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Costco.com has the Proscan 32" 720p LCD HDTV (32LB30Q) for $330 + $30 shipping = $360 shipped.
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One thing I've never understood - Can these LCD TVs be used as computer monitors?
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You can use this as a monitor. But its has low resolution for its size.
They can easily be used as computer monitors, #1. That's why people build Home Theatre PCs.
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Match report
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Wigan Athletic's Shaun Maloney struck a free-kick four minutes into injury time to nudge Queens Park Rangers closer to relegation from the Barclays Premier League.
Loic Remy appeared to have given QPR renewed hope in their survival quest with a stunning 85th-minute strike, only for Maloney to drive home an equaliser from 20 yards just seconds from the final whistle. It was a spectacular twist to the match and agonising for QPR who had played all but 20 minutes with only 10 men after Bobby Zamora was sent off.
In attempting to reach a throw-in, Zamora kicked Jordi Gomez in the head with his studs and dropping him to the floor. Gomez received treatment and having consulted assistant Scott Ledger, referee Phil Dowd sent Zamora off. The 32-year-old will miss crucial fixtures against Everton, Stoke and Reading, with his side seven points from safety.
After spending some time adjusting to Zamora's absence, QPR continued in the driving seat of a match they had to win. But just as they appeared to have done enough to secure a critical victory, Maloney struck to leave them seven points adrift of safety. The draw will be more palatable to Wigan, but they remain in the bottom three on goal difference.
Flashes of promise were evident from QPR in the opening five minutes as a back-heel from Zamora was just missed by Remy and Junior Hoilett narrowly failed to reach a dangerous ball at the far post.
Better was to come from Remy in the ninth minute when the Frenchman struck the left post with a ferocious shot that had beaten Wigan goalkeeper Joel Robles. But the bright start shuddered to a halt in the 21st minute when Zamora was dismissed for his foul on Gomez.
Julio Cesar kept a well-struck long-range effort from James McCarthy at bay while at the other end only a terrific tackle from Emmerson Boyce prevented Remy from connecting with a cross from Jose Bosingwa. With space to exploit on the right, Remy was released into the box but his final ball was wayward.
Adel Taarabt was brought off the bench, replacing Hoilett, at half-time and his pinpoint delivery to Remy at the far post was headed narrowly wide by the January signing from Marseille.
Despite their numerical advantage, Wigan had barely mustered a shot at goal and it was QPR who were the more dangerous side.
Wigan could have taken the lead in the 78th minute but substitute James McArthur directed his header straight at Julio Cesar, who was making only his second real save of the game.
Roberto Martinez's side must have raised their hopes when they were awarded a free-kick 30 yards out, but instead it proved their downfall as the ball was stolen by Stephane Mbia.
The French midfielder dashed 50 yards and released Remy who rifled home his fifth goal from the edge of the area. As the match entered injury-time Mbia barged into the back of Maloney 20 yards out and the midfielder picked himself up to curl in the leveller.
Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp: "We didn't deserve that, we deserved to win. It was a fantastic performance from everyone one of them. It [the result] was criminal. Even with 10 men I thought we deserved to win. [The players are] low, just like I am, very low. You don't always get what you deserve in football; that is how it goes.
"The players who have come in the window have done well, [Loic] Remy has scored goals, he is probably our leading goalscorer and he has only played about seven games. Andros Townsend has come in on loan and been fantastic, made a real difference to the team - Jermaine Jenas has done excellent. Suddenly we look like we are going to score, unfortunately the window came a little late for us perhaps."
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez: "It's a great point because we were 1-0 down and a late goal like that is a point gained, there's no two ways about it. But overall we were very poor and I think that's the worst performance we've had this season. We were cagey.
"If anything the sending-off went against us. We are a team that enjoy having the ball and we can open teams up but we made it a hard task. The players know that they haven't done things as well as they should have done but that result is very, very important.
"All of a sudden we allowed ourselves to be frustrated and that's the worst thing in football. In football you can win, lose or draw but you have to be yourself and impose yourself but we couldn't do it."
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About 90 second-, third- and fifth-grade students participated in the garden build and educational activities presented by AgriLife Extension in coordination with school administrators and the Edgewood ISD.
"The garden area at the school helps the students learn about responsibility and commitment," said Roy Ramos, vice principal of Coronado-Escobar Elementary. "The kids also learn about earth science and how to plant and grow their own vegetables. They're very proud of them and like to bring their parents to the vegetable garden to show them what they've grown."
He added the program also teaches students patience and the value of working diligently toward a goal.
Members of the Bexar County Master Gardeners and local 4-H clubs administered by the local AgriLife Extension office, along with county Extension personnel, provided materials and manpower for the project, along with hands-on educational demonstrations for the students.
Rep. Joaquin Castro, in whose district the school is located, said the school garden project was "an excellent example of schools and other organizations working together to benefit young people and their community." A legislative aide to Castro, Bianca Briseno, attended the garden build on his behalf.
Students helped prepare the soil for a newly constructed 4 foot by 8 foot raised garden and helped re-establish existing plots. Under adult guidance, they planted broccoli, cabbage, radish, cauliflower and other vegetable seedlings. Students also were given instruction on the importance of vegetables in their daily diet, shown actual garden-grown vegetables and given fresh vegetables for snacks.
