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Modern Midwest Furniture Company Round-up
We rounded up five Midwestern furniture companies that we've either just come across and/or definitely think you should know about in honor of furniture month here on Apartment Therapy. And in addition to them all being talented, they all share another similar benefit: their central location is great for shipping!
1-2) Eastvold Furniture Dennison, Minnesota With heavy Mid-Century Modern influences, Eastvold brings back simplicity and honesty with clean lines, crisp materials like wood and metal and a fun style. Products shown: Classic Credenza and Elko Coffee Table
3-4) Misewell Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bold and bright pops of color with unique shapes characterize the style of this Milwaukee modern furniture company. Products shown: 1/2 Nelson and Sixagon
5-6) Ali Sandifer Studio Chicago, Illinois Slightly more complex shapes mingle with sturdy materials to create highly functioning and ultra modern pieces that are sure to become heirloom. Products shown: Heiss Desk and Mag Coffee Table
7-8) Loll Duluth, Minnesota This isn't your typical outdoor furniture company. Designs are based around the idea of fun and functionality, and these pieces come in both classier, neutral colors and bold, bright colors, for whatever your outdoor space's personality. Products shown: Racer Lounge Chair and Racer Side Car Table
9-10) Blu Dot Minneapolis, Minnesota We'd be surprised if you haven't heard of Blu Dot yet, but not as many people know that they are stationed in Minneapolis. And, they made such a splash with some of their new designs at this year's ICFF they're worth a mention. Products shown: Lily Pad Coffee Table and Dang Media Stand
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Bladon Conner, though a Mississippian by birth, has been catching a lot of attention in Chicago where has lived over the past decade. You can see his work at: http://bladonconner.com/
love eastvold furniture!!!
That table in picture #5 HEISS Desk is just beautiful, the lines and design very classic without knocking off what's been done already.
adding to my wish list.
Bladon Conner, Stone Blitzer, Roscoe Jackson, Lapel? It seems more interesting to focus on smaller designers - all in Chicago!
@jesse G. Please correct me if I am misreading what you are say, but not everyone who is in reading this post that is jazzed about midwest furniture design is in Chicago. Until they have an Apartment therapy KC, Omaha, or Minneapolis, Chicago is as close as it gets for us, and it is nice to hear about some stores that are cool and actually accessible for once.
fyi: eastvold furniture is about 45 mins south of minneapolis and his stuff has pieces can be found in homes across the country.
A $1000 coat rack? Seriously?
I mean it's beautiful but at such a price.. WTH?
Geez, just screw another coat hook inside the closet door!
Who has that kind of money? For a coat rack? (Misewell) I'm scared to look at anything else.
This is more like Great Lakes upper Midwest version. What about the rest of the Midwest? You only listed places in MN, IL and WI. Also, I wish the stuff on here was more affordable.
@CiudadDuerpo I know! I was disappointed to see no listings for Ohio. So I did my own research and found this
It has dealers all throughout Ohio and a few surrounding Midwest locations as well. I'm from Southern Ohio so I was more interested in the places located there so I did a post at my blog that listed all the Southern Ohio places. Hopefully that link will help you find some locations near you :)


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The Flyers Want to Set the World Record for People Watching Paint Dry… Seriously(?)
Aug 18, 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
Tomorrow is Monday, so naturally you don't have anything to do. It's not like you've got to go to work, or find a job in the first place, or watch The Price Is Right with Drew Carey. All that business is whack. You're better off watching paint dry than watching Drew Carey.
Lucky for you, watching paint dry is actually an option – and it's for a good cause, too. Alright, so maybe it's just a cause, no modifier.
As an observant, employed individual/day-time TV watcher like yourself probably gleaned from the headline, the Flyers want you to watch paint dry so the franchise can finally carve out its place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Lord Stanley knows they're not getting in there for most championships. Here are the details from the team's Facebook page (via Deadspin):
Help us set a new Guinness Book of World Records for the most people to simultaneously watch paint dry when we paint the lines and logos into the ice at Wells Fargo Center this Monday at 11 a.m.!
Be a part of the preparations for the 2013-14 season and bring your cameras! Fans are welcome to enter from the Fan Zone store on the 11th street side of the Wells Fargo Center.
Gee, I'd really like to be there, but… let's see, where's my excuse rolodex? Ah, here it is. Working? Way too easy to get out of, almost laughable in fact. Fake doctor appointment? Then I'll have to stay inside all day and watch Drew Carey.
Oh, here's a good one. I'd love to help the Flyers set a world record, but being asked to literally watch paint dry borders on insulting. Yeah, I think that one will do.
I guess if you're an art student or something, watching them paint the ice might be neat or even educational. I on the other hand have got bosses to duck and Price Is Right to watch.
I hear Charlie Manuel has some time though…
- loqiel - Aug 18, 2013 at 9:44 AM
The Devils set this record during their neutral ice trap days. It's an unbreakable record, like Schultz's 472 PIM or Gretzky's 215 points in a season.
- Trig - Aug 18, 2013 at 2:08 PM
Notice how they want everyone to enter through the fan zone store …. There hoping to sell merch too.
- THOM - Aug 18, 2013 at 5:57 PM
please tell me this is a joke. isn"t this a move of a desperate franchise like the ISLANDERS
- gq - Aug 19, 2013 at 9:59 AM
eh, I'm excited for the season. I really thing this team is going to win a lot of games and they are going to bring sports back into the city. While I don't think watching paint dry is entertaining, I do appreciate that the Flyers have always been the best team in the city when it comes to engaging with the community. So things like this and the Flight Plan stuff they have on the website at least makes me feel like they are trying to create more buzz for the team and involve the community. It's better than the Sixers who you don't here anything from….
- Steve - Aug 19, 2013 at 11:57 AM
I thought that the Phantoms and their minor league shtick left town a couple of years ago?
