text: HomeBirmingham AirportVisiting Visiting Birmingham Birmingham Airport Whether business or pleasure brings you on a flight to Birmingham with Flybe, you'll discover a vibrant and proudly multicultural city that offers a wealth of great things to see and do during your downtime - no matter how much of it you have! England's 'second city' played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution, and Birmingham's historic buildings have been well-preserved among the world-class contemporary architecture that gives the city its unique landscape. Birmingham remains an important global business destination today thanks to its central location in the UK and connections to the rest of the world via Birmingham Airport, but its rich culture and arts scene and excellent shopping makes it popular with tourists from near and far too. Below you'll find inspirational tips on where to stay in Birmingham, things to see and do during your visit and of course, where to eat and drink in Birmingham for the authentic 'Brummie' experience! If you're taking flights to Birmingham for a business trip, take a look at our Business in Birmingham page to help you find the ideal venue for your meeting or conference. Jump to: Hotels Things to see Shopping Nightlife Restaurants Beyond Birmingham Hotels Flybe works in partnership with Booking.com to make it even easier for you to find the perfect hotel in Birmingham. Whether you're visiting Birmingham on a budget, are seeking a little luxury for your business trip or would like a hotel that's just a stone's throw from everything the city centre has to offer, you'll find the ideal accommodation for your trip. Things to see As the largest UK city outside of London, Birmingham certainly isn't short on things to do and see, from heritage attractions that tell the story of the city's history and involvement in the Industrial Revolution to modern cultural destinations that breathe new life into the city. Birmingham is known across the world for its outstanding architecture too, with futuristic buildings such as the Library of Birmingham, Selfridges, the Bullring, and The Cube all having transformed the city's skyline in recent years. Birmingham's identity is also rooted in its multiculturalism, which is evident across the city, not least in the 'Balti Triangle' which is where you'll find Asian restaurants, jewellery shops and dress-makers galore. In fact you'll discover that every 'corner' of Birmingham has something different to offer; take for instance the Gas Street Basin, where Birmingham's canals meet and a thriving cultural quarter has formed along with cool bars, eateries and nightclubs. 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AaronPattison Restaurants A multicultural city brings a multitude of incredible dining options, but if there's one thing that you must eat in Birmingham, it's a curry at one of the dozens of curry houses in the Balti Triangle. Adil, Al Frash and Shahi are all local favourites for an authentic Birmingham Balti experience - but the real question is, how hot do you dare go? But even if Indian food isn't quite to your taste, you'll find plenty of other exciting restaurants in Birmingham including several with Michelin stars - Adam's and Purnell's being just two. These are the ideal destinations for meals that make an impression or for extra special celebrations, but if you're visiting on flights to Birmingham with Flybe on a smaller budget, you won't be disappointed. Roll up your sleeves and tuck into a burger from the Original Patty Men, sample stunning Korean food at Modu, or enjoy comforting modern British dishes at The Pickled Piglet. Only have time for a quick bite? 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Becoming a UNISON rep – training in confidence
George Ferguson from UNISON South Lanarkshire Branch trained to become a shop steward. Here he blogs about it:
Earlier this year I thought long and hard after being asked to be a shop steward in my school work place. Having worked in the civil service, building industry and charity work before I entered education I had plenty of experience to rely on to represent my colleagues. Though it was a tough decision I knew I had the skills somewhere to do it.
Back to training
As I had never had any formal training in organising in a union my branch secretary advised me I should enrol in the next "Shop Stewards Organising" course. This was more daunting to me than volunteering to be a shop steward. However, in order to do the job properly I would need to be trained to do it. It was also a matter of having confidence.
Learning what's expected of a steward
The course was in two parts and overall it took five days to complete. We covered things like the organisation of UNISON – members, branches, regional branches and the national organisation of UNISON. A great deal of the course covered what a steward was and what is expected of that steward. There were plenty of activities where I participated in discussions on subjects and hypothetical situations with my fellow trainees. There was even opportunities for role playing – I was a manager in one scenario, and I was a bit soft. I wouldn't make a good manager! By then we had discovered we had the confidence and some skills to play these roles.
Fears begin to subside
Gradually, over the course of day one, my fears subsided and I found that all the trainees were the same as me and we were there to learn to be representatives of our colleagues in our place of work. I was the only trainee from education. There were some representing care home workers, and some from facilities. This gave me an insight into their day-to-day work and issues that they face.
Superb tutors
Our tutors were superb and seem to have such a wide experience of working for the people they represent. We had three tutors in all and again they represented different areas of work that UNISON is involved in, giving us a take on their line of work and what they've came up against and how it was resolved.
We are not meant to know everything or very piece of legislation governing work, grievance or disciplinary action. We have now been trained to know how to obtain any information we require to represent our work colleagues. This was great relief to everyone on the course. Our three tutors seemed to me to fully conversant in all the legislation but we were assured that even they have to contact someone in the branch or region to get the information they require to properly represent their colleagues.
Full support from branches
I would encourage all my colleagues who are thinking of becoming stewards or workplace representatives to do so and make themselves known to their branch secretaries – especially those who are in education and are school support workers. You will get all the support you'll need from the branch – before, during and after your training.
Stars in schools should consider becoming stewards!
School support workers are the unsung heroes of education and to improve our standing we need to be organised and well trained. The 28 November is a day to appreciate the school support worker – Stars in our Schools. Why not make it the date that you decided to become a steward or workplace representative in your school?
The work we do in schools is appreciated by teachers, pupils and parents. It's about time that the local authorities and all national governments appreciate our role in education by acknowledging that role with the credit it deserves.

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Twitter Now Notifies You of New Tweets
"We think it improves the tweet consumption experience and hope to roll it out to everyone as soon as we can," the company said.
The feature is similar to one currently available for searches, which notifies the user of how many messages on the topic have been posted since the search was first performed. Twitter will be rolling out the feature for all users in the near future.
Originally posted to AppScout.


