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Venture from the exotic and colorful Bangkok on a day trip to the countryside and visit Damnoen Saduak floating markets. You'll experience rural Thai culture at its best and cruise by long-tailed speedboat to the markets. See the vendors selling local produce and get an up-close glimpse of everyday life in Thailand.
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You'll be picked up from your centrally located hotel and travel by air-conditioned coach from Bangkok to the Damnoen Saduak floating markets, situated 64 miles (104 kilometers) southwest of Bangkok, you will take an exhilarating ride through the marshes and stilt houses of Bangkok on a narrow, long-tailed speedboat towards the markets. Once you reach the markets your local Thai guide will ensure all your questions are answered and even assist those who may wish to take a ride on a local boat (optional extra, payable direct) through the maze of Thai style canoes laden with colorful fruits, vegetables, sweets and meats.
This is a very popular day-trip for many tourists to Thailand and subsequently many of the products for sale by the local vendors at the Damnoen Saduak floating markets today may not seem so authentically Thai.
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So, (no, I'm not staritng a bouncy) I popped down into the 9/11 dungeon to see what was going on and, low and behold, I found a "martial law to postone the 2008 election" thread that the mods had moved. It used to be in 2004 that these would pop up daily in GD and the mods would leave them there.
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Please spare me the following responses:
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3. Congress will impeach him.
Tell me how this Congress, that wouldn't even insist on timetables in the war funding bill, will deal with directive 51?Too stupid is more like it.rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Sun May-27-07 12:13 AM
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32. Apparently this topic is too sensitive and has been relegated to
the September 11 forum. Maybe I am over reacting. I hope so. But no one seems to want to take directive 51 seriously. I am sorry I brought it up.


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Proto-Post Scarcity
February 16, 2014
On the Medium.com blog, Rick Webb wrote a lovely post on the period of time and culture that transitions us from where we are now to the big question of what comes next. There's no sense in continuing our current version of capitalism now that the vast wealth in our financial system is controlled by so few. This includes twerky control of the democratic wheels (Congress, Judicial branch, and the Executive), as well as our cultural messages (mass media: TV, movies, the "news" and other feeders to our public dialog). Here, Webb walks us out to a future I can believe in.
I promise this is about Star Trek. Sort of. Bear with me a moment.
I've been reading a lot about robots lately. When I read about robots, and the future, I can't help but think about it in economic terms. And that inevitably turns my mind to the branch of economics called post scarcity economics. Traditional economics, of course, deals with the efficient allocation of inherently scarce materials. Post scarcity economics deals with the economics of economies that are no longer constrained by scarcity of materials — food, energy, shelter, etc.
The thing that never sits quite right with post scarcity economics, though, at least the very little that I've read, is that it's always sort of an all or nothing affair: you either don't have enough of anything or you have enough of everything. Thinking of this as a mental exercise is kind of fun, I think, but in reality it seems to me that getting from point A — a scarcity economy — to point B — post scarcity — is going to be a long, complicated journey as some things become more abundant in some places, while other things are still scarce.
What is needed is some sort of interim-, or proto-post scarcity economics. …
Take a few minutes (he suggests 20) and walk with him through a compelling story.
As a side note, back in 1998 I wrote a "speech" by Chu, a young person from the future. You can read that talk here.
vbcsf: Reality Check: Introduction to Truly Hands Free 3.0
May 9, 2013
Todd Mozer of Sensory–they have had their software up and running throughout the event and way beyond (last 20 years). Embedded Voice Biometrics (small footprints, small calc requirements)–other companies use touch to verify but they're getting away from that.
Why embedded? Small footprint: lower cost, works efficiently; lower power: less battery replacement, saves $ to consumers. No cloud connection needed: always works, faster responses, lower cost. Can improve accuracy, independent approaches: comparison between client and cloud biometrics, spot checks if/when needed.
Truly handsfree: voice activation, speech recognition and transcription, intent and meaning, data search and query, speech or display response. Voice activation: keyword spotting approach (instead of touch), fast response time and works with high noise. "Hello blue genie" triggers service, even with music in background (demo). Now added: speaker verification, pre-trained phrases (three words, though five words is recommended).
