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For tasty Italian food, superb views and impeccable service, AL63 is a great option.A thoughtfully put together wine list includes Italian as well as local wine and also a few champagne options for that special occasion.Friendly staff know the offerings through and through and are on hand to offer advice on your selection.Beautiful sea views enhance the dining experience with an al fresco dining option as well as indoor seating when the weather is less favourable.Jazz lovers will adore the regular jazz evenings and there are also wine dinners held frequently.For simple elegance in a dining experience, try AL63.
Alba Lounge, above the Hildebrand Restaurant offers visitors some of the best views in Cape Town. With 360 degree views across the harbour, the V & A Waterfront, Table Mountain and the City, this is a favourite spot for locals and visitors alike. Rain or shine, Alba Lounge is the perfect place to be, sipping on something cool and delighting on some of the delicious tapas treats that are on offer. The Venetian inspired menu features a delicious range of classic Italian tapas with a modern twist. Visitors are invited to sit back and take in the scenery while feasting on such sumptuous morsels as smoked salmon, horseradish and dill crostini or Springbok, sage and apricot terrina. One of the chef's specialities is the Umbrian sausage with peppers. There are also classic breaded mozzarella balls, Prosciutto San Daniele with melon, Ham on grilled polena and flash friend prawns. The fabulous selection of tapas is the ideal accompaniment for one of the many delightful cocktails on offer. Alba Lounge is an upmarket tapas lounge. Luxurious and trendy, with out of this world views it is the place to be for a chilled drink and a light snack.

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There was a discussion in the teacher room last Friday that never really got resolved.
A teacher had called a student "smart" in a narrative in a written report.
Some said that was inappropriate since M.I. theory says people are smart in different ways
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Others thought that was hypersensitive and overcomplicating it, if you say "Pat is smart"
it's understood you are only talking about one side of the individual. Others did not have
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Ah, Carol Dweck would be quite adamant that "smart" never show up in an assessment or report card narrative. Using the word "smart" can feed what she calls a fixed mindset, meaning that if you are already smart then you are not going to change (i.e. get any smarter). This is in opposition to the growth mindset, which connotes that change is possible, so therefore applying oneself to the task at hand can have an impact.
If you do a search for Carol Dweck you'll come up with plenty of videos and links. She wrote the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success to explain the two mindsets.
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HIV-related conspiracy beliefs and its relationships with HIV testing and unprotected sex among men who have sex with men in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa (HTML)
Tun,Waimar; Kellerman,Scott E.; Maime,Senkhu; Fipaza,Zukiswa; Sheehy,Meredith; Vu,Lung; Nel,Dawie
AIDS Care 24(4): 459-467
Publication date: 2012
The objective of this study was to determine extent of HIV conspiracy belief endorsement among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Pretoria, and assess whether endorsement of HIV conspiracy beliefs are associated with inconsistent condom use and never testing for HIV. A cross-sectional survey using respondent-driven sampling was conducted between February and August 2009. A high proportion of respondents endorsed HIV conspiracy beliefs. MSM commonly endorsed beliefs related to AIDS information being held back from the general public (51.0%), HIV being a man-made virus (25.5%), and people being used as guinea pigs in HIV research and with HIV treatments (approximately 20%). Bisexually- or heterosexually-identified MSM were significantly more likely to endorse conspiracy beliefs compared to homosexually-identified MSM (38.5% vs. 14.7%). Endorsing conspiracy beliefs was not associated with unprotected anal intercourse; however, it was significantly associated with not having been HIV tested (AOR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.1-5.7). Endorsing beliefs in HIV conspiracies reflects a mistrust in government institutions and systems which could be an impediment to seeking HIV-related services, including HIV counseling and testing.
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He said the mileage could be measured manually, as a part of state inspections, or similar state-mandated reporting. Another option, Mattox said, would be to track mileage electronically, as is being tested in Oregon, where cars in Portland are required to have state-supplied GPS devices which report mileage to receiving devices installed on gas pumps.
Meanwhile, he said the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Highways also is monitoring Virginia's plan to increase the state sales tax by 0.5 percent, dedicating the revenue to highways.
Mattox said each 1-cent increase in West Virginia's gas tax provides about $14 million, while a 0.5 percent increase in the state sales tax would provide about $100 million a year.
Sen. Mike Hall, R-Putnam, asked whether the proposed alternative road funding study would duplicate efforts by the governor's panel.
