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The Guardian has led the way in API-based development since 2009 and now its spinoff hyperlocal social network n0tice has launched its own set of API tools to entice users and brands to build things using its content and functionality. But what is an API and why should you build one?
Fast and lean development
It's best to think of an API (application programming interface) not as a code but as a tool that powers things. The Guardian's iPhone app, iPad app and most recently its Facebook app are all built using the Open Platform API, launched by the Guardian back in 2009 - to distinterest and bafflement from the industry.
The Guardian's director of digital strategy Matt McAlister tells me: "I think the most obvious uses of it is what we can do internally and making it easier for our teams to operate and innovate and make new things, products and services.
"We have been a part of every major launch coming out of Silicon Valley in past few years - the Guardian has been a partner. And we wouldn't have been able to do it without the API.
"Can you imagine the amount of people we would have had to have to do this if you built everything from scratch?"
Does he have any advice for publishers looking to APIfy their business? Sort of: "It might be annoying to say this but, you just have to build it and it will become obvious."
A few Twitterers, inclucing some Guardianistas, helpfully answered my question of "Why API" yesterday:
@psmith APIs help you be future-proof and drive down development costs— Martin Belam (@currybet) May 23, 2012
@psmith makes the brand more visible and also open to interpretation - people using the api will come up with things you never thought of.— Joseph Stashko (@JosephStash) May 23, 2012
@psmith To make money or save money. Otherwise they shouldn't.— Matt Walsh (@Matt_Walsh) May 23, 2012
@psmith Encourages internal innovation at least as much as external. Ease of use is crucial if you want your smart people to experiment.— Mary Hamilton (@newsmary) May 23, 2012
Giving n0tice on a worldwide ambition
Meanwhile, what's going on with n0tice? The service launched last year as a standalone brand - the hefty Guardian brand isn't used anywhere on the site - with an ambition of being a locally-specific noticeboard.
The aim is to drive Craigslist-style classified ad sales - something McAlister is hoping will grow in the UK and much further afield now that publishers, local bloggers and brands can build sites and services using the n0tice infrastructure.
"It's a user platform on where people are building something. Without an API you get a lot of activity on your domain, but for a lot of people that's not worth it," he says.
The service may only have "tens of thousands" of users, who post news and ads onto local noticeboards, but the scope for new things to be built is vast. A new Wordpress plugin has already been built by an enterprising postgrad student at City University, London.
"I think it's just got a ton of potential as a global platform and there are so many directions we can," says McAlister. "I think there is an exciting classified (advertising) business there and a publishing model that's global.
"If it was exclusively on Guardian.co.uk people would have to take a real leap to understand that they can use and brand it as they want."
n0tice is being used by the Guardian internally already - but for McAlister, this really is a startup enterprise. The Guardian is "just another client", he says.
And... the business model?
Regular readers may well be asking, "that's very interesting, but how does this loss-making publisher hope to change its fortunes with a location-driven internal startup?", which would be a fair question. Does n0tice have a timeline to reach profitability?
No it does not, says McAlister: "We are not looking at it as a profit centre currently but we wouldn't be doing this if it didn't have a business model attached to it. It's not just a technology project."
Brands are invited to engage with n0tice users via challenges and tasks, for example, with ads targeted at specific locations costing £1 a day. Ads themselves are ok "...but when you give people a little task that will engage them then that becomes are more interesting," he says.
My take
We've all heard the argument that publishers need to stop thinking like brick and mortar physical producers of things and more like technology companies. Whatever you think of the Guardian, that's exactly what it's doing here. Instead of employing three full-time hyperlocal journalists, it's built a hyperlocal platform.
A service funded by local advertising has potential, particularly if it can gain traction through Android and iOS mobile users (an iPhone app is on the way), but the returns will be small in the short to medium term.
Local vendors' migration of spend online is gradual and Google has so far cleaned up locally. Also, many local-focused ad-funded businesses underestimate the selling challenge facing them - local newspapers traditionally had teams of people hammering the phones to win business. Who's doing that, or the digital equivalent, for online startups like n0tice?
In any case, and separate to the business's quite serious challenges, the Guardian is building useful technology it can use internally and offer for use externally. It's a big, long-sighted and potentially cost-saving technology investment that others should watch closely.


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Country artist's are just like you and me, they too get excited to know that they'll be touring with someone that they respect and admire as a performer and as a person. Josh Thompson is no different, knowing he'll be part of the Country Throwdown tour and is really excited to be part of the show with Gary Allan. "I'm on the Throwdown tour with my B.F.F. Justin Moore and Gary Allan, which I'm super, super pumped up about 'cause I've…he's probably been my biggest modern country influence, ever. I mean, since Smoke Rings in the Dark came out. And Sunny Sweeney's gonna be on there — love her, too. There's gonna be a couple other acts. It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be a blast."


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Mountain Lion
Winter of 2012/2013 produced 11 cats for this
outfitter's 14 hunters. 2 females were taken and 2 hunters passed on
females. The area around his home has a 12 cat quota and his hunters
took 9 before the quota was filled and the area closed.
In the winter of 2011/2012 his 14 hunters tagged 12 toms,
including 3, possibly 4 booners.
The 2 unsuccessful hunters came in a group of 3 the day after
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Winter of 2010/2011 was unbelievable when his 14
hunters took 14 toms and 5 made book.
5-day hunts from late November to early March are
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making this a very high success hunt for a party of 2. He has plenty of
dogs and employs a couple died-in-the-wool cat guides that assist when
necessary. HCU's Bob Wodzisz has been on this hunt.
Hunt ML675.
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Last winter, 2012/2013, he had 4 hunters take 3
toms and the unsuccessful hunter was only able to hunt 4 days.
In the winter of 2011/2012 his 4 hunters scored on 3
toms and 2 of them measured out at 15 inches. This area is well known
for big toms and the price is quite low at only $5,000 plus license and
tax for a 7-day hunt compared to other outfits in this area that charge
over $7,500. The scenery is
fantastic, the toms typically are quite large and the outfitter is a
hunting maniac that truly enjoys the chase. He takes a very limited
number of hunters per year, typically 3 or 4, in his 3,500 square mile
concession near the Washington border. Hunters are also allowed
to take a bobcat on a $750 kill fee and if conditions are right
sometimes a lynx.
