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• Study: Frequent ED users are at higher risk for death

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Those who use emergency department services frequently are not time-wasters, according to a new study, but are actually at higher risk for death. There are more than 136 million emergency department (ED) visits in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The researchers in this new study defined a frequent user as someone who visits an emergency department between four and 20 times a year.

• Why church is like ‘American Idol’

  Mark MacDonald Religious Community

  The news seems to be everywhere. After 15 seasons, "American Idol" is ending. Remember in the early 2000s when American Idol dominated the TV schedule? It was talked about in business, entertainment and even on the news. By the time Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson battled it out in the first season's finals, almost 23 million people tuned in. "A Moment Like This," the song Clarkson sang that evening, pushed The Beatles out of their spot for the biggest leap to number one song on the Billboard Hot 100.

• How ready is your department when liability issues occur?

  Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Sooner or later, your department will face litigation from the private sector when an apparatus accident occurs. It is important that your department's subject material experts, or the person(s) assigned to the training of your drivers, are prepared. Based on personal experience, I recommend that this person have several items in place.

• Sluggish economy may stall housing recovery

  Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

  There was good news and bad news about the state of the housing industry recently. New residential construction surged 20 percent in April, the highest level in housing construction since November 2007. At the same time, experts are cautioning that sales of both new and existing homes for the year may be lower than anticipated, due to weaker than expected buyer activity. The problem is not a lack of interest, but a lack of confidence in the economy.

• Home brewing brings flavor and health benefits to beer

  Dr. Denise A. Valenti Food & Beverage

  National Homebrew Day was created by the American Homebrewer's Association (AHA) as an annual event and declared before the U.S. Congress in 1988. The day is now referred to as AHA Big Brew and is held the first Saturday in May. In 2014, there were 437 events in 14 different countries and in 49 U.S. states. It is estimated that 17,550 gallons of brew were produced.

• EE Global Forum: The challenges and rewards of energy-efficient buildings

  Ryan Clark Facilities & Grounds

  It's amazing how much waste there is in the building of buildings, Wade Smith said at the 2015 Energy Efficiency Global Forum. Smith, the director of global public affairs for the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA), was one of several speakers who outlined different ways to seek efficiency in building systems.

• Don’t get stuck in mud: Help your board develop a sense of urgency

  William D. Pawlucy Association Management

  A Harvard Business Review article from 2008 features a quote every nonprofit organization should have posted in the board room: "True urgency is a set of emotions, a gut-level feeling that we need to get up every single day with total determination to do something to deal with those hazards and opportunities and make some progress, no matter how modest, and do so today." How many times do we feel like we are stuck driving through mud in our organizations, waiting for a key decision to be made on a sensitive or urgent issue?

• Study: Generic as good as name brand for post-transplant drugs

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Generic formulations of tacrolimus are as effective as the name-brand version, according to a recent study led by the University of Cincinnati. Researchers enrolled 70 kidney and liver transplant patients into a prospective, blinded, six-way crossover study. Participants underwent transplantation at one of two hospitals — University of Cincinnati Medical Center or The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati).

• Traveling with your pets in an RV: Tips to consider

  Connie Ulman Recreation & Leisure

  Pets make great companions and provide security. A pet of any kind — cat, dog, rabbit or even a pig — will change your life. Owning pets is like raising children — we care for them and even give them names. In fact, while visiting Florida recently, I passed a lady pushing a stroller. When I stopped and looked inside, I saw puppy instead of a child.

• Belfast City hoping for an end to seat embargo

  Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

  ​Belfast City George Best Airport in Northern Ireland is hoping that an embargo on the number of seats it can sell will be lifted after an upcoming public inquiry. The current limit restricts the airport to selling a maximum of 2 million seats on flights to and from the airport. It was put in place in 2004 to protect local residents from the environmental issues and noise that a busier airport would potentially bring.

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