Recent Articles
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An ill wind blows: Hurricanes and supply chains don’t mix
Delany Martinez Distribution & WarehousingNatural disasters are a huge headache for man-made systems — in addition to disrupting services like water and power on a residential level, they can also bring supply chains to a screeching halt. From flash flooding to outright facility damage, hurricane-proofing your supply chain is a challenge, but one well worth tackling. While you can't predict when and where a hurricane will completely shut down 3PL availability and reach, you can commit to frequent monitoring and communication throughout the storm.
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Why people are fed up with obligation vacations?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIt’s fun to receive an invitation to a destination wedding, but the bill for the travel, lodging, and food can be a strain on finances. As much as we love to join close friends and family members on their special days, it is becoming harder and harder to say yes to these obligation vacations, or "oblications." You will be glad to know that you are not alone in feeling a wee bit resentful of these unnecessary expenditures. An MMGY Global travelhorizons survey revealed that at least one-third of U.S. adults had taken at least one such vacation.
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How to make a project management tool work for your church
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityProject management tools such as Asana, Basecamp, Trello, and others can be useful in helping church teams plan events and manage projects. Many church leaders select a tool and excitedly roll it out to their teams hoping this will make their projects immediately run smoother and finish on time. Unfortunately, there’s often a level of disappointment that happens once a church staff starts using the tool. That disappointment probably has nothing to do with the tool and everything to do with the process.
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Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville, Ohio, has the scoops
Connie Ulman Food & BeverageJoe Baker, ice cream maker at Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville, Ohio, and an employee since 1977, gets up early every morning to bring guests the scoop; the many scoops of ice cream, that is. Baker is sole creator of the seasonal flavors and introduced many of the regular ice cream flavors you’ll find at Tom’s. He alone makes about 600 gallons of ice cream a week. Baker started with the company in 1977, as clerk, while still in high school. He then became assistant manager to Bill Sullivan, who also began his career at the store while in high school.
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Pharmacists gear up for the heart of flu season
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalLast winter, there were nearly twice the number of deaths from the flu as are typically expected during a "bad" year. The reason for the significant increase in deaths last year is likely due to the fact that the strain appears to have mutated just prior to the flu season, making the available vaccine only about 40 percent effective. Pharmacists and pharmacies are gearing up, ordering in supplies of the influenza vaccine along with other antiviral medication, like Tamiflu.
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LinkedIn’s best new features in 2018
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingAs we were talking about last week, Facebook has been struggling. After just recovering from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook announced another data breach. Plus, more businesses may pull ads because the ROI just isn’t what it used to be. Now, we’re all on the hunt for new ways to reach our audience (beyond Facebook). Surprisingly, LinkedIn is proving itself to be a breath of fresh air. Of course, LinkedIn isn’t a new platform. The company recently turned 15, but here’s what is unprecedented: LinkedIn’s levels of engagement.
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Travel2020: 7 hacks for healthy travel
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementUnless you are living under a rock, you are likely traveling a lot, possibly more than you would like. And chances are the traveling you are doing may be boosting your productivity and stimulating your happiness buttons, but it may also be kicking your immune system to the curb. Recent research, however, shows the happiness ratio still out paces the harm factor and, in fact, it is possible to have your happiness and your health too as you burn up miles on the road.
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Ghost tours: Exploring the supernatural
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureHalloween is upon us once again, and there’s no better way — for those of us beyond the age of trick or treating — to get in touch with the spirit world than to join a ghost tour. Many cities across the county, especially those with long, intriguing and strife-ridden histories, hide a haunted past. Here are seven of them that offer guided tours of well-documented paranormal sites.
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Is our focus on academic language promoting a colonial mindset?
Erick Herrmann EducationTeachers actively work to dismantle the disadvantages our students face, especially in our service to students of color, English learners, students who live in poverty, and other marginalized groups. In the case of this article, and English learners in particular, we should address if our focus on academic language is instilling an attitude in our students of the superiority of the dominant language and culture at the expense of their home languages and cultures. Given this, is our focus on academic language promoting a colonial mindset? The short answer to this provocative question is, hopefully not. But it may depend on the way you focus on language and culture in your classroom, and the purpose of learning academic language.
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My life vs. the workforce
Amy Temple Education"What is it like living with learning disabilities?" some of you might be asking. Do I wish I were any different? Do I complain about why I have these difficulties learning? In all honesty, no... I don't. I fully accept my learning disabilities. I always have. Besides... what could I do about it anyway? The thing that I have personally experienced and seen is the — dare I say — ignorance from others about learning disabilities.