Recent Articles
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An adventure on Arizona’s amazing Apache Trail
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureWe love the rugged, wild and untamed country of Arizona. People talk of visiting foreign lands, and I agree that such trips are thrilling. As a young lad in the Navy I visited many a foreign port, trips to countless far-off cities and hamlets, the isles of the Caribbean, and even the ice fields of the Arctic. It was a wonderful time but it was nothing compared to the magnificent beauty of my own country. Today, we will pass along the Apache Trail. In the early 1800s, various Apache tribes used it while moving to the cool forest of the Sitgreaves. In later years, the trail was a stagecoach route through the Superstition Mountains and Four Peaks Wilderness Areas.
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Where to go in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, no matter the season
Connie Ulman Recreation & LeisureThe best things about being an RVer are touring, exploring, and staying in campgrounds. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is a great place to tour, explore and stay on an RV trip regardless of the season. In this article, we will talk about places to visit during various times of the year.
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Struggling readers have no time to lose: Social-emotional learning
Howard Margolis EducationPeople are social and emotional beings. Some have great social and emotional understanding and skills; others barely squeak by. Generally, those with greater social and emotional understanding and skills do far better in every major aspect of life than those who struggle. Compared to those who struggle, they’re happier, healthier, and more productive. Usually, they enjoy and keep their friends and tend to avoid the life-threatening dangers of loneliness. Unfortunately, difficulties with the social-emotional aspects of life severely wound many struggling readers (SRs).
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What have you learned?
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn the early 1990s, I happened upon a small book loaded with invaluable insights far greater than its 0.5 by 6 by 4.5 dimensions. "Live and Learn and Pass It On: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They’ve Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff" is the brainchild of H. Jackson Brown Jr., who compiled and edited it. You may be familiar with Brown’s other books, including "Life’s Little Instruction Book, A Father’s Book of Wisdom" and “Life’s Little Treasure Book On Hope." A few years after the initial release of “Live and Learn," Brown published Vol. 2. Certainly, the title intrigued me, and I was dazzled by the gems of wisdom.
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3 ways AR and VR are reshaping efficient work
Joseph Zulick Science & TechnologySome people believe that the entire concept of "work" will be reimagined and reexamined in the near future. In fact, "work" is already changing, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are playing a significant role in that change. There are already large corporations and small businesses that are preparing for this shift, too. Here are some of the ways in which AR/VR will change the way work gets done in the near future.
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Preventing chronic pain in lab mice
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the U.S., chronic pain affects more people than cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. When pain is chronic, signaling persists over time and can lead to biochemical changes in the nervous system. Options for treating chronic pain include oral and topical therapies. Other options include physical therapy, exercise, acupuncture, relaxation techniques, and psychological counseling. Effective drugs against chronic pain are not necessarily forthcoming. However, researchers have recently identified a protein as a future potential target for medicinal drugs.
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How you can provide a healing environment at your workplace
Lisa Cole Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen I think about a healing environment, rest, beauty and love instantly come to mind. Yet, how often do we encounter any of these three qualities in a typical healthcare encounter? Or in any workplace? Kate Strasburg and Traci Teraoka, co-founders of Healing Environments, spent 15 years creating environments conducive to healing. Let's take up their torch and put on our thinking caps.
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Kissing can help ward off tooth decay
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcarePucker up! It turns out kissing is good for you in more ways than you might think. Most people know that kissing comes with loads of mental and physical benefits that make getting your smooch on totally worth it. But science has even more to say about the benefits of a kiss. It turns out kissing can also help prevent cavities. No, really. It’s true.
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What should we do about economic inequality?
Patrick Gleeson Civil & GovernmentIn our increasingly fractured political sphere, one of the hot-button issues is "economic inequality." Some conservatives have expressed doubt that there’s a need to reduce it — that maybe some economic inequality is necessary for growth. That’s a minority view, however, even among conservatives. Many Republicans and almost all Democrats believe the current concentration of wealth among a small percentage of the population isn’t sustainable over the long run — that something must be done to lessen it. Predictably, however, Republicans and Democrats have very different ideas about what that something might be.
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Response to Boeing Max 8 groundings includes new aviation leadership
Michelle R. Matisons ManufacturingThe Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane model was the most common plane flying the friendly skies — until recently. After several high-profile crashes killing hundreds of people, this model has been withdrawn from use so it can undergo an upgrade with new safety features for its alert system, which is rumored to have contributed to the crashes. Costing American Airlines $185 million in the second quarter, this aviation development has sent more than ripples through financial markets and manufacturing hubs.