Recent Articles
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7 tips to get the most out of your church management software
Carol Brown Religious CommunityYour church needs new church management software (ChMS), and your leadership is on board. A committee is formed. Meetings, demos and detailed analysis follow. After lots of research, thought, and great expectations, software is bought.
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Metals Thoughts: Bank doubleheader
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesThe next 36 hours or so are likely to have an outsized effect on capital markets the world over as we get the Bank of Japan (BoJ) statement tonight and the Federal Open Market Commitee (FOMC) announcement and presser tomorrow afternoon.
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Open access: What’s it all about?
Charles A. Turek Transportation Technology & AutomotiveFirst, let's make sure we are clear what open access means — what it is and what it is not in a railroad context in America. Generally speaking, an open-access railway is one that sells slots on its track for trains operated by other companies. In its purest form, these other companies are called train-operating companies (TOCs), and they own trains but no tracks. This is essentially the original U.K. model for open access.
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Overtime overboard: The numbers game
Catherine IsteThe new overtime rules will affect an estimated 4 million workers, according to the U. S. Department of Labor. Many of those will be in the retail and hospitality industries, and much has already been written on how to cope with the changes if you work in either field.
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The builds that came before the Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder
David Hurth Transportation Technology & AutomotiveTwo of the more recent additions to Porsche's lineup are cars that many of us have been dreaming about for a while. The German performance car maker finally gave 911 levels of power (albeit slightly detuned) to the well-balanced platform of the Cayman and Boxster in the Cayman GT4 and latest Boxster Spyder.
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Plan ahead: Frequently asked questions
Elizabeth Hurlow-Hannah Recreation & LeisureAs I detailed in the first part of this series, my 2004-05 diagnosis/treatment for breast cancer made us cancel our long-awaited RV trip to Oregon. My husband, Rob, always reminded me: "We'llgo later and stay longer."
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EHRs reduce face time with patients, but this is not the solution
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationWell, this is rich, isn't it? Jonathan Bush of athenahealth says EHRs "slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for patients." One of the nation's most-well known CEOs of an electronic health record company, Bush wrote this an op-ed for STAT, citing the results of a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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How to choose the perfect railing for your next outdoor project
Faye Williams Construction & Building MaterialsRailing is essentially the frame to your outdoor space, so it's important that you find the perfect color and design style to suit your backyard. Whether your home has a rustic appeal or you prefer the minimal lines of cable and wire railings, choosing the right one will create a beautiful design accent to your deck.
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Brands adjust as millennials make their mark on business travel
Suzanne Mason Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAccording to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), business travel spending topped $1.2 trillion worldwide in 2015. "Business travel has demonstrated a tremendous resiliency as it continues slow and steady progress even in the face of global uncertainty, a weakened global economy, terrorist attacks, world health issues and other obstacles," said Michael McCormick, executive director and chief operating officer of GBTA.
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ITT Tech hangs nursing students out to dry
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationOn Sep. 6, ITT Technical Institute announced to its students that it would discontinue operations effective immediately due to new unfulfilled requirements placed on them by the U.S. Department of Education. With this announcement, tens of thousands of students at more than 130 campuses in 39 states found themselves stalled in their educational pursuits.