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A US film festival has withdrawn an award given to a British movie about a Gulf War veteran seeking justice after a London court jailed five people for making the movie as part of a £2.8 million (US$4.3 million) tax scam.
Tax inspectors were told that A-listers from Hollywood would be starring in a £19.6 million production that would be shot in Britain.
However, the gang never intended to make the film Landscape Of Lives, Southwark Crown Court in London heard on Monday.
"The real intent was to defraud the public purse of nearly £1.5 million in VAT [Value Added Tax] along with nearly £1.3 million in film tax credit claims," Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said.
When tax inspectors started becoming suspicious, the gang tried to cover their tracks by actually making a low-budget film about a Gulf War veteran seeking justice for a murdered comrade.
The low-budget production was announced in film industry magazines. It then even went on to win a Silver Ace award at last year's Las Vegas film festival.
A spokeswoman from the festival said the award was "simply a participation award."
"The acknowledgment has since been rescinded," she said on Tuesday.
HMRC said in a statement that gang leader Bashar al-Issa, 35, along with former Irish actress Aoife Madden, Tariq Hassan, Ian Sherwood and Osama al-Baghdady, owned Evolved Pictures.
They told their auditors that they had a budget of more than £19 million, provided by a Jordanian company, to produce a blockbuster film in Britain.
"Evolved Pictures told HMRC that millions of pounds of work had been spent on the film, including paying actors and film set managers, claiming this meant a VAT repayment was due of £1.48 million," the HMRC statement said.
"However, during checks, HMRC found that the work had not been done and most of the so-called suppliers and film studios had never heard of the gang," it said.
"Furthermore, capitalizing on a scheme designed to support genuine British film makers, Evolved made fraudulent tax credit claims of £256,385, while preparing to submit a further claim of £1.03 million," the statement said.
"After they were arrested, the gang came up with an elaborate plan to cover their tracks and hide the fraud by shooting a film on a shoestring, called A Landscape of Lies, featuring two television personalities," it said.
The movie, released on DVD in 2011, included in its cast an actor from the soap opera EastEnders, Marc Bannerman, and television presenter Andrea McLean, both of whom had no knowledge of the fraud.
Al-Issa, described as the orchestrator of the fraud, was jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Madden, said to have submitted a "pack of lies" to inspectors about the project, was sentenced to four years and eight months.
Hassan and al-Baghdady received four-year jail sentences.
Sherwood, who allowed his offices to be used for the fraud, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail.


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Upcoming Adult Gourmet Pop-Ups and Happy Spring! This is what is happening with the Sedona Pies for the month of April 2017.
Our upcoming pop-up events are:
April 15, 2017 – Celebrate Easter
11:00am – 3:00pm
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777 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
May 13, 2017 – Celebrate Mothers Day!
11:00am – 3:00pm
SanJose Made at Whole Foods
777 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Drop by for a sample or two. It's a great opportunity to pre-order your pie and then pick it up on these dates. Delivery charges are extra of $10.00+ (depending on the address)
You can also purchase a Credibles gift card for a gift for yourself. It's like a pre-paid coffee card.
What is a Pop-Up?
It's where businesses like Chefs, Makers, Producers come together for an event to promote and sell their products.Pop ups have been around a long time, in one form or another; they're very much a movement that started with artists looking for temporary space to exhibit work, hold stage shows or create studio spaces. And good pop ups still need a bit of creativity.
Many people have gotten launched this way. It's temporary, ongoing dinners are begin created with a pop-up. I would say it's almost like a mini farmers market only it's not limited to food. For artists, fashion designers had gotten started this way. It's also a great way to test market your offerings.
Cannella a cinnamon cordial not anything like Fireball. The two popular pies with are Cinnamon Apple and Orange Burst. The Cinnamon Apple pie is made with apples, walnuts, cannella and cinnamon. Orange Burst is made with mandarin oranges & rinds, agave and cannella. Joe of Cannella Spirits and I were introduced by a friend of mine thus we created a collaboration making Cannella pies. Besides the Cannella Pies, we are offering our other delicious adult gourmet pies.
Here's our that you can pre-order if there is something you would like different just call us. Call us: 408-624-9226.
San Jose Made is a local organization focused on creating opportunities for local makers and creatives to grow and on building a robust scene for creative people and organizations to thrive. Their website is
There are other dates upcoming that will be announced soon.
Do you have a celebration like a wedding, workplace party coming up? Think of us when putting together your dessert order.
Until next time,
I aprreciate all your referrals!


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News & Notices
Contract in Sweden of SEK 25 million
Data Respons has received orders of SEK 25 million from a customer within industrial automation (Smart Factory).
The order comprise smart solutions embedded in the customers' industrial products offered in several vertical markets. The deliveries will be carried out during 2017.
- Sweden is by far the largest market in the Nordic region, and we keep adding Swedish Blue-chip corporations on our customer list. We experience a higher R&D activity among our customers, based on an increased focus on automation and digitalisation going forward, says Kenneth Ragnvaldsen, CEO of Data Respons ASA.
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Kenneth Ragnvaldsen, CEO, Data Respons ASA, tel. +47 913 90 918.
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Data Respons ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: DAT), and is part of the information technology index. The company has offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Taiwan. www.datarespons.com
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Management of information for a live game is all about foresight and planning. It's easy to design something pretty when you first launch; it's far more difficult to design something that will remain elegant in the face of problems that haven't even happened yet. I believe strongly in building extensible systems instead of one-off solutions—solving problems upfront always pays off down the road.
To this end we devised a strategy for fitting all of our information in by content and frequency of use, as well as aesthetics. I also believe in the strength of conventions. We explored setting the social game UI world on fire with out-of-the-box ideas (contextual neighbor bar on the side, on-board neighbor bar, etc) but in the end we stuck with a fairly standard format for the simple reason that users already understood it. We made huge improvements (TKTKTKTK) in specific areas we cared about, instead of trying to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes optimization is better than revolution.


