LISTENING to the debate about President Obama’s health care plan, some critics argue that Obamacare is going to need Obamacare — because it’s going to be a “train wreck.” Obama officials insist they’re wrong. We’ll just have to wait and see whether t ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 10:12AM
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HOUSTON — As a partner and chief diversity officer at Thompson & Knight, Pauline Higgins was not afraid to press the issue of hiring minorities at the 126-year-old Texas law firm. But when she left in 2008, she was replaced by an associate with less ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 10:06AM
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TORONTO - A man flying into Toronto shocked his fellow passengers when he jumped from a moving plane at Pearson International airport early Monday. The 32-year-old Toronto man was on a Sunwing flight returning from Cuba when the incident took place ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 9:20AM
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Memorial Day observances run the gamut from solemn occasions honoring our nation's servicemen and women to park picnics and long weekend vacations. Whether you celebrate at the Main Street parade or your local shopping mall, test your national knowle ...
Posted Monday, May 27th 2013 at 3:11PM
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PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles peo ...
Posted Sunday, May 26th 2013 at 10:59PM
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law Monday making it the 3rd state where doctors can legally prescribe lethal doses of medication to help patients kill themselves.
This type of legislation “lays the foundation for deadly acts disg ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 5:43PM
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A federal court on Tuesday struck down an Arizona law banning abortions after 20 weeks, when preborn babies can feel pain. Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill into law in April 2012. It was set to take effect in August of that year, but the Center for R ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 5:31PM
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Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 triple homicide outside Boston along with a Chechen killed Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law enforcement off ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 5:16PM
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A British soldier has been killed in broad daylight by unidentified assailants who tried to behead him in a street near an army barracks in London. Soon after the attack, two men carrying weapons were shot and wounded by police.
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Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 4:55PM
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Deborah Yohanna-Washington allegedly hurled wound dressings and a metal jug at the patient, hitting her on the back, a panel at the Nursing and Midwifery council was told. Colleague Betty Cunningham said she saw Yohanna-Washington being abusive towa ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 4:30PM
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Dear Friend of Liberty,
Your grandparents never saw this coming. Your parents may not have either. Unfortunately, it’s now happening all around you: religious freedom is under unrelenting attack.
Here are 10 attacks on religious freedom we rece ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 3:41PM
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SAN FRANCISCO — Sanket Sant, a citizen of India, came to the United States at age 21, earning a master’s degree in engineering, followed by a doctorate and then landing a well-paying job at a company making semiconductor equipment. Then, he waited fo ...
Posted Thursday, May 23rd 2013 at 10:03AM
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Your new boyfriend seems great, but… he never answers your calls, his family’s rude to you and your friends don’t like him. When do a partner’s flaws become a relationship deal-breaker? We’ve compiled the top clues… When you’re falling for a new gu ...
Posted Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 at 11:34AM
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Social media can be a very effective way of communicating in nursing, but guidelines for appropriate use by healthcare providers are essential. This article briefly introduces the phenomenon of social media and introduces three actual scenarios where ...
Posted Tuesday, May 21st 2013 at 8:16PM
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Please pray for Moore, Oklahoma, including the HOSPITAL which has been DEVASTATED, along with at least one school. Some are suggesting on News that this may be one of the largest tornadoes ever SEEN; and reports say it was so wide (two miles wide or ...
Posted Tuesday, May 21st 2013 at 6:13AM
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Stress is everywhere in our lives and can be a factor in several serious health problems. Ever wish there was a button you could push to make it disappear? There is - inside your head. Our experts tell you how with these easy, natural remedies for st ...
Posted Sunday, May 19th 2013 at 1:03PM
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BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — Becoming an American can be bad for your health. A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. An ...
Posted Sunday, May 19th 2013 at 6:20AM
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(CNN) -- David Beckham, one of the most iconic football stars of his generation, has announced his retirement. His decision comes days after the 38-year-old won his latest title with French club Paris Saint-Germain. Beckham, who won the Champions L ...
Posted Thursday, May 16th 2013 at 12:04PM
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Bacteria flood our bodies and may be the real cause of arthritis... You may or may not know that joint inflammation, these days, is seen as often directly due to micro-organisms within the joint itself. Bacteria get in there, raise hell; inflammatio ...
Posted Thursday, May 16th 2013 at 9:58AM
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May 15, 2013 Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell, MD, yesterday agreed to waive his right to appeal his murder conviction and thereby avoided the possibility of the death penalty, according to news reports. Instead, he will live the rest of ...
Posted Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 7:51PM
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It’s not enough to slather on sunscreen, moisturizer and the latest anti-wrinkle cream in the quest for a more youthful look. You need protection on the inside too. Check out these seven super nutrients that every woman should consider...
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Posted Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 7:48PM
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Healing from the Bitter Pill of Incivility
Not long ago, I was facilitating a workshop on fostering civility in nursing education when a faculty member approached me during the break. The soft-spoken professor related her thoughts in a quiet voice, ...
Posted Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 10:36AM
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Have you ever wondered how your salary compares to someone of a different ethnicity who has the same level of education and experience as you? How do salaries of nurses living in the West compare to those in the Northeast? While there is a range in ...
Posted Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 10:26AM
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The George Washington University School of Nursing seeks applications for five (5) faculty positions in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs to join our growing, energetic and creative faculty in our fully-accredited nursing programs. All ...
Posted Wednesday, May 15th 2013 at 10:21AM
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Target often offers prices that seem too good to be true - so how do they keep their prices so low? It turns out some of Target's products might be so cheap because they are made with slave-picked cotton from Uzbekistan and/or purchased from Daewoo ...
Posted Tuesday, May 14th 2013 at 7:35PM
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