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He said, she said: Good grammar improves communication
OK. That’s it. I’m sitting in my family room watching “The Today Show” and Meredith Vieira has just invited us to “join Matt and I” for the next segment. “Matt and I”? Really? If you’re reading this and don’t understand my concern, then this article is specifically intended for you—because, gentle readers, as you will see below, Meredith is wrong (or her writers are). More »
Some like it hot? Work environments impact productivity
So I’m sitting at my desk, in the dark, sweating. Not because I’m late for another article deadline (though, of course, I am), but because it’s 84 degrees in my office right now. More »
Thank you, Sir--May I have another? Smart discipline hurts...but in a good way
So I’m driving down one of Kansas City’s busier streets after work one snowy January night (exact time 6:30:19.9 pm…more later on why I know this). As I go through an intersection, a strobe light flashes behind me, twice, reminiscent of a camera flash. More »
Experiencing 'minor' difficulties: Employing teens presents special 'opportunities'
To say that movie theatres have a unique challenge regarding the age demographic of their “typical” employee would be an understatement. Despite high unemployment providing a potential increase in atypical candidates for service-level jobs, theatre jobs still tend to be filled by teenagers. More »
High resolution: Shedding pounds of e-communication in the New Year
As I watched the ball drop in Times Square this year (from the comfort of my living room), I thought about what resolutions I would make for 2010. Then I thought some more about the ones I would actually try to keep (two very different lists). More »
'Tis the season! Employers find many happy returns in volunteerism
I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with Lonnie, an analyst, and Aishwarya, a database administrator, both from our I.T. department. More »
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Metropolitan Opera HD series adds 300 theatres
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theatres around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1,500 theatres (an increase of 300 theatres), while adding Egypt, Portugal and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries. More »
DLP ships 4K chips to licensees
Texas Instruments (TI) began shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated before then by DLP Cinema licensees. More »
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