- yishmeister - Aug 19, 2013 at 12:38 PM
This just sounds like any normal Flyers home game from the last 2 seasons.
- 10, 9, 8 - Aug 19, 2013 at 1:43 PM
LOL – it only took 4 comments until a Flyers fan took a shot at the Sixers. Typical
- DLo34 - Aug 19, 2013 at 2:13 PM
When I saw this posted on various sports blogs across the country, I was absolutely embarrassed to be a Philadelphia Flyers fan. This is not a minor league team like Steve mentions above. The timing of this paint drying circus went off with perfect timing after Captain Claude Giroux suffered a serious GOLF injury. I love the Flyers, but their play on the ice last season was comic relief enough. We don't need to be more of a joke – especially for those paying hundreds or thousands of dollars of their hard-earned money for season tickets.
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Remote exploitation of multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Yahoo Inc.'s Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged in user.
When Yahoo Messenger 8.1 is installed, the following vulnerable ActiveX Control is registered on the system.
ProgID: YVerInfo.GetInfo.1 Clsid: D5184A39-CBDF-4A4F-AC1A-7A45A852C883 File: C:Program FilesYahoo!CommonYVerInfo.dll Version: 2006.8.24.1
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Giant Trance X2 XC Full Suspension
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Product DescriptionThe Trance is the one bike that will go up the mountain just as easily as it will come down.
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Date Reviewed: May 3, 2013
Strengths: Good components for the price, great geometry, Maestro suspension is unbelievable.
Weaknesses: None so far
Bottom Line:
I hope I won't be disappointed with it in the long term.
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Bike Setup: Converted to 2x10 (24-36+BBG bashguard).
Brakes upgraded to Shimano XT (BR-M785)
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2013
Strengths: Great all round trail bike, climbs and descends equally well, positive handeling, 15mm front axle.
Weaknesses: Low bottom bracket clearance, press fit bottom bracket started creaking after 3 rides, cheap grips.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $2300.00
Purchased At: Speedlite Cycles, Pe
Similar Products Used: Giant Reign
Bike Setup: Standard
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2013
Strengths: plush, looks awesome, descends great, xt rear derailleur is great, light
Weaknesses: Paint scratches easily
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $2500.00
Purchased At: Woolys Wheels
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2012
Strengths: Picked up a 2008 X2 medium at the end of the calendar year for a good price. First full suspension bike. After riding the hell out of this bike for 4 years, the bike and it's components have held up well. Basic tuning, cleaning, fork and shock rebuilds have kept this bike going strong. I am not lightweight by no means (220 lbs). Handles technical single track and rock gardens well. When descending at speed it handles and keeps a good line. Climbs like a billy goat! I have an tried and true wtb velociraptor mounted on the rear and with the maestro suspension it digs in like a tank tread. Just a great all around xc bike. The Fox fork and shock with maestro suspension shine together.
Weaknesses: Stroker ryde brakes. Heavy wheel set.
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Duration Product Used: 2008- present
Price Paid: $1500.00
Purchased At: Dave's Bike Infirmar
Similar Products Used: Giant ATX770, Specislized Rockhopper.
Bike Setup: Stock with outering removed for bash guard.
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2012
Strengths: plush, lightweight, well balanced, great components, looks sick.
Weaknesses: no frame tabs..
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Duration Product Used: 4 months
Price Paid: $1900.00
Purchased At: LBS(Scott's Bike Sho
Similar Products Used: 2008 Kona Dawgma
Bike Setup: 2011 Trance X2, 2012 Truativ Holzfeller 730mm 40mm rise bars, lock on Oury grips, Thomson 70mm 0deg stem with dress up kit, VP-69 pedals, Chris King hubs, Stans Flow rims, Kenda Nevegal(front), Kenda Slant Six(rear), Bionicon C-Guide, BBG Bashguard
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2012
Strengths: Maestro suspension works wonders. This bike does everything. Light weight for an all mountain bike. XT rear D is butter smooth. Brakes are enough to send you flying over the handlebars if not careful.
Weaknesses: Lost the end caps off the grips on the first few rides. Paint seems to scratch easily and have slight paint chipping around the Maestro linkage bolts, but not too noticeable. Rear axle is weak.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $2300.00
Similar Products Used: '11 Trek Fuel EX 7
Bike Setup: Stock
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2011
Strengths: MANY.
Weaknesses: Did not like the spec Kenda tires
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $800.00
Purchased At: craigslist
Similar Products Used: 2005 reign
Bike Setup: Stock 2008. Switched to Conti vetical Protection, 60mm stem,
WTB Aviator saddle, bashguard instead of big ring...that's it.
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2011
Strengths: Spot on geometry, buttery Fox fork, quick shifting SLX/XT, SLX crank, comfy Fizik Gobi XM saddle, invisible action Maestro rear suspension
Weaknesses: Paint chips/scratches to easy, Nevegals heavy on climbs, Fox RP2 unpredictable
Bottom Line:
I wasn't planning on buying a new bike til' my friend bought a new hardtail and tested an FS RMB. I have always like the Giant bikes because of their design philosophy, quality and value. You wont find any other bike with the same specs for the same money. Too many Specialized, Treks out there, Norco has a weird geometry, Rocky Mtn has cheap components. giant fit the bill in all ways. Geometry was such a factor in this as I can't find a FS that suited my "giant" height at 5'-4". With the right size this bike handles predictably, coasts over rocks and climbs well for an FS. When all the tire pressures and suspension is set up right, it handles and tracks very well. My advice for anyone is to properly set the sag they way you like the feel. Coming from a hardtail, I like everything stiff in the back. I only weigh 155lbs yet I ride it with 210 PSI!!! Even with slow rebound and high pressure (10mm sag) I still get full travel 2" on the RP2. I am afraid to bottom out but havent had this issue yet. This seems to be common issue with these rear shocks, regardless of bike make/model. Otherwise the Maestro work really good. I have to look down to see if its working cuz I don't notice anything! The Kenda Nevagals are a love em/hate em scenario for me. I love the grip on corners and climbing over roots/logs/downhill. But I just hate how slow these tires are on steep climbs. Another gripe I have is that the paint seems thin. My 4 year old K2 has held up alot of drops and the paint isn't as brittle as the Trance. Its a really good looking bike no matter what. Anyways, these are all minor compared to the way this bike rides, coasts and climbs. Trance can definitely handle more than a hardtail can. Drops, tight switchbacks, slopes logs, roots are no match for the Trance. As I said before, once dialed in (settings, air pressure) this bike eats up trails and asks for more.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $2200.00
Purchased At: Secret bike store do
Similar Products Used: first FS bike ever, but road a custom K2 Zed hardtail before this
Bike Setup: All stock except Lizardskin chainstay protector and Shimano pedals
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2011
Strengths: Fast and stable
Sturdy build
Reasonably light
Mega traction from the Maestro suspension
Weaknesses: 9mm front axle is a bit flexy
Very Common!
