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• The best of US battle sites

  Cindy Belt Recreation & Leisure

  I was never big on history classes in school, but after traveling and seeing historical locations in person, I feel more connected. Each place I visit means I learn and understand a bit more. A particular part of history is our wars. Battle sites and museums can be found in many states, especially in the East. You can experience history in a more intimate way by visiting sites such as these.

• Tech advances, new ideas vital to feeding the world’s fast-growing…

  Dave G. Houser Food & Beverage

  In 1798, English cleric and scholar Thomas Robert Malthus published a study concluding that the world’s population would grow faster than the supply of food. Over the centuries, the Malthusian theory failed to pan out. While pockets of famine have existed off and on in some regions of Africa and Asia, the world as a whole hasn’t outgrown its ability to feed itself. Fast-forward to 2018 and we are hearing murmurs from a number of economists and agronomists warning of a potential shortfall in the world food supply — the Malthusian-connected cause behind it being rampant population growth.

• Overcoming obstacles as an ESL teacher

  Douglas Magrath Education

  Teachers, including those in ESL, may decide to leave the profession for a variety of reasons. In this article, the author encourages teachers to stay the course and overcome barriers in order to continue in their chosen profession. Teachers want to teach. That is why they enter the profession. But things may be different when they finally start.

• What spa clients are demanding now

  Elizabeth Donat Retail

  With clients’ increased awareness of product ingredients, sourcing and regulation, it's no surprise that they are coming into our spas and medical spas with more questions, concerns and demands. Clients regularly consult the Environmental Working Group's website, study the Goop newsletters and watch their favorite TV doctors for advice. It's our role as spa professionals to be cognizant of the current demands of our clients so that we can steer them in the right direction while meeting their needs.

• Do agile projects need risk management?

  Thomas Wuttke Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  The Agile Manifesto was published in 2001, but agile is still a hot topic in project management. In theory, agile project management is supposed to reduce risks by design, so that ultimately there are no risks any more. As a result, alongside backlogs, user stories and velocity in the agile approach, there seems to be no place for risks. For example, there is no risk backlog. So, where are all the risks in agile projects? Have they really disappeared?

• How the incredibly high cost of a bad hire affects your job search

  Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  First impressions are lasting impressions. So, your first few seconds in a new job, meeting a new client, or networking in person may be much more critical than you think. Most interviewers will tell you that they have already made up their mind about a candidate within scant moments of meeting him or her for the first time. Even before a candidate opens his or her mouth, the interviewer has mentally recorded hundreds of impressions of the candidate.

• How to make more effective patient referrals

  Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

  When it comes to sending a patient to the proper specialist for the right reasons, some doctors tend to over- or underperform. You never want to deny a patient the care he or she truly needs, but you also want to make sure you're not causing that patient undue stress or financial hardship for an unnecessary referral, either. Research into this topic has made it easier for doctors to decide the right course of action when it comes to appropriate referrals. Here's what you need to know.

• How to save money at your office with smart tech

  Sam Radbil Facilities & Grounds

  The green-at-home movement has been covered extensively, but what about at the office? While there are lots of articles about tech for your home, what concepts and ideas are being discussed about saving you and your company money at the office? First, let’s understand the Internet of Things (IoT). The idea is to control your office through the internet. Sure, you can tell everyone to turn off the lights when they leave a room, but how many employees simply forget to do so?

• The great carbon dioxide crisis in the UK

  Andrew Gaved Manufacturing

  The majority of my recent dispatches have concerned the problems of supply and demand with certain high-GWP HFCs caused by the onward march of the F-Gas regulations. With everyone continuing to worry about the price of the likes of R404A and R410A, it came us quite a shock for the industry to find itself suddenly in the grip of a full-blown carbon dioxide crisis. In the space of a few days, excitable headlines about a "national CO2 shortage" appeared to have created a self-fulfilling prophecy, and the U.K. quickly found itself in short supply of many forms of the gas.

• Could a fiber backbone for IoT lead to safer, smarter cities?

  Diane Bloemker Science & Technology

  Cities are growing. By 2050, more than 67 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to the United Nations. That’s an increase of more than 50 percent over today’s numbers. And while cities can expect a host of benefits from this population increase — more talented professionals, more businesses, more tax revenue — they’ll also see a major strain on their infrastructure and resources.

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