Recent Articles
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Texas hunting changes: Air guns are in, longer deer season is out
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureThe Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission approved a few changes to hunting and fishing regulations at the recent Commission Meeting on March 22 in Austin. As discussed in a previous article, the TPWD Commission was considering numerous changes to the hunting and fishing regulations ranging from lengthening the whitetail deer season in Texas' North Zone, to allowing air guns and air bows for hunting big game, to adjusting the dove season dates in the state.
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Politics and nursing: Strange bedfellows?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWe live in a highly politicized time in the American national conversation, and nursing and healthcare are not immune from this phenomenon. At times it seems that everything is political in nature — and perhaps most things are in the 21st century.
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States fire back at FCC to preserve net neutrality
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyLast December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to end the policy to regulate the internet like a utility. The vote was controversial, but highly expected throughout 2017.
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Are people actually going to #DeleteFacebook?
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsLast week, 50 million Facebook users found out that their data had been mined without their direct consent and provided to Cambridge Analytica, a political firm that was hired by President Donald Trump's campaign.
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4 ways to help your patients trust treatment by a resident
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcarePut yourself in your patient's position: You're in your hospital bed, awaiting the doctor's arrival for your initial workup. But hold on. The white-coated young man who comes into the room couldn't have a medical license — he barely looks old enough to have a driver's license.
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Interacting with other municipal agencies at work
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWhen I worked for the fire department, there were many instances and opportunities to interact with members of other municipal departments over the years. For the most part, the encounters occurred day-to-day when working in the emergency response division. However, as my career shifted to the training center, I was assigned to the driver engineer instructor's position, and I was asked to get involved with presentations for different entities and other fire departments.
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ED opioid overdose visits jump 30 percent in a year
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe opioid epidemic is still getting worse. The evidence? Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses have skyrocketed in just one year. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the number of ED visits for opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 to September 2017. Only a few areas of the U.S. have seen declines in ED visits for opioid overdoses.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Beware of the agent’s dual agency
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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The benefits of talking less in the workplace
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLiving in Southern California for 10 years, I have seen colleagues participate in many kinds of fasts. Food-oriented ones dominated for a while: juice, water, soup and broth were all common. But over the last few years technology fasts — cellphone diets and vacations from TV — have become popular. Whether it was crankiness, weight loss or the inability to text about "Game of Thrones," I always noticed and enjoyed comparing the before-and-after differences.
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Rainwater harvesting comes of age across the (dry) land
Bill Becken Waste Management & EnvironmentalThere are those in vehement denial of the research and data indicating that water resources across the planet are growing increasingly scarce. For others, it's abundantly clear: Climate change, overdevelopment and population growth are leading to severe shortages of potable water.