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During Supreme Court arguments, the couple explained that they had no reason to suspect there were wetlands on their property. In 2005, they purchased the land for $23,000 and two years later planned to build a three-bedroom home on it. Workers spent three days filling in just under a half-acre of land with dirt and rocks in preparation for building.
It was at that point that three EPA officials showed up and asserted that the property was protected wetlands. They then ordered the workers to stop when they discovered that the Sacketts had no permit. Six months later, the EPA sent the order that led to the court case. Before the case reached the Supreme Court, lower courts had told the Sacketts that they could not challenge the EPA's order.
A wetlands biologist did in fact advise the Sacketts in 2007 that their property was a wetlands and that there were wetlands on three sides of their land; however, another wetlands consultant told them in 2010 that the first assessment was wrong.
Justice Department lawyer Malcolm Stewart asserted that if the Sacketts "had wanted a judicial resolution of the coverage question without subjecting themselves to potential penalties, they could have filed a permit application before discharging, they could have gotten review there. All we're saying is they can't discharge fill, wait to see whether EPA notices, and then insist upon immediate judicial review if EPA notices and objects."
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Justice Antonin Scalia criticized the EPA's "high-handedness" when it comes to dealing with private property, and Samuel Alito called the agency's actions "outrageous," charging that "this kind of thing can't happen in the United States." Alito was particularly incensed by the fact that the Sacketts had to wait to be sued by the EPA before they could even challenge the agency regarding the wetlands on their property. He observed,
You think maybe there is a little drainage problem in part of your lot, so you start to build the house and then you get an order from the EPA which says: "You have filled in wetlands, so you can't build your house; remove the fill, put in all kinds of plants; and now you have to let us on your premises whenever we want to. You have to turn over to us all sorts of documents, and for every day that you don't do all this you are accumulating a potential fine of $75,000. And by the way, there is no way you can go to court to challenge our determination that this is a wetlands until such time as we choose to sue you."
Justice John Roberts bemoaned the fact that most people would be hesitant to even challenge the agency's determination because of the potential fines associated with it. "Because of the administrative compliance order, you're really never going to be put to the test, because most land owners aren't going to say, 'I'm going to risk the $37,000 a day,'" he insisted. "All EPA has to do is make whatever finding it wants, and realize that in 99 percent of the cases, it's never going to be put to the test."
Justice Anthony Kennedy voiced the opinion that he was unsure just how far the Supreme Court could go in its ruling, because those who do not comply with the directions of government agencies often receive citations. "Health inspectors go into restaurants all the time and say: 'Unless you fix this, I'm going to give you a citation.' Fire inspectors, the same thing," he noted.
The Sacketts indicate that they are not trying to take away the EPA's power. Instead, their lawyer Damien Schiff asserts, "Let EPA administer the act and issue compliance orders. But let's also give homeowners a fair shake, too. Let them have their day in court to contest what the agency has done."
At issue is whether the EPA is acting outside the bounds of its authority. However, government agencies for years have increased their authority through the process of regulations. Conservative writer Mark Steyn explains:
For more and more Americans, law has been supplanted by "regulation" — a governing set of rules not legislated by representatives accountable to the people, but invented by an activist bureaucracy, much of which is well to the left of either political party. As the newspapers blandly reported in 2010, the bureaucrats weren't terribly bothered about whether Congress would pass a cap-and-trade mega-bill into law because, if faint-hearted Dems lose their nerve, the EPA will just "raise" "standards" all by itself.
Because the bureaucrats who operate these agencies are appointed, not voted on by the American people, citizens find themselves in a quagmire when told to comply with the rules imposed by these unelected officials.
Critics note that the EPA's heavy-handed influence is not limited to just the building of homes. They point out that because EPA regulations have blocked the building of new coal mining plants and caused many existing ones to shut their doors, the agency is nearly putting the coal industry out of business.
The EPA acquired a great deal of authority under the Clean Air Act, which permits it to regulate greenhouse gases. The agency posted a statement on its website last year indicating that it would introduce new standards and move unilaterally to clamp down on greenhouse emissions from power plants and oil refineries. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson asserts that the plans are meant to cope with so-called climate change: "We are following through on our commitment to proceed in a measured and careful way to reduce GHG pollution that threatens the health and welfare of Americans."
Meanwhile, as the EPA's regulations are strangling other industries, the size and scope of the agency burgeons as a result of its regulatory overreach. The EPA has stated that in order to carry out all the terms of the Clean Air Act, it would have to hire 230,000 more federal bureaucrats.


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The Future of Education is before us. Around the world and here at home, entrepreneurs and educators are redefining education with democratized learning models, custom education pathways, and innovative methods for students to learn 21st century skills. We are entering a new education paradigm - one that is hyper-focused on learning by doing, skill building for a new economy, and accessibility via online and offline community platforms.
On January 23rd, join us for an evening of discussion and engagement with the leaders of tomorrow (and today) who are crafting alternative models for 21st century learning. We'll hear from entrepreneurs and disruptors who are thinking deeply about how we learn and why we need new and supplemental educational programming to teach valuable skills for a changing global workforce.
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Changing Layout Dynamically in Windows Forms
If you are a long-time Windows developer, at some point in time you must have faced the difficulty in adjusting your forms and dialogs for multiple screen resolutions. In the past, developers used various techniques to avoid such problems, including resizing controls at runtime by handling certain event handlers. However, the task was certainly not an easy one. Fortunately, the .NET Framework 2.0 provides some handy techniques that allow you to provide dynamic layout to your forms. In this article, I am going to illustrate some of these techniques with examples.
