Recent Articles
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4 things interviews of tomorrow must discover
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTraditional hiring has largely focused on a candidate's experience and education as the primary qualifiers for a position. Both skills and knowledge can be learned and mastered over time.
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Food and lifestyle choices affect knee pain
Sheilamary Koch Sports & FitnessKeeping your knees pain-free may have as much to do with what you eat as what you do. Ever since my running days some decades ago, I have had reoccurring knee pain and seen my share of specialists. A few years ago, walking became so painful that I had several months of physical therapy and have been consistent with the strengthening routine my therapist prescribed ever since.
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Senate Democrats’ support for single-payer healthcare grows
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationOn Sept. 13, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced his Medicare for All Act of 2017, which has the support of 16 Senate Democrats so far. His bill would extend Medicare — the health insurance program for Americans age 65 and up — to the entire U.S. population, phased in over a four-year period.
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Unconscious bias gone wrong
Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA senior leader at a high-tech company called and told me, "I just spent an enormous amount of money and resources for a training program about unconscious bias. It was well-received, and people are still talking about how much they liked it."
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Don’t let technology take your eyes off the big picture
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityNow more than ever, we must be more diligent about keeping our eyes on other drivers. This is obvious because, unfortunately, other drivers are on mobile devices and not looking at the road. Another factor is that sound systems some people put in their vehicles prevent hearing the sirens and air horns when we are responding on an alarm.
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Study opens possibility for first diagnostic test for chronic bronchitis
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareScientists have taken a huge step toward understanding chronic bronchitis and developing a diagnostic test for this lung condition. Despite a multitude of tests to assess lung function, including chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests, there is currently no single test for chronic bronchitis nor is there a solid understanding of the biological pathways causing the buildup of phlegm that characterizes the disease.
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It’s getting better all the time — better, better, better
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn 2011, when I was living and teaching in the Washington, D.C., area, a trio of Korean university students in the U.S. to study English for a year were in one of my courses. Effervescent, dedicated, wickedly smart and joyful, Mina, Summer and Cellestyn challenged me to be a better teacher, and I wanted more than anything to be better for them.
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What you can’t hear can hurt you
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsNews last month that American diplomats working at the American Embassy in Havana, Cuba, were getting sick with headaches, dizziness and hearing loss made front-page headlines. Some individuals reportedly suffered even more severe symptoms, including a blood disorder and mild traumatic brain injury.
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Researchers: ‘Sitting really is the new smoking’
Jessica Taylor Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than 40 percent of working people are sitting at a desk from 9-5, and researchers have calculated that this prolonged sedentary behavior contributed to some 433,000 deaths a year from 2002 through 2011.
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5 fatal errors to avoid when setting client expectations
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesEvery now and then a news item crops up about an interior designer or decorator accused of egregiously overcharging or bilking a client. These rare occurrences make sensational headlines.