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State-level charity regulators may be joining forces to clamp down on nonprofit groups reporting vastly inflated values for product donations, particularly of medications, to boost their bottom line, according to Forbes.
Forbes names New Mexico Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Korsmo, head of the state's Charities Bureau, as a key player in a coordinated multi-state effort rumored in nonprofit circles to be taking shape, possibly in tandem with the Internal Revenue Service.
Ms. Korsmo would not confirm or deny that such a task force is in the making, but she said that states "are looking at gift-in-kind valuation issues. This is on our radar. It's a hot issue among regulators."
See The Chronicle's articles about the Breast Cancer Society's rapid growth due to product donations and criticism over the way some aid groups value donated medicines.
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THE laidback tunes of Boat People The Band floated through the Roxburgh and out onto the streets in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The band's Norm and Dawn Walker have left their home, which is a boat, to travel through parts of Australia on their Australian Coffee House Tour.
The tour's aim is to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
"There is no personal reason for choosing the Royal Flying Doctor Service, it's a group that helps anyone, anywhere," Mr Walker said.
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Geoff Handbury AO attended the performance on Tuesday and generously donated $1000.
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Al Nusrah Front leader renews allegiance to al Qaeda, rejects new name
Banner of the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. |
The head of the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, Abu Muhammad al Julani, has released an audio recording renewing his organization's allegiance to al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri.
Al Julani confirms many of the details set forth in a message from the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, just two days ago. Namely, al Julani verifies parts of al Baghdadi's explanation of how al Qaeda in Iraq spawned the terror network's Syrian arm. [See LWJ report, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Nusrah Front emerge as rebranded single entity.]
But in an interesting twist, al Julani rejects al Baghdadi's call for al Qaeda's affiliates in Iraq and Syria to operate under a common name, the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant."
In his response to al Baghdadi, al Julani swears allegiance directly to Ayman al Zawahiri.
"This is a pledge of allegiance from the sons of the al Nusrah Front and their supervisor general that we renew to the Sheikh of Jihad, Sheikh Ayman al Zawahiri, may Allah preserve him," Julani says, according to a translation provided by the SITE Intelligence Group. "We give a pledge of allegiance for obedience in good and bad in emigration and jihad and not to dispute with our superiors unless we see clear disbelief about which we have proof from Allah."
Al Julani is eager to "let people know" that the Al Nusrah Front's leadership "had no knowledge" of al Baghdadi's announcement "other than what they heard in the media." Al Julani continues: "If the attributed speech is true, then we weren't consulted or issued requests."
Al Julani clearly thinks that al Baghdadi's announcement was premature. "The [Al Nusrah] Front's banner will remain as-is, without changing anything, despite our pride in the [Islamic State of Iraq's] banner and those who carried it and sacrificed their blood for it from among their brothers," SITE's translation reads.
The head of the Al Nusrah Front explains that "postponing" an announcement of the relationship with al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq was not "due to weakness," but instead owed to his group's cautious approach to implementing sharia law.
Al Julani is keen to avoid the mistakes al Qaeda made in the past and his organization is pursuing "sharia-compliant policies that suit the reality of the Levant and upon which the decision-making people in the Levant agreed from among the Front's leaders and its students," as well as other "factions" and "honorable sheikhs."
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq lost much of its support from the populace after it was too zealous in its implementation of harsh laws. Al Julani wants to avoid the same mistakes in Syria.
Allegiance to al Qaeda "central"
Al Julani's decision to "renew" his organization's allegiance to Zawahiri is an interesting one. It suggests that he previously swore fealty directly to Zawahiri, and wasn't solely receiving orders from al Qaeda in Iraq. This is consistent with some press reporting based on Western intelligence officials' understanding of how the Al Nusrah Front operates.
In December 2012, for instance, the German daily newspaper Die Welt reported that Zawahiri's "contact in Syria is Abu Muhammad al Julani, the Jabat al Nusrah leader."
Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that US "counterterrorism officials" have seen "a growth in communications among operatives from al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda in Iraq and al Qaeda's central leadership in Pakistan." In addition, these unnamed officials said that "growing numbers of al Qaeda fighters" are traveling "from Pakistan to Syria to join the fight" with al Nusrah.
A key part of the Wall Street Journal's reporting, which may have a direct bearing on Al Julani's new statement, followed: "The ties to al Qaeda's central operations have become so significant that US counterterrorism officials are debating whether al Nusrah should now be considered its own al Qaeda affiliate instead of an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, as it has generally been viewed within the US government, according to a person familiar with the debate."
The timing of this reporting is especially intriguing. The US intelligence officials cited in The Wall Street Journal account highlighted the Al Nusrah Front's direct ties to al Qaeda "central" in Afghanistan and Pakistan as indicative of a push, perhaps from within the group or al Qaeda's most senior leaders, to declare the group a new al Qaeda affiliate and not just an outgrowth of al Qaeda's operations inside Iraq.