"I would be interested to know what an additional study will add," he stated.
Mattox said the governor's panel briefly studied a mileage fee, but said the proposal requires a more thorough study than the panel could complete in a short time frame and with limited funding.
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NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
The Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks and successor to the 8700M GT. Technically, the 9700M GT is a higher clocked version of the 9600M GT. It is produced in 65nm (allows higher clock rates with the same current consumption) and features a new PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.
In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9700M GT supports Hybrid-SLI (only HybridPower). HybridPower is a technique to choose between the integrated and dedicated graphics core, if performance or battery runtime is needed. This works only in Windows Vista. Up to now the user has to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later Nvidia wants to switch automatically in the drivers. GeForceBoost is not supported with this card, as there would be no performance gain.
As the 9600M GT and 8700M GT, the 9700M GT features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders (which are higher clocked than the core with 1550 MHz).
The performance of the 9700M GT is clearly above the 9600M GT because of the high clock speed (highest current clockspeed of the 9000M series). Still demanding DirectX 10 games, like Crysis wont run fluently with high details and high resolutions.
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9700M GT is similar to the GeForce 9500GT (which also descends from the G96 core).
Manufacturer | NVIDIA | ||||||
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Codename | NB9E-GE | ||||||
Architecture | G9x | ||||||
Pipelines | 32 - unified | ||||||
Core Speed * | 625 MHz | ||||||
Shader Speed * | 1550 MHz | ||||||
Memory Speed * | 800 MHz | ||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | ||||||
Memory Type | GDDR2, GDDR3 | ||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB | ||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||
DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | ||||||
Power Consumption | 45 Watt | ||||||
Transistors | 314 Million | ||||||
technology | 65 nm | ||||||
Features | PCI-E 2.0, PureVideo HD Technologie (VP3), Hybrid SLI mit HybridPower (with nVidia 9100 chipset), CUDA, PhysX ready | ||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | ||||||
Date of Announcement | 03.06.2008 | ||||||
Information | MXM 3 | ||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_970... |
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Gaming Performance
These benchmarks were conducted with high end notebooks (quad-core desktop CPU). Therefore, the performance with slower laptops may decrease.
Crysis: 1280x1024, very high: 20 fps -> not playable (in medium-high playable)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: 1600x1200: 73 fps -> fluently playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 2: 1600x1200: 64 fps -> fluently playable
Supreme Commander: 1600x1200: 52 fps -> fluently playable
World in Conflict: 1280x1024: 29 fps -> playable
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New England Complex Systems Institute, Boston, 2-day Workshop, May 5-6 2014 (jointly with Yaneer Bar-Yam)
Risk Management in the Real World, Feb 27-28 , New York, with Raphael Douady.
Paris, Dec 18, Open to public, Grand Amphithéâtre – La Sorbonne 47 rue des Ecoles 75005 Paris, organized by Université Paris Dauphine/BBC.
Risk Minds, Amsterdam, Dec 4 2013
Rutgers University, Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, Statistics of Risk Management Conference, Nov 7 2013
New England Complex Systems Institute, Boston, 2-day Workshop, November 4-5 2013 (jointly with Yaneer Bar-Yam)
U.C. Santa Barbara, October 27, 3PM
Ambrosetti Foundation, Sept 19, Milan
Ancestral Health Symposium, "Convex Responses and Their Consequences", Atlanta, August 15
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Los Angeles, August 13
Aix-en-Provence, July 5-7 (Rencontres économiques)
Madrid, July 3
U.S. State Department, Washington DC, June 7
IMF Washington, DC, May 3, 2 PM
Loyola University, April 11
Stanford University, April 10, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
Columbia University: April 4, noon, Business School
Concordia University, Montreal , April 2, Room 110 of the Hall Building, 1-3 PM
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affair, March 18, 8 AM, my paper with Constantine Sandis on the ethical asymmetry heuristic.
Literary & NonTEDstyle Idea Festivals: LitCologne, c. March 8; Ascona, March 24; Hay-on-Wye, June 2; Mantova ~Sept 5
Yale University, Feb 18
New York Public Library, Feb 5, Conversation with Daniel Kahneman
National Science Foundation, Division of Mathematical Sciences, Jan 25, 2013: On Convexity
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Quantitative Congress, Jan 22, 2013 [Closed to the Public].
