Recent Articles
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The state of the world collector car market: What’s next
Graeme Cocks Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIn the first part of this article, we looked back on this history of the automobile and car collecting. Here in the second part, we'll look at the international values for cars by year since 1993 as well as the future of car collecting.
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Telework is a company’s best tool
Kelly Sharp Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOffice spaces of today share the common goal of being as comfortable as employee homes. Many companies have taken on this challenge and designed areas to make employees feel excited about coming to work.
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Interior design employment soars
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesIf it seemed like firms were frantically hiring designers last year, that's because they were. Employers added a whopping 6,040 interior designers to their rolls in the 12-month period from May 2014 to May 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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TEM, technology and innovation in hospitality
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementI attended the International Hospitality Information Technology Association (iHITA) Annual Conference last week. This is an event where industry professionals, educators and researchers get together to share their knowledge and new ideas.
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The board assessment in 3 easy stages
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementAssess. Improve. Repeat. Sounds really simple, but in a recent study conducted by BoardSource, "only 51 percent of boards reported that they use a formal, written evaluation of their board." According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations are registered in the U.S. Therefore, roughly 750,000 nonprofit organizations do not assess the performance of their boards.
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8 tips to prepare for a successful back‑to‑school season
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityUnless you're in the VBS or youth event trenches, you likely have a somewhat less hectic schedule than usual during the summer months. If that's the case, after you've taken some time off, this is a great time to start planning ahead.
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Fostering a relationship of caring
Pierre LaRocco EducationSchool counselors must have many tough conversations with students. However, if we do some ground work in creating a caring relationship with students, then those conversations become much easier to have. What is a relationship of caring? I consider it a relationship of mutual respect where one party (the student) knows the other party (the counselor) has the student's best interest in mind even when the latter is holding the student accountable for his/her actions.
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Metals Thoughts: No more bets
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesThe table is basically set for Brexit results (late Thursday night), and we have Janet Yellen's two-day testimony to keep us busy until then. Yesterday's trading had the definite feeling of "wait and see" that we often get before much anticipated events, so it is interesting to see us breaking through the $1,280 support and stops level here.
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10 marvels of American architecture
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureFor many of us, architecture is one of the most exciting aspects of travel. We enjoy seeing how cities convey space and how designers have played with styles and shapes to create the surroundings where we live and do our business.
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Man who lived 555 days with artificial heart finally receives transplant
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareA man who lived 555 days using an artificial heart finally received a transplant of a human heart in May. The 25-year-old Michigan man had his real heart removed in November 2014. A total artificial heart powered by an external battery pack kept him alive and allowed him to stay home instead of in a hospital while a donor heart was sought.