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Friday Follies
- Oh, Internet, You Know the Way Right to My Nerdy Little Heart: Tron + They Might Be Giants = awesome. [G]
- Useful: How to Tell if You're A Superhero. Such as: You have a unitard and a rich back-story, but you're not a wrestler. - [CT]
- Disturbing: Superheros on the Toilet. It's exactly what it sounds like. -[LMG]
- Counterfeit Art 8: Museum classics, fakified by the Worth 1000 gang. Here are my favs -[LF]
- Cheesy 80s Flashback: Ghostbusters music video. Don't skip it. There's neon furniture, people. Ah, how did we ever let the 80s slip away? -[SH]
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It has come to my attention that some deluded, but kind nature soul has added my name to an international list of "reliable" persons for use by the spouses, assistants and offspring of deposed leaders who need assistance with fiscal transactions. And although it is gratifying to know that I am held in such high esteem by so many of our world leaders (or so I must assume, based on the sheer volume of sensitive emails of this nature I've received of late), I feel that in order to live up to the reputation of integrity I seem to hold, I must inform the world that I am, in fact, not reliable at all.
Take, for example the fact that no matter how much I plan and prepare in advance, I am incapable of getting out of the door on time; particularly first thing in the morning. I sometimes put-off the simple things I don't want to do. I procrastinate until near-to the deadline. I sometimes let my laundry go until I am I forced to do wash or leave the house in sweatpants. I sometimes leave my house in sweatpants. And I haven't blogged anything more substantial than link dumps in ages. Most of these items I've learned to live with, even embrace as charmingly delightful personality quirks. The last one, however, the lack of blogging, has been troubling me. Alas, I fear it's not going to get better any time soon. For one thing, my blogging energies are currently being spent other places. And for another, I've been trying this new thing. I like to call it "Regularly getting a decent night's sleep."
Previously, I have been operating on the "I'll sleep when I'm dead plan," which was working well enough - except I often felt myself so worn out I wasn't sure I'd notice the change in status if I did happen to be dead. As part of Operation Snoozealot, I've been using my apartment as a place to live instead of just a place to sleep, limiting my number of social obligations a week, and, surprisingly, taking the time to read things that are not on the Internet. It's worked a treat too. The circles under my eyes have gone from purple to faint grey to mere shadows of themselves - allowing me to look more like a reasonably sane woman, and less like someone who blacks out at night and runs the local fight club. (Note to self, give a cursory glance to contents of freezer, just to be sure.)
Knowing my changeable nature, I figure there are two possible futures for this whole sleep thing. I can imagine becoming so enamoured with rest and relaxation that I stop going out all together, and become pajama-clad hermit of Howard Hughes proportions. Conversely, I may get bored of all this sensible behavior, and go back to running myself ragged. At the moment, I'm feeling rather cozy, and find the former most appealing. However, the Philly film fest starts this weekend, so I'm guessing the later is more likely.
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Monday Morning Madness
- Monday Morning Quiz: Here
- I'm Sorry to Admit I'd Like to Try Some of These: Pretentious Video Games; especially these. - [BC]
- Mercifully, you go insane: Dotquest; a text adventure you'll no doubt find very familiar. - [BC]
- No, No, No, Nooooo: Curious Beatles tribute. Turns out it is perfectly possible to ruin good music. - [TVS].
- Challenge: Superhero or Household Cleaner? - [N]
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Friday Follies
- You Know, I Never Have Seen First Contact: And now I rather feel I don't have to.
- Related Video: When Captains Collide: Kirk vs. Picard
- My Nephew Loves Elmo: But I suspect he's still a little young to see Elmo do NWA's Gangsta Gangsta. (Language NSFW)
- And While We're Repurposing Children's Characters: Marmaduke's gone all political at Marmaduke Can Vote - [DEC]
- Not to Be Morbid (Well, No Moreso Than Usual, Anyway: Here is how the Internet says I shall die:
According to the Death Psychic: "A deranged homeless man climbs over the dividing wall of a department store dressing room and strangles you to death with a clothes hanger" - [GB]
And according to this quiz:
You scored as Posion. Your death will be by poison, probably because you are a glutton and are around so many people that it would be easy to get away with it. Several important people in history share your fate.
Natural Causes
Cut Throat
How Will You Die??
created with QuizFarm.com - [vtq]
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Road Trip?
It occurs to me that I've never been to Coney Island, which is ridiculous, because it's actually quite nearby.
When the weather gets warmer, I feel this needs to be rectified.
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Monday Morning Madness
I don't know what's wrong with me lately - but I have the worst case of the "I-don'-wannas." The only thing I do wanna do is lie in bed and nap, and then wake to discover all the work and cleaning I need to do is mysteriously done, thanks to helpful Sprites and Brownies. Alas, I was a Girl Scout as a child (no, seriously) - and in (what strikes me now as a disturbing ritualistic) intitian ceremony when I was six years old, I chanted the rhyme "Twist me and turn me and show me the elf, I looked in the water and saw...myself," thereby taking personal responsibility for my own well-being, acts of kindness, and all those troublesome little acts of housework friendly spirits were said to take care of. I'm starting to wonder if it's too late to recant the chant and start leaving saucers of cream in quiet corners to get this work done. I'm prepared to embrace superstition if it means I can get a little rest.
- Monday Morning Quiz: Here
- I Have No Comment: Your life as a footballer - thanks to Puma. -[JWB]
- Everyone Really is Blogging: Even Chaucer. - [BC]
- Oh, Pac-Man: Video Game Theater is a little like if Meet the Feebles was about video game characters. Not quite as extreme as the Peter Jackson, er, classic, but still not safe for work. - [BB]
- Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Get Back on the Internet: Must Love Jaws. (Some language NSFW)
- Multi-Player, But Old-School: Lemonland
- I'm Intrigued: But too much of a chicken to actually sign-up for a Workplace Interruption of my very own. (d/t/f)
And, because I know you're all on pins and needles about it (not), I have actually left the house, gone to the store, and purchased the Swing Kids soundtrack after learning that the version of Bei Mir Bist Du Schonin the movie was recorded specifically for the film. (Which also filled the shameful Sing, Sing, Sing (best. dance song. ever) void in my playlist.) According to this website, some songs were re-recorded for Swing Kids in order to make them more exciting and palatable to modern audiences. I'll admit I was offended when I first read this - I enjoy swing music, and would like to think that I'm sophisticated enough to appreciate it in its purest form. On the other hand, the version recorded for the movie is my favorite version to date, so there might be something to that afterall. Alas. I think I will counteract my disappointment by watching Swing Kids, ignoring my cleaning, and eating a (lower case b!) brownie.
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Curse You, iTunes
There is a danger in instant gratification; the demon iTunes is likely going to lead me to $.99 purchase my budget into the red. Today's indulgence: so far I've downloaded 8 different versions of Bei Mir Bist du Schoen (which apparently has about a zillion acceptable spellings). This has long been one of my favorite songs. I would say it goes back to having heard it in Swing Kids - but chances are good it got into my subconscious much, much earlier, when my sisters and I used to listen to my grandparents Andrews Sisters' albums.