Diverse and growing customer base in consumer electronics including telephony, automotive, home electronics, toys and learning, bluetooth, and more. They had a device that went to Mars. Best selling girls electronics (GirlTech): diary for girls, locked with their voice. Radica acquired them then Mattel acquired them, still best-selling product. Uses 15 year old technology (they offered a free upgrade but was declined).
Increasing accuracy by combining metrics, sensors, platforms, other independent approaches. Increasing client/cloud interactions, including FIDO Alliance, security for transactions, transactions through mobile devices (e.g., "I want to buy that song.").
vbcsf: Reality Check: e-Government Applications for Voice Authentication
May 9, 2013
Roanne Levitt of VoiceTrust eServices Canada: they're involved in National ID program for an emerging Nation. Also proof of life. This nation has 10 million citizens, half do not possess a national ID. Program in place to register citizens and provice IDs. Nation was struck by a natural disaster and everyone lost their IDs. New program is designed to enable: participation in government, job, school, vote, acquire a title to real property. Involves many government ministries.
When a citizen registers, their photo is taken, fingerprint, signature recorded. Their voice is not registered at this point, but that will change. Problem with current registry: need to equip offices with fingerprint readers (and cost to acquire, distribute, infrastructure, IT personnel to maintain). Rejection rate for manual workers (cuts, worn prints, dry hands) is high, and citizens must come into office to verify identity. Corporations (e.g., banks) have a hard time with verification. Continue Reading
vbcsf: Reality Check: Mobile Voice Authentication
May 9, 2013
Anastasia with Agnitio: The solution to mobile fraud and identity theft is as easy as speaking, with KIVOX mobile. Demo of current app on mobile screen of Kivox: two buttons: teach the phone and practice (enrollment). Teach: select a passphrase (from list) or customer's own passphrase. If own, check phrase and write it down. Can use any language. Practice: phrase at bottom of big microphone picture. Speak, analysis, and done.
Next demo on security: how to leverage speech demo with FIDO clients. Worked with Nok Nok Labs to log into PayPal account. Press Login button, recognizes Nok Nok client that asks to use authentication client. Choose yes, verify with voice, successful login to PayPal. Speech used again to confirm high value transaction; is flexible and secure.
Next demo with Nok Nok Labs and FIDO: many different types of authenticators. On screen: silent, pin, voice, other methods. These are real and available products. Future: Thales (integrator) has MatchVOX (android) for on-device speaker work. Open it up, prompt for input method (mic, phone, recording). Uses live stream as phone input, compares speaker with on-phone records.
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During a preseason practice on a dreary Thursday morning outside Anniston's Lott-Mosby Stadium, junior quarterback Spencer Howard commanded his offense like a seasoned veteran.
He congratulated them when they executed a play to perfection. "I likes that. Good job, O!," he shouted as he carried out a fake.
And he corrected them when it was needed, "Get the snap up," he said to center Chad Anderson, encouraging a better exchange.
Howard, who'll make his first varsity start when the Bulldogs travel to Class 5A Erwin on Aug. 25, replaces former standout Josiah Atkins as the Bulldogs starting quarterback. Atkins started four games as a freshman
in 2007 and led the Bulldogs to three-straight playoff appearances, including a Class 4A, Region 6 title and trip to the state quarterfinals as Anniston went 10-3 a year ago.
Howard's cool, calm and collected demeanor was a far cry from the gun-shy signal-caller who fumbled the most significant snap he took all season filling in for Atkins in the Bulldogs' homecoming win against Oneonta.
"I'm just trying to get better," said the 5-foot-8, 165-pounder. "Repetitions, that's all. I've made a big improvement from then, just being focused and confident."
Second-year Bulldogs coach Eddie Bullock can relate to the skepticism his new signal-caller might incur as he leads a program with a state-championship pedigree. Bullock was met with criticism when the Board of Education was reluctant to make him the permanent head coach after releasing Alex Wilson, who'd guided Anniston to a pair of postseason appearances. Bullock was tagged with an interim title before leading the Bulldogs to its most successful season in a decade.