Bottom Line:
If you want a great value, do-it-all bike, it is hard to go past a Trance. I have completed endurance XC races, epic weekend rides and easy DH trails without wanting more from my noble steed.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $1300.00
Purchased At: secondhand
Similar Products Used: Giant Halo, GT Avalanche
Bike Setup: Fox 32 F120R fork, Fox Float R shock, Deore LX brakes and drivetrain, XT rear derailleur, XM317 wheels, Geax Saguaro 2" tyres
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2011
Strengths: Price, Durability, Reliability, Performance, and Looks
Weaknesses: The only compliant I can think of on this bike are the wheels. They are heavy, but they perform well and look good. Through on a pair of Spinergy's
Bottom Line:
I have had six years on Giants Maestro suspension (Giant Reign) and I love the way these bikes handle. They do everything well and are durable, reliable and affordable. I have two kids and live on a budget. My only complaint with Giant has always been looks. They usually are pretty blah, but this year (2011) I am floored by the great design and looks. This bike climbs like a scalded monkey and descends like a runaway train. I have heard complaints about weight on giants. My 2011 with above specs is 26 pounds and 125mm of travel with a boostvalve rear shock. That is pretty good for a XC bike! I would recommend this bike to anyone who wants a great bike that does it all and then some (climbs, descends, corners, accelerates and bombs) ,but doesn't care about having a boutique bike. And if you have a question on how fast this bike is come to Rapid City and bring your lungs.
I give the Trance X2 5 chilis on value, try and find a better deal and four chilis overall, there is always room for improvement.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Blur LT, Specialized SJ FSR, Trek Fuel EX, Giant Anthem X
Bike Setup: 2011 Trance X2 I think the bike came well equipped but I have my personal preferences, Sram X9 shifters/Derailleurs, Shimano Xt Cranks and cassette, Spinergy Wheels, Avid Elixer Brakes, and Giants Carbon seat post, Handle Bar and stem.
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2011
Strengths: 2011 Trance X2- Short of World Cup downhilling or Rampage contests this bike can do everything! It's fast up hills but when turned flat and downhill it blisters trails! Stiff front end, great accelerating and plush suspension! With a higher B.B. than a race bike it goes over bigger objects with 'trials bike' ease but that does raise center of gravity a tad for super fast hair pin turns. 15mm through axle, 1.5 crown and 5" with a stable climbing front geometry at 69.5 makes it turns fast and relaxed enough for bombing!
Weaknesses: No 12mm through axle rear available..... yet.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $2500.00
Purchased At: Sunshine Cycles
Similar Products Used: '04 & '08 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert, '08 Trance X0. Lots of hardtails before.
Bike Setup: '11 X2 Large with a set of UST Shimano MT65s and upgraded to carbon bar, 100mm Thomson stem to shorten for my reach being 5'10" and bigger tires (Schwalbe Nobby Nics 2.25 UST). Otherwise, stock- SLX/XT.
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2010
Strengths: Maestro Link, Weight, relaxed riding position, stock specification vs price.
Weaknesses: Stock wheelset wasnt great, found the nevegals a bit too draggy, not great amount of mud clearance at the rear. Finishing of the bike wasnt great out the box, bits of aluminium bur were left in the frame and steerer was too long for the spacers provided, one of the bolt holes on the fr wheel was threaded.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $2000.00
Purchased At: Tredz
Similar Products Used: Kona DAwg, Anthem x2
Bike Setup: Stock apart from specialized purgatory (fr) and The captain (r) tyres, hope hoops pro2 on dt-swiss 4.2s, shimano spd 540s, a sram 991 chain and ashima top end gear inner and outer.
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2010
Strengths: superb detailed frame, efficient suspension, reasonably light weight
Weaknesses: slight bob when hammering standing up
Bottom Line:
Extra tall riders beware: For some reason Giant cut the steerer tube on the fork one centimeter which forced me to get a 20 degree stem and tall riser bar to get the cockpit to trailbike standards (bars and seat level). I think they cut all their forks at the same lenght cause the Large frame was ok.... !?!? One chili off for this Giant!
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $3500.00
Purchased At: Le Yéti
Similar Products Used: specialized stumpjumper expert carbon
Bike Setup: mavic crossmax st wheels, xt/xtr drive train, avid elixir cr brakes, selle italia slr saddle, easton carbon riser bar and EC9 stem, fox f120 RL fork and RP23 shock
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2010
Strengths: Forks, shock, brakes (2010 model)
Weaknesses: Gap from 18" to 20" sizes (though it's a slightly small 20" - 61 cm top bar)
Bottom Line:
I found the X2 surprisingly fast going XC - close to equivalent hard-tails (even my Felt). The Maestro system works very well. It's obviously not as firm as a hardtail, but it's much better than most dual suspension bikes. The Elixir 5s are great brakes. The Kenda tyres (Nevegals) offer great grip, but on hard stuff the noise and rolling resistance are quite high. I'll put other tyres on when these wear out. I particularly like the bars - nice and wide for lots of control, but the grips are too small diameter, even for my medium-sized hands. Will change for Giant ergo grips (dirt cheap at $15).