Oxford University (Sheldonian), Jan 11, 2013 On the Ubiquity of Nonlinear Responses in Life and Their Probabilistic Consequences (Why projects are late, dams hard to build, hypertension medicine complicated to administer, etc.)
LSE, London School of Economics, Dec 5
SEC, Security and Exchange Commission, Dec 3
US Book launch of Antifragile: Things That Like Disorder: Barnes and Noble, Union Square, New York, November 27, 7PM - Powerhouse (DUMBO, Brooklyn), November 28; Philadelphia Public Library, November 29, 7PM, University of Chicago, November 30, etc.
London discussion of Antifragile: Nov 26 Union Chaptel, Islington
University of East Anglia, School of Philosophy, Sept 27, 2012
Hay Literary Festival, Hay-On-Wye, Wales, June 4, 2012 [BY TELEVIDEO]
Commencement Address, U.C. Berkeley Dept of Statistics, May 15, 2012. An Homage to the late David Freedman.
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, April 10, 2012 -Open to the public.
McKinsey & Co, Workshop on Managing Black Swans, co-instructor (with Bent Flyvberg), McKinsey Alpine University, Kitzbühel, Austria, March 30-April 1 2012 [Deferred]
Complexity and Risk Workshop,Wilmott-Taleb Seminar, March 1-2, London
George Mason University, Workshop in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Feb 24, 2012
Humbold University, Berlin, Department of Applied Statistics, Distinguished Lecture Series, January 28, 2012- Open to the public.
Stevens Institute of Technology, Jan 24, 2012, First Public presentation of Antifragility. Open to the public.
University of Balamand, Koura, North Lebanon, Jan 13, 2012 (in Levantine Arabic, no translation). Open to the public.
Zurich Minds, Zurich, Dec 13, 2011
RSA London, Dec 1, 2011presentation of Antifragility (ignore official title) -Open to the public.
Doha, Qatar, Nov 16, 2011
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, INPO, Atlanta Lecture, Nov 10, 2011
Trinidad and Tobago Lecture, Queen's Hall, Port-of-Spain, Nov 5 2011
United Nations Environment Program, October 19, 2011, Washington, DC
Beijing, Oct 13, 2011
Kiev, Ukraine, Oct 6, 2011
Zagreb, Croatia, Oct 4, 2011 Antifragility
Columbia University, New York, Sept 26, 2011, paper on the detection heuristic.
Venice, Sept 23, 2011 Lecture on probability
European Parliament, Brussels, September 20, 2011
Tokyo: The Errors of Fukushima, How error rates have error rates, September 13, 2011
United States Congress, Hearings, July 14, 2011
8th International Conference on Complex Systems, The taxonomy of antifragile systems, Boston, June 29, 2011
Summer School on Bounded Rationality, Instructor, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, June 21-28, 2011
Benoit Mandelbrot Memorial Scientific Meeting, Yale, April 29, 2011, an essay in honor of the great man.
The Goldstone Forum Lecture for Philosophy, Politics and Economics, U of Pa, Philadelphia, April 5, 2011
Workshop on Antifragility, Policy staff, 10 Downing Street, London, March 3, 2011 Article in FT
Philosophy & Probability, NYU AbuDhabi, Sponsored by NYU's Philosophy Department, March 1, 2011
Russia Forum, Moscow, Feb 2-5, 2011
Athens, Greece, Jan 19, 2011
Book Lecture/Signing, New York City, Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 7 PM, Jan 13, 2011
Hong Kong Congress on the Mathematics of Risk Management, Dec 15, 2010, by Televideo, Opening Lecture, On the Fundamental Incomputability of Small Probabilities
Carnegie Institution, organized by the Department of the Interior, Dec 15,2010, Washington, DC
U.K. Parliament, House of Commons, Dec 8, 2010
London School of Economics, The Bed of Procrustes, Dec 7, 2010
Council for Foreign Affairs, New York, Dec 6, 2010
Lectio Magistralis: Genoa Science Festival, Genoa, (Genova), Italy,(Opening Talk), Oct 29, 2010
The Economist (Buttonwood Gathering), Oct 25, 2010, New York
L'Express magazine, October 13, 2010, Paris (en français)
Washington, DC, Sept 30, Neuseum, organized by the Aspen Institute & Atlantic Magazine
Salon Series, Montreal, Sept 24, 2010 (en français)
International Monetary Fund, Sept 16, 2010, Washington, DC, General Lecture (morning) and Technical Workshop (afternoon) on how to detect tail-fragility.
Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Prussia, Sept 9, 2010
Oxford University, 2010 BT Lecture, July 14, 2010
SEC Security & Exchange Commission, June 30, 2010, Washington, DC
Politics & Prose, Washington, DC, June 30, 2010
Hay Festival of Literature, Wales, May 29, 2010
B&N Bookstore, NY, Union Square, NY, May 24 (evening)
Council for Foreign Relations, NY, May 24 (morning, members only)
Harvard Bookstore, Boston, May 19 (evening)
Labyrinth Bookstore, Princeton, May 13
New York, Powerhouse Arena, DUMBO (under Manhattan Bridge), conversation with the philosopher Gloria Origgi, May 11 (evening)
World Bank, IFC , Washington, DC, May 11, (morning)
Harvard, Social Science Symposium, Hard Problems in Social Science, Boston, April 10, 2010
India Conclave, New Delhi, March 12, 2010
Dubai, March 1, 2010 (I know)
Dubai, Feb 8, 2010
Russia Forum 2010 - Feb 3-5 2010, Moscow
Tokyo, Dec 1, 2009
Ciudad de Las Ideas, Puebla, Mexico, Nov 6, 2009, Debate on religion with Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris.
Society of Actuaries, Boston, Oct 27, 2009
World Knowledge Forum, Seoul, South Korea, Oct 14, 2009
Asia Society,Honk Kong, Sept 28, 2009
United States Congress, Testimony (Subcommittee), September 10, 2009
Royal Society for the Arts, London, Conversation with David Cameron, August 18, 2009
Aspen Institute, Aspen, July 2-4, 2009
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Symposium on Climate Change, Swedish Academy of Science, Vastermorland county (Northern Sweden), June 14-17
Google Zeitgeist, UK, May 17-19 2009,
New Yorker Summit, New York, May 5, 2009 --video on the web.
Dubai, UAE Literary Festival, Feb 27-March 1 2009
World Bank, Feb 24, 2009, Markets and Crises: What Next and How? Washington, DC
Russia Forum, Moscow, Feb 4-5, 2009
Davos, World Economic Forum, January 28-31 2009 - (these idiots)
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In order to assist in addressing the humanitarian challenges being faced by Pakistani civilians especially after the recent floods in the country, OCHA is strengthening its presence in Pakistan by establishing three (3) sub-offices and several satellite offices throughout the country in order to provide support to UN agencies, NGOs, donors and other humanitarian organizations working in Pakistan. One of OCHA's strategic priorities will be to support the Humanitarian Coordinator in the coordination of humanitarian affairs for timely and adequate delivery of humanitarian assistance and greater protection to the populations in Pakistan affected by recent flooding in the country, military operations on the border with Afghanistan and possible natural disaster. As such, collation and dissemination of information and field-level coordination will be catalysts in improving the response to humanitarian needs. In this context, OCHA will intensify Information management, resource-mobilization and advocacy efforts.
Under the overall guidance of the Senior HAO / Head of Office and the direct supervision of the Senior National HAO, the National HAO will be responsible for the following:
1.Provide substantial assistance in the implementation of inclusive, field-level humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including liaison with relevant UN operational agencies, NGOs, and local authorities;
2.Preparation, implementation and monitoring of the designated countrys humanitarian work plan (usually expressed through the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP)/ Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP);
3.Regular monitoring and analysis of developments in the designated country and support the preparation of analytical reports highlighting social, political, humanitarian and other relevant factors affecting the overall humanitarian situation;
4.Monitoring of humanitarian risks to ensure that the various contingency plans are consistent and well-coordinated including availability of resources; Assist in supporting the inter-agency contingency planning;
5.Support advocacy initiatives on issues impacting humanitarian needs and response efforts through the collection of information, liaison with humanitarian partners, government officials, and media, development of appropriate strategies, etc.;
6.Provide substantial support to sector / cluster working groups as required and facilitate exchange on cross cutting issues;
7.Support the collection of field information to improve coordination activities and information products such as who does what where and inter-agency reports;
8.Assist in matters related to natural disasters, including drafting situation reports and flash appeals, preparing costs plans for cash contributions made by/through OCHA and final reporting on their use; participation in/support to UNDAC missions;
9.Assist in liaising with humanitarian partners on the collection of information to effectively map areas of humanitarian needs and response activities in support of coordination efforts;
10.Perform other duties, as assigned by the Senior National HAO and the Head of Office or his/her designate.
