Recent Articles
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Guilt-free consumption: The new trend in luxury
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesAccording to recent market studies, consumers are struggling with more than their wallets these days. Affluent shoppers in particular are feeling conflicted between their desire to spend and their aspiration to do the right thing, say the market researchers at Trendwatching.com. They are looking for products and services that will deliver value and quality while, at the same time, provide reassurance that they do no harm.
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The real economics behind Internet access in America
Victor Blake CommunicationsIn our competitive world, journalists and politicians have taken it upon themselves to explain, in poorly informed terms, why "broadband" is "more expensive in the U.S." Sadly, even the U.S. government has done a better job of explaining what some of the challenges are in the FCC's annual Broadband Progress Report. The cost of providing a service may involve any number of factors including competition, demand and other economic factors.
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Brainstorming: What is the aftermath of a brain injury?
Colleen Butler Mental HealthcareColleen Butler, author of "Concussion Recovery: Rebuilding the Injured Brain," is offering practical advice to help with the recovery from brain injury. We hope you find this Q&A helpful, and we look forward to hearing from you. If you have a question or comment, we want to hear from you at colleen@brainnavigators.com.
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Show me the money: Finding funds for your disc golf league
Adam Moser Recreation & LeisureAccumulating profit for your local disc golf league or club can be a slow and painful process. In most clubs there is a small family of golfers that comes every week and only a few new players that sporadically come to league, thus limiting the monetary growth. This sad-but-true fact is why you need to look at your local club as a business and not as a nonprofit organization.
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How to deal with drug-seeking patients
Karen Childress Medical & Allied HealthcarePrescription drug abuse is becoming a national epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 20 people over the age of 12 reported using prescription pain medications for nonmedical reasons in 2010. There is no way to know how many more people misused painkillers and didn't report it. Like substitute teachers in middle-school classrooms, physicians often encounter individuals who test their limits. The first step in dealing with potential drug-seekers is recognizing them.
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Collection strategies: What works to get you paid
Scott Wolfe Jr. Construction & Building MaterialsWhat is the biggest challenge in the construction industry? Many would answer "getting paid." Getting paid in the construction business is an art. The industry suffers from the nation's highest failure rates, works on the lowest net-profit margins and generally must deal with daily work and billing complexities that results in delays, misapplication of funds and a struggling bottom line.
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Celebrant funerals: Leave them to the experts
Kevin O'Brien Religious CommunityA growing number of funeral homes realize that more and more people are not looking for a religious service but rather a celebration of life — something that is personal and unique, and where they have complete approval on what is said and done at their funeral or the funeral of a loved one.
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10 downtime activities for proposal writers
Joe Latta MarketingProposal writing is time-consuming work, often with 16-hour days, nonexistent weekends and deadline-driven chaos. Add in the effects of staffing shortages and industry fluctuations, and many writers have only occasional — and brief — lulls in workload.
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New Jersey using GPS to track state vehicles
Curtis Fease Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSatellites have revolutionized everything from communication to the delivery of television services. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has found another great use for these devices. By installing global positioning systems in state-owned vehicles, they have been able to track abuse by state employees.
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The Flying Circus: The joker
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.