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What Is Metal Fabrication? The word “fabrication” comes from a Latin term that refers to the process of creating an item. It can apply to assembling parts together to make something new or crafting a piece entirely out of “whole cloth” (sometimes literally, since the term “fabric” is from the same Latin word). Metal fabrication, […]

A Lesson in Understanding “What you need,” Marcel said, “is to hang around people who look different than yourself.” “Well, I hang around you,” Bill replied with a smile. Marcel didn’t smile back. This was the second time in less than a year that Bill had sought out Marcel with concerns of diversification over a […]

The Modern Concept of Retirement During most of human history, people just kept working on the farm or in the factory until they were too old to be of much use. The lucky ones were taken in by family members while the rest might have been put in the poorhouse to live in squalid conditions […]