8/7/2012· Failure Analysis
Failure Analysis: Metal Fatigue of Automatic Machinery - Wafer Test Station
By: Dr. Thomas Read
During normal operation, the arm on an automatic wafer test station failed. Root cause failure analysis determined that the drive shaft on the right angle gear motor used to raise and lower the manipulator arm had failed first.
8/6/2012· Recreation & Sports
Safety & Risk Management In RBI Baseball/Softball
Coaching, on the youth level such as the Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities program, (RBI) sponsored by Major League Baseball, is one of the crucial elements in the conduct of safe play in baseball/softball. The coach has a significant impact on risk management and safety and must be educated and convinced to make safety a priority in team management.
8/2/2012· Plants & Trees
Tree Removal Liability Sharing
By: John Harris
The number of storms in recent years increases the need for better tree and landscape decisions for property owners. Research regarding landscape damages for different storm intensities, what plants get knocked down by winds more often, and priorities for landscape restoration have been intensified by many southern state universities' forestry and horticultural departments.
8/1/2012· Technology
Communication Tips for Technology Professionals
By: Leo A. Wrobel
Technology professionals who are serious about seeing their career elevate beyond the level of bits and bytes will go above and beyond what their peers choose not to do. Noted author and technical futurist Leo Wrobel explains why verbal and written communication skills are key to not only keeping a job but climbing the corporate ladder.
7/27/2012· Crime Scene Investigation
New Crime Scenes - Same Old Problems
In 1989, I heard Dr. Henry Lee speak at a homicide conference in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Lee is currently the Connecticut Department of Public Safety Commissioner and, perhaps, the most famous forensic scientist in the world.
7/25/2012· Medical Physics
By: Michael Gossman, MS, DABR, RSO
Abstract-The medical community is advocating for progressive improvement in the design of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and implantable pacemakers to accommodate elevations in dose limitation criteria.
7/25/2012· Appraisal & Valuation
By: Jay Abrams
Regression analysis is a statistical technique to measure the mathematical relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In the context of the Market Approach in business valuation, the dependent variable is usually some variation of Fair Market Value (FMV), i.e., market capitalization in the Guideline Public Company method, selling price (IBA), or MVIC (Market Value of Invested Capital, Pratt's Stats).
7/24/2012· Child Welfare
Asylum Seeking Children - Including Adolescent Development and The Assessment Of Age
By: Diana Birch, MD
Children suffer the traumas and injustices of warfare and conflict without the ability to influence or control their circumstances. As refugees they become the flotsam of society drifting from one inhospitable country to another in search of safety. They have been with us for generations, their numbers fluctuating and their distribution changing as the adult world decides who to wage war on next.
7/20/2012· Meditation
Meditation, Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis
By: Peter H. Dennis
These are all states of consciousness or awareness, as are the states of sleep and every-day, walking-around wakefulness. These three, however, share a number of similarities that sleep and wakefulness only display in certain instances, and usually not to the same extent:
7/13/2012· Warnings & Labels
Product Warnings: The Wackiest Warnings of 2011
By: Gerald Goldhaber
The awards season is already in full gear this year. The Golden Globes have already been given out and the Oscars will be determined by the end of this month.
