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Marine helps vets find work rebuilding after Sandy0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 30, 2012
Good for You to Kevin Schmiegel for helping veterans take the skills they learned in the military and get back into the workforce. Schmiegel is connecting service members with employers, and rebuilding the Jersey shore in the process. It's a win-win, because there are so many people in storm-ravaged areas who could use veterans' skills
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Marijuana damages young brains0
- Headlines & Highlights
- June 19, 2019
“Numerous studies show that marijuana can have a deleterious impact on cognitive development in adolescents, impairing executive function, processing speed, memory, attention span and concentration. The damage is measurable with an IQ test.”
READ MOREMarc Neikrug, ‘Healing Ceremony’ Composer, Talks The Power Of Music0
- Music
- May 27, 2013
Marc Neikrug, a composer of contemporary classical music who has performed in both the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra, says of his most recent composition, Healing Ceremony, "I started thinking about people who get sick — not just cancer — but anytime someone finds out from their doctor that something is really wrong
READ MOREMany patients unaware of radiation risks from CT scans0
- Consumer Alerts
- January 9, 2013
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine's radiology department in Seattle surveyed 235 patients who had undergone non-urgent computed tomography (CT) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cardiac scans from February through December of 2011. About a third of the patients said they did not know that the scans exposed them to
READ MOREManaging Emotions in the Workplace: Do Positive and Negative Attitudes Drive Performance?0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- August 31, 2012
Employees' moods, emotions, and overall dispositions have an impact on job performance, decision making, creativity, turnover, teamwork, negotiations and leadership. Sigal Barsade, a Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania management professor who studies the influence of emotions on the workplace, explains, "Positive people cognitively process more efficiently and more appropriately. If you're in a
READ MOREManagers to Millennials: Job interview no time to text0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 8, 2013
According to HR executives, many of today's college grads are seriously lacking when it comes to interview skills. Millennials are often too casual during interviews, dressing inappropriately, leaving their phones on, or even texting or taking calls during the interview. The website jobipedia.org may be able to help; it offers advice for novice job-seekers. USA Today,
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