Just weeks later, a debate between the Al Nusrah Front's leader and the head of al Qaeda in Iraq concerning this very same topic has bubbled to the surface.
US counterterrorism officials and al Qaeda operatives are, ironically enough, having the same debate over the Al Nusrah Front's place in the al Qaeda pecking order.
Al Julani's new statement makes it clear that whether the Al Nusrah Front is its own al Qaeda affiliate or still under the command of al Qaeda in Iraq, it is certainly an al Qaeda operation.
Important details confirmed, despite differing accounts
Al Julani is respectful of al Baghdadi, calling him the "honorable sheikh," even as he rejects al Baghdadi's rebranding of al Qaeda's efforts in Iraq and Syria. And while al Julani tells the story of Al Nusrah's rise a bit differently, he still confirms many of the important details that al Baghdadi set forth.
For example, al Julani says that al Baghdadi agreed "to a project that we presented to him to help our weak people in the Levant." This sounds as if al Julani was the proactive agent in laying the ground work for the Al Nusrah Front, even if he was reticent, as he claims, to leave Iraq before sharia law was fully implemented.
In his statement two days ago, al Baghdadi said he had to "push" al Julani and his comrades into the Levant. "We laid for them plans, and drew up for them the policy of work, and gave them what financial support we could every month, and supplied them with men who had known the battlefields of jihad, from the emigrants and the natives," al Baghdadi claims, according to SITE's translation.
Note the difference: In al Julani's telling, he is presenting the "project" to al Baghdadi and the al Qaeda in Iraq hierarchy. In al Baghdadi's version, it was the other way around. Al Baghdadi and his men "laid for them plans" and "drew up for them the policy of work."
Al Julani is clearly eager to soften al Baghdadi's claim of credit. When explaining why the Al Nusrah Front did not want to be "hasty" in announcing its relationship with al Qaeda in Iraq and the establishment of an Islamic state, al Julani says the following:
Moreover, the Islamic State in the Levant is built by the hands of everyone, without excluding any of the main people among those who participated with us in jihad and fighting in the Levant from among the jihadi factions, the authentic Sunni Sheikhs, and our emigrant brothers, not to mention excluding the leaders of the Al Nusrah Front and its Shura [Council].
This has a very different ring to it than al Baghdadi's top-down claim of responsibility for the Al Nusrah Front's success.
Despite these differences, al Julani confirms important details in al Baghdadi's account. He says al Baghdadi "gave us half of the [Islamic State of Iraq's] money, despite the days of difficulties through which they were passing, and he placed his complete trust in me and deputized me to make the policies and the plan, and supported me with some brothers," whom Allah "blessed" despite "their little numbers."
It requires speculation to divine the intent behind al Julani's words. But he has clearly rejected al Baghdadi's rebranding for al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria. And al Julani says his boss is Ayman al Zawahiri.
Perhaps al Baghdadi's "deputy" no longer thinks of himself as a subordinate to al Qaeda in Iraq's leadership.
READER COMMENTS: "Al Nusrah Front leader renews allegiance to al Qaeda, rejects new name"
Posted by patricko at April 10, 2013 12:25 PM ET:
Sounds like the biys need to have a Board of Directors meeting and straighten this out or it could turn into the New Coke.
Posted by larry at April 10, 2013 1:42 PM ET:
More AQ drama. This is just bazzare to say the least.
Posted by Nimrod Pasha at April 10, 2013 2:59 PM ET:
It seems fairly clear what's going on here. Considering JaN recent successes, al-Baghdadi and the ISI leadership judged that their nominal Syrian proxy was getting too big for his boots--especially since at this point JaN is already bigger, better armed and controls more territory then the ISI core--and attempted to rein him in by JaN more closely to the ISI hierarchy, and this al-Jawlani character went over their heads to al-Zawahiri in a bid to establish himself as an independent AQ franchise.
Incidentally, did al-Jawlani decisively reject the announcement of this 'Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant', or simply maintained that JaN would operate under its own name and flag as part of this ISIL? Or was he deliberately unclear on this point so as to not alienate his nominal ISI bosses? Or is the distinction entirely arbitrary at this point?
Posted by joe smith at April 10, 2013 3:06 PM ET:
If you guys are able to find a transcript of this speech it would be greatly appreciated. Ideally a transcript in English, but Arabic also works.
