Recent Articles
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Getting ready to welcome Chinese tourists
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementPresident Barack Obama announced a new visa plan between China and the U.S. during his visit to Beijing last month. The White House expects this new visa agreement will bring more Chinese tourists to the U.S., and thus create 440,000 jobs and contribute about $85 billion a year to the economy.
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What’s right with Louisiana’s bail system?
Eric Granof Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe Shreveport Times recently posted an op-ed article from Marjorie Esman, the executive director of the ACLU in Louisiana. In this article — entitled, "What's wrong with La.'s bail system?" — Esman is not shy in sharing her disgust for the commercial bail bond industry. In fact, the basic theme of her article is that the ills of the criminal justice system in Louisiana are all due to the bail bond industry.
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The correct shotgun choke can make all the difference
Irwin Greenstein Recreation & LeisureThe wise use of shotgun chokes can make a significant difference in the results you'll see for wing and clays shooting. In the strictest interpretation, the choke section of the barrel determines the constriction of the muzzle in order to regulate distribution of the shot charge to your target.
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A visit to toad hall: Making the right choice for your RV
Paul Redvers Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementSince living in an RV full-time is a lifestyle, not an endless vacation, a full-timer needs an everyday vehicle get around locally. There are a lot of options. Motorhomes are built on a truck or bus chassis, and they can easily pull a trailer or vehicle. Such a vehicle is affectionately known as a toad.
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Passive Paul meets Aggressive Homeowner Harriet
Roger Daviston Facilities & GroundsPassive Paul wakes up and starts his usual day, always moving against himself but not seeing it that way. He constantly doesn't resist anything that homeowners tell him. He finds it extremely uncomfortable to confront others, and he would rather not say much and just let things go.
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4 Black Friday and Cyber Monday trends affecting holiday shopping
Emma Fitzpatrick RetailBlack Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday — no matter what you call it, the 2014 holiday shopping season is officially in swing. More brick and mortar stores were even opening their doors a day early on Thanksgiving, which certainly caught the eye of shoppers and critics alike.
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Prospecting isn’t an event, it’s a campaign
Marc Wayshak MarketingBill is responsible for sales at his company and considers himself a tenacious worker. Whenever he discovers a new prospect, he enters him or her into the system. From there, he will attempt to contact that person by phone, through email and even via office visit, if possible. However, after a number of failed attempts, Bill is likely to toss the person into the sea of dead prospects. Does this sound familiar at all to you?
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‘Dead’ hearts give life to transplant patients
Alan Kelsky Medical & Allied HealthcareA trio of breakthrough heart transplants made history in October as surgeons transplanted "dead" hearts into three patients. Two of the three patients are recovering nicely, the third had more recent heart transplant surgery and is recovering in the St. Anthony Intensive Care Unit.
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CMS extension could spell trouble for meaningful use program
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the meaningful use attestation period by another month to Dec. 31 of this year. The deadline had been Nov. 30. The extension is for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR program reporting period 2014.
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Snowshoeing in a Porsche
Jason Gonzalez Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt's that time of year again. The sky is gray. It's cold and crisp. It looks like snow, and it even smells like snow. It's going to snow. It’s the time of year when many of our Porsches go into hibernation.