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New life for New Mexico’s bighorns
Chester Moore Jr. Recreation & LeisureIf looks could kill I would have been a dead man. The ewe fixated on me with a focused intensity. It was obvious she knew I was a stranger in her rocky domain, and I suspected her to bolt at any time. But as clacking sounded from the rocks below, she broke the stare and looked down. Up came her baby, a gorgeous Rocky Mountain bighorn born this spring and already masterfully moving up through this gorgeous and treacherous gorge.
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2019’s top places for holiday travel
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementHave you made holiday travel plans yet? If you are planning for domestic travel, WalletHub's study of the top U.S. winter destinations may come in handy. The holiday season typically sees the most concentrated volume of leisure travel, and early indicators show that we are headed for a record holiday season. Hotel chain Best Western recently announced that it has already seen a 5.4% rise in advance bookings compared to the same time last year. It looks like a hectic holiday season ahead.
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The cities of the future, here today
Dave G. Houser Construction & Building MaterialsAbout 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution marked the transition in human history from nomadic hunting and gathering to settling in permanent communities. In all probability, from that time forward mankind has fantasized about a city of the future. Today, we've discovered a number of real-life brick-and-mortar — or rather, glass, steel, ashcrete and carbon fiber — developments that suggest that the cities of the future may be nearer at hand than we think.
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Travel2020: Sustainable meetings resonate with socially conscious attendees
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementCWT Meetings & Events says that sustainability will continue to be an even more important business consideration for the $840 billion industry in 2020. The company’s research is outlined in a feature included in a report, "The Future of Sustainable Events." As activists protest in some of the world’s best-known destinations demand action on climate change, companies are increasingly taking notice. "The sustainability of the meetings and events industry, in fact of the entire travel industry, is at the forefront of companies’ and planners’ minds in 2020," said CWT Senior Vice President and Managing Director Derek Sharp.
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The terrible nature of expedient principles
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe word "principles" is bandied about often, as in, "It’s against my principles to do XYZ," or, "My life is built on solid moral and ethical principles." Principles are good. They are a guideline how to live your life consistently to the standards you profess to espouse. Not having any principles is typically not good. It's fairly easy to discern the principled from the unprincipled people, and you can easily choose which group of people you'd prefer to associate with. What’s tricky is discerning the people with expedient principles.
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Will convenience outweigh privacy when it comes to using facial recognition…
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementFacial recognition technology is convenient. Many of us use it numerous times a day to unlock our smartphones. Although people often access their phones with Face ID or fingerprints, many still worry about their privacy when their biometric data are used in the public space. There is a fine line between consensual identity verification and non-consensual surveillance. Here are some examples.
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5 ways an event planner makes events more successful
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityHosting events involves a great deal of details and coordination. You'll need to decide on the date, time, theme, location, and whether to charge a registration fee. You'll also want to make sure people know about the event. Then, there's the task of getting volunteers signed up to help with the event. I could go on, but you get the point…there's a lot to do to pull off a successful event. An orchestra without a conductor doesn't make for great music. The same principle applies for a church staff trying to pull off an event without an event planner.
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Top winter destinations for snowbirds
Connie Ulman Recreation & LeisureIt is that time of year again when snowbirds take to the road in search of the perfect winter destination. In this article, we will look at a few of the possible options, where I have been, and where my friends have been. I remember our first year of snow birding. We did some research and made some plans, only to learn that plans change quickly. For instance, we thought that by going to Texas it would be all fun and games — no snow, no cold days, swimming every day. We learned rather quickly that what we thought would happen did not.
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5 effective strategies to boost your engagement-based email marketing
Lisa Mulcahy MarketingWhen it comes to digital marketing, engagement-based email can be a gold mine for your company. The key is to look beyond the obvious when it comes to your subscriber base. Simply checking to see who opens your targeted messages and who doesn't won't get you sales, but the following research-driven, richly targeted strategies can do the trick. Try these tips to boost your bottom line.
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Travel2020: Priciest US cities to spend the night
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementNot all cities are created equal — especially when it comes to average daily rates at premier hotels. To that end, Nashville may just be the most expensive city in the United States to stay overnight, according to a survey released by Cheaphotels.org. The booking site compared hotel rates across 50 urban destinations. Looking at rates for October, the month in which hotel rates in U.S. cities tend to be at their highest, the booking site saw a price of $223 in Nashville for the most affordable room. Only centrally located hotels rated with three stars or more were considered for the survey.
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