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Times West Virginian via Fresno Bee
Donnie Straight wanted to get into the field of massage therapy to give people an alternative method of pain relief.
He wanted to help fight the opioid epidemic currently taking lives throughout West Virginia.
"I wanted to do it to help fight the opiate situation we have, because doctors are supposed to start prescribing massage as opposed to opiates,?" Straight, a massage therapist and owner of Appalachian Massage Therapy, said.
Straight said the health benefits of a good massage can be greater than the benefits of prescribed opiates, which is why some other states already prescribe this method of treatment rather than pills.
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Convenience Store Decisions
Rather than filling stockings or wrapping packages, many holiday shoppers plan to purchase less tangible gifts this year, reports The NPD Group, a global information company.
According to NPD’s 2017 Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey, purchase intent is down across many general merchandise categories, but consumers place a high value on experiences — in their homes, when shopping, and as gifts. Thirty-nine percent of U.S. consumers plan to purchase experiential gifts this holiday season, like wine tastings, concert tickets and spa treatments.
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Even though the cold temps might give you rosy cheeks, they also bring an onslaught of other skin issues, such as dryness, redness, dullness, and more. Luckily these facials at spas around the city offer luxurious and effective cure-alls so you can get your glow back.
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HELLO!
If you're heading to Mauritius any time soon, then make sure you plan a trip to Cinq Mondes Spa & Wellness Retreat for some well deserved rest and relaxation. The French brand is opening their first branch on the exotic Indian Ocean island at the five-star luxury Long Beach Mauritius. Here's everything you need to know about the new opening.
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— Kelly A. Wolcott, Buford, Georgia
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By Elizabeth Donat
 December is upon us, and for many this is one of the busiest months of the year. The holiday season is a wonderful, fun and lucrative time for most spas, and the month of December can make or break a spa's bottom line. With these four tips, you can enjoy a festive and productive season. No matter how your year has gone, thus far, remember that you can always finish strong!
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The Wall Street Journal
President of the University of California, C. L. Max Nikias writes: "I learned this lesson the hard way, as a freshman at the National Technical University of Athens, staying up for most of the night to prepare for a math final. Despite it being my strongest subject, the lack of sleep caught up to me, and I failed the exam.
Thankfully, university policy at the time allowed me to retake the final and I managed to salvage my grade. But what I learned about sleep that day ensured that my first exam failure would also be my last. And it is a lesson I have carried through to my professional life: no amount of preparation can fully replace the benefit of sleep. Yet conventional wisdom often pulls leaders in the opposite direction."
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By Shawn Smajstrla
 You love video. You know how I know? Because just about every report I've read in the past year related to video content says you do. Apparently, I'm supposed to love video also. Except that I don't. It seems that since Facebook kingpin Mark Zuckerberg stood in front of the Mobile World Congress in early 2016 and hailed video as the key to his fortunes, everyone has taken it for gospel that video is the short- and long-term future. It's difficult to doubt Facebook, I admit.
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HubSpot
'Tis the season for sugar plums and stalled deals. You release emails into a void darker than Black Friday, and the only thing you're collecting is OOO auto-replies. And while regular people enjoy slices of pie and seemingly endless vacation, you're enjoying a second helping of "Bah Humbug" and sweating your looming number. Sound familiar?
To help, here are seven email templates with eye-catching subject lines and get-to-the-point messages for more opens and higher response rates — even as your prospects have one hand in the cool whip and the other on their expanding waistline.
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European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology via PubMed
Cosmetic injection of dermal fillers is common, with late complications increasingly recognized. Herein, we report a granulomatous reaction to hyaluronic acid filler occurring during the use of neratinib. A woman in her 50s, with metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary involving the skin and bones, was referred for new-onset facial swelling.
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By Hank Boyer
 Coaching is the process of helping someone master a skill or the correct application of knowledge. Teaching focuses on learning something new; coaching focuses on mastering that something. The ideal coach is a thinking partner to the person being coached. The coach asks questions to lead the person being coached through the process of self-assessment, not offering any advice, observations or opinions until after the person being coached has self-assessed.
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By Fred Berns
 This is the time that many business professionals review the results of the year gone by. But what if looking back is a bummer? What if those lofty goals and resolutions you set months ago feel like distant and daunting dreams? How do you deal with the disappointment of a record year that wasn't, of sales numbers that didn't add up, of outstanding outcomes that didn't materialize? How do you rationalize a lousy year? You don't.
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Whether it's for license renewal or NCEA Certified credential recertification, career development, or to increase job opportunities, the need for continuing education is a very real demand of every skin care professional. But while the benefits of continuing education are obvious, the cost is high: travel expenses; time away from home; and scheduling conflicts with work. SDSS now provides affordable, quality continuing education courses at your convenience, presented by experts in a variety of subject areas!
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Webinar: The Benefits of Proper Employee Selection
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Attendees will learn how to gain, train and retain quality staff members and understand the costs associated with all of the above items, grow their practice by allowing their employees more autonomy. In addition, attendees will learn how to handle infectious employees and proper and legal methods of eliminating them.
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- Decide which webinar you would like to view and click on the Member or Non-member Fee.
Please note: If you are not a current SDSS member and would like to join/renew, click on the "Learn more about becoming a member." Membership payments are processed in real time and will allow you to purchase the webinars at the reduced Member Fee.
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