Recent Articles
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Can you ace this US national parks quiz?
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureVisitation to America's national parks set a new record in 2015, unofficially topping 300 million for the first time. Visits to the country's 409 national parks are expected to surge to even higher levels during the 2016 centennial year of the National Park Service (NPS).
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What’s the reason for so much business lingo?
Carol Heiberger Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe English used in the business world is the most context-sensitive language on the planet. Every industry, every company and every project has its own lingo. Common words are used in specialized manners, and there aren't any abbreviations and acronyms that can actually be considered "standard." A single abbreviation or acronym might have one of many meanings depending upon who's talking.
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Open carry in Texas means the return of the barbecue gun
Ken Jolly Recreation & LeisureThe state of Texas has always had a fondness for its guns. Since Jan 1, for the first time in nearly 150 years, properly licensed Texas citizens with a valid CHL or LTC permit have the right to open carry handguns in belt or shoulder holsters.
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Pros and cons of preleasing undeveloped commercial property
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailAs either a new or existing commercial tenant, you may be tempted to prelease undeveloped property (to open a new store or move your business to). This is potentially the most unpredictable lease agreement into which a tenant can enter.
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Don’t rule out vertical lift just yet
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt didn't take long for the chattering class to start writing the obituary for the AgustaWestland AW609 civil tiltrotor shortly after a prototype crashed Oct. 30 in Italy, killing the crew. And if you think you've seen this movie before, you have. The detractors of the AW609's big brother, the V-22 Osprey, hauled out the same tired, old sheet music Luddites have been out-of-tune croaking to since Icarus strapped on a pair of wings, when the first V-22 went down more than two decades ago.
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No end to volatility in oil markets at the outset of 2016
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesThe market may have become the new "swing producer" since the shale revolution. But the 3 percent jump in oil prices in the opening days of the new year — on the back of an execution in Saudi Arabia that inflamed sectarian tensions — reminded us of the repercussions that instability in the Middle East continues to have for global oil markets.
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Candida yeast: The 411 on fungal infections
Jeff White Sports & FitnessThere's nothing "fun" about fungal infections. Fungi are organisms that can grow in low moisture and low pH environments. Fungi are found everywhere — outdoors on trees, on plants, in the soil, and indoors on various objects. They even grow on our bodies.
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Have you considered a legacy, contingency or backfill plans?
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityI remember the supervision books I read when studying for promotional exams always seemed to have a statement to the effect of, "You can always judge how well a department is run when the manager is not present."
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Will justice finally be served on the Mobile Air Conditioning Directive?
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingWe greet the new year with a new development on an old old story — the European Commission's Mobile Air Conditioning Directive. Just before Christmas, the EC announced it would definitely be taking Germany to court for infringing the MAC Directive. Whether this represents the final chapter in the saga remains to be seen, but Germany is being called to account for effectively allowing car manufacturer Daimler to sidestep the requirements of European law for an astonishing three full years.
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Despite study’s conclusion, random acts of joy are good for you
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Mental HealthcareAs I walked from my car to the shopping mall entrance, I encountered him — a gentleman who demonstrated a random act of pure joy. He leaped off the curb, clicked his heels in the air in a truly carefree manner with a huge grin on his face.