The concept of Hospitality Services, also known as “accommodation sharing”, “hospitality exchange”, and “home stay networks”, refers to centrally organized social networks of individuals who trade accommodation without monetary exchange. While this concept could also include house swapping or even time share plans, it has come to be associated mostly with travelers and tourists staying with one another free of charge. Since the 1990s, these services have increasingly moved away from using printed catalogs and phone trees to connect users towards Internet websites. These have grown exponentially since 2000 and as of March, 2007 over 500,000 people are registered users of these networks. These vary in operational structure, place different emphasis on graphical vs. textual formatting, and cater disproportionately to specific geographic regions.

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If a pandemic strikes the U.S., it will kill about 1.7 million people, hospitalize 9 million, exhaust antiviral medications and reduce basic food supplies, according to a planning scenario developed by financial service firms preparing for such a catastrophe.

BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR JOB SEEKERS ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON - AND MORE INTENSIVE - “We’ve increased our business by over 60 percent a year in the past two years,” says Jason Morris, president and CEO of EmployeescreenIQ. The company’s clients include food-service, hospitality, banking and insurance firms.

An LSU Hospital employee who is both deaf and mute spent the night stuck in an elevator that also had a malfunctioning emergency call button.The man -- who had no food, water or toilet facility -- was found safe after 16 hours in the service elevator.Hospital official ...

The uninsured are charged more for medical attention. I don't feel this is justified, especially considering the costs of insurance and medical service fees. Also disturbing is the growth of millions of Americans who can't afford medical insurance and supply their families with food.