Recent Articles
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Emergencies can paralyze an organization: Are you prepared?
Richard P. Payant Facilities & GroundsAt 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, the building receptionist for a large organization comprised of several adjoining buildings receives a bomb threat. The receptionist immediately notifies her supervisor, the director of security. He informs the organization's leadership, the director of facilities management, the public relations officer and local authorities.
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3 marketing lessons we can learn from Trump’s stunning victory
Ronnie Richard MarketingDonald Trump shocked the world by winning the bid to become America’s 45th president. Pause for a moment to let that sink in. Most experts and pundits predicted Hillary Clinton would cruise to victory, yet it was Trump standing on the stage smiling in front of a cheering crowd once the votes were tallied. So how did a real estate and media mogul with a goofy hairdo and zero political experience suddenly come to be the next leader of world’s most powerful nation?
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Flying body cameras: The next wave of police technology
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityAmazon was recently awarded a patent for a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that would be used for law enforcement and public safety. Designed for police officers, these body cameras may literally fly in future. Commonly known as a drone, the UAV can work as a mobile police dash cam or a body camera, and it can even be used to search for suspects and to trace a missing child.
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The frustration of nurse midwives and corporate practice of medicine bans
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationKaiser Health News recently reported on the failure of California's AB 1306 to expand the scope of practice for certified nurse midwives — allowing them to practice independently. The bill failed to pass because the California Medical Association opposed it after an amendment was removed that would prohibit hospitals from employing nurse midwives, some of whom are already employed by hospitals in the state. The result is frustration among women and their families who want more choice and affordability in their options.
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3 ways to provide compelling proof in a job interview
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCongratulations — you got the interview! A job interview provides employers a terrific opportunity to find the best candidate to fill a job opening. Now it is up to you to prove you are the ideal candidate. Let's look at three ways to do this.
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Remodeling activity to accelerate in 2017
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesAn undersupply of homes for sale along with rising home prices are spurring home renovation, repair and remodeling activity toward its highest level since the recession. With household incomes beginning to rise for the first time in years, homeowners potentially will have more money to spend on fixing up their homes.
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The road ahead for Heathrow’s third runway
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs a Brit with an interest in aviation development, I welcomed the U.K. government's long-awaited decision on airport expansion in the London area, which came Oct. 25 with the announcement that Heathrow Airport had been chosen as the site for a new runway.
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The search for a perfect unit load
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingIt is an established fact that the cost per pound to move materials will decrease as the size of the unit load increases. It is cheaper to handle a full case of product than individual consumer packages, and significantly less expensive to handle a 40-case unit load than individual cases.
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Give yourself a present this Christmas
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityChristmas is both a wonderful and a stressful time of year for church staff members. You've got Christmas services to plan, decorations to hang, volunteers to recruit (and train), candles and other supplies to order, Facebook ads to create, etc. The list goes on — it might rival Santa's in length!
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5 tips for introducing children to hunting
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureAs discussed in my previous article, hunters are a small minority in the United States. We also have a demographic problem. According to the 2010 Census, approximately 39.5 percent of the overall U.S. population is over the age of 45. At the same time, more than 55 percent of the hunters in the U.S. are over the age of 45.