Unfortunately for me, none of the versions I downloaded are quite the one I have in my head; the one I hear in my brain is a much smokier version than anything I can find on iTunes. The vocalist from the 1938 Benny Goodman recording sounds about right - but it's definitely not the same performance. I suspect I am either making a version up in my head - or I'm remembering the version from Swing Kids - the soundtrack for which is unfortunately not available on iTunes. (I could get out my Swing Kids DVD and fast-forward to the scene it's in, but it takes much less energy to just whine about it here.) If I can't get this earwig out soon, I may have to go to the music store and actually purchase a Cd. (The Horror!) It's about time I owned the Swing Kids soundtrack anyway.
Why the sudden urge to for Bei Mir Bist du Schoen? I watched the first half of Six String Samurai last night (I was too tired to make it to the end), and in it is a song by The Red Elvises called, My Darling Lorraine - which is clearly set to Bei Mir Bist du Schoen.
I have, in fact, purchased My Darling Lorraine as well.
Watching of Six String Samurai makes me think my sense of humor may be broken. Much like The Big Lebowski (which I've never had patience enough to sit through) - I find myself wanting to like Six String Samurai without actually enjoying it. There's so much about it that makes it seem like it should appeal to me - sword play, rockabilly, ninjas, general absurdity; and I can see where one might find it funny - I can see where I should find it funny. But so far, I just don't. I don't know. Maybe I can't appreciate movies that feature bowlers (as in people who bowl - not as in bowler hats. I often find bowler hats quite funny indeed).
This post brought to you by the German language, swing music, rockabilly, and the fact that I'm home today and have lots of housework I'm trying to avoid.
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Friday Follies
- Ummm..What?: One Got Fat is a bicycle safety film starring monkeys, which sounds cute but is actually tremendously disturbing. However, it is also educational, and watching it I learned the following things:
- Monkeys are cold hearted, and completely unfamiliar with the idea of "no monkey left behind."
- Monkeys should not ride bikes. Ever.
- They should, however, all wear feathered caps. Monkeys in feathered caps are awesome.
- I will probably have nighmares about this film.
- Only Slightly More Disturbing Than That Monkey Movie: Is the fact that Vanilla Ice once made a movie. Shudder. -[G!]
- Because I Have a Soft Spot for 8-Bit: 8 bit Awesomeness.
- Since I Skipped It Monday: A quiz, a quiz! (You know you can't know your own personality without an internet quiz). -[SM]
- Nifty Little Video: For Don't Fuck with Love. (Lyrics, as you can imagine, not so SFW)
- Muppet Meat: Muppets hawking deli products. How exactly are these things "certified" anyway? - [SH]
- Things:
- I Want: These shirts.
- I Don't Want:
- Dead actors in new movies
- To be carried by a robot. (unless I'm Queen of the Universe, they're carrying me in my litter, and are part of my expansive, robot army.)
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A Few Notes
- Did you ever have one of those weeks when you've got more things to do than you have time to do them? I've been having one of those. Good for me, bad for blogging. Mea culpa.
- Spring starts officially next week. To celebrate, Philadelphia has been cycling through the seasons on an almost hourly basis. We've had temps in the high 70s this week. And also snow. In fact, there is said to be snow due tomorrow - and yet this hasn't stopped my hayfever from descending with a sudden, desperate passion. Thank you, Mother Nature, for taking the time to cram everything I hate about weather into one, impossible to dress appropriately for package.
- The inner workings of my cellphone have apparently learned some tricks from the inner workings on my body. Normally, the second I make a doctor's appointment, my sick goes away. This week, just after I made arrangements to ship my phone back for a replacement, all normal functions resumed - even the scroll button that stopped working well before everything else went kerflewey. I'm giving it another day before I cancel the switch out (as I'd rather not have to go through the bother of mailing it back, getting a loaner phone and then waiting on a replacement.) I suspect the phone realized that it's still under warranty - and it would rather wait to break when it would be truly inconvenient. Or else it's just waiting for me to cancel the switch, so it can break good and proper all over again.
- There will be Friday linkage. It will be late. I'm afaid you're just going to have to live with that. Life is hard.
- I need a nap. I think I'll have one now.
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Monday Mornning - Madness Free
This weekend I learned I can tussle with flesh-eating zombies and escape with some minors bumps and bruises, but that a mere two-martinis are more than enough to lay me out flat.
It must be because zombies aren't full of tasty gin-soaked olives.
Alas, since I've been running around (and recovering), I've been away from the Internet all weekend - so no linkage.
Also - my cellphone and I are currently having a difference of opinion about what constitutes appropriate cellphone behavior. I think it should work all the time, and it thinks it should work when and how it wants. So - until I can make it out to get a replacement, email is probably your best bet for reaching me.
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Friday Follies
- Your Favorite Movies, Recast With Babies: Thankfully, this is from the goons at Something Awful, and not a new slew of movie remakes (I just hope Hollywood isn't scoping out the Something Awful forums). Personal favorites: The Shining, Ghostbusters and Hellraiser; but I don't think anything beats baby Bill Murray.Ok, well maybe baby Bill Shatner.
- Under Odyssus: A soldier's blog from the Trojan war. - [K]
- 8-Bit Characters, 20 Years Later: Press Play on Tape. And don't forget...you're a member too. (Some questionable work content.)
- Check Yes or No: Random Jack Chick Tract Generator. - [LMG]
- Depeche Mode: In Simlish. This is simultaneously too awesome and too frightening for words. Zwoo Been Bang. - [CT]
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Two Questions, Unrelated (except that they both occured to me yesterday)
- Why is it that any time Vic Damon's Little Girl comes on my MP3 player, I feel the nigh-irrestible urge to break into an old-style Hollywood song and dance number on the street? I worry about the day that "nigh" is worn away. I mean, I'm clumsy and I don't even have a choreographer.
- What was with Michael Kors and those dark sunglasses at the runway show during the Project Runway finale; how could he see anything? The only possible explanation I could think of was that he was trying to remain incognito...but surely sitting between Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia would have given him away.
Also - posts like this one are why I love reading dooce so much.
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Hi There
Just sort of popping on to say, "hi!" as I realized I haven't really posted anything more substantial than lists of things for well over a week now; although it feels like much longer. I think I'm finally triumphing over this blasted fatigue that came neatly packaged with the persistent cold-that-wasn't-quite-the-flu I've been battling these past few weeks, and which has been circulating through my place of business like a poor man's plague.1
The most irritating bit was not so much the lethargy (the way I run about I practically enjoyed the biologically enforced rest), but rather my unnaturally abbreviated attention span. Normally my neuro-pathways are a buzz with various activities (none of them useful, I'm afraid; it's all trivia and the trivial), but while in this comatose state I've found that I've had to concentrate on the task at hand with absolute concentration, or else I'd loose track of what I was doing all together. (Which is how turning on a lamp the other day led to my groceries sitting out on the counter, forgotten in their bags, for over half an hour.) Really, my short term memory is terse as it is, I'm barely functional in this state. I'm certain one of these days I'll start running water for a bath, decide I want some tea, and then elect to walk away and check my email while the water's boiling, subsequently setting the apartment on fire and drowning myself, as no doubt when I check my email I'll decide to see if anyone's posted anything interesting and this looks like a fun game and hey why are my slippers suddenly wet and what's that smell?
