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Business: Insurance

Why Christmas Is The Best Time To Compare Car Insurance Rates

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“Christmas is the best time to improve your current coverage. Look for special offers and compare prices using our free car insurance quotes”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


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Christmas is a busy period time of the year. Most of us are out in the town, shopping for the upcoming Christmas parties and looking for presents for our dear ones. With so many people in traffic at the same time, things can get pretty unpredictable. The statistic shows that Christmas time is one of the most dangerous times for drivers, with an alarmingly high number of accidents. Find out more and get free car insurance quotes from http://compare-autoinsurance.org/


  • Shop online as much as possible. Shopping online minimizes the need for driving. By staying less exposed to accidents, a person lowers the risk of making a claim and have his premiums increased upon renewal. Do not worry – companies will deliver the goods with their transport vehicles. If something happens, their commercial policy will cover the cargo and the buyer will receive a brand new product or a money refund.

  • Get storage coverage. If a person does not plan on driving the car this winter, he should ask the insurance company to provide only storage coverage and drop all other forms of coverage. Of course, the car must be stored inside a garage or a dedicated building. But the insurance costs will drop significantly.

  • Get the best deals on collision-avoidance, anti-theft and car-recovery devices. This is a smart way to lower insurance costs and protect the car. Check for the best Christmas deals. Make a list with top devices and see if there are any offers. Having these devices will lower comprehensive and collision car insurance costs.

  • Get car insurance quotes online. Some companies advertise really awesome prices and discounts. Before renouncing the current provider, it is worth the time to check the existing offers and compare prices. Get online quotes, check for discounts (especially newcomers discounts) and compare offers.

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

For more information, please visit http://compare-autoinsurance.org.

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medspa810 announces Greg Longe as President and Chief Development Officer

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medspa810, a leading franchisor of medical aesthetic clinics, names Greg Longe as President and Chief Development Officer.

We are on a mission to reshape the medical spa industry and are delighted to have Greg’s leadership on board.


PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB)

medspa810 announced today that Greg Longe has joined the company as its new President and Chief Development Officer. In addition to his other responsibilities, Greg will spearhead franchise sales and development. medspa810 is a leading provider of medical aesthetics services with locations open or in contracted development throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. The company was acquired in early 2019 by principals of Princeton Ventures, a leading private equity firm with experience investing in a number of successful franchisors, including Massage Envy and European Wax Center.

Greg has over 25 years of experience in the franchise industry. He has provided “C” level management to numerous franchise ventures including: Molly Maid, Mr. Handyman and his own companies, Roosters Men’s Grooming Centers, Dryer Vent Wizard, Autoqual, Drive N Style. Most recently, he served as the President and COO of Martinizing International. Greg has extensive knowledge in all areas of franchise management, including: acquisitions, franchise sales, operations, marketing, real estate development and construction, training, team building, conflict resolution, legal and compliance and all administrative disciplines.

“We are very excited to have Greg join medspa810 and lead our development program. He is truly a luminary in the franchise industry and has a strong track record of building successful franchise systems,” states Francis X Acunzo, CEO at medspa810.

“It is highly validating of our vision to have someone with Greg’s experience and reputation join the medspa810 team,” says James Waskovich, Chairman of medspa810 and Managing Partner of Princeton Ventures. “We are on a mission to reshape the medical spa industry and are delighted to have Greg’s leadership on board,” he added.

Greg has been an active member of the International Franchise Associate since 1990 and has contributed to many forums and committees. He is also credited for assisting Northwood University in the development of the first-ever accredited Franchise Management degree.

About medspa810

medspa810 is a leading franchisor of medical aesthetic clinics that provide injectables, clinical skincare services, laser hair removal and body contouring. We are obsessively focused on providing our clients a phenomenal experience and helping people look and feel remarkable. For more information about medmedspa810 or to inquire about a franchise, visit: http://www.medspa810.com

About Princeton Ventures

Princeton Ventures provides capital, strategic resources and expertise to great entrepreneurs that help grow businesses faster and reduce risk. Princeton manages highly flexible capital that makes it among the most accommodating and responsive growth equity investors in the country. Based in Princeton, NJ, the firm invests in leading consumer, healthcare and technology companies at various stages of development.

