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It's one thing to organize a meeting. It's quite another to persuade everyone you want to reach to make the effort to be there or, for that matter, to be sure that those who do attend get your entire message. As you've no doubt heard, the Internet offers a promising way to broaden your events that gets to the heart of these problems. The Web, the same medium that's transforming the way we find meeting properties, send RFPs, and register attendees, can now broadcast--Webcast, that is--our meeting messages.
Just four or five years ago, the best broadcasting that the Web could handle was a meager six Kbps audio feed. A couple of years later, technology giants such as Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. began using the Web to launch new products, and companies such as Dell Computer Corp. and Bell & Howell were broadcasting their shareholder meetings. Today, Dell, IBM Corp., and many others hold weekly Webcasts as a way of keeping in touch with their customers. Even low-tech businesses like network marketing leader Amway Corp., which reached an online audience of sales affiliates estimated at half a million in one night, have embraced the power of Webcasting.
For those blessed with bandwidth, video on the Web can now move nearly as fast as it does on television, with similar quality. For the rest of us, Webcasts featuring audio, slide presentations, and animation are easily managed. Whatever the format, event planners are using Webcasting to enhance communications and to broaden their reach. Some use it to make the tent bigger, to include people who couldn't make it to the live meeting. Others broadcast their content to maximize the event for those who did attend. And for others, the Web is the catalyst to create new meetings or supplant live ones that aren't otherwise cost-effective.
"The meetings industry is finally coming out of the Flintstones age into the Jetsons age," says David Dubois, chief operating officer of Dallas-based Meeting Professionals International, which has drawn thousands of viewers to Webcasts of sessions from its live meetings in the past year. "Some people will say this technology is going to reduce the number of meetings, particularly small meetings. And the jury's out on that. ... On the other hand, people still need to meet [in person]. You cannot replace that through a computer."
Who's Out There? So you want to try a Webcast. You'll find the devil is in the details. Without some grounding in the basics, you'll be baffled by your choices. Live or archived? High-bandwidth or low? Audio, video, or both? RealPlayer or Windows? Do you plan to use slides or animation? Do you want to take or ask questions by e-mail or a live chat? Present documents? Collect statistics on your audience? Conduct an online poll?
Ready to give up? Not an option.
The most basic question is perhaps the most essential: Who is the audience? The answer will drive decisions about style, substance, and technology. First, find out how much bandwidth your audience has at its disposal. If you're trying to reach people in their hotel rooms or homes, count on modem speeds between 28.8 Kbps and 56 Kbps. But if your participants will be watching from corporate desktops connected to wide pipes, such as T1 lines, you may want faster viewing options, such as 100 Kbps or even 300 Kbps. Ultimately, audience capacity impacts content, especially the choice between a live, bandwidth-hogging, streaming broadcast and archived content.
While your audience's Internet connection is a major issue, the good news is that there are few other technological challenges from the viewer's perspective. Webcasts require nothing more than a Pentium-grade PC with sound card and browser. If prospective viewers don't have a media player--RealPlayer and Windows Media Player are the most common--one can be downloaded free from the Web. Your audience can even choose to get the audio over the telephone.
The audience's attention span will also direct content decisions. An employee who is directed by management to watch a one-hour training seminar on the Web is likely to pay attention for the whole hour, but a potential customer, channel partner, or member of the press may have a hard time staying focused. "We tell clients to get their message out in the first 10 minutes, and no more than 30 minutes for the entire Webcast," says Stan Woodward, vice president of business services at Yahoo!, the Dallas-based Internet giant that acquired Web event company Broadcast.com last July. The company's Yahoo! Broadcast division orchestrated MPI's Webcasting efforts. "Attention span averages about eight to 12 minutes," Woodward says. "The good news is people who are interested will stay longer."
Another consideration is audience size. It is tempting to think that Webcasting transforms your meeting into one with unlimited reach and that it costs almost nothing to
add viewers. But there are limits. Some vendors can manage a few thousand participants at a time, while others can handle as many as 100,000. Have a realistic estimate of how many people you want to reach when you start.
Finally, carefully consider whether your audience wants to meet in cyberspace. While a Webcast may be convenient and efficient, it may be lost on people who would rather meet face-to-face.
Content Counts On the Web, just as in a live meeting, content is king. Your content must adapt well to the Web environment and the limits of bandwidth and human attention span. Moreover, if your presentations are not compelling, it simply does not make sense to spend the time and money to adapt them for Webcasting.
Typically, audio of a good speaker equipped with PowerPoint slides and background material such as photographs and text will translate well in the Web environment, whether it's audio or video. A more entertainment-oriented event should feature some video and perhaps animation.
One piece of advice Woodward gives is to film your entire event, even if you are not planning to Webcast it. It can easily be uploaded later, and you never know when it might add to a Webcast, he says. You might even find you can make a little money. The Comdex folks, for example, have made 115 hours of fall 1999 sessions available on their Web site and are charging daily, weekly, or monthly rates for access.
How Much Can We Spend? One difficult question to resolve will be "How much can we spend?" It is tempting to throw budgets to the wind and invest in the flashiest, most impressive Webcast possible. But taking a meeting to the Web costs a minimum of several thousand dollars; the most elaborate productions can reach half a million. Knowing your budget will make choosing among the options much easier. Three choices in particular will have a significant impact on the cost of a Web event:
* Choosing between an audio-only presentation and one that includes video is the biggest single factor in the cost of a Webcast. Adding audio archives of meeting sessions to your Web site, one of the least expensive Webcasting methods, can bring hundreds of people to your site who would not have shelled out the money to travel to hear your message. However, a full-scale, live videocast may make the difference between a high-impact product launch and one that falls flat.