Hunting methods are normally driving logging roads by
pickup or snow machine looking for tracks. Nice lodge accommodations
make this an excellent hunt for husband and wife or taking a spouse as a
Hunters fly into
Washington and rent a car for the
short drive across the border.
Next available opening is winter of 2014/2015.
HCU's Bob Wodzisz, scored on a big cougar and lynx on this hunt.
Hunt ML140.
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Last winter this outfitter hosted 5 hunters, taking
4 toms and 1 female lion. 3 of the toms were super cats with skull sizes
of 15 3/16, 15 and 14 ¾ and weighed from 160 to a whopping 180 pounds.
At press time he still had one opening between Christmas and New Years.
Winter of 2011/2012 produced 7 lions for 8 hunters including 6
This is a very personal family operation that offers
5-day hunts for $5,000 with nice ranch house accommodations. If 2
hunters come together he will allow them to stay 10 days. The outfitter
also offers a return trip for only half price if he fails to tree you a
lion. License is about $350 and roundtrip airport pickup in
Grand Junction is $150.
HCU has had several hunters take their spouses on
this hunt and the outfitter's wife will take them on some real nice day
trips to the surrounding towns where they can sightsee and shop.
Non-hunter pricing is $150 per day. Hunts start December 10 and run into
February. Hunt ML21.
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Over the past 8 years this outfitter has taken 45 lynx
for 50 hunters, an unbelievable feat. He has a 3,500 square mile area
located in prime lynx, cougar and bobcat habitat in southern
British Columbia just north of the state of Washington.
His mountain lion hunts are also very successful, as well as
being known to produce some big toms. In 2012/13 winter his 12 cougar
hunters took home 11 cats. In 2011/12 all 6 hunters took home toms.
He starts November 15, mainly for lynx and gets going
on the cougars about December 8. 7-day hunts are $6,500 for lynx, $8,500
for cougar or $10,000 for a combination lynx/cougar/bobcat or $5,000 for
a female cougar plus 6% HST tax.
Hunters stay in the guest cabin by the house and are picked up in Penticton, B.C.
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Last November the voters of Gilbert School District resoundingly defeated the override. This year, the GPS board has voted to give raises, increase the primary property tax rate, and is now asking for another tax increase, at a taxpayer cost of $328,000.
The burden of proof for the override rests squarely with those who would raise our taxes, but they have not made a compelling case. They claim to have scoured the numbers, but have been unable to identify any areas of waste. Consider:
• Growth of per pupil spending in GPS has outpaced inflation over the last 11 years, even as the percentage of dollars spent in the classroom has decreased.
• Furthermore, while the GPS student population grew by 31 percent, non-classroom spending for "Instruction Support" increased 159 percent, and "Student Support" increased 218 percent!
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Kickin' it root down
Kim Clayden | Blog, Mountain Biking Uk | 03/01/2013 11:16am
Guest blog: Neil Cain takes inspiration from the Beastie Boys and goes back to hardtails
I don't own a full sus bike anymore. It's now been a while since I have. After dabbling with them in all their forms for over 10 years, just over a year ago I took a note out of the The Beastie Boys' book (RIP MCA), and decided to kick it root down. I went back to just riding a hardtail.
Don't get me wrong – I love suspension bikes. I still look longingly at 6in travel beasts to fix that particular craving, for the few times a year I will find myself around hills higher than 500m. So, if I still want a filthy double-ender, why am I kicking it root down?
The reason is this: my hardtail is a shedload of fun. An ab-so-bloody-lute bucketload of the stuff. It's super adaptable. It's light. While riding I get the same joy I did on my 1989 Rockhopper, back in 1989. For most terrain I regularly ride, it's utterly spot-on. Thetters? I kick it root down. Peaks? I put my root down. Natural stuff in Wales? I kick it root down. A spot of playing at Aston Hill? I put my root down. XC in the Alps? I break it all down, I kick it root down.
How about more than a few days 'proper' riding in big mountains with 'proper' mountain descents? I kick it… ah. Yes. That's the Achille's heel.
It does beat you up. 6in of skill compensation makes a hell of a difference after a day of crashing through rock gardens and scraping your backside on the back tyre. But – and there is a but – I still reckon for 80 per cent of my riding, my hardtail is the bomb.
Not only that, but it's teaching me to ride properly again. Sure, you learn an awful lot riding down exotic mountains everyday, and 6in of trail-taming get-out-of-jail-free travel can be like a needle loaded with pure confidence.
But when you don't have alpine vistas on your doorstep you need to keep things in check. You need to stay challenged. You need to dig to the very bottom of why you ride.
So, why do you ride? For me, at the end of the day, it's all about the basics. It's a hardtail. It's fun. It's Peaks rocks and Thetford singletrack. It's flowy lines and steep drops. It's chasing mates on their big bikes. It's giggling like a schoolgirl. It's kicking it, root down.
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This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr fights a battle of wits between the stuffy and overly dramatic Oscar contenders that will be buzzing through the weekend and the genre-specific schlock that is being released with no hope of winning any sort of award at all. Before hunkering down on the couch to watch Billy Crystal time warp back into the mid-90s on Sunday, Kevin skydives into the multiplex to check out Act of Valor. Then he joins a commune to be a modern hippie while watching Wanderlust. Finally, he leaves the multiplex to stalk Amanda Seyfried and her on-screen sister because he believes he's at least as creepy as the legions of creepy guys in Gone. Oh, and that Tyler Perry movie? He skips that with a wave of the hand and a snap of the fingers. If it ain't got Madea in it, it ain't worth watching!