The weight is excellent for a dual suspension bike at this price point.
My only real gripe is that after just 3 days the bottom bracket started creaking. Too loose?? It's good that Giant provide one free service.
Overall, the Trance X2 is a fabulous bike for trail riding and gives the rider great confidence when dealing with moderate technical sections.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $2000.00
Purchased At: Strathpine Cycles
Similar Products Used: Specialised FSR XC, Cannondale Rush, Gary Fisher Sugar 4+, Felt RXC2
Bike Setup: Standard except seat
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2010
Strengths: Maestro suspension is among the best designs out there. Great component spec for the price. Climbs any hill, goes down any hill and does it well.
Weaknesses: The stock Smarty pedals died on the first rock they hit. Replaced them with Candys, which are far superior. The grips sucked, and are replaced with ODI Rouges.
Mysterious clicks and creaks happen every once and a while. Especially after things get wet. Can get annoying at times. Doesn't effect the performance of the bike however.
Sometimes, I wish the fork (which is awesome) had 140mm of travel.
Bottom Line:
Overall I'm incredibly happy with my purchase, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great bike at a relatively low price.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $2200.00
Purchased At: Hutches Bikes, Bend
Similar Products Used: Specialized Enduros and Stumpys.
Bike Setup: XL Frame with stock componets except for ODI Grips, Candy Pedals, and a Thomson seat post.
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MORROW, Ga. – The University of North Georgia women's tennis team pushed the 32nd-ranked Clayton State University Lakers to the brink Saturday afternoon, but ultimately fell just short as the Lakers won the Peach Belt Conference match 5-4.
The Saints (7-11, 2-9 PBC) fell behind 2-1 early in the match to the Lakers (8-8, 7-5 PBC) in doubles action with Cameron Williams and Adalyn Hazelman claiming No. 2 doubles 8-5 while Clayton State took the other two match ups.
Mathilda Baartvedt then tied things up when she earned a win at No. 2 singles after Ivana Krommelova retired early.
The match came down to the decisions at No. 3, 4 and 6 singles – all three matches went to three sets. Natalia Escobar and Nela Handac both won their sets at No. 3 and No. 6 singles, but Hazelman fell despite battling hard to the very end.
The Saints will now travel to Montevallo, Ala. where the Falcons of the University of Montevallo await for a 12:00 p.m. match on Sunday, Apr. 7.
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1S – Hannah Keeling (CSU) def. Cameron Williams (UNG) 6-4, 6-4
2S – Mathilda Baartvedt (UNG) def. Ivana Krommelova (CSU) 2-1 (RET)
3S – Natalia Escobar (UNG) def. Martina Dedaj (CSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
4S – Raluca Pavel (CSU) def. Adalyn Hazelman (UNG) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
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John Kass
April 19, 2013
It's not a garden yet, just the promise of a garden now, a large square of mud bordered by timbers to keep the dirt from washing out over the backyard grass.
But with all the heavy rain lately, it would have been foolish to stand out there on the edge of the mud and get soaked. So I stood out on the deck for a bit, staring at all that water pooling in that fine loamy soil, thinking of what to plant.
Tomatoes, of course, cucumbers on a netting supported by poles, beans and greens, peppers and onions. Maybe eggplant this year, and Brussels sprouts for the fall.
Gardeners, even lousy ones like me, become insatiable in mid-April. We're waiting for May and hands in the dirt, maybe a blister where the office worker can remember calluses once, and a start full of promise that is always tempered by reality.
Sound corny? Sure. Gardening is a habit I picked up to please my father. Now I do it to please myself.
And to reckon with myself in the quiet of it.
That patch of mud is where we kept the playhouse and swing set for the boys when they were tiny. I'd work at home then occasionally, and when our boys were little they'd sometimes call me out of the basement office and we'd have adventures.
One day was especially fine. The boys knocked quietly, almost timidly on the office door and asked me to go outside. There was sun and blue sky and we sat on the swings and studied the clouds. It was summer, around the time that terrorist Timothy McVeigh was to be executed, that monster who slaughtered all those innocents in Oklahoma trying to become his own god.
So I let the boys pull me out there, away from the monster McVeigh, and we lay on our backs in the grass near the swings and found horses among the clouds.
But these days, the boys have beards. They're much taller than their father. And they don't care much for swings or gardens. They seek other adventures. They want the keys to the car. They want the road.
In our suburban backyard, off to the side along the edge of the yard, is a perennial garden that needs a lot of work. Flowers can be cruel, especially roses. And full perennial gardens take years. Mine is a long, toothless smile, my failure, reminding me of how I don't plan or think for the long term.
It's the vegetable garden that gives a relatively quick return. It's the place I can go to find quiet in the mornings.
A place to pull some weeds, say a prayer and concentrate on something other than news and those striving opinions, away from noise and the brutality of the world. It's the place to avoid the story of the Boston bombings and the relentless shriek of the 24-hour news cycle.
To get away from thinking about a boy like Nazia "Peanut" Banks, 12, shot to death in Chicago while running home. To avoid that sound made by courtiers and political bootlickers as they approach the powerful.
It's there in the garden where I find refuge from the grating sound of my own voice. Away from that voice that knows, the voice with opinions, the one that helped me type this, the voice that tells me each morning what I really should have for breakfast — a big, heaping bowl of shut the bleep up.
And so after the last frost, with the plants in the ground, I can stand quiet out there, tying tomatoes, pinching off suckers, using bamboo stakes to encourage the cucumber vines to stay away from my peppers.
At night when the family is asleep there's that old locust tree in the backyard. I can sit under it, drink a beer and hope to not think of a damn thing. Not the news, or who said what, or who did or wrote what, or all the stupid things I said on the radio or did that day.