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Like any good meeting planner, Loretta Lowe, CMP, can juggle many tasks at one time. But try as she might, she can't be in more than one place at a time.
So when the San Francisco — based independent meeting planner was called on to plan 45 pharmaceutical meetings throughout the United States, she needed to hire people to take over on-site. Enter the travel director — a person hired specifically to oversee the on-site logistics of a meeting that has already been planned.
Alternately known as a travel director, trip director, TD, or on-site meeting manager, this pivotal position not only goes by various names but also can encompass various responsibilities. For a smaller program, such as a dinner meeting, just one travel director might be on-site to serve as host. For a larger event, a range of travel directors — from the lead TD, with responsibility for the overall program, to specialists in various areas such as F&B, hospitality, or housing — might be there to run the show.
So what is the difference between a travel director and a meeting planner? At meeting, event, and travel management company Maritz Travel, there is a clear differentiation. "The meeting planner or project manager has responsibility for planning everything until the point of operation," says Alicia Feito, vice president of operations, based in St. Louis. "The travel director comes in at the point of operation and is responsible for executing those plans."
What to Look for
Regardless of title, the most important factor when hiring a travel director is to ensure that the person doing the hiring and the person being hired have the same understanding of the scope of the assignment.
"It's different for each program," says Melissa Biele, a senior meeting planner for third-party meeting and event planning company California Host, based in San Francisco, who also has worked as a TD. "For meetings, you want people who have that kind of experience under their belt. But you might also need someone who speaks a foreign language to run tours in a foreign country, someone to operate a registration area, someone to handle food and beverage, and so on."
What is the same for any program is that the travel director becomes "the face of the company," says Feito. Because the TD is the person whom attendees will see and interact with, Feito says it's key that this person be enthusiastic and service-oriented. She also requires experience managing teams of people, computer skills, and financial savvy. "TDs must be able to focus on implementing programs, which can be a different skill set from that of a meeting planner," she says.
Lowe agrees. "The key in reviewing a resume is to ensure they have on-site management experience," not just pre-meeting coordinating experience, she says. "TDs need to be able to get things done. They have to have their antennae out at all times, looking out for the comfort, safety, and needs of the attendees, as well as be able to ensure the program runs efficiently. Being able to do both is a special and often unrecognized skill."
She strongly recommends checking references, even when a person appears to have had years of experience. Even then, she says, a lot depends on finding TDs with the management and communication styles that match your needs: Do you or a client need or want to be kept abreast of every decision? Or would you prefer that the TD handle most of it on his or her own?
In either case, Wendy Morris, vice president of sales and marketing of ExpoVention, Great Neck, N.Y., a trade show and meeting management company that offers TD services, emphasizes how important it is for travel directors to be able to dive right into the program. "Travel directors have to be able to show up on-site and just envelop themselves in the big project. A seasoned TD can get a quick overview of the project and then be able to prioritize and jump right in from there."
In addition, Lowe says it's important for the travel director to be able to handle and communicate problems and complaints. "If there's a problem, I need to hear about it right away so I can be proactive and address it."
What Can Go Wrong … Just Might
A good travel director knows when and how to take initiative. Lorraine Cruz, CMP, who frequently hires TDs for dinner meetings around the country in her role as program manager for Haymarket Medical, Montvale, N.J., recalls one meeting at which a supplier attendee had left promotional information on a table — and the travel director removed it, knowing that it wasn't appropriate for that kind of meeting.
On a larger scale, Lowe recalls a job at which she was acting as an on-site meeting manager — for a dinner that grew unexpectedly to 1,700 people — when the caterer ran out of food. "I had to go back to my client to get a credit card to order another $20,000 worth of food," she says.
Biele notes that part of the challenge of hiring on-site temps is that "you — or the client — won't like everyone every time." While she has not encountered a major problem with a travel director, she has had to replace some on occasion. "We had an international program where one of the attendees felt that someone's Spanish wasn't up to par. They complained, and we were forced to remove him, even though I really think the complainer was just in a bad mood."
Then there are those independent meeting planners who are, for the most part, retired but promote themselves as on-site meeting managers for the perks of the job. Diana Francies, a travel director in Atlanta, says she has run across some TDs "who treated the meeting like it was a paid vacation," and were more interested in enjoying the facilities than in doing their jobs.