Why Dynamic Layout?
There are many scenarios wherein you need dynamic layouts. Some of the common ones are as follows:
- You developed your application under one screen resolution and want to run it on machines having different (and possibly unknown) screen resolutions.
- You are setting the text of controls such as Label and Button via code and don't know the length of the text at design time.
- You are developing a multilingual application and don't know the width of controls under different language settings.
- Your application adds controls dynamically on the forms.
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Luckily, the .NET Framework 2.0 comes with several options to solve the problem of dynamic layout. In this article, I am going to cover the following options:
- Auto sizing forms and controls
- Docking
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- Table layout panel
Auto sizing forms and controls
In this example, you will learn to resize Windows Forms controls and forms automatically so that they fit their content. Before going any further, let me illustrate why such auto sizing is necessary.
Create a new Windows Application using Visual Studio and C# as the programming language. Design the default form as shown below:
The form consists of a textbox and three buttons. Clicking on the "Change Text" button changes Text property of the remaining two buttons to a value entered in the textbox. Write the following code in the Click event handler of "Change Text" button.
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { button1.Text = textBox1.Text; button2.Text = textBox1.Text; }
The code simply sets the Text property of button1 and button2 to a string entered in textBox1. After writing the code, run the form. Enter some big string value in the textbox and click the "Change Text" button. The following figure shows a sample run of the form.
Can you see the problem? The button controls do not display the complete text. Now, set the AutoSize property of both buttons to true. The AutoSize property governs whether a control should automatically adjust its width to accommodate its contents. Also, set the AutoSizeMode property of the first button to GrowOnly and that of the second button to GrowAndShrink. The AutoSizeMode property governs how a control should behave to adjust its contents. The value of GrowOnly indicates that the control can only expand to accommodate its content. The value of GrowAndShrink indicates that the control can expand or shrink to fit its content. Run the form again. This time, you will observe that the buttons adjust their width as per the text entered. Notice the behavior of the second button. It expands as well as shrinks according to the length of the text value.
Now, enter a very long string and check the behavior. You will find that the buttons adjust themselves as per the text but the form remains the same. As a result, buttons expand beyond the form boundaries.
This can be easily corrected by setting Form's AutoSize property to true.
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from the urls-we-dig-up deptThe fountain of youth has been an elusive solution to the problem of aging. Sure, there are plenty of drawbacks to staying young forever, but living longer seems to be an ongoing trend, so if everyone is living longer anyway, we might as well try to stay young for as long as possible, right? Here are just a few interesting stories about getting really old.
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- Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov is trying to get other billionaires to pony up some research funds for a project that's aiming for cybernetic immortality for humans by 2045. This sounds like the plot of a bad summer action movie, so maybe they can finance part of the project by selling the movie rights to the story. [url]
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Although tomatoes offer loads of juicy health benefits, their biggest selling point is lycopene, a carotenoid associated with lower risk of both macular degeneration and several types of cancers, including prostate, cervical, skin, breast, and lung. Here are a few delicious recipes to get the most from this vine-ripened gem.
A no-cook tomato sauce is all about allowing the different ingredients to soak up one another's flavors. Let this one sit for at least an hour—even three, if you've planned ahead. If your tomatoes are super ripe, skip the knife and tear them to pieces with your hands.(Whole-wheat noodles can sub in for the farro ones.)
Get the Farro Spaghetti With Fresh Tomatoes and Marcona Almonds Recipe
Our fresh take on the supermarket standard requires only a quick whirl in the blender. It's frothy and delicious—and surprisingly filling, thanks in part to the vegetables' fibrous pulp.
Don't bother making this dish unless you have the most delicious, perfectly ripe and juicy tomatoes; its success depends almost exclusively on this one ingredient. The pasta will catch all the delicious juices. Orecchiette seems to do it the best, but farfalle, fusilli, and penne also work well.
Plum-tomato wedges join a baby-arugula salad that features Mediterranean accents, including briny Kalamata olives and sweet green peppers.
Although tomatoes offer loads of juicy health benefits, their biggest selling point is lycopene, a carotenoid associated with lower risk of both macular degeneration and several types of cancers, including prostate, cervical, skin, breast, and lung. Here are a few delicious recipes to get the most from this vine-ripened gem.
The juice from the tomatoes creates a sauce that can be spooned over this seared tuna dish.
Serve this chilly tomato treat alongside a cold soup or gazpacho.
In-season ingredients (tomatoes, corn, and basil) are the heart of a lime-spiked dip. Tofu (low in saturated fat and cholesterol-free) makes it creamy.
Tomatoes -- even out-of-season ones -- take on an intense, almost sweet flavor when roasted, making this typically warm-weather side dish a year-round option.
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Artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, and kalamata olives give this dish loads of flavor and nutrients, while whole-wheat pasta provides added fiber.
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Pursuant to K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 22-3602, a district court's decision to revoke a diversion agreement is not an appealable order prior to trial.
Appeal from Saline District Court; DANIEL L. HEBERT, judge. Opinion filed December 19, 2003. Appeal dismissed.
Ralph J. De Zago, of Herington, for the appellant.
Bobby J. Hiebert, Jr., assistant county attorney, Ellen Mitchell, county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for the appellee.
Before PIERRON, P.J., GREENE, J., and JONES, S.J.
PIERRON, J.: David Cameron appeals the district court's decision to terminate a pretrial diversion and to reinstate criminal prosecution. The issue on appeal is whether the termination order is an appealable order and jurisdiction is proper in this court.
