Social Impact at the Heart of Simpson Strong-Tie “Having a heart” isn’t a term we use often when we talk about businesses. As with many other attributes we don’t associate with companies in general, Simpson Strong-Tie is an outlier in this regard. The company definitely has heart, ...
and it's a good introduction to the clean, pure style of Niigata. "Strong-flavored sake is easy to make," brewery managing director Makoto Hirasawa told me. "Clean sake is harder to make." It's lean, pretty and refreshing, and turns the pricier-is-bigger paradigm of wine on its head...
Clint Black’s got a strong grip on his favorite bottle as he tries to make his way through a big heartbreak on this drinking song, the title track from his 1989 debut album. Problem is, the booze has an even tighter hold on him. Soon Black realizes all too clearly that “this killin...
What is a "major hurricane?" If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and damage," the National Hurricane Center says. Hurricanes that fall into categories 1 or 2 are still considered dangerous, the cente...
Both groups were driven by a narrower, more management-related set of variables. Most importantly, our study approach shows that it is possible to utilize older biodiversity survey data. Although, in our case, there are strong restrictions due to the long time between species and structural ...
Organizational culture is also increasingly on the agenda. In this context, culture refers to a set of mindsets and behaviors that shape how work gets done and decisions are made. Data have shown that companies with strong culturesoutperform their peersby a factor of three. But culture is not...
The central consideration of the article is that presentation has less to do with genre and setting, and is more a part of an overall theme within much saga narrative, which considers the individual in relation to their society, and the tensions that emerge from strong characteristics which may...
Maybe there's something to be said about a celestial tie-in. In 2004, in Game 4 of the World Series, the Sox broke the curse under a total lunar eclipse. On April 9, they'll have their home opener in Boston just a day after the region experiences a near-total solar eclipse. ...
The central consideration of the article is that presentation has less to do with genre and setting, and is more a part of an overall theme within much saga narrative, which considers the individual in relation to their society, and the tensions that emerge from strong characteristics...
a Category 5 hurricane before being downgraded to a strong Category 4 on Oct. 8. It is currently barrelling toward Florida and is forecast to make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday (Oct. 9). The entire west coast of Florida will face catastrophic conditions, with storm surges...