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Cutter rescued graduating cadet as a 6-year-old boy0
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 15, 2012
Upon graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Orlando Morel, eternally grateful and inspired by the Coast Guard's role in his own rescue, will serve on a cutter out of Florida whose mission will include migrant interdiction in the very waters where Morel was rescued nearly two decades ago. At that time, Morel was a six-year-old
READ MORECustom-Fit Treatments for Prostate Cancer0
- Health & Healing
- January 19, 2014
The individualized treatment strategies that have been used for many breast cancer patients have inspired researchers to look for new options to treat prostate cancer tumors in men. While more aggressive treatment options may be best for some men with high-risk cancer, less aggressive options may work better for others. Radiation plus hormone therapy is
READ MORECursive Handwriting Is On Its Way Out: Will That Affect Our Ability To Read?0
- Home & Family
- November 24, 2013
More and more states are taking cursive handwriting out of the curriculum, focusing instead on typing and digital communication. But the benefits of cursive writing can’t be denied. Linden Bateman, an Idaho state representative who is fighting to keep cursive writing in schools, argues, “Modern research indicates that more areas of the human brain are
READ MORECSR, Profits Closely Linked0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 7, 2012
While a company’s reputation is the primary reason for adopting a corporate social responsibility program, there is still a close link between profits and CSR, according to new research by corporate and investor relations firm Adam Friedman Associates. Environmental Leader, 11/29/2012
READ MORECrest Agrees To Remove Polyethylene From Its Toothpaste; But Why Was There Plastic In There In The First Place?0
- Environmental Well-Being
- November 3, 2014
Did you know that certain brands of toothpaste–like Crest 3D White and ProHealth– contain tiny specks of plastic that can get caught in your gum line? These small microbeads are made from polyethylene. That’s the same type of material that’s used in grocery bags and plastic bottles. But what is it doing in toothpaste, since it clearly doesn’t have any dental benefits–like preventing cavities or reducing plaque?
READ MORECreating a New Mission Statement0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- January 8, 2015
It’s one thing to make a New Year’s resolution. It’s another to keep it. So with the best of intentions, you may have already resolved that this is the year you lose weight, exercise more or do something that you’ve never done before. But would you stand a better chance of actually realizing your goals, if you first crafted a mission statement for yourself–akin to what a business would do?
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