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Teen Lyme Activist Thanks Senators Susan Collins & Tina Smith for Passage of Kay Hagan Tick Act

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LivLyme Foundation’s Olivia Goodreau with US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)

This happened because of everyone working together. We must find a cure.


DENVER (PRWEB)

All the letter-writing, phone calls, meetings with members of Congress and the federal government are paying off for 15 year old LivLyme Foundation founder Olivia Goodreau. The Kay Hagan Tick Act is now law, marking a historic moment for people who suffer from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The legislation adds $150 million in new federal funding to fight tick-borne illnesses through 2029.

“Last May, I met with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). The Senator asked if I would help her pass this TICK Act,” said Olivia, who also conceived the TickTracker app at age 13. “This bill almost died a few times. People said we would never get it through, that it would take years. I want to thank the Lyme advocates who kept fighting, Senators Collins and Tina Smith (D-MN) and their staffs, the senators who co-sponsored the bill, and all the Lyme patients who contacted their representatives. This happened because of everyone working together. We must find a cure.”

Olivia’s life was forever changed at age 6 when she was bitten by a Lyme-infected tick the summer after first grade. She founded The LivLyme Foundation when she was 12. Olivia collaborated with the Center for Lyme Action, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education and a small number of other Lyme groups to fight for passage of the Act. More than 150 organizations signed on to support the legislation.

The Kay Hagan Tick Act unites the effort to confront the alarming public health threat posed by Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, which have risen exponentially from approximately 30,000 cases in 2003 to an estimated 450,000 last year. The bipartisan effort signals a monumental shift in how tick-borne disease is addressed in the U.S. and brings hope to tens of thousands of Americans who’ve struggled for years to receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

Senators Collins and Smith renamed the bill in honor of former Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), who passed away on October 28th, 2019, due to complications from the tick-borne disease known as the Powassan virus.

“As the mother of a child who suffers from Lyme and 6 co-infections for more than 9 years, I am so grateful to Senators Collins and Smith, their staffs, and the co-sponsors of the Kay Hagan Tick Act,” said Holiday Goodreau, Olivia’s mom, Executive Director of The LivLyme Foundation and CEO of TickTracker. “This groundbreaking legislation will help patients, scientists and future generations to come.”

Using a three-pronged approach, the Tick Act:

1. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a National Strategy. This helps expand research, improve testing and treatment, and coordinate common efforts with DOD, USDA, EPA, the VA, and the Departments of Interior and Homeland Security.

2. Reauthorizes Regional Centers of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease for five years at $10 million per year. Funding for these centers, which was allotted in 2017, expires in 2021. These Centers have led the scientific response against tick-borne diseases, which now make up 75 percent of vector-borne diseases in the U.S. There are five centers located at universities in New York, California, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin.

3. Authorizes Centers for Disease Control (CDC) grants at $20 million per year that will be awarded to State Health Departments to improve data collection and analysis, support early detection and diagnosis, improve treatment, and raise awareness. These awards will help states build a public health infrastructure for Lyme and other tick and vector-borne diseases and amplify their initiatives through public-private partnerships.

The LivLyme Foundation encourages the public to download the free TickTracker app, which is available at the Google Play and Apple app stores. Created by Olivia Goodreau to help combat tick-transmitted infections and diseases, the app uses a patent-pending algorithm to coordinate multiple tick-activity data sources into a simple and user-friendly map view.

The LivLyme Foundation envisions a world without Lyme disease and supports the work of researchers and scientists who are dedicated to finding an effective treatment and a cure. LivLyme Foundation also provides education and funding to children and their families who are struggling with Lyme disease. For more information, visit http://www.livlymefoundation.org.