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There are a variety of groups in Syria making contributions to the rebellion and subsequent war effort. Furthermore, there are many countries "covertly" making contributions. No doubt Al-Nusrah benefits from these other groups and foreign contributions in the forms of money, weapons and personnel. Branding themselves as al-Qaida (especially AQI) in front of the world (and particarly that region, which has suffered because of AQI actions) would be very dangerous for that effort. It takes away credit from the random unaffiliated fighters on the ground who have no interest in being seen as "terrorists" but would rather be seen as rebels. It also puts al-Nusrah and associated rebels in a position where they would be more heavily reviled by the international community. The label al-Qaida as was mentioned in yesterday's release could bring about unintended consequences. Such as, foreign supporters may drop aid due to the name. Yet al-Nusrah doesn't want to break ties completely with those who originally funded them. It seems Julani would rather his men form as an independent franchise under Zawahiri's twisted idea of global jihad, than be seen as an actual extension of a freshly known and extremely violent regional group. Either way I think the entire idea fails, as the Administration and many others have already called these guys out as being al-Qaida affiliates and worse. The United States and other countries are eager to assist the rebels therefore many of these fighters wouldn't want to proclaim that they are linked to AQI and lose that support. I think the other rebel groups who have developed a relationship with al-Nusrah might just drop away from them now anyhow. Perhaps they had a marriage of necessity before, but claiming allegiance to Zawahiri and expecting American and European aid is just as dangerous as acknowledging being subordinate to Abu Dua.
Posted by wheelaligner at April 10, 2013 10:39 PM ET:
Sounds like the biys need to have a Board of Directors meeting and straighten this out or it could turn into the New Coke.
Posted by David at April 10, 2013 11:34 PM ET:
It seems to me that Al Julani is declaring independence, here, and striking out on his own. From reading the many accounts of commanders in jihadi movements, it seems that they are highly entrepreneurial, and that as soon as a commander rises to prominence, and can raise funds on the strength of his name, he strikes out on his own, and the movement splits. He is careful to keep on good terms with his former boss, but is firm about his independence.
Al Julani started out as an employee of Baghdadi, but now realizes he has a hot property on his hands, and wants to ride it as far as it will take him.
Posted by mike merlo at April 11, 2013 5:26 PM ET:
this is evidence of a phenomena that's quite common in rebellions, which is the fracturing or the surfacing of fissure's between the rebellion's competing interests or among those within the same clique competing or jockeying for leadership.
I guess its all about funding & prestige


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This review contains, at the most, minor spoilers for those who have seen the original Total Recall, but major spoilers for those who have never seen the original. Proceed with caution; your mileage may vary.
When remaking a movie, there is a cardinal rule that one should always follow: a remake needs to stand on its own as a singular vision, rather than rely upon the original for simple recognition value. In other words, it should have something new and/or different to say; on a fundamental level, it should be about something else, even if the story, plot, and characters are more or less familiar.
The best remakes, such as David Cronenberg's The Fly and John Carpenter's The Thing (itself remade last year under the guise of a prequel), give us something new and unexpected. I don't think it's a coincidence that most of the notable modern remakes that have stood the test of time are sci-fi movies, either. Science-fiction is a genre that lends itself to the conceit of remaking perhaps better than any other, because at its best, sci-fi is all about ideas realized through cultural allegory; films set in the distant future can serve as a mirror for our own present. Two notable classic science-fiction novels, The War of the Worlds and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, have seen themselves adapted into films numerous times over the years, each time tapping into the cultural zeitgeist of a generation in order to reflect our own cultural fears back at us. The original film adaptations, made in the 1950's, reflected the fears of the Cold War: the silent spread of communism or nuclear annihilation. Later adaptations reflected unease with the New Age movement in the 70's, an oppressive military-industrial complex in the 90's, and in the 00's: a post-9/11 allegory, and the paranoia surrounding global pandemics.
Interestingly enough, Paul Verhoeven's original Total Recall, made at the tail end of the "Me" decade, was all about the ruthless corporate greed that characterized the Reagan 80's, where faceless, monolithic corporations rose to levels if power unprecedented since the Gilded Age, building their fortunes on the stooped backs of the lower classes. Sound familiar? Indeed, the original Swarzenegger actioner would find itself just as relevant nearly two decades later in 2012 as it did in 1990.
While Len Wiseman's Total Recall is similarly set in a world divided between the haves and the have-nots, this version of the story has more to say about elected officials overstepping their authority, using a war on terror to justify an illegal invasion. In other words, it would have been a lot more relevant and interesting eight years ago, whereas the original is more relevant and interesting now. But I digress.
The gulf between rich and poor is represented here perhaps even more dramatically so than in the original. An opening text crawl informs us that at the end of the 21st Century, nuclear war/fallout turned most of the globe into uninhabitable "no-zones," leaving only two areas of the Earth fit for human life: the upper-crust "United Federation of Britain", made up of the old United Kingdom plus most of Western Europe, and downtrodden "The Colony", made up of a post-apocalyptic, overcrowded Australia that has apparently been re-colonized by the remnants of what used to be Asia. And so, the rich and the poor are literally a world apart from each other.
