place called Tiger Beach where he dives with clients—and forges lifelong friendships with tiger sharks. It sounds crazy, but the truth is: sharks aren’t…
Diver Forms 20-Year Friendship With Tiger Shark Who Follows Him Like Dog ‘Trying to Get Its Head Rubbed’
December 5, 2021
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Entrepreneur Makes Trendy Tiles, Shelves, Tabletops From Used Bamboo Chopsticks From Restaurants
December 5, 2021
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A Vancouver entrepreneur has transformed a most highly disposable object—the bamboo chopstick—into a viable business model, making trendily sustainable wall tiles, coasters, kitchenware, tabletops, and more. In a city that tosses hundreds of thousands of chopsticks per week, Felix Böck, 32, CEO of ChopValue, saw an opportunity. Initially, he floated several ideas for upcycling waste…
Photos: Rescued Chinese-Tibetan Mastiffs Are So Big That People Mistake Them for Lions
These massive golden pups are so large that strangers have mistaken them for lions while out on their daily walk, but their owner insists these “gentle giants” think they’re tiny lapdogs. Owners Shaun Kingsnorth, 42, and partner Katrina Springs, 40, from Corby, Northamptonshire, live at home with their two Chinese-Tibetan Mastiffs: 2-year-old Bear and 1-year-old…
Proven Strategies to Cut the Cost of Christmas
Can you feel the tug? It’s the strong pull of the culture that works hard to get the best of us this time of year, to get us to spend more than we should. The best way to counter that force is to have strategies in mind ahead of time, before we feel we have…
Can One Avoid Fate? Part 1
One of the most important components of our life as human beings is the feeling and the knowing that we have a purpose. As cultural commentator David Brooks observes in his book “The Road to Character,” “A mature person possesses a settled unity of purpose.” But whether a sense of purpose is needed for maturity…
Is Retail Therapy Causing You to Overspend for the Holidays?
December 4, 2021
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for buying gifts. And while you’re at it, you might as well buy something for yourself, right? We’ve all been there. Remember in Friends when Monica bought those super expensive leather boots on impulse? She ended up regretting it because they really hurt her feet. Womp, womp! Listen,…
8 Clever Ways to Make Your Holiday Celebration More Sustainable
The holidays are a time of gifting thoughtful presents and adding festive decor inside and out. However, all the cheer often means a lot of “stuff.” And a lot of waste. Americans toss 1 million extra pounds of garbage each week between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to the National Environmental Education Foundation. Wondering…
How to Be the Perfect Guest
When you’re so fortunate as to receive an invitation to spend time in someone’s home, whether it’s just for dinner or for a weekend, proper behavior will ensure that you’re welcome back anytime. Start Off on the Right Foot The moment you’re invited to someone’s home for any reason, after you thank them, ask, “What…
‘Big 5’ Luxury Nature Reserve in South Africa Hits the Market for $40 Million
One sad reality in our world is that much of our pristine wilderness is disappearing. Fortunately, it’s possible to support conservation efforts, such as the one at a luxury nature reserve in South Africa’s seemingly endless heartland, the Eastern Cape province. The Magic Hills property, which lists for 580 million South African rand (US$40,553,202), is…
Popcorn and Inspiration: 2012’s ‘Emperor’: Japan’s Emperor Offered Himself to Be Punished
Imagine if the president of the United States was considered by U.S. citizenry to be a living god.
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