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10 great outdoor options for ‘winter’ Texans
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureLike many of us, I like being warm during the winter. However, I don't like staying in one place. I enjoy moving around to see new things.
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Seeing red in a special Porsche 968
Jeff Coe Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf you have visited the 968 Register website, you know the 968 was available with 98 different interior options during its small four-year production run. Blacks, grays, blues and cashmeres are plentiful from a 968 perspective, but if you wanted a red interior you only had two choices. Both of those red choices cost big dollars back in the 1990s as they were not only full leather interior options but also special full leather!
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Seema Verma: ‘It’s good to move away from paper’
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationElectronic health records need a makeover, and the way they are used must change — so says Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Demystifying mobility as a service
Lucy Wallwork Transportation Technology & AutomotiveMobility as a service (MaaS) could have emerged with a catchier name. But behind the obscure acronym, there lies an intriguing proposal. Projections for the future of transportation often focus on innovative new modes — whether that is driverless cars, Elon Musk's Hyperloop, futuristic hoverboards or personal jet packs. But the excitement around MaaS is the possibility it offers for integrating those modes — splicing public and private modes together into a personalized intermodal route for the individual user.
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Are we playing medical Monopoly?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalMergers and acquisitions are the name of the game in healthcare these days. It feels like we are watching a giant game of medical Monopoly being played out before our very eyes. Just a few big players are rapidly rolling the dice and plucking up properties as they move their pieces around board.
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What educators need to know about cluttering
Sheilamary Koch EducationValerie Savana suffered low self-esteem throughout her school career largely because classmates and even teachers stopped listening when they couldn't understand her fast-paced, irregular speech.
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Instagram’s Christmas present for companies
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsGet ready to unwrap a Christmas present you’ll constantly use this year. It's from Instagram, and the company already knows what you like — especially if you're one of the businesses that produced an Instagram Story this year. For a frame of reference, half of companies did.
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How dental X-rays could help identify a vitamin D deficiency
Scott Murray Oral & Dental HealthcareAccording to Nutrition Research, a journal dedicated to life sciences, nutrition, diet and health, 42 percent of adults in the U.S. are deficient in vitamin D. Lack of adequate vitamin D in the body can lead to several health problems, including increased risk of heart disease and cancer. The challenge for many people is knowing the dangers and finding out if they’re at risk.
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Power plants are no longer the biggest polluter in the US
Scott E. Rupp Natural ResourcesThere's a new king of pollution in the U.S., and data suggests we might all be to blame. For the first time in 40 years, power plants have been usurped as the biggest source of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution. What's on top now? The transportation sector: cars, trucks, planes, trains and boats.
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What the Supreme Court’s stance on the travel ban means for tourism
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementEver since Donald Trump became president, his travel ban has been in the news. From anxiety and anger to relief and confusion, people involved have felt every emotion therein. But the latest development may be the biggest one yet: The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will allow a full enforcement of the ban laid out by the Trump administration.