After the State successfully appealed the district court's dismissal of multiple sexual charges against Cameron, he entered a pretrial diversion agreement and prosecution of the case was stayed. Pertinent conditions of Cameron's diversion included payment of a diversion fee, a reparations fee, a fine, restitution, and attorney fees. The conditions also required Cameron to perform 40 hours of community service. The State sought revocation of the diversion agreement after Cameron failed to pay monies owed and failed to perform community service work. After hearing evidence, the district court revoked the diversion agreement and reinstated prosecution of the charges against Cameron. Cameron appeals the revocation of the diversion agreement. This court issued a show cause order for parties to address whether the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
"The right to appeal in a criminal case is strictly statutory and absent statutory authority there is no right to appeal." State v. Freeman, 236 Kan. 274, 276, 689 P.2d 885 (1984). This statutory authority should not be enlarged or expanded by construction. State v. Ruff, 252 Kan. 625, 630, 847 P.2d 1258 (1993). When the record discloses a lack of jurisdiction, it is the duty of the appellate court to dismiss the appeal. City of Overland Park v. Travis, 253 Kan. 149, 153, 853 P.2d 47 (1993). Whether jurisdiction exists is a question of law over which the appellate court's scope of review is unlimited. State v. Stough, 273 Kan. 113, 116, 41 P.3d 281 (2002).
Cameron argues his situation should be viewed as akin to the procedural aspects of double jeopardy. He states that the purpose of the prohibition against double jeopardy is to protect a person from "having to go through a trial when the trial should not have occurred to begin with." He cites Abney v. United States, 431 U.S. 651, 52 L. Ed. 2d 651, 97 S. Ct. 2034 (1977), where the Court held that when a district court has denied a defendant's claim of right not to stand trial on double jeopardy grounds, the United States Supreme Court has consistently held the court's decision appealable, for such a right cannot be effectively vindicated after the trial has occurred. He contends that if his position on the poverty and community service limitation issues are correct, then he is forced to endure a trial prior to appellate court review of the legitimacy of the termination of the diversion agreement, and the purpose of the agreement, like double jeopardy, has been thwarted.
The inherent problem with Cameron's theory of double jeopardy is that he has yet to be placed in jeopardy for his crimes. Double jeopardy protects against being prosecuted twice for the same offense, not being prosecuted initially for the crime. See State v. Beerbower, 262 Kan. 248, Syl. ¶ 4, 936 P.2d 248 (1997) (defendant is not in jeopardy in a case tried to the court until the court begins to hear evidence); In re Habeas Corpus Petition of Minnis, 29 Kan. App. 2d 644, Syl. ¶ 2, 29 P.3d 462 (2001) (when trial is by jury, jeopardy attaches when the jury has been impaneled and sworn).
The closest case addressing the current jurisdiction issue is State v. McDaniels, 237 Kan. 767, 703 P.2d 789 (1985), where the State appealed the district court's decision to not terminate a pretrial diversion agreement. The State argued the district court's decision was essentially an order "suppressing evidence" within the appealable avenues granted in K.S.A. 22-3603. 237 at 770. The court denied the State's argument and held the appeal was an impermissible interlocutory appeal.
"The primary reason for allowing the State to take interlocutory appeals from suppression orders which substantially impair its ability to prosecute the case is to avoid later problems with double jeopardy. In this case, even though the defendant may eventually have his charges dismissed with prejudice, jeopardy has not attached. Therefore, the State may appeal after the dismissal, and if the appeal is sustained, the defendant may be tried. Accordingly, the potential for a double jeopardy problem which exists in other cases where interlocutory appeals are permitted does not exist in this case.
"Also, the possibility still exists that the defendant may violate his diversion agreement and the trial court, after conducting a hearing, may decide to revoke the diversion and proceed to trial.
"We find in this case evidence was neither suppressed nor excluded within the meaning of the statute. Moreover, there is still a chance the defendant may be brought to trial. If he is, the State's ability to prosecute the case will not be impaired in any way. Accordingly, we hold the trial court's order was not appealable under K.S.A. 22-3603." 237 Kan. at 771.
K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 22-3602(a) governs appealable orders by a defendant in a criminal case and provides, in part:
"Except as otherwise provided, an appeal to the appellate court having jurisdiction of the appeal may be taken by the defendant as a matter of right from any judgment against the defendant in the district court and upon appeal any decision of the district court or intermediate order made in the progress of the case may be reviewed." (Emphasis added.)
In addressing what is appealable under 22-3602(a), the court in State v. Rios, 19 Kan. App. 2d 350, 352, 869 P.2d 755 (1994), stated: "For purposes of K.S.A. 22-3602(a), 'judgment' requires both a conviction and a sentence." See also State v. Donahue, 25 Kan. App. 2d 480, 483, 967 P.2d 335, rev. denied 266 Kna. 1111 (1998) (an order disqualifying counsel from joint representation of several criminal defendants is not an appealable order). The district court's decision to revoke Cameron's diversion agreement is a not an appealable order within the interpretation of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 22-3602. As was the case for the State in McDaniels, Cameron cannot fit the revocation order into any category of an appealable order in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 22-3602(a). We arrive at this conclusion based on the absence of any express statutory authority allowing a criminal defendant to take an interlocutory appeal, the general rule stated above that a judgment does not exist in a criminal case until conviction and sentencing, and a related assumption that a criminal defendant has no right to an interlocutory appeal because he or she can address any intermediate order of the court when appeal of the conviction is ultimately taken.
Without jurisdiction over an appealable order, we will not address any of the other issues concerning the validity of the revocation.
