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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.5.21

Reid All About it

On the side, not her broccoli purée, but thanks for the idea, Nigella, but the New York Times version , which we really loved. It’s fun to have broccoli in a new format. Curators: Sam Obied, Program Director, Community Tampa Bay. Next time, I’ll increase the amounts. More info/register. Petersburg campus.

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Thursday Buzz: Cleveland Prepares for GOP Convention

Associations Now

Past Republican conventions have seen protest numbers from 1,000 in Tampa, Florida, in 2012, to 100,000 in New York City in 2004. Of particular concern is managing what could be a large number of protesters.

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Conference Circuit: E3 Sets a High Score for Associations

Associations Now

PRSA’s 2014 Travel and Tourism Conference is on tap in Tampa, Florida. June 27-28: If you don’t know a single thing about the olive oil industry, let alone the wide variety of olive oils out there, let the Extra Virgin Alliance expand your palate during its Seminar for Buyers and Culinary Professionals in New York City.

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Final Fantasy? Scandals Keep the Fantasy Sports Industry on Edge

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In a New York Times article, sports and gambling lawyer Daniel Wallach compared the action to insider trading on the stock market. The news comes on the heels of a separate report that the U.S. A class-action lawsuit filed against the two sites last week , accusing them of false advertising, fraud, and negligence.

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So What’s Taking High-Speed Rail So Long?

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. “Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail,” the president promised in his 2011 State of the Union address, according to The New York Times. This could allow you to go places in half the time it takes to travel by car.