Recent Articles
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Tips for cold-weather muzzleloader hunting
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureHunting big game with a muzzleloader can be an extremely fulfilling experience. As a result, muzzleloader hunting is becoming more and more popular among hunters these days. However, hunting with a muzzleloader can also be extremely challenging and frustrating.
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Lawn care companies should expect unexpected questions
Fred Berns Facilities & GroundsThey're the questions from hell — the ones lawn and landscape professionals hate to hear, but often do. The questions may deal with price (as in, "Why is your company so expensive?"), safety ("The pesticides you use are dangerous, aren't they?") or a variety of other topics.
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Surprisingly, RV laundry facilities prove advantageous
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureWhen we were looking to buy our motorhome, I always thought I wanted a built-in washer/dryer. It would be so convenient to have the ability to wash and dry our laundry whenever and wherever I wanted. Not having to save our quarters, not having to wait for an available unit during busy laundry days, and personal convenience were all arguments in favor of having our own.
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The last thing you need is a lawsuit
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLet's take a quiz. The results may save you from becoming embroiled in a costly lawsuit. Check off the questions you can legally ask job applicants either on your employment application form or in interviews.
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When is a warehouse obsolete?
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingWhen does a building have no current value as a storage or distribution facility? Let's look at an example of how the value of a warehouse building can be almost completely destroyed. Then we will consider some examples of ageless buildings.
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Researchers discover gene that reduces the risk of stroke
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareStrokes — sudden disabling attacks caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain — remain one of the biggest causes of death in the western world. Strokes kill almost 130,000 Americans each year — that's 1 out of every 19 deaths. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke, and about 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.
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The Friday letter: A powerful tool for keeping your board informed
John Gratto EducationBoard of education members never like surprises, and they always want to be well-informed about issues. But how can you take the time to keep the board informed when you have numerous people demanding your attention, zillions of details to take care of every week and never-ending work?
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Everything you always wanted to know about blood doping and EPO
James M. Larson Sports & FitnessEPO is a bioengineered recombinant DNA hormone that is a nearly exact duplicate of the human hormone erythropoietin. Quite simply, EPO is the natural chemical messenger that tells your body and bone marrow to make red corpuscles — "Give me more blood."
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Instructional issues affecting the development of reading skills
Dale King EducationThere is often a long and winding road to reading success for students with learning disabilities. Competent teachers of reading know and understand the five components of reading, why each needs to be explicitly addressed in instruction in a systematic and sequential manner, and how to provide these types of instruction while both encouraging and monitoring a student's progress.
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Apple products dominate Time’s list of top gadgets
Jennifer S. O'Reilly RetailThe month of December is upon us, and there is not much time left to find the perfect holiday gift for friends, family, colleagues and others you want to buy for. Of course, everyone has their own idea of the perfect gift.