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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest and one of the oldest municipal police departments in the United States, with approximately 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees.  The NYPD was established in 1845, and today, is responsible for policing an 8.5-million-person city. Someone who knows all about the inner workings of the NYPD is Vic Ferrari, he’s a Retired NYPD detect...

Nationwide, on average, 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2022. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022. 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level. Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year, according to www. Thinkimpact.com For John Feldman The seed was planted one morning in 2008 when my late and great friend, Greg, said the words I'll never forget: "We sh...

To succeed in radio and to ensure you standout amongst the crowd and don’t become saturated, its important you embrace creativity and originality to carve your own path towards prosperity. For Joe Pardavila he’s produced over 10,000 hours of audio content over the course of his career in podcasting and terrestrial radio. Joe was a radio personality and producer on the legendary New York City radio...

The unification of people can often be told through stories of creativity, inspiration, purpose, and drive. For the approximately   340,000 residents of Windsor, they have one specific publication dedicated to this specific goal. From dream to reality, the 2018 rebrand of The Drive magazine is everything they hoped it would be. The magazine delivers content on creativity, passion, people, inspirat...

Ponder this question: How many children have no quality education internationally? The total includes 59 million children of primary school age, 62 million of lower secondary school age and 138 million of upper secondary age, according to the Statistical office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO.) Henry Yampolsky is a best-selling author, mediator, educ...

Roughly two-thirds of Americans (63%) think that, ideally, it is better for society if the public is skeptical of the news media, Pew Research Center reports. Helping your business to build brand trust during a time of skepticism and distrust is the mission of Trust Signals®, a PR and marketing methodology developed by Scott Baradell, CEO of Idea Grove, one of the top 25 tech PR firms in the Unite...

There are an estimated 40,000 professional speakers in the United States, but not all work full-time. Most speakers can't make a living solely on speeches. They write books, create online courses, do webinars and podcasts, and personal/business coaching as well, leveraging their message, according to www.marketresearch.com Aaron Golub is a keynote speaker as well as the CEO and founder of Initiate...

While the pandemic is causing major economic impacts, the real estate industry is still booming in many markets, with house prices skyrocketing in Q2 of 2021. That, in turn, has increased competition within the sector, and with over 3 million licensed real estate agents in the US alone, the race to stand out is incredibly fierce. Agents need to establish an edge, wherever possible, to maximize the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The National Institute of drug abuse eventually three out of four people who suffer with addiction eventually recover. Meanwhile, Vice Magazine says approximately 33 percent of elite athletes are addicted to a drug they took to help them overcome their pain so they could go back to performing. For former MLB pitcher Brandon Puffer “Af...

Conservative leadership could stand to endure an extreme makeover after the Republican Party was denied a red wave in the 2022 midterm elections. Where voters sent a clear message, they're tired of the partisanship and gridlock in Washington and they want their elected officials to work together to get things done. Abortion and protecting democracy were top priorities for voters this election cycl...

Patience versus progress it's a variable debate when a sports franchise is in the middle of a rebuild. For the Detroit Lions their top brass truly believes this time will be the charm and under the leadership of Head Coach Dan Campbell and General Manager Brad Holmes this consistently downtrodden franchise will finally get it right. After winning two consecutive games and the first on the road und...

In the United States, among heterosexual women aged 15 to 49 years with no prior births, about 1 in 5 (19%) are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying (infertility). Also, about 1 in 4 (26%) women in this group have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term (impaired fecundity,) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Erica Hoke is the infertile moth...

12.5% of all professional engineers are women, while 87.5% are men. The average age of an employed professional engineer is 41 years old. The most common ethnicity of professional engineers is White (71.0%), followed by Asian (11.3%), Hispanic or Latino (10.6%) and Black or African American (4.5%,) according to www.zippia.com Zach White is known around the world for changing the game in career coa...

On America's journey to become a healthier nation it's making progress. 45% of Americans say they are eating more fruits and vegetables. 29% are eating less meat. 29% are eating less junk food. 27% have reported eating less takeout.  According to US News Health. Philip Pape is a certified Nutrition Coach, mindset specialist, and host of the Wits & Weights Podcast. Through his personal journey of f...

The Guardian reports 77% of women admit to being highly  intuitive. while only 58% of men can make the same claim. Can having good intuition be a competitive advantage for women in today’s workplace? If you ask Jesi Carroll, her answer would be a definitive yes. She is an Intuitive, Certified Life and Career Coach, Speaker, 2X Published Author, Podcaster, and Founder of a growing Women's Empowerme...

How big is the global ecommerce market? The global ecommerce market is expected to total $5.55 trillion in 2022. That figure is estimated to grow over the next few years, showing that borderless ecommerce is becoming a profitable option for online retailers, according to Shopify.  Kathleen Celmins  spends most of her time  as a business coach, helping time-strapped digital entrepreneurs, speakers,...

Younger adults are more involved in moderate to vigorous physical activities than older adults. When considering the new weekly recommendation, 58% of adults aged 18 to 39 years accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA, compared to 52% of the 40 to 59-year-olds and 33% of the 60 to 79-year-olds, according to Statistics Canada. For Craig Bongelli “I believe that transforming your body is the most p...

What does it mean to you to be present in life? Such an answer is different for all of us. However, unearthing such a response begins with having a conscious presence on what the definition of humanity and harmony means to you. While also having the wherewithal and foresight to live in the moment and not worry about what is to come next. For Jake Sasseville he’s a serial media, music, and hospital...

Are women undervalued in the workplace? If you listen to Forbes the answer is unfortunately yes. The researchers assessed the career records of around 30,000 employees and found that women were 14% less likely to be promoted than men. When they explored why this was, it emerged that the leadership potential of female employees was consistently under-valued compared to men. For Vivian Gray she is o...

Nearly half of adult women report drinking alcohol in the past 30 days. Approximately 13% of adult women report binge drinking. Among them, 25% do so at least weekly, on average, and 25% consume at least six drinks during a binge drinking occasion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For Molly Desch: “Choosing to get sober for me was more of a ‘do this now, or really, real...

Each year, over 1 million American children suffer the divorce of their parents. Mounting evidence demonstrates that the devastating physical, emotional, and financial effects that divorce is having on these children will last into adulthood, according to the Heritage Foundation.  For Mental Health Advocate Monson Flake: “My life has been a series of challenges and lessons. At the age of 2 my pare...

The Wall Street Journal reports on average Americans spend $1.2 trillion a year on non-essential items or materialistic things. Meanwhile, The Huffington Post says on average every American throws away approximately 68 pounds of clothes every year. Which begs the question is America a superficial society? Which is more concerned about material possessions rather than building sustainable and long-...

The authentic nature of life, will hopefully broaden your perspective and enrich your vantage point on how to confront societal successes, failures, challenges  and  everything in between. Chancellor K Jackson (1995) was born in Fulton County,  Georgia, to Native American parents, grew up in Smyrna, Georgia, and attended Stetson University. For nine years he played football at the high school and...

The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) estimates that a minimum of 450 million people play the sport around the world, be it recreationally or through structured competitions. As the Executive Director of Full Court Peace, Mike Evans has traveled the world using basketball as means of uniting disparate communities. Through 47 trips to Havana, scores of visits to Native comm...

Experiential marketing is a field of marketing that seeks to engage consumers with a brand by gaining their attention through interactive, creative, or unexpected elements to forge emotional connections and make memories. Experiential marketing campaigns are called “brand activations” when put into practice. MRA is a leader in experiential mobile marketing, creating custom mobile tours and designi...