* A second major choice is between a live broadcast, with audio and/or video streaming from a server to your audience's PCs, and merely archiving recordings. A live presentation is more expensive because of the costs of satellite time and keeping technicians standing by. When the Austin, Texas, office of consulting firm KPMG hired Yahoo! to Webcast its annual awards dinner for the high-tech community last fall, it decided that an archive would serve its purposes, which were primarily to allow companies that won awards to replay the ceremony for their employees and to enlarge the audience beyond those who could afford the $125 ticket price. "I think the biggest payoff was [including] the people who couldn't attend," says Fred Tedesco, managing partner of KPMG's Austin office, which also Webcasts monthly meetings to offices throughout its region.
* Finally, the range of download options has a big impact on budget. Offering multiple connection speeds to coordinate with various systems, from 28.8 Kbps to 300 Kbps, can be pricey, but it allows users with high-bandwidth capability to see the presentation at a higher quality while not excluding those with slower, dial-up modems. Likewise, if you want to offer the presentation in both RealPlayer and Windows Media Player formats, it will cost more, but it will also expand your reach. Finally, outsourcing the feed to a vendor's servers, which is often safer than trying to host it on your company's system, will add to the price.
The Extras Of course, that's not where the questions--or the costs--end. Most Webcasting providers have a laundry list of options to enhance presentations, everything from audio and video production to follow-up audience research. "Almost every corporate client we have understands that a broadcast is compelling, but not as compelling as asking questions, giving answers, and collecting information while people are online," says Yahoo!'s Woodward. "It is actually incumbent on corporations to use those tools, or else they don't get the full value of what we offer."
Start with the basics. Most providers should be able to keep Webcasts password-protected and behind a firewall, ensuring your security. And just in case an audience member doesn't have the right computer configuration to receive a Webcast, some vendors feature an automated service that identifies the problem and helps the user fix it.
In preparation for your event, most Webcasters offer ways to alert your potential audience by telephone, fax, or e-mail. Connex International of Danbury, Conn., offers E-Message, a service that issues invitations, confirmations, and special notices. Your audience may also be able to register for the Web event online ahead of time.
One of the easiest ways to enhance your presentation's impact is to create animation around slides or as an introduction using Flash or other design tools. Many companies find that animation is the best medium for branding the Webcast or for beginning even a simple, stripped-down presentation.
Interaction Is the Answer Perhaps the most intriguing feature that Webcasts can now include--and the one that brings them closest to the realm of in-person events--is interactivity.
Webcasts can include live chats among audience members by e-mail or conversations between the audience and the presenter. Presenters can answer questions in real time during the Webcast, and they can choose whether to respond individually or to present answers to the audience. Littleton, Colo.-based MShow.com, which specializes in slide/ audio Webcasts, allows presenters to conduct real-time online polls and to display the results almost instantly. Last year, Cisco Systems of San Jose, Calif., used MShow.com to help launch a portal site for major customers. The interactivity was vital to explaining the use of Cisco's networking equipment and the function of the portal, which would offer important customers a new level of service. "The people [handling the] 10 minutes of Q & A didn't have to fly to a location to be available for 10 minutes of Q & A. They could do it from their desktops," says Scott Etheredge, manager of business development for Cisco, who organized the Web launch. "As you can imagine, they are a lot more willing to commit to something like that than to fly to a number of different cities." Next up for Cisco, according Etheredge, could be Web-based product demonstrations and training seminars for customers.
Finally, post-show research can quickly answer questions about the size of the audience, average viewing time, the questions the audience asked, and basic demographics. "Post-show reports are loaded with information," says Marilyn Hendricks, pre-sales manager at Lawson Software of Minneapolis, which used MShow.com to roll out a new online recruiting service and found that 62 percent of audience members were asking for immediate follow-up from an account executive.
Will We Do It Again? Post-show research can go a long way to help groups decide whether to use Webcasting again. Last year, when the Professional Convention Management Association, Birmingham, Ala., broadcast an edited version of its annual meeting on the Web on San Diego-based SeminarSource.com, it liked the reaction. During a 10-day period about six months after the event, PCMA counted about 350 viewers, or more than 10 percent of its in-person attendance. Of those who filled out a post-show survey, 64 percent liked what they saw and wanted more, so PCMA decided to broadcast the 2000 meeting live from San Francisco.
Last year, "it was just kind of an experiment," says Carla Krause, communications director for PCMA. "We think it's really a good way to extend the value of the education, and we also think it's a good way for us as educators to demonstrate this technology."
MPI is also making changes based on the post-event feedback. Broadcasting sessions live didn't make sense in hindsight because it required the audience to be at their desks on a Sunday night and to pay attention for two hours of content. The next Webcast won't be available until after the meeting, and it will be shorter.
"We were pleased with the first attempt, but organizations must be prepared that if they do it live; they have to look at the ROI," says MPI's Dubois. "It costs money."
Yahoo!'s Woodward said he "preaches frequency" to his clients. Perhaps not surprising, since his job is to sell these things, but Woodward sees real value in looking at Web meeting as a fundamental method of business, just like in-person meetings. "You don't want to just do one. You want to do these frequently. And you want to make this part of your business," he says. "So the goal is to be frequent and then you can back into value created, markets created, and savings realized."