"We wanted the students to know how good fresh vegetables taste and how good they are for them," said Dr. Connie Sheppard, AgriLife Extension agent for family and consumer sciences for Bexar County. "Vegetables are a vital part of the daily diet and are one way to improve health and help avoid childhood overweight issues."
Participating students enjoyed planting, fertilizing and watering their new garden area.
"My grandmother has a vegetable garden and I like helping her," said Felicity Berlanga, a second-grader who participated in the build and educational activities. "She grows tomatoes and other vegetables in her garden, and now I'm learning how to grow them too."
The new garden will serve as an "outdoor classroom" where the students can learn about agriculture, horticulture and other subjects while promoting community involvement, said Brady Yecker, AgriLife Extension youth gardens coordinator.
Yecker said helping with the elementary school's garden area was part of community education and outreach activities through the Bexar County Youth Gardens Program of AgriLife Extension. He said the program helps supplement efforts to improve Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores by using gardens as an alternative setting to the classroom.
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Ernesto Villanueva, a fifth-grade teacher at Coronado-Escobar and one of the school instructors responsible for the school gardening program, said the program helps students understand the importance of agriculture.
"A lot of these kids may have only seen vegetables in the grocery store and don't have any idea of the amount of effort that goes into growing them," Villarreal said. "This gives them the opportunity to learn about food production and the pleasure of gardening and growing something by themselves."
Joe, Susan and Margie Noonan, all members of the Bexar County Master Gardener program, were among those providing instruction to students during the garden build.
"For a lot of kids, mowing the lawn is the closest they get to horticulture," said Joe Noonan. "Many don't realize where vegetables come from and that they can grow them. It's enjoyable to show them how much fun gardening can be and to get them involved in an activity where they can go outdoors and get some fresh air and exercise while doing something productive."
Research has shown gardening is an effective way to help children gain a respect for nature and the environment, learn about nutrition and improved food choices, develop interpersonal skills and enhance learning through real-life experience, Yecker added.
"Youth gardening helps young people become well-rounded, socially aware and productive members of their communities," he said. "We're glad the Edgewood ISD and Coronado-Escobar Elementary allowed us to come in and join them in this important school garden education effort."
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L'Atelier de Courvoisier
In December 2012, Courvoisier UK was thrilled to grant an unprecedented insight into our renowned Paradis ageing cellar, housed in the exclusive Harrods Tasting Room.
L'Atelier de Courvoisier showcased Courvoisier's meticulous craftsmanship with two centuries of traditions-old materials and techniques, bringing our alchemy to life by focusing on our key elements – copper, oak, grapes and, above all, the precious liquid – in a bespoke luxury setting.
Hosted by Courvoisier Master Blender, Patrice Pinet, L'Atelier de Courvoisier invited guests on an immersive and educational journey through the rich heritage of Courvoisier, warmly welcoming them into the beautifully crafted L'Atelier de Courvoisier with a bespoke Création de L'Atelier cocktail – the St. Helena – designed by Nathan Merriman of The Club at The Ivy. The cocktail was created to reflect our rich heritage, spanning the French Revolution, Napoleon's exile and beyond, and to showcase our pioneering spirit, with innovative use of premium ingredients and aromatic flavour combinations.
Cocktail in hand, guests were invited to explore L'Atelier de Courvoisier's intricate and immersive display, including the world's oldest known Courvoisier vintage dating back to 1789, the year of the French Revolution – a truly once in a lifetime opportunity. Here, guests also discovered the strikingly beautiful eaux-de-vie wall: an entire wall filled with delicate vials of Courvoisier's aged liquid.
Rebecca Asseline, Courvoisier's Brand Ambassador then started the guests' sensory journey through the rich amber liquid, pouring Courvoisier XO into glasses directly from the ageing barrel found within Château Courvoisier in Jarnac, France. Guests also enjoyed a unique Courvoisier food pairing experience courtesy of renowned Harrods chefs and guided by Rebecca, which included brill sashimi marinated in vanilla and mint, venison loin with chocolate and thyme jus, and blood orange and French lavender cake.
Rebecca then welcomed Patrice Pinet into L'Atelier de Courvoisier, who took guests through Courvoisier's rich heritage from grape to glass followed by a rare and exclusive tasting of prestigious blend Succession J.S., one of Courvoisier's most treasured liquids.
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2013 CLO Breakfast Club, Philadelphia
Moderated by Alan Kather, vice president of Unisys University.
High-Powered Learning: Development for a Changing Workplace
Mobile, social, virtual and informal: All of those words describe not only a growing number of today's workers but also the nature of organizational learning and development. Driven by technology and the pressure to perform, the expectations of learning leaders today are constantly growing and continually shifting.
To be effective in this fast-paced and changing environment, chief learning officers must develop innovative and adaptive ways to meet organizational needs — diagnose performance gaps, deploy tactics and technology and assess results — while also pivoting to respond to the demands and needs of a diverse, ever-evolving workforce.
In the Spring 2013 CLO Breakfast Club series, our panel of industry experts leads discussions in cities across the United States about the changing role of the learning organization in today's dynamic organizational environment and shares insight into the tools, processes and strategies to supercharge employee learning.
