Day: June 7, 2014
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New Program Offers Peer Support for Women
It has long been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At City of Hope, researchers are implementing this concept of imitation—of making one thing similar to another—in a leading-edge approach to treating difficult cancers. City of Hope’s new chief of surgery and an enthusiastic researcher, Yuman Fong, M.D., has been developing a…
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How Businesses Can Incorporate the Sharing Economy for Higher Success
If you’re not already aware, the sharing economy is picking up speed. The sharing economy is a peer-to-exchange of goods and services, in which citizens rent or share resources. Companies involved in the sharing economy include Airbnb—where a host rents out part of his or her home to someone looking for a temporary place to…
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Exercise: Tackle Your Busy Schedule With Renewed Energy
Being a successful woman in the real estate industry means your days are most likely hectic and stressful. The last thing you probably want to do is go to the gym. If you can motivate yourself to go, you may end up on the treadmill the entire time because the weight area intimidates you and/or…
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FHFA Decision: Path to Affordable Housing or Another Crash?
Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is facing mounting pressure regarding his decision to lift a temporary suspension on allocating funds to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). With the lifted suspension, 4.2 basis points of each dollar of the unpaid principal balance for new business…