Appeal dismissed.


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A new government report casts the private student loan market in the past decade as parallel in many ways to the subprime mortgage debacle – rife with risky terms, lax underwriting, and aggressive direct marketing to borrowers who often didn't fully understand their options.
"Our findings reveal that students were yet another group of consumers that were hurt by the boom and bust of the financial crisis," said Richard Cordray, director of the year-old federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which issued Friday's report in conjunction with the US Department of Education.
The report is prompting renewed calls for tighter regulation of private student loans and a stronger safety net for borrowers – including bankruptcy options. But representatives of private lenders say that the share of student loans they issue has dramatically declined, and that regulations and voluntary practices in recent years provide sufficient protection.
Among the report's findings:
- The private student loan market grew from less than $5 billion in 2001 to more than $20 billion at the peak in 2008, then rapidly contracted during the financial crisis.
- Some lenders bypassed school financial aid offices, marketing directly to students, and often lowering the minimum credit score required. There was little incentive to ensure the loans could be paid back, the report suggests, because lenders made their money up front by bundling and selling loans.
- Many students did not understand or take advantage of their eligibility for less risky federal loans before taking out private loans.
- Most private loans have few options for payment modification or forbearance.
- More than 850,000 private student loans are in default, representing $8.1 billion. Since 2005, discharging private loans in bankruptcy has been nearly impossible.
"The report is a call to action to protect students and families from risky private loans, provide relief for those who are now trapped because of reckless and deceptive private lending, and encourage the use of safer federal loans," said Lauren Asher, president of The Institute for College Access & Success, in a statement.
Casting private lenders in a negative light with the use of terms like "subprime" isn't necessarily fair, given that the federal government, which makes a far larger volume of student loans, also lent to most of the same borrowers who turned to private loans, says Jason Delisle, director of the Federal Education Budget Project at the New America Foundation in Washington.
Students, by definition, often have low credit scores or no credit history. "Does that mean the federal government is a subprime lender? Policymakers should be careful in how we characterize this [issue] because [it could] undermine support for the federal student loan program," Mr. Delisle says.
Some students with federal loans do have the option to defer payments or lower them if they are unemployed or have low incomes. But neither federal nor private education loans can be discharged in bankruptcy, Delisle says.
One recommendation of the report is for lawmakers to consider how borrowers might be able to restructure their debt through the bankruptcy process.
The report acknowledges that many of the trends and problems it describes have changed since the financial crisis hit in the wider economy. Lending standards have changed, for instance, so that lenders can't as easily sell off the loans they make to students.
In 2011, 90 percent of private student loans had a creditworthy co-signer, up from 67 percent in 2008.
More than 90 percent of private loans are now reviewed by a school financial aid office to make sure that the aid matches the need. In 2008, just under 30 percent of the undergraduate loans were school certified.
One of the biggest sources of confusion for borrowers was that many lenders used to offer both federal and private loans. That ended in July 2010 when all new federal loans began being issued solely by the federal government.
"The Obama administration deserves a lot of credit [for that change]…. That's already solved a big part of the problem," Delisle says.
Given current practices and regulations, private lenders "are quite concerned by the unfair implications … that this segment of the consumer lending market 'operates in the shadows,'" wrote Tom Deutsch, executive director of the New York-based American Securitization Forum (ASF), in a letter to the CFPB in January. ASF members include, among others, groups that issue, service, and invest in private student loans.
To help student borrowers and their families, the Education Department and CFPB announced Friday a new online tool called the Student Loan Debt Collection Assistant.
For borrowers who are not yet in default, it can help them find alternative payment plans and avoid burdensome fees. For those already in default on federal student loans, it shows how to access special repayment options. And for those with private loans, it offers tips on how to negotiate with debt collectors.
"We still have some work to do to ensure that students who take out private student loans have the same kinds of protections offered by federal loans," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a statement Friday. "In the meantime, if you have to take out a loan to pay for college, federal student aid should be your first option."


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Yesterday, we posted this incredible chart, which shows that Samsung's mobile business is now bigger than Google's overall business:
Stunning isn't it?
Anyway, it comes from Horace Dediu.
It's such an incredible chart that looking at it, Dediu posed - without irony - a question that only a quarter or two ago would seem utterly stupid and insane:
"What would happen if Samsung soaks up so much profit from mobile that it's in a position to acquire Google and control the trajectory of their enabling platform?"
Samsung will never buy Google, of course.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin own a majority of Google's voting stock, and independence is an explicit part of their mission.
But still. The idea that someone serious could ask something like that is the sign of a incredible development in the business world.
That is: the remarkable powerhouse that is Samsung, thanks to their Galaxy phones.
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By Peter Roth, ARDA's Vice President of Marketing and CommunicationsMay 7, 2014
In the timeshare industry, we know that travel is good not only for health and relaxation—it's good for our workplaces and our country's economy. During this year's National Travel & Tourism Week (May 3-11) , we think it's a good idea to remind ourselves of this impact. Here are some more statistics and facts on the travel industry from ARDA's friends at the U.S. Travel Association:
Let's start with jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the U.S. travel industry recovered faster than other economic sectors—restoring 111% of the jobs lost to the recession—while the rest of the economy has only recovered 90% so far. Travel is among the top 10 employers in 49 states, directly employing about eight million people at a payroll of $209 billion. Throw in jobs supported by travel, and the number almost doubles to 15 million workers: one of every nine American jobs.
