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A trip to Grand Teton National Park provides majestic views
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureOur first trip to Grand Teton National Park was in April 1967 when our son was just a babe. We have many fine memories of our various visits to this land. Each time we are close we anxiously look forward to a return. This was no exception. Once you leave Dubois, Wyoming, and follow the Wind River into the mountain country, the terrain uplifts into higher and higher peaks with a combination of interesting rock formations and a forest of evergreen pine and grassy meadows.
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Improving guidance to patients, family caregivers on care facilities
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationFamily caregivers and patients struggle with choosing quality care facilities. This includes both those who have not yet been hospitalized and those who are being discharged to a lower level of care. Unfortunately, sometimes they find their choice isn’t the best fit or safety concerns arise. Delays in choosing a facility increase the risk of discharge for hospitalized patients. Choosing the wrong facility can also strain resources with an unnecessary hospitalization or re-hospitalization. A recent Kaiser Health News article addresses the need for smarter decisions on where to recover after a hospitalization, starting with better guidance from hospitals themselves.
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Social media ad spending trends for 2019
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingIf you’re like most businesses, you increased your digital media budget this year. On average, marketers planned to boost that line item by 49% compared to 2018, according to Nielsen’s 2018 CMO report. But did you know social advertising is growing even faster than other forms of digital advertising? Businesses increased their social media spending by 24% year-over-year while other digital ads only rose by 12%, according to a 2019 Q1 Merkle report. Read on to learn what social platforms businesses are spending the most advertising dollars on in 2019.
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Does your organization need a facility manager?
Scott E. Rupp Facilities & GroundsAn important part of understanding the role facility managers play includes defining when an organization might need to consider adding facility management services. The facility management role is designed to provide maintenance of an organization's buildings and equipment in a way that offers the best value to the building owner and users alike. For those organizational leaders who wonder about adding a facility manager to their operations, there are a few key considerations.
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Cooperative learning is abundant in inclusive classrooms
Savanna Flakes EducationEvery student can benefit from effective cooperative learning. Cooperative learning is more than just putting students into groups; it involves ensuring every learner has a voice and has an important role in reaching team goals and ultimate success. Effective cooperative learning allows students to build necessary social and emotional learning skills such as perspective sharing, social awareness skills, and relationship skills. Effective cooperative learning is one of most important practices we can design to support diverse learners in our inclusive classrooms. This article features three of my favorite Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures to support inclusive classrooms.
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US tariffs on Chinese imports grow
Seth Sandronsky Civil & GovernmentThe cost of trade between China and the U.S. is rising. Tariffs, or taxes, on $200 billion of Chinese imports to the U.S. rose from 10% to 25% one minute after midnight on May 10. "The tariff increase inflicts significant harm on U.S. industry, farmers and consumers," Douglas K. Barry, director of communications and publications for the U.S.-China Business Council told MultiBriefs in an email. "American agricultural exports to China are particularly impacted. According to our recent survey, some states' exports were down 50%. The entire American agricultural sector is feeling the stress."
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Infographic: The future of cybersecurity budgeting
Rob Sobers Science & TechnologyOnline scams and data breaches are at an all-time high as hackers learn new security software and coding for various products. Cybersecurity spending is set to hit $133.7 billion by 2022, leaving some companies worried about allocating their budgets. Companies are not prioritizing cybersecurity as a "checkbox item," which is leading to the headaches of security breaches and personal data being stolen. A company’s overall security posture can improve if everyone is on the same page about budget allocations and how they impact the business.
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Despite controversy, HHS releases conscience protection rule for healthcare…
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has released a new final rule designed to protect individuals and healthcare entities in HHS-funded programs from discrimination on the basis of their exercise of conscience. It will take effect in approximately two months. The "conscience rights" rule will allow healthcare workers to refuse care based on religious or moral objections and will grant protections to healthcare workers who refuse to provide services such as abortion or transition care for transgender individuals.
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Australian researchers develop new animal model of schizophrenia
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareThe exact cause of schizophrenia remains unknown, but current research suggests that it is a multifactorial disease based in genetics, susceptibilities, and environment. Ultimately, better treatments are urgently needed. Recently, neuroscientists at The University of Queensland's Brain Institute developed a new animal model of schizophrenia where dopamine is specifically elevated at the dorsal striatum — a model that was inspired from animal models of Parkinson's disease where dopamine is deficient.
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How brick-and-mortar brands can effectively measure marketing ROI
Hannah Hambleton MarketingMeasuring marketing ROI is important for a brick-and-mortar brand, but it’s often more difficult than for an online business. Effective measurement of your marketing ROI will tell you how well your latest marketing campaigns are performing, if you need to make any improvements, and where to best allocate your marketing spend. Although you won’t be able to credit every real-life visitor or transaction to a specific marketing campaign, you can use a combination of reliable business key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics.