Recent Articles
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Farm to table: More than a trend, a way of life
Katy BynumWhat began as a hobby for one retired American Airlines flight attendant has now become the focal point of her life: sustainable farming. Betina Hawkins, along with her partner Cliff Patterson, owns and operates New Frontier Farm in Corsicana, Texas — about an hour and a half south of Dallas. The 23-acre farm, which has been operating for about five years, is just one example of the growing trend of sustainable farming.
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How to streamline your association’s budget
Maria HuntleyI have a little secret I want to let you in on. Budgeting for your association isn't rocket science and it doesn't have to be an overwhelming task. Unless you have major initiatives planned (i.e., development of a new website or huge event), budgets usually don’t change too dramatically year after year. Here are some tips you can use to help streamline your process.
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7 ways to cultivate creativity in business
Emma FitzpatrickPR firms and businesses alike are full of brilliant thinkers, so let's help them have more fun and exercise their creativity — which will ultimately affect the bottom line. Here are seven tips to integrate into your business to have a bit more fun and a whole lot of ground-breaking ideas.
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5 ways owners and facility managers can increase energy efficiency
Joy BurgessWhether you are a business owner or a facility manager, maximizing energy efficiency is important to your bottom line. Improving energy efficiency not only helps the environment, but it also provides significant savings. If you are reducing electricity usage or cutting heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) energy expenses, use the following ideas to improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of your buildings or business.
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3 questions to avert church ‘shutdown’
Mark MacDonaldFor the first time in 17 years, the U.S. government has shut down. Many thought it would never happen; some thought it was inevitable. All because people can’t agree to move forward in certain ways. And sadly, it could happen to your church.
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Empowering connected learning in TESOL
Beth CrumplerEducators of TESOL are a globally connected audience by means of the profession. Connected Educator Month is an excellent time to expand connected learning in the field of TESOL through globally connected interactions that transcend content area boundaries. Through interdisciplinary connectedness, Teachers of English to speakers of other languages can expand English development through multifaceted learning means.
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How the government shutdown affects healthcare
Pamela Lewis DolanThe Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, is at the center of the budget debate that has resulted in a government shutdown. But one of the ironies of the situation is that the program will remain funded. It even reached a major milestone — the launch of the insurance exchanges — on Oct. 1, the same day other areas of government were forced to place employees on furlough.
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Disc golf etiquette: Issuing warnings
Justin WeilacherDisc golf and ball golf have in common game parameters, scoring mechanism and competition formats. We also share the self-regulated nature of a "gentleman's game," gentle-person's game anyway. The players have the responsibility of scoring and policing the game. If an indiscretion occurs, it is part of the group's responsibility to help inform, regulate and penalize players.
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5 great interview questions
Harry J. FriedmanThere are many people who just know how to interview well. They'll razzle and dazzle you with what seem to be all the right answers. So how do you get past that and find out more about the person behind those baby blue, green or brown eyes? Here are a few great questions you can ask salespeople that do not usually elicit pat answers and will provide you with some great insights on the person behind the applicant.
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Location, location, location: The global downtown trend
Bambi MajumdarThe last decade saw a slow, steady shift of corporate America to the suburbs. The primary reason was financial since the economy remained unstable. It made sense to set up shop in cheaper locations where the overheads didn't eat into the trickling revenues, where businesses could house a larger workforce and where they could even hope to get cheaper labor.