Which is not to say my week of rest and recovery has been an entire loss; I took a detour home last week that allows me to make future plans with the caveat, "Yeah, I'd love to; depending on the undead," without a bit of irony or hyperbole.2 But I even wrapped up that adventure in time to make it an early night in pajamas, under blankets and falling asleep in front of a movie by 8:30PM.
Thankfully, the sky was almost unbearably blue and clear yesterday, and the weather warmer than it has been of late, so I did a fair amount of walking in the afternoon. Being outdoors and active after ten day's hibernation reinvigorated the old noggin, and I'm feeling much more myself again. (Mind you, I had to have a lie down when I got home, so I won't say I'm fully recovered, but I'm most of the way there.) Hopefully I'll be back to regularly posting like a gibbering maniac soon enough.
And to those of you who are thinking of suggesting that the fatigue and memory loss is not a symptom of a cold, but rather of progressing age, I say this to you: "Ppppbbbbtttt!!!!!" Now excuse me while I submerge myself in some caffeine and have a bit of a sleep.
1 It could have been much worse, of course; the other thing circulating has been that horrific stomach virus, and frankly I'll take two weeks of feeling like I'm slow-draining energy like air out of a leaky tire and dozing in bed in my pajamas by 8PM each night over my body feeling the need to void itself, through any means necessary, of everything I've ever consumed throughout my life in just two days time.
2 Sorry to be purposefully vague; but I really can't say too much more about it at the moment. Well, I'm not really that sorry; it's sort of fun, in a childish way.
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Monday Morning Madness
- Monday Morning Quiz: Is in its usual place.
- The Last One I'm Posting, I Swear: I thought I was done posting Brokeback mash-up/parodies; but I can't deny those quick & efficient bunnies. [BC & D]
- How's Your City Planning? Cityscape: The Game. - [BC]
- I Love Messes I Don't Have to Clean Up: Splash Back - [MF]
- So If I Die Tomorrow, I'll Be Considered Well-Read?: A list of books British librarians feel all adults should read before they die. (Like John Walkenbach, from whom I've taken this link, I've bolded all the titles I've read already. Hrm Maybe I should take a break from reading and work my way through the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, just to make sure that when I meet my eventual fate, I do so culturally well-balanced.)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Bible
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien
1984 by George Orwell
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
All Quite on the Western Front by E M Remarque
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Tess of the D'urbevilles by Thomas Hardy
Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzenhitsyn
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Ward 5, Division 8
If you're a registered Democrat Philly local, and the above means anything to you, I beseech you to visit this post from local blogger, photographer, and politically motivated Albert Yee before the weekend is through.
It's great to see someone not only talk about local politics, but also take action. Good luck, Albert.
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Friday Follies
- Ask a Ninja: "You got questions, Ninja got answers." - [SIW]
- Footloose and Fancy Free: A Muppet cover band? Oh, Dead Hensons, when will you come to Philly? - [CT]
- Better Than an Animatronic Monkey Head: An animatronic Einstein head. It's amazingly lifelike (well, except for the robot body). It even talks. Also - Aiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (Cyborgs are creepy, even physicist cyborgs) - [N]
- How to Annoy Your Co-Workers: Sheep Beats - [MF]
- Best. CD. Cases. Ever: Analog - [PG]
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Does Charlie Sheen travel with his mobile?
Intro by Tony, Content by Mike (not Mike D, Mike Uomoto, SVP Product for Rearden Commerce)
What do Charlie Sheen and Carrying On have in common? Consistency. Just as the "Wild Thing" has been relentless in his journey for constant PR attention (apparently movie stars playing baseball players even use steroids), Carrying On has similarly been persistent in pushing the discussion on the importance of mobile (in fact more than 26% of our posts highlight this topic). In case you are sick of hearing what I have to say, here is a recent posting from one of my esteemed colleagues and an authority on mobile technology, Mike Uomoto. Just click on the title below.
Ten reasons why consumer mobile apps are useless for business travelers (originally posted on Tnooz)
Justin Bieber all tatted up? I saw it on my daughter's phone!
by Tony
Perhaps this isn't what our Carrying On followers typically use their mobile devices for, but I had the displeasure of seeing JB's new left hip tat on my daughter's iPhone – likely minutes after the paparazzi snapped the pic . It's always interesting to see what The Bieb is up to, especially when it involves little birdies, but what really caught my attention last week was two articles with rather conflicting viewpoints – both about mobile apps and travel.
First up was a Tnooz posting titled "Six out of ten mobile users now downloading travel apps." My initial thought – perhaps those other four people are too busy downloading Talking Gina the Giraffe (a personal favorite of mine). The Tnooz story discussed a recent TripAdvisor survey that revealed what those 60% are doing – checking flight status (51%), booking and/or researching hotels (42%), and researching restaurants (52%) as the top use cases.
But then I read about a survey done by our friends at AirPlus International "Mobile tools remain an area of opportunity for travel managers." More than half those surveyed (55% to be exact), responded that corporate travel management has no responsibility for mobile travel apps/tools.
Unlike Mike D., I don't have an advanced degree in statistics (or a Bud Light calculator), but I am sharp enough to discern when there is a gap bigger than the one present in David Letterman's smile. How can these corporate travel managers flat out disregard the needs and wants of their travelers? Doing so results in several organizational risks associated with travelers using unapproved apps, including but not limited to IT security threats, leakage, decreased employee productivity, and an inability to communicate with employees during a crises.
Therefore, I strongly recommend you immediately conduct a survey or your employees – find out what apps they have downloaded and how they use them when on the road. Then, as I have said many times on Carrying On, you need to get cracking. A great place to start is by watching our recent webinar, "We Heart Mobile | A practical guide for adding mobile technology to your travel program."
If you've already integrated mobile into your travel program – congratulations! Go ahead and reward yourself by visiting the local tattoo parlor for a cute little hip tat to match that of The Bieb.
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Wrap up 2010 | Some popcorn and a show
We hope you are looking forward to a delicious and enjoyable holiday season. Perhaps you've already been gifted the tub-o-popcorn sampler from a colleague, customer, or loved one. Grab that tub (we typically go straight for the cheddar and then the caramel), sit back, and check out some of our latest webinars. These aren't in 3D, but they are a great way to wrap up 2010 with some practical recommendations that will empower you in 2011.
Coming Soon
Stop Mandating and Become Traveler-Centric
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | 2:00 pm EST | 60 minutes
Delivering a "traveler-centric" approach has a positive rippling effect – with a high level of employee satisfaction and willingness to use technology, adoption increases and cost savings are maximized. Hear from travel managers who have embraced the concept of the traveler-centric future and are enjoying huge success — without mandates. This panel discussion was voted "Best of Convention" at the 2010 NBTA Convention.
Click here to register. The first 10 corporate buyers that email [email protected] with "WEBINAR PASS" in the subject line will receive a complimentary registration.
Recent Release
Your Hotel Attachment Rate: How Much $$ Are You Leaving on the Table?
Hoteliers are increasingly flexing their negotiation muscle as the outlook for corporate travel continues to improve. This webinar provides you with practical recommendations to boost your hotel attachment rate, thereby driving cost savings and increasing your travelers' satisfaction.
