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#355 – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT CANCER FROM HUMBLE LAB MICE? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Your immune system is your primary defense against disease—it fights infections caused by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses. In addition, it fights against your own cells that have “gone rogue” by becoming cancerous. There are several different parts of the immune system, each designed to give you protection against a specific range of threats. One such part consists of the cytotoxic T-cells. Continue reading →

#354 – INTEGRATING YOUR RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK INTO YOUR ORGANIZATION – PETER HOLTMANN

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This article is the third of fourteen parts to our risk management series. The series will be taking a look at the risk management guidelines under the ISO 31000 Standard to help you better understand them and how they relate to your own risk management activities. In doing so we’ll be walking through the core aspects of the Standard and giving you practical guidance on how to implement it. Continue reading →

#354 – THE PURPOSE OF RELIABILITY ENGINEERING WORK – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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An immediate purpose is to earn a living. You also may suggest the work is to improve the reliability of the product or system. Reduce downtime, reduce warranty, increase profit, etc.

That is fine for the overall purpose of reliability engineering work, yet in the day to day work, the specific task level, what is the purpose behind what we do? Continue reading →

#354 – RISK MANAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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On October 18, 2021, the Controller and Auditor General of New Zealand issued report entitled:” Our observations on local government risk management”. (1) The report is a follow up on a 2016 report “Reflections from our audits: Governance and accountability”. The 2016 report noted that risk management practices were needed in local government. The 2021 report is an in-depth examination of risk management practices of four councils: Auckland Council, Environment Canterbury Regional Council, Queenstown Lake District Council and Waipa District Council. Continue reading →

#354 – IF AN EARLY IDEA GOT YOUR BUSINESS THIS FAR, WHAT WILL ADVANCE YOUR FARTHER – DANIEL BURRUS

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Throughout the decades, singers, bands, actors, and other entertainment personalities emerged on the scene with a hit movie or a powerful song that swept both the nation and the world. Everywhere you looked, you would be hearing the performer, band, actor or actress’s name, synonymous with their song or film. Continue reading →