Elon Musk has conquered the Internet, renewable energy and outer space. On Aug. 12, 2013, he set his sight on high-speed transportation. Nova Track, a team of Prescott Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students, has signed up to help Musk make that a reality, thanks in part to a recent $2,500 Eagle Prize from the Undergraduate Research Institute (URI). Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is sponsoring a competition to design and build a 14-foot half-scale Hyperloop pod to … [Read more...] about Engineers Pushing Limits in SpaceX Hyperloop Competition
Heads Up! A Brain Injury Can Occur Anytime, Anywhere with Anyone
Brain injuries result from bumps, blows or jolts to the head. The symptoms of brain injuries can range from a brief change in mental state to an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia. Regardless of the severity of the injury, all brain injuries are serious. In the United States, brain injuries are a grim public health threat. Every year, there are 1.7 million people who suffer from brain injuries. The most common cause of brain injury is falls, which tend to happen more with children … [Read more...] about Heads Up! A Brain Injury Can Occur Anytime, Anywhere with Anyone
Defining STEM Education, Careers
Are you looking for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious career? If so, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM+A, which includes Art) are technical careers that should be your area of focus and research. A quick search on the Internet yielded more than 85,000,000 links for STEM careers. STEM education is important because students in our classrooms today are the innovators, visionaries, explorers and inventors of tomorrow. STEM careers in Yavapai County include electronics, … [Read more...] about Defining STEM Education, Careers
Retirement Communities Expand Possibilities
Surveys reveal most adults 55 and older place a very high value on remaining independent and spending more time pursuing their passions and interests. Yet, many continue to live in the large home they purchased 30 or 40 years earlier to raise a family. That home – once perfect for a growing family – is often too big for two people and now a burden on their time, financial resources and personal freedom. But retirement doesn’t have to mean becoming a slave to repetitive chores and home … [Read more...] about Retirement Communities Expand Possibilities
Goodwill Helps Individual with Disability Transform through the Power of Work – and a Haircut
The fashion designer Coco Chanel is credited with saying that a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life. It turns out that Chanel’s take on the transformative power of a new ‘do applies to men, too. Take 20-year-old Jonah Bullard, who recently landed a job at Walmart with a little help from Goodwill. Bullard, who has a mild developmental delay and learning disability, was referred to Goodwill by the state's Rehabilitation Services Administration – an agency that helps unemployed … [Read more...] about Goodwill Helps Individual with Disability Transform through the Power of Work – and a Haircut
What Should I Do With My Money?
January is supposed to be the month of positivity and renewal, but 2016 began with one of the worst months the stock market has ever experienced. While everyone is hoping the market finds a bottom and recovers soon, uncertain investors are asking, "What should I do with my money?" Before we start exploring answers to that question, remember all markets are cyclical and asset cycles don’t tend to mirror each other. As one asset class peaks, there is usually another one crashing, one starting … [Read more...] about What Should I Do With My Money?
Defining Interventional Radiology: Meet Your Local IR Doctors
“I was having leg pain whenever I walked. My primary care physician referred me to a local interventional radiologist, who she said could help me with this problem.” ~Caroline R. Interventional radiologists tend to fly below the healthcare radar, but they serve a very important function in our community. Typically, people do not know what interventional radiologists do until they are referred to one by their primary care physician, an emergency room physician, hospitalist or other healthcare … [Read more...] about Defining Interventional Radiology: Meet Your Local IR Doctors
Retirement Planning: The Big Picture
As a future retiree or retiree, it is important for you to take into consideration the big picture of your retirement planning. Once you have the full picture, it helps you make more detailed and necessary decisions to achieve the retirement for which you have worked your whole life. One of the first steps to take when planning your retirement is to find a financial professional who puts your needs and interests first. At American Financial Security, we take your whole financial and tax … [Read more...] about Retirement Planning: The Big Picture
Ladybugs – Do they Really Work in the Garden?
There are many reasons to love ladybugs. This little red beetle started as a legend during the middle ages. European farmers, about 1000 C.E., struggled with insects that would eat and destroy their crops. At the first sign of crop damage, farmers would pray to “Our Lady the Virgin Mary” for help. The little bugs would come and eat the harmful insects, so farmers, assuming that ladybugs were an answer to their prayers, named the bugs "Our Lady's Beetles," which eventually morphed into … [Read more...] about Ladybugs – Do they Really Work in the Garden?
Local Artist Takes Top Honors/Twice At Debut Exhibit
After a life time commitment of creating fine art, local artist Ken Boskoff finally decided to go professional for the first time by submitting his artwork for a juried exhibit with the Prescott Center For the Arts. Competing with a number of local artists to be featured in the “Shape of Things” exhibit, Boskoff’s work was not only selected, but earned “Best of Show” honors. The current Prescott Center For the Arts exhibit runs now through March 25th. The art center is located at 208 N. Marina … [Read more...] about Local Artist Takes Top Honors/Twice At Debut Exhibit