Click here to watch the complimentary recording.
Enjoy the show!
November 30, 2010 at 10:06 am carryingonblog Leave a comment
Clearing TSA's Security Scan | Bieber Style
by Tony
Earlier this week, if you weren't completely fixated as to whether Justin Bieber would beat out Eminem, Katy Perry, Usher and Lady Gaga as Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards (AMAs), then you clearly must have been engrossed by the latest TSA fiasco regarding their new security scanners. In fact, the ultimate mashup of these two topics would be a Bieber hit single entitled, "Touchin' My Junk."
These new scanners, and the revised screening procedures, have caused quite a stir. It's come to such a head that this Wednesday, November 24 (historically one of the heaviest travel days of the year) there are "opt-out" protests planned at 11 of the nation's busiest airports, including Seattle, New York's Kennedy, Dallas, Denver, and Phoenix.
Whether you plan to travel for the holidays, or you run a travel program, here are some Carrying On tips to prepare for what is sure to be a frantic day:
Check in online and avoid at least one line at the airport.
Avoid checking a bag to save money and avoid yet another line. Plus, it's the best way to ensure your bag doesn't get lost. If you absolutely have to check, do it curbside. It will cost you a few bucks, but should save some time.
Make your airport parking reservation in advance to guarantee a spot.
Use your frequent flier status or make friends with someone who has status to get in the fast-moving, VIP line. Or, you might want to use some of those miles for an upgrade if it's available.
Leave plenty of time and plan to arrive at the airport at least two hours or more before your flight (see below for some tips to stay entertained at the airport).
Buy a one-day pass to the airline lounge, especially if you get to the airport extra early. You can surf the Internet, have a cocktails, and relax.
Don't get stressed by it all. Make up your mind beforehand that the inevitable bumps in the road won't boost your blood pressure. Just "take it all in" because the travel adventure presents a great opportunity for some terrific people watching, which is always a lot of fun.
To elaborate on that last one, my favorite way to pass time is by playing a celebrity lookalike game – the contestant who spots the most realistic ones wins. Many years ago, my wife and I observed everyone from Henry Kissinger to Willy Nelson as we endured a delay-ridden journey from JFK to Hawaii. But, the story gets better.
As we were heading back to our hotel room on the first day, we crossed paths with Don Mattingly, the New York Yankees first baseman and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager. I immediately called out, "Hey Donnie Baseball," and as if I were crazy, my wife exclaimed, "Ok, you win! That guy is a spitting image." However, this was no lookalike and the whole week we ended up rubbing elbows with players including Keith Hernandez, and future Hall of Famers, Paul Molitor, and Dave Winfield at Major League Baseball's annual Players' Association meeting.
Since Mattingly was the real deal, I ended up losing the contest. My wife's spotting of faux James Earl Jones during our LAX connection was the winning entry that had me shelling out for the fancy French restaurant in the hotel, versus the burger joint in town. Oh well, our little game did make the 13-hour journey to Hawaii go that much faster.
As you embark on your trip this week, stay loose and have fun. You might even catch a glimpse of some young punk with shaggy hair who is a ringer for the AMA Artist of the Year – or, even the Bieber himself.
Carrying On wishes you and yours the happiest of Thanksgivings.
November 23, 2010 at 10:23 am Tony D'Astolfo Leave a comment
Webinar | Are you leaving money on the table? Boost your hotel attachment rate.
In the past few weeks, we've written a lot about hotel attachment rates. If we've piqued your interest, this is a webinar you must attend.
Join us on October 28, 2010
11am – 12pm PST
Click here to register for this webinar
Hoteliers are increasingly flexing their negotiation muscle as the outlook for corporate travel continues to improve. American Express projects that 2011 corporate hotel rates will increase 1-10%. This, coupled with a general increase in travel, will have a substantial impact on corporate travel budgets. What are you doing to combat the rising rates?
Even corporations that boast about high compliance rates with preferred airline partners typically have a difficult time achieving similar success with their hotel programs. Top-performing travel managers focus on a key statistic, the hotel attachment rate (i.e., the percentage of PNRs that include a hotel reservation). Whether you are a TMC, a corporate travel buyer, or other travel professional, it's important to pay closer attention to this number because the difference in hotel preferred and rack rates can be significant. Corporations are leaving billions of dollars on the table each year.
During this webinar, our panel of industry vets will present some shocking statistics. But more importantly, they will provide you with practical recommendations to boost your hotel attachment rate, driving cost savings, and increasing your travelers' satisfaction.
Get a sneak preview on this topic by checking out Carrying On's two part series: Hotel Attachment Rates | What are you leaving on the table and The Bieber Effect | It just might boost your hotel attachment rates.
Presented by:
Michael Boult
Chief Commercial Officer
Aash Shravah
General Manager, Corporate Sales
Kintetsu International
Tony D'Astolfo
Senior Vice President, Travel Services
Rearden Commerce
This session is presented by ACTE and Rearden Commerce. Please use this URL to register: http://bit.ly/boLsWO
Luxury Per Diem Living | The Buffet of Buffets
by Mike
Shrewd and pioneering corporate travel managers aren't hampered by industry norms. Sure, just like their peers, they will adeptly spar with those hot travel topics – negotiate away an ancillary fee or boost a hotel attachment rate. In many cases these martyrs of corporate citizenry will sacrifice blood and tears to squeeze a few drops of savings out of a rock (or a supplier). However, there remains an area that remains untapped, even by the most astute and well-worn industry veterans.
According to the GSA, the 2010 per diem rate for meals in Las Vegas is $71, on par with other major cities such as New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. However, in Vegas all you travel managers have a secret weapon – an unlimited cornucopia of calories – a diner's delight – a trip around the world that only requires a few steps – a.k.a. the "Buffet of Buffets" (or the BoB plan).
If you didn't catch this piece of astute journalism from Kitty Bean Yancey of USA Today, it makes the KFC's Double Down sandwich look like a macrobiotic summer salad with oil and vinegar – on the side. This bad boy is a 24-hour food fest, a bacchanalian feast during which you can visit any buffet within a Harrah's property, all for the low, low price of $39.99. Start at Caesars Palace for dinner, hit up Paris for a late-night snack – the permutations are endless. Sure, you can shave $15.00 of this rate by going with a single-property plan, but at Carrying On, we think that the traveler centric approach will boost the success of your new dining program. Your road warriors will enjoy the broader selection, and the geographic spread of the properties ensures they are never too far away from a delicious buffet, whether they are visiting a customer on the north end of The Strip or a partner on the south end.
With a 44% savings over the government per diem, the ROI on this investment is amazing. However, it wouldn't be responsible for us to leave out some of the potential downfalls associated with BoB. First, if your insurance company catches wind of the program, you're company's health care premiums are likely to shoot up faster than your employees' cholesterol. Second, until Hometown Buffet or Sizzler develops a similar package, the whole program is really only feasible in Vegas at this time. Don't let these minor obstacles get in your way. Good ideas start small and continuously get better. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to dig into this platter of egg rolls, spaghetti and meatballs, prime rib, and jello!
