Health
Pacemaker-like device studied in Alzheimer’s treatment
On December 6, 2012 by AdminPacemaker-like device may help stimulate memory in Alzheimer’s patients By Kevin Woo | Special to Alzheimer’s Speaks December 6, 2012 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say that implanting a pacemaker, the same one that is currently being used for patients with Parkinson’s disease, may help those with Alzheimer’s. The treatment involves delivering electrical charges
Health
Think Pink Rocks for Breast Cancer Causing Gene
On December 5, 2012 by AdminFive years ago, Stephanie Robin began a simple mission to raise awareness for the breast cancer gene (BRCA); now her Think Pink Rocks event attracts a wide variety of hard-to-reach young people and big-name entertainers. By Kevin Woo | December 5, 2012 STEPHANIE ROBIN HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE COLOR PINK. She wears it
Health
Alzheimer’s drug could stop disease early say UK researchers
On December 5, 2012 by AdminNew Alzheimer’s drug, MK-8931, shows promise for patients By Kevin Woo | Special to Alzheimer’s Speaks December 5, 2012 The United Kingdom’s Telegraph newspaper reported this morning that in early 2013 a small number of Alzheimer’s patients with mild-to-moderate stage symptoms could get access to a drug currently known as MK-8931. The drug is in
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Alzheimer’s disease living and research facility to open in 2014
On November 30, 2012 by AdminAbe’s Garden to open new assisted living and academic research facility in Nashville By Kevin Woo | Special to Alzheimer’s Speaks November 30, 2012 In 2014 the first assisted living facility dedicated to those with Alzheimer’s disease will open in Nashville, TN. The facility, Abe’s Garden, will expand from a 120-bed independent and assisted living
Travel & event planning
Trophy Tour To Switzerland
On November 6, 2012 by AdminThe annual Switzerland Meeting Trophy, designed for prospective meeting planners, is a week-long journey through Swiss cities of Bern, Gstaad, Montreux and Grandvaux By Kevin Woo One+ | November 05, 2012 BY THE TIME A MEETING PLANNER’S PLANE IS ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN, chances are they’ve already begun to put
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Sojourn to the Past: An Interview with Kevin Woo
On November 5, 2012 by AdminKevin Woo is one of our longtime writers, and he’s always finding great stories to share with readers. His latest, Stepping Forward is one of the best articles he’s written for us. It tells the story of Sojourn to the Past, a 10-day field trip across several states that educates today’s youth about the U.S.
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Sojourn to the past
On September 6, 2012 by AdminSojourn to the Past is more than an extended field trip or 10-day conference. It’s a journey of shared history. By Kevin Woo September 04, 2012 To read part two of Sojourn to the Past go here. HE HAD A DREAM THAT ONE DAY HE WOULD LEAD A GROUP OF high school students, from different
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Wipe Off The Rust In Pittsburgh
On May 18, 2012 by AdminLast June, more than 80 members of the Society of American Travel Writers visited Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see the city’s unbelievable transformation first-hand. By Kevin Woo | One+ May 2012 WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST? AN AFRICAN SAFARI? SKYDIVING? Climbing Mount Everest? Taking part in a religious retreat in Nepal? How about a visit to Pittsburgh
How your brain works
Learning How the Brain Learns
On May 11, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo One+ May 11, 2011 DOES A MEETING ORGANIZER REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND NEUROSCIENCE TO PRODUCE A GOOD EVENT? It would certainly be helpful, says Dr. Richard Ackley, a professor of business psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. “The way material is presented at conferences caters primarily to the left brain
Travel & event planning
Preservation is Everything in Buffalo
On April 9, 2012 by AdminLast October, the National Trust for Historic Preservation held its annual convention in Buffalo, where attendees had a chance to make up their own minds about the city. By Kevin Woo One+ | April 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y., HAS SUFFERED FROM AN IDENTITY CRISIS FOR MANY YEARS. AND WHO COULD BLAME IT? In the past four years, Forbes has named it
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Budapest is Central and Ideal
On March 20, 2012 by AdminSince 1989, Budapest has been attracting meeting professionals outside of Central Europe by investing resources to improve its infrastructure. By Kevin Woo One+ | December 8, 2011 IF RODNEY DANGERFIELD WERE ASKED TO DESCRIBE BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, HE MIGHT PARAPHRASE HIS SIGNATURE LINE AND JOKE THAT THE CITY DOESN’T GET ANY RESPECT. It might be more
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Houston Hosts Munch Madness
On March 18, 2012 by AdminHouston’s Local Organizing Committee and 32 area restaurants competed for the opportunity to cater at the Big Dance Concert Series during the 2011 college basketball Final Four By Kevin Woo | February 2012 THIS PAST SPRING, HOUSTON HOSTED THE NCAA FINAL FOUR where the best U.S. college basketball teams played for the national championship.
