Clod | December 23, 2011
A computer can be the one piece of home equipment we can’t live without that also drives us crazy! A computer with Internet access provides a window on the world, but often at a price of intrusiveness and demands on our time and physique. But it doesn’t have to be this way. A well-planned computer [...]
Clod | December 20, 2011
Last week, the first of what is expected to be a cascade of unfavorable verdicts came down against the Wyeth-Ayerst division of the pharmaceutical giant American Home Products (AHP). This verdict follows the 1997 recall of two anti-obesity drugs, fenfluramine (Pondimin) and diphenfluramine (Redux), after reports were published concerning a possible association between their use [...]
Clod | December 14, 2011
When most people think of risk management, they think of protecting against injury due to accident or negligence. Thoughts of facility inspections, elimination of hazards, careful supervision and liability waivers often come to mind. In this column, however, we will consider risk management in a broader context.
Clod | December 6, 2011
5. Online Networking Skills The early educational pioneers of the Internet recognized that one of its major benefits was to be found in the opportunity to link the classroom to an expert.
Clod | December 6, 2011
3. Information “Coping” Skills Beyond the importance of teaching the fundamentals of using the Internet in the classroom, there are many other reasons to introduce the Internet into the classroom now. One has to do with the fact that we must prepare our youth on how to deal with a world that involves a constant, [...]
Clod | December 6, 2011
Basic Skills of the Future As the Internet begins to play an ever more important role in our economy and society, it is clear that the educational system must get on board. In so doing, the system can ensure that the youth of today are provided the basic and necessary survival skills of tomorrow.
Clod | December 6, 2011
If we think about these three key trends, we can come to appreciate the role that the Internet is set to play — and can quickly come to realize that the Internet isn’t an educational frill. It is a necessity.
Clod | December 6, 2011
In June 1999, a $320 million suit was filed against Crunch Fitness, New York, N.Y., and several other defendants, including some vitamin and nutritional supplement manufacturers. Both compensatory and punitive damages were sought for the death of a 37-year-old wife and mother of two. An employee at the club who wasdesignated a personal trainer/nutritionist (who [...]