Recent Articles
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Google wants marketing emails to act like webpages
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingSocial networks evolve like crazy. For example, Facebook's look has changed drastically over the last 14 years. On the flip side, emails that were sent back in 2004 look eerily similar to those mailed in 2018.
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Tackle this: Flag football only until high school?
Seth Sandronsky Sports & FitnessTwo lawmakers in California recently announced their plan to introduce a state bill to ban youth tackle football before their freshmen year in high school as a way to reduce players' risk of head injuries. The Safe Youth Football Act, for consideration this spring, would ban 7,500 pre-freshmen players in the Golden State from taking part tackle football, according to Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego).
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Practice smarter: Putting it all together
Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & SecuritySo you've read the articles, books and blogs, and you've watched all the videos of the Distinguished Masters — you can do this, right? This is where most people breathe a sigh of relief and go back to their repetitive practice routine (if they practice at all). And then they fail miserably because at the end of the day becoming a better shooter is not about knowing, it is about doing.
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A simple food preservative may help some schizophrenia patients
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareSchizophrenia can affect all aspects of a person — thinking, feeling and behaving — and is associated with tremendous personal suffering, disability, family burden, premature death and societal cost. Getting people into treatment quickly is important for recovery.
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How Amazon is changing how we buy and sell beauty
Elizabeth Donat RetailThese days, you can find almost anything on Amazon. Pretty much everyone you know uses the internet e-commerce site to buy everything from jewelry to toilet bowl cleaners to steak knives.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Avoiding letters of credit
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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Grief counseling plays major role in school shooting recoveries
Michelle R. Matisons EducationOn Feb. 14, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, murdered at least 17 people allegedly using an AR-15 assault weapon. He was also armed with smoke grenades and countless magazines.
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Leaders: Get more out of HR
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLike nurses and teachers, HR professionals are often overlooked unless they are both excellent at what they do and have an opportunity to exemplify that excellence by helping leaders directly. This limits both the HR person and the benefit they can provide the company.
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Europe prepares for perfect storm over F-Gas
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingI promise not to make every dispatch this year an update on the general alarm surrounding the EU F-Gas regulations, but having declared a crisis back in January, I feel duty-bound to keep you abreast of what I believe the TV newsrooms call a developing situation.
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Nurses and the emotional tightrope
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareFrom the moment that an aspiring nurse enters school, the slings and arrows of a nursing career can begin to be felt. From study stress to the challenges of working in novel clinical experiences, the pressure is all too real.