March 2017 continues global warming trend – Aljazeera.com
Aljazeera.com March 2017 continues global warming trendAljazeera.comOnce again, the degree of warming is quite alarming. March was a massive 1.12 degrees Celsius above the long-term average. With January and February of 2017 among the warmest months ever recorded, there is an outside chance that 2017 could …
Where Did the Keenan Red Plaid Come From?
Straight Keenan 2 is up and in it, I go to Topo Summit 2017 in San Francisco, I kick off The Real Deal of Sales and I answer the burning question, where did the Keenan red plaid shirts (Yes there are more than 1) come from? Hint: You can thank Jill Konrath. …
How to Make Friends While Traveling
Note from Sean: The first time I met Vanessa Van Edwards, I was terrified. All I knew was that she was a body language expert and trained to be a human lie detector. The whole time I was second guessing myself, and wondering if I was putting out the wrong vibes. Fortunately I must have…
How to Be an Inspiring Leader
When employees aren’t just engaged, but inspired, that’s when organizations see real breakthroughs. Inspired employees are themselves far more productive and, in turn, inspire those around them to strive for greater heights. Our research shows that while anyone can become an inspiring leader (they’re made, not born), in most companies, there are far too few…
Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers
It’s not uncommon to meet a lawyer who’d like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who’d like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a landscape designer. Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. But in my experience, it’s…
8 Ways Governments Can Improve Their Cybersecurity
It’s hard to find a major cyberattack over the last five years where identity — generally a compromised password — did not provide the vector of attack. Target, Sony Pictures, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) each were breached because they relied on passwords alone for authentication. We…
The Business Case for Providing Health Insurance to Low-Income Employees
After the failed negotiations over the repeal of Obamacare earlier in March, the Trump administration appears to be on the brink of proposing a new health care bill. While the details are still sketchy, it seems likely that the new bill will leave many lower-income Americans without access to health insurance. I believe there is a…
We Need to Ask How We Can Make Economic Growth More Inclusive
Some questions have what I like to call a catalytic quality. That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. Take the question that has lately been put on the political table because of the prosperity bind facing so many mature…
Release dates revealed for ‘Star Wars Episode IX’ and next ‘Indiana Jones’ film
What’s old is new again, and again and again as the release dates for the last of the new Star Wars films and the next installment of the Indiana Jones films received release dates. The announcement made on StarWars.com revealed “Star Wars Episode IX” will come out May 24, 2019 ahead of Memorial… Source:…
Female film directors find hope at festival
The Florida Film Festival this year has scheduled a record number of movies from female directors: 77, up from last year’s then-best of 59. But the festival, which runs through April 30, also will acknowledge the challenges facing female filmmakers through a forum. The provocative title: “Indie… Source: iPromo News