Their findings build on last year’s discovery of the brain\’s own network of plumbing pipes – known as the glymphatic system – which carry waste material out of the brain.
via BBC News – Sleep ‘cleans’ the brain of toxins.
I sleep late a lot on weekends. The Boss complains, thinks I sleep too much. Now I can say my glymphatic system is working overtime. And your brain needs a good cleaning…
Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Gallup\’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. In other words, about one in eight workers — roughly 180 million employees in the countries studied — are psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations.
via Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work.
No surprises here.
Only 36 percent of paid work activities bring American parents meaning, compared to 62 percent of child care duties; paid work is “very tiring” 5 percent of the time, while child care is exhausting 12 percent of the time.
via Pew study on modern American family: Moms still do more child care..
Guess it’s been that kind of day for finding these kinds of articles.
I hesitated before posting this link. The headline grabs your attention, no? It got my attention for sure. Maybe, just maybe there’s hope for our economy and jobs crisis from the demographics. Then I read the following sentence:
For the purpose of the study, ADP assumed that the average retirement age was 61. Researchers concluded that in many industries, individuals will retire at 61 despite theories suggesting otherwise.
Not gonna happen. Period.
via 18% of the workforce could retire within five years | LifeHealthPro.
It begins with the programming/project definition that sets the overall aesthetic flavor and objectives for the project. The furnishings must achieve the same goals as the design of the building while complimenting the building design and achieving specific furniture goals that include ergonomics, feel, character, style, texture and color.
This term means something different to a variety of professions. It seems the greatest use of the term is within the accounting world. From an accounting view-point is has to do with company value. This comes into play when a company is for sale or worse is being liquidated. In this sense we are talking about a company asset albeit one that is aggressively depreciated. So what is this term we are talking about?
FF&E is an acronym for “Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment.” These are movable items that have no permanent connection to the building and include items like desks, chairs, computers, other equipment, tables and bookcases. It can also include “Accessories” which can consist of designer waste baskets, lamps, pottery, pillows, area rugs and art objects. How does this tie into what FSB does?
Our involvement in FF&E is in the very early stages before it ever becomes an…
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Interns have been used as a cheap labor force, thousands upon thousands of internships each year in the U.S. are illegal, which has gone global and is completely unregulated, and the system is indeed inefficient and unethical in a variety of ways.
We’re actually eating our young.
Amen. You should get paid for work. Never work for free.
An Important Message from Cleveland Clinic.
To prepare for healthcare reform…
Remember we have choices.
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