Stan Woodward, vice president of business services at Yahoo!, has several predictions for the future of Webcasting.
* In-person meetings will be less frequent, but bigger, with higher production values.
"[Li ve] meetings will become more of an experience," Woodward predicts.
* Web conferencing will become much easier from the planners' perspective. Woodward expects Webcasting to become just another service that planners order from hotels and convention centers, like rear-screen projection and lavalier mikes.
* Planners will get more creative about marketing their meeting presentations, retooling their content to new markets that they can reach via the Web.
There are scores of Webcasting vendors, and the heavyweights have gotten huge. Two of the biggest, RealNetworks and InterVU, have market caps in the billions of dollars, and last year, Yahoo! bought Broadcast.com for $5.04 billion. Here are some of the players :
Activate.net Corp., Seattle * (206) 830-5300, www.activate.net
InterVU Inc., Seattle * (206) 674-6000, www.intervu.net
MShow.com, Littleton, Colo. * (888) 996-7469, www.mshow.com
RealNetworks Inc., Seattle * (206) 674-2700, www.realnetworks.com
Santeler Marketing Group, Redwood Shores, Calif.; * (650) 367-7713, www.smgtv.com
SeminarSource.com, San Diego * (619) 293-0684, www.seminarsource.com
Third Millennium Communications Inc., Atlanta; * (404) 377-1489, www.3mc.com
Yahoo! Broadcast, Dallas * (214) 748-6660, www.broadcast.com


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This hostel is located in London (Kilburn), near the airport, The Tricycle Theatre, Freud Museum, and Everyman Cinemas - Hampstead. Local attractions also include Portobello Road Market and Lord's Cricket Ground.
Property Features
In addition to a bar/lounge, Palmers Lodge Hillspring provides a conference center, complimentary wireless Internet access, and complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access.
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An Internet point is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hostel offers access to a business center and a meeting/conference room. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities measuring 250 square feet (23 square meters) include a conference center, a ballroom, and exhibit space. This Art Deco hostel also offers tour/ticket assistance, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2011.
Palmers Lodge Hillspring is a smoke-free property.
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Hillspring Lodge Hostel has a restaurant serving breakfast and evening meals. All our guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast. The Bike Shed Bar serves reasonably priced drink in a great atmosphere, and it's open from 5pm to Midnight. Vending machines (sweet and savoury snacks, hot and cold drinks). Information for groups (15 people or more) can be booked on request. Packed lunches - ready in the morning to take away as you explore London. Group 1, 2 or 3 course evening meals.
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Half of Americans Want to Live in a Smart City with Driverless Cars
Nearly half of all Americans are looking forward to the time when they can live in a city where all the vehicles are driverless.
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Computerworld — Nearly half of all Americans are looking forward to the time when they can live in a city where all the vehicles are driverless.
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Those are the results of a study conducted by Intel that surveyed 12,000 people in eight countries, including the U.S., Brazil, China, France and India, in July and August 2013.
According to the survey, 44% of U.S. respondents said they would like to live in a city, where cars, buses and trains operate autonomously. Forty percent said they thought driverless vehicles would cut down the number of traffic accidents, while 38% said it would decrease traffic congestion and 34% said it would reduce carbon emissions.
Just over a third of the U.S. respondents, 34%, said they expect to see driverless cars on the roads by 2023.
Steve Brown, Intel's chief evangelist, told Computerworld he was surprised by the survey results.
"They're probably overly optimistic, but it's nice to see that they're excited about the idea and think it will happen soon," Brown said. "I think it tells us that people are excited about a future that has some intelligence in it to make the world more convenient, more efficient and safer. They like having the ability for cars to talk to each other on the road, sharing information about traffic jams, about accidents and changing routes."
While Americans have a long history of loving their cars and being sticklers about privacy, many say they are willing to not only let their cars do the driving, but they're also willing to forfeit some privacy to see a better commute, Brown said.
According to the Intel study, 54% of those surveyed would be willing to let an intelligent system determine what route everyone on the road would take to their destinations if it meant overall commute time would be reduced by 30%. That response held even if it meant the respondent's own commute time would increase.
"The survey found that Americans are willing to share information with and relinquish control to their city for the common good," Intel noted. "If ambulances, fire trucks and police cars could use the fastest route based on real-time data, 59% would opt into a city program that puts a sensor on their car."
Fifty percent of Americans also said they would allow the government to put a sensor on their cars to help them with intelligent parking.


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As political campaigns in Texas shift into high gear after a court ruling finally set the date of the Texas primaries, candidates will continue to raise millions of dollars in campaign cash to add to the millions that have already been raised. However, much of the campaign cash is going into campaigns that will face either little or no opposition on the ballot in November.
According to an analysis of data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, as of January 31 Texas candidates for house and senate have raised a total of $40.3 million for the 2012 election cycle. During the entire 2010 election cycle Texas candidates raised $47.2 million, and the 2008 election cycle saw $73.7 million raised by Texas candidates. With outside expenditure groups also spending money on the campaigns, millions more will be raised and spent in Texas elections.
The vast majority of the campaign cash raised so far has gone to Republican candidates, as they have out-raised their Democratic counterparts by more than $28.4 million. In the senate campaign, more than $16 million has already been raised by four Republican primary candidates. In the house campaigns, Republicans have raised $18 million compared to $5.9 million raised by Democrats.
