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The party may soon be over for air medical companies
Mark Huber Healthcare AdministrationIf you couldn't tell by the score, you could tell by the song. On the old television broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," during garbage time in the fourth quarter — that point when the game's outcome was settled beyond all doubt — announcer Don Meredith, drawling off-key and without accompaniment, would croak out the old Willie Nelson country western standard, "Turn out the lights, the par-ty's o-o-ver ..."
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Explosive growth expected for produce processing market
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageA new report published by Zion Research predicts the global fruit and vegetable processing market will grow at an impressive annual rate of 7.9 percent through 2020, reaching a total revenue of $320 billion by that time. So what's behind this explosive growth projection? Let's take a closer look.
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3 best social media monitoring tools for your business
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingSocial media offers your brand the best of both worlds. You get to talk, grow and connect with your audience. Plus, you get to listen to what they say to and about you. Creating and engaging with fans is where brands spend 90 percent of their time. Yet you can learn just as much from listening to the feedback, reviews and overall chatter about your company online.
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The application of linguistics to ESL: Part 1
Douglas Magrath EducationThe grammatical description of a language is conveniently divided into two complementary sections: morphology and syntax. The relationship between them, as generally stated, is as follows: Morphology accounts for the internal structure of words, and syntax describes how words are combined to form phrases, clauses and sentences.
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Branded experiences rule hospitality brands
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementA new report from brand consultancy service L2 suggests that delivering curated experiences for guests will define the new age of the hospitality brands. Search engines, tourism portals, travel sites and online travel agencies have resulted in increased price transparency and a growing commoditization of amenities across the hospitality industry. But branded experiences can give luxury hotels brands the competitive edge they need to strengthen and preserve their brand equity.
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The affordable pump shotgun may be the ticket for new shooters
Irwin Greenstein Recreation & LeisureAs a new clays shooter, you'll probably ask those with experience what's the best shotgun to get. If you're a woman, they'll likely advise you purchase a 20-gauge semiautomatic because of its low recoil. Guys get a different story: "Buy yourself a big, bad 12 gauge that's either an over/under or semiautomatic and have at those flying clay targets."
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Should you add monitoring devices to your company vehicles?
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHighway accidents remain the leading cause of work-related deaths and also carry tremendous personal, social and economic costs. The good news is new technologies in on-board safety monitoring systems are being developed and implemented in both commercial fleets and private vehicles to offer the potential to further improve safety.
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Medical errors: Are they really the third‑leading cause of death?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human" focused national attention on patient safety and preventable medical errors. The report, based upon an analysis of prior research, estimated that 44,000 to 98,000 deaths annually were due to medical error.
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Designing kitchens for healthy eating
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesConsumers are increasingly concerned about their health, and that includes ensuring their homes are healthy, too. As a designer, you know how to create spaces and select products and finishes that will provide your clients with a safer and healthier living environment. But do you know you can also encourage them to adopt more healthy eating habits? The design choices you make in a kitchen can make a difference.
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38 truisms every association needs to know
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementThrough many years I have espoused principles to serve as platforms for board development. Sayings directors may ponder and hopefully remember include nuggets like, "Boards govern and staff manage."