(In the original script, the UFB was called "Euramerica." I imagine this was changed for the same reason that Colin Farrell, playing the role of Douglass Quaid [made famous by Arnold Swarzenegger in the original] speaks in an American accent rather than his native Irish brogue, which would make more sense in the cosmopolitan world of Recall. I can only guess this was done to make the film more palatable for American audiences. I suppose Columbia Pictures didn't think American moviegoers would want to root for an Irish New Asian going up against a totalitarian Euramerica. It's a minor nitpick, but it does hurt the movie's verisimilitude, especially when Kate Beckinsale, playing the role of the double-agent wife, Lori Quaid [Sharon Stone in the original], starts the film out with an American accent and then switches to her native English accent once she shows her true colours. Is this just another case of lazily using the British accent to denote eeeeevil? Even Bill Nighy, playing the heroic rebel leader Matthias, does his best to affect an American accent [with varying levels of success] during his very brief couple of scenes in which he shows up long enough to cash his paycheck.)
The two worlds of the UFB and The Colony are realized through some absolutely fantastic production design by Patrick Tatopoulos, who outdoes himself with possibly his best work yet. The Federation of Britain is a futuristic, sprawling, vertical metropolis with a metallic, antiseptic sheen. Wiseman and Tatopoulos have constructed a reality built on top of itself, where the bottom levels are much closer to our present reality, with more modern-looking vehicles and roads, and the top levels are futuristic sci-fi, complete with robotic police officers and flying cars. The Colony, by contrast, is an oppressive, rain-soaked slum, piled on top of itself like an unruly dorm room. It's also evocative of Lawrence G. Paull's production design for Blade Runner, right down to the numerous Asian influences. Indeed, The Colony was originally referred to as "New Asia," and includes a mix of Oriental and Russian influences, all built upon flooded, dirty canals and sewers, upon which the rain is perpetually falling. It's a dismal, dirty, lived-in place.
These two separate worlds are connected by "The Fall," a massive elevator that goes straight through the centre of the Earth. Lower-class workers from The Colony use The Fall to commute to their jobs in a British factory, making the synthetic police robots (referred to as "Synths") for the totalitarian UFB government. The Fall is a wonderful sci-fi concept that I haven't really seen done before, and it was a heck of a lot of fun.
Another aspect in which this remake shines is the numerous action scenes and thrilling chases. Len Wiseman is an old hat at action by now, having previously made the Underworld movies (starring his wife, Kate Beckinsale), along with Live Free or Die Hard. In Total Recall, characters run, fight, and leap their way through video game level-inspired set pieces, but special effects technology have advanced to the point at which we can easily suspend our disbelief and get caught up in the action. I admit to several gasps, oohs, and ahhs as I watched Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, and Kate Beckinsale fight and chase each other through the futuristic labyrinth of the UFB. There's a particularly thrilling car chase that ends in a jaw-dropping moment of gleeful spectacle which I won't spoil here.
Kate Beckinsale herself is perhaps the film's greatest strength, improving upon the character of Lori in every way. While Sharon Stone's Lori was more or less a sleazy dame on the company payroll, Beckinsale plays the role like a patriot and a true believer. She chases Quaid down with a hard-fought fanaticism that bespeaks absolute faith and dedication to the cause. She's truly a formidable opponent here and further demonstrates why her place is cemented among the pantheon of ass-kicking pop-culture women of the 21st century. Wiseman lives up to his name here, "wisely" giving his wife a lot more screentime than her predecessor, and every minute of it is well-earned. She's a very real and present threat, and a joy to watch.
Unfortunately, Colin Farrell does not fare quite so well. He's not bad in the movie, but for whatever reason, he's holding back. I suspect that Wiseman wanted his protagonist to be more of a "regular guy" in this version, but in the original, Arnold Swarzenegger's Quaid had a likeable swagger that really made you root for him. Colin Farrell as a personality certainly has a swagger all his own, which was on display in last year's otherwise-terrible remake of Fright Night. But it's dialed back here, to the movie's detriment. I found that by the end of the film, even though I was having a blast watching it, I didn't really care whether his character lived or died.
Bryan Cranston, one of the best actors working today, is wasted in the thankless role of Cohaagen. Cranston is always best when he's playing conflicted, sympathetic characters, even if those characters are total assholes like Walter White in Breaking Bad (which will undoubtedly end up as the jewel in the crown of Cranston's legacy). But Cohaagen here is nothing more than a mustache-twirling villain. To be sure, this was also the case in the original, but the 1990 Recall had the brilliant casting of Ronny Cox as Cohaagen, and Cox plays the mustache-twirling villain like no other. His Cohaagen, much like his Dick Jones in Robocop, was positively oozing and dripping with corporate evil. He was the walking incarnation of capitalism at its most ruthless. I love Brian Cranston, but he's no Ronny Cox here.
The casting of Jessica Biel in the role of Melina is a mixed bag. On the one hand, Biel has a great physicality about her, kicking ass with the best of them. On the other hand, I question the casting of a white actress in a role originated by a Latino woman. Wiseman's Total Recall is pretty much lily-white through and through, with no notable roles for people of colour. Ironic that a nearly twenty-year old film, with its Austrian star and Hispanic leading lady, would be more diverse than its 2012 remake. Were there no young, ass-kicking Latino actresses who could fill this role? What about Alexa Vega? Or Michelle Rodriguez?