TickTracker is a mobile app developed to help educate everyone as well as assist in the fight against tick-borne diseases by logging and tracking tick sightings and bitings. Our goal is to learn where ticks are and are migrating to in order to help educate and prevent against tick-borne diseases. For more information, visit https://ticktracker.com/

See also:

https://www.facebook.com/livlymefoundation/

https://www.facebook.com/ticktrackerAPP/

https://twitter.com/liv_lyme

https://twitter.com/TicktrackerAPP

https://www.instagram.com/livlymefoundation/

https://www.instagram.com/ticktracker/

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Industry: Healthcare

EVRL Cold Laser Therapy Comes to Cutting Edge NYC Practice

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Dr. Shoshany uses the portable EVRL purple laser to help a fitness athlete in NYC.

The EVRL Cold Laser in NYC

If it makes my life easier and takes less time to set up, that means more one on one time with patients. That’s not something you see anymore in most practices. That is what sets us apart. We get the patient back to where they want to be, not just back to normal, we help them excel past recovery.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Dr. Shoshany’s legions of satisfied patients know well how much he likes using lasers as ancillary treatments for pain and injuries. Not satisfied with the three existing hot and cold laser devices, last year Dr. Shoshany added the FX-635 which also holds FDA approval for chronic lower back pain and plantar fasciitis.

While he’s been getting amazing results with the FX-635, Dr. Shoshany also decided to add the latest Erchonia laser, known as the EVRL. What makes this laser unique is it offers red light therapy, which is what most medical laser devices output, but the EVRL also outputs a violet laser frequency. In mathematical terms, the wavelengths are between 4 and 500 nanometers, so it has great applications. The light is also both antimicrobial anti-bacterial.

Patients complaining of neck pain, back pain or even knee pain now have an even easier time undergoing non-invasive treatment. With all these advanced attributes combined, Dr. Shoshany is getting extraordinary results without drugs, and without surgery.

The application of the laser lasts about 3 minutes, so after an adjustment, before undergoing spinal decompression, a provider can quickly use the laser on the neck or back. This allows the use of additional ancillary treatments to help manage pain and speed healing without adding a lot more time to each visit. And the addition of the EVRL is not limited to an already unrivaled class-leading spinal decompression protocol. Violet laser light is not just a colored diode, it operates on a different wavelength, and may demonstrate different recovery properties. When combined with the red laser, we have a new and unique combination not seen before in the field of light therapy. The device’s individually programmable heads put out different frequencies at the same time so several different symptoms can be addressed with the same EVRL device.

When asked about his favorite attribute of the EVRL Laser, Dr. Shoshany says, “I love portability and ease of use. If it makes my life easier and takes less time to set up, that means more one on one time with patients. That’s not something you see anymore in most practices. That is what sets us apart. We get the patient back to where they want to be, not just back to normal, we help them excel past recovery.”

Whether it is simply pain, inflammation, or rotator cuff tendonitis, adding this laser to any treatment protocol can speed a patient’s tissue healing, getting patients back to their routine functional and pain-free quickly. If you’re a patient looking to learn about the new EVRL, or want to learn how Dr. Shoshany and his team integrate the EVRL laser into physical therapy and chiropractic applications, please call us at 212 645 8151.

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Pacific Workplaces Opens New Flexible Office Location in Sacramento, CA

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Pacific Workplaces (PAC) announced today that it’s opening a new 10,200 square-foot flexible office space location in Arden-Arcade at 3626 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, California. The location will be known as ‘Pacific Workplaces Watt.’

The San Francisco based shared office space firm features 18 locations throughout Northern California, including four in the greater Sacramento area. The company also manages locations in Bakersfield, CA, and Reno, NV with another location opening in Roseville this February. “Our Sacramento locations are a critical component of the Pacific Workplaces portfolio as many of our Bay Area clients need touchdown space and satellite offices in Sacramento, and vice versa,” says Pacific Workplaces CEO, Laurent Dhollande. “We have deployed a dense portfolio that covers Northern California better than any of our competitors,” Dhollande added.

Pacific Workplaces Watt is located off Highway 50 and Watt Avenue in Arden Town and accessible to all major freeways, close to Rancho Cordova, Folsom, and East Sacramento.The building is ten minutes to California State University Sacramento, minutes from The Pavilion, Loehmann’s Plaza, and near the American River Trail. The new location will offer a mix of private offices, open coworking space, and conference rooms, all of which encompass the PAC approach of offering highly functional workspace solutions to startups and professional firms.

