I'll not be able to make the meeting but here is a definition of "tout"..Dee
Tout >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tout#column-one#column-one> , search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tout#searchInput#searchInput> In British <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English> English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in an importune manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solicitor#United_States> in American English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English> ). A ticket tout is someone who engages in ticket <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_resale> resale (though a ticket reseller is known colloquially as a scalper rather than a solicitor in U.S. parlance). Another example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language). In a similar fashion a tout would be someone who, acting upon his own initiative, loads or unloads the baggage from a bus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus> , then demands payment for his services from the passengers. Some touts operate in holiday areas on behalf of local bars, restaurant or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments. In gambling <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling> parlance, a tout is a person who sells sports <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_betting> betting information to bettors, normally with the negative implication that he has no ability to profitably pick winners but sells that ability anyway. Another use for the term is when used to refer to an informer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informer> or spy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy> . This use is very common in Northern Ireland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland> , particularly in Belfast <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast> . Can be associated with a promotional tile in web design. -----Original Message----- From: openhealth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:18 PM To: openhealth@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [openhealth] OSHCA Hotel > Beware of touts. They're everywhere. Dare I ask what a "tout is? Ron [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
