Recent Articles
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Green industry marketing: Small is smart
Fred Berns Facilities & GroundsLittle stuff counts. Little stuff is asking about Phase II of the project, before you start Phase I. It's writing a Facebook post about your new client. It's linking your email signature to your bio. It's networking at a meeting of local property managers.
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Shrimp boil lets RVers enjoy a unique camping camaraderie
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureOne activity we have found that all RVers seem to enjoy doing together is eating. Whether it's s'mores around a campfire, ice cream under a pavilion tent or potluck dinners inside a clubhouse, RVers gather around and participate. During a recent weekend camping trip, we decided to try something new. Since we had several packages of raw jumbo shrimp in our freezer, we decided to host a shrimp boil.
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Telehealth strategies for improving your healthcare business
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationAs the national conversation about telehealth is trending daily, healthcare and aging care companies are increasingly investigating their telehealth options. Here are some tips on how to be ready to help an organization assess how telehealth can improve its business.
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O’Hare regains busiest airport crown
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAmid all of the bad headlines surrounding Chicago airports last week following the sabotage and arson attack at the Aurora air traffic control center that crippled the airports in the area, a good news story has emerged for O'Hare, the largest of the city's airports.
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Consolidation offers solace to troubled US beer companies
Katina Hernandez Food & BeverageIt started in 2002 when South African Breweries bought Miller Brewing. Then came Coors' merger with Canadian beer company Molson. And in 2008, Brazilian-Belgium beer conglomerate InBev purchased Anheuser-Busch. Now, the latest American beer company to be sold to foreign investors is Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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Who is responsible for IEP goals?
Pamela Hill EducationAs the beginning of autumn appears, public school is well underway for the more than 2 million students identified with learning disabilities in the United States. These students are being instructed by teachers whose responsibility is to assist them in meeting their Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals.
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A thrilling ride through Ohio in a Porsche 987
Steve Schaeffer Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe sign for 328 South flashes past, and ahead you see the turnoff. Signaling early, you downshift and delight in the bark of the flat-six just aft of your right elbow. Taking the right off 56 East, what looks like a ribbon of fresh, black carpet unravels before you, curving off into young woods in a couple hundred yards.
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A culture of inclusiveness: Diversity matters in medical education
Jonathan Ryan Batson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn medicine, many on various committees and boards still believe diversity is not an issue. They think that a few seats at the table — which make up less than 9 percent of "diverse candidates" in some cases — means that somehow we have all arrived and that the system is equal.
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Bioplastics trends and drivers for greener plastics
Don Rosato EngineeringBy way of an introduction definition, the term bioplastics is not limited to biodegradable or compostable plastics made from natural materials such as corn or starch. Bioplastics is also applied to petroleum-based plastics that are degradable; natural-based plastics that are not necessarily biodegradable; and plastics that contain both petroleum-based and plant-based materials that may biodegrade or not. Bioplastics are distinguished as bio-based and/or biodegradable.
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Mental Illness Awareness Week puts spotlight on treatment
Jessica Taylor Mental HealthcareFour days ago, a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, found a cab driver not guilty of shooting a police officer in the head during an attack last year. The judge stated that the cab driver, Kashif Bashir, did not understand what he was doing when he shot the officer in the head. Bashir had long suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, and the court determined he was insane at the time of the shooting.