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☆ When to tell your kids the truth about Santa, according to a psychotherapist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Amy Morin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amy Morin is a therapist whose clients ofter ask when to tell their kids the truth about Santa. She said the truth should depend on the parent's values and what they want their child to learn. So how soon should you tell your kids the truth about Santa? There isn't a right or wrong age to tell kids the truthTake cues from them and their understanding of the world. Other parents tell kids that Christmas is all about giving, and now that they know the truth about Santa, their job is to become Santa to someone else (this makes giving a part of their future tradition).

☆ Remote Work Is Gutting Downtowns, Will Cost Cities $453 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Emil Skandul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Even 2 1/2 years later, most city downtowns aren't back to where they were prepandemic. Without more-robust policies to address failing downtowns, cities are going to start hurting. The increased cancellations of office leases have cratered the office real-estate market. Since 2016, only 112 commercial office spaces in the US have been converted, while 85 projects are underway or have been announced, according to CBRE's data. The birth of the central social districtTo avoid a commercial real-estate apocalypse, cities will need to streamline conversions.

☆ Family questions death of domestic violence victim whose case made it to Supreme Court following yearslong custody battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Narkis Golan outside the Supreme Court after the unanimous decision in her domestic violence case. But domestic violence victims, advocates and experts say that today, abusers and judges weaponize the clauses to punish women who flee domestic abusers to protect themselves and their children. Though there are no definitive statistics, research estimates that domestic violence could be a factor in up to 70% of Hague Convention child abduction cases. Both Fidler and Weiner criticized the ruling, alleging it did not take into account the realities of domestic violence. Golan also hoped, once her custody battle was over, to establish an organization to help protect kids and their mothers from domestic violence, Morin said.

SummarySummary Companies Q3 RevPar up 14% from same period in 2019Average pricing in Q3 was 23% above 2019 levelDemand in Asia will "correct itself"Oct 26 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hotel group Accor (ACCP.PA) reported higher than expected third-quarter revenue per available room (RevPAR) on Wednesday, continuing a sharp improvement in activity since the start of the year after a "gorgeous" summer season. U.S. tourists travelling to Europe took advantage of the dollar's strength against the euro and other currencies, Chief Financial Officer Jean-Jacques Morin said on a call with journalists. Accor's average pricing in the third quarter has been 23% above 2019 levels, the CFO said, adding the capability to earn more fees through inflation needed to be accounted for. However, the situation in Asia will "correct itself", with recovery in China and Southeast Asian countries next year possibly making a difference to the group's performance, Morin added. ($1 = 0.9930 euros)Reporting by Diana Mandia and Dina Kartit; Editing by David Holmes, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Former Los Angeles Angels executive sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former Los Angeles Angels baseball executive was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of providing fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "We are very grateful to everyone who worked so hard to investigate and prosecute Eric Kay," Skaggs' family said in a statement. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws during the second inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics on June 6, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. Mark J. Terrill / AP fileCody L. Cofer, Kay's attorney, said the former Major League Baseball executive will appeal. They said the executive dealt pills, including the "blue boys" that contributed to Skaggs' death, to multiple players at Angel Stadium. "One fentanyl pill can kill," the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham, said in a statement.

☆ The era of Big Tech moonshots is over. Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are pulling back on ambitious, risky long-term projects after many of them failed.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Hugh Langley | Eugene Kim | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have scaled back their ambitious "moonshot" projects. Moonshots like Google X and Amazon Grand Challenge allowed tech firms to build innovative projects. Before Amazon, Parviz led a similar team at Google called Google X. Page and Brin championed X projects they loved, helping them gain funding and headcount within the unit. Parviz, who created the once-hyped-up Google Glass, left Google X in 2014 to start Amazon's Grand Challenge.

☆ 9 signs your coworker has narcissistic traits and how to deal with it, according to a psychotherapist
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-20 | by ( Amy Morin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She says there are certain signs to look for if you think a coworker has narcissistic tendencies. Here are nine signs your coworker has narcissistic tendencies. They exaggerate their achievementsA colleague with narcissistic tendencies won't just brag, they'll embellish. When they can't control their feelings, they may be quick to try to control the environment and the people in it. How to respond to narcissistic tendenciesA coworker with narcissistic tendencies loves attention, even if it's negative.

☆ 3 mistakes people make when setting their New Year's resolutions, according to a psychotherapist
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-27 | by ( Amy Morin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Setting your sights too highDeclaring that next year is the year you're going to work out every morning can feel really good — at least at first. You'll likely question your ability to succeed and start thinking about giving up. Decide that you're going to hit the gym three days a week. When you hit $100, you'll feel good about yourself, and you'll get an extra boost in motivation. Resist the pressure to declare January 1 the date you're going to change your life.

☆ Studiu: Perioada în care Alpii sunt înzăpeziţi s-a redus cu aproape o lună în ultimii 50 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Acest studiu ''oferă o imagine de ansamblu asupra tendinţelor climatice asociate stratului de zăpadă'', a explicat Samuel Morin, cosemnatar şi director al Centrului Naţional de Cercetări Meteorologice (Météo France/CNRS). Reducerea observată a stratului de zăpadă în munţi este o ''tendinţă de fond, care confirmă studiile anterioare'', efectuate la nivel local sau naţional. ''Dispunem cu adevărat de o analiză globală a stratului de zăpadă la scara Alpilor în ansamblu'', a rezumat cercetătorul. Constatările lor sunt clare: stratul de zăpadă s-a redus în Alpi. Pe întreg parcursul sezonului, adâncimea medie a stratului de zăpadă de la atitudini cuprinse între 1.000 şi 2.000 de metri în nordul Alpilor s-a redus cu 2,8 centimetri pe an.

Persons: Samuel Morin Locations: Alpi, France, CNRS, munţi, Italia, Franţa, Germania, Austria, Slovenia, Elveţia

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