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• 3 big issues facing disc golf in 2014

  Justin Weilacher Recreation & Leisure

  The year of 2013 witnessed big things for disc golf. Record numbers of new players are finding the sport. Record numbers of players are becoming members of the PDGA and playing in sanctioned events. There are more disc manufacturers, bag designers and retailers than ever before. There are also more opinions about how we should grow the sport. Here is an overview of three of the most pressing issues that disc golf faces to start 2014.

• The Flying Circus: Dead whales don’t fly

  Garth Wallace

  COPA 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.

• Why 2014 is a good time to be in the lighting controls business

  Allan McHale Construction & Building Materials

  This is now the most exciting time for the lighting industry since the early 20th century. We are truly at an inflection point, and the forthcoming shakeout over the next five years will determine the winners and losers in the game — as well as who will be the lighting giants of the future. The impact of LED technology is providing vast opportunities to improve lighting products and controls and their efficiency. This has coincided with the mandated demand to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in buildings, thus creating this challenging opportunity.

• Exciting technological advances in oncology

  Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied Healthcare

  The incidence of cancer is increasing in the U.S., fueled by 10,000 baby boomers reaching 65 each day. With that realization, it is estimated that there could be an increase in cancer diagnoses, by 67 percent between 2010 and 2030. The result of these alarming numbers is that oncology has been pushed to the forefront in the healthcare field. Fortunately, the technology and research to detect and treat various kinds of cancers has increased as well. Some of this technology is still in the early, yet promising stages.

• Renovating and creating the ‘3rd space’ to boost business

  Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  From restaurants, coffee shops, bars and lounges to megahotel brands, everyone is focused on becoming a comfort zone for clients. It is now important to invest in changes that will increase business figures (in terms of occupancy and revenues) and also strategies that will enhance the reputation as well as strengthen the loyalty program. What better way to do this than by creating a comfortable "third space" that draws clients in time and again, enriches their lives and in the process increases their loyalty for the brand?

• Flipped classrooms: A technology-driven teaching method

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  Flipped classrooms promise a more innovative and interesting mode of learning and teaching. Perhaps no other emerging technology has created such a stir in the education world as this one, leading to heated debates, a spate of analysis and studies, parent-teacher meetings and more administrative and expert involvement than ever before.

• Introducing new hunters to the sport

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  Training new hunters is an important task and one that all hunters should take seriously. Expanding our ranks by introducing family members and friends to hunting not only provides us an opportunity to enjoy something that we love with those who are important to us, but also helps to secure the future of the sport. More hunters means more money spent on licenses and hunting equipment, which means more money directed towards conservation efforts.

• Senior snowbirds solve step struggles

  John Bos Recreation & Leisure

  Ask this question to many who have enjoyed the RV life: What is your greatest fear? Robbery, assault, violence or other national issues that are on the evening news are not their concerns. Health and changes in their physical abilities are always the first answer.

• Employers: Is Facebook a friend or foe?

  Julie Bernhard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  With Facebook's 10-year anniversary coming Feb. 4, many can't even imagine what life was like without it. For most of us, it is second nature to log on before even opening email. It’s about as habitual as brushing our teeth. What started as a college kid meet-up is now the world's largest social network, boasting 1.15 billion users, according to CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, and a company value of over $100 billion. With little restrictions regarding what material can be shared, your Facebook feed can run quite the gamut. From sonograms to strange selfie scenarios, "the book" is the Internet playground.

• Solar energy global market drivers and challenges

  Don Rosato Manufacturing

  ​The worldwide solar energy or photovoltaic (PV) demand reached only 29 gigawatts (GW) last year, a 5 percent year-over-year increase. This is the first time in 10 years that the year-over-year PV industry market growth has been less than 10 percent. For supply and demand to have been balanced during 2012-13, end-market demand should have approached the 45 GW level. This overcapacity is having a significant effect on companies all along the supply chain as the industry consolidates.

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