Recent Articles
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The serious dangers of overexercise
Noelle Talmon Sports & FitnessAs people are increasingly kicking up the level of intensity and frequency of their workouts, they are encountering more problems, and not necessarily the results that they seek. Rare conditions are becoming more common, including the syndrome known as rhabdomyolysis, or "rhabdo" for short. Untrained athletes are more susceptible to rhabdomyolysis, although professional athletes can also experience extreme muscle strain, according to WebMD.
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Allington’s 6 T’s of exemplary reading instruction
Howard Margolis EducationSimply put, there’s no perfect method or commercial program for teaching struggling readers how to read. Every method or program has flaws. As Richard Allington, past president of the International Literacy Association, has noted, no program is complete, and no program is as important as the teacher. Allington found that exemplary teachers used six key features to guide reading instruction, features that were far more important than methods or commercial programs. He called these features, found in a series of studies, the Six T’s.
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6 tips in case you have to rent a car on your trip
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureLet’s imagine you and the family are contentedly cruising into Colorado Springs, about to embark on a Rocky Mountain RV adventure, when it happens. An unsettling sound — like grinding metal — issues from beneath your rig and the transmission begins slipping. A replacement must be ordered and repairs could take a week or more. Finding another RV to rent would be the best option — but that’s unlikely in most areas of the country — so the next best one would seem to be renting a car so that you can at least continue your trip.
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Tips to create high-quality Facebook Live videos
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingIf you feel like you’ve been seeing more Facebook Live videos, you’re right. Now, 1 in every 5 Facebook videos is live, and the daily watch time for Facebook Live broadcasts has grown by more than four times since 2016. In a single year, live videos went from a fad to a must-do (or at least must-try) marketing tactic. Your audience is already there — and so is the incentive. Live videos are ranked higher in the News Feed, and many of your followers will get a notification telling them you’re live.
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State leaders frustrated by Department of Education’s ESSA critiques
Bambi Majumdar EducationBetsy DeVos' controversial appointment to head the Department of Education turned many heads, but one thing that state governments found positive at the time was her announcement that states will retain autonomous control over key education policies. However, just a few months into the new administration, the Department of Education is already facing friction with the states due to its critiques of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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Porsche 908: The little car that could
Dave Story Transportation Technology & AutomotiveHow would you define a great race car? Winning races and championship titles is the most obvious place to start. But if those factors were solely the basis for my choice, the 908 probably wouldn't make the list.
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North Korea joins long list of travel warnings
Bambi Majumdar Recreation & LeisureWhen the U.S. Department of State detects a threat to Americans traveling abroad, officials issue warnings and alerts. The countries on this list change as per their latest crime and violence rates, and at times by natural disasters.
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Caring for patients who have experienced stillbirth
Jessica Taylor Medical & Allied HealthcareAn estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide annually, and each year about 24,000 (1 in 160 pregnancies) babies are stillborn in the United States.
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Research: Possible link between periodontal disease and cancer
Carolina Pickens Oral & Dental HealthcarePeriodontal disease, an advanced form of gum disease, is known to have links with many ailments, including diabetes, chronic hypertension and more. Recent studies have shown another unfortunate connection: Periodontal disease was found to increase the likelihood of developing different types of cancer.
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Can ‘snaplications’ be the future of hiring?
Damon Sayles Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFirst impressions are everything when in the job application process. Everything you do and say is judged. The goal is to win over a company by showing your persona as someone who can represent the company's brand. Imagine doing all of this in a 10-second window.