"I sort of tell Spencer that we're two of a kind," Bullock said. "I told him, 'Being totally honest with you, I get criticized a lot, and I get doubted a lot about my ability to coach the football team.'
"The same thing happens to Spencer. I have to defend him on a daily basis. People don't believe that he'll be able to quarterback. I told him that should be motivation to him like it is to me."
Howard has worked to get acclimated with a new set of targets. The Bulldogs graduated the entire wide receiver core from a year ago. However, he's got a more-than-capable offensive line in front of him, anchored by 6-foot-7, 276-poud left tackle Dontavious Blair. The Bulldogs also return Isaiah Riggins (6-3, 255) and Chad Anderson (6-1, 240). So, if size matters, protection shouldn't be a problem.
"We've got the talent, and we've got the size to be better than we were last year," said Blair, who's received interest from virtually every school in the SEC.
And it never hurts to have Troymaine Pope behind you taking handoffs. The 5-foot-8, 188-pound all-state running back rushed for 1,895 yards and 30 touchdowns in 11 games before going down with a slightly torn MCL that kept him out the Bulldogs' final two contests in 2010.
"He's going to be alright," Pope said about his new QB. "You're going to hear a lot about him."
Atkins, a two-time first-team all-county choice, said the toughest part for him as a young quarterback was adjusting to the mental aspect of the game.
"He's about to be a starting quarterback. It'll hit him sooner or later," said Atkins, who signed with Mississippi Delta Community College. "It's tough, but he can do it. He's got to know every position on that field, including the offensive line and wide receivers."
The Bulldogs aren't expecting Howard to do the things Atkins did right out of the gate. They'll limit his reads and expand the playbook as he develops and gains experience, Bullock said.
Bullock saw emerging leadership qualities in Howard in his ability to follow. He didn't miss a single workout this summer and was one of less than a handful of players on the roster to hit the weight room every day. He also spent countless hours going over plays and schemes with offensive coordinator Lynn Moore.
"You'd have to give him the respect just based off the work he put in," Bullock said. "You sat behind Boobie (Atkins) for two years; it's your time. You've got 100 percent support from me. As long as you've got support from me, you're alright.
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Early settlers named this key after their schooner, Island Home, but to make it sound more romantic they translated it into Spanish: Isla Morada. The chamber of commerce prefers to use its literal translation "Purple Island," which refers either to a purple-shelled snail that once inhabited these shores or to the brilliantly colored orchids and bougainvilleas.
Early maps show Islamorada as encompassing only Upper Matecumbe Key. But the incorporated "Village of Islands" is made up of a string of islands that the Overseas Highway crosses, including Plantation Key, Windley Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Craig Key, and Fiesta Key. In addition, two state-park islands accessible only by boat—Indian Key and Lignumvitae Key—belong to the group.
Islamorada (locals pronounce it eye-la-mor-ah-da) is one of the world's top fishing destinations. For nearly 100 years, seasoned anglers have fished these clear, warm waters teeming with trophy-worthy fish. There are numerous options for those in search of the big ones, including chartering a boat with its own crew or heading out on a vessel rented from one of the plethora of marinas along this 20-mile stretch of the Overseas Highway. Islamorada is one of the more affluent resort areas of the Keys. Sophisticated resorts and restaurants meet the needs of those in search of luxury, but there's also plenty for those looking for something more casual and affordable. Art galleries and boutiques make Islamorada's shopping scene the best in the Upper Keys, but if you're shopping for groceries, head to Marathon or Key Largo.
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Sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Hoover earlier Tuesday had indicated a fall as the probable, but not yet official, cause of death.
"It's definitely a strong likelihood," said Hoover. "The cliff, her falling is a possibility we're looking at."
If that's how the Cal Poly freshman died, she would be the second such fatality in the same area since November. In September, two young men went off the cliffs and survived, according to news reports.
The dangers of college students, alcohol and the cliffs of Isla Vista have been recognized as an ongoing problem by local officials, law enforcement, college administrators and student leaders.
The school routinely sends out email messages to students warning about partying near Isla Vista's cliffs. And this spring almost 400 feet of low rail fencing was added to what had been a county park's unobstructed bluff edge.