The film also suffers when it feels obligated to hit the most familiar beats of the original. The best example of this is the famous scene in which a character shows up about halfway through the movie to try and convince Quaid that he's still back in a chair at Rekall. In Verhoeven's original film, you were never quite sure what was reality and what was a fantasy in Quaid's head. He played the altered states concepts masterfully, and even after multiple viewings you're still not quite sure what's real and what isn't. As a result, that scene in the original is incredibly tense and nail-biting. By contrast, Wiseman's version eschews that ambiguity. From the get-go, there is no doubt that everything that is happening is happening in the real world (making the tagline for the posters ["What is real?"] all the more confusing). So when that scene happens in the remake, it's clearly nothing more than fan service, and you're sitting there impatiently waiting for them to get this beat over with and get back to another thrilling chase sequence.
Despite this useless scene along with a couple others, and a few clunky lines, Wiseman's Recall mostly succeeds as a remake. It's not as substantive as Verhoeven's film, and it will never take its place as one of the great remakes in movie history, but I don't think it'll fall into the category of worthless and pointless remakes either. It's somewhere in the middle of the road, and it's solidly enjoyable summer entertainment. I suspect that twenty years ago, when film fans think of a Total Recall, they'll think of Verhoeven's original, but that doesn't mean that this one isn't worth $5 and a couple of hours of your time for a matinee showing. It looks great, has some fantastic action set pieces, and perhaps best of all, it's just a hell of a lot of fun.
Total Recall opens in cinemas Friday, August 3.


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More vendors and a wider variety of items for sale will greet those attending Saturday's Bois d'Arc Bash in downtown Commerce. If you want to get in the mood now, buy a Bash t-shirt at the Chamber of Commerce during regular office hours. KETR will be on the downtown square Saturday. KETR continues features with Bash bands four times each weekday the rest of the week.
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2013 Year-in-Review: Top 5 uSamp Blog Posts
Data, whether it was being leaked, mined, or modified by "big," was on everyone's minds in 2013. Mobile technology continued to push forward with lower-cost, higher-tech, sharper-pixelated options emerging in the market; while telecommuting, something that seemed the natural progression of the digitally savvy millennial, took a step backward. Many of these major developments also rippled through the market research community, so uSamp's leaders took to the blog to weigh in and offer commentary on how these changes shaped the direction of our industry.
Here are our top five blog posts from 2013:
#5 An App Alternative: How the Mobile Web Expands Reach
A late entry in the year but an obvious contender for top blog post. In this piece, uSamp director of product Allen Vartazarian explains why mobile apps are not the only game in town when it comes to mobile market research.
#4 The Virtual Office Place: Productive or Disruptive?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to pull the company plug on all telecommuting sparked huge debates everywhere from the water cooler to Twitter and more. In an age where technology has made working remotely so easy, the ban seemed a counter-intuitive move on Mayer's part. We took the polarizing debate to our panel and received surprising results, which we pulled together in this infographic.
#3 Big Data in Market Research: Big Deal or Big Hype?
Big data was certainly the buzzword of record early in the year, that is, until over-zealous jargon junkies sucked every last drop of meaning out of it. And while data may be the new gluten-free in the media, it's a familiar face for those in the MR space. In this piece, our former director of analytics, Siva Venkataraman, took a moment to demystify big data and articulate its real potential.
#2 Mobile Apps and Data Privacy: How Much Information Are You Willing to Share?
In hindsight, it seems less surprising that during a year when we all marveled at the power of numbers, we also become painfully aware of abuses in data collection. With the public outcry over NSA practices, we couldn't resist polling Americans about where they stood on personal data and privacy.
#1 A Geofencing Primer
2013 was a year to stay on the fence—the geofence, that is. One of the most exciting strategies to emerge in mobile market research was geofencing, the ability to use location-based technology in smartphones to connect with customers in-store, at the very point of purchase or consumption. We found this topic so interesting, we devoted an entire three-part series to it. Click here for parts two and three.
Geofencing Part II: Delivering Real-Time Insights
In Part I of our Mobile Research Trends series, Don't Mess with the Geofence, our Director of Mobile Products for uSamp, Allen Vartazarian lays the groundwork for geofencing. Here, he explores some of the various applications, and we begin to see how geofencing might be the best way to capture in-the-moment insights.
One of advertising's greatest pain points is measuring ad effectiveness from the point of impact to the point of purchase. What if we said that geofencing could link an ad's influence to purchase behavior? Geofencing is a powerful tool that can provide this feedback while adding a whole new dimension to mobile research. Here are some ways that we are using geofencing to provide valuable insights today:
- Out-Of-Home Ad Effectiveness: By setting geofences around out-of-home advertisements, we know when someone in our Mobile Army™ (our robust mobile audience), is nearby and "exposed" to the ad. By setting geofences around specific businesses, agencies can better gauge ad effectiveness by comparing store visitation of exposed consumers to those who were not exposed.