Review: 'Gone' Is Insipid, Stupid, and Destined to Inspire Plenty of Punny HeadlinesMovie Reviews By Luke Mullen on February 24, 2012 | Comments (7)
There's always a very certain moment when you realize you're watching a bad film. The magic of that moment comes from the small inkling of hope you have that the bad film you're watching will turn out to be one of those gloriously bad films that's highly entertaining, if light on good filmmaking. Thankfully, many films fit that bill. Unfortunately, Gone is not one of them, vacillating between hilarious ineptitude and mind-numbing stupidity. The plot centers on Amanda Seyfried's character Jill, who has apparently crash-landed on a planet similar in appearance to Earth. Despite being populated with humanoids, none of the aliens on Earth 2 behave in any way resembling an actual human being. Jill is a young woman trying to cope with a traumatic past. She claims to have been abducted by a mysterious man and kept in a deep pit in the forest littered with human remains. She was able to escape and tell the police her story, but they found no traces of the pit nor of any foul play in her apartment and thus concluded that she was batshit crazy and had her committed to a mental institution. Jill has been living with her sister Molly and trying to readjust to the world, but everything is turned upside when Molly goes missing one night. Convinced that her sister was abducted by the same man, Jill goes to the police, only to be mocked and told there's nothing wrong. Flummoxed, Jill takes matters into her own hands, embarking on a Scooby […]
Kevin Carr's Weekly Report Card: January 27, 2012Features By Kevin Carr on January 27, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr tapes some alcohol bottles to his knuckles and gets ready to brawl with wolves. Unfortunately, he first drinks all the booze in the bottles and ends up passing out in the snow. When he wakes up, he brushes himself off and heads downtown to climb on the ledge of a tall building. The police are called to try and save him, but Kevin ends up jumping when he learns that Katherine Heigl is brought in to talk him down. Fortunately, Kevin survives the fall and stumbles to the local multiplex to check out this week's new movies.
Channel Guide: 'Rescue Me' Finale Goes Out at the Top of the LadderChannel Guide By Merrill Barr on September 7, 2011 | Comments (1)
In 2004, Rescue Me premiered to an audience that just three years earlier has suffered one of the biggest tragedies of its lifetime. Since then, the show has gone on to be critically praised for its very real portrayal of life for those closest to (and sometimes far from) the tragedy of 9/11. From its dealings with PTSD in firefighters, the loss of relatives (both in blood and in spirit), and general themes about family, Rescue Me has never pulled any punches in the way it delivers its drama, and it all finally come to an end in the series finale.
Channel Guide: 'Rescue Me' Begins Its Final Trip Down The Streets of ManhattanFeatures By Merrill Barr on July 13, 2011 | Comments (2)
No one can deny that in the last ten years there has been a revolution in the world of basic cable television. The programs that air now are generations ahead of what the landscape used to be. And this summer we will see the end to one of the programs that ushered in that change, Rescue Me. Yes, sadly the boys of Ladder 62 will be hopping into the rig for the final time come the end of the season, but from what this reviewer has seen so far (seven of the nine episodes), the show has no plans in riding of quietly into the sunset.
Review: Rescue Me – A.D.D.Television By Merrill Barr on September 1, 2010 | Comments (3)
It's been two months since a saw blade fell on Damien's head while the crew was trying to save Lou from a pile of coffins. And by the start of the opening credits his fate will be known. But that's not enough for the all mighty Tommy Gavin as he is now juggling two family lives, trying to be a father, husband and a confidant to Shelia. Mike and Sean finally get the memorial they have been fighting for, for Pat Maoney. And Lou receives a final warning from his doctor, but remember it's Lou, so don't take anything he says to be truthful… At least not yet.
Review: Rescue Me – Good-ByeTelevision By Merrill Barr on August 25, 2010 | Comments (5)
Picking up right where last week left off, Mickey has shown up at the Gavin home after walking in on Tommy and Shelia. It isn't long before Janet finds out and now Tommy must convince her that it's over between him and Shelia. At the same time, Damien begins to seriously consider leaving the FDNY for good after a heart-to-heart with Mickey. To the point that he puts his papers in with Feinberg. Lou also gets some very depressing news about his health and his future as a fire fighter. And when the crew gets a call tonight, one of them won't be making it back for the nightly ball busting session.
Review: Rescue Me – CowboyTelevision By Merrill Barr on August 18, 2010 | Be the First To Comment
It's a new day for 62 truck. Thanks to Needles political know how (and some video trickery) the fire house has been reopened. Tommy and Janet make a final decision regarding the future of their relationship. The fate of Sean and Mike's cancer ridden friend Pat Mahoney is revealed. Damien and Penny decide to take their relationship to the next level. Major developments: The fire house is re-opened. Damien hits a homer with Penny. Tommy and Janet begin a new. Tommy and Shelia end everything (supposedly). Pat Mahoney dies.
Review: Rescue Me – ForgivenTelevision By Merrill Barr on August 11, 2010 | Comments (2)
Things take a turn for the worse for 62 Truck when the fire house is closed by the city. But that isn't going to stop the FDNY boys from proving their worth to everyone. Tommy and Janet try to patch things up after learning the results of Tommy's "unusual" methods on Colleen. Damien begins to question his loyalty to the job. Major developments: Colleen has been cured of her alcoholism. The fire house has been shut down.
Review: Rescue Me – SanctuaryTelevision By Merrill Barr on August 4, 2010 | Comments (4)
Upon arriving to a car crash, 62 truck comes upon the horrendous dead body of a young girl killed by a drunk driver. But this is no ordinary girl. This girl hits Tommy harder than any call ever before. Now Tommy will take it upon himself to cure Colleen before she meets the same fate. Animosity will also rise between Franco and Black Shawn, which will lead to a brutal end. Major developments: Actually, this episode is all set up. There are no major developments to speak of since we don't know the outcomes of any of the actions taken yet. What worked: Two words, Holy Shit! That's all I could think of when this episode was over. I mean, an alcohol baptism? How does someone in a writers room come up with something like that. It's out there, even by Rescue Me standards. But that's what made it so awesome. The execution of that scene was raw and emotional. Thank god that they didn't give any humor (except The Godfather bit, but I'll let that slide) to that scene at all. It was eerily perfect.