It never works out that way though. You sit still under a tree at night and your mind starts to run. What some people need is activity and supreme concentration to keep the world and the headlines out of our heads. That's what I require.
It would be nice to have a river in the backyard full of trout and steelhead demanding absolute concentration, and fields nearby full of rabbits and pheasants so Zeus the wonder dog could feel his true worth every day. But with two boys getting ready for college, that's fantasy, so I have a garden, though now it's just a garden of mud with a fence to keep Zeus out.
You can't very well offer tomatoes or bunches of Swiss chard to friends if you have a dog and don't have a fence. It just isn't done.
As the rain fell the other day, I watched the pooling water and thought of other gardeners doing the same thing at their homes. Winter's gone. We've burned gardens by planting too early before that last frost. But we're itchy to put plants in the ground.
The tomatoes did well last year. Betty planted them. They did so well that I was a bit jealous, but there's nothing like a salad of homegrown tomatoes, onions and crumbled Maytag blue cheese and the anchovies of Mytilini.
If I could find an anchovy plant, I'd put that in the ground, too.
It's so green out there. And so quiet.
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I forgot to add. Anyone that wants anymore for their money is never satisfied.
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Most everything about this amp passes muster, except the relay/reverb. I couldn't hear it working at any volume...except mild reverb. And I know that the old tuck 'n roll Kustom was over the top, but this Kustom tries hard to be plain Jane!
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The only reason I gave it a five for features is that the overdrive, reverb, and delay aren't really that good, but the amazing clean channel definitely makes up for it, which brings me to the main point:
It is perfect for me because I already use a multi-effects pedal, so I only needed a great clean sound. If you're looking for an all-in-one sort of deal, this amp isn't it. But, as I said before, it does have an amazing clean sound, and the dual speakers are certainly an improvement over my 8-inch Marshall practice amp! If you're in the market for an affordable, great sounding base to build on with your own effects, and that has presence, but won't blow the windows out, buy it! You won't regret it.
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It's not a Marshall stack, or some boutique European plaything. It's a simple, affordable tool for those of us who aren't hung up on name brands, and don't have record company budgets. As long as you remember that, you will love this amp.
Let's face it. You're not going to buy this amp if you've got money to burn. So, let's get real. This amp has a terrific clean channel. Fortunately, that's all I really need. I pair it with a Digitech RP 500 pedalboard. And, it makes the sounds I want it to make.
The distortion on the gain channel sucks. And, their isn't nearly enough saturation, even at full gain. The best you can do is some bluesy, classic rock sound.
It has a footswitch jack, but READ THE MANUAL. The footswitch has two functions, your basic channel switch and what I call the "wish I was a Marshall trick". It's a volume boost, supposedly for that extra oomph when playing solos. But, at low volume the boost is too big. And, at high volume the treble gets way too tinny when boosted.
If you're a beginning guitarist on a budget, or just need some cheap power, then this is the best you will do for the price. For a 20-watt amp, the 2x12 speakers are actually nice and loud, just remember it's only 20-watts. But, it will power all your practices and most of your gigs without having to mic it.
I've only had this thing about 4 months and I've put it through heck. I nearly blew up the effects loop the first day I had it (ALWAYS CHECK YOUR OUTPUT VOLUMES AND NEVER CONNECT/DISCONNECT GEAR WITH THE POWER ON). It's been knocked over and fallen off the tailgate and then played a gig without so much as a hiccup. I would have given it a 10, but I have yet to spill a beer on it.
Leave it to Kustom to always provide value. The KG210 is everything you'd expect for the price and nothing you don't. If you don't get all the features in the world, just keep the receipt. Pair it with a good pedalboard. And, when those trendy, fashion-slaves with their Marshalls and their Fenders start bragging, show them what you paid for it.
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I just got this amp in the mail today. If you want to play on clean channels only, then this amp if for you. But if you're hoping to play crunchy stuff without pedals you're screwed.
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This is not a high dollar or high wattage piece of equipment. It does need a footswitch but, it has good tone. It is a great amp for home use and small areas. I've not hooked it to a cabinet yet. I am very happy with this purchase. Kustom has done well in this area of good amp's at a great price. A excellent first amp or jam amp for practice with the band.
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Ok, first of all, I like Kustom gear. I have used Kustom mains, wedges and amps (both bass and guitar) for years. Mainly because as a professional musician they were affordable on my meager earnings. For the most part I haven't had any problems with any of their products and have gotten reliable service from everything I've ever owned of theirs. I did have a Kustom pa head crap out on me, but's for the most part, their stuff is very well made for the money. Totally recommend Kustom gear for working musicians on a tight budget.This amp really surprised me. I play a mix of blues/rock-a-billy/country/cajun/swampy/funky mish- mash of music, mostly original, and I play through a hollowbody of my own design with twin P-90s. And I think I found my sound with this little amp. I got it mainly because everything else I tried was either too woofy (112 and 212) or too boxy (single 10). Somebody recommended I try a 210, and for the price I thought I'd give the KG210FX a try. If I don't like it, return it, simple as that. I was really impressed with how my playing came alive and for the first time I didn't have to fight the guitar or tone of the amp. Playing was very comfortable and my ears didn't get tired like they do playing thru Fenders (sorry Leo). I dialed in a great tone (somewhere in between jazzy, early Chuck Berry and John Fogerty). Hell I even used it the next night at a gig. Sounded great. Everyone commented afterwards about what a great tone I had. I know right? I couldn't believe a 20 watt SOLID STATE amp gave me what I have been searching for. No one is more surprised than I. I even ordered a second one and am going to try to run them together for extra volume in bigger rooms. OK, that being said, this amp isn't for everybody. Do not get this amp if you're looking for anything other than a great clean/jazzy tone. I play a hollowbody and she has always been a temperamental guitar and I have to fight with her playing live most of the time, but this amp tamed that unruly side. She will still feed back as all hollowbody's do, but I can control it for the first time and gives me the tone I've wanted for a while. Why don't you just get a different guitar? Well Sharleen and I go back a long ways and I designed her, and even made some of the parts, so I needed to find something that matched her and not the other way around. The dirty channel is useless to me. Really piercing high end super crunchy, hissy, noisy as hell and just awful. It will probably sound great in the right hands with the right guitar. But it's not for me. The FX are crap too. Sorry Kustom, but the reverb sounds super cheap. Put a real spring in this thing for pete sake. The delay is the same. Total garbage. For a little overdrive I'll get a Fulltone or Tube Screamer, but for now I'm not missing the overdrive. Missing having a nice reverb though. Might get Holy Grail or add a real spring tank in this thing, we'll see.Like I said this amp isn't for everyone, but for me, it just sings. Changed the way I played the other night at a show. Sounded great. I finally found the sound I've been looking for for many years now and I can finally relax on stage and just play. It seems well made and most of Kustom gear is, has cool retro styling, and is just great for my needs. Can't wait to use the 2 of them together because 20 watts only go but so loud before the speaker's start to fart up or just blow entirely. Thanks Kustom!
