Bullying can take on many forms including physical, emotional and verbal elements where there is a real or perceived “imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group,” abusing those who are “less powerful.” What is interesting is that bullying has just recently been recognized and recorded as a distinct offence, which is a departure from the lighthearted view of college hi-jinx hazing portrayed in movies such as Animal House or a “boys will be boys” mentality that associates aggressive behavior with being a normal part of the adolescent experience represented by the character Flick in the Holiday favorite “A Christmas Story.” Unfortunately, and tragically as demonstrated by the Phoebe Prince case, normalcy or lighthearted reminiscences has little to do with the real-life pain that bullying can inflict. In fact a recent UK study found that between 15 to 25 children commit suicide every year as a direct result of being bullied. There have been many reasons cited as being at the root cause of why children bully including the belief that they themselves are being bullied at home by an older sibling or worse yet, a parent. However, the purpose of today's Special Sunday edition of the PI Window, in which I welcome five time New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author Larry Winget, whose most recent book “Your Kids Are Your Own Fault” should be required reading in terms of getting to and addressing the most likely reason behind the bullying problem – bad parenting, and the author of Think Like A Black Belt Jim Bouchard, is to talk about what can and should be done if your child becomes a “target” of a bully.

Caregivers face many challenges providing care at home. A wife caring for her husband may risk injury trying to move him or help him bathe or use the toilet. The financial impact is another challenge. The financial burden depends on who the informal caregiver is. For a spouse there is typically no financial cost since income and assets will be the same with or without a need for care. However, if a spouse offering informal care is employed and has to quit his or her job to provide care there is a significant impact on that family's finances.

The above is from a March 9th, 2010 article titled "Caring For A Loved One At Home Can Be Challenging" by Randy Walden who touches on a subject that is the antithesis of the youthful images of love.

Yet, like death and taxes, illness in varying forms afflicts many, especially in their senior years.

It also creates a variety of challenges, especially for the caregiver from both an emotional and financial perspective.

Helping us to navigate through the complex waters of loving and living in sickness and in health is

Dr. Jackie Black.

Dr. Jackie, whose deftness of sensitivity balanced with a pragmatic approach will shine a much needed light on an important relationship question . . . what happens if (and perhaps when) you or your partner become ill?, makes this a must hear segment on Blog Talk Radio.

“Wall Street’s winning ways continue, with the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq coming off their highest closes since May 13.” Peter Schacknow, Senior Producer, CNBC Breaking News Desk Wow, thank you Peter Schacknow for this delightful news which benefits exactly who . . . Certainly not the majority of the people who took the proverbial financial bath through the numerous scandals and bad advice from professional advisors who are either ill-informed or more interested in their firms’ ability to make money versus their clients. In April we did two shows regarding the woes on Wall Street, which ironically have plagued the bastion of capitalism (and yes I am a capitalist), in terms of the historically poor returns the markets have delivered to average investors – which is the majority of us. That appears to have all changed thanks to Natalie Pace and her book "You vs. Wall Street." In her latest book, the author of "Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is" turns investment defeat into high return victory, and in the process taking the fight to Wall Street like never before. Joining me this evening to talk about her book, her vision and her desire to elevate both your investment game and outcome is none other than the incomparable Natalie Pace.

“I believe the phrase “spend intelligence” to be misleading. To me, it sounds like a new take or sub-segment of business intelligence software applications which offer analytics and dashboard capabilities and sit on top of existing systems of record. The problem is that spend visibility and analytics is much more complex, requiring data cleansing, rationalization, classification and other efforts which go far beyond what is needed to gain insight into basic HR, financials, IT and other internal information, which fall cleanly in to the BI camp.”

Compare the above rantings of an industry expert with the following headline from the October 12th, 2010 press release from Rosslyn Analytics which proclaims that "RA.Pid® Self Service enables customers to see every detail of their spend in five minutes" and "RA.Pid® re-sets industry’s average cost of acquiring spend visibility from $75,000 to $99."

Why claims such as the ones being made in the Rosslyn press release would have led to catcalls and accusations of heresy by mainstream pundits who expressing similar opinions to the one referenced in the italicized opening paragraph, would refer to such assertions as being Madison Avenue Botox.

In reality, and as outlined in my January 27th post titled "Rosslyn Analytics Adaptive Intelligence Reflects Scientific Principles," such claims are not only legitimate, but have to a certain extent been long overdue.

Joining me to talk about his company's transformative SaaS technology, and how the landscape through its discontinuous innovation is forever changed is Rosslyn CEO Charles Clark.

As social media veterans and thought leaders have noted, the impact of emerging platforms such as the Twitters and Facebooks extends well beyond the ability to simply connect, take dating quizzes and exchange information about favorite movies or what someone had for dinner.

There is a growing realization that social networks can be an instrument to make valuable contributions that translates into sustainable change.

In the business world this change goes beyond the technological interface of emerging Software-as-a-Service or “SaaS” platforms to an even more critical element of the global enterprise . . . the emergence of conversational marketing!

Within this virtual realm companies can no longer operate in a broadcast mode in which they seek to have all eyes look at a central stage such as a website. Instead, and as UK-based social media expert David Cushman put it, we now operate within a world of “you looking at me, and me looking at you.” And it is within this context that Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point theory is most powerful and most true.

