Recent Articles
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The right way to swing a shotgun
Irwin Greenstein Recreation & LeisureAsk someone about the best way to swing a shotgun, and you'll probably hear about the three popular methods: swing through, maintained lead and pull away. You certainly need to know about them and the best way to utilize each one on different clays presentations or in the field on birds. We'll touch on them for a moment, but when it comes to actual shooting there are basics that need to be understood beforehand or you'll never master any of those methods.
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Tips to starting a successful renovation business
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesIf you love design and décor, and you absolutely love the challenge of renovating homes, then this is a great time to start thinking about owning a business. There is more demand for a good renovator today than ever before.
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Don’t let negative reviews break you
Jessica Taylor CommunicationsWhether you're a small or large company, you live or die by your reputation. Most of reputation management is focused on pushing down negative search results — in particular, negative reviews. Responding to your negative reviews may attempt to bridge the gap between how a company perceives itself and how others view it.
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Affordable Care Act faces more hurdles in coming months
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Affordable Care Act has survived one repeal attempt in the Supreme Court, as well as more than 50 repeal attempts by the House of Representatives and the Senate. However, President Barack Obama's signature legislation faces yet another significant challenge to its existence.
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Ethics in logistics come down to a matter of trust
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingWhether business ethics are improving or declining is a question that is highly debatable. Whether conduct is getting better or worse, warehousing is an activity in which ethics are particularly critical.
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New research shows progress in the fight against lupus
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system produces antibodies to cells within the body, leads to widespread inflammation and tissue damage. Although the causes of SLE remain unknown, the disease is believed to be linked to genetic, environmental and hormonal factors, and is marked by periods of illness and remission.
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Digital Autobahn: The world’s largest used car lot
Jason Gonzalez Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI finished college in the early '90s. I lived in Port Orange, Florida, a neighboring town to Daytona Beach. I was a securities principal, stock and bond trader and a broker. At the time, I had a beautiful office in the Halifax Harbor Marina on North Beach St and Basin — right on the Halifax River. I could take my boat to work if I didn't feel like driving my Corvette (sorry, I was young and inexperienced).
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Learned helplessness: A daily tug of war
Pamela Hill EducationA teacher excitedly explains to his class that they will be beginning a new writing project that will be self-defined by the students' favorite activities outside of school. The students will choose an activity to explore, choose the means of writing and how to present the final project. The students in the class excitedly begin discussing with each other what their favorite activities are and begin to brainstorm what they will do.
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How 3-D printing can save on your company’s tax bill
Tracy Szwec Manufacturing3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is one of the hottest topics in manufacturing today. After all, this technology is solving many problems, and it could actually be quite cost-effective for some organizations. In some cases, it is possible that additive manufacturing could be used as research and development — this topic is being discussed by many organizations as the possibilities for cutting associated costs are appealing.
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Why tweens and teens need a vacation from technology
Corinne Garcia EducationTechnology is fully ingrained in our busy lives, and even more so in the lives of tweens and teens. Think about it: If it weren't for time spent in the classroom (which involves screens sometimes, as well), students in the tween and teen years could easily fill the day without looking up from their handheld devices.