Texas Vacation
Odessa, Texas
The City of Odessa’s Unileave Policy has been designed to consolidate various kinds of paid time off for full time employees and to provide payment for accrued Unileave at the termination of employment. This time may be used for any purpose the employee wishes, such as vacation, sick leave, and emergency leave. ... Vacation time accrued prior to the inception of the Unileave Policy will be transferred to the employee’s Unileave account and will be considered the employee’s beginning Unileave balance. ... [Read More]
District 8
The 8th district boasts of a strong commitment to economic development and is home to both major corporations and thriving agricultural enterprises. Additionally, the 8th district's Montgomery County is the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag, adopted in 1839. A virtual sportsman's paradise, the 8th district offers you the majestic beauty of the Big Thicket National Preserve, a reserve of 86,000 acres of forest, meadow and swamp scattered across 12 parcels of land and water just north of Beaumont. Lake Conroe in Montgomery County is another favorite vacation spot for Texans. Take time to see all the beauty, surprises, and adventures East Texas has waiting for you by clicking here . ... [Read More]
Dental Hygienists
1998 THE JOBDENTAL HYGIENISTS are part of the dental care team which includes dentists,dental assistants and dental technicians working together to prevent andcontrol gum disease and the development of tooth decay. Dental Hygienists clean and polish teeth using scaling instruments and arotating polisher. They apply decay preventive agents such as fluorides andsealants, chart medical and dental histories and take and develop dentalX-ray films. They also gather all of the patient data and information forthe dentist and teach patients good oral hygiene practices. Hygienists do not diagnose problems, but over time they have acquired moreresponsibility. They can administer anesthesia for pain control and prepareclinical and laboratory diagnostic tests for interpretation by dentists. Onoccasion they may work with dentists in the capacity of dental assistant.They are increasingly involved in periodontal therapies including rootplaning, micro-ultrasonics and soft tissue curettage.Dental Hygie ... [Read More]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Park Service)
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake itself was created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River; it now fills many breaks whose walls are crowned with white limestone caprock, scenic buttes, pinnacles, and red-brown, wind-eroded coves. Lake Meredith’s shores are dotted with mesquite, prickly pear, yucca, and grasses of arid plains. Up the sheltered creek beds stand cottonwoods, soapberry, and sandbar willows. By Public Law 101-628 (16 U.S.C. § 460eee), on November 28, 1990, Congress renamed Lake Meredith Recreation Area as a National Recreation Area, “to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the lands and waters associated with Lake Meredith in the State of Texas, and to protect the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other values contributing to the public enjoyment of such lands and waters.” The 50,000-acre national recreation area includes a 10,000-acre reservoir wh ... [Read More]
NOAA Future - Your State
NESDIS has a wealth of physical information about the United States, including environmental factors and geophysical characteristics. Topographic data are among the most important data sets for many scientific, technical, and other applications. Even when not used directly in a study, topographic data are often used in preparing visualization tools. Topography data are used in such disparate areas as modeling climate, water runoff, minimum safe aircraft flight altitudes, vacation planning, and even for generating musical compositions. Allied Signal Aerospace uses topography data from the National Geophysical Data Center to develop minimum safe altitude and other safety tools for commercial aircraft. ... [Read More]
ATSDR - PHA - Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
The community survey found that diabetes and the mental and emotional health of people of all ages were issues of concern for community members. Depression and emotional disturbances were frequently described. Dental disease, teen pregnancy, and hypertension and heart disease were also concerns reported by many. Although sick children are found in all neighborhoods, living conditions in some cases contribute to infant diarrhea, skin diseases, and infestations with scabies and lice. Factors of hygiene and nutrition, inadequate health-related knowledge, and the lack of health facilities and personnel contribute to these problems. School nurses have reported that children lose weight during school vacations, especially the long summer vacation. The nurses report that these children require several weeks after school reopens to regain the nutritional status that they had when they were last eating meals at school. How hunger and poor nutrition affect student learning in San Antonio is not ... [Read More]
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