Recent Articles
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Building a case that attracts transformational philanthropy
Craig Shelley Association ManagementDonors are narrowing their focus and increasing the size of their individual gifts to concentrate and increase the impact of their philanthropic investments. For those organizations attracting these investments, the impact is transformational.
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Scaling the PEAKS of competence
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHow can you know if you are competent to perform in your role? Many professional organizations produce competence frameworks that attempt to answer this question. Unfortunately, most of these frameworks are limited to assessing what you know or what you can do. But knowledge and skills are only two of the elements that are required for a person to be competent in a role.
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Is cellphone usage causing unknown health problems?
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareThere are two different types of radiations: ionizing and nonionizing. Ionizing radiation breaks the covalent binding in whatever it passes through, with X-rays and gamma rays being prime examples. Nonionizing radiation breaks van der Waals bindings and could cause a significant DNA strand breakage at a low exposure level (0.0024 W/kg). Some of the examples of instruments that generate nonionizing radiation include microwaves, cellphones, Walkie-Talkies, smart readers, iPads, laptops and wireless routers.
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Experiment aims to stop immunosuppression therapy for face transplant patients
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareThe U.S. Military is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide face transplants and follow-up care for a small group of civilians who suffered traumatic injuries. The intent is to find ways to help servicemen and women who receive disfiguring injuries in combat.
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The .32 Remington: An obsolete cartridge from a bygone era
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureIntroduced by Remington in 1906, the .32 Remington was marketed as an alternative to the .32 Winchester Special. Hunters seeking a good bullet for hunting deer and bear that could be found in an auto-loading rifle were presented with a nice choice in the .32 Remington.
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Students learning from Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal
Thomas Van Soelen EducationLori Hetherington at Alpharetta High School, just north of the heart of Atlanta, was in her first year teaching Advanced Placement Statistics to juniors and seniors. New to the course and new to teaching many gifted learners, she needed to complete a project as part of a gifted endorsement course sequence.
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Interior designers should hunt eagles, not turkeys
Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesEagles, not turkeys. Follow that client strategy, and you'll fly high from this point onward. Looking to take your design business to the next level? Reach that by remembering this: Work with good clients. Don't work with bad ones. Resolve to bond with the best, and avoid the rest.
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Making your warehouse more effective
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingSo much has been written on the subject of warehouse productivity improvement that one is tempted to believe nothing else needs to be said. Yet in our constantly-changing environment, we must look at new ideas from the present decade, as well as recycled ideas from the past. Certain things about warehousing do not change, at least not rapidly.
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Indiana religious freedom law: Businesses should err on side of inclusion
Ryan Clark Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRecently, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a law that supporters attest is meant to protect the religious freedoms of entities — including individuals and businesses. Many believe the controversial law opens the door for statewide discrimination against the lesbian and gay communities on the basis of religious freedom.
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Using choice to motivate and differentiate
Savanna Flakes EducationChoice is one of the greatest motivators and also one of the most powerful tools in setting up a differentiated classroom. Who doesn't love choice? As adults, we prefer to have choice in our staff book studies, professional development and class schedules. Likewise, choice provides students many options to navigate content and show their mastery of material. Choice reduces learning barriers because it sets up opportunities for students to use their preferred learning style.