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Please enjoy the insider views coming soon by David Glutz's that will bring to The Catalogues readers, what defines a culinary experience beyond the food.

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In addition to all the buying, selling, wheeling, dealing and celebrating that take place on the West World show grounds and local Arabian ranches, the Arabian horse public outspends other area visitors two to one. The Scottsdale All-Arabian Horse Show brings in excess of $33 million to the local economy during its ten-day stint. Among of the show's many benefits are the fact that not only are the Arabian horses showcased.

A new analysis of 81 magazines that have published continuously at least since 2000 has shown that magazine readership has increased by about 8% in the last ten years.

While newsstand sales and subscriptions have been on the decline, Mediamark Research and Intelligence data on total audience for leading consumer magazines as analyzed by MediaPost shows an upward trend.

QR Codes 101

If you’re not yet familiar with QR codes, they’re similar to the barcodes used by retailers to track inventory and price products at the point of sale. The key difference between the two is the amount of data they can hold or share.

When you scan or read a QR code with your iPhone, Android or other camera-enabled Smartphone, you can link to digital content on the web; activate a number of phone functions including email, IM and SMS; and connect the mobile device to a web browser.