How Alcohol Companies Are Targeting Kids | BusinessNewsDaily.com

August 26, 2012 ~ lmehit ~ 1 Comment

Parents might do their best to shield their kids from advertising related to alcohol, but alcohol marketers are doing their best to reach them anyway. That’s the finding of new research that discovered that the content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to violate industry guidelines if the ad appears in a magazine with sizable youth readership.

The research, which was done by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, found that ads in magazines with a substantial youth readership (15 percent or more) frequently showed alcohol being consumed in an irresponsible manner.

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Your Data for a Donut: The Price of Paying With Your Phone | Wired.com

August 26, 2012 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

Among the many cravings your smartphone can satisfy, add fat, sugar and caffeine to the list.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ new mobile payment app released today lets you set up an account and pay by scanning an on-screen barcode at the checkout counter. As with Starbucks’ popular mobile app, the system works like a glorified gift card. You can add money to your account by feeding the app your credit card information, and in the case of the Dunkin’ Donuts app you can send gift cards to friends. The Starbucks app tracks your purchases and rewards frequent buyers with free drinks.

Junk food blues: Are depression and diet related? | MayoClinic.com

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Depression and diet may be related. Some preliminary research suggests that having a poor diet can make you more vulnerable to depression. Researchers in Britain looked at depression and diet in more than 3,000 middle-aged office workers over the course of five years. They found that people who ate a junk food diet — one that was high in processed meat, chocolates, sweet desserts, fried food, refined cereals and high-fat dairy products — were more likely to report symptoms of depression.

Stop Denying Benefits to Veterans with Mental Disorders | ForceChange.com

August 19, 2012January 22, 2015 ~ lmehit ~ 2 Comments

Target: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki

Goal: Award military benefits to veterans diagnosed with personality disorders.

Nearly 26,000 veterans have been denied military benefits after being diagnosed with a ‘pre-existing’ personality disorder. The military screens each recruit extensively to ensure that they’re psychologically healthy before enlisting, however, so clearly these conditions are not pre-existing. The military must award benefits to these men and women who have served our country.

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How to Tell If Your Boss Is a Narcissist– And 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Fired by One | Forbes.com

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I learned about narcissistic personality disorder for the first time in 2003 during my training as a marriage and family therapist at Fairfield University. When I read about the disorder and its symptoms, I was completely stunned. I realized then that throughout my life, I’ve been plagued with the misery and suffering of having to work with a narcissist or report to one.

Solar Power Allows Luxury Yachts To Cruise In Silence | Wired.com

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For luxury yacht owners, switching to solar power isn’t about saving money on electricity costs. It’s about silencing a noisy generator that threatens the tranquility of a cruise off the coast of Saint-Tropez.

That’s why the Ned Ship Group and STR Europe have partnered on plans to build a pair of extremely luxurious multihulls that combine solar cells with either electric or hybrid powerplants. A 65-foot catamaran can be used as either a private yacht or well-appointed ferry, while a 131-foot trimaran will feature a pool and several entertainment areas.

5 Tips to Help You Take Advantage of Happy Hour | genxfinance.com

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What’s there not to love about Happy Hour? It gives you a chance to wind down after work, sample food from area restaurants, and enjoy discounted drinks ranging from bottled beer to cocktails. Despite what you may think, not all Happy Hours are created equally. In order to fully appreciate and enjoy this type of promotion, you need to keep a few things in mind to be sure you’re really getting a deal, otherwise you could end up being lured into the restaurant with the promise of a good deal while actually spending more than you intended.

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Why Is Memory So Good and So Bad?| Scientific American.com

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What did you eat for dinner one week ago today? Chances are, you can’t quite recall. But for at least a short while after your meal, you knew exactly what you ate, and could easily remember what was on your plate in great detail. What happened to your memory between then and now? Did it slowly fade away? Or did it vanish, all at once?

Memories of visual images (e.g., dinner plates) are stored in what is called visual memory. Our minds use visual memory to perform even the simplest of computations; from remembering the face of someone we’ve just met, to remembering what time it was last we checked.

How to Find and Attract Customers | BusinessNewsDaily.com

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New business owners might feel the world has all gone online in recent years and that the high-tech landscape has changed the very nature of the entrepreneurial game.

While there is some truth to that, the old adage that “the more things change, the more they stay the same” also applies to hooking new customers.

Winning customers for your business is an art that requires a deft hand. It demands market research, sensitivity, and effective decision-making to lure new customers and keep them coming back. The same applies whether you’re operating an online marketplace or a storefront, Martin Lehman, a retail clothing industry veteran, told BusinessNewsDaily.

Last-Gasp Ways to Revive a Struggling Small Business | AllBusiness.com

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Business bankruptcies swelled by more than half in the depths of the recent recession, a statistic that masks a world of heartache for the owners of businesses that didn’t make it. Many still struggle to hang on as the fledgling recovery strengthens. Some will survive, while others will be forced to close their doors, absent some last-minute miracle.

When your company faces an uphill battle that seems almost insurmountable, it can be hard to choose between reviving it and closing it for good. But if you follow these steps for small business CPR, you’ll at least know you did everything you could.

1. Find the Problem

Once-thriving businesses can fade away for a variety of reasons. Sometimes competitors take their customers. That’s what happened to U.S. automakers when foreign brands arrived. Other times, markets change but the business doesn’t. That’s what happened to buggy-whip manufacturers when people turned to cars.