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At a dialogue on Emerging Global Trends in Urban Thinking in the city this week, speakers said there is no need for any government to raise the gross domestic product (GDP) growth, rather it's the people of the country who will raise GDP on their own for survival. GDP should not be the yardstick of progress rather liveability should be the indicator such as how people are progressing socially or the habits of dealing with hygiene, they said. Liveability means equitable access to resources, public transportation, quality of life, standard of living or general well-being of the people.... Read more
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Ray Bloch Productions is producing the upcoming Cities For Tomorrow event at The TimesCenter in New York City. This follow-up to last year's Building Sustainable Cities Conference, which is hosted by The New York Times, will take place over two days, April 21st and 22nd, and will convene public and private sector leaders from around the globe to discuss issues related to the modern proliferation of urban population growth. Topics to be examined at the event will include sustainability, governance, technology, and economics. Approximately 400 thought leaders, C-level executives, and public... Read more
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Global Risks 2014 is an analysis of a survey of over 700 world leaders and top businessmen from the World Economic Forum's global multi-stakeholder community. From the report, growing "global risks" arise from demographic trends, societal issues, technological developments, environmental concerns, and economic mismanagement. The demographic trends "flagged" consist of "overpopulation... unmanaged migration flows... and energy crises." Specifically, the risk cited is "being unable to deal with rapid population growth and the growing burden of an ageing population." According to the report, "... Read more
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How does the design of a city affect its inhabitants? How do urban spaces or lack of them, walkways, roads, sounds, vehicles etc make people feel about the city they live in? These are the core questions which were explored over two years and then summed up in an exhibition in New York at the Guggenheim museum. The exhibition, Participatory City:100 Urban Trends, marked the culmination of two years of engagement by the BMW Guggenheim Lab with communities, citizens, activists and policy makers on urban design across three cities, New York, Mumbai and Berlin. The exhibition ran for three... Read more
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New Year's Greetings! from the Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE) Bangladesh This year, celebrate the diversity of life. It makes each new day special.
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Is the human factor neglected in city planning? With London's blue superhighway under scrutiny after 14 cyclists were killed last year, you might be inclined to think so. This is the focus of Danish filmmaker Andreas Dalsgaard's visually striking documentary The Human Scale, to be screened this month at Hackney Empire. The film questions our modern lifestyles and shifts the lens from the "bricks and mortar" of the city to make, according to Dalsgaard, "the human being visible." Taking its inspiration from the work of Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl, The Human Scale focuses on human... Read more
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If you have not yet registered, please join over 300 participating teams and course managers from almost 70 countries worldwide. Note that the official deadline is Friday the 15th of November, 2013 (11.59PM GMT+3). Therefore ensure that you register online on the competition website, using this link: http://www.masshousingcompetition.org/user/register For details of the entries, people, and countries participating in the competition, please click on the following link: http://www.masshousingcompetition.org/stats Course leaders, are requested to remind their students to register on the above... Read more
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Introduction: The Municipal Governance and Development Community in Afghanistan brings together the professionals managing Afghanistan's municipalities, as well as those working to enhance their capacity to provide effective, efficient and responsive municipal services to their citizens, in support of the Sub-National Governance Policy and the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moderators' Note:Dear Members, we are pleased to launch another Query on Role of Civil Society... Read more
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According to the article in New York Times "Follow the Drips of Paint", one sure-shot way to develop real estate is to follow the artists. The artists who move to affordable yet marginal neighbourhoods transform them in positive ways and then watch property value increase as expensive condos emerge. The group that Richard Florida calls the "Creative Class," is drawn to the aura that accompanies artists and artistic production, will pay top prices for these renovated apartments that inevitably will displace those artists who actually made the area desirable to them in the first place.... Read more


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This time it's the so-called "pinch and zoom" patent getting rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and this is a big deal since that patent was one that Apple used to achieve that huge $1 billion verdict against Samsung in a California kangaroo court last summer.
Now what happens? Does the court in California go back and subtract all the damages that the jury awarded to Apple based on this patent that Apple should never have been granted?
Apple took a big victory lap after that ruling but it's looking like maybe it popped the champagne too early.
The ruling by the USPTO is not final, and no doubt Apple will appeal the decision, but suddenly Apple isn't looking so powerful. In fact, it is looking a bit, well, ridiculous. (And that's the kind word for it.)
The patent was struck down because the USPTO found prior art. Meaning Apple didn't actually invent the stuff it claimed to have invented. It copied it from others, then went and got a patent on it anyway, and then used that bogus patent to sue rivals.
Worse yet for Apple, this new ruling from the USPTO comes just two weeks after the USPTO smacked down another of Apple's patents, one that related to multitouch and was known as the "Steve Jobs" patent.
I wrote at the time that Apple's "thermonuclear patent war" was a farce. Now that farce seems even sillier.
These Ideas Were Around Long Before Apple 'Invented' Them
Thing is, did anyone really ever believe that Apple invented things like multi-touch and pinch-to-zoom? Those innovations were all floating around the industry for years before Apple suddenly claimed to have invented them.