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Just got mine in today. Played through it for a good hour testing out the channels and whatnot. I'm not blown away by this am but I'm not disappointed in it. The delay sounds great and breaks up really nice and the clean channel (what I wanted a stereo amp for) sounds nice and bright. The downside is the gain channel which sounds really empty and there is no warmth. Maybe I need some time to dial it in better, but for now I stand by the old saying, "Ya get whatcha' pay for!"
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AfricaSky or Afton Guest Houses - Which one?
This is a discussion on AfricaSky or Afton Guest Houses - Which one? within the Before & After the Hunt forums, part of the HUNT AFRICA category; Any recommendations on either would be appreciated, and if anyone has used AfricaSky's SAPS 520 assist service I would appreciate ...
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AfricaSky or Afton Guest Houses - Which one?
Any recommendations on either would be appreciated, and if anyone has used AfricaSky's SAPS 520 assist service I would appreciate comments - good or bad. I stayed at the Afton in 2010, but I was traveling with the whole family (3 kids - including a 4 yr old - and more luggage than any sane person should carry) and I can't remember a thing about the steak, the room or anything else. I was so happy to get horizontal not much else mattered.
This time I'll be spending 2 nights in Joburg on the way. I like having the SAPS 520 already approved, and the using the guest house to perform this service seems attractive.
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From what I'm hearing Africa Sky is quite a bit nicer and I guess is in the same neighborhood as Afton so obviously the same time away from the airport.U.S. Contact for HartzView Safaris
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Cannot speak to Sky but I too stayed at Afton and used their gun service as well in 2009, and was very pleased with the whole program including the pickup and drop off at the airport. And I remember the steak! It wasnt cheap but it was good! Breakfast was also good and plentiful, and it was very reasonable I felt. Would use it again.
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I like Afton. Stayed there on all 3 of my hunts so far. Annelise does a nice job. Because I stay over night and have never had to rush out of the airport I have always just done the gun permit on my own. Over the 6 years that I have traveled through the Joburg airport it has gotten faster to get the permit. It took me longer to rent my cellphone from the cell store outside the gun permit area.
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I have never stayed at Africansky, but have stayed at Afton twice and would book there again if I needed to overnight in Joberg
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Stayed at African Sky Guest House this past October. They were at the airport waiting for us with SAPS permit when we arrived. They had a bus/minivan to ferry us to their Guest house. We arrived at 10:00 pm at night after travelling for 24 hours. They kept the chef on to make us dinner that late. Before we left they emailed us their menu and asked if we would like to prorder our late dinner.
Awesome service, clean and well kept premises and very reasonably priced.
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Stayed at the Afton on my trip in 2010 and I would stay there again. Great service, nice rooms, great steak and a good breakfast.
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Have use Afton before and will again in April this year. Using their permit help also this time. Always a good place to stay
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I stayed at Afton House on my first trip to S.A. in 2011, and just returned from my second trip yesterday and used Africa Sky this time. Both B&B's are fine but I preferred Africa Sky for one primary reason: the meals had more variety and were a bit better than the steak I had when I stayed at Afton House. After the long plane flight and with the accompanying jet lag, I prefer a lighter meal than a chuck of heavy beef. Other than that both are excellent in their offerings.
By the way, if you stay at Africa Sky and they offer you the option of lemon cheesecake with some vanilla ice cream for dessert, DO NOT pass this up. The cheese cake is not the heavy cheese concoction I'm used to in the States. Their's is a light, whipped delight with a very lively fresh lemon sweetness. You mix that with the rich vanilla ice cream, well, it will ease you lovingly into the night. It would also be a thought to request it when you are booking your reservations. No kidding, it was that good.
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I too ended up staying at the Africa Sky. Very clean and well maintained, food was great, grounds are beautiful, and they handled the rifle permit for me as well. The owners were very personable, and there were no people peddling jewelry and crap like we experienced in 2010 at the Afton House. Maybe this has changed since then, but it was annoying at the time. I would have to rate the Africa Sky higher than the Afton.Shakey Katy, TX
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You would not make a mistake with any of these ! They are both great ! About the same time from the Airport ! African Sky is maybe in a little quiter area ! I suggest flip a coin ! They should both exceed your expectations !Richard Lemmer - Safari Afrika - Accept the Challenge !
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I stayed at Afton in 2010. Very clean and the steak was very good, had heard stories about the food but I did not experience any problems.Roger Heintzman
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Carter County appeals adult ed consolidation
By Max Hrenda
More than a month ago, Johnson County beat out Carter County in a state-sponsored competition to determine which would oversee adult education for the combined region.