"We do have the ocean there and we have 60-foot cliffs there. They're very dangerous," said Rhandy Siordia, an Isla Vista resident, UC Santa Barbara senior and the college's associated student vice president.
This latest death adds to the concern, Siordia said. "It's something our community really has to confront and deal with."
Ayala was last seen by her friends at about 11 p.m. Friday. A beach jogger found her the next morning, dead in the water off of a campus beach.
The 2012 Santa Rosa High School graduate had gone with friends from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara for the weekend. Saturday was Isla Vista's annual spring break party.
Isla Vista is located on an ocean bluff, adjacent to the UC Santa Barbara campus. It's home to about 20,000 residents, many of them UC students.
The annual party this year attracted as many as 18,000 people, more than last year's estimated crowd of about 10,000.
Many who attend are under-aged college students who drink.
They crowd homes and apartments and fill the streets, primarily Del Playa Drive, the community's main street along the bluff.
By Friday night, thousands had already arrived for Saturday's event and the parties had begun, according to news and sheriff's reports.
Cat Ayala of Santa Rosa, Ayala's mother, said detectives had indicated her daughter had been at a party Friday night with friends. They'd split off at about 11 p.m. when Ayala said she had to go to the bathroom.
Officers had begun to break up gatherings, people were scattering and Ayala had probably fallen off the cliff, the family was told.
Siordia said many parties along Del Playa Drive are held at homes.
Residences typically have some kind of fence line between yards and bluff edges. Some fences are short and are sometimes crossed by people needing a place to relieve themselves.
"Sometimes they go on the other side of fences to use restrooms," he said.
Visiting students may not realize how close the cliffs are, he said. "It's an unfamiliar place."
If she'd fallen from an Isla Vista cliff, it is possible her body was carried a short way down the coast to nearby Campus Point where she was found.
Sheriff's officials Tuesday continued to decline to release details of the investigation. They also said a final determination on her death will be after toxicology tests are completed, which could take as long as six weeks.
On Nov. 9, detectives investigated the death of a 21-year-old UC Santa Barbara student found on a beach below the Isla Vista cliffs and the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive.
The investigation, which lasted one day, determined he'd fallen.
In September, two intoxicated young men went off the cliffs along the 6700 block of the drive. One 19-year-old reportedly said he'd jumped because he was despondent and another young man reported he went over the cliff, hoping to help his friend.
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Airline alliances are now an accepted part of the industry. Star Alliance, oneworld and SkyTeam reach out across the world in an attempt to offer their customers a seamless experience.
Although a successful strategy for airlines — with an economic impact that goes straight to the bottom line — the alliance model hasn't really taken off in the ground operations sector.
Alain Chapgier, secretary general of Aviance, the first international alliance for ground handlers, agrees this is something of a surprise, especially given the benefits it can bring to smaller, independent operators.
"An alliance is a 'third way,'" he says. "When we started Aviance in 1999, consolidation was very strong, and there were a number of global players such as Worldwide Flights Services, Swissport, Globeground and Menzies. As a small independent company, the options were limited. It seemed the only alternatives were to disappear or be bought.
"But we recognized the formation of an alliance could be an alternative solution," he adds. "It was benefiting the airlines, so why not employ it for other aviation sectors?"
The roots of the alliance were formed from a tie-up between Alyzia, the ground handling arm of Aéroports de Paris, and the UK's Gatwick Handling International (GHI). This fledgling pairing eventually grew to become Aviance, which today encompasses 12 members spanning four continents. Each Aviance member is financially independent, but adheres to the alliance's operating code of conduct and service standards.
In total the alliance's members have 21,700 staff, operate at 126 airports in 18 countries, and handle around 146 million passengers and almost 1.5 million tons of cargo.
The aviation industry has changed markedly since Aviance's inception — 9/11, spiraling fuel prices and a severe global economic recession have all had a dramatic impact — but Chapgier is certain the raison d'être for alliances still holds true today.
"Yes, these are difficult times," observes Chapgier. "The price pressures on carriers are being transferred to ground handlers, and they need to find a way to cut costs and improve revenue. Alliances are recognized as one solution."
