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Retired from Bank of America since 2001, Hugh McColl Jr., 85, has enjoyed great success with his McColl Partners and Falfurrias Capital investment firms, while serving as a leading philanthropist [...]

CITY TRANSPORT REGULATORS have banned or hindered Uber and Lyft from operating, even though the public loves their convenience and drivers find the apps a good way to make money [...]

WE CALLED him Chili. I think dad gave him the name, but I can't remember why. It was 40 years ago, and I was only ten at the time. I [...]

The Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services and leaders of the 89th Military Police Brigade (Griffins) recognized the need to change policing strategies at Fort Hood, Texas. Junior military police [...]

The California Supreme Court's Gentry v. Superior Court holding established several new, onerous tests for employers' arbitration agreements that use an "opt-out" process for forming the arbitration agreement, or that [...]

Research has been conducted on assisted reproductive techniques. The authors report artificial fertilization may include the risk of multiple pregnancy and hyperstimulation syndrome.

Identifying customers and measuring their satisfaction are essential for success in any function. Here's how one internal audit department changed its customer service philosophy and practice. Five years ago Berkshire [...]

Currently, three command and control ([C.sup.2]) spectral components reside separately on the battlefield: weapon systems, electronic warfare (EW) systems and communication systems. Weapon system examples include precision guided munitions and [...]

This case study describes the design and commissioning of an impressed current cathodic protection (CP) system for a 10-inch OD, 106.2-mile welded steel pipeline with a three-layer coating system. It [...]

The article offers information on the employment in park and recreation which will help in creating healthy living opportunities and maximizing wellness. It highlights that many park and recreation agencies employ individuals spanning five generations which can be challenging for leaders when building a team and cultivating an effective workplace; and also it can be helpful to get to know the generations and how they impact conservation, economics and the workforce.

Mixtures of detection, avoidance, and prevention provide more effective and practical solutions to the deadlock problem than any one of these alone. The individual techniques can be tailored for subproblems of resource allocation and still operate together to prevent deadlocks. This paper presents a methods based on the concept of the hierarchical operating system, for constructing appropriate mixtures and suggests appropriate subsystems for the most frequently occurring resource allocation problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The California Supreme Court on August 24, 2000 issued an important ruling approving the concept of mandatory, employer-imposed arbitration agreements for resolution of employment disputes. The Court required that such [...]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Was Barack Obama a Transformational President?,” by Robert L. Borosage in the January 2/9, 2017 issue, "The Education of Barack Obama,” by Dana Goldstein in the 2/9, 2017 issue and "Ringing the Freedom Bell,” Erica Armstrong Dunbar in the December 19/26, 2016 issue.

What a nice gesture it was for Martin and Crocodile Bay Resort to offer the readers an opportunity to fish in Costa Rica. I was there a couple of years [...]

The article focuses on targeting the complement system in refractory Myasthenia Gravis. Topics discussed include the complement system fends off invasive pathogens communicates between the innate and acquired immune systems, and complement activation plays a critical role in many acute and chronic disease processes.

Apparently, security folks in other countries [besides Guatemala] are also on the line kick ['Airport Security: Taking a Hard Line,' December 2009]. I encountered the same thing [security officials requiring [...]

Dear CIRCLE TRACK, I've been working for a few years on a design of a new kind of stock car and have gotten the details of it finished. Now I'm [...]

A second-grade class in Maryland, invited to envision themselves in their future careers by drawing pictures, had some intriguing notions. Four or five kids wanted to save the environment when [...]

Because a divided banking industry stands virtually no chance of succeeding politically in the nation's capital, the ABA spends a considerable amount of time and resources representing the views and [...]

The article describes the design and commissioning of an impressed current cathodic protection system for a 10-inch diameter, 170-km long welded steel pipeline with a three-layer coating system in Southern China. Topics discussed include the incidents of cross-cultural technical communications, the differences in equipment specifications, and the details of the survey conducted in the mountains of Southern China in torrential rains and lightning storms.

Focuses on the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Mission statement of the organization; Vision statement of the organization; Enumeration of the officers and board of directors.

Features the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's accomplishments for the fiscal year 1995-1996; Work force needs; Strategies; Investment value.

Presents information from president and chief executive officer of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Examination of workforce in South Carolina; Background information on Chamber of Commerce; Information on accomplishments of chamber in 1994-1995; Details on chamber plans.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in the June 1990 issue of the journal "BusinessWeek. "Where there's smoke, there's a crackdown," which focused on to stamp out tobacco subsidies; "The stateless corporation," which discussed the efforts required to move from a multinational mindset to a global one; "Can UPS deliver the goods in a new world?," which discussed the capability of United Parcel Service of America Inc. to deliver its services to the customers.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Giotto's Portrait of Halley's Comet," by Roberta J. M. Olson published in the May 1979 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the March 2008 issue, including "Black Hollywood: A Celebration of Our Excellence," "Great Expectations" and "What Black Women Need to Know About Diabetes."

Presents a message from the President and chief executive officer of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, S. Hunter Howard Jr. Vision and mission statements of the Chamber, both of which encourage a competitive business climate, through recognizing the importance of education and providing a quality work force; Mention of the 'skills that work' program, which emphasizes skills and education to improving the work force; Role of the Chamber in the state's 'School-to-Work' initiative and the improvement of the state as a whole.

The article focuses on establishment of habitual relationships of the U.S. 89th Military Police Brigade with Brigade Combat Team (BCTs) in the U.S. Military Police Corps. Topics discussed include support of military police companies to BCTs for getting operational experience, coordination of the U.S. 89th Military Police Brigade with the U.S. Army Central Command planners and views of Colonel David Hodne, Commander, 1st Stryker BCT, on the same.

The article discusses the factors associated with the deteriorating condition of roads in South Carolina. According to the author, South Carolina has the third-highest highway fatality rate in the U.S. And the crash, injury, and fatality rates are the highest on the state's secondary roads, which comprise 27,000 miles of the state's 42,000-mile highway system. With South Carolina leading the nation in fatalities on secondary roads, these largely rural stretches are becoming killing fields. The public needs to know about this problem, but they need to know about it in ways that hit close to home.