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SPE ANTEC 2015 highlights plastics innovation on the move
Aldo Crugnola, Nick Schott and Don Rosato EngineeringANTEC, produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers, is the largest, most respected and well-known technical conference in the plastics industry. Since its start in 1942, ANTEC has successfully expanded from the U.S. into Europe, India and the Middle East with further expansion to global locations in 2015 and beyond.
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Avoid these 5 job interview no-no’s
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhether you're interviewing a prospective employee or you're the one interviewing for a new position, remember that the interview is a two-way process. You're both being evaluated for professionalism, expertise and likability. For a productive interview, avoid these disasters during the process:
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Data is no less secure even as HIPAA enforcement is here
Lindy Benton Healthcare AdministrationThe headlines are endless and ever-growing: Healthcare data is at risk. Exposure is happening because a scourge of people worldwide is illegally trying to benefit from the information; because of improper protection of sensitive information; or because of some other sort of breach. However, despite continued efforts to address security loopholes across the sector, simply "taking action" to mitigate damage is not an effective strategy, and it won't work long term.
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UK making efforts to improve ‘cold chain’
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingI have written before about the efforts being made by the cooling industry to emphasize the importance of the "cold chain" — the route by which food is distributed from producer to retailer under refrigerated conditions. An improved cold chain, the industry argues, is a win-win globally. In the developed world, it can improve shelf lives and thus reduce food wastage. In the developing world, it can literally save people's lives by reducing the amount of spoilage.
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Will the government finally stop short‑changing HEMS providers?
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's no secret that the federal and state governments short-change helicopter EMS providers when it comes to reimbursement for air medical flights covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Patients covered by these programs account for nearly 60 percent of all medical transport flights, so we're not talking pocket change here.
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Leveraging social technologies as healthcare business solutions
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationLast year, a highly respectable group of individuals representing a diverse group of healthcare organizations contributed to a book published by HIMSS — "Applying Social Media Technologies in Healthcare Environments." The contributors represented large healthcare systems, statewide public health departments, community hospitals, clinics, physicians, researchers and a patient. However, the stories of innovation using social technologies to solve business challenges will also be appreciated by nontechies alike.
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Instagram gains serious attention from marketers, advertisers
Suzanne Mason MarketingIn December, Instagram announced that the number of users on their platform surpassed 300 million. That is a 50 percent increase from the 200 million users nine months prior. Considered one of the fastest-growing social media platforms, Instagram has now surpassed the 288 million users of Twitter and has gained the attention of marketers as a serious competitor to help grow their business through visual marketing.
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What we talk about when we talk about best practices: Assessment
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn this part of the best practices series, we will examine assessment and the many manifestations it takes. Assessment is not limited to traditional testing. It includes programmatic and student needs analysis, alternative approaches to evaluating learning and student self-reflection.
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What makes Sedona such a popular tourist attraction?
Judy Connors Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementRecently voted as one of the "10 most sacred spots on Earth," and dubbed by Good Morning America as "the most beautiful place in America," Sedona, Arizona, attracts more than 4.5 million visitors per year. To longtime inhabitants who know well the history of Native American tribes who journeyed to Sedona for spiritual healing and to host sacred ceremonies, neither of these accolades come as a surprise.
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Finding a path forward after the parent‑teacher conference
Nancy Gahles Mental HealthcareThe angst of parenthood rears its ugly multiheaded hydra appearance around this time every year — it's time for the parent-teacher conference. The parental hopes and dreams that your child did, in fact, incorporate all the lectures from you on bringing up his/her game hang in the fateful balance of this night.