Travel also positively impacts local economies and taxes. U.S. residents and international visitors now pump more than $28,000 per second into cash registers across the country. It adds up to a $2.1 trillion economic impact, contributing more than $130 billion in federal, state, and local tax revenues.Every household in America would have to pay about $1,100 more in taxes annually to make up what the travel industry alone brings to our schools, roads, search-and-rescue teams and other public programs.
Travel also boosts profits. One study found that every $1 spent on business travel drove nearly $3 in profit—a 300 percent return on investment (ROI) after adjusting for cost.
Finally, travel weathers economic storms. Sectors that decreased business travel during the 2007-2011 recession were more likely to see profits slow or drop, while industries that amped up business travel grew faster.
We can feel great about being one of the very robust areas within the travel industry – timeshare!
By Rob Kaplan-Sherman, Senior Vice President of HSR AssociatesARDA Guest BloggerApril 2, 2014
It seems that whenever I speak with someone in the industry about sales, the conversation quickly gravitates toward Millennials and the tremendous opportunity they provide for the timeshare industry.
A quick Internet search supports why this group and timeshare may fit together so well:
--Millennials take more vacations per year (approximately 4 each year) than Gen Xers (approximately 3) and Baby Boomers (slightly more than 3 annually)
--Millennials rank vacations and travel as the most important reason to save money—even more important than saving for retirement!
If vacations play an integral role in Millennials' lives, it is clear we should want to understand their values.
In late 2013, the AIF and HSR Associates conducted a series of focus groups with Millennials to better understand how they shop for and purchase vacations, and to identify potential opportunities for the industry.
When planning a vacation, Millennials appear to have four core requirements: unfettered access (their planning is limited only by their inspiration, research skills, and budget), completely customizable, no restrictions, and excellent value.
From this and other observations we are able to capture some significant insights.
--Millennials seem very apprehensive about commitment, so positioning timeshare as a life-long ownership product instead of an alternative to the next vacation can make the thought of timeshare a non-starter. Deliver a great vacation and create a relationship—and thus a credible, trustworthy source on the short-list for their next vacation.
--Leverage the superiority of timeshare lodging units over traditional hotel rooms. Focus group participants consistently expressed very positive reactions toward lodging units, and specifically enjoyed having a kitchen. In the absence of price, timeshare units generated greater preference than traditional hotel rooms. When learning of the similarity of price points between hotel rooms and timeshare units, participants appeared to view timeshare much more favorably.
--Promote flexibility and choice. While some Millennials may view these characteristics in almost unrealistic terms, it may be sufficient to start a conversation with them.
Read about all of the findings from the Millennial Focus Group in the March 2014 edition of Developments magazine.
By Peter Roth, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
January 15, 2014
We often communicate to prospective owners the value of vacation ownership comes from knowing that you've already pre-paid for your vacation.
The guarantee of a vacation at least once a year is a commitment to vacationing better. And that the benefits of vacationing are many: lifetime memories, more spacious accommodations, no stress from planning, and more! That's part of why timeshare occupancy (76%) continues to outpace traditional hotel stays (56.6%).
Helpful to the larger travel industry in general is that each year there is more research conducted about the benefits of vacationing—a fact that our industry has utilized for years. In fact, Expedia conducted a survey this past year that evaluated the link between personal happiness and vacations. They learned that 61% of people who vacation at least three times annually are satisfied with life—and that vacations boost job satisfaction, marriage happiness, and even intimacy.
With those statistics in mind, here's to hoping 2014 is the year of the vacation! Do your vacations make you happier? Let us know in the comments.
January 9, 2014
An annual study by Expedia® about vacation habits revealed that Americans earn among the fewest vacation days (14) in the world each year and also leave among the most (4) unused days on the table. On average, about 10 out of every 14 days are left—more than 500 million days each year!
While we know our owners love and continue to use their timeshare product, there is still a mindset that vacations are a luxury, not a necessity. How do we change this? By encouraging our own employees to utilize their vacation days so that they return refreshed, relaxed, and ready to work.
We can also make strides by sharing the benefits that vacations provide through owner stories, pictures, and videos that show the positive effects of vacationing. In the coming months, ARDA's newly refreshed consumer website, VacationBetter.org, will be posting fresh owner content, promoting third party data, and publicizing the positive attributes of timeshare vacations. We will need the help of the entire industry to expand the reach of the website and become a valuable resource to owners and developers alike.
In the meantime, you can read about resolving to take a timeshare vacation in the New Year. And share your vacation habits in the comments!
December 16, 2013
New research by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) shows that employees who take vacation time enjoy greater productivity, increased job satisfaction, and higher organizational morale than those who do not.
However, the "Vacation's Impact on the Workplace" survey also shows a disconnect between the positive attitudes surrounding vacation and Americans' actual behavior—61 percent of organizations report that their employees leave three or more days on the table each year...not much of a surprise!
ARDA partnered with the U.S. Travel Association (and its innovative campaign, the Travel Effect) to announce this important research. This is the kind of data that is important to share with our industry, timeshare owners, and prospective owners. There are so many reasons to take regular vacation—and now we see that productivity at work is yet another.
And clearly, owning a timeshare makes people more likely to take their vacation since it's pre-paid—just one huge benefit to owning a timeshare that the industry should continue to tout.
What are your thoughts on boosting productivity in the workplace by taking time to vacation? Let us know in the comments!
By Howard Nusbaum
August 26, 2013
We've taken a page out of the successful "Travel Effect" campaign from our friends at the U.S. Travel Association, and developed an infographic looking at the "Timeshare Effect"—a look at how timeshare vacations have a positive effect on lifestyle, family memories, and finances.
