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Trade Group: Malls Consider High-Tech Solutions to Security

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The retail industry has an unusual problem: It wants to prevent outbreaks of violence at malls and shopping centers, but shoppers generally oppose the use in retail settings of security techniques typically found at airports. That has trade groups in the shopping industry keeping an eye out for new strategies.

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

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In an age when centralization is running into a cost-of-living wall for many industries, embracing a remote-first culture could expand both your pool of talent and your base of operations. A notable exception to this rule was Peanuts , whose creator Charles Schulz lived most of his professional life in Minnesota and California.).

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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I create intelligent analytics for social media, eCommerce and industry. dwicksspu - David Wicks; Seattle; Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology at Seattle Pacific University. JasonmKey - Jason Key; Seattle; New media thinker, go getter & all around super friendly nice person. Caffeine-fueled.