“We are excited about this new location especially because of its proximity to local amenities that our clients use every day. We were also immediately taken by the idea of having our own outdoor patio under the tree canopy Sacramento is so known for. I cannot wait to enjoy my first cup of coffee out on the patio while catching up on emails on my laptop,” says Tracy Wilson, Managing Partner for PAC’s Sacramento region. Wilson also added, “We agree, Pacific Workplaces Watt will bring new meaning to working at the office on a nice spring day.”

PAC’s regional portfolio supports members in their need to access workplaces throughout Northern California. When members need to travel for work, they also have access to nearly 1,000 locations available worldwide via the CloudTouchdown network managed by CloudVO, a sister company to Pacific Workplaces. To learn more about office space, virtual office plans, and meeting rooms at our new Sacramento location, visit https://pacificworkplaces.com/locations/sacramento-watt-office-space/

About Pacific Workplaces

Pacific Workplaces (PAC for short) are great flexible offices and coworking places, with a wide range of part-time and full-time furnished office spaces including virtual offices, private offices, and mini-suites, in a shared infrastructure environment, with curated communities that maximize networking opportunities and serendipity. Members have access to meeting rooms, coworking areas, business lounges, VoIP telephony, phone answering services, IT support, admin support, an online legal library, and preferential access to a network of nearly 1,000 touchdown locations worldwide, under a pay-per-need hosted model PAC refers to as Workplace-as-a-Service. Most of the PAC centers are located in Northern California and all are operated by PBC Management LLC under the Pacific Workplaces, Enerspace Coworking, and NextSpace brands.

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NextErgo’s Next-Generation Smart Standing Desks

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NextErgo Smart Standing Desk - Desk Activities

Desk Activities

Next-Generation AI-Powered Standing Desks


PLANO, Texas (PRWEB)

Ramesh Namala, CEO and co-founder of NextErgo LLC, is pleased to announce the launch of the NextErgo Smart Standing Desk. The NextErgo desk will be available for pre-orders starting at 9:30 am on the Kickstarter platform on Saturday, December 21, 2019 (US Central Time). Here’s the link of Nextergo’s Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nextergo/nextergo-smart-standing-desk-with-ai-and-posture-correction

The NextErgo is the next generation of standing desk technology, with AI, Posture Correction, Presence Detection, Smart Speaker, Touch Screen, Goal Tracking and Desk Exercises.

Most of us spend too much time sitting at a desk. This isn’t healthy and can lead to back pain, neck pain, poor posture, and more. The goal of NextErgo LLC is to create the future of standing desks. We want to make them better, more interactive, more user-friendly, and ultimately more effective. The NextErgo desk includes advanced features, such as:

Posture Correction: The NextErgo desk corrects your posture by utilizing hand level detection technology for perfect sitting and standing posture setup.

Goal Setting and Tracking: Your goals are calculated using your BMI levels to tell you precisely how many hours you need to stand each day. Every goal is custom-tailored to fit your personal needs.

Fitness Reminders: Utilizing A.I., the NextErgo desk reminds you via onscreen and voice alerts when to stand, sit, take a deep breath, drink water, and exercise.

Personalized Coaching: Our A.I. keeps track of your routine to suggest activities and breaks based on your schedule. Automatically adjust the exercises from simple (for the office) to more involved (for home). (Patent Pending).

Presence Detection: The NextErgo desk uses thermal imaging sensors to track when you are at your desk and when you are away from the desk. (Patent Pending).

Activity Monitoring and Goal Tracking: Real-time feedback telling you when to stand up, exercise, drink water, and take a deep breath. Sensors monitor your sit and stand time and log your activity. The NextErgo desk records and charts your total activity levels and provides detailed analyses and reports.

Mobile App Integration: Built-in Bluetooth can connect your NextErgo desk to your mobile phone to monitor your activity levels while away from the desk.

Multiple User Technology: The NextErgo desk can create multiple accounts to track activity levels, exercises, goals, and usage reports for every member of the family or office.

NextErgo LLC team is dedicated to developing advanced, flexible workplace technologies. Our AI-powered Ergonomic desks help improve your posture, mood, energy levels and overall productivity. Our desks will help you keep track of your fitness goals and encourage you to stay active.

