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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or what about an elegant restaurant that has a dress code prohibiting shorts? Instead of turning someone away, a restaurant staffer escorts him to a private closet that has “loaner pants.” A couple of hours later, the happy patron pays his $200 tab; he will return to the restaurant nine times the next year.

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Habit Hack: How To Form A Habit

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Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. To be successful at anything then, we need to form good habits that support our endeavors and carry us through to our goal’s end. This consistent and repeated act of choosing is what forms the habit. Habits are formed when we do the same things consistently over time. Guest Post.

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Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life

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Whether the gift is a $10 Starbucks card or a $100 restaurant certificate doesn’t really matter much: The result is a happier workplace with better morale and better teamwork.”. If you’re looking for excitement, this could take the form of a convertible for top-down driving on California’s Pacific Coast Highway.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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Unlike literal deserts, however, they don’t form naturally. Babcock visited Bonton for the first time in 2011. The food they produce is sold to both Bonton residents and local Dallas restaurants. Without access to fresh food, families in food deserts “grocery shop” at variety stores, liquor stores and fast-food chains.

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Christchurch – The Experience

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I left the post published in the initial form only to keep the beautiful image I was able to see during my trip alive in the minds of my readers, but my heart is going with the people of Christchurch right now. They need help to rebuild the city in the form I was able to experience it in this post. click to enlarge. click to enlarge.

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Minimum Life Traveling Baggage

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In the form of the most used currencies (USD, Euros) or debit cards. You can get those at motels or restaurants. © Dragos Roua for Dragos Roua - Brilliantly Better , 2011. Without it, you’re not there. I own only one credit card and I keep it topped most of the time, just as an emergency package.

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Dave Cairns SVP of CBRE |Unlocking Urban Potential: Repurposing Office Spaces for Sustainable Development

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In 2011, the Department of justice in the US indicted the two largest online poker websites for tax evasion, money laundering, and a whole whack of charges, and consequently made it illegal for the US. But they really appreciated the fact that they could go to a nice restaurant and have a bigger per diem and that sort of thing.

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