For Bryan Fisher, the view at work has been pretty unbeatable lately. The 33-year-old bridge painter from Hudson, New Hampshire, has been working on the Longfellow Bridge renovation project, a $300 million project that has lasted five years. The bridge recently reopened to car, bike, and pedestrian traffic, but finishing touches are still being put in place. “My job has taken me to quite a lot of great places, inaccessible to the public,” Fisher told Boston.com in an email. “In that, it often blesses me with once in a lifetime visuals, scenery and angles. It can be both exciting and gratifying, and I consider it a perk of the job.” Fisher said while at work, if he finds himself in a spot with good “potential” for a unique photo, he’ll take a mental note and take the picture later on his own time, usually on a lunch break. “It’s not all the time, just when the moment strikes,” he said. On Friday, such a moment … [Read more...] about A painter working on the Longfellow Bridge project shared this photo of the Boston skyline
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Researchers: Silk Road projects give China strategic benefit
HONG KONG (AP) — A massive Chinese infrastructure program that Beijing says is aimed at promoting global trade and economic growth is actually intended to expand the country's political influence and military presence, according to a report issued Tuesday.The report by the U.S.-based research group C4ADS questions China's portrayal of the trillion-dollar program, called the "Belt and Road Initiative," as strictly meant to promote economic development.President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy program, it is working to reinforce China's links to Southeast Asia, Europe and Africa through networks of roads, ports, railways, power plants and other infrastructure projects.C4ADS, a nonprofit research institute that specializes in data analysis and security, examined official Chinese policy documents and unofficial reports by Chinese analysts to analyze the intentions of Beijing's ambitious economic development program, which seeks to connect 65 percent of the world's population in … [Read more...] about Researchers: Silk Road projects give China strategic benefit
Real women share their best advice on life and work, from choosing a job to wasting less time to getting clear on what really matters
Advice on how to find a job or start a business is thick on the ground. But who knows better than people who have done it? Business Insider asked 20 professional women for their best advice on life and work. Responses ranged from how best to manage time, to the importance of a support system, to why it’s better to try and fail than never to try at all. If you’re looking for advice on how to find a job, start a business, or feel better about how much you accomplish every day, you’ve come to the right place. Below, entrepreneurs, execs, and professionals across all levels share the advice they have learned, earned, and want to pass on to people at any stage. From Deloitte CEO Janet Foutty’s advice on taking credit for your work, to AUrate New York co-CEO Bouchra Ezzahraoui’s thoughts on being unapologetic about your goals, to SoulPowered CEO Sarah Kaler’s insights on the importance of authenticity in every aspect of your life, these women know … [Read more...] about Real women share their best advice on life and work, from choosing a job to wasting less time to getting clear on what really matters
EU Launches Innovation Observatory for Shared Ideas on Textile Sustainability
The European Union (EU) is tackling industrial pollution with a new initiative designed to yield a more sustainable textile sector. According to the EU, industrial pollution accounts for a large share of Europe’s overall pollution problem, thanks to the emission of air pollutants, discharges of wastewater and waste generation. To help address the issue, The European Commission, the legislative body of the EU, in collaboration with partners including Ricardo Energy & Environment, sustainable solutions provider Vito and Umweltbundesamt, an Austrian environmental agency, are introducing an innovation observatory project aimed at improving this process and reducing industrial pollution in Europe. The innovation observatory, which will operate through 2020, requests that stakeholders submit better information on emerging techniques—methods that ensure an equivalent or higher level of environmental protection than existing Best Available Techniques. Emerging … [Read more...] about EU Launches Innovation Observatory for Shared Ideas on Textile Sustainability
A $29 Million Cryptocurrency Donation Just Funded Every Project On DonorsChoose.Org
Earlier this week, the public school crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org, which lets teachers ask for contributions to fund important classroom needs or projects, had 35,647 open campaigns. Now all of them were fulfilled by a $29 million donation from Ripple, a cryptocurrency startup, which contributed that equivalent value in XRP, the digital coin that it uses in transactions. Overall, that funding will reach over 28,200 teachers (some had multiple requests) at more than 16,500 schools, according to a DonorsChoose estimate. “It’s honestly the biggest day in our 18-year history,” says DonorsChoose founder and CEO Charles Best, who notes that the request being met included things like books, microscopes, butterfly cocoon and robotics kits, and funds for field trips or to bring in class visitors. “[It was] anything and everything you could ever imagine a teacher needing to engage their students.” That donation is the largest contribution of digital … [Read more...] about A $29 Million Cryptocurrency Donation Just Funded Every Project On DonorsChoose.Org