2/4/2020· Automotive - Vehicular
Drivers v. Robots: Defensive Driving in the Age of Entitlement (Part 3)
By: Ned Einstein
With these dynamics, defensive driving is not a mere skill. It is a necessity. In their depositions, few professional drivers can identify even a handful of defensive driving principles...Robots have advantages beyond the elimination of jobs. Robots have no reaction time. They experience no fatigue. Disciplines like driver assignment cease to exist.
1/6/2020· Medical - Medicine
Beware Overuse of Fluoroquinolones
By: Dr. Sajid Khan
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, among others) are an important class of antibiotics that are used in a variety of settings. Ciprofloxacin remains one of the primary treatment options for cystitis. It is used routinely for inpatient treatment of pneumonia and many still consider it part of the first-line treatment for diverticulitis. But in the last few years, questions about its safety profile have led to growing concerns.
1/3/2020· Nonprofit Organizations
How Do You Know Which is the BEST Charity to Donate to?
By: Jess Birken, Esq
Lately I've been noticing a lot of chatter on the internet about how you know which charities to donate to. There seems to be a general suspicion that nonprofits of all sizes who are seeking donations are swindling people out of their hard-earned money. Or at least that you can't trust these organizations and that it's easy to make the wrong decision.
12/28/2019· Construction
As-Built But-For Schedule Delay Analysis
An As-Built But-For Schedule Delay Analysis (ABBF) is a retrospective CPM schedule delay analysis technique that determines the earliest date that the required mechanical completion activity, project completion activity, or various milestone activities could have been achieved but-for the owner-caused compensable delays that occurred during the project.
12/27/2019· Damages
Attaining Reasonable Certainty in Economic Damages (Part II of III)
By: Michael Pakter
The purpose of this article—the second of three on this topic—is to provide the reader with an understanding of Chapter 2 (Costs) of the 2018 Practice Aid as well as certain other publications containing a body of knowledge on the best practices for developing “avoided or saved costs,” sometimes referred to by the courts as incremental costs.
12/11/2019· Automotive - Vehicular
Drivers v. Robots: The Nature of Moden Travel, Part 2
By: Ned Einstein
We are only a few years away from the complete consolidation of fixed route transportation (transit, motorcoach and schoolbus) and the complete consolidation of demand-responsive transportation (paratransit, taxi, limousine, NEMT and special education). This installment will lay the groundwork by comparing modern travel to travel 30 years ago. The opportunities for motorcoach operators to benefit from these changes are once-in-a-lifetime.
11/26/2019· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Startups Can Learn From The WeWork IPO Debacle
By: Jess Birken, Esq
I work with a lot of nonprofit founders, and all of them have a certain kind of pride in their work. And they should! Lots of people have ideas, but there's not that many people out there who are willing to put their time, effort, knowledge, and money into it. We need entrepreneurial founders in the nonprofit sector.
11/13/2019· Foreign Affairs - Geopolitics
Learning lessons: Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Rulers
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world. It’s not that this year saw the toppling of the leaders of Algeria and Sudan as a result of popular revolts, a harking back to the 2011 protests that overthrew the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.
11/13/2019· Emergency Medicine
Supervising Midlevel Providers in Emergency Departments
By: Dr. Sajid Khan
Managing the Emergency Department is a team sport. That means sharing information with one another, trusting your teammates to perform to the best of their ability, and working together towards a common goal. To that end, one responsibility of [most] ED physicians is supervising mid-level providers.
11/13/2019· Branding - Brand Management
Consumer Brand Confusion: When Might Consumers Confuse One Brand for Another?
By: Brent Coker, PhD
One common disgruntlement brands have against other brands is similarity. In the courts, brands argue that another brand is too similar, and that this causes confusion whereby consumers may believe there is an affiliation between the brands.
