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After the flood season that much of California experienced in the winter of 2019, this past winter was more like spring, with temperatures in the ...

At the end of last year, OSHA’s USP 800 compliance regulation took effect. USP 800 is about providing safe handling of hazardous drugs for all ...

French sociologist Emile Durkheim coined the term “collective effervescence” to describe how communal events, such as the annual “Burning Man” festival, dissolve individual egos in ...

An ancient aphorism states, “May you live in interesting times.” We certainly do now. All over the world, as we shelter in place, people are ...

Even in these challenging times, feeling blue can be a good thing. Here’s how: Each year, the Pantone Color Institute announces a color of the ...

Going viral online is a big deal. But going viral IRL (that’s in real life, when you’re not on social media) is something everyone would ...

Climate change deniers may believe global warming is a hoax, but those of us who experienced temperatures above 80º in February (in northern California) beg ...

If you’re a science fiction aficionado — or just like the concept of time travel — you’ll have one of our country’s biannual opportunities to ...

You’ve no doubt heard the expression, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” In an era when “friends” means people you’ve only communicated with online, ...

Have you noticed how freeways have turned into raceways these days? At least, that’s how many drivers perceive the road. The need for speed means ...

In 2020, it’s sometimes hard to know what’s real. We have digital friends and entire relationships that take place on our phones via text and ...

As we discussed last month, 2020 is the year of clear vision (20/20 is perfect eyesight, in case that leap wasn’t intuitive.) And it is a ...

Winter driving is hazardous. The roads are often slick with rain, snow, ice, hail, or seepage from vehicles that need to spend time in an ...

We’re getting older — not just individually, but collectively. In 2018, for the first time in history, there were more seniors worldwide than children under ...

People are big on resolving to change at certain defining milestones, such as turning 40, or becoming a parent, or witnessing the dawn of a ...

You might think your home or place of business is one of the safest possible places to be. And while that’s true in some respects ...

Quick, what’s the opposite of fire? Water, right? That’s why firefighters rush trucks bearing those long hoses and water to extinguish fires. But oil fires ...

Q: Where are socks as useful as pads, pillows, rolls and booms? A: It depends on whether you’re going to sleep, or eliminating an oil ...

Recently on The Ellen Show, TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres aired several funny segments in which Millennials attempted to use devices popular in the ...

California’s latest spate of wildfires has thankfully been extinguished, and the massive clean up is well underway. Aside from rebuilding structures and clearing the air ...

Spill it. It’s an expression that encourages someone to share something they’ve been keeping close to the vest: a budding relationship, perhaps, or a secret ...

There’s a lot of advice available for boating enthusiasts who need to prepare their vessels for the colder months, from flushing the cooling system to ...

It’s November, and that means we get to time travel. You know: set our clocks back an hour and re-live an hour we’ve just lived. ...

This past summer, we sounded the call for all healthcare personnel and pharmacies to become OSHA-compliant prior to the December 1st deadline for USP 800. If ...

Those of you old enough to remember the heartwarming film E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (released in 1982, in case you were wondering) will recall the famous ...

Oil comes in so many varieties, it’s a wonder anyone can go a day without it. From salad dressing to cosmetics, home heating to bath ...

We’re pretty sure Bob Dylan wasn’t anticipating the development of XSORB Outdoor All-Purpose Absorbent when he penned the lyrics, “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ ...

This month might seem like a prelude to the time of year when people gather and dine with relatives — or, sometimes, aim to get ...

In these often-incendiary times, knowing how to neutralize conflict is a valued skill. Being able to see all sides of a situation with equanimity makes ...

You know tossing trash in the street is tacky, and bad for the environment. But there’s a more serious reason not to “litter” — that ...