First announced in 2020, the case against Long Leaf Trading Group could hardly be simpler: A boiler-room operation based in Chicago cold-called unsuspecting marks to push a commodity-trading scheme. Practically all the customers lost money while the traders collected $1.2 million in commissions. As rip-offs go, that one seems almostContinue Reading
Frrrommmm Chicago! News last week of Derrick Rose’s retirement from the National Basketball Association brought many Chicagoans back to those exciting years beginning in 2008 when the Bulls improbably won the right to take hometown star Rose from the first pick in the draft, to his MVP season and finallyContinue Reading
There’s never a good time to lay off U.S. factory workers while adding jobs in Mexico or other foreign countries. But Moline-based Deere, the top farm equipment maker in the U.S., is discovering that doing so during a presidential election is a particularly lousy idea. Former President Donald Trump, speakingContinue Reading
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA, Sept 27, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – Fast Company, the world’s leading business media brand, with an editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world-changing ideas, creativity and design, has selected Excel Dryer, Inc., for the 2024 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators (BWFI) list, ranking the manufacturer at number 40 among 100 companiesContinue Reading
Back in 2014, while she was bartending at the storied Pequot Inn, Bronya Shillo founded the craft cocktail brand Fishers Island Lemonade. Now, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary, Shillo has collaborated with Brooklyn-based branding agency Tavern to build on these foundations with a refreshed brand experience that provides aContinue Reading
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The author describes in detail a two-stage reading activity that incorporates authentic materials, task-based learning, and stations. The article includes ideas for adaptation and presents a number of further teaching applications. Author: Mina Gavell Format: Text Availability Task-Based Reading Activities Using Authentic Materials and Skills International Subscriptions: English Teaching ForumContinue Reading
The authors discuss the complexity of identifying learning disabilities in the English language classroom, then offer four methods of instruction to support students with learning disabilities, with clear descriptions of effective strategies, and provide an extensive list of useful resources. Author: Jimalee Sowell and Larry Sugisaki Format: Text Availability InternationalContinue Reading
The editorial board of The Palm Beach Post—former President Donald Trump‘s hometown paper—praised Vice President Kamala Harris‘ Tuesday night presidential debate performance, declaring the Democratic nominee as the clear winner. Many signs have pointed to Harris as the victor in her first and possibly only onstage showdown with Trump asContinue Reading
It is approaching a year since the Hamas atrocities of 7 October, in which 1,200 people were killed, and the beginning of the Israeli retaliation. Health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza say that 41,118 people have now been killed, with 95,125 injured; a quarter of those are believed to have sufferedContinue Reading