Review: Rescue Me – BlackoutTelevision By Merrill Barr on July 27, 2010 | Be the First To Comment
After a night of pure binging, Tommy wakes up with zero recollection of what occurred the night before. But that is the least of his worries, because upon his waking, he learns that Colleen has disappeared after spending the night with him. Now it's a race against the clock for 62 truck to find Colleen before the worst comes to fruition. On top of that, it turns out there is much more to Mickey and Teddy's master plan for Tommy than anyone expected.
Review: Rescue Me – 'Breakout'Television By Merrill Barr on July 20, 2010 | Comments (2)
After his heart attack, Lou is laid up in the hospital. Upon learning of this, The West Side Wild Men push up the date of their cook out. Now the crew has no choice but to bust Lou out of the hospital before all is lost. A man from Sean's past attempts to break out of the hospital with the rest of the crew. Tommy tries to find guidance from Father Phil, in an attempt to save his marriage. Damien begins dating Penny from West Side, but the crew just isn't going to stand for that. There may be more to Franco's and Janet's relationship than previously indicated. And the biggest question of all is answered… Who could pass for a doctor more, a black man or a Puerto Rican?
Review: Rescue Me – 'Comeback'Television By Merrill Barr on July 13, 2010 | Comments (3)
It's his first day back on the job and Tommy is already starting to feel the stress. Not to mention that this is going to be the most eventful shift in the history of 62 Truck. Sean and Mike also try and find a way to give back to the community. Lou realizes that there is much more wrong with him than his gut, and it won't end well for him.
Review: Rescue Me – 'Change'Television By Merrill Barr on July 7, 2010 | Comments (2)
Episode: 'Change' (Season 6, Episode 2) Airs: FX, Tuesdays, 10pm Episode synopsis: Tommy comes to terms with his dream and tries to do right by the people he has wronged. Major developments: Tommy finally admits to Lou the truth about what he saw when he died, unfortunately he also admits it inadvertently to the rest of the crew. But, no one is surprised by what he saw. Tommy also makes an attempt to tell Janet his true feelings for her, this too blows up in his face.
Review: Rescue Me – 'Legacy'Television By Merrill Barr on June 30, 2010 | Comments (11)
Rescue Me returns for its sixth season finale as Tommy tries to come to grips with what he saw on "the other side," while budget cuts threaten the fate of 62 truck.
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A mix of '40s French, Park avenue posh, and Georgetown grandeur comes together in a 1960s town house originally lived in by political columnist Joseph Alsop and updated by designers Hillary Thomas and Jeff Lincoln.
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A 1940s French chandelier and de Gournay Plum Blossom wallpaper give the dining room a shimmery glamour. Thomas Pheasant dining chairs by Baker are covered in Kravet Versailles velvet and Lee Jofa Fiorentina Matelassé.


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Tim Worstall wonders if just by mentioning Katie Holmes' name he can pick up some of the 100,000 surfers who everyday search for her. He has set up a blog to test the theory.
I must admit until I ran a Google image search on Katie Holmes I hadn't realised what a sweet bit of totty she is.
Some pictures of Katie make her look decidedly hot; in others she is teasingly almost naked in bed with her nipples tantalisingly just out of sight. Quite different from the mumsy look I imagined. And some are just plain kinky
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How-to and Informational Illustrations for Magazines like Make
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Book your room at Aloft Bolingbrook
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Bolingbrook hotel with an indoor pool
When you stay at Aloft Bolingbrook in Bolingbrook, you'll be in the suburbs and convenient to Promenade Bolingbrook and Boughton Ridge Golf Course.
This hotel is within the vicinity of National Shrine of St. Therese and Seven Bridges Golf Club.
Make yourself at home in one of the 155 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while MP3 docking stations and digital programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 8 mi.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant or in a coffee shop/café. Or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in Bolingbrook? This hotel has facilities measuring 532 square feet (49 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
Aloft Bolingbrook features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 532 square feet (49 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers a children's club, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. A complimentary area shuttle within 8 mi is available for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Aloft Bolingbrook is a smoke-free property.
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- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 155
- Number of floors - 4
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free Wi-Fi
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- Meeting rooms
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- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 49
- Year Built 2009
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Television in lobby
- Wedding services
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Billiards or pool table
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- Children's club
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 532
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Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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ReFuel - Onsite café.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
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Your pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Pet maximum weight in lb is 40
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Deposit: USD 50 per night
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Zoo Tycoon 2 is the 3D sequel to the wildly popular, award-winning Zoo Tycoon.
Build exciting zoos and adopt amazing animals. Stroll through your zoo in first-person Zoo Guest mode or get your hands dirty caring for your animals in Zookeeper mode. Take photos and share them with your friends. Create impressive, realistic exhibits with easy-to-use building tools.
Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals is a new expansion for the Microsoft zoo strategy and management game. This expansion is concentrated in those animals which by whim of fate have not survived evolution. Some are well known, others not. This release is undoubtedly the most original, because it is about building a sort of Jurassic Park.
Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection is a combination of all three major titles, including the original game and the expansion packs Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania for the players imagination to fly free while they are taking caring for more than 100 land, seas and extinct creatures in the most amazing and realistic possible way.
It's the Ultimate! For the first time ever, all the animals and all the thrills of Zoo Tycoon 2 and its four fun-filled expansion packs—Extinct Animals, Marine Mania®, Endangered Species, and African Adventure—are combined into one most excellent zoo. Welcome to Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection!
Experience an ocean of fun playing Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania! Care for 20 marine animals, including the fun-loving sea otter, the feisty rockhopper penguin, and the fearsome white shark! Train the orca and others to perform cool tricks. Then create splashy marine shows that show off your trick-training talents and dazzle your guests.
Deep Sea Tycoon is a business simulation game developed and distributed by Pixel after Pixel. The challenge in this second installment of Deep Sea Tycoon is to build and maintain an entire underwater city. As always, your will be the one who makes the game's rules, but depending on your decisions, your underseas world can prosper or collapse.
