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• Natural disasters collide with airports in Japan

  Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

  It’s been a challenging start to September for airport operators in Japan. The country has faced the effects of a typhoon and a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Neither are unusual phenomena in the Land of the Rising Sun. However, in these particular instances, major airports and their travelers were severely impacted by the events. Typhoon Jebi hit the eastern part of the island nation on Sept. 4 and was the worst experienced in 25 years. It caused damage to buildings and infrastructure, loss of power supplies, and towering seas and storm surges along the shoreline.

• 7 things you don’t want to forget when planning fall events

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  Summer is winding down, and with the start of fall comes a plethora of church events. As you plan for fall festivals, outreaches, and Christmas plays, make sure your to-do lists include consideration of these easy-to-forget items. For example, depending on how many attendees you anticipate hosting and the roads around your facility, consider whether you need to coordinate with local police for road closures.

• Medicare ACOs saved $1.1 billion last year, adding to good news

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering new data that shows the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saved $314 million for Medicare after bonuses paid to accountable care organizations (ACOs) in 2017. ACOs saved $1.1 billion total and CMS shared $780 million in savings with providers. There were 472 MSSP ACOs in 2017, and 60 percent saved money while 34 percent earned shared savings. The results come just after CMS said its Next Generation ACO saved Medicare about $62 million and maintained quality of care for 2016.

• Travel2020: Dark tourism now a magnet for families

  Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Dark tourism, a term more recently associated with quirky destinations associated with death and dying thanks to a trendy Netflix series, is now becoming popular with an unlikely fan base: families. That’s because the term is taken for its more literal locution as a place where light is at its slightest and dark skies full of stars are at their brightest. Also known as "astrotourism," the concept is taking over in some spots, according to John Barentine, director of public policy for the International Dark-Sky Association.

• Is ‘proposal brain’ affecting your work?

  Brenda Crist Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Do you feel forgetful? Is your thinking cloudy? Are you making mistakes? Are you scrambling your words? If so, chances are you have "proposal brain" or what some call "brain fry." In my experience, working long hours over a stretch of several days without a break causes the problem, and no amount of sugar, caffeine or binge-watching your favorite shows can cure it. So, if you get proposal brain, how can you to get rid of it? Here are five tips that I found helpful.

• 6 surprising fall foliage destinations

  Dave G. Houser Recreation & Leisure

  It’s a New England tradition as the weather cools and the leaves begin to change. Leaf peepers come out in droves to watch Mother Nature change her clothes. But the Northeast is far from the only region in the country to exhibit brilliant fall colors. Some places you might never associate with fall colors present dazzling foliage displays. Here are six of them.

• I took a day off work, and my business is still booming

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  I have a secret that I want to share with you. I took a day off from work last week. That's right. I ran some errands, went to a matinee, and didn't feel one ounce of guilt. Nor did my business fall apart. In fact, appointments were confirmed in my absence, I signed a contract for my new book, and people still reached out to me about speaking at their next corporate event. I coach senior leaders, who seem to mistakenly believe their departments will fall apart in their absence.

• Assaults on Medicaid: Threats to America’s most vulnerable children

  Howard Margolis Education

  Throughout America, the 2018 election may prove to be a momentous turning point for parents and supporters of vulnerable children, like children in poverty, children with chronic illnesses, and children with mild-to-profound disabilities. Not voting or voting for the wrong candidate may devastate these children. Ongoing assaults on Medicaid help to explain why. They explain why every vote by Americans who care about these children should reflect their distrust of both the executive branch of government and the current Congress.

• The long-term effects of Facebook’s scandals

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  Facebook lost its cool factor a while ago. Back in 2016, Snapchat became teens’ favorite social network, and it’s remained there ever since, according to 2018 eMarketer data. For all other generations, including millennials, Facebook remains the most used social network. That’s not to say all is well. Facebook only grew its daily users by 1.44 percent in Q2 of 2018, compared to 3.42 percent growth in Q1. That’s the company’s slowest quarter-over-quarter growth ever. Other research corroborated that people may be pulling back from Facebook a bit.

• Time: How designers and clients see it differently

  Susan Mulholland Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  What do you tell your clients when they ask how much time it will take to do a particular project? Time is always an issue when a client is thinking about hiring an interior designer. We often charge by the hour, so if a project takes more time than clients think it should, they are less likely to hire you. Being upfront about your fees and how you work make for a good start to getting a client to understand how you view and use time.

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