The senate Republican primary campaign has so far been among the most expensive campaigns in the nation. The $19.5 million raised so far in the senate campaign in Texas is second only to the $22.7 million raised in the senate campaign in Massachusetts. The $8.6 million already spent in Texas is also second to the $10.6 million spent in Massachusetts.
Both Republican senate candidate Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert are among the top ten candidates nationally in campaign funds raised. Each has raised $6 million, while Tea Party favorite former Texas Solicitor Gen. Ted Cruz has raised nearly $4 million.
While the campaign for the senate seat in Texas will essentially be over after the Republican primary, the Massachusetts campaign between Republican Senator Scott Brown and likely Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren will continue into November.
Mark Jones, professor and chair of the political science department at Rice University, told the Texas Independent fundraising is important in two respects for the Republican primary, where there are two distinct electoral contests taking place.
"Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst clearly has the personal wealth and donor support to allow him to outspend all of his opponents combined by a good margin," said Jones. "Dewhurst will use his copious funds in an attempt to win the primary in the first round, obviating the need to face one of his rivals, Ted Cruz in particular, in a low turnout runoff in the dead of summer."
Jones says that while Dewhurst will clearly have more than enough funds to be on television statewide during the crucial final four to six weeks of the primary campaign as well as to engage in other forms of contact with primary voters such as direct mail, Ted Cruz, Craig James, and Tom Leppert are in a battle to finish second on May 29, while simultaneously forcing Dewhurst into a runoff.
"At this stage fundraising is crucial for them, not compared to Dewhurst, but compared to each other," said Jones. "While none will have the resources to match Dewhurst's presence on television, their goal is to raise enough money to support targeted television buys, direct mail campaigns, and conduct get out the vote drives focused on their core supporters."
Among the three candidates challenging Dewhurst, Leppert may well be able to match Dewhurst's ability to self finance a campaign. Leppert's $3.1 million of self financing so far is more than $1 million more than Dewhurst has self financed. Leppert and Dewhurst are third and fourth nationally in self financing.
There is no parallel among the campaigns for the house in Texas, as the candidates who are raising the most campaign funds have either token or no opposition at all. The $1.6 million raised by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) is the most of any house candidate in Texas, and he has no primary opponent and will face a Democrat in November who has not reported any campaign fundraising. Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17) and Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21) have raised $1 million and $972,000, but neither candidate faces a primary or general election opponent.
"The best way to ensure that a candidate has no primary or general election opposition is to have such a large campaign war chest that all serious challengers consider any attempt to defeat you to be futile," said Jones. "PACS and wealthy donors tend to give to the most influential members of congress, who also happen to normally reside in safe Republican or Democratic districts and are normally well respected in their party."
It isn't unexpected, says Jones, that incumbent members of congress raise such significant amounts of campaign funds with little or no opposition. "It is unsurprising that representatives such as Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Republican Conference, and Pete Sessions, chairman of the NRCC, are among the top fundraisers in spite of the fact that both will be re-elected regardless of whether they spend five thousand or five million on their reelection campaigns." Session has raised $932,000 and is not facing a primary or general election opponent.
Because of the uncompetitive nature of the general election campaigns in Texas, Jones says that the campaign cash is likely to have more of an impact in a select number of primaries than in the November election. "Of the 36 Texas seats, 33 are either safe Republican or safe Democrat, and only one, District 23, falls into the category of being truly competitive," said Jones. "As a result, fundraising will only have a significant impact on the outcome of at most 3 of 36 seats in November."
With the primary date finally set, it appears that the most heated campaign battles for congress in Texas will be waged in the spring rather than the fall. "In the May primaries, there are approximately a half dozen races on both sides of the aisle where fundraising will play a major role in determining which Republican or Democrat will be the party's nominee in the fall," said Jones. "In most cases the races are for safe Republican or Democratic seats, signifying that a victory in the primary virtually ensures victory in the Fall."


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The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World
Marlene Wagman-Geller - Author
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The fascinating inspirations behind common inventions and creations- from Barbie to Sweet and Low to Mt. Rushmore.
The slinky was born aboard a World War II ship.
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Easy Peasy Easter Bunny T-shirt
Ironing freezer paper to the inside front of your shirt creates a stable painting surface and prevents paint from seeping through to back of shirt.
Designed by Lauri Eaton, courtesy of iLoveToCreate®.
Material List
- Tulip® Fashion Glitter™ Shimmer Transfer Sheets - Primary and Urban
- Tulip® Fabric Spray paint - Snow and Neon Pink
- Aleene's Fabric Fusion®
- T-shirt, V-neck - Pink
- Freezer Paper
- Masking Tape
- Paper Towels
- Iron / Pressing Cloth
- Scissors
- Satin Ribbon, 1/4" - Hot Pink
Project Instructions
Step 1 Iron freezer paper to the inside front of your T-shirt.
Step 2 Use masking tape to tape off four equal squares on the center front of your shirt.
Step 3 Randomly spray Snow fabric spray over the squares, keeping spray off the rest of T-shirt. You can use paper towels to block off if desired. Let dry.
Step 4 Spray over squares again with Neon Pink fabric spray. Again, avoid spraying outside of squares. Let dry. Remove masking tape.
Step 5 Cut out four bunny shapes from shimmer sheets – one each of Gold, Silver, Pink and Turquoise. Position one shape on each of the four painted squares. Iron to T-shirt using a pressing cloth and following package instructions.
