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Jonathan Hopkins

Readers who bounce from phone health risks to workplace stress wire stories will notice Jonathan Hopkins mixing both on jthopkins. Cell phone harm coverage flags chronic pain and E. coli concerns, marks the iPhone 5 launch wave with multi million preorders in two days, and cites a World Bank figure that about seventy five percent of people worldwide already reach a mobile device, more than six billion users. Nutrition label writing points to Agricultural Economics research linking label readers with lower body weight, especially women more than eight pounds lighter in one comparison, then cites dietetic association work showing many people claim to always check calories while far fewer truly do. Work stress essays treat office pressure as a modern epidemic, reference shootings outside the Empire State Building involving former Hazan Imports worker Jeffrey Johnson, and note eviction pressure piled on job loss. Facebook privacy advice says lock profiles before job hunts, reports California senate moves to ban employers from demanding social passwords, and notes business group support for that limit. An Empower Network blogging guide recalls more than ten years of blog based marketing, praises a ready WordPress dashboard with Add New and Publish, and treats each post like a quiet marketer that stays live around the clock. Kids and boss titles complete the shelf. Read the phone and label posts for health explainers, and the stress plus privacy pieces when work boundaries are the focus.

Tribute to the Extraordinary Eva Cassidy

Oct 4, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
As I’ve mentioned before, I spent 2 and 1/2 years in the hospital and finally came home in December 2011. My family was brought together on four different occasions and told I would not…
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How Cell Phones Can Harm Your Health

Sep 24, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
Think you can’t live without your iPhone? With hidden health dangers such as chronic pain and E. coli, the question for mobile phone users may be: Can you live with it? With…
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Nutrition Labels: How To Read Them

Sep 18, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
One step to fighting the obesity battle might just be printed on the back of your food package. New research published in the journal Agricultural Economics suggests that people who read nutrition…
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What’s sending a growing number of children to the hospital

Sep 1, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
A growing number of children are swallowing batteries, especially circular “button batteries,” leading to thousands of emergency room visits each year and, in a few cases, deaths, according to a new report…
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This Is Why Work Stress Is A Modern Epidemic

Aug 27, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
More and more people are making a living at home now. If you’re in this percentage of the population… aren’t you glad! There’s so much work related stress now it’s driving especially…
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When to lock down your Facebook privacy settings

Aug 22, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
Rule number one when applying for a job: lock down your Facebook profile’s privacy settings. There’s nothing worse than a perspective employer possessing photographic evidence of exactly how hard you partied in…
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What People Won’t Tell You About Your Kids

Aug 1, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
There are a few things that only a parent (and sometimes a pediatrician) will tell a kid. This is too bad, because these are things that kids need to know. It’s the…
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Reasons NOT To Suck Up To The Boss

Jun 27, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
The brown-noser. The behind-kisser. The groveler. You know who I’m talking about. There’s always one, isn’t there? There’s always some unfortunate dude or lady at work or amongst your friends who thinks…
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What To Start Blogging About On Your New Empower Network Blog

Jun 8, 2012 · Jonathan Hopkins
Jonathan here posting again with a bit of help for those of you in our EN Global Success team who are not sure what to start Blogging about. First, it may surprise you…
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