Recent Articles
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Hospital preparedness: Pay now or pay later?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationRecent events surrounding the diagnosis of Ebola on U.S. soil have proven that we can't always predict when and where an infectious disease will present. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas wasn't really prepared for a person who would test positive for Ebola to walk into their emergency room, nor were they prepared to support their staff during his treatment after admission.
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CVS’s sneaky move to recoup loss of tobacco sales
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalWhen drugstore giant CVS Health decided to discontinue the sale of cigarettes in their CVS pharmacies, many folks in the healthcare community applauded their noble move. In spite of the loss of millions of dollars in sales, they pulled the plug on this line of income in an effort simply to position themselves as a "healthier" place to shop. Or so we thought.
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Ontario cranberry farm masters the art of agritourism
Julia Gilmore Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIn the heart of Bala — the Cranberry Capital of Ontario — the Johnston family offers visitors a wide selection of experiences centered around the tart fruit. Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh has been in the family since the 1950s. The Johnstons are some of the province's agritourism pioneers, having made their first foray into the market with wagon rides around the farm in the 1980s.
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Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Substance triggers
Annette Radvansky Sports & FitnessDo you eat certain foods because they give you a feeling of euphoria? Do you have a certain food item in which you indulge when you feel sorry for yourself? Are there certain foods you like to eat only when you are alone? Finally, are there certain foods that once you start eating them, it is almost impossible to stop? These could be your substance triggers.
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Fall back and enjoy the drive this season
Dave Hogan Recreation & LeisureFall is well underway, making it time to fall back. No, not to fall back to standard time — though that happens early Sunday morning — but rather to take those Porsche-friendly fall-color drives on the seldom-traveled roads of America.
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Temptation and allure of the Cayman GTS
David Newton Transportation Technology & AutomotiveMy obsession with Porsche began in the early '70s when the two partners of my father's firm would occasionally grace our driveway with a 1972 Carrera Targa and a 1974 914. Though completely captivated, I had zero expectations of ever being an owner — the reality of a kid growing up in a blue-collar suburb where muscle cars reigned.
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Washington’s I-594 represents a flawed attempt at gun control
John McAdams Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe upcoming election in November is shaping up to be an important one for gun owners in Washington state. In addition to the normal elections for candidates running for public office, there is another important measure on the ballot: Initiative 594 (I-594).
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Keeping the US manufacturing industry on a positive track
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingAs we approach the midterm elections, politicians from both parties are calling each other job killers and suggesting that outsourcing of jobs in manufacturing has permanently damaged the manufacturing sector. If they listened long enough to the news and experts in manufacturing, they might understand that manufacturing is alive and well in the United States and can stay that way.
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Characterize, communicate, influence: Science at our core
Lauren Swan Civil & GovernmentFred Boelter received the Henry F. Smyth, Jr. Lecture Award and was the first presenter Oct. 21 at the American Industrial Hygiene Association's 2014 Fall Conference. While many of the presentations from the previous day pertained to the future, this lecture instead relied on the past in order to form a clearer concept of what to expect in the future.
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Timing is critical in social media: A lesson from Chrissy Teigen
Linchi Kwok CommunicationsNobody knows from exactly when social media became the primary source for "up-to-the-second" news, but everybody recognizes the power of social media in communications. Twitter is one of the most powerful tools where people receive news updates. According to Twitter's official website, there are 271 million monthly active users on Twitter, and the website publishes 500 million tweets per day.