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Monday, 4 February 2013
Electric Fence needs high voltage
Larger UK firms are currently sitting on something like £750bn of cash reserves, up to three quarters of it in overnight cash. Whilst this is partly down to the end of the old revolving credit lines with the banks and the uncertainties of the bond markets, it also reflects not only the inability of national governments to overtax commerce - golden geese can frequently just fly to alternative jurisdictions - but also the accumulation of battle chests to meet the wave of restructurings, mergers and takeovers that is overdue.
When Browne talks about "lending to business" this is the sort of game the banks like to play - with stakes in the big-money, big-profit games of global acquisitions and mergers. He's certainly not talking about lending to small businesses and new startups, micro-enterprises and co-operatives - the sector that generates the highest growth and has the quickest impact on the economy and employment. This is best done by local retail banks, by local managers making loan decisions.
And if the Vickers regulations restrict the banks from using retail balances to throw on the table as their stake in the big-boys' games of big-money business trading, then good. This kind of investment banking must stand or fall on its own merits, and its own ability to attract external investment for the banks' players to add to the stake. And if it takes a high voltage - an Act of Parliament that makes prosecution and imprisonment inevitable for breaking the rules, together with the compulsory re-structuring of bank operations - to electrify the fence, bring it on.
13 comments:
- G. Tingey said...
Careful Radders, you're turning into a "socialist" by calling for state intervention/regulation!
[By some peoples' definitions, at any rate ]
- 4 February 2013 at 08:14
- Edward Spalton said...
I read a week ago in the Sunday Telegraph that some banks (including nationalised ones) had run off with the money which the taxpayer had provided to increase lending to British business. A great deal of it had been used to prop up bad business in the Republic of Ireland.
Having had a successful first year's trading with my own small business back in the Eighties, I thought I had better show the accounts to my bank manager, as I did have an overdraft facility which I hadn't used but was expanding trade quite nicely.
He was very offhand. I said "I thought we had done rather well".
"Yes" he said but you're not using any of my money to do it, are you?"
I said "But you have our funds on current account and deposit. I think I ought to be able to take a charge on your house for those. That's what you would do with me".
He was not amused.
- 4 February 2013 at 08:40
- DeeDee99 said...
The Banks will not "start behaving" until their Boards are made personally liable for the banks conduct under their watch.
They should face seizure of assets and jail for any serious transgressions that take place in the future.
I really can't understand why we have seen no senior bankers in court for the various "mis-selling" scams of the past decade.
This is fraud. Why haven't the police felt the CEOs' collars?
- 4 February 2013 at 08:52
Investment banking? "Investment" anything but - "lottery banking" and not with their money either - they were and still are taking the piss and will continue to do so until the political sphere show some bottle and tackle the twats head on.
DeeDee, is spot on - make the board liable for the behaviour of their underlings in the exchanges.
Brown 'saved' the banks because he was told to - if one British bank had gone/been let go - the whole EU house of cards would have followed.
The EU commission told Brown to use British taxpayers involuntary contributions to shore up the Eurozone lenders - he caved in, weak **ck*r that he was/is.
They should have been allowed to fail - trouble is - we do not practise capitalism anymore - it's been a dirty word ever since Karl Marx became a 'spiritual guide' in Western Europe.
Do you remember infamous cowboys - Liberty life insurance? Probably - they just moved into banking at the end of the eighties.
Separate them; retail and 'lottery banking' they are not and should never be mutual - 'mutual' maybe the whizzkidz and 'masters of the Universe' thought that they were.
A last thought - who actually runs EUrope - ultimately it seems to be the banks. Something, that needs to change: bring back Capitalism in all its glory and failure.
- 4 February 2013 at 09:55
Yes, govt "regulation" of the banks is such a good idea as govt regulation has been so successful everywhere else hasn't it?.
Yeah, the bankers are now a bunch of crooks. But they have the same relationship to the state that Igor had to Baron Frankenstein. Igor was a bad guy sure, but for the Baron to be trying to claim that the whole caper was Igor's idea and nothing to do with him would be a sick joke. 100+ years ago,bankers were liable for their banks and bank failure often meant the banker out on the pavement. That meant they were conservative and prudent (not Brown-type "prudent"). It also meant there was less money for political scum to borrow. So they started to change that and over time we have reached the mess we have now. The scum of the state are at the heart of that mess and their "regulaton" will only make a sick system sicker--although illness is not a good metaphor--illness is an accident. Our system has been fucked-up by greedy political crooks helped out by criminal bankers--but only helped, mind you--the bankers are the henchmen in this mess not the gang boss.
- 4 February 2013 at 10:33
- G. Tingey said...
Anon & Mr Ecks
THIS IS "Capitalism in all its glory & failure"
Or had you forgotten?
The banks & big business moaned on for years about how all this regulation was stifling entrprise etc?
And various UK & US guvmints believed them, & took all the contorols OFF ... with the results we now have.
Um errr ....
- 5 February 2013 at 10:24
- Edward Spalton said...
Greg & DeeDee99 ,
You are both right but what we have got is not capitalism in the Adam Smith sense but a corrupt relationships between banks and political power which could be called "crony capitalism" or more formally corporatism, which is actually the basis of fascism. We saw the same thing at work in the press.
As DeeDee spotted, it is based on the legal immunities enjoyed by directors of limited companies to which the state grants a legal personality- probably a very necessary invention for economic progress. Gilbert & Sullivan spotted the potential for fraudulent behaviour and lampooned it very effectively in "The Gondoliers" and "Utopia Ltd".
I recently bought a couple of hunting prints for some friends who had got a new house. There was a note on the back of one of them (early 19th century) that the hounds belonged to a baronet who had been partner in a bank which had failed and that he had been sentenced to 14 years in Van Diemens Land. Of course, he had lost all his money and possessions too because there was no limited liability - and so had all the other shareholders in the bank. Now, I think they got the 14 years right and losing all his money right - but so had all the other shareholders in the bank - to the extent of all they owned. This would include people who had not had any part in the management of the bank. It is for them that limited liability was created. I think there is a good case for directors and senior managers of Public Limited Companies to have personal liability for company failures - at least to the extent of their bonuses and pensions.
- 5 February 2013 at 10:52
Tingey: Took the controls off?--Fucking ZaNuLab who wanted to fine people £1000 for having not having a bell on your bike?.Took the controls off?.
Low to zero interest rates don't help real banks who want real people to invest in them. They do help crooked bankers who make their cash payoffs through lending money at peppercorn rates to the worlds political scum to piss up the wall on their welfare/warfare/pet projects. The banks were govt controlled zombies long before reality caught up with them in 2007. At least they made millions --whats your excuse?
Sit down sometime and spend 8 hours a day reading the worldwide banking laws/regulations. At that rate it will take you decades to get thro' them. Took the controls off?.
Standard leftist bullshit. The sickening thing is how many mugs out there swallow the state's lies whole. How many buffoons believe Obama killed Osama?.And it seems there are also plenty of mugs who will swallow the states bollocks about "We just took our eye of the ball for a moment and those nasty banks screwed everything up faster than we could blink".
- 5 February 2013 at 12:45
- TrT said...
Bank managers must be free to make lending decisions.
Banks must be regulated.
Thats an either / or right there.
The more banks are regulated, the more lending decisions must be based on credit scores and computer models.
- 5 February 2013 at 20:38
- G. Tingey said...
Mr Ecks
Took the controls OFF.
Look at what actually happened to & with the banks here & in the USA between the "Big Bang" 27 October 1986 in Britain & similarly under the SHrub in the USA.
What we have now is the logical result of that.
Check your FACTS, please!
- 6 February 2013 at 08:06
So the banks were all perfectly sound and healthy and everything in the garden was lovely and Mr wonderful govt man who was keeping everything going SO well removed a few controls and everything just up and DIED!!!.
And this is what you regard as fact. ?
The political scum want and always have wanted cheap money for themselves and cheap money for the dummies who depend on and vote for them. Banks have lent shitloads to mugs who can't pay.Who promised the bankers that imprudence would not be allowed to swing back on them? It took some decades for the scum of the state to undermine everything and phase 1 is here--private institions totally unsound and "bailed out" with funny money. However the biggest brokest tossers around are the world's scummy states and when they can no longer cover their insolvancy with paper printing and bullshit phase 2 will hit. We are waiting on that now. The idea that our problems arise from people having too much freedom is a sick joke. Scum wasters at the top are our problemn--the banks are just spear carriers in this mess.
- 6 February 2013 at 11:06
- G. Tingey said...
I see Mr Ecks has changed hios target from some mythical "Left" - given that the Banks' & everything else' cpollapse was a result of supposedly "capitalist" greed to "The ploitical scum".
With that last, I will have no quarrel!
- 7 February 2013 at 08:10
The leftist idea is the supremacy of the collective --usually the state--over the individual.Do the scum of the state anywhere not believe in that?--whatever lip service they may pay to the idea of freedom.
In practical terms the state is the cause of 99% of our problems (although the collectivist philosophy is behind the state)and the bankers are stooges in the world's economic mess. Criminal stooges, yes, who, Igor-like did the bidding of their political masters.
You also have changed your tune--you started out with the bankers in the frame--which is exactly what the scum of the state want everybody to think. At least now you see the true culprits.
- 7 February 2013 at 11:03


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Possession with intent to sell
Maybe after I've been through this process a few more times, it'll be easier to articulate how incredible it feels to hold these in my hands. Two years ago, these songs were just riffs and melodies I was humming and hearing in my head. Now they have a UPC.
On Tuesday, you can hear them for yourself. Here's how:
1. If you're in Chicago, come to Elbo Room on Tuesday night (click here for details). Not only will these babies be for sale, but thanks to my awesome band, you can try before you buy. Live! Follow the attached link for event details.
2. The album will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Rdio, Shazam, Beats, and BandCamp. Pick your poison.
3. Just browsing? No problem. You can find me on Spotify, too.
Hope to see you Tuesday!