- Real-time Feedback: Whether it be a trip to the grocery store, or a movie that just came out, its imperative to gather feedback as close to the time of the experience as possible. With geofencing, we can trigger an alert as someone enters or exits a location with an invitation to answer a few questions while the experience is still fresh in one's mind.
- User Behavior Monitoring: We can track store visits, time on site and other key metrics vital to retailers and advertisers. Combining this with other collected data, i.e. web-browsing and purchase activity, helps identify the true impact of the OOH ad exposure.
These are just a few examples of geofencing applications. Imagine how geofencing can apply to competitive analysis, field research and in-store missions. The opportunities will continue to grow with the technology and methodology. Geofencing is truly an innovative method for gaining insight into customer behavior because researchers no longer have to rely on a user's activation since surveys can now be automatically triggered.
Our final post will explore some of the challenges seen with geofencing, what can be done to address them, and why 2013 is the year of mobile maturity.
Mobile Solutions II: Why User Experience is the Key to Quality
by Matt Dusig, Co-founder & CEO
With smartphone adoption at an all time high, more and more people are checking personal email on their phone. So when a survey invitation email comes to your mobile inbox, shouldn't the experience be mobile friendly? You'd think so. Why haven't all the major survey-scripting platforms made it simpler to author a survey that is automatically formatted for mobile?
To find out, I took the liberty of visiting 10 survey panel websites using my iPhone. In order to better understand the experience of taking surveys, I looked specifically at the following criteria:
- Navigation
- Overlapping text
- Ability to view graphics
- Landscape vs. Portrait view
- Use of scales
Most experiences were weak and frustrating, not to mention bad for the market research industry as a whole. Poor design has a direct impact on data quality and response rate. The more work a survey respondent has to do (beyond just answering the questions), the higher the likelihood of burnout.
Mobile Solutions: 3 Ways Businesses Can Leverage Mobile Research
Matt Dusig, Co-founder & CEO and Allen Vartazarian, Senior Product Manager
Everyone in Market Research has mobile on the tip of their tongue: mobile surveys, mobile panelists, SMS, push notifications, geo-location, geo-fencing and app installs are just a few of the features being discussed. A recent article in Quirk's argued that mobile research is not just about translating desktop surveys to a small screen; instead, it's about creating media-rich experience of profiles, location and commerce.
But what does this all mean? What does it take to successfully execute a mobile strategy today? Is it as simple as formatting surveys for the smaller screen or do more robust capabilities need to be baked into this on-the-go solution? Should we look for technology, panels or both? What's the experience for panelists?
Taking these questions into consideration, it is important to focus on simple but effective mobile business solutions, where you can connect and learn from your customers. Here are some mobile strategies for your company to take into consideration:


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Besides, it is pretty easy to argue that Tice should have gotten at least another year. Surely, the Purple got off to a disastrous start, but in retrospect, the first five losses were on the road to eventual playoff teams, with the exception of Atlanta, which started strong. Who would have guessed that pro-bowl center Matt Birk would be lost for the season, and that the offensive line, a strength the year before, would be a continuing disaster with Withrow, Liwienski, and Rosenthal all choosing 2005 as their year to fade?
Worse yet, who could have foreseen the near total collapse of Daunte Culpepper, from all-pro back to panicky rookie who can't find receivers and constantly loses track of the ball? I still think that can be traced to the loss of his guru, Scott Linehan, to whom cheapo McCombs would not give pocket change to stay around. (There are reports that Ol' Red cleaned out the janitor's closet at Winter Park when he left, taking all the TP and Drano back to Texas on his private jet.) If Tice must shoulder the lion's share of the blame for the Purple's rocky start, it's not like there was a full complement of personnel around to share it with.
Despite all that, I think that Tice must finally be judged by his teams that never seemed to play quite to their potential, especially in must-win games, were consistent only for being streaky, and didn't seem to be put together according to any overall winning plan. And did I mention that the former tight-end's offensive line couldn't avoid constant motion penalties?
It might well happen that Matt Birk will return to pro-bowl form next season, that Marcus Johnson and Adam Goldberg will step their games up a notch, and that Daunte Culpepper will rediscover himself and play like he did in 2004. Add a couple players on defense, a linebacker who can cover tight ends and another good pass rusher, and this team could be in 2006 what so many people hoped for this season.
And at that point, if Mike Tice indulges himself in a bitter moment or two, who could blame him? Being agile for a big man, I expect he will land on his feet, and hope things turn out better for him somewhere else.


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Atlantic City Mayor Lornezo Langford talks about a major boxing tribute he is helping to plan for June.
What's your take on the comparison between die-hard boxing fans and fans of MMA?
