Viral crowdfunding campaigns took on new meaning in 2018 | Mashable

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When James Shaw Jr. decided to launch a GoFundMe in honor of victims of a deadly shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville earlier this year, he set a modest goal of $15,000.

Shaw, however, had just become famous as the “Waffle House hero” after tackling and disarming the alleged gunman. The GoFundMe he launched with a few of his friends quickly went viral, and it ultimately raised $241,000.

“I was doing it just to help out, ’cause I know losing a child in that kind of way, and you have to plan that funeral, as young as they were, they probably didn’t have insurance,” says Shaw. “It was just my way of trying to ease the pain.”

Toys and electronics lift Amazon | CNN

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Retailers are battling hard over toys, flat-screen TVs and new tech gadgets this holiday season, and Amazon appears to be in a strong position.

The company said on Tuesday that it sold 18 million toys between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Amazon did not disclose toy sales from last year, but it has been stockpiling toys since Toys “R” Us’ closed its stores in June.

Amazon (AMZN) expanded its toy efforts in the run-up to the holidays. It mailed out a 70-page toy catalog with top items and deals, and even began selling toys at Whole Foods. Last week, Amazon offered discounts on Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, and Lego.

Why Do I Get Sore Days After I’ve Worked Out? | Live Science

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You crush your morning workout — running farther, lifting heavier or getting in one more round of that circuit. But that sweet satisfaction can quickly turn to regret the next morning when you’re too sore to swing your legs out of bed.

Many of us have experienced the burning, aching, jelly-leg feeling that begins hours, or even days, after exercise. But where does it come from and why does it always show up a couple days after certain workouts?

Business Travel Is Bad for Your Health | Business News Daily

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Travel is often cited as a way to expand one’s mind, eliminate stress, and add new experiences to your life.

Business travel? Not so much.

Such obligatory trips often are accompanied with late-night or early-morning flights, bad food, and insufficient sleep. It’s the kind of trip that makes you long to be home.

A report from the Harvard Business Review found a “strong correlation” between how frequently one traveled for business and a number of physical and behavioral health risks.

15 Natural Sleep Remedies for Insomnia That Are Backed by Science | Lifehack

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Insomnia is something of a modern curse. Our lives are more hectic than ever before. When not working overtime, we’re at home staring at our smartphones right up until the moment we try to go to sleep.

With the stress of modern life, we’re doing ourselves no favors by also ensuring we don’t unwind properly at night. Our natural slide towards sleep suffers thanks to disruptive issues such as social media, video games, Netflix, and family life.

How do you find time to ensure you get a good night’s sleep? Here are 15 science-backed natural sleep remedies to help you nod off in style.

Amazon HQ2 resistance in Virginia, Nashville, and New York | Fast Company

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It’s been just over month since Amazon announced the end of its the protracted search for its second headquarters and announced it would be expanding to Long Island City, New York, and Crystal City, Virginia, and adding an “operations hub” in Nashville. But rather than acclimating to the idea of Amazon in their midst, organizers in the three cities are doubling down on resisting it.

Abiomed Sells $600 Million Worth Of Its Pencil-Size Heart Pump. But Some Doctors Have Big Questions About It. | Forbes

December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Lisa Cardillo, then 36, and her husband were celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary and had just checked into a bed-and-breakfast when she felt a burning, stabbing pain in her chest. She was having a heart attack.

Cardillo’s heart stopped in the emergency room when she got to the hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Within minutes, doctors used a defibrillator to restart it, but her heart was too weak to push blood to the rest of her body. They put a tiny pump, 6 inches long and shaped like a bent stick, into the left ventricle of her heart. After a few days her heart recovered, and the pump, brand name Impella, was taken out. A year later, “I feel like I’m back to 100%,” she says. “You would not even know what I’ve been through.”

What Is the Power of One Customer? | AllBusiness.com

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At face value, the power of one customer seems rather insignificant. After all, one customer making a single transaction certainly will not make the difference between the success and failure of a small business. On the other hand, can one transaction truly make a difference?

The success factor

One transaction with a company, regardless of the monetary size, rarely means success for the business. Of course, it can if the transaction is a once-in-a-lifetime event for a business, which is normally quite out of the ordinary. So, in the everyday course of business, one transaction or sale that stands by itself as an isolated situation will typically not have a profound impact on the annual net profit of the business entity.

The Best 30 Examples of Holiday Greetings for Business Owners | Small Business Trends

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Christmas is fast-approaching, and it won’t be long before the turkey is roasting in the oven and presents are being opened on Christmas Day. Now’s the time to show your appreciation and gratitude to the most important people in your business – your clients, customers and employees.

Sending holiday greetings is a great way for small business owners to create a personable, appreciative and long-lasting professional relationship with clients, customers and employees. Afterall, if it wasn’t for such individuals, you wouldn’t have a business.

Meet the 9 Best Ugly Christmas Sweaters | AskMen

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Not all holiday parties are created equal. There are those fancy, bougie, dress-to-the-nines types of gatherings that warrant wearing your finest festive attire. Then there are the parties most of us are a little more comfortable attending — the ugly Christmas sweater party. The ugly Christmas sweater party phenomenon has gone from something you heard about in the ‘90s, to a full-blown, multiple parties per year holiday marathon. Ugly Christmas sweater parties are the adults’ way of reliving those Thursday night college costume parties from years back — and that’s OK.