New president is likely to face a divided house on the hill.
Temple psychologist suggests celebrating life to combat holiday blues. You know it's the holiday season if you're a supervisor suddenly faced with employees expanding the concept of the one-hour lunch and returning with the fruits of a shopping foray. A benevolent Santa approach may actually result in a more loyal and productive work force than attempts to monitor their time more closely, suggests Gary Blau, professor of human resource administration in Temple's Fox School of Business and Management. Blau recommends giving employees a designated half-hour of online shopping time. The period was also marred by violence as President Garfield was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker.