Foraging – Jeff Gilbert It was once the preserve of our ancestors. Yet hunter-gatherers have advanced somewhat since the dawn of the human race and foraging has become the latest sustainable social trend among cooped-up foodies. As lockdown restrictions ease and the weather becomes warmer, Britons are finding increasingly creative […]
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Biden Sets The Stage For An Offshore Wind Energy Boom
The U-turn of the U.S. Administration’s energy policies under President Joe Biden sets the stage for a flourishing U.S. offshore wind industry, as the federal government looks to speed up environmental reviews to make offshore wind a significant contributor to the new clean energy goals. In the United States, offshore […]
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There’s a COVID chess boom on, and Netflix’s ‘The Queens Gambit’ is fanning the fervor
Other sites like chess.com allow players anywhere to play each other from their own homes: “The ability to play online chess with people a world away is one of the driving forces behind the recent chess boom,” said Toliver. Nick Barton, director of business development at chess.com, said the site […]
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Winter lockdown to bring boom in home improvements as nation prepares to stay indoors
The home improvement boom is expected to make a return during the winter lockdown as stores anticipate a rise in sales of power tools and curtains. Andrew Goodacre, chief executive of the British Independent Retailers Association, said hardware stores have stocked up on “everything from power tools to Christmas gnomes” […]
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Japan’s Unorthodox Household Goods Champion Rides a Pandemic Boom | Investing News
By Sam Nussey and Makiko Yamazaki MIYAGI, Japan (Reuters) – Iris Ohyama, whose goods are ubiquitous in Japanese homes, has relied on its usual offbeat methods during the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China trade tensions to ride the teleworking wave and bring production back from China. Family-run, unlisted and based in […]
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Ford is upgrading the 2021 Transit to make it easier to convert into a camper van as the automaker moves to cash in on the RV boom
The 2021 Ford Transit. Ford Ford will be capitalizing on the #VanLife and e-commerce trend that boomed during the coronavirus pandemic by offering “prep packages” that will make its 2021 Ford Transit more camper van and cargo delivery friendly. There are three camper van package options: the Motorhome Prep, RV […]
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The Pandemic DIY Boom – The Atlantic
But in April, she realized that she had the opposite problem: Orders had started pouring in. Schauffler told me the company’s sales are up 400 percent over last year, and her best sellers—sheets of peel-and-stick white subway “tiles” and metallic mosaics—had completely sold out twice already. “Everyone was at home, […]
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The Coming 5G Boom Is Not Fully Priced in These 3 Stocks
5G is coming; the future outlines of wireless networking are growing clearer week by week. The new networks promise faster connections over greater bandwidth with lower latency – in short, 5G lets users do more online, and to do it more quickly. The major wireless carriers in the US have […]
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Work-from-home boom is a bust for big office furniture makers
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – America’s biggest office furniture manufacturers got the rug pulled out from under them by the COVID-19 pandemic. For decades, producers like Herman Miller Inc and Steelcase Inc focused on selling through their own dealers to companies that bought ergonomic chairs and desks by the truckload […]