As you all know, we hear from our owners every day about how their lives have been positively changed because of their timeshare ownership. This is a way for us to capture this anecdotal sentiment with hard facts for other would-be timeshare owners.
We look at how timeshare vacations have a positive effect on lifestyle, family memories, and finances. On the financial side, it's clear that owning a timeshare enables families to take annual vacations for much less than what they would pay for a traditional hotel, saving an average of $25,000 over 20 years of vacationing.
We also look at how owning a timeshare has significant effects on lifestyle. Since timeshare owners have essentially pre-paid for their annual vacation, they are much more likely to take that vacation, which leads to many health and wellness benefits.
And finally, we share some compelling statistics from U.S. Travel on the importance of vacations for family memories. Check out all the details here!
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Miley Cyrus Disses Rebecca Black & Bieber — YouTube Doesn't Make You A Star!
Miley appears to be no fan of the YouTube sensation — is she afraid of the competition?
Miley Cyrus seems to be having some trouble dealing with her decreased popularity following the end of Hannah Montana, and taking it out on Rebecca Black! Miley spoke with the Daily Telegraph and said of the young singing sensation, "It should be harder to be an artist. You shouldn't just be able to put a song on YouTube and go out on tour." Ouch!
Miley seems to forget however that there is one major star who got his big break of YouTube — Justin Bieber! Justin's videos were what first caught the attention of record labels, and there seem to be more and more young stars just like him these days!
What do you think of Miley's statement HollywoodLifers — is she right or just being bitter?


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The Jeffco Economic Development Corp. has received positive feedback on a proposal to partner with the county on an initiative to identify real estate available for economic development.
The EDC is seeking a shared-services agreement to identify those properties and work to turn them into potential sites for business expansion.
Jeffco's housing market continued its upward trend in 2013, as the county saw the largest year-to-year drop in foreclosures.
The county had 1,303 foreclosures start in 2013, a 51 percent drop from the 2,650 foreclosures started in 2012. Jeffco's 2013 foreclosure numbers were down by 2,724 since the height of the foreclosure crisis in 2009.
Jeffco Public Trustee Margaret Chapman said during a Jan. 28 briefing that while deferment programs across the country have been widely touted, they've had a limited impact in Jeffco.
It's fitting that 38 State Brewing, a soon-to-open microbrewery in south Littleton, found a home in an old automotive garage.
The brewery has its origins in co-owners Mike and Kim Keating's own garage a few years ago.
"On the weekends, Brett (Blazek) and I would make beer as often as we could, and then we'd run out. Jason (Virzi) would come over and help us drink it all," Mike Keating said. "We'd make beer until midnight. Brett's wife would call and yell at us if we were going too late."
When it comes to legalized marijuana in Colorado, one area lodging establishment considers it a blessing, while another considers it a curse. For several others, it's not an issue at all.
The Cliff House Lodge in Morrison still bans tobacco smoking in its cottages, but there's no problem for marijuana smokers. In contrast, the Comfort Suites at El Rancho doesn't allow smoking of any kind in its rooms, and it's fining a fair number of violators since smoking recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado on Jan. 1.
The human journey to Mars may start in Jeffco.
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s South Jeffco-based division has been selected by Mars One, a Netherlands-based nonprofit, for a $250 million mission concept study.
The project will study the feasibility of adapting Lockheed Martin's Phoenix Mars rover for a 2018 mission to Mars. The Phoenix lander was originally built, designed and operated by Lockheed Martin for NASA's mission to Mars in 2008.
If the two winners of Littleton's Youth in Government competition are any indication, the city's economic future is in good hands.
And the future is all about technology.
Garrett Daly, a senior at Arapahoe High School, and Vanessa Weikel, a junior at Heritage High School, took the top two places respectively in this year's Youth in Government competition. The competition had 15 students from Littleton design a business concept to operate out of their homes.
Littleton diners have two fewer choices when it comes to eating out around town.
Champps restaurant, in the Aspen Grove Shopping Center, and Hops Grill and Brewery, on West Bowles Avenue near Wadsworth Boulevard, have closed.
Champps, a national chain that had been based in Littleton until a few years ago, closed all three of its Colorado locations last month. The Aspen Grove restaurant opened in 2002.
While the madness of Black Friday will play out at big-box retailers this week, small businesses in South Jeffco want residents to remember that bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to holiday shopping.
Saturday is national Small Business Saturday, an event started in 2010 by American Express to give local businesses their own Black Friday sales day. The event calls on shoppers across the country to forgo the big retail chains and spend their money at locally owned and operated stores.
A co-owner of Jared's Nursery in South Jeffco wants to turn 6 acres on the northwest corner of the nursery's property into an indoor sand volleyball center and restaurant.
However, neighbors attending the first community meeting on the proposal Oct. 3 were concerned about traffic, parking and lighting issues.
A new business has blown into town and reinvigorated a once-abandoned building.
Hurricane Grill & Wings now occupies the building of the long-shuttered Ruby Tuesday near AMC Bowles Crossing, near West Bowles Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard. The restaurant is the culmination of nearly three years of work, said general manager Michael Garcia. The business, which opened Monday, has hired nearly 100 employees, said Garcia.
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DANVILLE, Ky.--Two complete games - 20 innings total - from sophomore pitcher Bethany Fronk helped the third-seeded Birmingham-Southern softball team pick up two wins to stay in the winner's bracket today on day one of the 2013 Southern Athletic Association Softball Championship, hosted by Centre College in Danville, Ky. The Panthers defeated sixth-seeded Hendrix, 2-1, in 13 innings, and then upset second-seeded Rhodes, 3-1, in the final game of the day.