For just one example, here's a video of Jeff Han, a scientist at New York University, showing off a multi-touch screen at a TED conference in February 2006 - a year and a half before the iPhone came out. (Han founded a company called Perceptive Pixel, and sold it to Microsoft in 2012.)
Groklaw's Analysis
Best analysis of today's debacle comes (again) from Groklaw, which is covering the hell out of this story and ripping the jury in the California case as a bunch of "goofballs" who ruled against Samsung "after a nonchalant few hours of deliberations, which apparently did not include spending effort on whether or not this was a valid patent." Groklaw calls the California ruling "a gross miscarriage of justice."
One of the stunning things about the California verdict was that this was a really incredibly complicated case involving lots of gorpy technology and legalese, and yet the jury deliberated for only three days. One law blogger commented at the time that it would have taken him more than three days just to understand all the terms in the verdict - and he's a lawyer! "Did you guys just flip a coin?" he wrote. The jury instructions alone were more than 100 pages long. A law professor told me at the time that it would take a day just to go through the instructions, though "they skipped that."
The jury foreman in the California case was a guy named Velvin Hogan, who went around giving lots of interviews after the verdit and who told reporters that he and his fellow jurors didn't think it was their job to determine whether the patents at issue were valid or not - though in fact the judge had told them to do exactly that.
Money quote from Groklaw:
"So here's a question. Does Samsung get any of its money back? I mean the money it spent and is spending to invalidate this stupid patent? The money it spent on trial over this stupid patent? The money it spent finding the prior art that Apple should have found before filing for this stupid patent? No. Nothing in US patent system is that fair."
Why This Is Scary
Think for a moment about the implications of what just happened here.
What this tells us is that patents are granted so readily and with so little review that a company like Apple can waltz into the USPTO with inventions that other people invented first and still get patents granted on those inventions. Then Apple can use those bogus patents to sue rivals, cost them hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in court judgments, legal costs and lost market opportunities, and then - wham - even if it all goes up in smoke the damage has been done.
Basically the USPTO is so swamped that it cannot properly review patent applications, so it's just tossing that work to the courts and letting people work it out in lawsuits.
Apple has more than $100 billion in the bank. It can just keep doing this for years.
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Association Meeting Planners are Getting a New Job Description: alchemist. But instead of being asked to transmute lead into gold, they're being asked to provide a champagne and caviar-level meeting on a beer and hotdog budget. This is despite the fact that, according to the 2007 Association Meetings Annual-Meeting Budget Survey, meeting planners generally are finding that the budgets for their annual meetings increased this year, and expectations are high that they will continue to increase for 2008. The problem? They're not increasing fast enough to keep up with rising costs and heightened attendee expectations.
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Respondents reported a median annual meeting budget just shy of $280,000, and more than a third said theirs were north of half a million (close to 10 percent of respondents had budgets of $2.5 million or more). It would appear that times are fairly flush for association meeting planners. To top it off, 59 percent of those surveyed said their annual meeting budget this year had increased from their 2006 budget, while 34 percent saw no changes. For 2008, more than half expected their annual meeting budget to rise, and almost 40 percent expected their budget would be flat next year. Only 5 percent said their budget decreased in 2007 from 2006; similarly, only 5 percent believed they'd see a dip in meeting monies available for 2008.
This all sounds like good news, but planners still say that they are at best running hard to stay in the same place, budget-wise. More than a third said the pressure to deliver more without spending more is the most important factor driving the need to cut costs. Twenty-nine percent said it was because their attendees are becoming more cost-conscious, and 21 percent pointed the finger at rising meetings-related costs.
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While fewer than a quarter of respondents named rising prices as the bane of their budgetary existence, nearly 90 percent reported that some meetings-related costs are unreasonably high for the value provided, notably food and beverage. Within that category, alcohol and coffee stood out as being especially overpriced, respondents said.
Audiovisual, meeting and sleeping room rates, and Internet connections also topped planner's lists of high-priced items. Not surprisingly, these also are among the items that they see as having undergone the most dramatic price increases in recent years. Eighty-four percent said F&B has gone through the roof recently, while 54 percent say room rates have inflated precipitously. Almost half bemoaned the rapid rise in AV costs, and 39 percent said general contractors and service charges are skyrocketing.
The proliferation of service charges and add-on fees also is driving many planners to distraction. As one respondent said, "Today there are so many added costs that it is impossible to clearly budget" for them all. Another lamented: "In the past, the challenge was to negotiate free meeting space. Now it's to get rid of all the extra charges."
But F&B woes were still the most commented-upon area. "The pendulum has swung in favor of the hotel having more power in the negotiations now," said one respondent. "For instance, the hotel is adding F&B minimums, and making those minimums higher now, even for very small meetings." Another respondent pleaded with hotels to "be fair on F&B minimums. We have seen these skyrocket in the last two years, severely limiting where we can hold the meeting."
Planners' biggest challenges correlate to these rising costs, respondents said, especially when it comes to room rates and F&B. But the main challenge, as one respondent said, was "putting on a meaningful conference that meets members' needs in a cost-effective manner without appearing to be cheap." Another added, "and make a decent profit!"
