Recent Articles
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Say yes to leadership
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementI met a young women in the Middle East who volunteered as a trainer for her professional association. We discussed the goals of the association, and she asked what I thought of the mission and vision statements.
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3 critical ways to cut costs in church communications
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityWhen buying an older house, the money pit concern nags at us. Are we getting into something that will cost far too much to operate? Are there underlying issues that will continue to cause problems? Are we spending more money on things that should be replaced rather than fixed?
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Toronto-area residents question benefits of The Big Move
Janet Piercey Transportation Technology & AutomotiveTransportation planners are gearing up for the next wave of the massive transit expansion project known as The Big Move to connect transit throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Ontario and the City of Toronto are planning to expand ridership with Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) by expanding TTC subway lines and Go Train Stations, with a total of 200 projects already started.
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Should the sickest patients be removed from transplant lists?
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareTransplant centers are removing the sickest patients from waiting lists following changes in federal policies that govern performance standards. A study from the University of Massachusetts Medical School showed 4,300 people with life-threatening liver diseases were removed from American transplant waiting list between mid-2007 and 2012. That's almost twice as many as the 2,311 removed in the prior five years.
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Can the alliance proposition work in managing warehouses?
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingOne of the greatest misunderstandings in business is the illusion that employment is permanent. Few companies can offer guaranteed employment with a straight face. Even those who do offer have no credibility with employees who probably know better.
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Nonverbal animal communication: The fear fight response
Dr. Myrna Milani Pet CareThe fear-fight response appears last in the discussion of fear responses, even though the possibility of an animal opting for this response ranks first in most veterinarians' minds. However, it is the last option the majority of animals will choose.
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Testing which .22 Magnum ammo works best
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureI recently got a new Henry Small Game Rifle chambered in .22 Magnum that I plan on using while small game hunting this fall. Since this is the first firearm chambered for that cartridge that I've ever owned, I decided to do a little experimentation to find out which ammo works best in it.
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Make it personal: Retention marketing in the era of personalization
Shawn Smajstrla Association ManagementThe value provided to members will always be an association's most important retention marketing strategy. Keeping members engaged is also a key factor in retention, but several other tactics can help persuade members to stay with your organization when it comes time for renewal.
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EHRs not always designed to share end‑of‑life directives easily
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAn end-of-life directive is one of the most sensitive, emotional decisions ever made by a patient. Even when documented, not all are followed, however. Sometimes, patient end-of-life preferences are not pursued because providers and caregivers can't find the patient's instructions in the electronic health records, according to a Minneapolis StarTribune article.
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Porsche’s complex Type 547 ‘cammer’ engine
Dave Story Transportation Technology & AutomotiveCan you imagine taking three weeks to build a 1500cc automobile engine and as much as 12-18 hours just to set the timing. That is the engine that Ernst Fuhrman — later to become the Porsche AG chairman — came up with when Porsche asked him to design a high-performance engine for the 550 race car.