Photo by Rob Marmion / Shutterstock.com Americans have always dreamed of climbing the ladder of success in life. Becoming “middle-class” is the entry point to achieving that goal. Now, a recently updated calculator from the nonprofit Pew Research Center tells you whether you are considered middle-class, upper-class or lower-class. Updated …
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First, it was murder hornets. Now it’s stinging caterpillars. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about in 2020, foresters in Virginia are warning that if you see a caterpillar that looks like a wig on a tree, don’t touch it. The Virginia Department of Forestry said it had received …
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Searching for our ideal homes is a laborious process and the home-buying search still relies heavily on digital classified ads. “Classified ads is a concept from the 1700s and its digital incarnation still involves individuals having to comb through an overwhelming number of listings to pick out a few relevant …
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Researchers in Iceland have identified a new mutant superpower — but the genetic trait probably won’t be granting anyone admission to the X-Men. A small contingent of the world’s population carries a mutation that makes them immune to the odious funk that wafts off fish, according to a study of …
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It’s tough work making any business profitable, much less a social enterprise. Despite this challenge, Edible Garden City (EGC) has recorded a whopping S$ 1.4 million in revenue in 2018, which later skyrocketed to S$ 1.7 million in 2019, the highest since the company’s inception. For an urban farm which …
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Ex-banker LG Han hustled hard to launch his own business. With no formal training in the culinary arts, the local chef has launched one of Singapore’s most iconic restaurants. Founded in 2014, Labyrinth is an outlet for “self-expression” that pays homage to a life growing up among Singapore’s verdant food …
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Author’s Blurb: When thinking about sonic or electric toothbrushes, I would just brush off the idea seeing as it is more of a luxury in oral hygiene than a necessity. On top of that, making a run to the store every few months just to change heads is much more …
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Co-living is all the rage right now with players like Lyf, Hmlet, and Cove popping up all over the island in recent years. Hmlet was recently featured on LinkedIn’s list of top Singapore startups in 2020. Earlier in July, the startup also raised US$ 40 million (S$ 54.8 million) in …
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It was 9AM on a Thursday, and we were waiting for Christopher Tock (Chris), founder of EYE Project and Social Grooves to arrive at our office. He arrived on time, a nervous aura about him, and understandably so. Preparing to tell a painful story about shutting down your own company, …
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