Recent Articles
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What you need to know about ALS and the fundraising activity making history
Christina Nava MarketingBefore the viral phenomenon of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge surfaced, many people had no idea what ALS was unless they were affected by the disease or knew someone who had it. But thanks to the Internet exploding with this new marketing strategy, the disease has been brought to light with donations pouring in.
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Virginia Tudor race offers plenty of fun for Porsche fans
Dave Hogan Recreation & LeisureLast year's merger of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series created the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. Virginia International Raceway was selected for one of the 12 races in the 2014 season, and the only one in the mid-Atlantic.
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Legislation and performance requirements define electronic device trends
Don Rosato EngineeringManufacturers in the various electrical/electronic (E/E) sectors can choose from an enormous and versatile range of plastics to meet every requirement. Depending on the electronic component or device, designers choose plastics for their rigidity or flexibility, toughness/durability, resistance to low or high voltage and their electrical insulation or conductive qualities. Ease of fabrication into complex shapes can also be a requirement for E/E applications.
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Should you pay your employees for overtime?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementManagers, executives and owners often want to work around the overtime laws so they classify employees as exempt without making more than a cursory effort to determine if the job duties really require an exemption. This is simply a huge mistake with the potential to cost the organization a lot of money and likely even more of a headache of time and resources spent remedying the situation.
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Grading practices that better support 21st‑century learning
Brian Stack EducationIf you'd like to see just how polarized a high school faculty can be, survey them on how much they think homework should count in their overall course grade. You'll get the full range of responses from zero to 100 percent.
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The sky is falling: 5 challenges of hydrocodone rescheduling
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIt has been talked about for years. Some thought the topic was like Chicken Little crying that the sky was falling. To all such individuals I've got news for you — the sky has fallen and Chicken Little was right. Many, like me, always believed the rescheduling of hydrocodone combination products to Schedule II was inevitable, though sadly the least effective way to deal with the growing opioid overdosing epidemic.
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How building commissioning relates to total cost of ownership
David E. Patnaude Facilities & GroundsAs facilities professionals, we are often asked to work on projects and tasks that go beyond the day-to-day operation of our facilities. The types of projects and tasks I'm talking about include capital planning, construction project management and long-term master and capital planning.
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When good intentions go wrong in nursing
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareEach day, every minute, nurses make countless decisions. Rigorous training, education and experience are supposed to prepare the nurse to respond appropriately when faced with decisions regarding patient care.
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Leveraging technology to determine school vision
Thomas Van Soelen EducationJeff Homan, principal of The Main Street Academy, a start-up K-8 charter school in College Park, Georgia, leveraged technology as the school revisited its core documents in preparation for both an accreditation visit and a re-chartering process with the local school district, both occurring every five years.
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Apple attempts mobile health dominance with HealthKit app
Katina Hernandez Science & TechnologyAlong with the unveiling of the much-anticipated iPhone 6 and iOS 8, Apple will soon be unveiling a new health app called HealthKit. The new operating system will allow other health apps to hook up to the HealthKit app so that the user may manage and monitor their health metrics, such as weight, caloric intake and blood pressure.