Space Tycoon is an outer-space version of the classic board game -Monopoly. It is played the same way as the traditional board game, but uses planets and starports as locations on the board. If you don't like to play in space, you can change its skin
Lion Transformation Pack (LTP) will transform your Windows 7/Vista/XP user interface to look like Mac OS X Lion.
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An expansion to the popular sim game, Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species will let zookeepers adopt and raise some of the world's rarest animals, such as the Giant Galapagos Tortoise and the Scimitar Horned Oryx. The game brings zookeepers and their guests closer than ever to these amazing animals, thanks to new transportation options including sky trams and vehicle tours
Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection triples your zoo fun by combining three award-winning fan favorites: Zoo Tycoon 2 and the Endangered Species and African Adventure expansion packs! This collection brings you 70 awesome animals—some fun-loving, some ferocious, but all fascinating.
Coconut Queen is a game where you will need to turn an island into a tourist attraction. This game is somewhat similar to tycoon games like "Zoo Tycoon", "Mall Tycoon" or "Hospital Tycoon". In this case, you are the Coconut Queen, and your goal is to manage the Lui Lui Island's resources to make it become an idyllic tourist destination.
Lion Skin Pack transforms windows 7 and xp to mac osx lion.
Lion Skin Pack is a set of skins & themes that allows you to customize your desktop.
This pack is easy to install, and once you will use it, your desktop will look great!
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Fish Tycoon is a game developed by LDW Software. The objective of the game is to manage an aquarium and the store attached to it. You will have to take care of your fish, supplies and customers in order to be successful. The game is really well done, but the concept will be appealing to some gamers and it won't for others.
Mountain Lion Skin Pack delivers you a simple way to transform your Windows 7 to Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Support:
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Grow plants and experiment with increasingly rare and valuable species until you find the 6 Magic Plants of Isola and solve the genetic puzzle!
Prison Tycoon 4 is the fourth installment of the sequel game in which you must build a profitable prison and manage every aspect of it. You can build fences and micromanage towers, and also create facilities to motivate the prisoners such as recreation areas like libraries, gyms, hospitals, industries,etc. to keep them occupied.
Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa is the newest game of the series. In this game, you have to do everything possible to save the Savannah desert while trying to get back to your New York ZOO. The game is obviously based on the movies. Like with all games of this type, the experience is not meant to be deep or extremely meaningful.
Help Victoria patch things up with her estranged father by launching a chain of exotic restaurants. Find the ingredients for spicy fajitas at Tres Amigos, or prepare a mouthwatering Greek Salad at Aesop's Tables! From pouring hot java at Bean Me Up to serving ice-cold treats at Beaches and Cream, there's never a dull moment as you work quickly to please your customers and increase your profits!


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We apologize for this, we are working to address the situation. Thank you for your patience Thank You BCGA Executive Forum FAQ Search Log in to check your private messages Login Fantasy Fun & Fire Forum Index » Lower Mainland / Coast Mountains View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message scruffsterJoined: Sep 29, 2004Posts: 1207Location: Burnaby Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: Fantasy Fun & Fire I'm really looking forward to this event. I've already made lanterns. The first four are done and they're huge. It's amazing what ya can do with dollar store wrapping paper and some string. You can learn how to make them here... www.funsocialstudies.l...antern.htm I was just wondering who's going and if they're actually going to make a lantern for the event? Not too many people did last year. Back to top V-I-cacherJoined: Nov 18, 2004Posts: 56Location: Vancouver & Island Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire well, I have put my "will attend" in there... and also got a GC that wants to hitch a ride with them germans, that also said they'll be there during their vacation... ...but frankly, I'll be glad enought if I make it to the event at all; lanterns are way out of the question Back to top scruffsterJoined: Sep 29, 2004Posts: 1207Location: Burnaby Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire Really? The big lanterns I made only took about 45 minutes to make. Anyone can contribute something small with little time and effort. I've even seen people throw a candle in a cheese grater. Simple but effective. Here are a few lantern making links. Most of these projects could be done by kids and don't take much time nor effort. All you need is sciscors and some printer paper and I KNOW most geocachers have that **wink** A paper version of the cheese grater idea. Very pretty. www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_e...53,00.html Simple Chinese lanterns www.enchantedlearning....r/lantern/ Tin Can Lanterns www.diynetwork.com/diy...30,00.html The lanterns I made (but small size) www.funsocialstudies.l...antern.htm Popsicle Stick Lantern -- These are really good looking www.makingfriends.com/...antern.htm Back to top scruffsterJoined: Sep 29, 2004Posts: 1207Location: Burnaby Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire **teehee** More lanterns. I like the cut out lanterns. Very easy to make and they look nice lit up. Back to top Team K1W1Joined: Feb 16, 2005Posts: 54Location: New Westminster Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire I was going to grab all our solar lights from the garden and bring those.... Now Anne wants to make some proper ones like Scruff's! Back to top scruffsterJoined: Sep 29, 2004Posts: 1207Location: Burnaby Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire Anything goes. Solar is fine. It's always nice to have any kind of lantern to light the picnic. If it's windy, solar lights wont blow out and you'd be the hit of the party. Back to top klossnerJoined: Jul 18, 2007Posts: 1 Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire My daughter made three lanterns of stained glass. We brought candles but didn't think about matches! Back to top scruffsterJoined: Sep 29, 2004Posts: 1207Location: Burnaby Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Fantasy Fun & Fire ...and a great time was had by all. I learned one thing. Geocachers make wonderful lanterns. I loved the Ice Dragon, alien, the beautiful stained geo glass, mosquito and, of course, the DNF monster. There were more, many more lanterns that put my glowing shower curtain to shame. **teehee** Photos of the event can be found by clicking the link below. If anyone else has pictures to share please post them here or on the cache page. I'd love to see them. 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5 holiday tech gifts that just might save the planet
Another holiday gift-giving frenzy is almost upon us. It's that special time, when all of your careful planning and shopping coverts — with seasonal alchemy — into smiles, squeals of joy and piles of discarded wrapping paper and boxes.