You can purchase our other Ergonomic Workstations and Desks from starergo.com.

Our Kickstarter campaign starts at 9:30 am Central Time on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Please support our Kickstarter campaign.

For more information, please visit:

● Websites: nextergo.ai

● Kickstarter Campaign: NextErgo Kickstarter Project

● Kickstarter Preview Page: NextErgo Kickstarter Campaign Page

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nextergoai

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextergoai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nextergo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextergoai

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZ63ToyfsEl3STR0CBtsJA

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Industry: Healthcare

FSAstore.com shares Top 10 Hottest New FSA-eligible products of 2019

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

The December 31 use-it-or-lose-it deadline is approaching and millions of flexible spending account (FSA) holders are at risk of forfeiting their hard-earned money. To help, FSAstore.com, the first direct-to-consumer e-commerce destination dedicated to making FSA shopping simple, has compiled its list of best-selling new products from 2019.

Confusion over knowing what products are eligible is one of the most common reasons account holders say they don’t use their funds throughout the year. Everything on FSAstore.com is guaranteed eligible, and having access to lists and ideas can help them get the maximum tax benefit from their accounts and benefit better from their tax-free health dollars.

Whether account holders have $100 or $1,000 left to spend in their FSAs this deadline season, they’ll be amazed by just how many qualified health products their benefit covers. With more than 4,000 products from sun care, baby care and drug-free pain relief, there’s an eligible product to suit any lifestyle. But if you’re looking for some inspiration, the following list of the most-popular new products FSAstore.com added in 2019 is a great place to start.

1. SpotMyUV Detection Stickers

The world’s first clinically-proven UV detection sticker that changes color to let wearers know when it’s time to reapply sunscreen.

2. Aculief Wearable Acupressure for Headache Relief

Drug-free pain relief for headaches that uses acupressure on specific pressure points to relieve pain and tension.

3. Miku Smart Baby Monitor

The Audience Favorite in BabyTech at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES), the Miku is an advanced baby health monitor that uses uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to track breathing, motion, sleeping patterns, and more.

4. Elvie Electric Breast Pump (Single) (Double)

Pump anywhere, anytime. The Elvie is worn inside a standard nursing bra to provide a hands-free, smartphone-compatible device that sets up in minutes.

5. Caring Mill Select Heat Moist/Dry Heating Pad

Heating pads are a smart buy to treat a wide range of pain issues, including muscle aches, cramps, and arthritis pain. As a special bonus for FSA users, every purchase of a Caring Mill product will benefit Children’s Health Fund, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing health care to underserved youth throughout the United States.

6. MedAngel ONE Wireless Thermometer

For medications that are temperature sensitive, the MedAngel ONE is a smartphone-compatible thermometer designed for extreme environments to notify users if their medication temperature exceeds safe zones.

7. Coola From Beach to Boardroom Tinted Mineral Liplux Trio SPF 30

If a sun protection product is SPF15+ and offers broad-spectrum coverage, it’s FSA-eligible. This product, which comes in three shades, was a customer favorite in 2019.

8. BioWaveGO Wearable Chronic Pain Relief Technology

This TENS machine provides drug-free pain relief in a wearable design to treat a wide range of acute and chronic pain, such as conditions affecting the back, neck, shoulders, and wrists.

9. Omron Complete Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor + EKG

This complete, at-home blood pressure tracking and EKG solution is smartphone compatible and can store up to 90 prior readings for a more complete picture of current health status.

10. Kanjō Travel Acupressure Set

Drug-free relief of neck, back, and foot pain for people on the go. The Kanjō Travel Acupressure Set can reduce pain, tension and discomfort and can easily fit in a carry-on or travel bag.

