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How the Alabama Eye Bank Runs Its Entire Organization on FileMaker

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He is a big fan of the platform, having written FileMaker databases for other clients including the Helen Keller Foundation , the National Guard , the University of Alabama at Birmingham , and Infinity Insurance. The Database That Does Nearly Everything. And it tracks employee mileage and other travel expenses. The Global Sight Network.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. He reports that very little maintenance is needed beyond insuring Microsoft updates, and clearing browsing histories. She became the library tech person by default.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. He reports that very little maintenance is needed beyond insuring Microsoft updates, and clearing browsing histories. She became the library tech person by default.

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Over The Edge Fundraiser: A Daring Take on Fundraising

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Over the Edge has been partnering with nonprofits to host rappelling fundraisers since 2008. Over the Edge helps you find a building and carries the insurance you need, but finding the right location for rappelling takes time. I mean, who wouldn’t want to fundraise for a chance to feel like the star of an action movie?

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Are you ready to age while working in academia?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

And the 2008 financial collapse saw the devastation of stable middle class jobs in favor of part-time, low wage work ( McCallum , 2020). retirement contributions, leave policies, and insurance plans) for staff and faculty, alike, and we are headed for a perfect storm of aging, ill, and disabled academic workers.

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Trump Administration Pauses New Grant Agreements with Bombshell OMB Memo: Heavens to Murgatroyd!

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This should not be a surpriseas President Obama famously stated in 2008: elections have consequences. Since January 20, the nascent Trump Administration has been doing something fairly remarkable in American politics: fulfilling campaign promises by issuing hundreds of Executive Orders (EOs).

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