The Negotiability Factor
Fortunately, survey respondents noted that they still can find some wiggle room when it comes to negotiating. Meeting space rental was at the top of the negotiability list for 62 percent of planners surveyed, 49 percent said they still could negotiate good deals on guest rooms, and 39 percent said speakers and related expenses were fairly negotiable. Interestingly, while F&B may be unreasonably priced and rising, this area remains easy to negotiate for reduced costs for a third of survey participants.
There still are areas that are difficult to negotiate, they said. One planner said, "It is getting difficult to get any real savings these days. Tokens, maybe, you'll get."
Topping the difficult-to-negotiate list for two out of three respondents was air transportation, while 49 percent cited labor, general contractors, and service charges as tough items to crack in terms of budget. Other difficult-to-negotiate areas include shipping, freight, courier, and postage (45 percent) and AV (34 percent). Another sticking point, said a respondent, is "added costs you don't know are there. If you don't know about them, you cannot negotiate them."
Savings for Them and for Us
Cost-conscious meeting planners, dealing with belt-tightening both within their organizations and their potential attendee constituency, say they're always looking for ways to save their organizations and their attendees money.
To keep costs down for attendees, 43 percent said it helps to have flexible booking dates, while 43 percent cited booking second- and third-tier cities and 41 percent mentioned negotiating to eliminate fees as the most effective way to save costs. Forty-three percent also said it helps to negotiate multi-year hotel contracts to keep rates down for attendees.
In terms of saving money for their organizations, respondents said the most effective techniques were to use conservative room-block requests (53 percent), obtain comp rooms (46 percent), and market their meetings electronically (36 percent). Other possibilities raised by respondents include using university dorms during vacation times and co-locating your meeting with another related meeting to extend your organization's reach.
Listen Up, Suppliers
When asked what one thing they'd like industry supplier partners to know about their need to contain costs, respondents had plenty to say. And most of it boiled down to: We need to be able to provide value for the price.
One said, "I am not looking to be unreasonable, just fair to both sides." Along the same lines, another said, "I think we all need to be cost-conscious in view of high prices these days. Associations definitely do not have an endless source of funds; we are limited by what we bring in from membership dues."
Another put it a bit more plainly: "If my attendees are required in their businesses to provide a proper value for the price, I need you to do the same. It is impossible to justify spending $15 for a continental breakfast of coffee and Danish. It can't be done."
Others pleaded for suppliers to concentrate on providing value. "In the end, suppliers will get all the dollars we have," said one respondent. "But if they would let us spend it to make the guest experience a better one, it would reflect well on the destination as well as on us." And while association planners do negotiate hard, suppliers should remember that "we're not trying to gouge them. We simply cannot play in the same arena as a corporate affair, and small things can make a big difference to us. It's a challenge to find cost savings for the organization without passing the costs on to attendees."
And please, they said, keep relationships in mind. "Our industry suppliers really are partners," said one planner. "The best partners understand where our conferences must save money, and they share with us areas where they need to make money. True partners make each other successful."
Methodology Data was collected for the 2007 Association Meetings Annual-Meeting Budget Survey from May 30, 2007, to June 13, 2007.
In an online survey, Penton Custom Research e-mailed invitations to a total of 7,914 subscribers of Association Meetings selected on an nth name basis from all subscribers who provided an e-mail address. Not including bounce-backs and undeliverables, the survey went to 5,514 subscribers. To encourage prompt response, a drawing was held for one of four $50 Amazon.com gift certificates. We received 216 completed surveys, a response rate of 3.9 percent.
Factors Driving the Need to Save Costs
Pressure to deliver more without spending more 37%
Cost-conscious attendees 29%
Increasing meetings-related costs 21%
Organizational annual meeting budget reductions 7%
Other/no answer 6%
Top 5 Most Dramatic Cost Increase Areas
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Guest rooms
Air transportation
Labor, general contractor, service charges
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Meeting space
Service charges, fees
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We are passing through Ky and wanted to stay at a state park, but, not the right place at the right time. This is a new park, there are trees at each site but 10-15 ft tall. Owner was available by phone to make arrangements, and onsite when we arrived. Site gravel, pretty unlevel. Grass around site for dog, no picnic table. On the other hand, Internet a full signal, very good. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
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WiFi & cable TV good. Interior roads somewhat rough as they just had a downpour which caused gravel to wash away. Bathrooms are spotless. Some road noise from Western KY Parkway. Owner very helpful. Another camper sprung a water leak and he was advised where to get parts early a.m. and all fixed quickly. Another camper had his ribs all set to grill and his grill wouldn't start, so the owner hauled his personal grill over to their site. Very accommodating. We camped here in a Motorhome.
