Recent Articles
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Academic conversation develops deep comprehension: Using the skills
David Irwin EducationAcademic conversation is a strategy that increases student engagement and comprehension in content topics. Once the content has been delivered, students need skills on how to actually hold the conversation.
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Stop discounting: 5 easy tips to sell at a premium price
Marc Wayshak RetailHave you ever discounted your price in order to close a deal? Have you ever touted lower prices in order to get a foot in the door? Then you are in the vast majority of companies that view discounting as a necessary evil.
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The Flying Circus: Lesson 2 from Melville
Garth WallaceCOPA eFlight presents another weekly excerpt from "The Flying Circus," a fun book by Canadian aviation humorist and former COPA publisher Garth Wallace. "The Flying Circus" is a fictional account of the madcap escapades of two instructors who start their own flying school armed with loads of enthusiasm, but little business sense and no money.
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A new reality and consolidation for Memphis airport
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveWhat do you do when your biggest passenger carrier decides to all but jump ship and leave you with a hole in operations? Memphis International Airport found itself with the same conundrum last year when Delta Air Lines decided to dehub its operation and vastly reduce the number of services.
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Renal cooling beneficial in robotic kidney transplants
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareSurgeons in India and Detroit recently collaborated to perform kidney transplants on 50 patients using a new technique that involves using a robot to assist with the procedure and cooling the organ throughout the procedure using sterile ice.
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7 steps to hiring great hourly employees
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMost employers don't take a systematic approach to hiring, especially when it comes to hourly employees. They just post an ad on their website or a job board, collect applications, interview a few people and choose one. Unfortunately, this no-system, easy-hire approach is self-defeating.
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A look at the latest therapeutic methods for migraine
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani PharmaceuticalMigraine is a common and devastating disorder, with chronic migraine characterized by headaches for more than or equal to 15 days per month. There are several treatment options for this condition, and here is a look at some of the latest developments.
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Replacing hotel CRCs with mobile service centers
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementMany hotels have developed enhanced e-commerce sites and guaranteed travelers they could find the best deals on the hotel websites, but hotels are not winning any consumers from OTAs. What is the problem? What can hotels do to get more direct sales?
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Be your own PR representative: What you can learn from pro athletes
Nick MerrillWe can learn a lot from the wide world of sports, from leadership to bravery, success to failure. But sports can also teach us a great deal about living in the public eye, though it seems we learn more about what not to do when there are cameras around.
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Give extra care to the caregivers you train
Lisa Dunklin Sports & FitnessAccording to the National Alliance for Caregivers, 65.7 million (29 percent) of America's population have taken on the task of caring for a family member. The resulting stresses encompass financial, psychological and physiological concerns.