In this session Jon Hansen, whose PI Social Media Network has been rated as one of the most successful business models in the industry, will share his insights and expertise on developing and implementing a conversational marketing strategy that will capitalize on the hive/cross pollination concept and enable you to both protect and sustain your company brand, while creating new avenues of revenue.

In a world of high speed Internet and virtual reach and influence I was recently reminded of the fact that personal interaction extends well beyond electronic mobilization strategies to include good old fashioned relationship building.

I am of course talking about John Jenkins, who as a "write-in" candidate for the Governorship of Maine proves that with the faith of a mustard seed it is in fact possible to move mountains . . . and voters.

This scenario is nothing new for Jenkins who made history as a write-in candidate ultimately winning the historic Auburn Mayoral election, and in the process receiving more votes than the combined total of the other candidates.

From my perspective, and being a child of the 60's, Jenkins' propensity for converting vision to tangible action and meaningful results is truly a 21st century power to the people story.

Join me this evening as I welcome John Jenkins to the PI Window on Business Show to talk about his extraordinary career in public service.

Two Ottawa families are suing a well-known fertility doctor over allegations his clinic used the wrong sperm during their fertility treatments.

from CTV.ca News Staff (September 14th, 2010)

The above headline struck home with me on a number of levels as it brought back the unpleasant reminders of my previous marriage, in that the issue of infertility created a black hole of desperation that consumed time, emotions, money and eventually the marriage itself.

The fact that a physician has been sued for “using the wrong sperm” to inseminate two different women also speaks to the the snake oil tactics employed by a burgeoning industry which seeks to capitalize on the desperation of couples looking to experience the gift and joys of parenting.

Like lawyers, who get paid whether they win the case or not, fertility doctors also get paid – in 1992 the cost was $5,000 per insemination which also included the expensive mind and mood altering drugs my then wife had to take – regardless of whether or not they are successful.

Suffice to say, and after a string of emotional roller-coaster hopes and failures, all that remained was the empty feeling of a life and family that was never to be.

In this thought-provoking, controversial and perhaps even heart-rending segment, I am joined by our resident health expert Jeff Knott to talk about the world of fertility (or infertility clinics as the case may be for many), and whether they do as much harm as they do good.

Jeff Knott is the acclaimed author of the book Navigating The Healthcare Maze, as well as a regular on television shows on networks such as Fox.

The Serial Suicide Killer as I have called him, William Melchert-Dinkel, a 47 year old former nurse and father of two daughters who admits to coaxing five people to commit suicide including 18 year old Ottawa student Nadia Kajouji, and likely encouraging dozens more to follow suit.

His weapon of choice? The Internet!

This leads to a number of troubling yet interesting questions including whether or not Melchert-Dinkel is in fact a serial killer and, if the Internet is likely to become a predators haven from prosecution.

Joining me to talk about Melchert-Dinkel and why he made her Gallery of Killers on her new True Profiler Blog is Pat Brown.

Use the following link to subscribe to Brown's True Profiler Blog: http://trueprofiler.wordpress.com/

Also tune into Pat's "Profile This" show which airs every Sunday at 9:00 PM EST here on the Blog Talk Radio Network

According to all accounts, Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls (1846–1847). Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although there are possible legendary prototypes, arguably making the story of Sweeney Todd an early example of an urban legend.

Yet despite all evidence to the contrary many insist that the murderous barber was in fact a real person.

Joining me on this segment of True Profiler to discuss the Sweeney Todd case and why he made her Gallery of Killers on her new True Profiler Blog is Pat Brown.

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Also tune into Pat's "Profile This" show which airs every Sunday at 9:00 PM EST here on the Blog Talk Radio Network

"Right off the bat you should know that prior to my first show on Blog Talk Radio "BTR" on March 26th, 2009 I had never hosted anything other than the occasional dinner party. I tell you this as a means of illustrating the fact that under the right circumstances and within the context of one's own knowledge and experience almost anyone can be a BTR host." So began the intro to my book "Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds (Confessions of a Blog Talk Radio Host). At the time of course the thought of hitting the 200 show mark wasn't even a fathomable target, as the focus in those early days was more centered on trying to air a once a week, 30 minute program that would be interesting enough to have people tune in. Nor I must admit did I plan to build a social media network that today includes my Blog Talk Radio Show, six blogs, an Internet TV Channel and a social networking reach that counts into the millions. In fact, and similar to a Forrest Gump kind of unintended outcome, The PI Social Media Network seemed to take on a life of its own as insight, perseverance, opportunity, technology and market timing all converged at the tipping point of collective impact. All this being said, I would like to thank you my listening audience, who have faithfully tuned in each and every week as the PI Window has earnestly sought to provide unique insights and perspectives on the issues that are most relevant and therefore important to you. In the meantime, please join me this evening as we take a stroll down memory lane to share a few laughs, a few tears and the pleasure of enjoying one another's company over the virtual airwaves through the audio excerpts from the second 100 shows of the PI Window on Business here on the Blog Talk Radio Network.