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FEBRUARY 8-10 LEGAL EAGLES Learn how to stay out of legal trouble by sending yourself or your in-house counsel to the 2012 Hospitality Law Conference. Houston's Omni Hotel hosts. 713-963-8800 www.hospitalitylawyer.com 10 LGBT OUTREACH The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance presents “Count Me In: Straight Talk On The Power of LGBT Employees” at the Johnson & Wales North Miami, FL, campus. 401-461-6344...More

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