Use the “2019 FSA Deadline Spending Guide” for hassle-free deadline shopping

The “2019 FSA Deadline Spending Guide” is another way that FSAstore.com makes deadline shopping easy for account holders. The guide features the best bundles, hi-tech health products, and other customer favorites to help account holders find the products they need quickly and worry-free. FSAstore.com has account holders covered this 12/31 deadline with:

  • The largest selection of 100% guaranteed FSA-eligible products

  • The ability to use FSA debit card and skip the paper claims

  • 24/7 access to trusted FSA experts via phone or online chat

  • Fast and free shipping on orders over $50

  • Accepts all deadline orders until midnight on December 31

About FSAstore.com

FSAstore.com is flex spending with zero guesswork. It’s both the largest online marketplace for guaranteed FSA-eligible products and an educational resource that you can actually understand. It’s the company’s mission to help millions of FSA holders manage and use their accounts, and save on more than 4,000 health items using tax-free funds.

About Health-E Commerce

Health-E Commerce is the parent company of FSAstore.com, HSAstore.com and WellDeserved, a family of brands that serve the 60+ million consumers with pre-tax health and wellness accounts. The company has also created Caring Mill, a popular private-label line of health products that benefits Children’s Health Fund and enables customers to make a donation with each purchase. Since 2010, the company’s brands have led the direct-to-consumer e-commerce market for pre-tax health and wellness benefits. Health-E Commerce plays an essential role in expanding product eligibility for important new categories within the IRS-approved list of eligible medical expenses like sunscreen and breast pumps. The company leads a committee of industry experts to promote the important national conversation around product safety and authenticity.

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Health: Mental Health

The Three Scrooges – Research elves at Queendom.com unmask a trio of Christmas Cranks

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Don’t let Scroogey people ruin your Christmas spirit.

Christmas Scrooges take no pleasure in the holidays, but may take pleasure in ruining yours. Don’t let them!

When you can understand a negative’s person’s motives, desires, and fears, you’re less reactive, and less likely to get caught up in their mood.


MONTREAL (PRWEB)

They’re out there. In shopping malls, on snowy roads, mingling among the guests at your Christmas parties. You might have a few in your family, or among your colleagues. It’s the Three Scrooges. Those cranky, grumpy, onerous people who are determined to ruin your holiday cheers with their holiday jeers. Thankfully, they have been exposed. Christmas researchers have carefully analyzed and studied their behaviors, and prepared a character description to help people identify and deal with these noxious curmudgeons.

After collecting and analyzing data from 6,452 individuals from the general population, three previously unknown sub-types of the “Scrooge” species have been discovered. Here’s a summary of their temperament:

NICKNAME / ALIAS: DOWNER MCKILLJOY

Typical phrases:

  • “You think that’s bad? Here’s what happened to me…”

  • “Life is hard” and “Life sucks”

  • “Why me?”

What they’re like:

  • Pessimistic; they expect the worst of people and situations

  • Always talking about their aches, pains, and problems, often in a monotone voice

  • Tend to drain the life out of a room and suck the fun out of everything

  • May try to take vulnerable people down with them

  • Evoke pity in some; others will distance themselves from their cloud of doom and gloom

  • Don’t respond to cheering up, advice, or helpful solutions

  • Have no problem expressing negative emotions

  • So saturated with negativity that they don’t recognize opportunities for happiness and success

  • Drawn to other pessimists (“Misery loves company”)

  • Yet cannot empathize with others because they are too caught up in their own emotions

What motivates their behavior:

  • Sadness, fear

  • Low EQ and low self-esteem

  • A need for approval fueled by the desire to be understood and/or pitied

  • A fatalistic approach to life and victim mindset – they visualize the worst, but don’t necessarily prepare for it; they accept its inevitability

  • An inability to learn from their experiences, leaving them feeling disempowered

How to deal with them:

  • Offer sympathy; use the phrase “I understand” often

  • Propose helpful suggestions, but only if asked

  • Try to redirect the conversation to neutral topics

  • Stay positive

  • Remind yourself that their emotions are not your emotions

NICKNAME / ALIAS: FROSTY BITER

Typical phrases:

  • “Christmas is so commercialized.”

  • “Look out for yourself because no one else will.”

  • “Toughen up!”

