Staunton Parks & Recreation teams with hOUR Economy

Chris Graham

Starting in January 2014, Staunton Parks and Recreation is teaming with hOUR Economy to provide classes through a pre-established hours exchange system. Participants may pay for classes in this brochure section using hOURs they’ve accumulated through the hOUR economy timebank, or they can choose to pay in dollars.

WWE News: Mick Foley weighs in on Daniel Bryan heel turn

Chris Graham

Mick Foley thinks highly of Daniel Bryan. And he thinks what’s best for business for WWE right now is that Bryan help put Bray Wyatt over. “Personally, I see the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Daniel Bryan’s future. But in the meantime, he has a chance to do something almost as important and prestigious; he…

Should TNA go back to monthly pay-per-views? No way

Chris Graham

tna famously cut back on its pay-per-view schedule a year ago, going from a monthly pay-per-view to four pay TV shows per year. So now we’re 12 months and counting into the new schedule. And the early returns? Well, tna is still in trouble financially, so from the cost-cutting perspective, the move hasn’t helped, or…

Earth Talk: Dark factories

Roddy Scheer

So-called dark factories — otherwise known as “lights out” or “automatic” factories — are manufacturing facilities that do not depend on human labor to get work done. While they may have some benefits for the environment they are certainly not beneficial overall considering the impact widespread adoption would have on needed jobs.