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Dining out can be a high-risk experience for the approximately 11 million Americans who suffer from food allergies. (Can I take the waiter's word that there isn't shellfish in my soup?) But help is on the way. "We're starting to see a sea change in how restaurants approach allergies," says Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder and CEO of Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Burger King, for instance, posts allergy information on its website, hangs allergen-alert signs in franchises and is developing a staff allergy-training program. Outback Steakhouse advertises a gluten-free menu, and Flat Top Grill...
...University of Southern California, also reveal that 20% of employees say they are victims of incivility on a weekly basis. Should managers be kinder and gentler? You bet, says author Christine Porath, assistant professor of management, because "incivility has detrimental consequences. Does performance decrease? Yes. Does creativity suffer? Yes. People just don't concentrate." Turnover results too: 1 in 8 employees who experience rudeness ends up leaving. The biggest surprise: the study estimates that the average FORTUNE 1000 executive spends 13% of his or her time mediating worker disputes. That translates to seven weeks a year. Maybe Mom was right...
...fund. The government would also offer what is called a life-cycle fund, in which the mix of investments changes according to the investor's age. None of those options are particularly sexy, but because they are more diversified than individual stocks and bonds, they are less likely to suffer quick, crippling losses. They also cut down on the government's costs of administering the program...
...study finds that feeling loved and having a warm, cuddly support group helps women ward off depression but doesn't do much for men. Paradoxically, men may suffer more than women do from the adverse effects of isolation--such as a weakened immune system...
...Sixers stand out as particularly glaring examples. In all of these instances, the city’s heart was broken. Each time the city went so far as to outfit City Hall’s William Penn statue with the home team’s cap, only to suffer prompt and devastating defeat...