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Going Dark: An Aging Power Grid

Keeping warm during cold winter months can be a challenge in the best of times. When the cold becomes frigid, it goes from being a challenge to a near impossibility. At least, that is, for those without heat or power.

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DicksonOne: Features & Enhancements

Our commitment to continuous improvement and ensuring we always meet the needs of our customers is a core part of everything that we do. Over the past several months, we have made many updates to DicksonOne. While they are minor improvements, they are worth mentioning so that you are aware of all...

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Dickson Replaceable Sensors™ 101

Are you using a Dickson Replaceable Sensor ™? Not sure? Let's take a look at what replaceable sensors are, why they make calibration simpler, and which of the Dickson products use this feature.

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Best Practices in Compliance

Dickson is your compliance partner, and as such, we want to share a few tools to improve your best practices for compliance.

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Wrong Way: Degradation Puts Children at Risk

There are a lot of ways to monitor a vaccine. According to the CDC, though, there’s only one right way to do it. That’s true, at least, if you believe that regulations in place that support their Vaccines for Children (VFC) program should be industry wide.

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Food Safety Tips for the Perfect Labor Day BBQ

Labor Day weekend is always filled with celebration, fun, and delicious backyard Bar-B-Que’s. However, it’s important to make sure you’re practicing proper food safety techniques when it comes to your favorite spreads. The two biggest safety concerns to keep in mind while grilling involve the...

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Rethinking the Wine Cooler

With the warm weather in full force, you have probably slowed down on opening up those bottles of red on your wine rack and moved toward the more patio friendly whites that have been hibernating through the winter. In fact, it’s likely you have already been through your seasonal shuffle of...

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Fresh Meets Fast

Fresh and fast? That’s right. After four years of preparation, McDonald's plans to introduce fresh beef patties for it’s Quarter Pounders and Signature Crafted burgers in the majority of its roughly 14,000 U.S. restaurants. However, all other burgers, including the signature Big Mac, will continue...

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Keeping Your Cool

Cold storage means much more to the end consumer than it means to your company. Sure, you could face costly fines from failed audits. That’s true. Unrecognized excursions, though, mean the end consumer is at risk. Spoiled food can cause food poisoning, leading to hospitalization or worse. Frozen...

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Winter vs. Summer Mappings

Weather acclimation is something we all experience as humans. According to research conducted by the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC), it takes the average healthy person two weeks to acclimate to temperature. Once acclimation occurs, outdoor temperatures are less bothersome to the...

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