The international education organisation has acquired two European-based companies that will add to its sports division that connects international student-athletes with US colleges. Barcelona-based I-Con Sports has, since its establishment in 2004, secured over US$60 million in funding for some 1,200 student-athletes from 50 countries, while Future Elite Sports in the UK has helped to obtain athletic & academic scholarships for 1500+...Read More

Apple has been making aggressive moves to push further into health, fitness, and wellness services. Its Fitness+ workout subscription service has expanded to more devices and no longer requires an Apple Watch. Rumor has it that iOS 17 will include a new journaling app, often considered a key mental health exercise (though Apple may not...Read More

McDonald’s gave its chicken sandwich the McCrispy name and added a Bacon Ranch and a Bacon Ranch Deluxe version. / Photo courtesy of McDonald’s. What’s in a name? Quite a bit, apparently. Just ask McDonald’s. The Chicago-based burger giant in February decided to rebrand its Crispy Chicken Sandwich, giving the item the same name as...Read More

Oklahoma Gov. J. Kevin Stitt recently signed an emergency declaration covering five counties hit by severe weather earlier this month. Until May 19, the requirements for size and weight permits are waived for certain oversized vehicles under Title 47 of the Oklahoma statutes. The counties included in the order are Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and...Read More

For flatbed carriers and brokers, Texas has been a strong performer benefiting from the 2022 coastal shift in imports away from the West Coast. At $2.33/mile, excluding fuel, outbound linehaul rates in Texas are at the second-highest level in seven years. They are a direct result of the substantial increase in breakbulk import volumes into...Read More

Men’s haircuts have come a long way since the “comb-over.” Today’s man is more stylish and wants a look that’s progressive, but still classic. So what’s the new haircut for the modern man? The comma haircut. Hair is a big expense for most people. Choosing to carefully groom one’s hair can often get pricey. But...Read More

SHOP IT NOW! Don’t miss to have this amazing issue. Choose and shop now your version… Cover girl: Svetlanna She’s South American, creates content, does modelling, adores the writings of Naomi Wolf and the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. And she is covered in tattoos, obviously. She plans to retire soon from the joys of...Read More

In a prior blog, we pointed out that warehouses, known for high-performance data processing for business intelligence, can quickly become expensive for new data and evolving workloads. We also made the case that query and reporting, provided by big data engines such as Presto, need to work with the Spark infrastructure framework to support advanced...Read More

Employee stock comp is a valuable but complex benefit. Learn how to make it work for your financial … [+] goals. getty April is National Financial Literacy Month. For most employees, few financial endeavors are more complex than understanding stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs), and other forms...Read More