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• Diverse partnerships between first responders grow in popularity

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Officers in full tactical gear take defensive positions and carry out coordinated exercises during a drill, including emergency scenarios like a shooter-hostage incident or mass-casualty situations. This was the scene recently as several South Florida law enforcement agencies took part in an emergency training session. Called Heat Shield 2, the new training exercise trained first responders on the latest tools and techniques. The exercises test regional agency coordination, and response and rescue efforts.

• 5 quick and easy spec-ops trigger control tips for defensive pistol precision

  Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  One of the most important things you can learn as a shooter — especially a defensive pistol shooter or long-range precision shooter — is how to press the trigger without disturbing where the sights are pointed. A bad trigger press can cause you to miss man-sized targets at incredibly close distances. When you’re shooting paper in front of friends, this is embarrassing. In a life or death situation, it’s catastrophic. Either way, improving your trigger press is one of the most important things you can do as a shooter.

• Create your leadership niche: The why

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  A niche can be a scary thing for a business. It seems counterintuitive to narrow the focus of the organization, yet it is a proven way to propel new businesses and reinvigorate organizations languishing on a plateau. In this age of social media, personal branding and embracing our why, successful leaders are taking a page from the business playbook and creating their own leadership niche to propel their careers forward.

• Choose art carefully for use in retail design

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Art has the power to compel us to stop and observe. It also can tap deep-seated emotions, associations and aspirations, making us feel as though the artwork is speaking directly to us. Those persuasive qualities make art a prime vehicle for retail branding, marketing and design. Because our response to a given work of art is so personal, however, the choice of which art to use is crucial to a brand’s and product’s success. This has led industry researchers to investigate which types of art are most effective, and why.

• Do oncologists have enough knowledge to prescribe medical marijuana?

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Although 30 states and the District of Columbia now allow marijuana use for medical purposes, physicians are expected to guide patients through areas where most have little or no training. A recent study revealed that although most oncologists do not feel informed enough about medical marijuana’s use to make clinical recommendations, at least half still recommend the drug to their patients.

• Negotiating commercial leases: Anticipate your lease agreement

  Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield Retail

  For 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. Whether you are leasing a new location for the first time or negotiating a lease renewal for your business, here are two money-saving tips.

• Can educators make trade school an easier choice for students?

  Sheilamary Koch Education

  In response to soaring higher education costs and widespread shortages of skilled workers to fill jobs, the topic of vocational training has become increasingly popular. The reduced training time and cost of trade school compared to university is a key benefit highlighted by advocates. Why then, despite the obvious benefits, are high school graduates — especially those likely to find a career in the trades fulfilling — still opting for an expensive college education instead of trade school?

• Kilauea eruptions pump dangerous mercury into Hawaiian air

  Lawrence Lichtenfeld Waste Management & Environmental

  As Hawaiian residents scramble to save important mementos from molten lava flows, Kilauea is putting on a spectacular display of Earth’s grandeur. But the red spray of liquid stone and bursts of natural glass shards erupting from the corona of the volcano hint at the dangers the latest activity holds. In addition to the volcano’s visible destruction, the chasm is a bubbling cauldron of chemicals and toxins.

• Machines are replacing humans at work, but can it be an opportunity?

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Welcome to the era when machines begin replacing humans at work. In restaurants and hotels, machines or robots are already capable of performing many service jobs. Likewise, travelers can now make reservations for their hotel stays online, perform self-check-in on a mobile app or in a kiosk at a hotel, enter the hotel room with their mobile app, place orders for service deliveries, and check out on a mobile app or the TV in the guest room.

• Cybersecurity survey shows businesses are still in trouble

  Scott E. Rupp Science & Technology

  A new IT survey shows that 81 percent of organizations said they experienced an increase in cybersecurity challenges in the past year, with respondents telling US Signal that of these, 40 percent of respondents experienced at least one security incident in that time period, while 13 percent did not know if they had. In the age of the security breach, such a high number should actually be closer to zero, but the "Health of the Nation" survey suggests that organizations are not only experiencing breaches, but they are doing so at an alarming rate.

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