The decision isn't necessarily final; last Monday, Carter County Schools appealed the decision to the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Officials said the decision will take roughly two weeks.
While pitting counties against each other might not be routine, the push to reduce spending on adult education is becoming so in Tennessee.
Three years ago, the state's adult education programs were told their budgets would be scaled back by 20 percent.
Two years ago, the state removed another 20 percent.
Then, last year, adult education supervisors were told certain counties would be combined into a single service area … but only one office would coordinate services.
What has proven to be perplexing for educators and legislators alike is that the demand for adult education is increasing, while its funding is systematically decreasing.
"I don't understand exactly what we're doing," said state Rep. Kent Williams. "We had the largest budget that we had ever had, by far. To cut such a vital program, I think, is a huge mistake."
For the 2011 fiscal year, Tennessee spent $3.9 million on adult education. Only two states – Kansas ($1.4 million) and Mississippi ($2 million) – of the 13 states in the Southeast region spent less.
Under that budget, the state distributed 9,159 GED certificates. That means that Tennessee spent $425.31 per certificate. In the Southeast region, only Mississippi ($265.60) and Texas ($380.38) averaged less.
Though Tennessee has demonstrated it can produce results with low budgets, it appears some at the state level feel as though there is still room to cut back.
According to Williams, who has been one of the more outspoken critics of the cuts, reducing spending on adult education will only serve to hurt Tennesseans.
"We should be reaching out to expand adult education, not cutting it back," Williams said. "We're putting over $300 million additional dollars into higher education, and making it harder on those individuals who want to pursue higher education by getting their GED, better their lives, and better prepare for the work force."
Barring a successful appeal, the task of preparing adults for the work force in Johnson and Carter counties now falls on Jewell Hamm, adult education supervisor for Johnson County Schools.


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In a 10-year period that saw a technology boom, a stock market bust, terrorist attacks, strict new corporate accounting standards and pharmaceutical regulations, a recession, and finally, an economic rebound, the medical meetings industry has gone through a lot just to get back to where it was.
Indeed, the industry has come full circle since 1997 as the key indicators — attendance and number of exhibits — have returned to the levels they had reached 10 years ago, according to the Healthcare Convention Exhibitors Association's new study, a 10-year look at trends culled from data on more than 15,000 medical meetings.
On the positive side, healthcare shows make up about 23 percent of all conventions in the U.S., making it the largest segment, according to the CEIR Index 2006 Edition, produced by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research. In addition, growth in the medical sector outpaces all other industries. Nevertheless, although the industry is now as healthy as it has been in the last decade, the HCEA survey shows warning signs that could hurt its future growth.
Back to the 90s
In the late 1990s, the healthcare convention industry was riding high, according to the HCEA study, which analyzed data from medical shows of all sizes. (See sidebar, page 34.) The average professional attendance at a meeting was 1,932 in 1997, while the number of exhibits at the average convention spiked to 159 in 1998, up from 153 the year before. But the times were changing. "One of the things that we found interesting [in the study results] was that the decline was already well under way before 9/11," says Eric Allen, executive vice president at Atlanta-based HCEA, which collects data on healthcare shows worldwide and produces online and print directories of medical meetings.
For the five years following 1997, attendance dropped or was flat, falling to a low of 1,637 in 2003. The number of exhibits followed a similar trajectory, gradually falling from a high of 159 in 1998 to 134 in 2003. "The dip was probably a combined effect of the economy and then of September 11," says Allen.
During the next three years, how-ever, attendance and exhibiting rebounded, thanks in large part to a recovering economy. The average number of exhibits at healthcare meetings has increased 16 percent since 2003, reaching an average of 156 exhibits per convention in 2005, only to dip slightly to 155 in 2006. Likewise, attendance has climbed 15 percent since 2003, reaching 1,889 in 2006 — the highest it's been since 1997. As HCEA reports, the industry has essentially returned to the success of the late 1990s.
Large Meetings Boom
Over the years, the types of events that have shown the biggest attendance increases are very large meetings (defined by HCEA as those with more than 10,000 attendees) and large meetings (more than 4,000 attendees), while average attendance at small meetings (fewer than 2,000) has decreased.
Comparing average attendance in two three-year periods, from 1997 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2006, professional attendance at very large meetings grew 7 percent to 12,483, while large meeting attendance rose 8 percent to 7,290. Small meetings, which make up 74 percent of all healthcare meetings, saw attendance decline 2 percent to 468.
In terms of specialty, oncology/cancer meetings are the fastest growing of all disciplines, with attendance up 80 percent since 1997 to 1999. Family practice/primary care meetings have experienced a 74 percent growth in attendance since 1997, while attendance at geriatric meetings has climbed 57 percent.
Exhibits Decline
Despite the forward momentum, there are some red flags in the survey that could produce challenges for both healthcare meeting organizers and exhibitors. One concern is that in 2006 the average number of exhibits per event dropped for the first time since 2002. The decline was small (156 in 2005 to 155 in 2006), but it caught Allen's attention. "Is it the start of a trend — or a blip?"
What is clear is that companies are scrutinizing their marketing spend more closely these days to get the best value for their dollar. "Exhibit marketing is under more pressure than ever before," he says, "and that pressure is for data." Data, he says, is what's driving marketing decisions today because it allows marketers to quantify the value of one marketing channel over the other. "What the industry is demanding now is quantifiable measurements for how effective exhibiting at healthcare shows is," he adds.
One of the reasons for doing the study, says Allen, was to determine just that — the value of exhibiting. What the study found was that, when adjusted for inflation, a 10-foot-by-10-foot booth costs 6 percent less than it did 10 years ago. Also, the space-cost-to-professional-attendee ratio — which comes from dividing the cost of a 10-by-10 booth by the number of professional attendees — is 4 percent lower than it was in 1997. Not surprisingly, large meetings are a better deal than small meetings, as the space cost per professional attendee is just 28 cents for large meetings compared to $2.10 for small meetings. "I was struck by how economical it is to reach medical pros through conventions and exhibitions, when you compare those to other media," says Allen.
