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Some Companies Foster Creativity, Others Fake It
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 27, 2013
Leadership, not gimmicks, is what sparks true innovation and creativity in the workplace. And creative environments are cultivated by leaders who listen, empathize, and trust. The Wall Street Journal, 5/22/2013
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Working Alone, Together
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 24, 2013
In today's world of telecommuting, many people who work remotely have started to feel alienated. More and more of these workers are joining co-working organizations like Grind, Fueled Collective and NeueHouse in an attempt to be happier and more productive. Co-working sites allow for solo work while also encouraging collaboration. The New York Times, 5/5/2013
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Most parents admit to texting, other tech distractions while driving — even with kids in the car
- Home & Family
- May 24, 2013
When researchers from the University of Michigan surveyed over 600 parents, 90 percent of those surveyed admitted they fiddle with their phones, food, CDs or navigation systems while driving with their children. The distracted drivers were more likely to have been in accidents. NY Daily News, 5/9/2013
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Study: Half of teen drivers text behind the wheel
- Home & Family
- May 24, 2013
Dr. Andrew Adesman, who co-authored a study for the CDC on teens texting while driving, explains, "Texting while driving is becoming a sort of epidemic, and it's a higher cause of deaths than even drinking while driving. The impairment that comes with texting is worse than drinking while driving." CBS News, 5/13/2013
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New Initiative Helps Employers Take on Depression, Leading Cause of Lost Productivity in the U.S.
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 22, 2013
To help fight the impact of depression on the workforce, the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric Foundation, and Employers Health, a national employer coalition based in Ohio, are launching Right Direction, an initiative to raise awareness about depression in the workplace and its effect on productivity, promote early detection,
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Their instruments may be garbage, but the music will bring tears to your eyes
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 22, 2013
In Cateura, a Paraguay slum, impoverished children make beautiful music on instruments constructed almost entirely of materials reclaimed from the dump. These children are part of the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra, led by local musician Favio Chávez. Rodolfo Madero, executive producer of a documentary about the orchestra, says, "It's been an important change for the community to see these kids rising above
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Jake Gyllenhaal and More Actors Stand Up for Vet Awareness
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- May 19, 2013
During the Words of War fundraiser, which raised money for nonprofit organizations that support comprehensive mental health care for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, actors performed theatrical readings of poetry and prose related to the experience of war.
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Shaking off Loneliness
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- May 18, 2013
Jane Brody's article emphasizes how important it is to our well-being to have close, loving, meaningful relationships. Dr. John T. Cacioppo, Univeristy of Chicago psychologist, is quoted as saying, "Is it any wonder that we turn to ice cream or other fatty foods when we're sitting at home feeling all alone in the world? We want to
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How to Swaddle an Infant Safely
- Home & Family
- May 18, 2013
Now that new concerns have emerged regarding the safety of swaddling, U.S. maternity wards are starting to use sleeping sacks (wearable blankets) instead of swaddling blankets as part of a campaign to promote safer sleep for babies. The Wall Street Journal, 5/14/2013
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More women opting for preventive mastectomy – but should they be?
- Health & Healing
- May 18, 2013
Angelina Jolie's announcement that she had both breasts removed- after finding out she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer due to the BRCA1 gene- has brought much attention to the procedure. Apparently, rates of women opting for preventive mastectomies have increased by an estimated 50 percent in recent years. Since genetic tests for breast cancer risks have
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A “fountain of youth” for hearts?
- Health & Healing
- May 14, 2013
Doctors Rich Lee and Amy Wagers have honed in on a hormone called GDF-11, which declines with age in mice. "When old mouse hearts are exposed to this hormone at the levels the young mice have, then their hearts go back quite dramatically to the appearance of the young mouse heart in just a few
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Mother’s Day Special: Dinner with the Smileys
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 14, 2013
This is a a touching account written by a mother, Sarah Smiley, whose husband is in the military. When her husband got deployed once again in Nov. 2011– and would be away from his wife and 3 boys for 13 months– Sarah had a wonderful idea: Why not invite different people to dinner once a
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How to talk to your kids about kidnapping
- Home & Family
- May 11, 2013
Talking to kids (without including scary details) and teaching them how to stay safe from abductors should be top priority- it is important to put a safety plan in place and discuss locations where your child can go if he or she gets lost. Tell your child it's ok to be rude if a stranger
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Managers to Millennials: Job interview no time to text
- 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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Man Pays Off Mom’s Mortgage To Thank Her For Being Awesome
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 3, 2013
A young man, who was only making around $30,000 when he saved up enough money to pay off his mother's mortgage, explains, "When there is a goal you truly want to reach, all the other things in your life begin to work around it… [It's] just a matter of choices." With Good for You! Messages,
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