BSC (26-16) moves on to face fifth-seeded Millsaps tomorrow at 4 p.m. The Majors pulled two upsets today, downing No. 4 Centre, 10-5, and then top-seeded Berry, 2-0.
In the 13-inning stretch against Hendrix today, sophomore Taylor Bassett walked seven times, a new NCAA single-game record. The previous record of six was set in 1989 by Kris Malone of Aurora University.
The Warriors got on the board in the top of the first of game one, and held the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the fifth when Fronk scored on a muffed Hendrix throw to tie it up. The tie stood until the bottom of the 13th inning, when Fronk led off with a single, followed by Bassett's seventh walk and a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Alyssa Statham to move runners to second and third. Senior Brittany Berkopec then singled to first base to load the bases. Fronk then scored on a throwing error by the Hendrix shortstop on a fielder's choice by freshman Katelyn Murray, ending the game and giving BSC the 2-1 victory.
The Panthers recorded 13 hits, led by Fronk who was 3-6. Bassett walked in all seven of her plate appearances. Fronk also threw the complete game, giving up six hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts.
BSC again found itself down 1-0 after the first inning in game two as Rhodes scored in the bottom of the first, but the Panthers rallied in the top of the third, scoring all three of their runs. After senior Chelsea Fernandez led off with a single, sophomore Joanna Jernigan doubled down the left-field line to plate Fernandez. A single off the bat of senior Danielle Rucker put Jernigan at third, and a Statham walk loaded the bases with one out. A Berkopec sac-fly brought Jernigan home after that to put BSC up 2-1, and Rucker advanced to third on a Hendrix error. Fronk then singled up the middle for an RBI to score Rucker and put the Panthers up 3-1. Neither team would cross home plate again after that, and BSC picked up the 3-1 victory.
Rucker led BSC at the plate, going 2-3 with two of BSC's six hits. Fronk moved to 20-13 on the year after pitching yet another complete game, giving up six hits and one earned run in seven innings of work while striking out seven Lynx batters.


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Bus Company Threatens Redditor With Lawsuit, Meets Ken White, Runs Away
from the smart-move dept
Another day, another case of a business attempting to stifle online criticism via threat of lawsuit, amirite? We've seen it again and again. Companies ignorant of the terrifying Streisand Effect go after critics and, normally, the only warm and fuzzy feeling we can take away from it is knowing that these abusers are more hated as a result of their threats than they were before. But not today, friends. Today's story ends hilariously well.
It all starts with an Illinois bus company called Suburban Express that operates lines from Chicago to several colleges in and out of the state. Its online reputation is, to say the least, poor.
For example, the company's ticket policy includes a "ticket fraud" clause that hits riders who hand the wrong ticket to a driver with a $100 fine, charged to the credit card used to purchase their ticket. "In the event that ticket is used to obtain transportation on another day or at another time," the company's policy statement reads, "or to or from a Chicago area stop other than printed on your ticket, you will be charged full fare for the trip you actually rode PLUS $100 penalty. You will also be permanently banned." The company also has a history of suing passengers for violating its terms and conditions—it has filed 125 tort and contract damage lawsuits against passengers this year alone, according to a report from a student newspaper.So, we're dealing with a company that enjoys suing its own customers after slapping their wallets around with insane fines that seem designed less to encourage good behavior than to simply extract more money out of people. Well, if Suburban Express is happy to sue its own customers, you can guess just how aggressive they like to behave with the internet upon which some of these customers express their displeasure. Unfortunately, when that displeasure is aimed at one of the company's drivers who told an exchange student, "If you don't understand English, you don't belong at the University of Illinois or any 'American' University," then you're going to raise the ire of roughly everyone. It was a witness to that event, Jeremy Leval, who took to Facebook to describe the incident. Guess what his prize for outing racism was...
Four days later, Leval told the Daily Illini, University of Illinois' student newspaper, about the incident. He received an e-mail from the company that said he was being fined $500 for "liquidated damages" and was permanently banned. In a statement on the company's website, company owner [Dennis] Toeppen threatened to sue Leval, saying, "The attorneys for Suburban Express are reviewing this incident with a view towards filing the appropriate legal action against this meddlesome MBA student."Toeppen wasn't done there, either. He took to Reddit to push back on on Leval's story, indicating that some undescribed person had already apologized for the incident (because that makes it all better?). Unfortunately for him, his company is still being lambasted for its behavior on subreddits for the University of Illinois, where some are also claiming that Suburban Express employees are posting messages accusing reddit users of being virgins and chronic masturbators. Should you think that the idea of a business owner doing all this is a bit far-fetched, it's instructive to note the kind of slimeball we're talking about.
Toeppen is no stranger to legal action over Internet controversy. In the late 1990s, he was a self-confessed cybersquatter, registering over 200 domain names and asking for payment by trademark holders in exchange for them—including Panavision.com, for which he demanded $13,000. That led to the 1998 case Panavision International L.P. v. Toeppen (which Toeppen lost) and in part to the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999.
"It was clear to me at the time that domain names were valuable, undeveloped virtual real estate," he wrote on his personal home page. "There was absolutely no statutory or case law regarding trademarks in the context of Internet domain names at the time. It seemed to be an excellent opportunity to do the virtual equivalent of buying up property around a factory—eventually the factory owner would realize that he needed the scarce resource which I possessed."Now, after a bunch of the insulting messages on reddit were deleted by the moderator, Murph Finnicum, Toeppen's attorney threatened to sue him for libel and over deleting the messages purportedly left by Suburban Express employees. James Long, the attorney, demanded "corrective action" immediately due to the damage the company had suffered by having their own posts deleted, and indicated that legal action against him had been authorized by the company.