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What's a witch to do when her love spell goes wrong and the sexy alpha werewolf of her dreams wants to mate?
When in trouble Honor followed a few rules: Never cry. Never play with magick unless you mean it, and always find a way to bend the High Council's rules.
Unfortunately, her rules also had a way of stirring up more trouble. Desperate to save her bar and attached apartment from foreclosure, Honor has only one way to get the fast cash she needs—become a witch-for-hire and mix a love spell. Simple. Too bad both offenses were punishable by witch's law. She had everything under control until the local drop dead sexy alpha shifter stalked in and overdosed on her potion.
In danger of being stripped of her powers, Honor must find a way to keep the werewolf alpha of Sweet Briar Hollow out of sight, and out of her bed, until the potion burns off. Driven by the witch's code of never bending the free will of others, Honor tries just that.
Only she never took into account just how powerful the werewolf's roguish grin and sexy blue eyes were or his devilish ways around a woman's body.
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"Reading a series in their correct order is a must especially to prevent confusion. With that said, by reading Jinxing the Alphas then reading this book second did not matter. Although Honor gets her mated Alpha Jake, Ambrosia is going through her conflict of being mated to two Alphas. So reading this story first or second does not have significant impact. However this story prequels the second featuring Ambrosia. These two books tie nicely into each other. I describe it as "Meanwhile" scenario. Quick reads with a lot of action." - Amazon Review, 4 Stars
"I really enjoyed the short story and look forward to her sister's story. It starts out with an intense connection and keeps up the intensity. The characters have a strong connection." - Amazon Review, 5 stars
"Talina Perkins really delivers to her readers what they are looking for in spicy paranormal romance novellas. I could imagine myself going to The Matchstick for a drink or Jake running up those stairs at the bar. It had descriptive details and fetching dialogues. The storylines were hot, intense, and fast paced. After being mates, Jake and Honor had romance, communication, chemistry, spicy moments and HEA." - Night Owl Reviews, Top Pick, 4 1/2 stars


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Businesses are booming everywhere! There are too many businesses out there, few are extremely successful and few others or not! But, not that the unsuccessful people are bad at basics or not working hard; it can be that they aren't smart enough.
Look at the booming cryptocurrency trading platforms that are extremely sailing high! How could they get there? The creators were smart enough to gain knowledge in the field and have enough experience to know what works and what not! The Bitcoin code is one of the best examples of how well a well-maintained business should be; you can read the full review of the platform here.
So, if you are one among them, looking for starting up a business, or you have already started and looking ways to develop it, then please read on, how to succeed at it.
Know yourself:
Starting up a business can't happen just like that! You need to either have a passion for that chosen filed, or you can have some experience in the same field. You need to analyze yourself about what you need to achieve in the longer term, either turning your hobby into a business or run a business based on hobbies! Before deciding, ask yourself all these questions; my skillsets, my goals, proficient at, an amount that is affordable to invest and to lose; and much more!
What next?
Ask yourself this question! After all this, what is the next step; which business you want to start up! So, starting thinking and zeroing on the idea that might work well for you. Get a rough idea about your business line, what is the latest trend in the sector, who are your peers and how can you make your mark!
Be a star in your field:
Rather than becoming one among 100, stand out as one in 100, who are capable of doing something, catering to few services that are barely available and so on. Knowledge is always wealth, so learn to apply the knowledge that you have, and become a proud entrepreneur.
Read and research:
Before entering any sector, do a well-contained research and read all the documents very carefully. Do a thorough research on the skills that you need to hone, on the peers in your field, what must be your entry style and what should be your marketing need. Don't just google, use the people you know, to take a survey in your chosen field.


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Oil train derailment prompts officials to issue safety warning
Following a massive explosion caused by an oil train derailment last week near Casselton, N.D., the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a safety alert.
The U.S. DOT issued the warning early Thursday afternoon, just three days after the derailment of the mile-long train.
The derailment sent a fireball and plumes of black smoke skyward about a mile from the small town of Casselton. The fire had been so intense as darkness fell that investigators couldn't get close enough to count the number of burning cars. No one was hurt, but worries about toxic fumes prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said it issued the alert to warn the public, emergency responders and shippers about the potential high volatility of crude being shipped from the Bakken oil shale patch in Montana and North Dakota.
Government officials said the crude oil being shipped by rail from the Northern Plains across the U.S. and Canada may be more flammable than traditional forms of oil.
The pipeline agency, a part of the DOT, said it is reinforcing the requirement that hazardous materials be properly tested, characterized, classified and where necessary, degasified.
North Dakota is the No. 2 oil-producing state in the U.S., trailing only Texas. The state's top oil regulator said earlier this month that he expected as much has 90 percent of North Dakota's oil to be carried by train in 2014, up from 60 percent.
The number of crude oil carloads hauled by U.S. railroads surged from 10,840 in 2009 to a projected 400,000 this year. Despite the increase, the rate of accidents has stayed relatively steady. Railroads say 99.997 percent of hazardous materials shipments reach destinations safely.


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In the beginning, there was only a word. But there was nobody to hear the word. So the word reverberated in empty space.
The word was followed by other words. Soon, the entire spacetime continuum was filled with words. But alas, there were only particles.
Words in a vacuum are useless.
Yet somehow, those words still persevered.
The particles begat bigger particles. And they begat atoms. The atoms begat other atoms. Those atoms begat molecules. And those molecules continued to grow and proliferate.
Until finally, the Universe was bigger than fathomable even to the most omniscient of beings.
But the words were still null and void.
For billions and billions of years, there was no one to hear words. Hell, I'm not even sure who was speaking those words. But I do have faith that those words were there. To the best of my recollection, words have always existed.
And with those words, my world has been circumscribed.
In the end, there are too many words.
And 99.9% of those words still are uttered in vain.
If silence is the canvas and perception is my easel,
my masterpiece is a cacophonous Jackson Pollock turgid philippic
about the futility of it all.


