On baseball's biggest stage, one of its best pitchers broke out one of its most controversial training methods. Aroldis Chapman, he of the 105-mph fastball, was seen throwing off the mound in the Cubs' bullpen prior to each of his World Series appearances with -- insert audible gasp here -- a 10-ounce weighted ball. It's not a new thing for Chapman. Really, it's not a new thing for baseball.
Establishing a professional and successful business impression is essential. Investing in office furniture and supplies can cost up to $5,000 to furnish a single office. Furnishing your office with second-hand office furniture or donated odds and ends will not contribute to the best first impression. Opening an office with bare walls is a missed opportunity to impress your prospective clients.
Office buildings in the U.S. spend an annual average of $1.34. per square foot on electricity and 18 cents per square foot on. natural gas. In a typical office building, lighting, heating, and. cooling represent between 54 and 71 percent of total use. depending on climate, making those systems the best targets for. energy savings (see illustration, next page).