But, wait, I can already hear you saying: but you promised us this story had a happy ending! Well, it does, courtesy of Ken "Popehat" White.
The legal threat against Finnicum quickly drew promises of support from others on reddit—including Ken White, the lawyer behind the legal blog Popehat. White sent an e-mail to Long, which he also posted to reddit: "I do not represent any party (though I have offered to connect the recipient of your threat with pro bono counsel). However, I am considering writing a post about the matter."
"Would you be willing to answer some questions about your threat?" White continued. "I'm particularly interested in discussing the factual basis for your assertions, how you reconcile your position with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and your evaluation of risks in light of the Streisand Effect."The result? A letter from attorney James Long to Finnicum:
"I will confess that I have very limited understanding of Reddit," he wrote, "and your response regarding the thread being moderated by several different individuals was instructive and was confirmed by individuals with much more knowledge of Reddit than I possess. At this time Suburban Express is of the opinion that it is best for the company and all individuals involved with this issue for Suburban Express to move forward with its mission to provide safe, courteous and efficient service to its current and future customers."They ran away as fast as they could. I'm not sure if they are going to continue legal action against Laval, but if they actually read into the Streisand Effect when Ken White mentioned it, then they already know that they really, really shouldn't.
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Texans need a QB but could pick Clowney first
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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HOUSTON (AP) -- The first two times the Houston Texans had the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, they chose quarterback David Carr and defensive end Mario Williams.
Odds are that they'll use this year's top choice on one of those two positions again.
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is widely considered the best player available in this year's draft. Pairing him with 2012 Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt could give the Texans the best 1-2 pass-rushing punch in the NFL.
The problem is that while Houston could use another game-changing defensive player, the need at quarterback is more dire. The Texans traded Matt Schaub in the offseason after a terrible year in which he was benched after six games. The Texans signed veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick in the offseason, but he probably isn't the long-term solution to their quarterback woes.
Several talented quarterbacks in this draft have questions attached to them concerning whether they are can't-miss prospects worthy of the No. 1 pick. Considered the best of the crop are Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles of Central Florida.
Some worry that Manziel's size will be a detriment in the NFL. Bridgewater had a bad pro day. Bortles has taken criticism because of his limited mobility.
Manziel is somewhat of a folk hero in Texas after winning the Heisman Trophy in 2012. Billboards imploring the Texans to "Keep Johnny Football in Texas" dot the freeways around Houston, and Manziel, of course, has said he'd love to play here. Though the team is under different management than in 2006, Houston is unlikely to let public sentiment about not letting the homegrown player get away sway its decision.
The Texans passed on former Texas quarterback Vince Young, who grew up in Houston and led the Longhorns to a national title, in favor of Williams the last time they had the first pick.
Houston general manager Rick Smith did say this week his team would consider trading out of the top spot.
"If we take the first pick, we know who we want," Smith said. "(But) we are obviously open to moving out of the first pick, if in fact there is an opportunity for us to do so and if we think that is in the best interest of the organization."
Five things to know about the Texans heading into the draft:
LATE-ROUND QBs: If the Texans do use their first pick on Clowney, recent history has shown they could still pick up a solid (or better) starting quarterback later in the draft. San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick was chosen in the second round in 2011, and Seattle's Russell Wilson was taken in the third round a year later. "I think there's an idea of a traditional quarterback that is successful in the NFL and I think those two examples are guys that don't necessarily fit the ideal mode. And I think they've also given people some confidence that you don't necessarily need to have a traditional type of quarterback to be successful in our league," Smith said.
CAN'T GET ENOUGH: Though Smith shied away from discussing specific needs of his team on draft day, he did acknowledge one thing. "There are two positions that I never think you can have too many of: corners and tackles," he said.
NEW PROCESS: Smith is adjusting to new coach Bill O'Brien after working on the draft with Gary Kubiak, who was fired in December, for the last seven seasons. "The opportunity to step outside of that comfort zone, and learn something, gives me a chance to grow personally and professionally," Smith said. "That was a fun part of it."
NO LOVE FOR DEFENSE: Williams was the last defensive player selected with the first overall pick when Houston chose him in 2006. Before that, the last player on that side of the ball to go first was Penn State defensive end Courtney Brown to the Browns in 2000. The Texans have overwhelmingly gone with defense in the early rounds, choosing defenders with 14 of their 17 first- and second-round picks since 2004.
FINE WITH THE MOVE: This year's draft was pushed back from its usual time in April to May because Radio City Music Hall was unavailable. Smith was perfectly happy with the change for at least this year. "To have the first pick, the extra time has been good," Smith said. "I think that I enjoyed the schedule and the rhythm of the draft in April and would probably want to see it moved back, but I'm enjoying it the fact that it's in May this year for our selfish purposes."
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Table of contents
List of figures, tables and boxes vi
Preface ix
List of abbreviations xi
1. Introduction 1
2. Why the European Union is more necessary than ever 8
3. Policy gridlock 31
4. Lack of popular legitimacy 50
5. A democratic deficit 67
6. The case for 'limited democratic politics' in the EU 89
7. How the EU is ready for limited democratic politics 110
8. Encouraging democratic politics in the EU 137
9. A scenario: the 2009 European Commission President contest 166
10. Conclusion and response to potential critiques 179
Notes 193
References 200
Index 208
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