Science and Technology
Data Loss Prevention Systems at Your Firm
On March 18, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo Law.com | September 16, 2009 In the first century A.D., Decimus Juvenalis, a Roman poet, observed that information is priceless. “All wish to know but none wish to pay the price,” he wrote. Information, of course, isn’t always for sale, but there’s no limit on the amount of information that can
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Houston’s Southern Culture on the Rise
On March 8, 2012 by AdminThe American Association of Museums conference in Houston last year was the most welcoming event the organization has ever experienced. By Kevin Woo One+ | March 5, 2012 WHEN YOU THINK OF THE WORLD’S GREAT CULTURAL CENTERS, CITIES SUCH AS CAIRO, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, D.C., ARE LIKELY TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO MIND.
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Seoul Searching
On March 7, 2012 by AdminDelegates of the International Korean Adoptee Associations conference experienced Seoul and its diverse heritage and left with a greater understanding of themselves. By Kevin Woo One+ | December 10, 2010 A TRIP TO SEOUL CHANGED LIBBY AND DAVID GLUCK FOREVER. The couple had planned the visit for years. They studied pictures, day dreamed and
Science and Technology
Getting the Message Out Using Social Media
On March 7, 2012 by AdminAccording to one Northern California-based meeting planner, social media marketing is key to driving up event attendance. By Kevin Woo One + | February 2010 NOT LONG AGO THE PHRASE “GUERRILLA MARKETING” REFERRED TO UNCONVENTIONAL MARKETING PRACTICES that relied primarily on ingenuity and imagination—think Apple’s 1984 George Orwell commercial that launched the Macintosh computer—or ingenious
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Youth For Change
On March 7, 2012 by AdminThe 2008 National Service-Learning Conference in Minneapolis shows how service-learning can build academic skills and citizenship among young adults, as well as communicating the need for involvement within local and global communities. By Kevin Woo One + | October 2009 “THE WORLD IS PASSING THROUGH TROUBLOUS TIMES,” an Amiens priest once said. “The young people
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Insider Knowledge in Beijing
On March 7, 2012 by AdminTo tackle a challenge of finding things do in Beijing, a planner reverse engineered the process of identifying the cool and hip places for a GLBT group to visit. By Kevin Woo | May/June 2010 CHINA’S HISTORY CAN BE TRACED AS FAR BACK AS 2100 B.C., but documenting the major events that defined the
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Abu Dhabi – Middle East Central
On March 7, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo One+ | January 3, 2011 OIL AND WATER DON’T MIX, SAYS THE CLICHE. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE for the organizers of the recent Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC). Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s largest emirate, is a T-shaped island city that sits a quarter-mile off the mainland. Oil and
Business, law, current affairs
The Million-Dollar Words of E-Discovery
On March 6, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo Law Technology News December 15, 2009 Throughout history, humans have had miscommunications and misunderstandings. Some are comical like Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First?”; others can be tragic like “Romeo and Juliet.” Most of the time, a misunderstood word here or there doesn’t have far-reaching implications, but in the legal profession a
Business, law, current affairs
Make Customers Your R&D Experts
On March 6, 2012 by AdminThese entrepreneurs went straight to the source for feedback on product development By Kevin Woo Entrepreneur | May 18, 2010 Steve Woodward–a retired newspaper veteran and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist –started Nozzl Media with one goal: to save news organizations by providing software for creating real-time news streams. In Nozzl’s early days, Woodward and a small team
Business, law, current affairs
How to Spot Trouble on the Horizon
On March 6, 2012 by AdminMaking nimble changes now could avert disaster and save your company By Kevin Woo Entrepreneur | March 4, 2010 There was a time when starting a business required foresight, a business plan and some capital. Today, an entrepreneur can sketch an idea on the back of a napkin in the morning and have the business