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So can the ground handling alliance really be a win-win solution for all involved? Chapgier indentifies the benefits for members as threefold. Operations are enhanced through continual collaboration. Constant benchmarking exercises eventually evolve into a decision on best practice, which becomes the Aviance standard, deployed alliance-wide.
Purchasing advantages maximize available budgets. Acting as a single buyer, Aviance can negotiate volume discounts members wouldn't have been able to obtain on an individual basis. Additionally, purchasing decisions can be optimized, with equipment pooling wherever possible.
Finally, there are revenue synergies — largely as a result of the network effect. "For example, let's say our Spanish member, Flightcare, wants to bid for work with Air Algerie," explains Chapgier. "Well, in France we have very good contacts with that company. So we can make introductions and support any bid through the alliance concept."
Bob Gurr, director sales and marketing for South African member BIDAir Services, agrees that exposure on an international level is a major advantage. "Operating in a relatively small market, such as South Africa, is a challenge in many instances — especially with new entrant carriers who are already served by multinational handlers," he says. "Our membership of Aviance enables us to make use of the numerous airline contacts that our members have developed over a number of years."
The alliance model benefits carriers too, primarily through consistency of product delivery as well as standardization within the product itself — what Chapgier outlines as the "Aviance Difference." "In short, it simplifies the whole process for the airlines, and our standard agreement ensures a defined level of quality," Chapgier confirms. "They know exactly what they are going to get, no matter which alliance member is doing the actual work."
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Adult Adaptive Sports
at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
A selection of adaptive sports clinics. An excellent opportunity for adults and seniors with disabilities to play and learn modified sports.
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Rock Your Seat
at Greenbelt Recreation Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Experience the sound of music as you workout to the beat without leaving your seat. Recreation Center membership is required to participate.
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Seniors
Meditation Class
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Join us and learn some basic hatha yoga techniques to initiate relaxation. Learn how to influence changes within our physical and emotional responses to stress. Focus will be on…
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Grow Your Own Craft: Grass Head Guys and Gals
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Feel the need for seed? Then create and design your own Grass Head with seed and soil inside a nylon stocking.
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Knitting & Crocheting for Intermediate and Advanced Levels
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
2:30 p.m.–3:30 a.m.
Must be able to read and follow patterns.
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Human Impacts Institute Tree Care Tuesdays
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5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join Human Impacts Institute's successful Tree Care Tuesday program to help beautify NYC neighborhoods, create community relationships, promote green space, mitigate air pollution, and prevent stormwater runoff.
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Bryant Park Juggling
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5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons. All skills are welcome and equipment is provided.
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Shape Up NYC: Cardio Sculpt
at McDonald Park House (in McDonald Playground), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Continuous movement to great music makes it fun!
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Artist Alan Richards's colorful satirical composite images, or photomanipulations, feature elements juxtaposed to create pieces that portray humor and whimsy.
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The Ohio Court of Claims has approved a $300,000 claim to be paid by the Ohio Department of Transporation to a Delaware County motorcyclist who suffered extensive injuries when he had an accident after hitting a pothole on State Route 2 in Ottawa County on Aug. 2, 2007.
Michael Harmon was thrown off his 2001 Kawasaki motorcyle and suffered more than a dozen injuries. some of them causing permanent disability and requiring $1.2 million in medical and related expenses. Harmon also incurred $58,000 in lost wages.
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Is it a buyer's market yet? How are airline cuts affecting meetings? What are the trends in the association meetings market? This fall, we asked key players from CVBs around the country to tell us what's going in their cities — and to do a little crystal-ball gazing to predict what the near future holds. We've got some good news, and we've got some bad news.…
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On the economic effect
Peckinpaugh: We're seeing consistent pickup on the meetings side, although we are seeing softening on the leisure end. As a top-five market, we're still in high demand and are seeing few cancellations to date — a handful here and there, but nothing like what we've seen during other significant economic downturns.
We're definitely seeing more of a buyer's market, including more aggressive pricing from the hotels, although there has been little impact on contracts. In some instances, groups are trading down in terms of what hotels they're using, and we're also seeing some hotels go for group business that they wouldn't ordinarily look at in a stronger market.