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The Bieber Effect | It just might boost your hotel attachment rates.
by Tony | A special thanks to Michael Boult, Chief Commercial Officer of Lanyon (he made some great additions to our practical recommendations below)
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Did you read the last posting: Hotel Attachment Rates | What are you Leaving on the Table? If so, either our talk of leakage made you slightly nauseous or we piqued your interest with the opportunity to save money by increasing hotel attachment rates. Hopefully the latter applies, and now you've come back for some practical advice.
To recap, BTN's stats indicate that roughly 40% of corporate bookings do not comply with company preferred vendors. At the recent Beat Live conference, this issue was the topic of discussion on a panel of hotel experts that included Michael Boult, Chief Commercial Officer of Lanyon and Andrew Winterton, CWT's President, Suppliers, Products & Technology who corroborated that only about half of corporate hotel spend is being managed. We did some very rough math to determine that companies leave about $40 per room night on the table for each of these non-compliant reservations. These are substantial amounts.
In order to turn this around, it's essential to get your travelers on board. I'd tell you to start mandating, but that would be as popular as telling your pre-teen daughter she has to limit her Justin Bieber (sorry to invoke the nausea again but we got some comments about the incessant Susan Boyle references so we're changing it up) video consumption to 30 minutes a night. You'd probably tell me that this type of ultimatum would lead to a 2-day whine fest, followed by a week of the silent treatment, and capped off with a threatened hunger strike. However, what if you took a creative approach by telling your daughter that she could either watch unlimited videos on her small computer monitor with a constantly flickering display or that you will give her permission to regale in the full Bieber delight for 30 minutes on your 80" LED, high-def television complete with stereo surround sound. Ok, she'd probably opt for the unlimited viewing, but you get the point.
If you treat your travelers like adults, empower them with superior technology, you will reap the benefits associated with higher adoption rates. Here are some practical tips that will place your program on the path to success:
- COMMUNICATE Your travelers are not travel professionals. If they stray from the corporate booking tool and reserve rooms through Priceline, they've possibly found rates that are lower than your corporate preferred. It is your job to communicate why this may happen and how it's essential to stick with the program for long term value. If you're on the ball, all of the amenities that you've negotiated into the preferred rate will save your team mucho dinero. Supporting a preferred hotel program enables data to be collected, maximum leverage to be achieved, and help to be provided in case of a catastrophe.
- COMPARE Comparing hundreds of hotel prices against multiple online hotel sites are a few clicks away for travelers. How about adopting that trusty old adage, "if you can't beat em, join em?" New solutions allow you to compare negotiated rates with those available on OTA and supplier sites on a forward looking and regular basis. Use this information to anticipate spot market opportunities and "encourage" preferred properties to adjust their rates to enable everyone to benefit. In the big game of "Hotel: Hide & Seek," you need evidence not anecdotes to make your case.
- AUDIT The best place to boost hotel bookings is to ensure that your travelers have the products available to buy when they need them. Remember, you're competing with every other corporation for preferred-rate rooms, and in some cases properties allocate less than 50% of their inventory for this purpose. It's critical to understand who makes the rules – in this case, it's the revenue manager on property. It's someone you've never met and probably never will. Having your rates fully and properly loaded in the hotel CRS is really important. Verifying that these rates can be booked is just as important and a step largely ignored.
- RESEARCH A truly valuable asset is an online and easily accessible company preferred hotel directory. Enable your travelers to access interactive maps that plot company offices and the locations of preferred hotel choices. Provide a consumer like experience with virtual tours and a way to capture and publish reviews (see LISTEN below).
- EMPOWER Whether it's preparing for the trip or living it, business travel is a drain on one's personal time. When it comes to hotels, travelers want quick access to maps and reference points, the ability to tailor results to their preferences, and both driving directions and itinerary information sent straight to their mobile devices. They get this level of functionality when booking personal travel, so they expect it from the corporate booking tool as well. If you don't serve this up, then you can kiss the adoption, and hence the hotel attachment rates, goodbye.
- LISTEN As every relationship expert will say, you aren't communicating unless you are actively listening. This is the most important step in the process – it's the feedback loop that allows you to appropriately alter the program to fit the needs of your traveler. Perhaps one property or chain has a bed bug infestation. Maybe the nearest preferred is still 60 miles away. You'll often only be able to get this information from your travelers. And the next time you think they are just being difficult, remember that time they are sacrificing to travel on for the company.
Is there anything we missed? Let us know.

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Catherine Bertini, former director of UN World Food Program & World Food Prize Laureate, joined Mitch Daniels to discuss global food security.
As head of the World Food Program from 1992-2002, Catherine Bertini led the U.N. response to food crises in North Korea, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo and was credited with helping to save millions of lives in famine-stricken regions. She was appointed humanitarian envoy to the Horn of Africa, Gaza and the West Bank by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and named one of the world's most powerful women by The Times of London in 1996.
Prior to joining the U.N., Bertini served as acting assistant secretary of the Family Support Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Reagan administration and assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services in the George H.W. Bush administration, overseeing 13 food assistance programs for low-income children and families.
She was appointed a member of the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development, which advises the U.S. Agency for International Development, by President George H. Bush and reappointed by President Obama.
Bertini is currently vice chair and professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and serves as a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.
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For 2020, the Lund University is delighted to offer Ingvar Kamprad Master Award to high achieving Non-EU or EU applicants.
The aim of The grant is to support two students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Industrial Design.
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Lund University is one of Europe's oldest, largest and most prestigious universities, consistently ranking among the world's top 100 universities. The university, located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, traces its roots back to 1425 when a Franciscan studium generale was founded in Lund next to the Lund Cathedral, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Scandinavia.
- Application Deadline: January 15, 2020
- Course Level: award is available to pursue to master degree programme.
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Didn't even realize I have so many sarees in shades of yellow
Didn't even realize I have so many sarees in shades of yellow/mustard till I joined the pact. Again a Bengal cotton that Amma bought over 25 years ago. If you look closely, you'll notice that she has done the peko stitch on the pallu herself, with a random shade of brown (on yellow!). You can make out that it's done by the hand. It would have irked me some years ago. But now it brings back memories of the time when despite being a working woman, she'd get on these little projects over the weekend. Sometimes it was a saree peko, sometimes, it was making achaar, at times, it was climbing up 3 flights of stairs and making all kinds of paapads during summer, teaching me Maths and Physics, while we guard the papads from crows, monkeys or worse, daughters that love eating the paapads before they dry out. I distinctly remember the climbing up stairs bit, because Amma was affected by polio when she was 2 or 3. The 3rd among 7 daughters and 2 brothers, she studied B.Sc.in Kerala and B.E and M.E at IISc. Blr, to send her scholarship money back home, so that her sisters could get educated and married. She's not had it easy in her life. Shifting to Mumbai to join TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Appa could call it Tata Institute of Fun and Recreation), commuting by local train when she was expecting my older brother, she once fell in the station. My parents took a transfer to Blr, where she joined the Govt. of India's ADE (Aeronautical Development Establishment) as a Scientist, A woman of few words with an amazing dry sense of humour, despite an unfortunate accident in 1999, she went on to complete 60 years of service, amazing us all with her grit and determination.
