Recent Articles
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Tackling crime lab backlog is the need of the hour
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityCrime lab backlog is nothing new. It is as much a result of rising crime stats as it is about rapidly changing technology. Labs need to update themselves with the latest technology to stay ahead of crime, but budget restraints have long held them back. That is why any news about funding crime labs is good news for all.
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Job growth bounces back in October
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployers added 261,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October versus a revised gain of 18,000 in September, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The October unemployment rate was 4.1 percent versus 4.2 percent in September. The number of people out of work fell by 281,000 to 6.5 million.
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California legislator: American healthcare is ‘medical apartheid’
Michael Monasky Healthcare AdministrationDespite a legislature in adjournment, a leading California Assembly Democrat passionately criticized the American healthcare system in a special informational hearing Oct. 23. A select committee was convened in response to the tabling of California's single-payer healthcare bill, SB 562, by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon last July. Joaquin Arambula, the co-chair of the committee, is an emergency room physician and spoke from his own experience.
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More children arriving at emergency departments addicted to opioids
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareOpioid addiction is a big problem in the United States. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death, with 52,404 lethal drug overdoses. And opioid addiction is driving the epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, compared to 12,990 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2015.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Turnkey construction advice
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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Why ‘monster’ hogs keep appearing in the news
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureWhile it's rare to shoot a wild hog heavier than 250-300 pounds, bigger hogs do occasionally turn up. And these encounters with massive feral hogs seem to be getting more and more common in the United States as their numbers continue to grow. For instance, several hogs with confirmed weights of more than 400 pounds have made news headlines during the last few months.
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USGA Rules: Nearest point of relief
Jamie WallaceThe GCAA is partnering with the USGA, represented by Jamie Wallace, to do a feature on the Rules of Golf focusing on common situations that players encounter. Each month, we plan to highlight a specific Rule or Rules situation that is relevant to college golfers or one that is often misunderstood. We will highlight what the Rule says and how it is applied to the situation at hand. This month, Jamie takes a deeper look at what you might think is a simple concept: the nearest point of relief.
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The importance of project governance and tactful decision-making
Daniel Waters Construction & Building MaterialsProject governance is a topic applicable to all projects, large or small. The difference is that the scale and formality will grow as the project increases in size. Commonalities of good project governance structures include signing the owner's representative first, establishing a project leadership team early, following defined criteria for success, managing stakeholders effectively, resolving conflict in a positive manner and using vendor resources.
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Do education spending cuts spell trouble for the country?
Sheilamary Koch EducationPresident Donald Trump's proposed $9.3 billion cut to the federal education budget in May has angered concerned citizens as well as many educators. The logic is that less investment in education translates into a bleak future for today's youth, especially in marginalized areas.
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How the best coaches help others to succeed
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCoaching is the process of helping someone master a skill or the correct application of knowledge. Teaching focuses on learning something new; coaching focuses on mastering that something. Teaching ends when someone able to demonstrate that he or she can correctly perform the skill or apply the knowledge.