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Gift cards continue to be a big holiday winner, and a great energy saver since it keeps you from going back to the mall to return your aunt's idea of "what kids like these days." TisBest goes a step further, providing a charity card with a stored dollar amount that lets the recipient pick the charity.
Choose from over 250 national charities to donate to via the TisBest website, as well as many more local charities. The cards come in six different designs, all made from recycled materials, or you can skip that step and email your loved one a virtual TisBest card.
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One big eco-problem with gadgets is all that hard plastic that makes up the bulk of the cases for most home electronics. Brando Workshop solves the problem by using bamboo for its green keyboard and mouse, an easy-to-grow wood that can be easily recycled. Or even composted, depending on where you live.
The 106-key USB keyboard and optical scroll-wheel mouse works with most PCs, and sells as a set for $52, with free worldwide shipping til December 31. It makes for a great conversation-piece and romantic fireplace kindling for recovering workaholics in a pinch, too.
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With websites like Etsy inspiring people to buy, give and make their own gifts this year, Ponoko goes a step further and lets your intended giftee design and manufacture the next hot gift we'll all be giving this time next year.
At $39 a month, Ponoko's Prime Account lets you design your own product, or edit and mashup product plans they have available to create something completely original, and then get it made in your own personal factory, usually by local businesses.
An account gives you access to free advice on how to create your own product plan or to download existing product plans, free instant online quotes to make product plans and secure online storage, all with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
4. NovoThink's Surge Solar Recharger
For that special someone who loves their IPod Touch or their iPhone and the planet, NovoThink's Surge lets them keep their favorite gadget juiced up with the power of the sun, all without looking too nerdy.
The Surge comes in 4 colors and sports an ergonomic design with a soft-touch, non-slip finish. At its core is an integrated rechargeable 3.7V lithium-ion polymer battery that offers 120% capacity of typical iPod touch, with LED indicators to show you how much energy is left.
The curve-hugging design allows full access to touch screen, and the USB connection lets you to charge or sync with iTunes without ever having to take your iPhone or Touch out of the Surge. Available now at $69.95.
5. Plastic Logic's QUE e-reader
As seen in a previous list, this new entry into the e-reader category is sleeker and thinner other e-readers out there — about the thickness of an 8.5" x 11" pad of paper — but you may ask "why is the Que green?" If you've got a newspaper devotee on your gift list, or even one of those persistent Luddites who need to print every email and PDF attachment they get, this sexy beast might get them to break the habit.
A subscription to a 7-day-a-week newspaper consumes 700 lbs. of paper annually, not to mention the ink, the delivery trucks and so on. Get your news on an e-reader and you're doing your local landfill a solid.
No pricing yet, but the Que will debut at this year's big Consumer Electronics Show in January, with delivery set for early 2010. So you'll need to gift-wrap a raincheck for now, though there's always the Kindle or the Nook.
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BOB'S CLASSIC KICKS: Sneakerhead Temple
By Eric Campbell
The Michigan Citizen
Bob's Classic Kicks is a study in contrast and combinations. It's a sneaker boutique that could only have been conceived without the obstruction of a corporate formula. The pairing of the old school and the new; the splashes of paint alongside the rows of 'sneaks'; and the national line of products competing with the local designer, are all brought together seamlessly in one room.
Set under lofty ceilings on the corner of Woodward and Forest, Bob's Classic Kicks is the culmination of Jason Johnson's long-time desire to open a downtown Detroit sneaker shop for the real 'sneakerheads' like himself. Open for nearly two years now, a shoe representative encouraged Johnson to make the shop unique and reflective of himself.
"He said don't do what a lot of sneaker stores do and follow the trend," Johnson said. "He encouraged me to do me. That's why it doesn't look like Foot Locker. It looks more like a living room."
Being an economics student at Wayne State, Johnson has plenty of friendly ties to the campus and to other students and artists in the area. Thanks to friends at the Center for Creative Studies, there is a mural that reflects, abstractly, the spirit and body of Detroit. Efforts by students and local designers make up a large portion of the T-shirts found on the clothing racks at 'Bob's'.
But at the crux of the operation are the 'sneaks'.
Johnson found that the larger companies were usually timid about dealing with an operation in Detroit that didn't already have an established name.
"We had this space and didn't get sneakers for three months, from anybody", says Johnson. "These companies are so used to dealing with the big chains. So to be a mom and pop and just do sneakers – it's very difficult. But through fast talking, and praying, I was able to get the stuff in here."
Part of Johnson's vision and trust in the concept came from what he saw as a lack of a specific type of product, especially in the Wayne State campus part of downtown.
"I was a guy with an idea that I wanted to bring something to the city that was unique and I knew we didn't have a 'sneaker store'. We have the 'Athlete's Foot', but those are chains are created for a certain market, and they capitalize off that market. A 'sneakerhead shop' is a shop that is for guys that just love sneakers, period. We have an array of hard to find, boutique-style sneakers. A lot of sneakers that you see on this wall you're not going to find in Foot Locker. I get the hard to find sneakers that won't be in Detroit. They may be in California, in New York, in those shops."
The real turning point for Johnson was establishing himself with the larger sneaker brokers that he needed to showcase the selection of footwear he wanted. After months of persistence and leg work, he landed the highly sought after Nike account. The behemoth shoe company was initially skeptical about committing to a smaller outlet in the downtown Detroit area, but Johnson drew up a proposal for Nike and was persistent in getting it on to the desk of the regional manager.
He also had Wayne State put together a development packet indicating the demographic breakdown and other economic indicators of the area.
"I emailed him every single day – more than twice a day sometimes", remembers Johnson. Right before Super Bowl Forty, held in Detroit, Bob's Classic Kicks was paid a visit by a group of Nike reps, who gave the store an impromptu appraisal. Several weeks later, a contract was signed and today you can find Nike dunk lows and highs along with the Airmax and newer throwback styles. You'll also find a selection of Reeboks, Adidas, Gola and Medium brands whose shoes range from workout to 'lifestyle'. Now Johnson was closer to showcasing the types of shoes he always envisioned.