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Breaking Bread in Portland
On March 6, 2012 by AdminThe International Association of Culinary Professionals’ 2010 conference shows that food can be the first step in bridging a divide between different countries, religions and generations. By Kevin Woo September 2010 KAMAL MOUZAWAK WANTS TO BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST, and his weapons of choice include flatbread, baked goods and chickpeas. Strange ammunition you
Science and Technology
In the Clouds
On March 6, 2012 by AdminLaw firms are now backing up data on storage clouds By Kevin Woo California Lawyer May 2010 Like the larger business world, the legal industry is full of overused clichés: phrases such as “take it to the next level,” “think outside the box,” and “win-win situation.” Conduct a Google search for another worn-out phrase—”do
Business, law, current affairs
Don’t Let Angel Investors Bedevil You
On March 6, 2012 by AdminThey can be an invaluable resource – if you handle them right. By Kevin Woo Forbes | July 28, 2009 In 2003, three Brown University undergraduates, Eric Shashoua, Ben Rubin and Jason Donahue, sat in a school cafeteria and mused about their grogginess after an all-night study session. They knew that the stress of exams
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Giving Voice to the Homeless
On March 6, 2012 by AdminStudent journalists take part in a convention’s intense community service project in Hollywood, Fla. By Kevin Woo One+ | November 2, 2009 WHEN CRYSTAL VOGELSANG MET SHAWN ANDERSON, SHE KNEW HE WAS THE ONE. “I waited my whole life for him, and he’s the one who God chose,” she said. “I want to be with
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Anything is Possible in Snowmass
On March 6, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo July 5, 2011 ALAN BABIN WAS SHOT IN THE STOMACH AND HIT BY SHRAPNEL from a rocket-propelled grenade during a fierce firefight less than two months into his tour of duty in Iraq. He spent the next seven months in intensive care at Walter Reed Hospital and underwent more than 70 surgeries,
Business, law, current affairs
Home Wreckers
On March 5, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo California Lawyer | July 2011 Jered and Sandra Crump never imagined they would be swept up in California’s financial storm. But in August 2008 Jered, a maintenance worker at Fresno City College, and Sandra, who is disabled, faced foreclosure on their modest Clovis home. Jered had been forced to take a pay
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Occupation’s Hazard
On March 5, 2012 by AdminMarijuana in the workplace By Kevin Woo California Lawyer | April 2011 When Gary Ross took a job as a systems administrator in Sacramento, he didn’t think he’d have to choose between gainful employment and his health. But a conflict quickly presented itself after RagingWire Telecommunications asked him to take a drug test during
Business, law, current affairs
Failure as a Badge of Honor
On March 5, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo One + | February 8, 2011 Thousands of would be actors traveled to Hollywood in the early 20th century seeking fame and fortune in the movie industry. They dreamed of becoming rich, famous and adored by fans around the world. A few became so recognizable they could be identified by first name
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An Educational Journey
On March 5, 2012 by AdminFeria Para Aprender (The Learning Fair) is the largest Hispanic education and college-readiness event in the country, and it hopes to help stem the tide of high school dropout rates in Dallas. By Kevin Woo August 10, 2011 THE DROPOUT RATE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS IN THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (DISD) HOVERS AROUND
Business, law, current affairs
I Took Over The Company From The Crooks
On June 20, 2009 by AdminBy Todd Wille (ghosted by Kevin Woo) | Forbes The FBI was waiting the day I returned to Unify Corp. It was Aug. 21, 2000. I had previously worked at the Sacramento, Calif.-based application development, database and migration products company for four years, between 1995 and 1998. Steve Whiteman, then a Unify board member and
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