Category: News
A More Peaceful Workspace: Ten Ways to De-Stress at Work
On 05.07.13, In News, by Blake HouserThe Centers for Disease Control estimate that 75% of all doctor visits are attributable to stress related illnesses. Stressors related to our jobs, life as a teenager, financial problems, relationship [...]
Cybercrime Smarts: Protecting Yourself Against Fraudulent Online Attacks
On 05.07.13, In News, by Blake HouserCybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of criminal activity in the world. Rising numbers of criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and anonymity that modern technologies offer in [...]
How Will the New Health Care Legislation Affect You?
On 03.26.13, In Law Changes, Legal Industry, News, by Blake HouserOn March 23, 2010 President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA). Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act it represents the [...]
Life Imitates Art: Computer Software to Aid in Crime Prevention
On 03.26.13, In Internet, News, by Blake HouserIn the 2002 motion picture “The Minority Report,” crime is virtually eliminated from Washington D.C., in the year 2054, thanks to an elite law enforcement squad called “Precrime.” They use [...]
Multiscreen Consumers Mix Offline and Online In Engaging With Brands
On 06.20.12, In Print & Design, Resources, by Blake HouserAWARENESS Even among the most connected consumers, new product discovery largely happens offline via sources like word-of-mouth, direct mail, catalogs, and television. Source: IAB, The Multi-Screen Marketer, May 2012 One [...]
Offline Media Influences Smartphone Searches, Purchases
On 04.18.12, In Print & Design, by Blake HouserMarch 2012 — Key U.S. findings from a recent survey on smartphone usage conducted by Ipsos, on behalf of search giant Google: Ownership is on the rise: As of October [...]
Lawsuit Filed by County Clerks against Mortgage Industry Group MERS Dismissed by Judge
On 03.08.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/8/2012 A sweeping lawsuit filed last year by two Kentucky county clerks against MERS, the lending industry organization that allows the trading of mortgages among secondary market investors, has [...]
Fracking in Towns Upheld by New York Judge
On 03.08.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/8/2012 A judge delivered a blow to the oil and gas industry by ruling that small towns in New York possess the authority to prohibit drilling within their borders, [...]
Drilling Without Consent Allowed by State Law
On 03.07.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/7/2012 Landowners who are not leasing their land to oil and gas companies for natural gas drilling may actually not have much to say on the matter. According to [...]
City of Los Angeles To Be Boycotted by Porn Industry over Its New Condom Law
On 03.07.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/7/2012 Los Angeles adult film producers are threatening to boycott the city, home of the multi-million dollar pornography industry in America, in response to the new rules that will [...]