I am a big fan of MMA as well. I mean I respect that stuff, man. I do think that some people who compete in that need to have their head examined. I say that facetiously, but I have awesome respect for those cats, man.
You are putting together a commemoration of sorts for all of the people that have played a part in putting Atlantic City, South Jersey and Philadelphia boxing on the map. I know it's in the planning stages, but can you give us a little insight on what the festivities will entail?
PHOTO: Just recently boxing icon Mike Tyson spent the weekend in Atlantic City, partying at Dusk (pictured) at Caesars and then attending a Tony Bennett concert at Caesars' Circus Maximus Theater. (Tom Briglia)
On Saturday, June 2, we're going to have an all-star boxing legends tribute. What we're trying to do is get together all of the boxing personalities. Whether they are boxers, managers, promoters, ring announcers, referees, you name it, we're trying to get together everybody to celebrate the contribution that they have made in making Atlantic City the boxing mecca that it is. It takes on an even greater significance because so many boxing icons are passing away. Within the last months we've lost Joe Frazier, Angelo Dundee and others, and it will be an opportunity for these guys to come together on one accord with camaraderie, [which] is waning. As time marches on and the older they get, there are fewer opportunities for these guys to bump into each other. Nobody out there seems to be trying to create these opportunities for them to come together and just enjoy each other's company and reminisce about what they contributed to the sport of boxing. So that's all I want to do is allow the folks in boxing to step back and smell the coffee, if you will, and allow these individuals to savior their contribution to the sport of boxing and making Atlantic City the [boxing] mecca that it is. So with respect to the event, it is still a work in progress and we still haven't formalized what the event will entail. I will say it will be a night where we give praise and adulation to all of those that deserve it.
Speaking of commemorating, Atlantic City has acknowledged its own in the past, such as having a street named after and a statue erected in the honor of A.C.'s own, and former world champion, Leavander Johnson. I was at those ceremonies, but moreover, was eating with a few IBF members that were in A.C. when the word came of his passing. I remember vividly our thoughts at that very moment. If I may ask, how did you feel at the moment of hearing that one of A.C.'s soldiers had died?
Well, you know what? Even more than that, with me it was personal, because I happened to know Leavander. My thoughts weren't on Leavander the boxer or Leavander the champion, but more it was Leavander, my friend. As with anybody when you lose a friend, it saddens you. It wasn't until a few days later, I suspect, that I even began contemplating what it meant to the boxing world and community — Leavander the fighter. For me it was personal and I was very saddened by that tragic loss of life.
Mr. Mayor, you do a great job, and I think I can speak for many in and around the sport when I say what you are planning is a great thing for the sport of boxing. I personally thank you, and I know others will as well.
Thanks and if I may impose upon you that any of the people you work with or boxing personalities that may cross your path, inform them of what we're trying to do. Tell them to save the date [June 2, 2012] and call the Mayor's Office [609-347-5400] for more information.
Oh, I definitely will, and once again, thank you.
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"I so agree with this article. We trully need the big fights back in AC. I've been saying that for years. It also used to bring so much traffic in AC. And we're there's traffic there's money and were there's money three jobs. This article needs to be published more, so it can reach more people to get the Mecca back in AC"
[The show is] as dark as I am. [It's a] rollercoaster of emotions. People told me they cried, they were mad, they laughed. They were sad. There are just so many emotions in that 90-minute period."
We have so many honorees this year — Iran Barkley, Marlon Starling, IBF President Daryl Peoples, Jackie Kallen, Ivan Robinson, Chuck Wepner, Cedric Kushner, Randy Neumann, Keith Holmes, William Joppy, and so many more.
"Being a boxing fan, I appreciate the legacy and history of boxing in Atlantic City. Of course, during the casino era, in the 1980s, when Don King was promoting the Mike Tyson fights, this is where the action was. And the town came alive with every major fight. It was good for the economy. Everybody did well."
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Unfortunately for Martinez, instead of having a windfall of competitors beating down his door, he has become one of boxing's most avoided fighters.
A comprehensive schedule of upcoming fights in Atlantic City with all the details on every fighter stepping into the ring. Upcoming boxing events include Joe Deguardia's Star Boxing, Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis, Sergio Martinez against Darren Barker, and the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
"Well you can't take too much away from Paul Williams, because he is one that's good for boxing because he gets in there and fights. But Lara is a real fighter. He is a Cuban National Champion, and Cuba has a lot of great fighters coming out of there, and Lara is definitely one of them. "
Atlantic City's boxing days are back and Atlantic City Weekly is proud to bring our readers a brand-new column by boxing guru Rob Scott. Here is the first installment of 'Boxing Notes: In the Ring with Rob Scott.'
In the eighth episode of this multi-part series, the distinguished panel of Atlantic City historians and authors start to discuss the wild history of sporting events in the resort — from boxing and cat boxing to indoor football and Yankees baseball.