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Faculty: Barillas (English); Cravins (Geography); Macías-González, Sinclair (History); Peña, Stapleton (Management); Pinnell (Music); Manrique (Political Science); Calmes, Dorado, Hanson, Hindson, Janecki de Sotarello, Kuderer, Lake, McDonough, Socha, Wallace (Spanish); Delgado, Hippert, McAndrews (Sociology/Archaeology)
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Recently picked up 65 vintage Star Wars figures with 3 Darth Vader collector cases for $100 off craigslist.com. A very good deal. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]Recently picked up 65 vintage Star Wars figures with 3 Darth Vader collector cases for $100 off craigslist.com. A very good deal. [/FONT]
I like your focus collection, bigbarada! I didn't realize that there was a date stamp variation out there. I've always been a fan of the POTF sand skimmer, too. Bravo!
"Is that the Six Million Dollar Man's boss?"
Unfortunately, I had to sell off my entire vintage collection in 2008 when the economy went south (most of the money went to paying my rent). When I finally decided to actively seek out another Barada with the 1984 datestamp, it took me almost a year of checking Ebay and asking sellers to check the datestamps on their figures before I found another one. So, I believe that the 1984 datestamp is most likely the rarer of the two.
I really like the Sand Skimmer as well, it's like Star Wars' answer to the Seguey!
I'm a newb here, just decided to get my collection started, hoping to get all the old loose figures to display with some of my lifesize stuff, just bought the vintage cloud car, got a lando with it, also bought lobot, luke in hoth gear, luke in x wing and jedi gear.
i'll probably end up repainting as a couple of them look like they've been well loved, , haven't paid a lot so far, but i'm sure as i go along it'll get more expensive
Welcome, monstermaker! Ah, the freedom of being a new vintage collector... I recall those days fondly. You'll find some great deals, wonder if you paid too much for some POTF ones, and other fun situations. Good luck. My basic advice is to not act too impulsively; if you think it's a good price, go for it. If not, be patient. Qui-Gon had the right idea.
"May the 4th be with you?" "Why yes, thank you for asking."
thanks for the welcome, i've been making and collecting props for years now, and just thought it would be nice to bring some old friends home again, seems its like a minefield out there collecting wise.
I'll be trying to research on here before i buy anything major
well i've been buying again, just paid for around 13 loose figures of various buyers, since i've been buying through ebay had a few people mail offering me stuff, a slightly yellowing stormtrooper with no weapon loose for 25 quid! seems off to me,
Is there anywhere i can go for advice on prices etc when buying these figures, i know i'm a newb, just wary of getting stung
Your use of "quid" tells me you're in Europe somewhere; am I right? I always use the $5 base amount, meaning if I find a loose figure in good condition (even without an accessory) that I needed, then I went for it guilt-free. So, whatever $5 US is where you live, is what I use as a starting point (because I am also a cheapskate ). If I think it might be rare, I'll move up from $5 (i.e. any POTF figure would likely be no less than $20 loose, and many early ESB or SW are more near $10). Most I ever paid for loose SW figures was about $90 US for Carbonite Han or $70 for Yak Face (interestingly, I've bought few carded vintage ones, and the highest I paid was about $35).
I can't think of a good price site offhand, but I'm sure someone else here can.
"May the 4th be with you?" "Why yes, thank you for asking."
thanks for that, yes i'm from Liverpool, england, i had seen the later figures like the last 17 were more expensive, and some of the earlier figures as you say.
Its been a fun journey so far and i'm only a couple of weeks into it.


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Odd Bless America: 7 Hilariously Awkward 4th of July Photos
It's simply not the Fourth of July if it's, say, July 3rd or 5th. Or if someone doesn't char their fingers on a sparkler or the family dog doesn't freak out when the fireworks display gets underway and run off in fear until Labor Day. It's nice to think it's one of those holidays where we celebrate our independence from Great Britain and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But the folks over at Awkward Family Photos know what the day is really about: people looking uncomfortable wearing horizontal stripes and drinking way too much beer at 11 a.m. on a Thursday when it's 104 degrees in the shade. Click through for 7 hilariously bad 4th of July photos! -By Meredith Carroll
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Destination Guide: Berlin
An ever-changing city of historical landmarks and
contemporary fashions
Shop for avant-garde art in the Hackesche Höfe, and linger in bustling cafes on cobbled streets. Pass from East to West under the Brandenburg Gate before tracing the route of the Berlin Wall.
Food and Drink
People-watch in outdoor cafes or dine with city views. Have breakfast at the top of the Reichstag or combine high-end dining with the capital twinkling below at the TV Tower's revolving restaurant. Prenzlauer Berg is the place to warm up with a hearty Russian goulash. Snack on fried Bouletten or Currywurst sausages, and coffee and cake in cafés spilling outdoors.
Sightseeing and relaxation
Learn about life behind the Wall and watch a city change before your eyes. The DDR Museum is a treasure trove of East German everyday objects, and ancient relics and Old Masters fill the Museumsinsel's state museums. Hire a paddle boat in Tiergarten park or take a river cruise to see communist-era buildings contrasting with the brand-new parliament sector.
Fill your bags with contemporary fashions and gourmet delicacies. Berlin's newest fashion designers and artists fill the Hackesche Höfe courtyards. Indulge in designer handbags, watches and furs from the Leibnizkolonnaden or from international designers along the Ku'damm shopping mile. The KDW department store has a food hall to satisfy any appetite.
Nightlife and Entertainment
Enjoy sophisticated cocktails and word-class concerts. Watch an opera at the neo-classical State Opera House or visit the Berlin Philharmonic at home in the acoustically impressive Philharmonie. Indulge in late-night bites and drinks under a neon canopy on Potsdamer Platz.


