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Our Future of Living on the Water - Floating Cities? As sea levels rise, 800 million people from across 570 cities may have to relocate by 2050. But instead of relocating the people, what if we moved our cities instead? Someone is...floating...the idea of building an island city over the ocean. But is this Waterworld just a fantasy or will we see some of these technologies emerge back on dry land?

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When you run a business, it's important to keep everything running smoothly from logistics to clients to employees. Every business can benefit from a wide variety of tips and the most important tip that your business could benefit from is keeping your high performing employees happy. Not saying that all employees aren’t important at keeping happy, but those who are the team leaders, innovators and top performers are extremely important to your business. They provide you with extreme value and high performers can be as four times as productive when compared to average performers.

With this being said, you need to keep them happy and provide them with constant feedback and praise when needed. One big significant factor to their job satisfaction is feedback and how often do you sit down with your employees to discuss their performance? A study conducted by Oxford University found out that high performing employees are less likely to leave their jobs in the next six months which makes it extremely important to provide them with feedback and reward them.

What Do Employees Value?

The livelihood of your business relies on your employees but do you know what they value? Maurice Bouri, who manages an international business known as Seament Holding, knows how to keep all of his employees happy by providing them with competitive benefits. Some things that employees value at work include competitive compensation, bonuses and merit-based awards, flexible work locations, vacation time, benefits plans for family, workplace amenities and personal recognitions.

Whether you know it or not, getting hired for a new job can come in waves. Ask any business owner like Alex F Bouri who operates a global cement supplying company, seasonal changes can affect hiring. It falls more along the lines of the yearly quarters where the New Year begins. According to an article from Monster, the two big months of hiring typically occur during January and February, after the holiday season is over.

If you think about it, sometimes the hiring process is a group effort and when people try to apply during the holidays, you’ll have managers out on vacation as well as department heads and other important decision makers. When everyone is out at different times, it’s hard to hire because it can be a joint effort and not everyone is on the same page. So most hiring decisions should be made when everyone is in the office.

Continuing with this trend, every industry has a different peak throughout the rest of the year. Take for instance construction: many times employers will go on a hiring spree in early spring because most work needs to be completed in clear, warmer weather. This trend also applies to tourism and hospitality because these industries see their most profitable times during the spring and summer.

You may not know very much about concrete and cement besides that it’s a flooring material but how far back in the history books do you think it goes? Well, to answer that question, it dates all the way back to the ancient Roman Empire! Back in ancient times, it was first developed by Roman builders who mixed together lime, water and volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius. This building material was widely used throughout the Roman Empire and some structures are still standing!

The Romans constructed the Pantheon in the year 126 AD with their concrete mixture. The Pantheon is one of the best persevered ancient Roman buildings and has the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. With that being said, it’s without a doubt that concrete can withstand the test of time which is why it has many residential and commercial uses.

Concrete or Cement?

When you hear the terms concrete and cement, you may use them interchangeably. However, they are two separate things; many people do not know that. To break it down, concrete is a mixture that typically contains about 60 to 75 percent of gravel and sand, about 15 to 20 percent of water, 10 to 15 percent of cement and 5 to 8 percent of air. Cement is used as a binder that hardens and allows for other materials to bind together. Throwing it back to the ancient Romans, cement was coined by a term called ‘opus caementicium’ which was described as masonry resembling modern concrete.

It is time to welcome fall and give your house a much needed exterior makeover! This process doesn’t involve a full home renovation but it is geared towards embracing everything this season has to offer. In order to give your home a fall inspired makeover, you want to first start off with decorating the exterior of your house. This can simply be done by following these few ideas.

Exterior Ideas

Make your entryway more inviting and cozy with some awesome outdoor decorations. Consider placing fall plans on your door step like mums because they come in a multitude of vibrant colors and hold well in cool temperatures.

Spruce up your walkway with some pumpkins that lead up to your door. Place down a few hay bells to give your home a rustic, fall look. Get your whole family involved in the process by letting your kids draw on your walkway. Maurice Bouri of Seament knows all too well about the versatility of concrete walkways! Chalk is the perfect way to bring some color to your concrete because it can turn into a master piece.

Consider adding some spooky yard decorations to take on that eerie Halloween look with ghosts and goblins. It can also be a way to attract trick-or-treaters because your yard will stand out from the crowd.

Replace your outdoor light fixtures with orange colored bulbs. This will give your home a cool look at night when you have them turned on.

Interior Ideas

Break out all your fall themed throw blankets and pillows to make your living room cozier!

Add placemats on your dining table that have a fall look. It’s a inexpensive way to bring the outdoors inside.

Swap out your bed spread with a new comforter set that has deep reds, dark oranges and yellow accents because those are traditional autumn colors. If you want to add another sense into the mix, find pumpkin scented candles that will make your entire house smell like fresh pumpkin pie.