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Rate for 2 nights PA. This CG is close to the interchange and there is minimal highway noise all the time. When we arrived the manager/owner was not on site and there are no instructions other than a note saying "B" section is for overnight or less than a week stay. "B" section does provide full hookups, including CTV & 50AMP. There are a few long term folks on site but in a separate section in the lower part of the CG. The bath house/laundry is locked with coded key pads and we did not have access because the manager never was on site while we stayed here. We dropped our fees in a mail slot, staying 2 nights. There really isn't a pet area but you can walk your pet through the park. The playground area is in need of attention. The equipment appears fairly new but the area is muddy and weedy with black poly bunched up all over the place. Interior roads are packed gravel and red clay so when it rains (as it did during our stay) things get a little messy. All the sites are drive-through & utilities are within reach. I found about 60 channels on Cable and Wi-Fi is free if you need it. Our Clearwire cards pulled in an 8 bar signal here so we didn't need the local Wi-Fi. In CG there isn't anything to do. Central City is minutes away and there are services and shopping there. This is a handy oasis when you are traveling and I would stay here again if in the area. Nothing spectacular but a good rest stop. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
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Rate is 2 nights at PPA $15 rate and one night at regular $30 rate. It has been two years since we were here. We stay here during an annual family reunion in Central City. Changes: more "permanent" campers, improved playground. PPA site says no reservations, but I am glad I called a few days ahead to make sure there was a site available for our stay. They were full 2 of the 3 nights we were here. Most sites are pull through. We camped here in a Motorhome.
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Nice owner. More, larger trees would be a good addition. Easy on/off the parkway and close to town. We camped here in a Motorhome.
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All pull-through sites I believe. Some sites look to be level, ours wasn't. All sites have a small tree planted at left front, which could cause satellite interference in the future. Cable available on some sites. There were no paved sites and it was muddy during our visit. There appears to be many long term renters, possibly construction workers. One of the few RV parks located close to the Western KY Parkway for an over night stop. Accept Passport America, so our rate was $15.00, would not have stayed @ $30 for the night. We camped here in a Motorhome.
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As previously reported on Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2013, on September 16, 2013, ECOtality, Inc. (the "Company") and its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the "Debtors") each filed a voluntary petition for relief (the "Bankruptcy Filing") under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona (the "Bankruptcy Court"). In connection with the Bankruptcy Filing, on October 8, 2013, the Debtors conducted a Section 363 auction for the sale of substantially all of the Debtors' assets (the "Auction"). As a result of the Auction, the Debtors reached agreements with the following parties with respect to the assets indicated, which comprise substantially all of the assets of the Debtors: (i) with Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. for its purchase of assets related to the Company's eTec Labs business line (the "ETEC Agreement"); (ii) with Access Control Group, LLC for its purchase of assets related to the Company's Minit-Charger business line (the "Minit-Charger Agreement"); and (iii) with Blink Acquisition LLC for its purchase of assets related to the Company's Blink Network business line (the "Blink Acquisition Agreement" and, together with ETEC Agreement and Minit-Charger Agreement, the "Agreements"). The transactions contemplated by the ETEC Agreement and the Minit-Charger Agreement each closed on October 11, 2013 and the transaction contemplated by the Blink Acquisition Agreement closed on October 16, 2013.
The following are links to the websites for the purchaser under each of the Agreements:
ECOtality is not responsible for the content on these websites, as it did not prepare the content and does not control the content of the information on the sites. If you have any questions regarding the information on one of the sites, please contact the respective company directly.
As of November 12, 2013, the Company believes that, under the current circumstances, its remaining assets, including the proceeds of the transactions described above, will be insufficient to satisfy the claims of creditors in full and, therefore, will not entitle shareholders to receive any distribution in the Company's chapter 11 case.
The documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court that relate to the Auction, as well as other documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Bankruptcy Filing, are available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, online at www.azb.uscourts.gov for a fee, and for free at www.kccllc.net/ECOtality
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Our strategy
Transition from emergency assistance to long-term support that helps rural communities, entrepreneurs and youth to build a stronger, more self-sufficient country.
The context
The January 2010 earthquake dealt a tragic blow to a country where 55 percent of the population already lived below a poverty line of $1 a day. Still struggling to rebuild, many families have no means to support themselves. Harmful environmental practices have also harmed the country's vital agricultural land, decreasing production and leading to increased food insecurity.
Our work
- Emergency response: Reached more than 1 million people with emergency supplies, clean water, cholera prevention and temporary jobs immediately after the January 2010 earthquake
- Economic opportunity: Helping women start small businesses to support their families — and protecting them from future disasters with affordable microinsurance
- Agriculture & Food: Boosting farmers' harvests and helping rural communities organize for improved production
- Environment: Promoting sustainable land use practices and establishing alternative fuel sources that provide jobs
- Children & Youth: Using soccer to teach leadership, gender awareness, conflict resolution skills and HIV/AIDS prevention education
All stories about Haiti
Haiti: Second graders rally around Haitian classmate February 10, 2010
Shania Dormezil, a second grader at Sacramento Elementary, was born here in the United States. Her sister, fourth grader Fabiola, was about three years old when the family immigrated from Haiti, and her brother, fifth grader Kevin, was about four.
Haiti: Drawing up plans February 10, 2010
After working on interviews and gathering stories about our Comfort for Kids program, I learned that some of our team was headed out to see our new office and some of the neighborhoods around it, all of which were greatly damaged in the quake.
Haiti: Supporting Haiti's children February 9, 2010
Haiti: It's Devin's birthday….but Haiti gets the presents February 9, 2010
Devin Greene is just 7 years old, but the first-grader at Ainsworth Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, knew exactly what he wanted for his birthday: lots of presents — for Haiti.