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I have been working hard behind the scenes on a few crafty projects lately. Sorry If I have been MIA lately. I took a break from my projects today and finished Days 15 and 16 in my December Daily album. Let's get to it shall we.
Day 15 | Harry and Lucy the elves (left side)
The kids woke up to the elves and some friends having Reindeer lessons. I took a photo of them from up on the staircase and love the perspective. I printed out a 6x8 photo and added the white number stickers. The acrylic piece is from Color Cast Designs and says SO Cheeky. It's from her Elf set and it's so cute ! The last thing I added was that gold star.
Honestly I plan on being super simple with the rest of my album. I want to wrap it up so I can move on. Would I love to spend hours and hours making a fabulous last part of my album ? Yes of course but I'm going to let it go and move on.
Day 16 | Katelyn's band concert.
I saved her program and punched holes in it so I could add it in the album. Once it was in there I added a few embellishments and the number 16 on the front.
Here is what the other side looks like.
This photo on the bottom is of all of the kids on stage. I wanted to find a way of point or highlighting where Katelyn was in the photo. I added that white geotag above where she was and then added the red letter K next to it.
That is a wrap for days 15 and 16. I am still loving this project so very much and can't wait to finish it up.
I am uploading a process video right now to youtube that walks you through how I put these pages together. Take a look if your interest. Here is a link to my channel
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Controllers in ASP.NET MVC 3
- Controllers are the conductors of an MVC application.
- They tightly controls the interactions of the user, the model objects, and the views.
- The controllers are responsible for responding to user input, manipulating the appropriate model object, and then selecting the appropriate view to dislpay back to the user in response to the user input.
- The ControllerBase class is the base class for all controllers, which provides general MVC handling.
- The Controller class inherits from ControllerBase class and is default implementation of a controller.
The controller processes a user request with following stages:
1. Locating the appropriate action method to call.
2. The controller uses the user input as action method's arguments.
3. It handles all possible errors that migth occur during the execution of action method like model validation errors.
4. The controller provides the default WebFormViewEngine class for rendering ASP.NET page types (views)
5. Finally the view is rendered to the user.
The simple controller class looks like below:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace Introduction.Controllers
public class MVCIntroductionController : Controller
// GET: /MVCIntroduction/
public ActionResult Introduction()
return View();
All controller classes should end with controller suffix. The above controller class has Introduction action method which renders a view named Introduction.
When you create an empty project, controller directory is empty. In order to add a new controller right click on controller folder, and then click on Add and then click on Controller. On clicking controller a dialog box will open which asks for controller name you want to create.
Action Methods in Controller:
The job of action methods is to respond to URL requests, perform the appropriate actions, and return a response back to the browser.
Action methods have one-to-one mapping with user interaction. The user interaction includes entering a URL into the browser, clicking a link and submitting the form. Each of these interactions causes a request to be sent to the server. In each case, the URL of the request includes information that the MVC framework uses to invoke an action method.
When user enters URL, the MVC application uses the route rules specified in Global.asax file to parse the URL and determines the path of the controller.
The controller then decides the appropriate action method to handle the request. The URL entered by the user is considered as sub-path that includes controller and action method name.
Suppose user entered http://20fingers2brains.com/Home/Logon, the sub-path in this URL is /Home/Logon where Home is the controller name and Logon is the action method name. The routing rule invokes the Logon action method of Home controller to process the request.
The URL can also be http://20fingers2brains.com/Home/Logon/5 . In the above URL 5 is the value which will be sent to Logon action method as parameter.


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I accidentally put my husband's white bowls shirt in the wash with a new black pair of pants. So now the white shirt is a nice shade of blue. How do I get it white again?
By Margaret S from Lal-Lal Australia
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Can the shirt be bleached? If not, and his shirt has to be white right away, you'll probably need to buy him a new one. I once washed a white tablecloth with a dark burgundy one, and for a long time, I had a nice pearly pink tablecloth. Eventually, as I washed it, it faded back to white, but you'll probably wear the shirt out by washing it.
When my son changed jobs, from waiting tables to working in a bank, he had a bunch of white shirts from his waiter job. I dyed them all blue to give him new shirts for the bank, which saved him a lot of money. Maybe your husband can wear the "new" blue shirt for something else?
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On this episode, we begin a deep-dive on some of the most devastating hurricanes (officially-named storms only) of the last century. From Camille in '69 to Sandy in '12 (that's a weird way to write that), we look at the impacts these storms had on human life, our economy, governance, emergency response, and the culture. This one's less goofy than other one's we've done, but there's some damn-fine analysis and Wikipedia reading going on. Also, Becky explains why these storms behaved the way they did, and since she knows what she's talking about, you'll probably learn a lot!
Small topics, News, & Follow-up:
Astrological vs Meteorological Seasons
- Joel thinks Astrological seasons are stupid and we should all just agree to follow Meteorological seasons.
- Jimmy thinks Joel is anti-galaxy.
Heavy Rain Event in D.C. Region Wednesday - Friday
- DC Metro area, and parts of the east coast are in a rain deficit over the last couple of months.
- This event has the potential to make up a lot of that rain shortfall
- Potential flooding if the event verifies on the larger side of what the models are estimating
- The track of the storm has a lot of potential for strengthening.
- Should continue west until this weekend and then make a turn to the north.
- Question is: Will it turn sooner, and hit Haiti, or will it turn later, miss Jamaica and hit Cuba (and then Florida later on)
Main Topic: Most "Impactful" Hurricanes in modern history
- Radiolab - "Playing God"
- Track of Katrina
- Photo from a NOAA WP-3D Hurricane Hunter aircraft from inside Katrina's eye
- Track of Wilma
- Records Wilma set
- Wilma went from being a Tropical Storm to a Category 5 Hurricane in 16 hours
"The Semi-Hospitable Beach House and You" by Jimmy Marks
Closing music: "Hurricane" from the musical Hamilton