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RemoteBox is a graphical tool which lets you administer guests or virtual machines running under VirtualBox on a remote server or even your local machine if desired. You may, for example, have a root server on the Internet, a server at home, or a server at work running VirtualBox but want to have the convenience of managing the guests easily from your local machine. The virtual machines run in headless mode, which means you don't need an active graphical display on the server but you can still connect and view the displays of the guests. The goal of RemoteBox is to provide a GUI that should be familiar to VirtualBox users while allowing them to administer a remote installation of VirtualBox. It does this via the VirtualBox API and SOAP interface, which are exposed when running the VirtualBox Web service. You can also use RemoteBox simply as an alternative interface for managing VirtualBox on your local machine.
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Authentic Coach Black Logo Alexis Bag with Coach valet keyring. Brand new with tags, never used. Comes with Coach gift box. Originally sold for 398.00 for bag and $48 for keyring. This is a large bag which will easily hold your iPad and all your daily necessities.
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In celebration of African-American History Month, Burlington County is presenting two special art exhibits showcasing the work of famed local artist Lady Bird Strickland and acclaimed Haitian artist Frandy Jean.
The Lady Bird Strickland exhibit will run from Feb. 1 through March 2 at the Warden's House on High Street in Mount Holly. An opening reception has been set from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The gallery will be open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Now a resident of Willingboro, Lady Bird Strickland was born into poverty in the foothills of Georgia in 1926 at a time when America was still a segregated society offering little opportunity or encouragement to black American artists. She would transform herself from a young girl hanging around the Harlem clubs into a young woman who socialized with and painted some of the most influential entertainment and political figures of the mid-20th and 21st centuries.
For more than six decades, Lady Bird Strickland's paintings have expressed aspects of life as it existed during slavery, Harlem's Jazz Age and the Civil Rights Movement. Best described as "reflections of social consciousness," her artwork offers the viewer a perspective often forgotten in our everyday, contemporary struggles.
The Frandy Jean exhibit will open on Feb. 7 at the Smithville Mansion Annex Art Gallery in Eastampton and run until Feb. 28. An opening reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 9 and the gallery will be open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is also free for this exhibit.
The exhibit will feature watercolors and images of Haitian life by the artist who recently arrived in the United States. Some of his handmade jewelry will also be on display.
Frandy Jean will also conduct a Haitian jewelry workshop in the gallery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23. The cost of the workshop is $20 per person and all material will be provided.
The wheelchair-accessible Smithville Mansion Annex Art Gallery is located on the second floor of Smithville Mansion in Historic Smithville Park. The park is located on Smithville Road in Eastampton, just three-quarters of a mile off Route 38.
For more information about either art exhibit, or the jewelry workshop, call 609-265-5858.
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Welcome to THE DESTINATION! We carry designers like ST. JOHN, ARMANI, ESCADA, CAbi, and J. CREW, CASHMERE Sweaters, PATAGONIA, THE NORTH FAC...read more
This store is going to be closed for a few days while I am away. If you won an auction or did a buy-it-now and have not yet paid for your item, I have your item with me, it will ship when you pay. Auctions ending this coming weekend will continue as scheduled. I expect to reopen by Friday April 18. Many great new items will be listed very soon! Thank you for visiting my shop!


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Not sure if you want to live in Hoffman Estates? Use realtor.com® Hoffman Estates guide to help you make the right choice. Switch between tabs to get the latest real estate market information and trends in home prices, home values and rental prices, plus local school and city data all through our dynamic charts and maps. Hoffman Estates information on realtor.com® puts the local scoop on Hoffman Estates right in front of you so you can learn more about the lifestyle, population, household income, median home prices, and other valuable information online.
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The average home price in Hoffman Estates is $173,626, which is 13% lower than the average sold price in Hoffman Estates ($199,609) . The average home price per square foot in Hoffman Estates is $103 and about 2% of all homes in Hoffman Estates sold in the last 6 months. For Hoffman Estates home values, real estate prices, and city market trends, research the 67,731 property records or search our 1,365 recently sold or 1,651 homes for sale listings. Listing counts, Hoffman Estates home prices and home values in Hoffman Estates are sourced from listing and property data on realtor.com®, which is the most up-to-date and accurate aggregation of real estate listings in the industry and includes approximately 800 regional MLSs and is the official website of the National Association of Realtors®.
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Marital status represents the percent of residents in Hoffman Estates that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Hoffman Estates, 82% of people are married and 18% of people are single. The percent of people married is 15% higher than the ratio of Cook County, which is 68%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2013.


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December 13, 2012 – Have you registered for Fuel Up to Play 60 yet? There's still time to enter the Fuel Up to Play 60 sweepstakes before the December 31st deadline!
Between now and December 31st, when you register for Fuel Up to Play 60 and link to a school/district, you'll automatically be entered for a chance to win a free SNA conference registration. Winners will be able to choose from:
To sign up, visit http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/join. For details and official rules, click here.
Signing up for Fuel Up to Play 60 is a great way to increase participation and obtain extra funding for your school nutrition program. There's never been a better time to sign up—the deadline to apply for funds is January 15, 2013!
To learn more, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/fueluptoplay60.
December 12, 2012—Earnestine Camp, who dedicated much of her life to the school nutrition profession, passed away December 6, 2012, at age 92. Camp worked for the School Food Service section of the Arkansas Department of Education in Little Rock, Ark., for 25 years after teaching home economics. She earned a bachelor of science degree in home economics and a master's degree in education.
