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• 12 can’t-miss trail hikes across the US

  Cindy Belt Recreation & Leisure

  My husband and I have been full-timing it across the United States for several years. We stay at national parks, state parks and RV parks, and we boondock. One of our favorite things to do is hike. Below is our list of our best hikes. I am defining "best" as somewhat difficult plus great views — though keep in mind, these are not hardcore difficult, just a challenge to me. I am a short woman in my late 50s and in good health but certainly not an athlete or a runner.

• Is red wine really good for your heart?

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  ​A glass of wine a day helps keep heart disease away, right? We've all heard that enticing claim. But is it true? Although an excessive amount of red wine remains a definite risk for health, it has been suggested that mild-to-moderate amounts of red wine may provide a net beneficial effect. The French paradox describes the epidemiological observation that French people have a relatively low incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) despite having a diet relatively rich in saturated fats.

• When a new hire quits before starting, it’s not all bad

  Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​You've carefully interviewed all the candidates, finally deciding on the one applicant who seemed to have all the attributes you required: maturity, dependability, social skills, customer service expertise and an internal motivation to learn and excel. So what do you do when that new hire quits minutes before the start of her first shift on the job?

• Create a brand personality people fall in love with on social

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  Want more likes, followers and engagement on your company's social media pages? Then, you need three things: gorgeous (on-brand) pictures, the right personality and an eagerness to socialize. In short, you need to cultivate a strategic brand personality and then bring it to life by connecting with your followers.

• Sensory urbanism: Designing cities for our neglected senses

  Lucy Wallwork Civil & Government

  Urbanist circles are awash with new buzzwords — "everyday urbanism," "post-urbanism," "tactical urbanism," "urbanism without effort," and so on. Here, I introduce an intriguing one that is only slowly gathering popularity. This is "sensory urbanism." But what exactly does it mean? Sensory urbanism is a reaction against ways of thinking about and designing cities that are overdependent on our sense of sight.

• Airbnb’s presence spurs innovation in luxury hotel segment

  Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  There is no doubt that Airbnb has disrupted the hospitality sector in a huge way. Airbnb likenesses have blossomed all over the world, with some continuing as small players and some integrating with larger brands. But it is not just in the realm of alternative accommodations that we see innovation happening. Hospitality innovation can be found in different options from brands at specific luxury price points.

• Disney and your pharmacy’s priorities

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  What would happen if Disney ran your pharmacy? No, I’m not talking about dressing up like Goofy, Mickey Mouse or Cinderella to impress the kids. Rather, I’m talking about the day-to-day priorities that their employees embrace as part of their job. In his highly acclaimed 2004 book "If Disney Ran Your Hospital," Fred Lee talks about the priorities that are instilled into the mind of everyone who works for this $5 billion per year company. He then shows how they would transform the hospital industry. I think they would transform the pharmacy industry as well.

• How baseball stadiums with a roof can affect player performance

  Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & Fitness

  Fatigue and sleep deficits can impact the quality of performance for professional athletes. Common reasons for a disrupted playing schedule are weather-related game delays. Those players that get additional sleep five days in a row have been shown to have better performance. Just one added hour a night over the five days improves visual functioning and cognitive processing. Therefore, seven Major League Baseball stadiums have a physical factor that may be giving the players a competitive edge over the course of the season.

• New poll shines light on how small businesses classify new hires

  Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Large employers such as Uber have made headlines by using drivers laboring as freelancers in the "gig economy." Uber and other companies pay contractors and freelancers less in wages and benefits versus traditional employees. But does this math of the U.S. labor market automatically rule hiring decisions of small business owners? No, according to a recent poll by Manta, an online resource for small enterprises, which surveyed 2,216 owners of such firms to find out.

• Campaigners return to put supermarkets under their frosty glare

  Andrew Gaved Waste Management & Environmental

  The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has been, depending on your viewpoint, the conscience of the European retail refrigeration industry or a thorn in its side for the better part of a decade now. The EIA makes no pretense of the fact that it doesn’t think that HFCs represent environmentally responsible refrigeration, and that HFOs aren’t really much better. In the EIA’s world, natural refrigerants are the cooling agents that every supermarket should strive for.

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