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One result of these changes that we expect — not just here but nationwide — is an increase in regional meetings. We are also seeing a nice increase in international visitation due to the value of the dollar.
On association meetings trends
Peckinpaugh: About 70 percent of our meetings here are association meetings. We very rarely have cancellations in the association meetings market and we expect that to remain the same. So far, we're also still seeing attendance hold pretty true at association meetings. We do expect to see attrition creep back up as attendees go around the block and use the Internet to find availability so that could be more of a problem moving forward.
Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gary Sain, president & CEO
On the economic effect
Sain: We're holding our own, but we're facing the same challenges that many destinations are facing — especially in certain segments of the corporate market, such as financial, where we're seeing some last-minute cancellations at hotels.
Occupancy will be slightly down for the year at the convention center and the hotels right now. We've provided additional incentives in the meetings market for November and December, as well as during select time frames in 2009.
The buyer's market can be enhanced based on flexibility — if a planner can be flexible, it can be a great time to buy. Professional, seasoned meeting planners are asking for more value, and they're getting more built into the rate.
On airline cutbacks
Sain: This fall, we have about 12 percent less seating capacity, primarily from the Delta Connection (regional jets), so that will affect tertiary markets that no longer offer direct service. However, travelers from those markets can still connect through other hubs to get to Orlando. We'll still continue to serve every major destination in the United States, and in the international arena, we're doing very well with air service.
Last summer, we formed Air-team Orlando, a CVB-sponsored task force, in conjunction with the major attractions, convention center, airport, economic development council, and others, to sit down and communicate with the airlines directly about our needs. Since then, we have met with several airlines and have increased our co-op marketing with some to drive additional demand.
On association meetings trends
Sain: We're seeing renewed interest on the part of associations to be more flexible with their dates in order to get better deals. There's a sense that we can't all continue to do business the same way we always have. The other side of that is that there seems to be a renewed interest and focus on the meetings customer from the supplier side. As in previous downturns, the customer will come out of this as a more equal partner.
[For medical meetings we host], we're seeing more scrutiny as to the purpose of the meeting, the ROI, questions about what they want to get out of a meeting, and so on. It's up to both the planner and the destination to help sell the story of why it's important to have this meeting and what we can do to make it more successful.
Irving (TX) Convention & Visitors Bureau
Maura Gast, executive director
On the economic effect
Gast: It's chaos right now. Every day is a new adventure. There's nothing in the handbook about weathering an economic downturn — in an election year — with a war on. It's just a very different time.
We're used to economic cycles. Every seven to nine years we go through a dip, and we roll through it. But we've all got to be more conservative, more cautious. We need to be doing things more efficiently. So that means that critical business meetings will continue but will take place over two days instead of three. Companies aren't spending $100,000 on a keynote. They're foregoing the "nice-tos" and going to the "need-tos."
Companies still have to roll out products, issue new releases, test the market. But they have to approach their meetings and travel differently, and they are being more resourceful.
We've always been a very short-term meetings market, and that is definitely not changing. We've started to see a little bit of "give" on hotel rates, but it is cautious and the hotels remain more willing to sacrifice on occupancy. It has been very positive to see that hoteliers have been more cautious in their selling strategies this time and have not immediately embraced deep discounting as the only solution to stimulate sales. Hoteliers who experienced the very long recovery period from dramatic rate discounts in 2001 are aware of the impact that sort of reaction has on their business.
On airline cutbacks
Gast: The airline industry is directly connected to the success of short-term meetings business. If secondary markets can no longer depend on air service, they have to work differently. We're a primary air market, not a primary destination, but it remains a key advantage to have really good air access. Dallas/Fort Worth remains a major hub, and we benefit from people being able to fly in and out in a half-day's time.
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Chris Meyer, CMP, CEM, vice president, convention sales
On the economic effect
Meyer: The biggest impact we're seeing is in the number of days that groups are staying here, which is down. But the volume of activity is still very strong — in fact, in July we were up 1.2 percent in convention attendance over the previous year. We also track leads, and my lead volume is actually up, which is an indicator of future business.
