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Group therapy: Close-call stories help improve flight safety
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Center for Medical Transport Research will hold its annual Safety Story Workshop from Oct. 22-24 in Denver. With help from the Center for Digital Story Telling, TCMTR will bring together air medical professionals who will again share their stories about coming a razor's width from "buying the farm" — pilot parlance for ending up in a body bag.
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Unusual venues can spice up college athletics
Chuck Cox Sports & FitnessGames at unusual venues for big-time college basketball, football and hockey are starting to pop up on a regular basis. From baseball stadiums to aircraft carriers, the backdrops for games have gotten more and more interesting and creative over the years.
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Is clinical pharmacy really the future of our profession?
Greg L. Alston PharmaceuticalIn the fall of 1974, I entered pharmacy school energized by a new vision of pharmacy practice called clinical pharmacy. Now that 40 years have elapsed, let's take a look at how this vision has manifested within the profession and the education of our student pharmacists.
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Why you have to use social media
Catherine Iste MarketingAs a teenager, I frequently used the "but everyone else is doing it" argument to try to secure permission for anything from attending a Guns N' Roses concert to staying out all night after prom. It did not usually work with my parents, but I am happy to say after all of these years, I have found a clear case where this excuse works: social media.
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Who wins in Tesla’s patent move?
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIn the world of automotive technology, patents exclusive to one automaker have traditionally been guarded as extremely valuable possessions, never to make it into a rival's hands. On June 12, Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned that line of thinking on its head.
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The ultimate cheat sheet to improve working capital
Scott Wolfe Jr. Construction & Building MaterialsThe 2008 recession burned a lot of construction and building companies and made them become more financially disciplined. This discipline, however, is being challenged by improving market conditions. Since improving economies present high financial risks, it is more important than ever to understand and improve a company's working capital position.
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Technology is driving the food and beverage industry forward
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageAccording to Plunkett Research, the global food and agricultural industry will reach $7.6 trillion by the end of this year. In the U.S., sales from retail grocery stores and supermarket reached over $650 billion in 2013, and sales from nontraditional food-sellers reached a figure of $435 billion in 2013.
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Can you really afford mediocre employees?
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHundreds of research studies have quantified the difference between an "A player" versus a "C player." Every one of them concludes that the difference in productivity and the impact on the bottom line is anywhere from 20 percent to over 1,000 percent greater return when you compare the best, most productive employees to those who are "average."
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17 tips for creating effective press releases
Jeffrey Dobkin MarketingA press release is the most valuable single sheet of paper in all of marketing. You send this short, crisp, one-page document to a magazine or newspaper editor. If published, it appears as if written by the editorial staff. A simple press release is the best and cheapest way to get media attention.
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Open-source software tools for TESOL professionals — Part II
Beth Crumpler EducationOpen-source platforms can be beneficial to TESOL professionals because they allow for adaptability, are flexible with how you can use them, provide sensory stimulation that activates important domains for English language acquisition, are designed for collaborative engagement, and can be shared and used generally without restrictions.