Recent Articles
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Organ transplants break record again in 2016
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareOrgan transplants in the United States reached an all-time high for the fourth consecutive year in 2016, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Preliminary data from UNOS shows transplants increased 8.5 percent from 2015 and 19.8 percent since 2012, with doctors performing 33,606 transplants in 2016.
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Tips and tricks for reloading your ammo
Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityReloading is a popular hobby among shooting enthusiasts and is a great skill for frequent shooters. Of course, safety is always the most important thing to consider, and there are safety precautions reloaders should always follow. For example, always wear safety glasses while reloading and anytime you are handling primers (e.g. loading primer tubes). Powder spills will happen. And always keep the reloader, the area around your reloader and the floor under it free from spilled powder.
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Should English as lingua franca influence language teaching?
Sheilamary Koch EducationToday, the vast majority of the English spoken around the world is not between native speakers — in actuality, only about 25 percent involves L1 speakers. Such use of English as a contact language between people who don't have the same mother tongue and often share no other language is referred to as English as lingua franca (ELF). It is currently the most prevalent way English is used globally and becoming more so each year.
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3 ways to leverage your innate strengths to advance your career
Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementJane is an amazing photographer, but after her family's holiday party she was offered a job in her sister-in-law Kerry's company calling clients to collect on invoices. No one in Jane's family feels her photography skills are going to help her earn a living for herself.
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5 signs your church needs a new logo
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityI've been designing logos for three decades. I studied visual branding in college before computers were used. It was a real art form to hand create a symbol that would be combined with a font, and together it would represent an organization. Often hundreds of hours were required.
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Conditions look favorable for home builders in 2017
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsHomeownership remains an elusive dream for many Americans, and probably will remain so at least for the foreseeable future. For others, however, an improving economy and job market are bringing the purchase of a home within reach.
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Same economic stats, different story
Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe changing of the guard at the White House on Jan. 20 presents both the incoming and outgoing administrations a special opportunity to have their way with economic statistics. We can expect a lot of speculation on whether the economic glass is half full or half empty — or even completely empty to the tune of trillions of dollars.
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Can your landlord relocate your dental practice?
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcarePicture this: You've built or bought your dream dental practice, amassed a loyal patient roster and are enjoying the fruits of a successful dental practice. Having found a space that works for your business, you feel lulled into a sense of security by what you thought was a good, solid dental office lease.
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Key performance indicators for successful associations
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementMany of the topics that come before the board of directors start with a simple statement: "I have a good idea." From there, passion takes over. An idea for something that sounds good might pass without much knowledge-based discussion. Or "group think" presides, with people supporting the idea because they thought everyone was in favor.
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Can an Amazon Echo be a murder witness?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityIn a rather dramatic turn of events, law enforcement officers in Bentonville, Arkansas, are seeking a digital witness for a homicide investigation. During their search and investigation of a murder scene, police noticed an Amazon Echo in the kitchen of the premises. They think the device may have recorded some ambient noise or background chatter, and they are hoping the device recordings could lead them to more clues about the crime.