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…
KoreConX is very happy to announce that Libra Project, a global decentralized green utility, has chosen the KoreProtocol as its official protocol for their Digital Securities Offering. Libra Project is the world’s first private democratized, tokenized green utility. Headquartered in London with subsidiary company offices in Abu Dhabi UAE, Libra Project develops, funds, maintains, and operates renewable…
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…
Crowd Cow, the online marketplace that sources its meat directly from the top 1% of farms and ranches across the country, including Japan for its Wagyu products, announced today that they have exclusively imported a limited amount of Japanese A5 Wagyu “Packer Briskets” into the United States. These briskets, the popular cut for barbecuing that comes from the…
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…
TiENCHAT 2.0 App is the latest in blockchain networking and development platforms. CEO, William Tien has announced, in their latest update, that their proprietary public blockchain has been in its testing stages and will officially launch July 10, 2019. This TiEN blockchain will be the underlying powering source on which their entire platform is built. “This is something we…
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…
More and more vehicles are leaving the production line with features such as adaptive cruise control, lane assist and park assist. ADAS and AD camera systems are playing an increasing role in cars, as part of the advance towards fully self-driving cars. At the same time, the limited optical quality of the windscreen can hamper…
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…
A new report from Dun & Bradstreet reveals businesses are missing revenue opportunities and losing customers due to bad data practices. Almost 20 percent of businesses have lost a customer due to using incomplete or inaccurate information about them, with a further 15 percent saying they failed to sign a new contract with a customer for the…
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…
Americans are planning to spend more on their summer vacations this year than they have in at least a decade. Allianz Global Assistance‘s 11th annual Vacation Confidence Index* estimates the total spend will cross the $100 billion mark for the third consecutive year in the index’s history, amounting to $101,700,000,000. Americans’ average anticipated spend on vacations this summer is $2,037,…
Most Israeli businessmen prefer to engage the services of a professional auditor (Rohe Heshbon in Israel). This comes as no surprise. Rohe Heshbon can offer your business infinitely more than any bookkeeper or tax consultant ever will. With their help, you can not only make sure your bookkeeping runs smoothly, but also get qualified, professional…
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…
By Daphne Michaels, Special for TTU Does complacency always turn success into failure? Well, if it’s true complacency, such as laziness, smugness or over-confidence, then yes; complacency will surely turn your success into failure. Why? Because success is not a destination — it is actually a state of creative flow. And acting complacent is one…
Dada-JD Daojia, China’s leading online-to-offline (O2O) e-commerce platform, has announced that it covered 91 cities during this ‘618 Shopping Festival’, China’s major mid-year shopping event onJune 18. Apart from a full coverage of tier 1 and tier 2 cities, the company has brought its 1-hour delivery system to more than 50 third-tier and lower cities, most of which have been newly…
US companies continue to lead the way among the world’s large-cap value creators, taking 7 of the top 10 spots and 11 of the top 20 for global large-cap companies in the 2019 Value Creators rankings released today by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). This is the 21st annual edition of the rankings, which shed light on patterns and…
Can you remember the last time you ran barefoot through a field or laid in the grass to look up at the clouds? What about the last time you slipped off your sandals and got sand between your toes or dipped your toes in some warm, soft mud? This activity is known as “earthing” and,…
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…
By The Price of Business Show, Media Partner of TTU. On a recent Price of Business show, host Kevin Price interviewed Leti Luna of the Children’s Museum of Houston on which they discussed the organization’s national reputation, summer activities, and why it is a “destination location” for people visiting the fourth largest city in the United States. Listen to…
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,…
When we eat has become as important a consideration as how and what we eat, reports market research firm Packaged Facts in the new study Eating Trends: Mealtimes and Snacking. Mealtimes and dining patterns increasingly deviate from the longstanding tradition of “three square meals.” Likewise, it’s been decades since the importance of breakfast over lunch or…
The average home appraisal in May was 0.79% lower than what the owner estimated, according to the Quicken Loans Home Price Perceptions Index (HPPI). While a lower than expected appraisal is never welcome news, this difference between homeowner estimates and appraisal values is slightly smaller in April, and the first improvement following six months of…
By Elizabeth Thede, Special for TTU This article delves into the hidden text world of PDFs. This piece supplements a previous article https://www.thetimesusa.com/2019/04/29/what-lies-beneath/ looking at hidden text in Microsoft Office files, emails and email attachments. Both this article and the previous article examine hidden text from the perspective of a search engine, specifically dtSearch. Large…
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…
DemandGen International, Inc., a world-class team of digital transformation and technology experts, today announced a strategic partnership with RingLead, the market leader in end-to-end data management. As part of the strategic partnership, DemandGen will now be providing RingLead Implementation Services to RingLead customers who need additional expertise and resources for data operations management. DemandGen’s RingLead…
Fastline Media Group™ (Fastline™) is a 40-year-old company that connects buyers and sellers in the agricultural community by mailing catalogs directly to their farms, providing an established searchable data base, the latest digital marketing tools and data available for companies that are focused on the agricultural community, announced a strategic partnership with Iron Solutions™, Inc.,…
Dads can be notorious as the hardest family members to shop for, but come Father’s Day, there’s little doubt you’ll need a gift that shows dad just how much he means. Truth be told, your company is probably all dad really needs, but you can help deliver a little something he wants with these diverse…
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,…
According to Forbes, manufacturing jobs have grown 714% over the last 3 years as there appears to be a resurgence of manufacturing output of US based companies. With looming trade disputes with China and news released this week that a 5% tariff would be added to Mexican imports, US based manufacturers appear to be poised to increase…
By Kip Kolson, Special for TTU In August 2018 I wrote an article Aretha Franklin: Net Worth = $80 Million; Trusts & Wills = 0. At the time of her passing no wills were found. It now seems there were at least three handwritten wills; two in a locked cupboard and one scribbled in a…
Bench Accounting, North America’slargest bookkeeping service for small businesses, announced today the launch of a new real-time cash flow management tool called Pulse. Pulse allows small businesses to monitor every transaction as it happens, so they can feel confident about the state of their finances and identify spending trends in real-time. With the addition of Pulse,…
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…