Recent Articles
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Titanium vs. tungsten: Which is the most resistant to corrosion?
Sasha Viasasha ManufacturingSteel has ruled the world for two centuries because it's relatively cheap and tough, but there are times when steel is just not tough enough. Recently, a full variety of custom-designed alloys has come to light — original ceramic composites and nanofabricated materials, like carbon nanotubes, that have been engineered to withstand specific pressures or environments. However, when engineers need to deploy the overall strongest metal to handle a wide range of stressors and corrosive threats, there are only two serious contenders: titanium and tungsten.
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P3s offer financial and design flexibility
Phil Schwab Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA public-private partnership (P3) is a contractual agreement between a public agency and private-sector entity to deliver a public service or facility with the use of private financing. Because of the uncertainty and inconsistency of public funding, P3 projects offer the ability to accelerate project delivery, reduce project costs and allow users to realize the project benefits years earlier than conventional "pay as you go" project deliveries.
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Christmas light tours attract visitors during holiday season
Chay Rees Runnels Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementYou may remember the iconic scene in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," when Clark Griswold goes to throw the switch on his house after spending hours decorating it. Suddenly, the whole neighborhood goes dark. While the Griswold home was fictional, Christmas light displays may be both a draw and a nuisance for destinations during the holiday season. While traffic and congestion in highly-decorated neighborhoods may cause trouble for some communities, other destination marketing organizations are embracing lighting displays as a way to attract visitors.
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The Flying Circus: The best defence is offence
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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It’s time to replace not-for-profit scarcity with possibility
Lynda Gerty Association ManagementWe've all heard the same news: Charities are in trouble. People are disengaged. Volunteering is on the decline. Today's generation is apathetic. I'd like to offer a different vantage point. What if I told you it isn't that people are abandoning community? What if the exact opposite is true: Community is abandoning people. What if there is a huge supply of talented people who are eager to contribute, yet a lack of (meaningful) demand for their skills and talent?
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You emailed? Try a letter next time
Jeffrey Dobkin MarketingYes, I'm sure I received the email from you, but just refresh me — what was it about? Isn't it the same on your computer? Thousands of pieces of information showing up in electronically-charged ions every day? When do you get free time to read it all? Answer: You don't. So, here's the problem: Computer overload, too much information. Everyone is taking precise aim right at my monitor. But there's good news, too. You don't have to send everything by email.
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Study on organ scarring may reduce need for organ transplantation
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareRecent transplant research on organ scarring may help to reduce the need for organ transplantation in transplant patients, therefore reducing the need for organs from organ donors. This new study focused on tissues and how they scar, and researchers hope to use the new discovery to develop new treatments to prevent organ deterioration as a result of fibrotic diseases.
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Standards and criteria of green spas
Beatrice (Vallant) HocheggerThe existence of numerous spas calling themselves a "green spa" is a challenge facing not only consumers but also the industry in general. How can the guest be sure the spa is an authentic green spa and compare it with its competitors? And how can a spa itself prove that it is concerned about people and planet? This is where standards and criteria come in.
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Metoprolol bringing big changes to emergency care for heart attacks
Bambi Majumdar Medical & Allied HealthcareA recent study on the beta-blocker drug metoprolol and its ability to lessen damage from heart attacks promises major changes in the way emergency medicine will be looked at. It will no longer just focus on sustaining the patients until they reach the hospital but on administering drugs that will help them in faster recovery all the way.
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Why media tours still matter
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingOne of the most important tenets of media relations — and the one that gets talked about the least — is the media tour. Press conferences and media tours were hot stuff 20 years ago, but now technology and video chats have made in-person media tours less popular. But, when done right, media tours can wow the media, especially since they aren't as popular a tactic as they once were.