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FDA proposes restrictions on flavored nicotine
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Civil & GovernmentThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reported that from 2017 to 2018, there was a 78 percent increase in current e-cigarette use among high school students and a 48 percent increase among middle school students. More than two-thirds of these youth use flavored e-cigarettes. This alarming rise in use has prompted several policy changes that will directly impact youth appeal and youth access to flavored tobacco products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., has taken action by proposing to prevent youth access to flavored tobacco products.
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Have you considered using ‘stay interviews’ to increase employee…
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHiring interviews and exit interviews are standard HR practices. "Stay interviews" are not as well-known and seldom used. However, they could be the most important interviews your organization could ever conduct. In case you are not familiar with the term, a "stay interview" is simply asking employees: "What makes you stay?" A stay interview can also cover more discrete issues like why an employee stays within a particular department, on a project, or with a particular manager or supervisor.
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Disorganize to increase your creativity
Patrick Gleeson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIncreasingly in this century, researchers and business analysts are paying attention to what increases creativity. What are the approaches and habits you can adopt that will promote and increase your own creative output? Some of the research results are surprising. Although earlier articles and books on the creative process recommended such common-sense strategies as organizing your time and workspace to maximize creative output, more recent data-based research suggests there’s more to It than that — that too narrow a focus on organization can inhibit creativity.
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Top Christmas gifts for the RVer
Connie Ulman Recreation & LeisureEveryone loves getting and giving gifts, especially if you’re on the road most or part of the year. Here are the must-have Christmas gifts for your wish list or the RVer in your life. This list includes a propane fire pit, RV club memberships, a zero-gravity chair, kitchen gadgets, outdoor games, and more.
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How to decode your boss’ management style
Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHow I long for the '60s! Back in those days, you could receive a free decoder ring inside boxes of select boxes of Captain Crunch cereal! There were many times throughout my career when I wished I had kept that ring. I could have used it to better understand my boss and our relationship. Consider me your decoder ring! When you have a clear sense of where your boss is coming from, you can adjust your expectations and communication style. By doing so, you can achieve a prosperous and peaceful coexistence with one of the most important people in your life — your boss.
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Doubling the dosage of influenza may improve immunogenicity in solid-organ…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareInfluenza infection poses special challenges for solid-organ transplant recipients, as "the flu" increases their risk for bacterial pneumonia, admission to intensive care, and death. Furthermore, research suggests influenza infection can even increase the risk for allograft rejection and poorer allograft survival. Providing an annual vaccination that contains 15 micrograms of antigen per viral strain is an effective preventative strategy in solid-organ transplant recipients. Now, the results of a new study show that high-dose vaccines possessing 60 micrograms antigen per influenza strain enhance vaccine immunogenicity in this population.
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A radical year-end challenge: 3 steps to end even a bad year on a high…
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen we have a great year, we can fail to take the time to think about all the work, luck and assistance that had to come together to make it possible. Conversely, when we have a bad year, we often have no problem compiling lists of reasons for why it happened. Regardless of which type of year this turns out to be, taking these three steps will help wrap up any kind of year on a good note. The first step is all about mindset. Even at the end of a terrible year, there was something or someone that shone like a light at the end of the long tunnel.
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Hotels that offer the ultimate holiday experience
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementLuxury hotels around the world are offering some mind-blowing holiday-themed experiences for their guests. Topping the list is the historic Châteaux La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa in Paris. Its new five-day Christmas package offers guests an over-the-top Parisian experience complete with a classically French suite to a private visit to the Eiffel Tower, a crowd-free exploring of the Louvre, and a cruise down the Seine along with gourmet food and beverage experiences.
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Duel in the desert: The 2018 USPSA Area 2 Championship
Joshua Fry Recreation & LeisureIn 1988, the Rio Salado Sportsman's Club in Mesa, Arizona, hosted its inaugural Desert Classic event. 30 years later, it’s become one of the largest shooting events in the country and the current USPSA Area 2 Championship venue. This year, the venue hosted over 400 shooters and some of the top talent in the country/world over the three-day, fifteen stage courses of fire while featuring some of the nicest shooting weather in the country. The 30th anniversary was a grand affair, and if you like plenty of fast-moving swinger and disappearing targets, you were in for a treat.
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The humble board member
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementIs there one quality that is most respected among board members? A quality that supports continuous success? Something that enhances a culture of trust? Humility is the trait that best positions a director for sustainable effectiveness on a board. "When you step into leadership, success is no longer measured by your ability to do the work, but by your ability to set the stage for others to do the work," offers Heather Breen, director of governance, planning, and engagement at the San Diego County Bar Association.