My relationship with her has changed so much from being the rebellious daughter that went and cut her hair in a blunt cut in Class 9, to being the typical teenager and having differences with her mother. Today, when I have a problem, the first person I call is Amma. How can this post be complete without a picture of the woman I admire the most, the strongest person I know, my pillar of strength, my Amma. The snap of both of us was clicked in 2010 on my 34th birthday. Love it because Amma looks so beautiful and content. This snap is special because it is the last birthday that I'd celebrated with Appa. Blessed to be your daughter Amma! SO proud of you! You are my idol and my biggest inspiration.
For a change, the neck piece is not from the Tibetan Aunty, but from an exhibition I walked into at Safina Plaza. The earrings are made from a larger jhumka that I thought was excessive. The blouse belongs to another saree, and although the shade of green is not perfect, I thought it looked okay.


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Youth Camp at Camp Concord
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Returning Camper, Sibling Discount and FOCC Membership discounts are available. Please contact our Youth Camp Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com for discount codes and more information.
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This week has seen us back to school. Not really easy when we have been having lie ins and late breakfasts (read lunch). But, hey, its the New Year and we are ready to brave the winds and carry on with life.
Loved this picture that I took. It looked so beautiful when I looked up that I had to stop and take it. It didn't matter that people must have thought I was crazy stopping in the middle of the pavement and whipping out my phone and aiming it at the moon.
Back to school – getting up early was difficult today. But there seem to be some happy faces here so all's good.
Declutter, declutter, declutter – You'll be surprised how much you collect over the holidays. Today I packed up 4 bags of rubbish we don't need. Goodness, am I becoming a hoarder?
We were sent this lovely package of products from Oilatum to review – just what we need for dry skin during these cold days. Don't worry, there's is also a giveaway to go up soon.
My little one decided to hold her sister's hand on the way to school. How sweet is that?
Today nursery was tiring and Aeryn was asleep at 5. She did get up before bedtime. Don't ask what time she finally went to bed!!
Day 10
We've been building with Littlest Pet Shop – Aren't these the cutest?
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You know the drill… Here's some random stuff from in my brain.
- I've had a lot of Chinese food that I've not really enjoyed lately. I've really got to go by the place near my house one of these days and get Chinese food done right!
- Quick review – Vonnegut's book "Mother Night." – I mentioned it on the blog a post or two ago. I've since finished it. Really good book. Certainly among his best work. One of those books where you feel robbed when it ends, not because it ended badly, but because it had to end at all. Give it a look if you want a good WWII novel.
- I've got a mixdown of the Blue Tattoo abandoned-record done for some reason. I've been trying to sync-up schedules/timing with the other guys to get them copies. Wish it were going to be released…but if nothing else, it's nice to have the keepsake.
- Re: My solo act. I've opened up some initial conversations to get some bookings on my calendar. Not sure what "band" if any will accompany me for the first few…but it's exciting to have SOME forward motion, anyway. I'm trying to kind of reinvent my sound a little to be more rock-sounding even on the more acousticy-stuff. I think there's enough of my material that'll make the transition to make it a decent set of songs. I've got three records and a bunch of stuff I haven't released yet. I should be able to find SOMETHING in there!
- We're REALLY caught up at work right now! (At least as it applies to my job and the stuff directly connected to it.) That's pretty cool.
- Imagine #6 as said by Sean Connery, and you'll know what it was like to be in my office all day today. 🙂
- I stopped by Best Buy today and they didn't have ANY of the CDs I was looking for (there were about 5 on my list). Now…either my tastes have gotten so obscure and weird that major stores don't carry them anymore (but come on…no Lou Reed?) or the Best Buy nearest to me sucks. And considering the fact that they've GREATLY reduced the numbers of CDs, DVDs, Blu Rays, etc that they have on the shelves…I'm thinking they just suck.
- I think I might've gotten my picture taken by one of those red-light cameras coming off the highway today. In my defense, I did not expect the traffic to come to a dead stop while I was in the middle of the intersection. Hopefully, the guy who reviews the tape will be lenient… I have my doubts.
- I'm hungry…no motivation to cook or go to a drive-thru. Bummer.
- Just seems to me that if an air-conditioner is set at 72-degrees and it's still kicking on, that means it's over 72-degrees in the room and it needs to kick on…it doesn't mean that it needs to be turned off.
- "House" apparently hasn't been new for WEEKS (or the DVR somehow got screwed up). I miss it.
- I could use a new straw hat. It's kind of that time of year, and the one I've been wearing for years has some wire poking through. It'll be sad to retire it…but hey…new hat! 🙂
- I somehow deleted the "Recycle Bin" icon from my desktop–hopefully not the whole Bin! anyone know how to get that back?
- The wrestler Chris Kanyon died over the weekend of a possible suicide (could also have been accidental overdose, but people seem to be leaning toward suicide). He was a really great wrestler. They used to call him the "Innovator of Offense." He did things in the ring that I've never seen anyone do before or since, and by most accounts was a really good guy. (He was also noted to be one of the only wrestlers ever to be openly gay while still actively wrestling, but that's very much a side-note to his career…which is why I'm stating it parenthetically.) So that sucks. Always hoped he'd find a way to make a comeback.
- My back has been bugging me more lately. I don't know if it's a lack of deep sleep or what…but it's irritating. One of these days I'll get that looked at. (Right after I get to the dentist, ha ha.)
- STILL no St. Louis date for the Drive-By Truckers tour! THAT. SUCKS.
- I've got a digital camera…why don't I take more pictures? I don't have like ANY pictures of anyone or anything I like. I should do something about that.
- Quick update on the "Restless" thing I've been writing. I've got another chapter mostly written and an outline for another 3-5, depending…some of that's already written, too. I'll finally get another chapter or two up within the month, I think.
- I'm not going to see "Date Night," but I AM going to start shouting "Shut the hole!" at people. 🙂
…and I'm going to stop…
Current Reading:
- I'm on a mission to read all of the Vonnegut books. Presently on "Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons (Opinions)." It's a little bit of a difficult read for me because it's a compilation of his opinion-pieces up through 1974…so I wasn't alive for ANY of the stuff he's talking about. Fortunately, I'm well-read enough to know about MOST of it…but some of it's just a little bit "I don't care about Nixon"-ish. Still…it's Vonnegut…so I basically like it. I think next I'm going to go back and read "Player Piano" and/or "Sirens of Titan" and finish it out by reading the stuff I've not read yet in order of release date, which is probably how I should've done this all along.


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International Summer School
Advanced Data Assimilation for Geosciences
Les Houches, France, May 28th - June 15th, 2012
The cost for accommodation and meals is 1300 euros per participant for the three weeks. This fee also includes a bound volume containing the lectures. Limited funding may be available to students to cover a portion of accommodation and travel costs.
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The Most Expensive Screw I'll Ever Buy
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About 3 weeks ago, my younger son broke his finger while riding on a tube flying at a pretty good clip behind a boat. His finger caught in the handle and (according to his recounting of the tale) popped sending the finger side-ways. In the hopes that it was "just jammed," he straightened the finger (tough guy) hoping that would help.
Never one for half measures, he didn't just break the finger. He chipped the bone in his interphalangeal joint. The x-rays showed a small piece of bone just sitting there, perfectly aligned but with a gap where bone should sit. I'm no medical doctor, but it was not difficult to read the x-ray. The doctor told us we were going to need to screw the bone together to improve the chances of healing.
