Category Archives: General

Blasphemy! Most Employees Skip Vacation

Survey shows 66 percent of people didn’t use all their vacation time in 2009. Why this is a bad idea. Continue reading

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Management Lessons From Former Continental Airlines CEO

Management lessons from former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune. Continue reading

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Help Passports With Purpose Build a School in Cambodia

Help Passports With Purpose build a school in Cambodia. Continue reading

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Recent Articles of Mine Published Elsewhere

Recent article clips from TravelMusings and Incentive: Hot New Chicago Restaurants, Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Celebrity Chefs, New Sony VAIO Notebooks, Incentive Federation Meets on Capitol Hill, Samsung’s New DualView Digital Camera Continue reading

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A Belated R.I.P.: Hanne Darboven

In memory of German conceptual artist Hanne Darboven, who died in March 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Continue reading

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Pins and Needles

For months Maggie had been telling me about this great acupuncture doctor she had found in Beijing. She had been using the practice for years for ailments and aches from sports injuries, but this guy, Dr. Jhang, who is affiliated … Continue reading

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Embracing Change

Welcome to Prepare for CrossCheck, a site that will be my take on all things travel … and then some. I’ve been a writer and staff editor covering various segments of the travel industry for 10 years, from leisure and … Continue reading

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