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3 Reasons for Brain Drain—and 3 Possible Solutions

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As Bloomberg noted last year , this is particularly problematic in cities with larger urban areas nearby—such as Hanford, California, within shouting distance of both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, and Danville, Virginia, near the tech hotbed of Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The solution.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

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So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.3.17

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Hosts: SmartMeetings, Sheraton Grand Los Angeles and Sundance Helicopters. <Creative Commons licensed image of North Carolina longleaf pines by Justin Meissen > Learn to identify your meeting’s specific legal needs, write clauses that will address them, and avoid problem clauses. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.3.17

Reid All About it

Hosts: SmartMeetings, Sheraton Grand Los Angeles and Sundance Helicopters. <Creative Commons licensed image of North Carolina longleaf pines by Justin Meissen > Tagged: Brain Food. Learn to identify your meeting’s specific legal needs, write clauses that will address them, and avoid problem clauses.

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Atlanta Ranks as America’s Most Crowded Airport

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The second most crowded facility, Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, saw an all-time peak last year of about 41.2 The runners-up: In addition to Charlotte Douglas, runners-up in the rankings included Los Angeles International, Chicago’s O’Hare International, and Seattle-Tacoma International airports.

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Association Keeps Memory of Wright Brothers’ Mechanic Alive

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Taylor, who worked at Orville and Wilbur Wright’s bicycle shop when he put together the engine that lifted the brothers off the dunes in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, also had several other firsts: He managed the first airport and was the mechanic on the first cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles.

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California Teachers’ Unions Promise Appeal After Tenure Ruling

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Treu of the Los Angeles County Superior Court held that the tenure statutes are unconstitutional because they create education inequality, saying they unfairly affect low-income and minority students often stuck with ineffective teachers who are difficult to fire. . About the ruling: In the Tuesday decision in Vergara v.