Recent Articles
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Get to know your SCBA — it may save your life
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityBesides our protective firefighting/turnout/bunker gear, our SCBAs are probably our most important piece of protective equipment. There is no doubt that protecting our respiratory system is invaluable. We have come a long way from the days when we were taught to "conserve" our air or be classified as a "smoke eater." These were no doubt poor decisions that came with the honor of being a firefighter. Nowadays, it is smart and prudent to don your SCBA and begin respiratory protection prior to getting out of the truck or before crossing the "threshold" of the hazardous environment/situation.
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The impact of marijuana use on oral health
Carolina Pickens Oral & Dental HealthcareAs more and more states legalize the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana every year, the subject itself becomes less taboo. Increasingly, dentists and other medical professionals find themselves in the potentially uncomfortable position of asking about a patient's personal marijuana habits, due to the potential impact it can have on oral health.
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Speed kills at the PRS
Joshua Fry Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityHow hard can it be? This was the question I asked myself as I contemplated trying my hand at the Precision Rifle Series (PRS). On a regular basis, I compete in 3-Gun events with shots out to 500 yards all while running and shooting my pistol and shotgun before attempting to regain my breathing and composure to make hits with a 6x scope. If I can make hits under those conditions, then subtracting two guns and adding a 25x scope seemed like child's play.
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Can hotels stop the growth of Airbnb?
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAirbnb made innovative disruptions to the lodging industry by adding millions in room inventory to the market. Because almost anyone can rent out their extra space that is currently underutilized to other consumers on Airbnb.com, the listings on Airbnb have now exceeded 3 million, covering more than 65,000 cities in 191 countries.
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationA new JAMA study found that physicians received $2.4 billion in industry-related payments in 2015. The authors also note that many in healthcare don't recognize a "subconscious bias" related to such interactions with products repped by industry sales associates, and that creates a great deal of tension between the industry's financial relationships and its primary mission.
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The furious fight for supermarket shelf space
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageNot long ago, reading food packaging labels and making a wise choice was the "in" thing to do. Today, shoppers look beyond the labels — they find it hard to trust them. Consumers today demand healthy and fresh food. Supermarkets are aware of this growing awareness and choice for healthier meals and slow-but-steady move away from packaged goods. In the process, opting for organic foods and freshly prepared meals seems like an easy and quick option for both sides. Perhaps the best example of this shift is the shelf-space war in grocery chains across the nation.
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How and why to embrace vulnerability
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhy would you want to be vulnerable at work? As a woman, it is certainly not an approach I would have ever embraced — at least not openly in the office. But for skeptics like me, there are benefits to understanding why and how to embrace vulnerability, even at work.
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USGA Rules: When your ball strikes various objects
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 is discussing different situations when your ball strikes various objects.
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Addressing risk with VUCA-Prime
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMany risk practitioners have heard of VUCA as a way of describing an environment which gives rise to risk. VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. It was first developed in the 1990s by the U.S. Army War College, but it has become widely used in business as a way of characterizing the risky environment in which organisations operate.
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The importance of semantics in ESL instruction
Douglas Magrath EducationIn a recent article, I discussed the importance of phonetics for ESL instructors. But instructors can also benefit from an understanding of semantics — the study of meaning. Linguistic semantics has been defined as the study of how languages organize and express meanings.