But costs for material handling, labor, and hotels — to name a few — have gone up in recent years. If organizers can help control or mitigate the "other" costs, it would alleviate some of exhibitors' cost concerns, he says.
And cost is just half of the equation; the other part of it is return. While the meetings industry tends to take for granted that conventions are an essential part of the marketing mix, marketers don't always see it that way, says Allen. "There's a tendency on the part of convention organizers to just assume that exhibitors are going to always see the value of being there because they can't afford not to be."
As medical trade show organizers know, the regulatory environment has altered exhibitor methods. Exhibitors now have restrictions on giveaways at their booths, and booth conversations focus more on education than sales.
But whether exhibitors are focused on return on investment or return on education, convention organizers need to embrace measurement, he says. "We've got to be able to document that essentialness every year. Associations that do a good job of helping their exhibiting customers tell that story to their parent companies are the ones that will probably thrive in the years ahead."
Exhibitors conduct their own measurements on everything from booth traffic to product conversations and interactions, says Allen. But they are now pressuring convention organizers for more data, such as the demographics on who is attending the convention and whether they plan to visit the exhibit floor. Many convention organizers are reluctant to give out that information, in part, he says, out of fear that it might reveal that a smaller percentage of attendees are visiting the exhibitors than they would like. But exhibitors, feeling the pressure from marketing executives, need that information to justify participation in the show. Without it, many exhibitors may assume the worst, he says. With it, the exhibitor might be pleas-antly surprised at the numbers. If not, they might be more amenable to working with the show organizer to boost traffic.
Bigger Booths
Another warning sign in the study relates to the increase in square footage of exhibit space used. Over the past 10 years, the number of exhibits has remained essentially flat, yet, comparing averages in two three-year periods, from 1997 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2006, the square footage of exhibit space used has increased 26 percent for large meetings and 28 percent for medium-sized meetings (2,000 to 3,999 attendees). "What that means is the associations are selling more space, but to more or less the same number of exhibitors," says Allen.
That's partly because of mergers and acquisitions. Companies are getting bigger, thus buying more space for their booths. The other factor is organizers have become better at selling the space.
Allen cautions organizers not to be too dependent on large exhibitors. "Every organizer needs to know what their tipping point is — [the point where] when they have so much invested in any single customer a loss could be catastrophic for their show." He doesn't think the industry is in any imminent danger, but if the trend continues and massive exhibit floors are filled by the same number of exhibitors (or even fewer), it will become unhealthy. To a certain extent, that trend is what happened in the information technology business, where some major trade shows toppled under their own weight after large exhibitors pulled out following the technology stock bust.
To offset the risk, medical trade show organizers should broaden their search for exhibitors, looking into industries they may not have tapped before, such as biomedical and technology companies, Allen suggests.
Attendance Lags
Another challenge is attendance. While attendance has steadily increased since 2003, it isn't quite back to 1997 levels. Two big obstacles to boosting attendance are cost and online CME, which are interrelated, says Allen. If travel costs continue to rise to the point where healthcare professionals don't see the value in attending meetings, then they will get their CME credits online.
"Meetings are still the best way for healthcare professionals to get their continuing education because they are away from the distraction of their practices, and they can get [a number of credits] during a short period of time. Then, there's all the other informal education that takes place through networking," says Allen. "But online CME is certainly a trend that bears watching," he says, because it is cost-effective and convenient. (According to Medical Meetings' most recent physicians' CME preferences survey, doctors still earn the largest percentage of their credits — 32 percent — at out-of-town meetings; and they earn only 7 percent of their credits online. However, according to the Accreditation Council for CME's 2005 data report, the number of online CME activities offered by providers jumped 19 percent from 2004.)
And while eCME cannot replace the "robustness of a live event," that robustness is not easily quantifiable, says Allen. "You don't get CME credits for those five hallway discussions." Even if a physician skips a meeting once every two or three years to get credits online, that can affect attendance. There's also a push in the CME profession away from one-time meetings — which are not considered the most effective way to change physician behavior — toward self-directed education, such as performance-improvement activities, where doctors track and evaluate a specific practice area. Nevertheless, Allen says, the medical convention industry has to "do everything we can to keep meetings the No. 1 most cost-effective — and plain most effective — method for earning CME."
Despite all the challenges ahead, Allen believes that the industry will flourish if it proves its value to both attendees and exhibitors. "The healthcare convention industry has a very compelling story to tell and we need to tell it," says Allen. "If the industry can rally around the idea of quantification, then we have no direction to go but up. But if the industry sticks its head in the sand and refuses to go through the discipline of quantifying its own performance, then I'm not so sure."
Vegas Is Doc City
Las Vegas wasn't a top medical meetings destination 10 years ago, but now it reigns as the most popular venue, according to the Healthcare Convention Exhibitor Association's industry trends report. It's also the fastest growing medical meeting site, hosting 145 percent more healthcare conferences in 2006 than it did in 1997. Chicago has 35 percent more medical meetings now than it did in 1997, while Orlando and Atlanta have 28 percent and 23 percent more, respectively.
It's worth noting that New Orleans, usually among the top five destinations for medical conferences, hosted only 20 meetings in 2006 because of Hurricane Katrina.
About This Survey
To produce the 2007 Industry Research Report on Healthcare Meetings and Exhibit Marketing, the Healthcare Convention Exhibitors Association, Atlanta, analyzed the statistical information it has collected during the past decade from about 15,000 medical meetings of all sizes, from fewer than 100 to more than 10,000 attendees, held throughout the United States. All data is self-reported. In addition, HCEA did comparative analyses using reference data from U.S. government or industry sources. HCEA plans to conduct an update every year to measure trends on a year-to-year basis. Copies of the report can be purchased for $995. For details, visit www.hcea.org.


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