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DGR Thoroughbred Services Pty Limited (DGR) has facilitated the purchasing of some of Australia's most well known racehorses and both established and managed breeding programmes that have generated success of the highest order on the racetrack.
We have purchased subsequent Gr1 winners in all categories as either Weanlings, Yearlings at auction, Yearlings private purchase, private purchase of tried horses and tried horses at auction and they have won many of Australia's most cherished races and performed at the highest level on the international stage in Hong Kong, Singapore and Ireland.
DGR has also assisted in the sale of thoroughbreds throughout Asia, to Britain, Ireland and to Europe.
Breeding programmes we have set up and managed have generated racehorses that went on to win Gr.1 events at Australia's major carnivals.
Our record of selecting high quality juveniles, sprinters, milers, classic three-year-olds and weight-for-age stars is one we are proud of but DGR is working tirelessly to improve it further.
• SO YOU THINK - (Racing Hall Of Fame) (Champion 3yo male 2009/10) Cox Plate Gr1 (twice), UK Prince of Wales Stakes Gr1, Underwood S Gr1, Yalumba Gr1, , MacKinnon Stakes Gr1, Tattersalls Gold Cup Gr1 (twice), UK Eclipse Stakes Gr1, Irish Champion Stks G1, Gloaming Stakes Gr2, Memsie Stakes Gr2 etc. Sire.
• SAINTLY - (Racing Hall Of Fame) (Horse of the Year) - Melbourne Cup Gr1, Cox Plate Gr1, Australian Cup Gr1 etc
• VIEWED - (Champion Stayer 2008/09) Melbourne Cup Gr1, Caulfield Cup Gr1, Brisbane Cup Gr2, Japan Trophy L
• DARIANA – Queensland Derby Gr1, Frank Packer Plate Gr3
• FAINT PERFUME (Champion Filly of 2009) - VRC Oaks Gr1, Storm Queen Stakes Gr1, Kewney S Gr2, Wakeful Stakes Gr2
• NORZITA (Champion Filly of 2012/13) - ATC Vinery Stud Stakes Gr1, ATC Flight Stakes Gr1, 3rd ATC Doncaster Hcp Gr1, 2nd ATC Kewney Stakes Gr2, 2nd ATC Tea Rose Stakes Gr2
• FIRST SEAL - (Champion Filly of 2014/15) ATC Flight Stakes Gr1, MRC Tristarc Stakes Gr3, ATC Tea Rose Stakes Gr2, ATC Surround Stakes Gr2, ATC Millie Fox Stakes Gr2, 2nd ATC Canterbury Stakes Gr1, 2nd ATC Spring Champion Stakes Gr1, 2nd ATC Vinery Stud Stakes Gr1, 2nd ATC Coolmore Classic Gr1, 2nd ATC Light Fingers Stakes Gr2
• RUSSETING - QTC Winter Stakes Gr1
• GOD'S OWN - Caulfield Guineas Gr1 etc. Sire
• WONDERFUL WORLD - Caulfield Guineas Gr1, 2nd Cox Plate Gr1 etc. Sire
• ROMAN EMPEROR - AJC Derby Gr1
• CATALAN OPENING – Doncaster Gr1, Crysler Stakes Gr1, Hong Kong Bowl etc
• DANENDRI (3yo filly of the Year) - AJC Oaks Gr1, Ansett Australia Stakes Gr1 (hd 2nd AJC Derby Gr1) etc
• DANARANI - Flight Stakes Gr1
• FINE SOCIETY - Canterbury Guineas Gr1 etc
• DASHING EAGLE - 1000 Guineas Gr1, Flight Stakes Gr1 etc
• PRECEDENCE - VRC QEII G2, MV Cup Gr2 (twice), JRC Cup Gr.3, STC Manion Cup Gr3, MVRC JRA Plate L
• EUROZONE - ATC Stan Fox S. Gr2, ATC Rosebud L., 2nd MRC CF Orr S. Gr1, 3rd ATC Royal Randwick Guineas Gr1, 4th VRC Australian Guineas Gr1. Sire
• FRIGHTENING - Moonee Valley Cup Gr2 etc
• KRONER - Premiere Stakes Gr2
• KOSI BAY - Emancipation S Gr2, Epona Stakes L etc.
• BEAT THE FADE - Emanciapation Stakes Gr2 etc
• STRASBOURG - VRC SAAB Gr2 (2nd AJC Derby) etc.
• PASTA EXPRESS - Expressway Stakes Gr2 etc
• ACCUMULATE - VRC St Leger Gr2
• HIGH CEE - Newcastle Cup Gr2, Ajax Stakes Gr2 etc
• BOOK OF KELLS - Tulloch S Gr2
• PENDRAGON - Gloaming Stakes Gr3 etc. Sire
• YATTARNA - ATC JB Carr S. Gr3
• DO YOU THINK – The Schweppervescence Gr3
• TAIKUN - Star Kingdom Stakes Gr3 etc
. PURPLE SECTOR - BTC Rough Habit Plate Gr3 etc
• SUPER MONARCH - manion Cup Gr3, Frank Underwood Cup L
• KUDAKULARI – Canberra Guineas L, AJC Fernhill Hcp L
• PRINCE ARTHUR - Frank Underwood L, Australia Day Cups L etc. Sire
• YOUHADYOURWARNING – Wiggle Quality L, Memorial Cup L
• SHOESHINE HENRY - William Inglis Classic L, 3rd Caulfied Guineas Gr1 etc
• ZINGAM - Tattersalls Cup L
• RUY LOPEZ - Stayers Cup L etc.
• MI CASA - Parramatta Cup L
• PERPETUAL CHECK - Tattersalls Cup L
• ZAZABELLE - 3rd Melbourne Cup Gr1 & VRC Oaks Gr1
• MORPHY - 2nd Brisbane Cup Gr1
• THINK MONEY - 2nd AJC Oaks Gr1
• GLIDE AWAY - Tunku Gold Cup etc


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I have created a series of videos as part of a module on the live music busines that I teach at University of West London. The module is an introduction to the live music business, and this session will set the scene for study in the other sessions. There is an excerpt from the transcript below the video.
"The live music business is part of the wider music business, and there are two other parts – music publishing and the recorded music business. Traditionally each part was separate in its business dealings, and that situation has changed.
Live music has a lot more to do with recorded music these days, and so it's worth briefly examining the structure of that business.
Recorded music is run by record companies, who are divided into majors and indie labels. The majors are the huge, multi-national record companies that have 'labels' within them. There are now only three major record companies, down from six 15 years ago. The indie record companies are so-called primarily because a major label does not distribute the music they release. The majors have their distribution, especially for their physical formats, but indies will use third-party, specialised distribution companies. Indies are also called by this name as they are a smaller, alternative version of the majors, often with an independent spirit.
The whole music business has changed in the last 17 years, and I shall refer to that change as either being in the 'old days', or not. For the sake of clarity, the 'old days' is anytime before 1999. That's was the year that Napster, an original peer-to-peer file sharing service became popular. There is some debate about its long-term effect on the music business, but the year of its arrival serves as a useful milestone.
We are talking about the live music business in the modern day, and you should know that it is in very good health. The trade magazine Pollstar releases figures each year, and the screen shows the latest grosses and number of tickets sold."


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Smt Sasikala Teacher
Speech in Chennai
8th September 2013
Smt. Sasikala Teacher, State President of Hindu Aikya Vedi, an activist and dynamic Hindu Organization, was in Chennai on Sunday. 8th September 2013. She was here in Connection with Onam Celebrations conducted by 'SATSANGAMA', an Association of Malayalee Hindus in Chennai. The Onam Celebrations were held at Sri Ram Dayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Tiruvottiyur, North Chennai.