I told him I had a drill at home if he could just tell me what kind of screw to get. Does Ace Hardware sell that?
Understand that we are no strangers to the emergency room or doctor's offices. We have two boys who do more than play video games. We've broken arms, cut the tip of a finger off, endured a boxer's fracture, and had stitches among other ailments. I myself have bought various cars and boats for doctors within a 350 mile radius.
Yet, I'm always shocked at the cost of health care in America. The night before my son was going in for surgery, the hospital called to tell me they estimated the hospital portion of the cost at $13,000. "That doesn't include the surgeon or anesthesiologist. Will you be making a payment tomorrow when you come in?"
Yeah. Let me just grab my wallet.
"Of course I'm not making a payment tomorrow," I told the poor woman on the other end of the line. "I've bought cars that cost less than this surgery. Why exactly does this surgery cost so much?"
Silence. "I'm just reading the paperwork they gave me sir."
Clearly, my son wasn't the only one getting a screw the next day, if you know what I mean.
What we all know after reading Steven Brill's Time Magazine article "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us" is that there is no real rhyme or reason for the charges on your most recent hospital bill.
Brill shows us, and I don't think anyone will be surprised, that health care is a for-profit racket where insurance executives, doctors, and hospitals are working in cahoots to maximize profits.
Hospitals have a charge-list that may or may not be connected to the actual service or cost of a procedure, insurance companies negotiate a "plan discount" of 40-50% based on that charge list, doctors are courted by various hospitals who will bring in patients to perform certain procedures, and the AMA/ABMS, groups made of doctors who have a vested interest in high medical costs, certifies who is "allowed" to practice medicine and join the club.
Gee. What could go wrong in this scenario?
Certainly, health care is a complex issue with a variety inter-mingled parts but we should be able to admit a few basic things:
1. Health care cannot work based on free-market assumptions. When you are having a heart-attack, you can't shop around for the best deal.
2. Economics shouldn't dictate our ability to receive basic, competent medical care.
3. The emergency room should be reserved for emergencies (snapping your finger in a tube on Sunday night or cutting the tip of your finger off at 8:00 pm on a Saturday, for instance) but that means there have to be alternative places to get treatment.
4. Doctors are humans who make mistakes. If we stop suing them, they might stop doctoring defensively. (Having said that, let's also remember that Texas capped malpractice lawsuits years ago and medical costs in the state have not gone down.)
But, as complex as this issue might be, we can reduce costs.
1. Decouple medical insurance from work. Insurance emerged as a benefit in the early 20th century to attract the best workers. Such expenses made sense at the time. People rarely went to doctors and employers needed to entice the best and brightest to join their business. The emergence of insurance agencies, though, has created a loop of rising prices and negotiated discounts that is inefficient and costly. Worse yet, medical costs are the fastest rising costs for employers and employees. At my university, we not only went 5 years without any cost of living increase, we saw our medical costs increase. In effect, we all took a pay cut. Yet, we are not free to negotiate a different insurance plan or choose a different type of insurance. In essence, I don't have the ability not to have insurance through my work place and my work place is required to spend money on my health care. (Of course for many companies, they can turn around and use that as a tax write off, decreasing the amount of funds available to help fund government programs.) Example after example shows that insurance tied to work decreases market competition and increases both cost and external control of care and expense. While many don't like the way they are being established, health care exchanges can work by establishing insurance pools we can purchase, provided there are low cost/low benefit options. We don't all need a Cadillac insurance plan. In fact, too many of us have such easy access to health care that we are forgetting how to care for ourselves. Words of wisdom from my doctor once: I can give you medicine and you will recover in a week. Or, you can drink fluids, rest, and be better in 7 days.
2. As much as I hate to write this statement, we need the government involved in medical care. Health care exchanges will not work, nothing will work, if we don't establish baseline price controls. Brill shows pretty conclusively that medicare and medicaid work precisely because they have established the actual cost and pay 6% above that cost. Doctors and hospitals are still making a profit and people are getting quality health care. While some fields work just great in a deregulated market, others become bloated, inefficient, and unfair. The state of Texas deregulated utilities about 10 years ago. The price of those utilities has doubled in that time span. Texas has, in essence, a completely deregulated home and auto insurance climate. We pay the highest home owner's insurance prices in the country. We don't have that many natural disasters. I don't want to accuse State Farm of anything nefarious, but it's possible they are using Texas to increase profit. And our state legislators are making it easy for them. Because we can't go without these things and because the services are specialized enough that there isn't a wide-availability of options, the market won't control prices. Are you willing to go without electricity? A heart valve transplant?
How much, I might ask the hospital, will the surgery cost? How much do you have, they reply.
Our current health care system is overpriced, inconsistent, unfair, and, if we look at the average health numbers in America, not terribly good. Certainly, we have some very wealth doctors and hospital administrators, but we also have too many people without health care and not enough access.
Simply put, we must move to a system that provides for the people and not a system where only the wealthy are healthy. Let's save the screws for our bones not our wallets.


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Beautiful arias and melodies by A. Dvořák
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Visit the charming operatic concert in beautiful Villa America! You will hear the famous arias from Antonín Dvořák´s operas - Rusalka, Jakobín, as well as Moravian Duets, Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs, Mazurek and other unforgettable pieces of Czech classical music.
On May 1, 1904, an opera singer, soprano Marie, organizes a music festival. Her salon is one of the most popular in Prague, so excellent artists gather here. Even Antonín Dvořák himself is announced. And because everyone loves the composer, they want to prepare him a nice surprise - everyone will play or sing what the like the most from Master´s music. Then, they would choose together what would delight him the most ...
Thanks to the soloists of the National Theatre, the State Opera Prague, and the leading concert artists, musicians and dancers wearing exquisite historical costumes, with whom the public is in a direct contact, the old-fashioned atmosphere of Prague salons revives again. The perfect illusion of 18th and 19th centuries is furthermore enhanced by the selection of the most beautiful compositions.
You will also enjoy a welcome toast with a glass of Becherovka (traditional Czech herbal liqueur).
Josef Prudek - head of the Prague National Theatre Opera
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In Villa Amerika, you will be charmed not only by its late Baroque architecture, but also by nice chamber exhibition of music manuscripts and personal belongings of the famous composer Antonín Dvořák. If you admire Antonín Dvořák´s music, don´t miss chamber operatic concerts of Dvořák´s music held in the nice little concert hall of the museum!
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Overall a good experience, the singers and pianist were great. I was hoping for a violin player as well as described but that did not happen, so a bit disappointed.
The quality of performance was exceptional. All musicians were very impressive, including the story tying the songs together.
We chose to attend this performance because it represented for us the ultimate Prague music experience. There are many all-purpose classical concerts offered across the city, but this is the only one that focuses solely on a Czech composer. The performers were particularly gifted at interpreting their own musical culture. It was a splendid evening.
High quality show !
Every performer is true artist. It will be better to provide a program menu.
The performing artists were fantastic, we enjoyed every minute. Incredible they performed so good for such a small audience. My mother,85, was so touched by the performance she even cried. The pianist and especially the violinist played fantastic. Thanks for the wonderful evening.
