Right now, antivirus software is typically what an average computer user uses in order to keep away malware and minor hacks. Businesses and other entities carrying valuable data tend to use more sophisticated software and technology systems. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), though, has an interesting question to…
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2015 FCC Ruling on Spectrums Has the Potential to Shape the Hispanic Business Community
In 2015 the FCC will be expanding existing wireless spectrums via an auction, and many in the Hispanic community are hoping that this will prove a boon for Hispanic businesses hoping to improve their online presence.According to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Javier Palomarez, currently, “There is less capacity…
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Prestigious Hispanic Leadership Organization, NSHMBA, Appoints New Board Member
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), a prestigious organization that has helped to foster Hispanic leadership since 1988, has just announced the appointment of Manuel Delgado, the CEO of Agua, to its Board of Directors. The board is comprised of 15 members that help advise the organization’s 36 chapters.Delgado…
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Children Often End Up Paying the Price of Poor Dental Care
Poor dental health care in the U.S. has high costs, and children frequently pay the price. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that children from lower-income families are twice as likely to experience tooth decay than those who come from higher-income households. Part of the problem is that many…
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Shades of the Future: How Tzukuri is Transforming the World of Sunglasses
Tzukuri, an Australia-based company, is making waves in the worlds of fashion and technology with a new type of bluetooth-enabled sunglasses. The sunglasses, featuring lenses which are handcrafted by artisans in Japan’s Fukui prefecture, feature a small, low energy chip in the frames. This chip can be synced with a…
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Plaintiff Seeks Damages Typical of Personal Injury Lawsuits in Emotional Distress Case
In April, the name Sharlene Simon made headlines when she sued the families of the boys she had killed and injured in a 2012 car accident. Simon, from Ontario, Canada, sued for emotional distress, claiming that the three teenage boys she had hit, one of whom died, were “incompetent bicyclists.” While…
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Work for a federal agency? You probably don’t know who your boss is
Work for a federal agency? You probably don’t know who your boss is It is the common confusion among the federal agencies that who their actually boss is. Is it congressional committees that oversee them or the President who appoints their leadership? In the recent study The Irony of Congressional…
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If Pfizer Avoids U.S. Taxes by Buying AstraZeneca, Will Congress Be Forced To Act?
If Pfizer Avoids U.S. Taxes by Buying AstraZeneca, Will Congress Be Forced To Act? What would happen when the America’s top ranking drug selling company Pfizer and the most famous drug selling store Walgreen strike a deal for evading the taxes? Are these companies shifting their business to other territories?…
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Minimum wage: Congress stalls, states act
Minimum wage: Congress stalls, states act Though the chances of rising per hour wages are there yet Obama administration and congressional Democrats are intending to use the issue as a campaign trail in the midterm elections. In the meantime, many States of the country have increased their per hour minimum…
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The Time Is Now for Congress to Act on Immigration Reform
The Time Is Now for Congress to Act on Immigration Reform The reformation in the immigration system will inevitably last far researching positive repercussions on the growth of economy. Kauffman Foundation claims that “immigrants are inclined more- compared to native-born Americans- to start a new business. Unfortunately, our existing immigration…