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Byline: BY KEVIN HINTON WITH MAX ADLER PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS BY JIM LUFT PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN SZURLEJ HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH YEAR Gradual improvement isn't for everyone. This past season, my student [...]

At a time when there are populist calls for isolationism in various countries, it is more important than ever for incentive travel advocates to act as champions of the global [...]

A novel herpesvirus was detected in a 17-day-old Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) with pneumonia, hepatopathy, and severe anemia that was housed in California. Postmortem examination identified a pale, enlarged liver, mildly increased fluid in the lungs, and red foci in the spleen. Histologic examination revealed marked hepatic necrosis with syncytia, splenic necrosis, and interstitial pneumonia with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions within hepatocytes and in unidentified cells of the lung. Transmission electron microscopy identified virions consistent with a herpesvirus in the nucleus and cytoplasm of degenerative hepatocytes. Nested consensus PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis identified a novel herpesvirus within the genus Iltovirusin the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae.

The article suggests several tips used in different golf techniques such as swing of club should start from the point of impact on ball, correction in wrist and arm actions while striking putts and golfers should not hit down on their putts. It illustrates that importance of practicing in sports to attain better results with an example of a golf student Alyssa Godfrey. It suggests that golfers should not bring their club inside too quickly in order to get a good loop in their swing.

The article offers golfing tips. The author recommends improving impact by starting the swing with the weight on the left foot and the shaft leaning towards the target. He states that putting with too much wrist action through impact can cause misses to the left because it adds loft to the putter's face. He suggests practicing one-handed, with the ball snug between the right wrist and the grip. He adds that, to optimize putt roll, the ball should be struck when the putter is on the upstroke.

Advises meeting planners to ensure that they approach negotiations with the intent to create win-win situations. Benefit for their long-term interests as well as those of their clients; Creation of scenarios in which both sides feel like they have gained; Establishment of stronger relationships.

The author presents updates on the Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a professional community for the global meetings industry. Aside from embracing a Back to the Basics strategy toward engaging its members to ensure there is a sustainable pathway to help them be successful meeting professionals, he reports that the association's new president Paul Van Deventer will continue to be of service to 80 employees of MPI.