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...Joshua Micah Marshall is head of TPM Media and the founder of Talkingpointsmemo.com
...workers could pay $14 and discreetly tuck in to one of the pod-shaped, hooded recliners for a midday nap and recharge for 20 minutes. The company is expanding the concept with franchises -- the first one opened in New York City's financial district in March -- but MetroNaps co-founder Arshad Chowdhury says he is discovering a new line of business in pods for office use. As he scouted for franchises, he kept getting requests for individual pods that companies could use on-site. To meet the demand, MetroNaps redesigned the pods to fit through doorways and will take orders...
Nkhensani Manganyi Nkosi, actress and founder of hip fashion label Stoned Cherrie I'd start with a picnic at the Cradle of Humankind - caves where some of the earliest human remains have been found. There's a game reserve and it's quite beautiful at that time of day. A trip to Wandie's bar in Soweto[an error occurred while processing this directive] may be a bit of a cliché, but it's still a must to sample township life. And then I'd end my night at the Horror Café in downtown Johannesburg, where some...
...incidents of Roosevelt's presidency represent his disappointing legacy on race. The first was his invitation to black educator Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House-an act of political courage at the time. Washington, a former slave and the founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, was, in Roosevelt's view, "the most useful, as well as the most distinguished, member of his race in the world." On the first day of his presidency, Roosevelt sent a note to Washington inviting him to the White House to discuss suitable candidates for patronage appointments in the South...
...idea of dental franchises is not entirely new to the U.S. Several chains opened in the 1980s only to founder later, Levin says. They failed because of patient loyalty to the traditional private-office model--and Vital Dent faces its own obstacles. For example, any franchisee who is not a licensed dentist must contract with dentists or dental groups to provide services, a huge cost on top of the franchise fees paid to Vital Dent, which alone can run to $600,000. That's a lot to ask in an industry in which a new practice can easily be established...