In order to increase the store's profile in the neighborhood, Bob's Classic Kicks has sponsored several sneaker events that were combined industry showcase, art gallery opening and hip-hop party. On April 13th, Bob's will host 'Sneak Peak 2', where artists and designers will decorate footwear. Graffiti artist Crash will be one of the guest artists in attendance donating time and designs.
The Cranbrook academy of Art 7th Annual Chair Show was also on display at Bob's Kicks March 16th to the 20th. In order to secure one of the hottest storefront locations in the midtown area, Jason Johnson had to rely on personality, patience and desire to win out over the big dogs who were sniffing around the same corner.
For those 'sneakheads' who worship footwear as an art form, your temple awaits you at Woodward and Forest.
Go check out Jason Johnson and his father Donald Johnson at Bob's Classic Kicks located at 4717 Woodward. Open Mon-Sat, 12:00-7:00 or Sunday 12:00-6:00. You can call Bob's at 313-832-7513.


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- Highsmith is a master designer, but has also teaches the art of awesome letter design at RISD and through his book Inside Paragraphs: Typographic Fundamentals. Image: Cyrus Highsmith
- Some enterprising typographers have turned to the crowd for cash — a typeface based on the handwriting of Sigmund Freud has raised over $20,000 with over a week to go. Image: Kickstarter
- Designer Christian Helms is keeping busy crafting letterforms for craft brews. Image: Christian Helms
- The Vista Sans Wood Project turned a ubiquitous system font from the Windows OS into an artistic expression. The digital typeface was translated into wood block library that could be used in vintage letterpresses. As if it didn't have enough hipster cred, the team behind it raised funds for the project on Kickstarter. Image: Vista Sans Wood Type Project
- A decade ago, a well-crafted font would have cost quite a bit of money, but thanks to innovative experiments like the Lost Type Co-op, great typefaces like Fairview are available on a "pay what you can" or free basis. Image: Riley Cran
- House Industries helped establish the trend that brought back retro scripts inspired by mid-century sign painters. They also have created a line of home goods, clothing, and apps based on their typographic efforts. Image: House Industries
- Hundreds of years after the creation of the type design profession, new designs continue to be created. The Hoefler & Frere-Jones foundry developed the font used by Barack Obama's campaign for president and is hard at work telling new stories. Image: Hoefler & Frere-Jones
- When type was made of metal, creating a new font was a serious investment. With digital tools, designers can push typefaces to the boundary of legibility with nothing more than an investment of time required. Image: Creative Market
Technology causes disruption and innovation for all facets of the world, a rule that is being shown in current times more so than almost any other. 3-D printers are challenging factories. Kickstarter is upending fundraising. And even the humble font is getting a technological makeover. New technology and standards continue to put a new face on type, and the use cases are extending off our computer screens and into the physical realm too.
Designing typefaces is a rare craft that involves drawing letterforms and painstakingly setting the spacing between them. For hundreds of years, designers had to master wood carving and metal casting to practice their art. With the rise of computers they learned to conquer bitmaps and vectors using tools like Glyphs, FontLab, or RoboFont. As programming becomes a common part of the designer's skill set, innovation is continuing along these lines.
"We've been designing typefaces for specific printing process since as long as type's been made," says Cyrus Highsmith. "To draw a new typeface for the screen or for a specific device is just an extension of what I've already been doing."
Highsmith creates typefaces for the type foundry The Font Bureau and teaches typography at RISD. His fonts are are sold directly to designers, commissioned by clients like Sports Illustrated and Martha Stewart Living, and he recently wrote a textbook called Inside Paragraphs: Typographic Fundamentals. He's part of a rich tradition that stretches back to Gutenberg, and feels equally excited about the future of his profession.
According to Highsmith, the last decade has been challenging for type designers. The print world is shrinking, but technical limitations prevented web designers from fully exercising their typographic skills. Now, however, the growing popularity of the "@font-face" tag that became formalized in the CSS3 specifications is reinvigorating typography on the web by allowing a diverse range of unique but high-quality fonts to be called onto a page from an external foundry. With it, web designers can think more like print specialists and purposefully choose typefaces rather than defaulting to system fonts. "Suddenly the number of people who are thinking about typography has exploded," he says.
Using these new web standards in the service of "responsive design" is an area of interest to Highsmith and his colleagues at The Font Bureau. "How do you design responsive typefaces that can change based on the device being used, whether they're being used as a headline or caption, or the size of the page they're on?" he asks. He points out that the nature of fonts is changing rapidly, and cites Chartwell, an interactive "font" developed by Travis Kochel, which designers can use to make quick charts, graphs, and spark lines by typing.
While Chartwell is technically impressive, Highsmith feels innovation is an integral part of type design. And alongside the tools, the business model of these type foundries has also morphed over the last decade. Big print publications used to commission new typeface for magazines, but as that industry is being disrupted the revenue stream associated with it has shrunk significantly. They also have to contend with a glut of high quality, free typefaces that can be had on sites like Dafont and the Lost Type Co-op, and even through Google's web fonts service.
Piracy is also a source of concern for type designers, although slightly less so for those who are focusing on web fonts than those stored locally on your hard drive. Names of typefaces can be trademarked and their digital source code can be protected by copyright, but the the characteristic designs of Helvetica, Mrs. Eaves, or Gotham have no inherent protection. According to Highsmith, the graphic design community is pretty well educated about properly licensing typefaces, though there is a segment of the community that pirates and collects fonts like Pokemon cards. Instead of spending time concocting a new DRM scheme to thwart thieves, Highsmith has a simpler solution and says "We'll just draw new fonts."
Despite the challenges, Highsmith is optimistic about the future of his field. New kinds of clients, like video game companies and smartphone manufacturers, have helped keep the lights on. Foundries have gotten better at selling directly to their users. Some have branched out into selling apps and home decor while others have turned to Kickstarter to fund new fonts, but the common theme is that type designers will find ways to adapt to new technologies and markets, just like writers have.
"Type is part of a story," says Highsmith. "The typefaces you choose can help tell that story."


