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7 places not named New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureIt's Mardi Gras season once again, and while New Orleans is the American epicenter of this festive pre-Lenten celebration, there are plenty of other options for some fantastically fun Fat Tuesday revelry.
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Listen up: The Hearing Protection Act just makes sense
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureIntroduced by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) in October, H.R. 3799 — better known as the Hearing Protection Act of 2015 — is a bill that could completely revolutionize life for hunters and shooters in the United States. Read on to learn all about the proposed law and why you should urge your elected representatives to support it.
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Are smart guns on the horizon in the US?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe news has been abuzz since President Barack Obama's executive action announcement last week, in which he ordered the Departments of Justice, Defense and Homeland Security to research "smart" guns and their viability. Obama reiterated his intention of "protecting our kids from gun violence" in Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
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What are the keys to running a successful day spa?
Janine C. Allen Recreation & LeisureSo, you have decided to manage your own spa. What comes next is crucial to the success of your business. Customer satisfaction is paramount to long-term success in the beauty service industry. You need to have a solid business model and vision, which will be carried out by your team via customer service as a whole and effective promoting of the salon. As a result, you should see profitability within the first three to five years.
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A crunching sound marked our first big RV mistake
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureKnowing a desperate man was running loose — a man who had escaped from prison and had killed another — kept me awake most of the night. When the sun rose, we were already up and about. Although it put a damper on our stay at Willow Bay in Pennsylvania, we were excited to continue our trip. So around the same curve, we came right back into the police roadblock.
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New trends in the Canadian private fleet during 2015
Adam Hunt Recreation & LeisureThe Canadian private civil aircraft fleet continued to grow in 2015, but at an extremely slow rate — the lowest by far since the turn of the millennium and far worse than at any time during the recession of 2008-10. In 2008, the fleet grew at a peak rate of 3.2 percent, but by 2015 it was down to just 0.25 percent.
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Can you ace this US national parks quiz?
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureVisitation to America's national parks set a new record in 2015, unofficially topping 300 million for the first time. Visits to the country's 409 national parks are expected to surge to even higher levels during the 2016 centennial year of the National Park Service (NPS).
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Open carry in Texas means the return of the barbecue gun
Ken Jolly Recreation & LeisureThe state of Texas has always had a fondness for its guns. Since Jan 1, for the first time in nearly 150 years, properly licensed Texas citizens with a valid CHL or LTC permit have the right to open carry handguns in belt or shoulder holsters.
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The importance of RV tire maintenance — Part 1
Howard Jaros Recreation & LeisureProper tire maintenance is imperative for any RVer. But, for the RVer enjoying the full-time RV living lifestyle, regular tire maintenance is even more critical. Some people who live in their RVs tend to move them even less than those who don't. They may park in areas where less consideration is given to the surface on which those tires are parked. When tires are not used regularly, and no thought is given to their care due to lack of knowledge, those tires can deteriorate quickly, thereby shortening their life span.
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Why stand and deliver simply doesn’t work
Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThose who are familiar with the modern shooting technique understand the concept of stand and deliver. This is the tactic of the good guy, upon seeing a lethal threat, immediately and rapidly drawing his pistol and placing effective fire on the bad guy — before the bad guy can react.
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