During her career, which she began in 1942 prior to the enactment of the National School Lunch Act in 1946, Camp served as Southwest regional director of what was then the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) and as advisor to the executive board of the formerly-named Arkansas School Food Service Association.
"Earnestine was an advocate, champion, encourager, supporter, leader and role model in her contributions to feeding Arkansas children and in her spiritual life. Her ability to encourage young women to exceed their own personal expectations [was tremendous, as evidenced by a comment from one person she mentored that] 'She believed in me, more than I believed in myself,'" said Wanda Shockey, MEd, RD, director of the Child Nutrition Unit of the Arkansas Department of Education.
In lieu of flowers, Camp's family requests that friends and colleagues make donations to The Earnestine Camp Arkansas School Fund, c/o Arkansas School Nutrition Association, P.O. Box 3542, Little Rock, AR 72203; Arkansas Children's Hospital, # 1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202; or Immanuel Baptist Church, 501 North Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211.
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text: Better Beef Sales: Beef Up Knowledge at the Meat Case NCBA and Beef Checkoff partner with Merck Animal Health to launch new online retail-training program. Published on: Feb 2, 2012 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Beef Checkoff Program partnered with Merck Animal Health to launch Better Beef Sales, a new web-based retail training program to help boost knowledge about today's beef and how it's produced. These organizations recognized the need for more training of meat-counter employees after Merck Animal Health conducted a series of consumer panels. The panels found that consumers identify the staff behind the counter as experts. Carrie Thomas, account manager for food chain affairs for Merck Animal Health, said the need for training was quickly confirmed during retailer discussions. NCBA's Melissa Tessitore helped launch the new Better Beef Sales retail education program. "We conducted four panels in two cities. One of the key take away messages from those meetings was consumers still identify the person in the "white coat" behind the meat counter — the 'butcher' — as the beef expert," said Thomas. "And, we want them to be beef experts. To do that, we need to arm them with information about today's beef supply and how it's produced." Consumer decisions about the products they buy are now far more complex than they were in the recent past. Some consumers take into account how animals were raised, sustainability, animal welfare and a whole host of practices employed by cattle-farm families and ranchers. Questions on those topics aren't always easily addressed by the individuals responsible for putting beef on people's plates — retail meat counter employees. This new initiative is intended to bridge the knowledge gap between the consumer and their food. Retail employees can play a critical role in bridging that gap. Better Beef Sales education program consists of a series of six web-based training modules for the retail meat counter employees on the front lines of consumer marketing. Topics covered in the videos include: types and quality of beef offered today; sustainability of today's beef; animal welfare practices; beef-improvement technologies; and ways retailers can add value to the meat case. "As cattle numbers continue to decrease and retail beef supplies become tighter, it's going to take more effort to keep beef center of the plate," said Thomas. "We want to make sure retail employees and consumers understand how their beef is produced and how these wholesome, quality products end up on our dinner tables." To learn more about the Better Beef Sales retail education program, visit beefretail.org.


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2720 Mall of Georgia Blvd, Buford
5 STARS! Everything we tried ~ Cobb Salad, Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Salty and Crunchy (homemade french fries, homemade onion rings and homemade potato chips) , Crispy Turkish Feta…
I visited this restaurant with a group last week and I was not impressed. Menu was hard to figure out too. Its suppose to be a fish and chips type place, but they need a lot of…


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319 W 51st St, New York, NY | Directions 1001940.763407 -73.986559
Sunday To Thursday From 12:00 PM To 11:00 PM Friday To Saturday From 12:00 PM To 12:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown
A good experience – Our group of 16 was celebrating our annual family winter dining and matinee theater day in the City. We choose Maria Pia because it was close to the Gershwin theatre. Some of the reviews made us a bit nervous, but our experience was fine! We ordered from the lunch menu which was varied enough to suit everyone - even the kids. The service was attentive and responsive to our requests. We enjoyed our lunch and will be repeat visitors to the restaurant.
The hazelnut gelato was a hit with everyone.
Too noisy – I went there with my parents on a Saturday night. they were very stingy about the bread, and the service was a bit disorganised.
Most of all, it was really noisy, and they still decided to put some music to make the situation worse. My parents could not have a conversation without repeating each sentence 3 times.
The food was ok but my mum's salmon was too dry.
Avoid at all costs – This was my second visit to this place and definitely the last one. Everything that could go wrong eventually did.
My friend and I were seated in the ?garden? area ? basically an expansion room with no roof. It looked nice enough. We had a "waitress-in-training" who disappeared halfway through our dinner. She re-appeared by the end of the dinner saying she was needed at the bar. Funny thing, considering she was struggling with opening our bottle of wine.
Our food turned out to be OK, except they brought strange things, for example: the pepper-crusted tuna did not have any pepper or crust and looked very much like lox. The salad was missing a few ingredients listed in the menu such as avocado. They only provided the root end of the asparagus (the spear head was missing). I guess the chef kept the tops to himself or considers them inedible.
The main dish was OK. The fun started after we ordered desert. Apparently we were not the only clients waiting... There was a rodent sitting under a nearby table. Apparently, he was not very shy as we managed to snap a few photos. Informing the wait stuff of our neighbor only brought a few shrugs, I guess it is commonplace at this establishment.
The second waiter tried to add a 20% tip to our bill, which incited another argument. It ended with the
headwaiter chasing after us and offering us free limoncello for our ?troubles??