Set the Stage
The most important tool a company can provide its travel directors is information — and few companies provide enough, TDs say.
"I always send on-site meeting managers all the paperwork ahead of time," says Cruz. "I send them whatever I have, such as information about the restaurant and the planned meal, a sign-in sheet, background and travel information on the speaker, and so on." She also calls the TD the day before a program to go over any final details or questions. "I've heard that they often don't get that kind of information ahead of time," she says, "so they often have to show up not knowing anything and not being prepared."
Along with the logistical information, Biele says it's important to provide a realistic overview of what is expected. "Tell me the truth. I need to know if I'm going to be working an 18-hour day."
In addition, Lowe tries to provide TDs with guidelines about what they can and cannot do. "I like to give them as much leeway as possible to make decisions and changes when necessary — but there can be a limit. If something affects the budget, the client needs to know about it first."
Where to Find Them
Travel directors can sometimes be difficult to find, in large part because of the number of possible titles. Of more than 20,000 Meeting Professionals International members, for example, only 55 self-identify as travel directors. But that doesn't count the hundreds, possibly thousands, who perform that role under other titles, such as on-site meeting planner, on-site meeting manager, meeting consultant, contract meeting planner, and so on. There is no association dedicated to travel directors.
To find a quality TD, consider these strategies:
Contact colleagues in the area where you need a travel director. "If I need someone in North Carolina, the first thing I do is call a colleague who lives and works there to see who they know," says independent meeting planner Loretta Lowe, CMP, San Francisco. "A local often has invaluable knowledge of the area, and a personal recommendation is always helpful." If you don't know anyone in that area, an industry association such as MPI can be helpful in making contacts.
Post a listing with the job details on an industry message board or listserv, such as MeCo or MiForum on Google Groups (http://groups.google.com).
While you typically can't find TDs through a standard temp agency, some agencies do specialize in placing them: Executive Travel Directors (www.traveldirectors.com), Current Temp (www.macmeetings.com), The Meeting Temp Job Network (www.meetingtempjobs.com), and The Meeting Connection (www.themeetingconnection.com).
The Price Is Right
Travel directors are typically paid a daily rate, which can range from $175 to $300 a day, depending on their level of experience and what's required of them on-site. Sometimes a per diem is added for expenses, while other times the travel director will submit an expense report. For smaller assignments, such as a dinner meeting, TDs typically charge hourly, which can range from $12 to $15 an hour for handling simple tasks like registration to $50 to $100 an hour for overseeing the meeting.
Independent meeting planner Loretta Lowe, CMP, San Francisco, advises adding a performance clause to any TD contract. "It's basically an assurance that he or she will represent the company well, maintaining quality and customer service levels," she says. Depending on the exact wording of the clause, if the TD doesn't perform up to expected levels, the corporation might have some protection in terms of having to pay the agreed-upon fee.
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Chris Holland has penned an interesting post over on the Internet Brands Developer Blog, suggesting that Apple may have its sights set on integrating VoIP into the iPhone, making it a truly converged communications device. At first glance, it seems unlikely that Apple would be thinking this away about VoIP (and we KNOW AT&T isn't thinking this way), but Chris makes some excellent points and his predictions are really some food for thought.
I've grumbled about .Mac along with others and don't think Apple's online service offers much bang for the buck today, but if it became the integrated SIP provider that Chris envisions that could change everything.
A SIP Address looks just like an E-Mail address. A Person's SIP Address could easily be stored in the iPhone's Address Book. Apple could build SIP-capability right into the operating system, pre-configured with a number of existing SIP Providers for one-click setup, while still allowing for custom configuration, following a model very similar to E-Mail.
There are a few SIP Providers out there. But Apple could easily roll out its own SIP infrastructure as part of the .Mac framework, increasing their chances of providing a superior out-of-the-box experience, while promoting the .Mac brand to … competitive usefulness. From here, the sky's the limit as to what Apple can do, leveraging iPhone's brand and near ubiquitous and still increasing WiFi penetration. Forget about fighting over 3G vs GSM. WiFi and IP are universal WorldWide.
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ALBANY — Coming toward the entrance of Chehaw Park on Saturday, cars were backed up for half a mile. But there was no auto accident. It was the annual Native American Cultural Festival, one of Chehaw's signature events, growing in popularity.