The performance was outstanding. The quality of the program and the musicians were fabulously good. We could not understand why there were so few attendees. Whoever comes to Prague and has an interest in music should attend.
This was an utterly charming concert, and it will be one of the highlights of our visit to Prague! The performers were skilled and talented musicians, the premise of a drawing room concert while waiting for Dvorak to appear was charming, and the music was splendid. The hall (upstairs at the Dvorak Museum) was small and intimate, but at the same time grand. We are so glad we had an opportunity to experience this - thank you!
a Really good soirée style performance. Great singers, violist and pianist.
Very nice building, good performance, the only critics l'll have is that the men's costumes were not impeccable (golden necklaces, not perfectly irones shirts, etc)
The five performers were very talented, and the small beautiful room where the concert was held had great acoustics. I have never been so close to such outstanding musicians.
A very enjoyable evening. A great introduction to Dvorak.
It would be better to use the german language. Most of the people in the audience spokes german. German is the most spoken language in Europe and in the city of Prague during the 19th century (during the time of Dvorak) german was the most spoken language in town.
Was very good and the Entertainments excellent
Unforgettable concert of a very high and professional standard. A must in Prague. Only downside was that some of the dialogue was mumbled so that we did not hear all that was said despite sitting on the second row.


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Also have seen quite a few hornets wandering about this week, but no pictures of those.
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We have all been welcomed once again to the Land of the Frozen Water Buckets- although admittedly at this point their morning frigidity is rather shallow. And this week is supposed to be warmer again so it really was just a hi-and-bye-till-later affair.
The trees can still seem to look more like late summer than mid-Autumn, but I was wearing a heavy sweater when I took these pictures if that helps. The leaves are still either a bit reluctant to change, or change over night and immediately drop. So it is as yet rather subtle-until-it-hits Fall, and you have to search every day for the color or you will miss it before it hits the ground.
I didn't really feel like complaining, though, since all the goats were out of the bottom fence and I didn't have to argue (aka have a headshoving competition- Somerville- or agree to 3 uninterrupted hours of neck rubbing- Chrysanthemum) like usual for a spot to settle down beneath the White Oak at the bottom.
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The Top 14 Wildest Things That Have Happened on Ryan Murphy's 9-1-1
Any fan of Ryan Murphy knows that the man has a gift for creating buzzworthy TV shows. From Nip/Tuck to American Horror Story, Murphy has developed a score of shows that are so wildly different from one another, there's no way to guess where he's going next. One such project of his, that I personally feel is vastly underrated, is his Fox procedural drama 9-1-1, which follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders.
Now in its second season, 9-1-1 brings a lot to the table; it boasts a star-studded cast (that includes Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, and Jennifer Love Hewitt), has heartwarming stories about the family you're born with and the family you choose, and delivers lots of the soapy drama that we all know and love. It also features some of the wildest emergencies imaginable, some of which have actually happened. I'm talking rescuing folks from having their heads stuck in a microwave with cement, helping pregnant ladies who fly into labor during yoga, and evicting a seven-foot tapeworm out of a man's nether regions. Yeah, you'll never eat sushi again after that one.
If you won't watch for the highly attractive people giving you This Is Us levels of emotional devastation, watch for the batsh*t crazy situations they have to rescue people from! Come along and let me take you through some of the most jaw-dropping crises featured on 9-1-1. You won't be able to resist checking it out for yourself when you're done.


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↑ Solidarity
Baltimore's mourning and support for the victims of the shooting rampage that killed 49 in Orlando last week did not stop with the massive and deeply moving vigil at the Ynot Lot in Station North last Monday. Soon after, organizers began to put together benefits for the victims and their families, as well as LGBTQ resources both here in Baltimore and in Florida. Over the weekend, the Mount Vernon lesbian-owned restaurant Flavor hosted a "Stonewall Family Reunion Tea Dance"; this week, fundraisers continue with shows at the Metro Gallery and The Depot; and Joe Squared will host a benefit the first week of July. Considering Baltimore's love for dancing and celebrating queerness in spite of bullshit, more events and demonstrations of solidarity are sure to come.
↑ D. Watkins
It's been a pretty good couple of weeks for Baltimore writer and CP contributor D. Watkins. His latest book, "The Cook Up," a memoir that begins with the death of his brother Bip when he was a teen and moves through Watkins' decision to give up drug dealing and become a writer and educator, is featured in the July issue of Oprah Winfrey's magazine O (also included, Baltimore writer Laura Lippman's "Wilde Lake"). The book also made it to the New York Times' Crime and Punishment bestsellers list, sitting at number seven. And this Saturday, June 25, Watkins introduces his Cook Up ice cream flavor in collaboration with Taharka Brothers at Red Emma's. As City Paper said when we recommended "The Cook Up" as a summer beach read, "if Watkins' first collection of essays, 'The Beast Side,' a caustic piece of post-uprising literature, felt very much of-the-moment, then 'The Cook Up' feels timeless and full-stop literary."
↑ Boss Hög
Demurring that latex makes him "too sweaty, and you would not like me if I became too sweaty," Governor Larry Hogan said that he would decline to wear the gimp suit Donald Trump had tailored especially for him, and would in fact decline to vote for the Republican Party's Cheeto-hued presumptive Presidential nominee. "Perhaps [New Jersey] Governor [Chris] Christie could use a spare," Hogan quipped. A Christie spokesman declined comment, other than to confirm that Christie's ball gag was not to be removed without Trump's permission.
↓ 911
An hour-and-a-half outage in the city's 911 emergency system Tuesday left officials scrambling, and they reportedly took most of an hour to decide how to notify the public. Verizon says the outage came when calls were routed to an empty backup call center, but did not say why the back-up was needed. Callers got a recording saying all operators were busy—not an unusual thing in Baltimore at night. A fire department spokesman told The Sun that the city had experienced similar outages in the past, but a spokesman for Verizon, which controls the system, said that wasn't so. The FCC collects data on 911 outages nationwide—but that data is secret.
↓ State's Attorney's Office
The third trial of officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray drew to a close as we went to press. Even without knowing the verdict, we know it was a bust. The State's Attorney's Office did a poor job of mounting its case, neglecting to introduce strong evidence on "rough rides" and failing to share with the defense notes on an interview it conducted with a fellow passenger in the police van with Gray. Three trials down and three to go—the SAO needs to up its game.


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"SET IT OFF": A one-woman inspired robbery in a Durham Wells Fargo
Durham Police Department issued a release tonight via the department Facebook page tonight where they are investigating a bank robbery that happened this afternoon at Wells Fargo at 2821 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.
The suspect is believed to be a man dressed as a woman entered the bank around 4:15p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money and threatening the use of a gun. No weapon was ever made visible and no one was injured.
The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect was assumingly, and poorly inspired by the 1996 film, "Set it Off" with Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, and Jada Pinkett. The suspect was wearing a dark, curly-synthetic-wig, a pink jacket, peacock feather print leggings, a surgical mask, and sunglasses.
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Peter Pinisch and Reedy for 2015!
Long-time Reedy factory driver Peter Pinisch has signed a contract extension and will continue to use Reedy motors, batteries, ESCs, and accessories in his 2015 racing campaign!
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