I will never be a patron of this restaurant again; the poor service, unprofessional attitude, and shear uncleanliness of the establishment have completely disgusted me.
Great desert menu – We were give nabroadway. special deal as a gift it included hotel , broadway show, and dinner at a choice of ten resturants every resturant I googled had pretty bad reviews Maria pri stood out it had some pretty good reveiws . So we tryed it when we arrived I had previously had made reservations 6 days prior for 6 O'clock . "YOU MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL RESTURANTS WITH ALOT OF WALK IN'S " When we walked in the staff was very polite and asked us if we had reservations and said it would be a few minutes it was only around a 15 minute wait which was'nt bad . we sat at the bar which was cozy it was a great little resturant very clean I felt like we were in Italy!!!!!!!!!!! The staff servers were great polite asked if we had our dinner vouchers and handed us a prefixed menu , which had alot to offer as far as selection we brought our to kids with us ages 7 and 12 and them being so picky eaters they managed to find foods that they really like also . The waiter polite and always checking to see if everything was O.K. "WITH THIS FOOD VOUCHER ALL THE TAXES AND GRATUTIES WERE INCLUDED' but since we had such great service we felt we should take care of the waiter. LET ME ALSO MENTION NOT ONCE DID THEY TRY TO PUSH SOMETHING OFF THE WAS ON THE REGULAR MENU OR ANY TYPE OF LIQUIR. Will definetly go back to dine at maria pria .
Not impressed after the hype – Visited Maria Pia with my family last Friday. In a word...RUDE. Maybe because we didn't make reservations we weren't welcome, but we had to wait at the bar for a table, which is no problem, but we felt like we were in the way and weren't offered drinks while we waited. We were seated and the food was good but not great. The place seemed very touristy which is not really my thing. We had a table too close to the kitchen and bathroom traffic, but what do you expect in New York, small restaurant, we took what we could get. Manager never visited our table but seemed interested in other patrons and their enjoyment. Won't be back.
Just Don't – The garden is pretty; the house red wine is very good.
But ... the food is bad; really bad. The veal scallopini in lemon sauce was covered with some flavorless water and flour mixture, lumps included. The Italian cheesecake was the worst I've ever had. It was this lump (literally) of something, covered with a horrid neon orange sauce. The consistency was like a bread pudding that someone shaped into a meatball and then added a little flour and water to make the thing stick together.
We were there on a Monday night when the Theater District is dark and perhaps the better chefs had the evening off. But there is no excuse for what I ate.
A STAR shinning in Theater District – I was very sceptic to try Maria Pia after I read some bad reviews about, but I tried it. I think that from the moment that we sat to the momrnt that we left was never a dull moment. We sat by the window which gave us a better view of the street.The waiter came by told us the fiew specials and said that if we wanted something else to be free to ask (our chef makes everything) he said. We ordered as he recommended. We started with a apple salad and cured meat abbondanza, thaqt shared a pasta made with mushroom and than for main course we had the calf's liver,the steak and the rissoto.The evening went exellent and what made so good was the waiter that used to pull jokes which made it memorable. I think our waiter was albanian but his italian was perfect and in our table we had also other waiter that came and said hello.
The staff is charming including the bold headed waiter that had a lot fine jokes.From food to service I rate this restaurant to be a STAR IN THE THEATER DISTRICT.Great food nedds great peaple to back it up and Maria Pia has it.You feel like you are in Sicily with the charm of everybody there including the manager that i think was albanian but gives the people the impresion of an italian matre'd.Great place guys every time i will come in Manhattan I will visit this jewel.
Nothing Special – Currently on a fresh pasta binge I sought a Midtown restaurant and came across Pia Maria online. I met a friend there and found the place pleasant and average. The food was alright but nothing extraordinary, I had the lobster ravioli which contained chunky pieces of meat and a tomatoey sauce. My friend had the fish special with spinach - she said the fish was bland but enjoyed the veggies. If you need somewhere Midtown this place is okay, and, not particulary overpriced. Generous portions, good service, average food.
very good food exellent service – I ate at this cozy and mouthwatering italian restaurant twice this week and it was exceptional on foo and service.if you need to eat something before or after theater don't hesitate to go to this great italian fare. It is good for anytime of the day with a pretty gorgious menu and great service.tyr ther mussels and clam stew or their antipasto mix (dry meat and cheeses) and don't forget the Polpo. For your main course try Rissoto Pescatore or the calfs liver with balsamic reduction. If you like italian you will love their pasta from the lobster ravioli to their pappardelle with mushroom and truffle oil. Dessert ; indulge in their chocolate torte or their panna cotta. When it comes to their wine list its small and stuff is missing but the waiter Tony promised me that the wine list will get bigger. If you need recomendation on wine don't hesitate to ask and the same thing goes for food, plus the can make anything you want. I had a wondrful experience. Thank you Tony for the wine recomendation and thank you Alban for the hospitality.
I recomend that you go and try the experience on italian food and great service. You will thank me for the recomendation.
cozy lil' place – Maria Pia is conveniently located practically next door to my favorite musical, Wicked. Naturally, I have eaten there twice...Good and inexpensive Italian cuisine. It's a no-brainer for NYC! It offers an extensive wine list (no Reisling for boyfriend, though). Yummy goat cheese ravioli, breads for the table, and tasty delights for after the meal.
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Pros – good health benefits and professional growth opportunities. They allow staffs to achieve free training. They have paid holidays.
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