Recent Articles
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How can we solve our teacher pay dilemma?
Brian Stack EducationLast month, The Nation's Alissa Quart put the spotlight on teacher salaries in her article, "Teachers are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class." Quart highlighted Matt Barry, a public high school history teacher in the suburbs of San Jose, California, who at 32 has taken a part-time job with Uber to support his wife Nicole and their soon-to-be-born child.
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11 of America’s best fall festivals
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureCooling temperatures, changing leaves and ripening fields are signaling that autumn has arrived — and that means the fall festival season is here. As farmers bring their crops to market, it's a great time to pack up the car and follow the sights, sounds and smells to one or more of the thousands of celebratory harvest fests across the country.
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7 basic elements of successful training
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTraining of managers and employees is necessary for a variety of legal and practical reasons. Regardless of the content of the training, manager and employee training programs need at least the following basic elements to be successful.
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A Carolina crop of all-black Corvettes
Michael Brown Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA few years ago, while visiting a mountain getaway place my wife and I own in western North Carolina, I took a vehicle into Asheville for service. I was there about four hours, and in the course of talking with the service manager, I learned about a Corvette collection that was nearby.
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7 steps to reverse the trend of dishonorable behavior
Lee Ellis Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat's trending in our culture? With nonstop 24-hour cable news channels and social media, we can quickly find out what's "hot" at the moment. Unfortunately, there's one negative trend that seems to be growing worse every day: the decline in responsible and honorable behavior. Dishonorable behavior is a problem especially where there is power or money at stake.
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Who’s winning — Travel agents or travel sites?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementJust when you thought travel agents were a dying breed, they rear their heads up and rule once more. They sound like conquering heroes, right? The fact that travel agents have made such a comeback to restore their importance amidst the digital competition is quite a feat actually. Most of the time when we talk about digital competition we mean the harsh rivalry among businesses in the digital age. For travel and hospitality, it has been a more of a literal reality.
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Pinterest trends you need to know to boost holiday sales
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingAre you still thinking about creating content and marketing campaigns for Halloween or Thanksgiving? Well, your audience may already be a couple of steps ahead of you — on Pinterest that is. Pinterest users, commonly called pinners, start planning for the holiday season a bit earlier than most, according to Pinterest data. Pinners start collecting holiday-centric content in September — a full four weeks before the general population.
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New product shows more medicinal potential for cannabinoids
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen we think of cannabinoids — the ingredients from hemp and marijuana — the most common is the psychoactive cannabinoid delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The other more common cannabinoids are the oils containing cannabidiol (CBD). Both have gained significant attention for recreational use or medicinal use.
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Slow in practice means fast in combat
Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & SecuritySometimes the most effective way to shoot faster and more accurately is to is to take one step back, slow down and change your approach. Personally, I don't like slowing down. It's not in my nature. I want to shoot faster without compromising accuracy by simply moving faster.
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An alarming link between early menopause and cardiovascular disease
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIn a study published recently in the journal Menopause, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that women who experience hot flashes and night sweats early in life were more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. The research suggests menopausal symptoms in younger midlife women may mark adverse changes in dysfunction of the endothelium, or lining of the blood vessels, placing them at risk for heart disease.