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Details Matter: "Burn-In" Book Review

May 28, 2020 Wes O'Donnell

Air Force

"Burn-In" is a riveting technothriller that is not only highly entertaining but meticulously researched and presents a near-future state that is closer than you think.

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Who Packs Your Parachute?

November 19, 2015 Jessica Stasiw

Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile.

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Details Matter: "Burn-In" Book Review

Think Like Franklin: How Technology Will Improve Our Schools

October 21, 2015 Jessica Stasiw

On a warm, breezy day in the summer of 1758, Benjamin Franklin took off a dry shirt and put on a wet one. He was testing a hypothesis: would he feel cooler wearing a wet shirt in a breeze? As it turned out, he did.

So Franklin applied his experiment to mercury.  He wet the end of a mercury thermometer with ether and blew on it.   Continue Reading

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Details Matter: "Burn-In" Book Review

“Why Culture is so Important to Small Business Success”

September 28, 2015 Jessica Stasiw

The simple fact is, a carefully cultivated culture is one of the most important components of success for a small business. Many businesses have amazing business models. Many businesses have brilliant strategic plans. Very few have the combination of a business model, strategic plan and a compelling culture. When the three are combined, success is almost guaranteed. Continue Reading

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Upcoming Webinar: Decision-Making and Counter Terrorism

July 27, 2015 Jessica Stasiw

Guest post from In Homeland Security

The VACCINE Center and American Military University are proud to announce the launch of a bimonthly webinar series beginning July 31, 2015 from 11 am to 12:30 pm EST. The first webinar, “Decision-Making and Counter Terrorism: How the Visual Analytics of Data Can Help Save Lives” will be highlighted by co-presenters Dr. Dennis Thom, VACCINE Center PI, of The Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems, University of Stuttgart and Dr. James Hess, Faculty Director & Associate Professor of Intelligence & Terrorism Studies at AMU.

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Details Matter: "Burn-In" Book Review

Why Companies Need to Take a Second Look at Hiring Military Veterans

June 10, 2015 Jessica Stasiw

By Joann Muller
Forbes

A lot of companies boast about their military hiring initiatives, but when it comes right down to it, few companies really do a good job of it. Despite their good intentions, companies often find that military experience isn’t easily translated into civilian jobs so they skip over them in favor of someone with the formal degree or certification on their resume. That’s why unemployment rates for military veterans remain higher than for the civilian population.

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Details Matter: "Burn-In" Book Review