The state of Georgia is a study in contrast. There are large metro areas like Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah whose economies revolve around communications, industry, transportation, tourism and government. There are also large rural areas that rely on agriculture and farming, providing the peaches that give the state its nickname, as well as the bulk of the world’s pecans. This makes Georgia a fascinating part of the country, but also poses chall…

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When it comes to delivery of quality healthcare, sometimes the reality of distance to facilities and specialists can create a barrier to actual delivery to patients. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Distance Health (CDH) found that the use of VideoTeleconferencing (VTC) eliminates barriers to that quality care. In focus groups, UAMS discovered that in Arkansas, transportation is a major barrier for patients w…

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The Los Angeles Times recently ran an article by Hugo Martín about the travel industry. Specifically, the travel industry’s response to a recent directive issued by the Obama administration calling for government employees to commute and travel less. How did they feel about it? No, sir, they didn’t like it. And we can understand why. The National Business Travel Association has members from the automotive, transportation, hospitality and other i…

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The ongoing economic downturn has led to many households tightening their belts, cutting back on their spending and evaluating their expenditures. Simultaneously, the federal government was implementing stimulus programs designed to kick-start the economy, sending large sums of money to local governments and schools struggling to make ends-meet, improving infrastructure and extending unemployment benefits to help impacted families get through th…

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Imagine, getting your commute time back via an autonomously driven cars or personal rapid transit systems. For anyone asking, what’chu talkin’ about, Willis? Wikipedia defines the driverless car as: A driverless car is a vehicle equipped with an autopilot system, and capable of driving from one point to another without aid from an operator. Driverless passenger car programs include the 800 million EC EUREKA Prometheus Project on auto…

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