A name that has been heard recurrently among southern New Jersey boxing fans, and one that only resurfaced recently after a prolonged hiatus, is Diane Lee Fischer. The Vineland-based boxing promoter ...
Just over five years ago, when I attended a rally at the new Police Athletic League building for newly crowned World Lightweight Champion Leavander Johnson, I knew in my heart this would be one of many years of celebration for Johnson, his family and the Atlantic City community.
Just when you thought it was safe to say that boxing is dying a slow death in Atlantic City -- with the exception of Arturo Gatti -- along comes a heavyweight championship this Saturday night at Boar...
The great American heavyweights like Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali who once dominated the boxing world are long gone. Taking their place are Eastern European giants staking their claim on the division....
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T have an NBA team like Philly or New York City does, Atlantic City still gets respect because of the players that have shined on the playground, high school and college courts. This ...
Turnover at the Top Almost every one of AC's top executives passed the leadership baton in 2005. At the Trump properties, Mark Brown and Scott Butera both were relieved of duty and James Perry and M...
ONE OF THE MOST bittersweet stories of 2005 has been the final chapter in the life of local fighter Leavander Johnson. Earlier this year, Johnson was honored as a world champion by his hometown of At...
If you think of fighting and Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi you might imagine her in a major catfight with one of her gal pals from the show. Instead, however, the announcement is that Polizzi is getting into the legitimate boxing ring as a promoter.
"I will hit Ward very hard and very often; he's not going to be able to take my consistent heavy shots which will be coming for 12 rounds if necessary."
Carl Froch: "I will hit Ward very hard and very often; he's not going to be able to take my consistent heavy shots which will be coming for 12 rounds if necessary."
Day Two - Interview with fighter Mikkel Kessler, who was forced to end his bid for the Super Six Classic Cup because of an injury, but not before handing finalist Carl Froch a defeat he'll never forget.
In one corner, there is a champion in Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik making the first defense of his WBC and WBO middleweight crowns. The Youngstown, Ohio resident brings a ring record of 33-0, 29 KOs. I...
When a major boxing event is booked at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, there is a good chance Harrah's entertainment consultant Ken Condon had something to do with it. The former Bally's Atlantic City president, with his marketing background, has delivered a who's-who list of entertainers and athletes, filling the arena every time. It's a lineup that includes Cher, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett (returning Aug. 25) and Celine Dion (Sept. 20). Boxing-wise, the biggest name is, of course, cash cow Arturo Gatti, who had a knack for selling out Boardwalk Hall within days of the announcement. Condon, who can be found sitting ringside at fights, is delivering another huge event this Saturday night (April 12), being billed as "Two World Championships -- One Night!" WBA world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will defend his crown against Alfonso Gomez, while IBF world welterweight champion Kermit Cintron of Reading, Pa., takes on Antonio Margarito. In March, Condon traveled to New York City to officially announce Kelly Pavlik's June 7 middleweight title defense against Gary Lockett, also taking place at Boardwalk Hall. Condon recently spoke with AC Weekly about his three decades in the casino industry and his love for boxing. How did your passion...
There is life for boxing in Atlantic City after Arturo Gatti. Maybe the heavyweight division is not a total bore. Those two observations seem prudent after the Boardwalk Brawls card held at Boardwalk Hall last Saturday night when Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter used the old Miss America runway to try and hurt each other. This was one national television show that drew higher ratings for sure. Buoyed by a great undercard battle between Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Torres, and an intriguing heavyweight tussle, this was one of the better cards Atlantic City has seen in a while. And maybe there was some irony in that it came on a night usually reserved for Miss America. Then again, maybe not. But HBO's Boxing After Dark had to be pleased with the entertainment provided and the crowd of 10,113 sure seemed to love it. Klitschko may still have some detractors (count me among them), but he certainly sold some tickets and attracted fans, many of which waved Ukrainian flags throughout the evening. It's not often that a fighter gets knocked down three times and wins a unanimous decision, but then Atlantic City is not your normal kind of town. Klitschko spent the early part of the fight giving...
Pulling Punches? Tiring of the fancy footwork Don King has used to stay in the Atlantic City boxing game for much of the past two decades, New Jersey law enforcement officials have delivered a body blow that could keep him down for the count until 2009. The famed boxing promoter informed the NJ Casino Control Commission (CCC) in early January that he wished to withdraw his application to promote boxing matches in (or in cooperation with) Atlantic City casinos. On January 20, Deputy Attorney General Louis Rogacki responded to King's petition in a seven-page document sent to the CCC. Rogacki's response, signed off on by Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director Thomas Auriemma, calls for King's company, Don King Productions, Inc., to be barred from doing business in Atlantic City until he has been licensed. While King held a Casino Service Industry License from 1989 to 1994, he has conducted business here for 20 years using a pattern of applying for licensure, and then withdrawing the applications after promoting fights. Applicants are permitted to conduct business while applications are pending. There are a variety of reasons why applicants might pull a license application, some legitimate and others to avoid investigations by...


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