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Were abusive garment sweatshops, forced abortions and sex trafficking in Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands, protected by Tom DeLay? How did congressional leaders and the Bush administration succeed in blocking labor and immigration reforms there? And how did Jack Abramoff figure into all of this?
Those are some of the questions we answered after sending an investigative team to Saipan, the main island in the Northern Marianas chain. There, 30,000 "guest workers" -- predominately women -- from China, the Philippines and Thailand sew clothing for top-name American brands, which are then allowed to label them "Made in USA" because the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a U.S. territory. But workers in these factories are not covered by U.S. minimum-wage and immigration laws.
Coming from rural villages and the big-city slums of poor Asian countries, these garment workers arrive in Saipan with a huge financial debt, having borrowed money (at interest rates as high as 20 percent) to pay recruiters as much as $7,000 for a one-year contract job. In a situation akin to indentured servitude, workers cannot earn back their recruitment fee and pay for housing and food without working tremendous hours of overtime.
At its peak, the factories in the Northern Marianas exported garments worth $2 billion retail annually to the United States. Considering that the success of the industry was tied closely to its low wages and exploitative guest worker program -- and the fact that it was exempt from tariffs or quotas on exports to the U.S. mainland -- it's not surprising that both the Marianas' government and the garment manufacturers have fought long and hard to maintain the deal.
Enter Jack Abramoff, the formerly high-flying Republican lobbyist. First at the Washington, D.C., law offices of Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds -- and later at Greenberg Traurig -- Abramoff and his team brought in nearly $11 million in fees from the Northern Marianas government and Saipan garment manufacturers to block congressional efforts to raise the minimum wage and eliminate the islands' exemptions from U.S. immigration laws. His efforts focused on the House Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. territories. And he also cultivated powerful allies in the House leadership -- notably Tom DeLay, who, as Majority Whip at the time, could keep a bill off the House floor even if the Resources Committee voted in its favor.
One of Abramoff's favorite tactics for influencing Congress was to arrange Saipan junkets for members of Congress and their staffers. As many as 100 people connected to the U.S. Congress -- members themselves, or their staffers -- traveled to the islands. Among the islands' visitors were DeLay, his wife and daughter, and six of his aides. At a New Year's Eve dinner on Saipan in 1998, he lavishly praised the CNMI governor -- a moment caught on camera by ABC's "20/20:" "You are a shining light for what is happening in the Republican Party, and you represent everything that is good about what we're trying to do in America in leading the world in the free-market system."
But the dark underbelly of DeLay's "shining light" is right across a busy Saipan street and a few yards down a dirt road. That's where garment workers live in tiny, corrugated-tin-roofed homes, with three women sharing a queen-size bed. Their "kitchen" is a few hot plates and water-filled plastic buckets set outside on a concrete counter. Nine people share one toilet.
If they get pregnant while working in Saipan, workers face another nightmare. According to a 1998 investigation by the Department of Interior Office of Insular Affairs, a number of Chinese garment workers reported that if they became pregnant, they were "forced to return to China to have an abortion, or forced to have an illegal abortion" in the Marianas. These days, many pregnant workers still feel they have little choice but to visit one of Saipan's underground abortion clinics -- or else lose their jobs.
Meanwhile, the garment industry on Saipan has begun to decline with the expiration of worldwide quotas on apparel exports to the United States. Garment makers are moving off Saipan to even lower-wage countries such as China, Vietnam and Cambodia. Desperate to earn money and pay back their recruitment fees, some unemployed garment workers have found themselves turning to another lucrative industry on Saipan: sex tourism. There are no reliable statistics, but an estimated 90 percent of the island's prostitutes are former garment workers.
Tom DeLay insists that he's never heard such stories. "Sure, when you get this number of people, there are stories of sexual exploitation," he told the Galveston County Daily News in May 2005. "But in interviewing these employees one-on-one, there was no evidence of any of that going on. No evidence of sweatshops as portrayed by the national media. It's a beautiful island with beautiful people who are happy about what's happening."
When we contacted DeLay during our investigation, his spokesman Michael Connolly said, "He stands by the things he has said in the past, and he stands by the votes he's made that pertain to the islands."
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., who has championed efforts to raise the minimum wage in Saipan, hopes that Abramoff's recent indictment offers a chance for real change in the Marianas. He has requested that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the House Resources Committee chair, Richard Pombo, R-Calif., launch a full investigation of Abramoff's dealings in the Marianas.
"It's so ironic that people who talk about themselves as having family values are allowing these guest workers to be exploited in the harshest possible ways," says Miller. "Their money and lobbying allowed the continuation of the worst of human behavior."
Rebecca Clarren is an investigative journalist based in Portland, Ore.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's leading economies met in Mexico on Sunday amid growing fears over the global impact of Europe's debt crisis and the stalemate over a fiscal plan in the United States.
The two-day meeting of G-20 financial officials in Mexico City, coming just ahead of U.S. elections and shortly after the annual IMF and World Bank meeting in Tokyo, lacked key players such as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Brazilian finance chief Guido Mantega.
Although recent financial talks have focused on the debt crisis in Europe, especially in Greece and Spain, some delegates in Mexico expressed concern over the fiscal situation in Washington.
Mexican finance minister Jose Antonio Meade said that among the issues dealt with at this meeting will be "the fiscal cliff" in the United States, where a package of spending cuts and tax increases are set to take effect unless Congress acts by Jan. 1.
"In recent meetings, the United States has expressed confidence that it will be able to build the political consensuses needed to make adjustments that will send clear signals that a fiscal consolidation is coming," said Meade.
The closed-door meeting will be the last organized by Mexico in its role as president of the G-20 in 2012.
In a working meeting with delegates late Sunday, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos was expected to explain his government's labor and banking reforms designed to deal with a crisis that has seen the country's unemployment rate rise to 25 percent.
An official with the Spanish delegation, who declined to be named in line official policy, said De Guindos was not expected to announce any changes in Spain's position on international financial aid.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said last week that he saw no immediate need to ask for help but did not rule it out in the future.
The G-20 brings together the world's principal economies and important emerging ones, including the United States, the European Union, China and Brazil.
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