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• Using YouTube as a flipped classroom strategy

  Brian Stack Education

  This summer, my 10-year old son Brady and I decided to build a deck around our above-ground pool after he convinced me we could learn how to do it simply by watching this 15-minute video posted on YouTube by Pennsylvania builder Craig Heffernan. His video walks viewers through the entire process of building a deck from start to finish and has been viewed more than 3.8 million times since it was first posted to YouTube in the summer of 2012.

• Your neck bone’s connected to your smartphone

  Kelly Sharp Science & Technology

  ​The first thing most people do when they wake up is check their phone. Throughout the day, your smartphone goes everywhere you do, and free moments are dedicated to scrolling through social media or holding texting conversations. The average person then remains on her phone until she fall asleep, where the cycle continues the next day.

• The missing revolution in solar infrastructure

  Lucy Wallwork Waste Management & Environmental

  Reading the solar industry news, industry watchers can be found giddily talking about transformations in how we fuel our households and industries. As the cost of solar power nears what is known as "grid parity" — when solar can generate power at a lower or equal cost to that purchased from the grid — forecasters are predicting that solar is set to grow exponentially over the next five years.

• Olympic spotlight once more on junk food marketing

  Bambi Majumdar Food & Beverage

  ​Food giants like Coca-Cola, Kellogg's and McDonald's are facing tremendous protests across the globe for using the Olympics platform to market junk food. ​London-based Children's Food Campaign claims most marketers have absolutely no qualms about pushing these unhealthy high-fat and sugar products toward children. Voicing their complaint to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority, they said the marketers' use of words like "nutritious" and other unsubstantiated health claims during promotions are misleading.

• Promising relief for neuropathic pain

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Neuropathic pain erodes quality of life. In this chronic pain state, nerves in the central nervous system have become damaged, dysfunctional or injured, sending incorrect signals to other pain centers.

• The myth of fluorescent beads in the shotgun sports

  Irwin Greenstein Recreation & Leisure

  At first glance, fluorescent beads seem like a good idea for shotgun owners who like wing and clays targets. The beads are bright like gummy candies and in theory should improve your aim. And there's the rub, because you don't aim a shotgun, you point it.

• Priority is king with liens, so what happens when everyone wants the same…

  Nate Budde Construction & Building Materials

  Mechanics liens are a great way to secure payment on a construction project. Rather than relying on contractual remedies, a mechanics lien allows a party to encumber a property until the debt has been paid. Lien law can be a load to handle by itself, but lienholders have even more to worry about when multiple secured creditors are involved. In these situations, priority can make or break a claim.

• Saying the right words as a leader

  Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Words are powerful tools, and what you say really matters. If you say something in the wrong way or the context is off, this can become a real problem in the workplace. This is even more critical for the company's decision-makers. Leaders should be held to a higher standard when communicating to their teams. Their words can make or break a person in their employ.

• Is your school being proactive about safety?

  Danielle Manley Education

  ​Summer's almost over, and students and teachers are preparing to start the school year. Educators face a list of tasks that include decorating and organizing their room or office, preparing lesson plans, collaborating with other teachers, educating themselves on new or altered regulations and standards, and more.

• Patient portal use by different audience leads to differing outcomes

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  ​Two different headlines are painting two different pictures of patient portals and their use. One headline tells us the technology, part of electronic health records, leads to positive patient engagement. Another headline tells us patient portal use differs among patients of varying socioeconomic statuses.

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