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How revolutionary is social media?
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters."
We live in an age of rapid change. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter and many other innovators have changed how we work, communicate and live. But is this a new industrial revolution?
20-some years ago, a large bookstore might have had 100,000 books available. Today online retailers (e.g., Amazon) have millions of books to sell. Similarly, there were no smartphones two decades ago — just simple mobile phones and land lines.
Social media then consisted of email and a Iistserv; now we have Facebook and Twitter. A 1990s personal computer had only basic capabilities (word processing, spreadsheets, and a few others). Now an iMac has the power of an earlier generation's supercomputer.
Revolutionary? Well, it depends on what we mean by a revolutionary innovation. I propose that: An innovation is revolutionary if it so changes society, that going back to the pre-innovation technology would be catastrophic. By this standard, many of our most recent innovations are incremental, not revolutionary.
Consider the car, that archetypal innovation of a few generations ago. If all motor vehicles vanish tomorrow, the result would be catastrophic. If all phones (land lines and mobiles) suddenly stop working — the result would be disastrous for communication.
Now, let's imagine that all social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, etc.) disappear. Would the economy collapse? I don't think so. Or, if every online store in America closed, would it be catastrophic? Probably not.
Leaving aside these anecdotal examples, it's noteworthy that there isn't an obvious economic growth spike resulting from the Internet era.
Founders Fund believes that many recent innovations have been incremental, and not revolutionary. It attributes this incrementally to the VC community's failure to support revolutionary technology companies. Critical as this view may be, it implies that incrementalism is a reversible choice. Founders Fund itself is dedicated to investing in revolutionary technologies (for more on Founders Fund's analysis, please read their manifesto).
My hypothesis, however, is that we're at the start of a new Megatrend: Diminishing Marginal Innovation. The low-hanging fruits of revolutionary technologies have already been discovered. Consequently, we'll need increasing effort to achieve changes that are only incremental and at most, transform a sector. If this Megatrend is real, consider these potential consequences:
1. The Trend is Your Friend: Incrementalism is the Way to Go — For many entrepreneurs/VCs, incrementalism will be their defining strategy. Stretching to develop revolutionary products will be a losing proposition. Incrementalism isn't unprofitable. LinkedIn, for example, hasn't revolutionised society, but has been very lucrative.
2. Diminishing Marginal Innovation Applies at the Economy Level, Not the Sector Level — We don't have flying cars as routine transport, and it's difficult to see this occurring. On the other hand, DNA technology is still in its infancy, and might have "running room." We will continue to see sectors transformed (e.g., conventional retailing impacted by online retailing). But innovations in the remaining high growth sectors won't be sufficient to drive revolutionary change/growth in the overall economy. (Consider that even in the 21st Century, an estimated 1/10th of all American jobs are connected to the car industry; it's difficult to see Social Media having that kind of impact.)
3. America as a Relative Backwater Economically and Politically — By the end of the 21st Century, the world's global multi-nationals will increasingly be headquartered in Asia. Since the late 1970s, the rest of the world has been catching up economically with the West. This trend will only accelerate, unless there's new high-impact revolutionary technological innovation in the United States, or economic collapse/stagnation in China/India. (If country GDPs per capita converge to about the same level, country GDPs will then be driven by population. Consequently, China will have four times America's GDP.)
4. Offshoring Will Reverse — As wage levels converge globally, wage differentials (as a driver of offshoring) will also decline/reverse. This is already happening, as the global management consultancy BCG has recently highlighted.
5. Politics of Divide the Pie — As the public increasingly understands that growth has slowed, and won't soon increase, the focus of politics will be on the zero-sum game of dividing up what already exists (it feels like this political trend has already started).
6. The Future Belongs to Corporate Apparatchiks — A future of slow-growth incremental capitalism will favour corporate bureaucrats rather than visionary entrepreneurs.
For most of human history, economic innovation and productivity growth have been low, as were productivity differences between countries. The last two or so centuries have been an exciting exception — but not the norm — for human history.
"Prediction is very hard, especially about the future." —Yogi Berra
I hope Founders Fund will be right and I'll be wrong.
Note: The Oxford English Dictionary (online) defines a Megatrend as — an important shift in the progress of a society or any other particular field or activity.Through a series of commentaries in the coming months, I'll explore other Megatrends that may shape our future. I offer these thoughts — not because I'm sure I'm right – but in the hope that debate will help us prepare for the future.
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Finca Villacreces "Pruno" Ribera Del Duero Crianza '12 | Red | SP
Finca Villacreces "Pruno" Ribera Del Duero Crianza '12 | Red | SP
90% Tempranillo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. From a vineyard situated adjacent to one of the famous vineyards utilized to produce Spain's greatest red wine, Vega Sicilia. Made from relatively old vines, the 2012 Pruno is a sexy, opulent, voluptuously textured effort that spent 12 months in two-year-old French oak barrels. Reminiscent of a baby Vega Sicilia, it possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as notes of high-class, unsmoked cigar tobacco, creme de cassis, licorice, graphite and spice box. Full-bodied, deep, velvety textured, lush and heady, it is another sensational bargain. Enjoy it over the next 5-6 years.
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This 20th Anniversary Edition mingles classic recipes from the original 1978 edition with a new section that includes substitutions for today's health-conscious lifestyles. Original artwork by Greensboro artist Maggie Fickett. Southern Living inducted into its Cookbook Hall of Fame in 1993. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.
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Neighborhoods We Called Home
Dallas Heritage Village preserves history of segregation in Dallas
MIKE McGEE | 9/18/2017, 11:49 a.m.
The Dallas Examiner
"We're actually the worst city when it comes to preservation," Dr. George Keaton Jr. remarked during the Sept. 1 opening of the Neighborhoods We Called Home exhibition at Dallas Heritage Village. The Neighborhoods exhibit, a collaborative venture showcasing the history and housing of Black, Hispanic and Jewish neighborhoods of the city, runs until Dec. 30 and is intended to be a balm to the issue that the doctor spoke on.
"And when I go to different events, when it comes to that – to tear down a building – I always say, 'You need to look at what New Orleans or look at what Boston's doing.' Some of those houses go back to the 1600s," Keaton continued. Although he admitted Dallas is not as old as those cities, he maintained that the core principal was exactly the same. "When you do away with that you're actually losing the character of a city."
The doctor is one-third of the developers of the Dallas Multicultural Historical Coalition, along with Debra Polsky and Juanita Nanez. It consists of a trio of focal groups dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of the three major marginalized ethnicities of the city.
"I have to say, it's been a long road, it's been one of the toughest exhibits to do (that) I've ever done. I thought I knew a lot about neighborhoods and urban history – I even thought I knew a lot about African American history; I was the (teaching assistant) for it at UTD for, like, six years with an expert," Evelyn Montgomery, curator of Dallas Heritage Village, noted as she addressed attendees.
"I thought I understood a lot of things but this has been the most amazing learning experience to me, to see neighborhood history differently, to see how people may feel about their heritage, and that of their neighbors and their friends, and their own parents, in a way I have not seen it before," she said.
Keaton also spoke to those at the opening.
"My group, Remembering Black Dallas Incorporated, started in 2014, and we have hit the road running since we started, and we do many projects throughout the year, and we were very challenged to do this house," he said.
The house he referred to is a shotgun house, a style of home many African Americans lived in during the 1930s, removed from a freedman's town and placed into the Village. The structure gets its name from the design: a narrow home with rooms one behind the other instead of a connecting hallway. It has been said one could fire a shotgun on one end of the house and the shot would travel through all the open doors of the house and out the back door without hitting anything in between. Keaton explained the specific layout beginning with the first room.