What they’re like:

  • Cynical

  • Stoic, detached, cold

  • Superior, high-brow, patronizing

  • Disdainful of weakness, naiveté

  • Understand people, but don’t care about them

  • Harsh; they’ll poke at your vulnerabilities and take jabs at you

  • May suck up to important people, but in a subtle way

  • Indifferent to lower-ranked, uninfluential people

  • Don’t care if you dislike them, but may want to be respected by the right people

  • Like to challenge you and draw you into intellectual debates

  • If you insult them they will strike back verbally with painful precision

  • Can channel their negative emotions into self-empowering actions (“You think I can’t? Watch me.”)

What motivates their behavior:

  • Anger, spite, sense of unfairness, chip on their shoulder, maybe even hatred

  • The belief that you have to be cruel in order to live in a cruel world

  • A desire to prove themselves, to themselves

  • A desire to prove that this world and others can’t bring them down

How to deal with them:

  • Try not to take their jabs personally; recognize their purpose: To bait you

  • Remain neutral; avoid controversial topics. Don’t try to change their point of view or “convert” them.

  • If you choose to engage them in a debate, be prepared for a battle of wits; back your arguments with facts

  • Be respectful, but don’t show vulnerability or weakness

  • Remember, cynics see the world as unfair because they themselves have been treated unfairly. Be sympathetic, but don’t pity them – they won’t like it.

NICKNAME / ALIAS: ORNERY IN THE CORNERY

Typical phrases:

  • “Life’s unfair.”

  • “The world owes me.”

  • “Why bother? It’s not going to make a difference.”

What they’re like:

  • Cynical, pessimistic, cranky; only see or look for the worst in others

  • Selfish, cheapskate – may have money, but don’t want to spend it, or will spend it strategically (e.g. to impress someone high-ranked)

  • Rigid, inflexible; you won’t be able to change their mind

  • Petty, confrontational

  • Mock others’ opinions, or lack of knowledge; derisive of the weak

  • Display superiority, but don’t feel superior deep down

  • If disrespected, will shoot a volley of insults back at you

  • Don’t trust people, but may not be trustworthy themselves

  • Won’t give the benefit of the doubt or second chances

  • Take joy in other people’s misfortunes

  • Will respect power and success, but will secretly envy it and even hate someone for it

What motivates their behavior:

  • Low EQ (the worst of the Three Scrooges)

  • Low self-esteem (though they may hide it fairly well)

  • A high need for approval, motivated by self-loathing

  • Contempt, jealousy

  • A sense of powerless; an inability to cope with life’s challenges

How to deal with them:

  • Understand that their scorn is a protective shield for their vulnerable ego. They need you to respect them because they don’t respect and like themselves.

  • Beware: They will bring you down in order to feel better about themselves. Recognize it for what it is: A defense mechanism. Don’t take it personally.

  • Don’t engage them in battle. It will be exhaustingly fruitless. Just hear them out, and use it as an opportunity to better understand their personality, desires, and motivations.

  • Find an excuse to walk away if their behavior bothers you.

  • You’ll have to work hard to earn their respect, but why bother? Their opinion shouldn’t matter to you.

“While this study was meant as a tongue-in-cheek allegory, it did bring to mind a very important lesson for the holiday season: If you want to get along with ornery family members, colleagues, and strangers, put yourself in their stockings,” explains Dr. Jerabek, president of PsychTests, the parent company of Queendom. “Try to fathom what might be motivating their callous behavior. When you can understand a negative person’s motives, desires, and fears, you’re less reactive, and less likely to get caught up in their mood. You’ll be more sympathetic and compassionate. Remember, the holidays aren’t jolly for everyone; they can bring out the worst in some people. Stay within the glow of your holiday spirit and don’t let their moods become your mood.”

Want to see where you fall on the Optimism/Pessimism continuum? Check out our Happiness Test at https://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=709

Professional users, such as coaches, athletic directors of scouts, can request a free demo for this or other assessments from ARCH Profile’s extensive battery: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/testdrive_gen_1

To learn more about psychological testing, download this free eBook: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/personality-tests-in-hr

About PsychTests AIM Inc.

PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts (see ARCHProfile.com).

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Business: Executives

Stonebranch Strengthens Leadership Team Amid Record Growth

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“The IT automation industry is at an inflection point, poised for explosive growth. Each of these individuals have already made enormous contributions to the business. They are the right people to both strengthen our leadership team and guide the business forward.


