Recent Articles

• 10 years of change: Public-private initiative for Texas education

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  ​Recent times have seen Texas shine bright in a few key areas – a more stable economy compared to other states, state tax policies aiding in growth of business and the mastery of ​project-based learning (PBL) while other areas are just warming up to the concept. The state has now gone a step further to set up the public-private initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, which is better known as "Educate Texas."

• Enjoyable campground activities enrich senior living

  Laura Weaver Recreation & Leisure

  ​When staying in a campground for an extended period of time, it's nice to have activities in which to participate. These can range from daily routines to weekly endeavors to special events occurring once or twice a month or once a season.

• Drug information education for practicing physicians: Part I

  Mike Wokasch Pharmaceutical

  The recent announcement that GlaxoSmithKline would no longer pay physicians to do educational or promotional speaking about disease and prescription drugs got me thinking about the state of physician education, especially as it pertains to drug information for physicians.

• Innovative medical plastic devices define the road ahead

  Don Rosato Manufacturing

  Future medical device innovations are expected to center around six major technological areas.

• CES 2014: Curved, smart and wearable

  Mitch Weinraub Communications

  At this year's CES tech-fest in Las Vegas, a few clear themes emerged from all of the noise, color and fury. For the most part, if a product wasn’t labeled as curved, smart or wearable, there was risk that the crowds would just walk on by. Let me explain.

• Relieving your biggest management headaches

  Harry J. Friedman Retail

  ​As a retail business owner or manager, it often seems that you're so busy trying to put out daily fires that you let certain sales standards slide. It's up to you to decide whether you're willing to accept these behaviors or put an end to the headaches for good.

• Buying a certified preowned Porsche pays off

  Darrel J. Doré Transportation Technology & Automotive

  In September I embarked on my third trip across the United States since I retired in 2007 — and most importantly, my first cross-country trip in my 2009 Porsche Boxster. The last time I drove cross-country in a Porsche was 41 years earlier in my shiny, new Irish Green 1971 Porsche 911T. Needless to say, my head was filled with nostalgia and excitement. My delight quickly ended when a broken cable left me stranded on the side of the road. Thankfully, I had a certified preowned Porsche.

• Helicopter data is still lacking in GPS

  Michael P. Koval Transportation Technology & Automotive

  The avionics market for helicopters continues to grow. GPS and the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) are bringing copter approach procedures to heliports and airports around the world. However, published heliport data and approved copter procedures may not be included in the database. In order to ensure helicopter safety, all approved and published Federal Aviation Administration copter data should be included in every GPS database.

• Don’t be an email jerk

  Brie Ragland Communications

  In my line of work, emailing is more common than actually speaking to another person. No, seriously. If you've actually spoken to me while conducting business, consider yourself a rarity. I can't tell you how many emails I send and receive on any given day. It's completely second nature to me at this point. With that in mind, I have to make a conscious effort to always seem cordial and accommodating in my written communications.

• Emerging from the dust storm

  Rod Brown Civil & Government

  Local governments are caught in a swirling dust storm that causes waste of precious tax dollars. Governing units do have legitimate purpose; most have just lost sight of what it is. During more than 40 years of public employment, I watched elected policymakers annually trying to divide a pot of limited revenue dollars among the competing demands of different departments within their organization. Interest groups, private citizens, businesses, coalitions and department heads passionately argued their causes while trying to increase their share of the budget.

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