Haiti: Making the most of what we can get February 9, 2010
We're fortunate to have access to lots of low-end electronic equipment here in Haiti. Buildings aren't widely equipped with network cables, so wireless is key to making things work.
Haiti: Meeting with Haiti's First Lady February 8, 2010
Haiti: Watching Jet Li in Haiti February 7, 2010
The small town of Mirebalais has been overrun by 16,000 people who fled Port-au-Prince, one hour to the south, after the January 12 earthquake. This out-migration has more than doubled the size of Mirebalais, further straining the resources of an already dirt-poor town.
Haiti: Displaced and uncertain February 7, 2010
One million people are displaced by the earthquake. There are tent encampments throughout the city. In fact, now every open space is now filled with tents — most often just plastic or sheets on poles.
Haiti: In Haiti, organization is everything February 6, 2010
I'm ashamed to admit that I've always been a community mobilization skeptic.
Haiti: What the Haitian people still have February 6, 2010
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life.


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More preproduction i8 models have been spotted in the wild:
Ionic Silver i8 in Munich.
Crystal White i8 in Leipzig.
Sophisto Grey i8 in Nurburg.
BMW i8 news/features @ http://www.bimmerpost.com/i8/
Have a gander at how the BMW i8 hybrid sports car will look with different wheels.
Jeremy Clarkson has published his list of the top 100 cars of 2013, and the BMW i3 has placed first, i8 second, and the 3 Series second, in their respective categories of Electric Cars/Hybrids, Supercars, and Family/Estate Cars.
The other three BMW models to crack the 100 list were the 7 Series (8th place in Executive category), the 5 Series (10th place in the Executive category) and the X3 (9th place in SUV category).
BMW head of design Adrian van Hooydonk and the i8 project manager Henrik Wenders talk about the BMW i cars from Frankfurt IAA 2013.
Video shot and produced by Jim Perry.
Some clips of the BMW i8 under full throttle.
The BMW i8 made its splash onto the stage during the BMW press conference at the 2013 Frankfurt IAA show in Protonic Blue, but there were several more colors on hand at the show.
Check out the i8 in Crystal White, Ionic Silver and Sophisto Grey. These four colors round out the initial colors available for the i8, which hits US showrooms in Spring 2014 at a starting price of $135,700 (plus destination and handling).
To recap, the BMW i8 is a 2+2-seater hybrid electric sports car capable of generating 266 kW / 362 hp (max. torque: 570 Nm / 420 lb-ft) and covering 0 – 100 km/h / 62 mph in 4.4 seconds, combined with fuel economy of: EU fuel consumption: 2.5 litres per 100 km … CONTINUED
The BMW DTM drivers stopped in at BMW Plant Leipzig (DE) on their way to the eighth race of the DTM season in Oschersleben (DE). Bruno Spengler (CA), Dirk Werner (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR), Joey Hand (US), Martin Tomczyk (DE), Andy Priaulx (GB), Marco Wittmann (DE) and Timo Glock (DE) started their visit with an autograph session. Hundreds of BMW employees took the opportunity to meet and have their photo taken with the drivers.
The next highlight was a guided tour of the production facility for the BMW cars of tomorrow, the BMW i3 and the BMW i8. BMW i is all about visionary mobility concepts and a new interpretation of premium characteristics, with a strong focus on sustainability. The all-electric driven BMW i3 and plug-in … CONTINUED
The Frankfurt IAA 2013 show is underway, with the public days beginning this Saturday. BMW occupies an entire hall for its display and has 62 cars on the show floor, with 24 more additional cars on the elevated track.
Watch some of the most important model debuts below, which is of course headlined by the BMW i cars – the i8 and i3.


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mHealth for Brazil's Indigenous Communities
Source: UN DISPATCH.
At the Mobile World Congress underway in Barcelona today, the UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation announced a new initiative to study how mobile health technologies may be harnessed to improve health care in Brazil's indigenous communities. These are among the most remote and hardest to reach places on earth so there is a great value in exploring how mobile technology can streamline the delivery of healthcare.
Project partners include the Pan American Health Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. From the news release. (Disclosure).
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Find out how to start your own edible magazine here.
Edible Communities Publications & Edible Institute 2014
Join Edible Communities Publications and a Who's Who of well-known food movers and shakers at a 2-day celebration and discussion of where the local food movement is, and where it's going. This annual think tank, part of the meeting of 80 Edible magazine publishers from around the nation and Canada, will feature talks and panels by farmers, chefs, drink makers, journalists and food and drink enthusiasts (like you). Attendees enjoy two days of discussions at The New School in Manhattan, food and drink tastings, as well as invitations to selected events during the weekend, from walking tours of Brooklyn's rootop gardens to bus trips to Hudson Valley wine country to a live FoodTech meetup.
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Mashable: Not bought by CNN yet
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CEO/founder of Mashable Pete Cashmore attends the 14th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on June 14, 2010 in New York City.
Just a quick follow up on yesterday's rumor that CNN is buying Mashable for $200 million. Nobody has bought anybody yet. But at Phillymag, Brian Howard provides some useful speculation on what a sale could ultimately mean:
CNN's interest is, ultimately, a nod to the future—a tacit acknowledgment that social media may finally be the panacea that allows the robots and algorithms that search the Internet for us to give us exactly what we want: the best content available. It could signal a return to the concept of content as king (rather than the content on the first page of search results, regardless of quality, as king).
