Article Title: Hungry for a better diet?
Summary: According to the article, “HUNGRY FOR A BETTER
DIET?” describes different types of diets that Americans are obsessed with. When looking at gluten free diets there are
one percent of Americans that are recommended to go on this diet due to an allergy,
but one third of American adults are on some sort of gluten free diet. Despite that gluten has been consumed for
centuries many dieticians say gluten free diets are a fad that a majority of
Americans without the allergy are jumping on. Sales are going strong for gluten
free products, but many are high in price. Another price gauging concept is
vitamin supplements as it is estimated at a $37 billion dollar a year industry despite
many do not need the supplements as the already get their recommended vitamins
from a balanced diet. All consumers could use this information and as the fad
diets attract attention, it is important for stores/ suppliers to keep up and
not fall behind the times.
Article: I hate my ‘double chin’ - Is there anything I can
do safely to correct it?
Summary: The author discusses how much she dislikes her
double chin appearance. She calls on readers who also experience similar
appearance to research Kybella, FDA approved treatment. She then goes on to
explain the procedure as noninvasive and has minimal side effects. In the
article it states that the procedure cost ranges from $600 to $1800 per session
depending on doctor.
Article: Aging roads, bridges hinder growth of critical
commerce International leaders gather in Tampa for conference on trade -
International leaders gather in Tampa for conference on trade
Summary: When Panama wanted ensure expansion of trade and
the demands of their citizens were met they built a canal. As we venture
farther into the 21st century we experience infrastructure problems
within the United States and updates need to occur. Organizations like Amazon
rely on bridges and roads to transfer and distribute goods. Therefore it is imperative
for the infrastructure to continuously to be worked on and updated. In the
article a trucker named Anderson said, “We’re living on our grandparents’
infrastructure and just getting around to expanding. It wasn’t built to support
this amount of people or the way freight is being distributed now.”
Article: What the heck is biodiesel? Stay tuned ...
Conference in Tampa aims to raise profile of clean, plant-based fuel -
Conference in Tampa aims to raise profile of clean, plant-based fuel
Summary: Consumers are looking for new ways to go green and
protect the environment. Biodiesel is a way for consumers to support the green movement
and is currently being displayed at a Tampa Convention. Companies are able to
show off their biodiesel cars while consumers and citizens get the chance to
promote their green efforts by attending and supporting Tampa’s goal to raise
their clean environment profile. The problem currently is there are not many
aware of biodiesels many benefits and consumers are tirelessly looking for ways
to go green but at the same time not break the bank.
Article: Bills focus on Uber, Lyft insurance Legislators
want
to
set standard for
ride-hailing
companies - Legislators want to set standard for ride-hailing companies
Summary: Legacy cab companies are no longer able to compete
in the market with new companies like Uber and Lyft. Uber and Lyft have cheaper
prices than cab companies because they are not held up to the same standards
and do not have to acquire high cost insurances. Therefore Florida legislators
are working on a bill to allow for all ride services to be required to have
insurance and allowing older cab services to compete in the market.
Great job finding interesting articles. I really liked reading your summary about the Uber bill because as a college student using Uber a lot it is good to pay attention to the issues facing ride-hailing companies. Your summaries captured the essence of the issues the subjects in the story face succinctly and with just enough detail. Great job. If you want to take a look at the opportunities I found, you can check out my blog at http://isabellaruggeri.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html.
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