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How does your school use social media to connect with families?
Brian Stack EducationAs I was walking down the hall the other day, I was struck by some recent student artwork that had been posted by one of our art teachers. I took a few pictures of them on my phone and quickly uploaded them to our Sanborn Regional High School Facebook page with a caption that read, "Check out some of the latest pieces of art by students in Ms. Ladd's class!"
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Look beyond Lunar New Year to win Chinese customers through WeChat
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementFeb. 19 marked the first day of Lunar New Year (also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival). That is the biggest holiday and probably the most important festival of the year for many Asians (e.g., Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean). In a way, the Lunar New Year in Asia is like Thanksgiving and Christmas in the U.S., in which families gather together to celebrate the past and pray for a prosperous new year.
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Transforming a small space into a luxury kitchen
Jane Blanchard Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesTiny homes are on the rise. They're more energy efficient, and there are countless creative ways to maximize minimal space. However, when it comes to the kitchen, less is not more. Everyone wants a large, spacious kitchen with an island (or perhaps two), plenty of storage, an eat-in area and tons of counter space.
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Encouraging the growth of a global citizen: Travel and service work for…
Katherine Dayton EducationAny educator who works with middle school and high school students knows how challenging it can be to understand exactly what kids are going through during these complex stages of life. It’s an exciting time of tremendous growth, both physically and emotionally. While many students thrive through these years, some struggle with self-esteem, the social pressures of trying to fit in, academics, and the list goes on.
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Viable health information exchange not likely until 2017
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe results of a new survey by Black Book show broad insight into the "tentative" progress that health information exchange (HIE) and true interoperability have made. After polling nearly 2,000 health plan members and patients, 800 independent and employed physicians, 700 hospital executives, 1,200 insurers and 500 health information technology vendor staffers in a span of eight months, Black Book analysts have boiled down their findings thusly: "Persistent unpredictability describes the current state of operative HIEs."
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From sky to sea, creative pet funeral services emerging
Lisa Smith-Putnam Pet CareDeath is a saddening part of life that every human must undergo. In this life, some people have adopted pets and end up caring for them as though they are part of the family. In some instances, people have included these pets in their final wills, enabling them have access to vast estates.
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Why a CHL? We all have our reasons
Ken Jolly Recreation & LeisureBreaking the ice in my training classes, I learn more about my students by asking a simple question: "Why do you want a CHL?" Stories range from previous close encounters to the unusual. An instructor told me of one person who looked around to make sure no one was listening, then whispered, "killer clowns." I'm not partial to clowns myself. When you stop and think about it, anyone painting their faces like a clown can't be up to any good.
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Disrespectful healthcare cultures and risks to patient care
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationA recent PSQH article listed a dozen persistent medication safety gaffes that need to be resolved. Not surprisingly, No. 8 was "disrespectful behavior: a history of tolerance in healthcare." Disrespectful behavior includes bullying, threats, aggressiveness and even more passive forms such as ignoring and exclusion.
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Tesla talks up its battery to power homes, but should we be excited?
Ross Lancaster Natural ResourcesFor as much news coverage as Elon Musk's Tesla Motors receives for its electric cars, the company does its business in a section of the auto world that has a tiny market share (0.6 percent in the U.S.). Furthermore, the price point of Tesla's flagship Model S isn't exactly attainable for a majority of Americans.
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‘Superbug’ surfaces at UCLA — What you need to know
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to reports this week, UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles has potentially infected nearly 180 patients with the "superbug" known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. UCLA has traced the source of the spread to duodenoscopes that are used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).