Recent Articles
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Learning from your losses will set you up for success
Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesToo many interior design professionals have committed too many business blunders, and their incomes have suffered as a result. The median income for interior design professionals is less than $49,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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What is wrong with my board?
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementI asked a dozen association and chamber executives, "What's wrong with your board?" and each had a story to share. The group offered frank examples of what's wrong in hopes of improving board performance. The list of their examples below is categorized by leadership selection, governance structure and board behavior.
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Leadership: The key to running a successful dental practice
Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental HealthcareThe Global Leadership Summit is a two-day speaker series on leadership sponsored by Willow Creek Association. The original Willow Creek church is based in Chicago, and it has grown under the leadership of Bill Hybels to support hundreds of local churches across the world. The Summit is telecast through 300 member churches and seen by 260,000 people.
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Istanbul’s 3rd airport on track for 2018
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveDHMI, the State Airports Management General Directorate of Turkey, said at a recent media event that Istanbul's new third airport is set to open in early 2018 "with no delay." This date indicates the construction has suffered a slight delay, given the original planned opening was for late 2017. DHMI General Director Serdar Huseyin Yildirim nevertheless insisted there would be no delays, stating, "We are planning to start operations in the first quarter of 2018, to have the first takeoff and landing."
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Solar energy market-ready materials and processing
Don Rosato EngineeringFor polymer-based organic photovoltaic (PV) cells, scientists have long believed the key to high efficiencies rested in the purity of the cell's two domains, namely acceptor and donor. To improve cell efficiency, many researchers have focused on tweaking the backbones of existing donor and acceptor materials or on designing new ones.
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Transitioning to college: The responsibility shift
Pamela Hill EducationMore students with learning disabilities are enrolling in college than in the past — the number has tripled in the last two decades. However, students with learning disabilities are dropping out of college at a higher rate than their peers. Why? The students often do not reveal to college personnel that they have a disability.
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10 free things to do at Niagara Falls
Howard Jaros Recreation & LeisureIf you're a cost-conscious traveler looking to visit Niagara Falls, you'll be pleased to find out that it's an amazing destination with many free things to do. There's no need to spend money to have a good time. My wife Pam and I were in western New York in late August, so we went for a weekend visit to Niagara Falls State Park.
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CVS Health expands its telehealth services for customers
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareCVS Health recently announced that it will work with three "leading" telehealth companies to expand patients' access to doctors, who will be able to provide consultations remotely via the Internet or on the phone. As part of the deal, the three companies — American Well, Teladoc and Doctor On Demand — will soon begin receiving customers from CVS pharmacies in six states, and they will refer their own customers to 150 CVS walk-in clinics.
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6 guns every hunter needs to own
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureAt their most basic level, guns are tools for hunters. Like tools in a tool box, some guns are better at various hunting tasks than others. Depending on the animals you plan on pursuing and the location where you hunt, it is often necessary to own several different guns to ethically and legally hunt the animals you are after.
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Could OERs spell the end of textbooks?
Brian Stack EducationEarly in August, a letter arrived in President Barack Obama's digital inbox calling on him to commit to policies that support the development of open educational resources, known more commonly as OERs. The letter was first developed and signed by multiple organizations from the education, library, technology, public interest and legal communities.