Marijuana Legalization: Since Colorado voters legalized pot in 2012, prohibition supporters have warned that recreational marijuana will lead to a scourge of “drugged drivers” on the state’s roads. They often point out that when the state legalized medical marijuana in 2001, there was a surge in drivers found to have smoked pot. They also point to studies …
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Google’s self-driving car has been involved in its worst crash yet
Google’s self-driving car: Google has confirmed that one of its self-driving vehicles sustained significant damage in a traffic accident involving a commercial van on Friday, September 23. The collision took place at the corner of W El Camino Real and Calderon Ave in Mountain View, California, when the driver of the van ran a red light …
Nonresidential Construction Will Rebound Fully In 2017
A market study released by the Metal Construction Association (MCA) reports that 2017 will be the year the nonresidential construction industry will return to the peak levels last seen in 2007. The residential market will take a bit longer to hit the mark, but the news is positive across the board for industry stakeholders. According to the …
2 workers seriously injured in West Seattle construction accident
SEATTLE – Two construction workers were severely injured Monday morning [in a construction accident] when a crane hit a power line in West Seattle. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, near 42nd Avenue Southwest and Southwest Oregon Street about 10:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a serious construction accident. Both construction workers were rushed to …
Workplace Fatigue: Slay the Draggin’ and Maintain Motivation
Workplace fatigue…we’ve all been there. The early afternoon rolls around and you suddenly feel as though your body is heavier, your energy is on low, and you don’t feel like doing anything. Maybe you feel like that right now, and guess what? You’re not alone. A new survey of 1,139 employees from three companies in the …
Risk Management 101: 5 Step Risk Elimination Process
Risk management is the toilet plunger you have in your bathroom. While things usually go down the plumbing in a swift, smooth movement, sometimes things don’t go as planned. Knowing this, you keep the plunger in the bathroom just in case, so that you may correct things quickly, easily, and with minimal damage. Sorry for …
To Beat City Heat, Use an ‘Ice Battery’
Famously, Americans are the world’s most extravagant consumers of artificial cooling: We use more electricity for air-conditioning than the entire continent of Africa uses for, well, everything. And as global heat records keep falling and summers get longer and hotter—and as the use of A/C proliferates worldwide—that demand will continue to surge. The challenge of …
Lab Bloopers Galore
Lab Bloopers Galore: After scientists shared memorable accidents, mistakes, and errors from their laboratory experiences on Reddit last week, The Scientist asked readers to share a #labblooper or two. Here are some reader responses from Twitter andFacebook:Agar disasters Tina Loane Peterson: “Automated agar plate dispenser mishap. The gasket was not correctly aligned in the reassembled machine. …
The 3 Most Likely Next Steps for the ACA
As the 2016 election nears, presidential candidates are offering diverse views on healthcare, making it difficult to predict what will become of the Affordable Care Act. Though new leaders will be elected in November, continued political stalemate surrounding the ACA will likely continue to be common practice, economist Stuart Butler, Ph.D., a senior fellow at the …