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Christmas Tree Safety Tips: What Associations Recommend

Associations Now

With all the recent reminders about fire safety filling the news—whether in Oakland or in Tennessee —it’s worth remembering a fire risk that is going to hit a lot closer to home in the weeks to come. Of course, that’s in reference to the Christmas trees likely to be found in homes around the country.

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Moneyball and Management Innovation

Jamie Notter

If you haven’t seen it, the movie is about Billy Beane , General Manager of the Oakland A’s baseball team, who about 10 years ago started evaluating his players and fielding a team in a completely different way (and getting great results, at about one-fourth the payroll of the big market teams).

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For SABR, Data Is Just a Small Part of the Equation

Associations Now

Baseball, long-referred to as America’s favorite pastime, has a knack from drawing a wide variety of fans, from casual watchers looking to catch some rays to die-hards who manage to find a way to get out to all 81 home games each year.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

It’s also a great member benefit and new member recruiting tool. Be careful what you wish for. You become more efficient at jogging with weights in your hands , but are you really achieving your ultimate goal of become faster and more fit? When not to do research.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

This is my personal list, but please feel free to reference or use it. Walker; Oakland, California; Writer, editor, communicator, walker. My objectives are to learn more about their business and goals. These conversations will take as little as 15 and no more than 30 minutes. You may decide to develop your own. Unabashedly chatty.