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

Stonebranch Inc., a leading provider of dynamic IT automation solutions, is pleased to announce the promotion of Felix Lademacher to Chief Financial Officer, Martin Schlothauer to Chief Technology Officer and Rigas Paschaloudis to Senior Vice President Sales, EMEA and APAC. The announcement comes as the company wraps up another strong year of growth. Lademacher, Schlothauer and Paschaloudis will be joining the executive team in order to drive the company’s strategic vision and long-term growth strategy.

“The IT automation industry is at an inflection point, poised for explosive growth. Each of these individuals have already made enormous contributions to the business. They are the right people to both strengthen our leadership team and guide the business forward,” said Giuseppe Damiani, Chief Executive Officer. “These moves are yet another signal that Stonebranch is enhancing our client-centric support model while investing in game-changing innovation for our customer base.”

As the Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Schlothauer is responsible for shaping Stonebranch’s innovation and technology vision for the company’s product and service portfolio. He previously led the successful growth and expansion of Stonebranch’s Professional Services organization. Mr. Schlothauer has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the telecommunications and information technology industry, having held senior management positions at Ericsson and LHS, among others.

As the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lademacher is responsible for leading the global finance and HR organization. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, he led finance, legal and HR for Stonebranch’s EMEA region. His experience includes progressive roles in both M&A advisory and the corporate finance industry.

As the Senior Vice President Sales EMEA & APAC, Mr. Paschaloudis is responsible for Stonebranch’s strategic sales and partnership initiatives. Prior to joining Stonebranch, he spent over 20 years working in senior management positions delivering profitable revenue growth for Clintworld, HP, Portal Software, Volubill and LHS.

About Stonebranch

Stonebranch builds dynamic IT automation solutions that transform business IT environments from simple IT task automation into sophisticated, real-time business service automation, helping organizations achieve the highest possible Return on Automation. No matter the degree of automation, Stonebranch software is simple, modern, and secure. Using its universal automation platform, enterprises can seamlessly orchestrate workloads and data across technology ecosystems and silos. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with points of contact and support throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Stonebranch serves some of the world’s largest financial, manufacturing, healthcare, travel, transportation, energy, and technology institutions. Learn more at https://www.stonebranch.com/.

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Health

Why Less is More March 19-20, 2020- Philadelphia, PA

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (PRWEB)

SOPs for the 21st Century:

Why Less is More

March 19-20, 2020

Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia Center City • Philadelphia, PA

https://www.fdanews.com/sops

Early Bird Savings: Register by Feb. 20 and Save $200

Are the current SOPs written for the auditor, or to help the staff? Far too often, SOP documents end up reading like some complicated legal document when what the people really need is something they can quickly skim and digest every day.

This workshop provides one with an opportunity to hear from John Avellanet — an acknowledged SOP expert who’s defended SOPs and policies to government inspectors and litigators alike — who will show attendees the practical techniques to streamline and simplify policies and procedures, all while strengthening compliance. And one will also share experiences and learn from fellow attendees who are confronting the same issues.

By attending this critical workshop and attendees will find out:

*What inspection questions to expect about SOPs and policies

*How to take advantage of the Policy-SOP-Task Outline hierarchy

*How to use forms, checklists, and templates to reinforce compliance

*How to make procedures and policies less like a wall of text, and more understandable and followable

*And much more…

Attend this highly-interactive, two-day workshop that will teach the practical techniques needed for writing fast-read, flexible and compliant SOPs — SOPs that will meet FDA requirements as well as today’s globalized expectations.

Conference Details:

SOPs for the 21st Century:

Why Less is More

March 19-20, 2020

Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia Center City • Philadelphia, PA

https://www.fdanews.com/sops

Tuition:

Early Bird Pricing: $1,597 (available until Feb. 20, 2020)

Regular Pricing: $1,797 (after Feb. 20, 2020)

Significant team discounts are available.

Easy Ways to Register:

Online: https://www.fdanews.com/sops

By phone: 888-838-5578 or 703-538-7600

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