by Jeff Kessler | Oct 11, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
We end this week with a relatively quick but useful tidbit: What do Americans, Californians, New Yorkers, Texans, Europeans, Canadians, Mexicans, and “Massholes” alike have in common? They’re all demonyms! Demonyms are words used to identify the...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 10, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Everyone knows Boston’s roads are somewhat nonsensical. Curving through the city, intersecting at odd angles, and having crazy conventions where Winter Street becomes Summer Street, navigating Boston without a GPS is nearly impossible. Contrast that with Philadelphia,...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 9, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Consider a map of North America… but don’t look at one! Instead, think about the United States and how a typical North American map would appear. With that in mind, consider the following facts: Washington, DC is further north of San Fransisco New York is closer to...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 8, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Find anyone who works for a large nonprofit, and they’ll likely be familiar with that organization’s IRS acceptance letter (approving the organization’s tax-exempt status). However, tiny nonprofits often don’t know they’re entitled to the same tax-exempt status...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 4, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
When you see initials forming a word, do you automatically call it an acronym? If so, FYI, you might be mistaken. Take the example of the following transit systems (of course): BART, MARTA, MARC, SEPTA, METRA, MBTA, LIRR, CTA, TTC, and SFRTA. Would you be surprised to...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 3, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Perhaps the most central component to business is the ability, nay, the obligation, for private enterprises to seek financial profits for shareholders. However, profitability is often skewed by a number of factors including taxes, financing, and asset depreciation....