Even without the colorful identifying banner stretched between two totem poles, the call of wooden flutes against the primitive drums made it clear to the crowd they'd found what they were looking for.
On a perfect spring day visitors got a chance to witness authentic Native American dances which were not just entertaining but symbolic of the spiritual beliefs of the ancient people. As the dancers changed position, adorned with headdresses of pheasant and macaw feathers — and in one case the head of a jaguar — Emcee J.J. Kent explained their motions:
"They are paying honor to the Great Spirit in all directions to acknowledge that whichever direction we face, we're always addressing that Great Spirit," Kent said.
According to Kent, a Lakota Sioux, Chehaw's weekend festival is an inter-tribal event of many Native American origins intended to "break some stereotypes."
"It's part of our goal to help the non-Indian world to realize there are many different Indian nations," Kent said. "They don't all speak the same language or have the same customs."
According to Kent, there are presently 567 federally recognized Indian nations in North America.
Later, a Native American in buckskins trotted his horse around the circular center stage as a part of the "Warriors on Horseback" presentation. The crowd was given a closeup look at the various painted markings on both horse and rider, signifying such things as the rider's rank or history in battle, as an offstage voice explained the marks.
"The introduction of the horse to Native Americans came in the early 1500s," Kent said. "Before that time, only dogs were domesticated. Since horses are so much bigger and more powerful, it made life a lot more efficient."
On hand were enthusiastic experts in almost every field of early American life, including spear and knife making, fire by friction, flintlock firearms, basket weaving and even blacksmithing, which caught the attention of Blain and Erin West, age 11, from Thomasville.
"I never knew how they made those things," Blain West said. "It's really interesting."
"We just decided to go to Chehaw for the day. We didn't even know about the festival," said James West, Blain and Erin's dad.
Christina Gordon, an exhibitor from North Carolina has an unusual hobby: She was discovered Saturday busily scraping the hair and outer skin from a raw deer hide. When she finished, she said, she would rub the hide with a mixture of brains and water.
"It's basically emulsified fat," Gordon said. "The oils soak into the fibers of the hide and as it dries I can stretch it out and work it and it will turn out soft."
While modern tanning methods are definately more toxic to the water system, Gordon said, she demonstrates the process mostly for historical reasons and so we all might better appreciate modern conveniences.
"Until you've started a fire by rubbing two sticks together you can't appreciate the light you get when you flip a switch," Gordon said. "Today we can just go to the store and buy a fabric, but early Americans couldn't do that."
Ihope4albany 11 months ago
The festival is a great cultural exchange for this area! I hope that it continues to grow.
VSU 10 months, 4 weeks ago
I keep saying I am going to one of these festivals but something always comes up, maybe next time.
VietVet1 10 months, 4 weeks ago
At least Robin and Angelina Jumper represented the Native Americans - JJ & Chipa are NOT federally recognized Indians - period!
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Biscuit Bowl Chili Recipe
Kids love to help make these biscuit bowls almost as much as they love eating them. For another weeknight meal, fill them with taco-flavored meat and all the fixin's or even your favorite Sloppy Joe mix. —Cassy Ray, Parkersburg, West Virginia
- 1 tube (16.3 ounces) large refrigerated flaky biscuits
- 2 teaspoons cornmeal
- 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (11-1/2 ounces) V8 juice
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place two muffin tins upside down; spray bottoms and sides of eight alternating muffin cups. On a work surface, roll or press biscuits into 4-in. circles. Sprinkle both sides with cornmeal, pressing lightly to adhere. Place biscuits over greased muffin cups, shaping biscuits around cups.
- Bake 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Carefully remove biscuit bowls from pans; cool on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; drain. Stir in beans, V8 juice, ketchup and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Serve in biscuit bowls; top with cheese. Yield: 8 servings.
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This was okay. It's basically sloppy Joe in a biscuit bowl.
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My family loved this recipe. I made my own homemade biscuits though. Next time I will not be using the ketchup in the recipe. I didn't like the flavor it gave it. This was great and so cute served in biscuits with lots of cheese!
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this was good. I didn't make the biscuits. I used bush's chili beans and substituted tomato sauce for the ketchup.
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I didn't serve with the biscuits but the chili was good. I used onion and green pepper, substituted tomato sauce for the chili and used Bush's chili beans. It was good.
