Browns roll over Texans in 'normal' game
Miami Herald - No drama, controversy or overtime needed. The Cleveland Browns finally won normally. Derek Anderson threw two touchdown passes, Jamal Lewis rushed for 134 yards and a TD and Kellen Winslow had 10 catches as the Browns, whose season has been filled
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Employers can make performance reviews a positive experience
Chicago Tribune - Jeri Uhlmansiek, whose marketing firm gives staffers reviews three times a year, said that placing a lot of demands on a staffer at an annual review and expect them to all be met quickly "doesn't seem fair." Or realistic. "What we wanted was
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Higher oil prices hurt unless you own a well
Seattle Times - At the Touring the Huang Pu River Co., sales-and-marketing manager Feng Haiping is struggling to cut fuel costs for his 18-boat fleet, which conveys up to 5,000 sightseers on a typical day and burns through as much as $865 in diesel fuel an hour
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Retailers buoyed by strong holiday start
BusinessWeek - Wally Brewster, senior vice president of marketing and communications for General Growth Properties Inc., which operates more than 220 malls in 44 states, estimated that sales rose 2.5 percent for the weekend compared with a year ago, in line with
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Cruise operator NCL develops new strategy
Miami Herald - The key is convincing travel agents who sell the bulk of cruises that service is improved, and that takes time. Vicky Garcia, vice president of sales and marketing for Cruise Planners, a Coral Springs-based agency, is one who has changed her mind
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