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EXPERT ALERTS

• U.S. Trade Policy
• Fear of North Korea at an All-Time High
• Options Limited to Block Water Use for Texas Oil Drilling
• 12th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

MEDIA JOBS

• Reporter – Citywire USA (NY)
• U.S. Correspondent, Tech – South China Morning Post (NY/CA)
• Reporter – SparkSpread (NY/TX/London)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• 6 Steps to Finding Your True Writing Voice
• Blogger Events: Top Events to Attend in August
• Blog Profiles: Hodgepodge, Part 2

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EXPERT ALERTS:

U.S. Trade Policy
Douglas Collins
Vice President, Regional Director of Risk Services – Americas
Atradius
"Diplomatic relations have been on a roller coaster, and uncertainty surrounding trade policy in particular – both what will be implemented and what would be feasible outside the bounds of WTO dispute resolution mechanisms – has become a central concern. While fears have largely eased as the US administration appears to be taking a more traditional and pragmatic approach to trade policy, much certainty still clouds the Mexican and Canadian economy's outlook."
With mounting uncertainty surrounding NAFTA renegotiations and other U.S. policy directions in international trade, Collins and other experts from Atradius, a trade credit insurer with global research and analysis expertise, can address how these factors could adversely affect sentiment and investment, as well as the impact on U.S. businesses.
Website: www.atradius.us
Contact: Nina Kult, [email protected]

Fear of North Korea at an All-Time High
Dr. John Huber
Chairman
Mainstream Mental Health
Concern about North Korea's nuclear aspirations has reached a high of 75 percent, and nine in 10 Americans reject the idea that the communist nation should become a nuclear power, according to a new survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Says Dr. Huber: "Americans are afraid of Kim Jong-Un. Rightfully so -- as North Korea's leader, he is explosive and unpredictable. He has killed his own family members publicly with poison and with mortar rounds. Not exactly the kind of stability we would expect from a nuclear power. Compared to our confrontation with Russia and that nuclear threat, the U.S. and Russia had a lot to lose, so they never pulled the trigger over concerns with mutually assured destruction. With Kim Jong-Un, there is not much to lose with the sanctions placed on them and the limited resources the country has. Ultimately, the concern is real if North Korea truly has the technology to launch a nuclear ICBMs. What to do? Living your life in constant fear is not how to live. If you have children and you are openly scared, you are teaching your kids to live in fear and are taking away their childhood. If you are anxious, learn some basic relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing. Be aware of how your fear and anxiety affects others. Learn to accept uncertainty and that we cannot control some things. Lastly, never stop laughing. Find the humor in life and roll with it. Laughter reduces blood pressure and relieves stress. Life is too short not to laugh!"
Based in Texas, Dr. Huber is the chairman for Mainstream Mental Health, a nonprofit organization that brings lasting and positive change to the lives of individuals that suffer from mental health issues. A mental health professional for more than 20 years, Dr. Huber is a clinical forensic psychologist and a practitioner with privileges at two long-term acute-care hospitals. In addition, Dr. Huber is a professor and teaches undergraduate and graduate psychology at Texas State University.
Website: www.mainstreammentalhealth.org
Contact: Ryan McCormick, [email protected]

Options Limited to Block Water Use for Texas Oil Drilling
Leonard Dougal
Environmental Lawyer
Jackson Walker LLP in Austin
The West Texas oil boom has sprouted new businesses to pump water from aquifers for sale to companies for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That worries some residents in the region, where water is a precious resource. Some are threatening lawsuits. Texas law says that landowners own the water below their land. However, Texas has a fragmented system of regulating groundwater through conservation districts. Says Dougal: "The districts' goals are generally to protect the aquifers and to attempt to impose some fair rights to usage, such as restrictions on well spacing and pumping. The district boards are generally composed of landowners, so there is often a common interest in approving usage that benefits the local area. Oil and gas development brings jobs, for example. But if a company wants to develop a well field, then pump and transport water outside the district, that type of proposal will get much more scrutiny. Water rights have been the source of many court challenges. In Southern California, part of an aquifer lies beneath federal lands occupied by a Native American tribe seeking a say in how that water is used by the public utilities controlling it. The U.S. Supreme Court may take up that issue this fall."
News Contact: Kit Frieden, [email protected]

12th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
U.S. (Ret.) Col. David Dodd
Director/Founder
Point 27
Dodd and his brigade spent 40 days in the three-state disaster area, where the military provided security, humanitarian relief support, and temporary services, including communications, transportation and medical help, until civilian services could be made available. Dodd's battalion was charged with providing the communication network for the military forces who conducted rescue operations. Says Dodd: "Communications between the military and civil authorities was critical, but the commercial communication networks were destroyed. It was difficult for Lt. Gen. Honoré to communicate quickly and consistently with police, fire and rescue first responders, and civilians working to restore power, water and emergency services. Like me, many of the soldiers from my brigade had previously deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. They were honored and excited to deploy to Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas to help American citizens."
Based in the metro Atlanta area, Dodd served 27 years in the military and was sent to five major deployments: the Panama Invasion; Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Iraq; Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq; and, on the homefront, to New Orleans and the hurricane disaster areas following Hurricane Katrina and Tropical Storm/Hurricane Rita.
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/daviddodd
Website: https://point27.org
Contact: Marcia Davis, [email protected]

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• Reporter – Citywire USA (NY)
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• Reporter – SparkSpread (NY/TX/London)

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• 6 STEPS TO FINDING YOUR TRUE WRITING VOICE.  Developing your voice is vital to creating individual content -- it creates a bond with readers, brands your content, gives you focus, and makes your writing stand out. It's how you get people to read what you're writing in the first place, and it makes them hungry for more. They come back because they like how you present ideas. It's also the only sustainable way to write. If you always try to sound like someone else, you'll burn out. Try these seven steps to finding and honing your unique voice: http://prn.to/2unidL7
• BLOGGER EVENTS: TOP EVENTS TO ATTEND IN AUGUST.  Each month, the Audience Research team shares information of hot events for the blogging world. Here are some events you'll want to know about for August: http://prn.to/2uZyObq
• BLOG PROFILES: HODGEPODGE, PART 2. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations team selects an industry/subject and profiles a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, they look at a few blogs they're been reading lately: http://prn.to/2vJfTCw

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