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BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter firstname.lastname@example.com April 27, 2013 12:50AM
Anthony "Blade" Robinson, 26, of Chicago, was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for murder. He also was sentenced to life for racketeering conspiracy. He is a member of the Wheel of Soul motorcycle gang â the target of a federal investigation that led to convictions of two dozen of the gangs' members from across the country. | Provided photo
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Thomas Tatum liked riding his motorcycle when he wasn't working with troubled kids.
Then, in 2009, he crossed paths with the Wheels of Soul. A member of the motorcycle gang fatally shot Tatum in the back outside a club on the West Side.
Last week, Tatum's killer, Anthony Robinson, 26, of Chicago, was sentenced to life in prison — closing a nationwide investigation of the Wheels of Soul, a little-known motorcycle gang based in Philadelphia that authorities say was responsible for a cross-country crime wave.
They say the predominantly African-American gang was involved in murders, kidnapping, drug-dealing, gun-trafficking and bomb-making. Robinson and a handful of other Chicago members of the biker gang were among 18 defendants from across the country to receive prison terms in a case prosecuted in St. Louis. Wheels of Soul members also have been prosecuted in federal court in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation here. Authorities said the cases dismantled the leadership of the motorcycle gang, but members on the street continue to pose a threat. "We will continue our enforcement efforts to bring these criminals to justice," said Tom Ahern, an ATF spokesman. Tatum's sister, Aretha Tatum, said she was glad to learn someone has been held responsible for his slaying. A Chicago Sun-Times reporter informed her of Robinson's life sentence. "Justice being served — I am excited and happy for that," Tatum said. "But it doesn't change what I have to deal with losing my brother." Authorities said they don't believe Tatum was involved in any criminal activity, just a man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tatum was a member of a motorcycle-riding social group Brothers Keepers. Someone in Brothers Keepers had angered Myron Farris, a leader of the Wheels of Soul, at a Halloween party in the 4200 block of West Division. For revenge, Farris gave Robinson a sawed-off shotgun to kill a Brothers Keepers member, prosecutors said. Tatum, who attended the party, was on the sidewalk outside the club when he was shot. Robinson fired at Tatum from the window of a passing vehicle, police said. "We don't believe he was an intended target," a source said. Six months later, Farris was killed in Chicago. That case remains unsolved. Tatum, 39, was a youth supervisor at an Illinois Department of Corrections facility on the West Side. After his death, his family got letters from young men who knew Tatum from there, according to his sister. "Their letters would say, 'Mr. Tatum was so amazing,' " his sister said. "He had an awesome sense of humor. Even though they were in a bad situation, he could encourage them." After Tatum's death, Robinson would kill again. On Jan. 2, 2011, he and other Wheels of Soul members attended a party in the 100 block of West 75th St. where he picked a fight with a member of Street Soldiers, another motorcycle gang. When Robinson pulled a gun, the Street Soldiers member fired his weapon and missed. Robinson shot Bryant Glass and Emmitt Suddoth, killing them both, authorities said. Then, on March 6, 2011, Robinson shot and killed a 32-year-old Chicago man, Javell Thornton, outside the clubhouse of the Undenied Riders in Marion, Ohio, prosecutors said. Later that month, a county road crew worker found the murder weapon in a sewer and called the police. Tests determined the gun was used in the shooting. And the serial number on the gun was the same as the serial numbers inscribed on two 9mm ammunition magazines found in a search of Robinson's home in Chicago, authorities said. In addition to the killings, the investigation exposed the motorcycle gang's trafficking of guns and explosives and crack-cocaine deals. One Wheels of Soul member was caught in Kentucky with explosive materials and fuses authorities said he planned to bring to Chicago to make pipe bombs the gang intended to use on rivals. And gang member Curtis Johns sold a fully automatic rifle and other weapons to a government informant in 2010, authorities said. The machine gun had been stolen from a U.S. Customs warehouse in Alabama in 2001, records showed. In 2011, ATF agents got a surprise when they stopped Jerry Elkins, a Wheels of Soul member, for a traffic violation in Chicago. The agents found a loaded pistol on Elkins, which they expected. The surprise came when Elkins offered the agents $260 and his gun in exchange for his freedom, authorities said. Elkins thought the ATF agents were corrupt Chicago cops. As part of their investigation, the ATF agents took the bribe and let Elkins go, which he later discussed on a secret recording, authorities said. Elkins was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.