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Kelp Food Is Making Waves in Restaurants and Supermarkets—and Helping Conservation Efforts

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Mostly, though, I think about how we will all lose the sea if we don’t roll up our sleeves and figure out how to save it. As the boat picks up speed, I blink cold tears while taking in the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Mountains, seagulls arcing overhead and the occasional seal head bobbing along the surface of the water.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself. I apologized.

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Dine In While Ordering Out? Remote Work Is Rising In Unexpected Industries

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The remote work trend is even catching up to the restaurant industry. Companies are leveraging new technologies and ideas to break down geographical barriers — enabling employees to contribute from virtually anywhere. However, the transition to remote work also requires a reevaluation of work practices and policies.

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More Bad News For San Francisco: Q3 Office Vacancy Rate Hits 33.9%, New Record

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raising questions on how the metro area can come back from the economic damage, caused in large part by remote and hybrid work. According to preliminary data from real estate brokerage CBRE, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle , the city’s office vacancy rate reached a record 33.9%

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The Great Mismatch: Why Employers And Employees Are No Longer In Sync

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According to a report by McKinsey, 87% of US workers want flexibility, but 50% of employers want employees back in the office. Last year, a World Employment Confederation report highlighted some of the reasons for this mismatch and how the issue could be resolved.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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They are large and small companies that have us fired up about the cool ways they are innovating and leveraging technology. Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting.

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Pew Research on The State of the Gig Economy in 2021

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think tank, recently released The State of Gig Work in 2021 report.      The report covers the results of an in-depth survey of Americans who earn money from the gig economy, which Pew defined somewhat narrowly.    Only 17% report a negative experience.   

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