We have about $30 billion worth of development going on here, with 32,000 guest rooms under construction and slated to open over the next four years — obviously hotel developers are still very bullish on Las Vegas. But we have seen it turn into a buyer's market.
We have seen some impact on room rates — there's a lot of value out there these days. We believe this will be the death of the hotel revenue manager position at hotels, and there's a loud cheer from planners about that.
On airline cutbacks
Meyer: We have a diversified mix of carriers: Even if one cuts service significantly, it won't hurt us as much as the gateway destinations that have only one or two carriers that are their bread and butter.
We've created five different task force committees, including one focused on business travel, to talk directly with the airline industry. We are losing some flights, but those aren't being filled now anyway. We will still be serviced from about 130 domestic markets, and international is growing for us. We are even seeing new service from some airlines: Virgin America started service in September from New York to Las Vegas to tie into their international arrivals at JFK, and we're seeing new routes from Allegiant in the U.S. and West Jet in Canada.
On association meetings trends
Meyer: The association market is vitally important to us here in Las Vegas, especially in economic times like this because we're seeing that market as very stable. They will have their meetings in good times and bad. What we are seeing is a lot more short-term inquiries from groups that used to book 10 or 15 years in advance; now we're getting action from them two or three years in advance.
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pat Moscaritolo, president & CEO
On the economic effect
Moscaritolo: I was actually trained as an economist, but I've given up on trying to forecast what's going on. There's been a lot of talk and speculation, but we have not seen it turn into a buyer's market here yet. Consumer confidence is low, the stock market is volatile, gas is high — these are all factors that should say that it would be difficult for the lodging industry to survive without fire sales, but it's not happening here.
We're well insulated here for a couple of reasons: We're very well diversified and attract financial, medical, educational, biotech/life sciences, international, and other groups. We're also continuing to grow our international marketing as it relates to those markets. The data shows that international meetings are a growth opportunity for us.
On airline cutbacks
Moscaritolo: It's a similar situation with the air carriers: No carrier here controls more than 22 percent of the total seats, which helps from a competitive point of view. Still, we lost some flights this fall and I expect that there will be a further retrenchment of the airlines — and when that happens, it could change my answer. Boston is also an easy gateway for international service and we've seen added nonstops from Milan, Italy; Frankfurt and Munich, Germany; and Stockholm, Sweden, along with an increase in flights from London. We're also well served by Amtrak, especially with New York, Washington, Portland and other parts of Maine, and even Canada. There's been a dramatic market shift for Amtrak, and the New York-to-Boston run is the fastest-growing route right now.
On association meetings trends
Moscaritolo: Some of our SMERF groups are seeing a little decline in numbers, which makes sense since in those markets, people have to pay to attend out of their own pockets. We've also seeing some shorter booking times — many are down to five years now — but that's been going on for a while.
Within the meetings themselves, we're seeing more structured networking events as they try to create an environment where people can experience cross-fertilization of ideas and meet people. To gain that time, we've seen a slight decrease in the time for opening receptions, say from three hours to two hours for example. We're also seeing more receptions taking place in the exhibit hall itself instead of moving to another room.
Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kevin Kamenzind, CMP, senior vice president, sales & marketing
On the economic effect
Kamenzind: We're starting to see changes in the single-property meetings market. Occupancies are trending lower and rates are remaining flat. We're also seeing the booking window shortening. This, combined with some properties experiencing short-term cancellations, is making it difficult to accurately forecast production. The convention center meetings market, however, is holding pretty strong. We're not seeing a total shift to a buyer's market, but we are seeing more value-add being negotiated.
With our convention center expansion scheduled to open in January and our new headquarters hotel, the 1,000-room Sheraton Downtown, now open, we feel we are in a much better position than some of our competition to weather this economic storm.
On airline cutbacks
Kamenzind: There's no way to predict what will happen. We've heard that US Airways might cut 6 percent to 8 percent here, and we might lose as much as 10 percent capacity altogether. However, as a hub for two low-cost carriers, US Airways and Southwest, we feel that we have an advantage over some of our less fortunate competitors.
