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Airport Technology
The international business travel market is growing and evolving at such a rapid rate that travelers are starting to expect the possibility of reserving smart sleep spaces at airports before and after flights.
The Global Business Travel Association Foundation estimates there were nearly 503 million business trips in 2016 in the United States, compared to 488 million in the previous year. Figures show it accrues a global spend of $1.23 trillion and this figure is set to rise by 7% in 2019.
But while this sector booms financially, what is the cost to the physical, mental and emotional health of people juggling a relentless business trip schedule?
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Spa Opportunities
Integrated wellness lifestyle company Fivelements has revealed details of its newest urban wellness concept, Fivelements Habitats.
The first Fivelements Habitat will open in Times Square, Hong Kong this July 2019, followed by two more locations in Hong Kong's central business districts over the coming 18 months, and expanding to other cities in Asia thereafter.
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ASCP is excited to bring you treatment room tips! Great for relaxation, increasing blood flow, and relieving congestion, acupressure massage makes a perfect 15- or 30-minute add-on to your facial menu. Watch as Denver esthetician Ella Cressman shows how it's done.
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Travel + Leisure
Tucked away on a residential street in the Athenian neighborhood of Ampelokipoi, is a large, unassuming apartment building — the kind that was built en masse in Greece during the 1960s and '70s. Walk through the glass and wood paneled lobby to the elevator, up to the fourth floor, and knock on an otherwise nondescript door.
Welcome to the clinic of the best facialist in Greece.
For the past fifteen years, the Dimitra Goula Institute has been quietly servicing Athens' beau monde.
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Spa Opportunities
International spa and wellness consultants The E77 Company are working on a spa hotel in Lithuania designed specifically for millennial customers, which is due to open in late summer 2019.
The Spa Hotel Esé — pronounced "essay" — will be located in the spa town of Birstonas, surrounded by pine forests and the winding loops of the Nemunas River. The town is well-known for its clean air, therapeutic mud and mineral water springs, which will be used for mineral water pools and baths at the spa.
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Forbes
Katie Chang
writes: "No matter how alluring where I'm headed to is, the journey there (despite the popular adage) is rarely a good thing. Even if I’ve been fortunate enough to score a seat in business, my body still feels pretty beat up after cruising at 35,000 feet. This is when the Oriental Qi, a signature treatment offered at the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, enters the picture. The one hour and 50 minute session is not only indulgent, but also helpful at resetting and rebalancing your body (and mind) after a long flight. And why?"
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Skin Inc.
The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery released the results of a survey showing that Botox, fillers and skin treatments were the top non-surgical treatments of 2018. Of the people who participated in the survey, roughly 96% said they received Botox, 91% said they received fillers and 87% said they received skin treatments.
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"“Being a NCEA Member and Nationally NCEA Certified has given me more professional respect in the medical esthetics world. Thank you NCEA!"
— Amy Labuda Velten, Beverly Hills, California
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Loyalty Lion
Do you think customer loyalty is non-existent in the volatile world of ecommerce? A quaint idea like customer loyalty should no longer apply in this digital era, right?
E-commerce professionals will staunchly disagree. As more customers engage in online transactions than ever before, these professionals will tell you that customer loyalty is crucial for e-businesses.
However, the nature of e-commerce, where product substitutes are readily available, means that gaining customer loyalty is an uphill battle for e-businesses.
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Thrive Global
Interpersonal conflicts at work often escalate not because of what people disagree over, but because of how they disagree, Judge Raymond E. Kramer, the director of the Administrative Judicial Institute at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings in New York City, tells Thrive Global. When people don't feel heard or feel misunderstood, the conflict skyrockets. The solution: simply knowing that five core conflict styles exist, and becoming aware of which style you tend to gravitate toward.
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Forbes
Forbes Councils, Clay Clark writes: "You are probably thinking,'What the heck is a small-business mindset?' What I refer to as the small-business mindset is one filled with reactive business operations, poor branding and the absence of self-awareness and systems. If you run your business this way long enough, soon you will create an 80-hour-per-week job that nobody wants instead of a business that has the capacity to create both time and financial freedom for you."
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By Meredith Wood
 Most small-business owners know that they need to have some form of social media presence to promote their brand but often miss an opportunity in neglecting Pinterest’s capabilities as a business booster. By leveraging this visual sharing platform, small-business owners can tap into the 55% of Pinterest users that come to the site specifically looking for products. Check out this infographic for tips on creating the perfect Pinterest profile for your small business.
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From the desk of Dorothy McKinley Soressi - NCEA School Director
Currently there are several generations of students in the classroom. All with distinct learning and teaching preferences. Utilizing age appropriate teaching strategies is of paramount importance. The newest generation — Generation Z typically born after 1995 — are very different from previous generations.
Gen Z's are more distracted than millennials with a shorter attention span. They are accustomed to having information at their fingertips and only print information when necessary. Forget handouts for this student, think digital formatting as posting information works best. They reach for their smartphones every seven seconds ...
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Faculty Focus
Looking to incorporate some learner-centered teaching principles into your courses but aren't sure where to begin? Here are 10 activities for building student engagement and getting students more actively involved in their learning.
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Edutopia
It's a repeated experience observed across all grade levels and classrooms — student frustration. Teachers recognize the sign — a defeated sigh, a sheepish glance at the floor, or a demeaning self-directed comment like "I'll never be able to do this," "Forget it, I'm done," or "I'm not smart enough."
All of these statements—and the other signs of frustration—are things that should signal a call for action. But what action?
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Open Access Maced J Med Sci via PubMed
Hyaluronic acid (HA) based hydrogels for esthetic applications found widespread use. HA should be crosslinked for this application to achieve the correct viscoelastic properties and avoid fast degradation by the hyaluronidase enzyme naturally present in the skin: these properties are controlled by the amount of crosslinker and the fraction that is effectively crosslinked (i.e. that binds two HA chains).
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CE Approved Articles from PCI Journal
Examining Your Career in a Medical Setting
About the article:
To provide the skin care professional with an overview of career options.
This educational activity has been approved for 1.0 CEs. Exp. 8/2019. COA#PCIA0816.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this article and taking this test, the skin care professional will be able to:
- Describe the various medical settings and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Determine if a career in a medical setting is for you.
GET STARTED NOW ... Click here to download article and test.
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