Mashable is, by most objective standards, one of the best blogs on the Internet for coverage of social media and technology issues. How ironic indeed if this were to lead to its compromised relevance.
CNN buying Mashable for $200 million? Well, this is awkward...
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CNN hosted GOP presidential debates. It may now be debating whether to buy social media and tech blog Mashable.
There's a rumor floating around — reported by Reuters and others — that Mashable, the social-media and tech blog, is about to be bought by CNN for $200 million. Mashable denies it.
But what difference does that make? According to Quantcast, Mashable pulls in around 16 million page views a month and has a robust audience that accesses the site's content through what it's really good at, social media. To me, that's what Mashable is all about. It's TechCrunch optimized for Facebook and Twitter. In my own experience, that's the only way I ever access Mashable content: by clicking on Twitter links from the Mashable account that features founder Pete Cashmore's handsome, and now quite possibly rich, mug.
Does it make sense? Actually, I think it's a bargain. CNN is SUCH a mature brand that for it to grow into social-media and a more modern type of tech coverage, it needs to either build a Mashable itself — or go shopping. Is $200 million too much to pay for 16 million PVs and 5 million monthly unique visitors? That's forty bucks per user per month. Bringing those readers into the CNN fold at that price is probably far less costly than what it would take CNN to develop a Mashable on its own (Mashable has been around since 2005).


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Mission Hills Country Club Arnold Palmer Course
Rancho Mirage, California
June 28 - July 1, 2004
Osborn and Choe are neck-and-neck in Girls Division at the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. Fifteen-year-old Rory Hie, who shot a 4-under-par 68, emerged from the heat of the competition as the new leader after the second round of the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills. In the Girls Division, Jennifer Osborn and Esther Choe are tied for the lead with two-day tournament totals of 3-under-par 141.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills features 84 players from seven states and Canada, including 70 California natives. The 23rd annual Lennar Junior at Mission Hills is a 54-hole, stroke play tournament that is being held at Mission Hills Country Club Arnold Palmer Course and began on Tuesday.
Hie of Lakewood, Calif., admitted that he began playing badly but eventually made a 50-footer for birdie on No. 7 that turned his luck around.
My goal today was to just keep up with the leader, he said.
Not only was he able to keep up with the first rounds leader, Tim Cha of Chino Hills, Calif., but he was able to surge ahead, making birdie on Nos. 3,4,7,8 and 10, putting his two-day total at 7-under-par 137.
On this course, your second shots are key, he said. Im definitely working on my putting and fairway wood shots for tomorrow.
Trailing Hie with a two-day tournament total of 6-under-par 138, is Jeff Koprivetz of Yorba Linda, Calif. In third with a 5-under-par 139, is Garrett Sapp of Cerritos, Calif., who made an impressive hole-in-one on No. 7. Tied for fourth with two-day tournament totals of 4-under-par 140, is Lucas Lee of Torrance, Calif., and Jamie Lovemark of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
In the Girls Division, Osborn, 17, of Huntington Beach, Calif., shot a 1-over-par 73 and said her putting wasnt as good as it was in Tuesdays round.
My iron shots werent as close, she said. I had to work a lot harder for birdie.
She made a birdie on No. 2 and said her goal in Thursdays round is to win by making as many birdies as she can.
Choe, 14, of La Quinta, Calif., is approaching the final round with a positive attitude and said she hopes to keep the same mindset she had in Wednesdays round. She shot a 3-under-par 69 and was able to hit all 18 greens.
I just have to think hole-by-hole, shot-by-shot, she said. I had 18 opportunities today for birdie, but only made three, so my putting needs work.
One stroke behind Osborn and Choe at 2-under-par 142, is Tiffany Joh of San Diego, Calif. In a four-way tie for fourth are Grace Woo of Burbank, Calif., Melanie DeLeon of Santa Clarita, Calif., Amber Lundskog of San Diego, Calif., and Sooji Cho of Glendale, Calif., with two-day totals of 2-over-par 146.
Final-round tee times will run from 6:30 - 8:27 a.m., Thursday at Mission Hills Country Club.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGAs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associations success since 1989. Rolex Watch U.S.A., a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr and Beth Bauer.
For more information on the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills, contact Tournament Headquarters at (760) 324-9400 ext. 507.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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text: The CATI interviews conducted among ACS-National sample mail nonresponse cases in October and November of 1997 included an experimental test of two different instrument structures the traditional person-based approach versus a new topic-based design. A person-based interview in essence completes an entire interview for the first eligible household member, then returns to the beginning and completes an interview for the second person, and so on through all eligible persons. In contrast, a topic-based design gathers data on one topic for every person and then proceeds to the next topic, in effect making only one pass through the instrument. This paper presents the results of that experiment, comparing the performance of the two instrument designs on multiple dimensions: response/refusal rates, length of interview, assessments of interviewers and their supervisors, respondent evaluations, behavior coding of interviewer/respondent interactions, item nonresponse, and data outcomes including response distributions and within-household response consistency. In most respects, we find the topic-based design clearly superior to the person-based design.