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☆ A 24-year-old entrepreneur says working fewer hours and capping her revenue was the key to increasing her profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Jessica Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Benham told Insider she launched her first online course in September 2020 and made £15,000, or about $18,400, on the first day, which was double her average monthly income at the time. More revenue doesn't guarantee more profitDespite growing revenue, Benham was taking home less each month because of increased costs. Benham told Insider she said yes to every opportunity, regardless of the personal and professional costs. In 2020, if a task or role was too time-consuming, she would outsource it, Benham told Insider. Benham told Insider she now had fun brainstorming how to reach her monthly target earnings of £7,500, or about $9,163.

☆ Climate leaders say 3 conversations need to happen at the World Economic Forum this week to lock in a sustainable future
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Freya Graham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The climate crisis is set to dominate the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Climate experts say they'll be looking out for 3 conversations, including how to pay for the climate crisis. More climate finance dealsSome solutions to the climate crisis already exist, according to Sweta Chakraborty, behavioral scientist and CEO of climate solutions organization We Don't Have Time. A sovereign debt conversion deal enables governments to convert a portion of this debt into sustainability financing. "Developing countries want to join the fight against the climate crisis and need financial support to be successful," she said.

☆ Successfully applying for Social Security disability is difficult. Applying as a long Covid patient is even trickier
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Social Security disability benefits are generally available to workers who have earned enough credits through payroll taxes — typically 40 credits, though younger workers may qualify with less. Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a federal benefit available to disabled individuals who may not qualify for Social Security disability based on their work records. Allsup, which works with NASA, helped Perry get his Social Security disability benefits application approved. "That can really make or break a Social Security disability case," he said. Social Security disability benefits are aimed at long-term conditions.

☆ Long Covid is distorting the labor market — and that's bad for the U.S. economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

She eventually learned that the balance issues and ear pain resulted from a damaged vestibular nerve, a known effect of long Covid. She found that 2 million to 4 million full-time workers are out of the labor force due to long Covid. For one, many of the hundreds of potential long Covid symptoms are invisible to others, even if disabling for the afflicted. Why the long Covid labor gap mattersJerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, mentioned Sheiner and Salwati's long Covid research in a recent speech about inflation and the labor market. That burden will continue to rise if long Covid patients don't start recovering at greater rates, she said.

☆ Long Covid may be 'the next public health disaster' — with a $3.7 trillion economic impact rivaling the Great Recession
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Norpel is one of millions of Americans with long Covid, also known as long-haul Covid, post-Covid or post-acute Covid syndrome. Key symptoms: Long Covid has been linked to more than 200 symptoms, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. Duration: There's no consistent definition of how long symptoms must persist for someone to be considered a long Covid patient. What experts do know is that for some, long Covid symptoms can last months or even years. "I don't know if it's for the rest of my life or not," Hurst said of feeling long Covid symptoms.

☆ California teacher accused of hiding missing teen for almost 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A California teacher is accused of hiding a missing teenager who vanished more than two years ago and reappeared at his family's home in March, authorities said last week. Olivares faces charges of detaining a minor with the intent to conceal from a parent and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the department said. “You can’t just hide someone’s kid and think that’s OK,” Smith told the station. The police department identified Olivares as an employee at the Alice Birney Public Waldorf school, in the Sacramento City Unified School District. In a statement to KCRA, the district said that Olivares has been placed on administrative leave while it investigates the allegations.

Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry, Darling” is — on its immaculately, obsessively polished surface — a film about the danger of dreams. Even if you have somehow avoided all publicity for the film, the pop culture reference points should already be clear. Pugh conveys blissful serenity and anguished confusion with equal conviction; her deftness justifies Wilde’s poetic anti-narrative, and vice versa. The real world feels like ghostly and desaturated reflection. “Don’t Worry, Darling” is a movie that airily warns you to watch out for illusions even as it revels in a film’s power to create a world deliberately untethered from reality.

☆ 'Don't Worry Darling' review: Florence Pugh isn't enough to redeem Olivia Wilde's tabloid-friendly second movie
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Florence Pugh makes the strongest case for seeing the film, but given how in-demand she is, if you miss this one, don’t worry. (The film is being released by Warner Bros., like CNN, a unit of Warner Bros. By that measure “Don’t Worry Darling” feels more like a modest setback than a major disappointment, but ultimately, it’s hard to call this project as a victory. “Don’t Worry Darling” premieres in US theaters on September 23. It’s rated R. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Studios, which like CNN is part of Warner Bros.

☆ Noi instrumente și platforme digitale în cadrul sesiunii de training MHELM, cu participarea profesorilor ASEM
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Academia de Studii Economice a fost reprezentată la eveniment de către membrii echipei MHELM, ASEM:# Ala Cotelnic, prim-prorector, prorector cu activitate didactică, dr. univ., coordonator instituțional al proiectului MHELM;# Angela Solcan, șef departament „Management”, dr., prof. univ. Alice Buzdugan, de la universitatea parteneră din Germania a fost moderatorul workshopului din 19 noiembrie, în care a prezentat și a analizat 3 tipuri de coaching potrivite pentru managementul universitar: colegială, în tandem și decodarea disciplinei. A fost un workshop interactiv și foarte util, care a provocat discuții referitor la metodele de evaluare bazate pe învățarea prin acțiune și erorile de evaluare întâlnite în sistemul universitar. Membrii proiectului au descoperit aplicațiile digitale noi: www.sli.do și coogle.it, care oferă posibilitatea interacțiunii și evaluării participanților chiar și în instruirea organizată on-line.

Persons: . hab, ., Angela Solcan, Irina, Tatiana Gaugaș, Alice Buzdugan Organizations: Studii, MHELM, Business, Universitatea Transilvania Locations: Republica Moldova, ASEM, Germania, Brașov

☆ ASEM, implicată în sesiunea de formare a formatorilor din cadrul proiectului Erasmus+, MHELM
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

În perioada 17-20 și 26 noiembrie 2020, în cadrul proiectului Erasmus+ „Leadershipul și Managementul în Învățământul Superior din Republica Moldova /MHELM” a avut loc o sesiune de formare a formatorilor. Partenerii externi ai proiectului prezenți la training au fost Dr. David DAWSON, Universitatea din Gloucherstshire, Marea Britanie; Alexander KRAUSS și Alice BUZDUGAN, ISOB, Germania și dr. Liliana ROGOZEA, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov. Angela Solcan a prezentat structura și finalitățile modulului „Managementul resurselor materiale în învățământul superior” și a descris metodele de predare planificate de a fi utilizate. Un sumar al modulului „Managementul schimbării și dezvoltarea organizațională în cadrul Instituțiilor de Învățământ Superior” a fost făcut de coordonatorul instituțional prof.dr.hab. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa ASEM.

Persons: Dr . David DAWSON, Alexander KRAUSS, Alice BUZDUGAN, Liliana, Tatiana Gaugaș, ., . Angela Solcan, Ala, Dr . Irina Dorogaia Organizations: UTM, RM, Universitatea Transilvania, ASEM Locations: Republica Moldova, UE, Gloucherstshire, ISOB, Germania, Brașov

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