On association meetings trends
Kamenzind: As a brand-new destination with the opening of the convention center expansion, we don't really have much to compare it to. We will be able to host much larger groups than in the past and get onto rotations that we couldn't accommodate before. The SMERF market is also going to be very important to us, especially during the summer months, when we can offer a value package for groups that couldn't consider a resort destination in the high season.
We haven't seen this yet, but I suspect that we might find attendees cutting back on traveling with their families or deciding not to spend extra days after a convention on vacation.
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First, a few words on Rep. William Jefferson's (D-La.) indictment. The long delay before the indictment was almost certainly shaped by the ill-advised, rash and blundering raid by the Justice Department and FBI on
The aftermath of that raid was then-Speaker Dennis Hastert's (R-Ill.) finest moment, when he stood up for the House and the Constitution. It was another in a series of low moments for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: He allegedly threatened to resign unless the White House supported the raid -- the only case for which he was ready to step down.
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) reacted to the indictment by raising the prospect of an expulsion vote. This is wrong-headed, of course -- as the
Boehner, who as I recall neither called for the expulsion of then-Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) when he was indicted nor spoke out against the move by his colleagues to let DeLay keep his leadership post, should think about the precedents here. And he should think about them pretty quickly, since it is very likely that more indictments will be coming as the public corruption investigation rolls on.
On to the good news. The House had an interesting week before it left for Memorial Day. What looked like an embarrassing setback on ethics and lobbying reform turned into an impressive victory for reform -- not perfect, by a long shot, but meaningful and serious reform nonetheless. The continuing confrontation over funding for
All that made it, in my view, a good week for Congress, a sign of progress in key areas and some reason for hope. And it gives me reason to write a paean to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
The lobbying reform was tough. Its journey was tortuous. It is a sad reality that if the reform package had been decided in a secret ballot vote, it would have gone down. Way too many Members do not want to discomfit their lives with embarrassing inconveniences such as disclosure of fundraising connections or to dilute or delay any future gravy train for post-Congress employment in the lobbying world -- a world where half of all retiring Members of Congress now go. I suppose I could now praise the Blue Dogs, Congressional Black Caucus members and others who were open about their objections to the bundling disclosure provision or the revolving-door extension -- but their candor, refreshing though it may be, is more than canceled out by their ethical insensitivity.
The ethical insensitivity extends to members of both parties. This time it was particularly glaring among Democrats. The public reaction against the 'culture of corruption' was a major catalyst for the sweeping Democratic victory in November. Democrats ran against it and capitalized on it. To reject real reform now would have been a monumental embarrassment, one that would not go away, creating a major loss of legitimacy for the majority among opinion leaders and setting it up for even bigger problems when more scandals hit -- as they inevitably will.
Pelosi understood this, saw passage of real reform as a solemn pledge -- and went all-out to make it happen. She had great lieutenants in Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (
The Republicans improved the bill significantly with their very constructive motion to recommit, and then they went out and crowed about their victory. It was a victory, but one that took place only because the Speaker has let motions to recommit with instructions be meaningful -- to allow most of them to have a chance to succeed with the necessary bipartisan support. Thanks in large part to the clever strategy and savvy approach Boehner, Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Rules ranking member David Dreier (R-Calif.) and other leaders have employed, the House Republicans have won on 13 of them so far -- which is, oh, about 13 more than the minority Democrats achieved during the comparable period in the 109th.
This is not because the Republican motions were good and the Democratic ones were not. As I have noted in the past, the motion to recommit with instructions was a pure sham during the GOP reign -- every motion was cast as a party vote and whipped by the majority leadership to prevent it from passing. With some notable exceptions, that subterfuge is gone.
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Second, and more important, the Speaker saw the only way to get this issue off the table was to build a majority for the bill from the center out. She lost a lot of anti-war Democrats -- including herself! -- but got more than enough Republicans to succeed; actually twice as many Republicans as Democrats. It was a notable example of trying to govern by using the whole House, not the majority of the majority as Speaker Hastert made his tenet. Pelosi genuinely believes a Speaker should govern as Speaker of the whole House, and that many issues can, and do, cut across party lines.
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