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What’s All the Biz Buzz about the Dolls with No Makeup?

There is no shortage of articles, books and videos about 'How to Go Viral," but what do you do when your little hobby turns into a an instant viral sensation? Sonia, from Tasmania, loved dolls as a kid and now, as an adult, discovered the pleasure of recycling old, discarded dolls and giving them a natural makeover. In that fertile soil of playful creativity and simple frugality, a seedling of a company grew. Tree Change Dolls had only 12 dolls, but a few clever photos and a healthy dose of shares resulted in a viral forest. Sonia started out by de-glamourizing some used Bratz dolls (removed their makeup) and turned to her knitting genius mother to create some the simple custom fashions. This little kitchen table hobby soon turned into an internet maelstrom of cheers for this lone mum from down-under who accomplished what the big dollmakers like MGA Entertainment (makers of the hyper-sexualized Bratz dolls) seem to have missed. Girls love dolls that actually look like real p…

Google’s Amazing New Campus Revealed. Video…

Google reveals its greatest search results. Google’s search was global. Massive. Yet personal. Google was scouring the world, looking for a special architect for their own new campus. According to Google Vice President of Real Estate, Dave Radcliffe, their Search Results culminated in two “Best in Class” architects, Bjarke Ingels from Denmark and Thomas Heatherwick from the UK. Radcliffe assembled a veritable trifecta of function, form and beauty by teaming the ambitious, community-focused architect, Ingels and Heatherwick, renowned for his attention to human scale and beauty. The company that Revolutionized online search has now embarked on a paradigm-shifting mission to transform the workplace environment. They started with a question. “What is the best possible environment we can make to invent, engineer and make ideas happen?” Google's presence in Mountain View, California is so strong that the team felt the need to focus on developing a community, not a fortress. …

It’s Not Just About Money Anymore – Top 100 Sustainable Companies List

Corporate Knights Top 100 Sustainable Companies List Corporate Knights is a business advisory company based in Toronto Ontario Canada. Since 2005 they have published a top 100 global sustainable company ranking list which has grown more popular over the years. Last month the new list (for which the judging starts each October 1st) was published. The USA took the top two spots and a total of twenty USA companies made the top 100 list. Twelve Canadian companies made the list with Tim Horton’s being the highest ranked at slot 11. USA Companies in the Top 100

Rank / Company Name / Industry

1 Biogen Idec - Biotechnology

2 Allergan - Pharmaceuticals

18 Johnson & Johnson - Pharmaceuticals

26 Coca-Cola Enterprises - Beverages

38 Sigma-Aldrich - Chemicals

Queen Be(yoncé) Launches Vegan Meal Delivery Service

Beyoncé is bringing her diet regime to you through her new company, 22 Days Nutrition, and has launched her Vegan Meal Home Delivery Service. This service features three different plan types to choose from and all will be 100% plant based, organic, non-GMO and gluten/soy/dairy free. After her trainer, Marco Borges, challenged Beyoncé and hubby Jay Z to a 22 day vegan nutrition program in 2013, many people have been asking how they can take the challenge too. The result was a new venture called 22 Days Nutrition and it is becoming a hot commodity for anyone who wants to cleanse and revitalize their body so they can shape up like the stars. After seeing her sculpted figure in the ethereal dress Queen Bey showcased at the Grammys you can’t help but be convinced she is doing something right! As Marco, now her business partner as well as her trainer, says; “The moment you take control of your diet is the moment you take control of what you look and feel like.” Check out …

Move Over George Jetson – it’s the Apple iCar!

Since Valentine’s Day online news has been exploding around the rumor of an Apple iCar in the works. The first breaking of the story came from the Wall Street Journal with the inspiring headline “Apple Gears Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Cars”. The article goes on to cite several interesting tidbits surrounding a secret R&D project called “Titan” lead by respected Apple VP Steve Zadesky, such as: Steve has recently traveled to Austria to meet with car manufacturers Steve has been given permission by Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to build a 1000 person team to work on his car project. Sources say that he has been recruiting people internally from different departments within Apple as well as poaching talent from the likes of Tesla that have automotive expertise. An unsolicited email sent from an “Apple Employee” to Business Insider about Vehicle Development stated “"Apple's latest project is too exciting to pass up," ….."I think it will change the landscape and give …

Poop to Power Plant Launches in Joaquin Valley

On February 10th, Calgren Ethanol Bioregister launched its new manure-to-energy plant in the small town of Pixley, Tulare County, 60 miles South of Fresno. Harnessing the power of poop is how this future thinking company is helping California meet its clean energy goals. It is the first digester (a sealed container where the biological digestion of animal manure can occur and biogas is formed) to be designed as a “closed loop and zero waste system” - meaning it provides its own energy to run itself. The location of this plant is logical since Tulare County is the largest dairy producing county in the USA. Tapping into the ready supply of manure waste from the dairy farms, the plant operates much like a cow’s stomach, bacteria that is naturally produced in a cow’s stomach is added to the manure and then it is churned in the digester for 22 days to eliminate any harmful pathogens (like e.coli). The end result is liquid extracted from the process supplies farmers water for…