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Injuries continue to pile up in the NFL today. Earlier, Le'Veon Bell was carted off the field and now Steve Smith needed to be helped off, unable to put any weight on his leg. The Baltimore Ravens have leaned heavily on Smith this season, with Joe Flacco targeting him 66 times this season coming into today. Kamar Aiken is next with just 37 targets.
Matt Forte, Reggie Bush, Khiry Robinson, Eddie Royal and Larry Donnell have also suffered injuries today.
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Each morning I wake up with an overwhelming desire to improve the lives of the You've Got Maids house cleaning franchise owners pictured above. This objective haunts me. How can I add value? How can I improve their house cleaning franchises? Improving my franchise partners businesses will effect them, their retirement plans, and eventually their grandchildren. I get it. This is a grave responsibility that I eagerly accept.
This New Years morning has been no different. I find myself at 5:30am sketching out the plans for a better franchise partner intranet portal. It's going to be pretty cool, will improve training at Maid University™, but only a select few will ever see it. That's OK, because our franchisee's clients will see the results in cleaner homes & better house cleaning services.
Focus on giving great service. Sure profitability is important, but the number one focus needs to be on delivering outstanding service. If you take care of your customers, the marketplace will take care of you; and for our staff on the main campus of Maid Universtity™, our direct customers are our Franchise Owners.
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Atheism vs. Spirituality
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Many of us were raised in a tradition or understanding that bent our minds toward either an atheistic or spiritual understanding, and lifestyle. Still, most of us do feel unsatisfied, dry and deeply frustrated. Does this sound familiar?
The author of this intriguing dilemma has spent a large portion of his life in a dedicated pursuit of finding possible answers to this enigma. In this book, he addresses an essential lack and pain that burns inside all of us. Even without a conscious knowledge of this pain, human beings can get torn apart because of a lack of clarity on these exact topics - topics that Victor Ramsey has unveiled in a simple yet direct way.
Men and women who strive to find real answers about the link between absolute truth and their existence will definitely benefit from this original and special work. It is bare and honest exposure of a person who does indeed "walk the walk". Long before he started his successful fiction writing career, Ramsey traveled around the world - not just to see beauty in nature and architecture - but to learn from people with rock solid realizations and knowledge. He wanted to meet individuals with well-developed intelligence and something to offer, NOT dry philosophy, but solid arguments. This audiobook is essentially a summary of his extensive quest.
This audiobook clearly differs from other works that explore these themes. It surpasses the mental plane of endless opinions, speculations, and words without real substance. Despite its size, this audiobook retains enormous strength of clear reason and understanding.
Unlike some fanatical assertions, or nicely packaged attempts to manipulate readers' free will, the author of this book leads readers by offering options. However, this audiobook doesn't portray anything like an all-size-fits approach - it has a very defined edge. I believe it will be warmly welcomed by anyone who is open and ready to explore.
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If you want to hear a "christian" talk about atheists like the are 'demonic' and 'two legged animals', read this book. The author envoys ~'watching atheist boil and get angry' at his "sound" arguments. In my opinion, an author that writes a book to disregard a certain type of people is self-righteous in his own arguments and is himself demonic. Look at the cover of this title...Ramsey displays atheists as evil and the book iterates his arguments and his preposed atheistic arguments back...usually using language that is derogatory to make his argument sound more valid. People choose to be atheist as a life choice, arguing with them is useless. Showing atheists that you have the grace of God in your actions and being a good person is how you live with atheists. You are not going to change an atheist by arguing with them. Ramsey sounds pious and and makes himself seem better than atheist. This creates a barrier to any type relationship with God an atheist would ever want to create. Ramsey gives christians a bad name.
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History of the Golf
February 09 2018, Simcoe Volkswagen
The Volkswagen Golf is a small family car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across seven generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1).
The original Golf Mk1 was a front-wheel drive, front-engined replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model and the world's second best-selling model, with more than 29 million built by 2012.
Most production of the Golf was initially in the 3-door hatchback style. The cars have filled many market segments, from basic personal cars, to high-performance hot hatches.
The Volkswagen Golf has won many awards throughout its history. The Volkswagen Golf won the World Car of the Year in 2009 with the Volkswagen Golf Mk6 and in 2013 with the Volkswagen Golf Mk7. Every generation of Golf has been a runner-up in the European Car of the Year awards. The Golf is one of only two cars, the other being the Renault Clio, to have been voted European Car of the Year twice, in 1992 and 2013. The Volkswagen Golf has made the Car and Driver annual 10 Best list multiple times.
The Name Golf
Despite numerous sources suggesting that the Golf nameplate is derived from the German word for Gulf Stream — during a period in its history when VW named vehicles after prominent winds or currents as Jetta (after the Jet stream), Bora (after Bora) and Scirocco (after Sirocco) or that "Golf" is a sport theme-related name as shared with the Polo and Derby— a 2013 report by former VW advertising copywriter Bertel Schmitt, says that — after consulting knowledgeable VW sources including Dr. Carl Hahn, former Volkswagen of America Chief and WP Schmidt, former sales chief at Volkswagen — no conclusive evidence suggests that Volkswagen employed a naming theme for its then new front-drive, water-cooled vehicles; nor that the names trace etymologically to any particular theme; nor that any naming system "was ever announced, either officially or confidentially.
2015 Golf Wins CAJ Best of the Best Award
Voted the 2015 Best of the Best by the Canadian Automotive Jury (CAJ), this month brings yet another win for the impressive Volkswagen Golf. The competition was stiff but the Golf beat out both the Ford Mustang and Porsche Macan for first place at the Montreal auto show. Winners of the CAJ are chosen based on the following criteria: style, design (exterior and interior), ride and handling, performance, ergonomics, comfort, space, cargo capacity, fuel efficiency, market significance, and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). The CAJ is a non-profit organization that is independently funded by 10 jurors, who are renowned automotive journalists and Volkswagen is honoured to accept the 2015 Best of the Best award.
2015 North American Car of the Year
Good things come in pairs. This year both the Golf and Golf GTI were recognized for setting new standards in their segments with the prestigious 2015 North American Car of the Year award. The awards are now in their 22nd annual iteration and judged by 57 North American journalists and experts in the automotive industry. The two Golf models have been acknowledged for their unmatched innovation, design, comfort, value, and available driver assistance."This award highlights our achievements and hard work in the past year, and we are confident that the Golf family will continue to pate the way for the brand in the year ahead" said Michael Horn, CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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2015 AJAC Best New Small Car (Over $21,000)
The Canadian Car of the Year Awards program is created by journalist members of AJAC to provide buyers with comparative information on new vehicles. Starting in September of each year, hundreds of eligible new model vehicles are evaluated by AJAC's expert journalists based on comparative "real world" testing and data. This extensive evaluation recognizes the best new vehicles across a range of categories. That's why we are proud to announce that the All-New 2015 Volkswagen Golf has been honoured by AJAC with the Best New Small Car (over $21,000) award.
2015 Motoring TV Award
February brings another win from Motoring TV for the all-new 2015 Golf as Motoring's Car of the Year. What makes this award so unique is that it judges the whole lineup, not just individual models. Each model is put into a category where it competes against it's class based on everything from style, ride/handling, interior execution, comfort, cargo, drivability, value, etc. Having picked the winner from each of the categories, the models are then narrowed down to arrive at the overall Car of the Year. In this case, it was the Volkswagen Golf lineup. We at Volkswagen humbly agree and are excited to add the Motoring TV award to the many wins of the 2015 Golf.
The Car Guide's 2015 Best Buy Award
The Car Guide is an automotive journalism database offering news, reviews, exclusive videos and details about new and used vehicles. Each year, The Car Guide's Best Buy Awards are given to the highest rated cars within a series of different categories. We are proud to announce that Volkswagen has been honoured with 3 Best Buy Awards. The 2015 Golf GTI has been named The Car Guide's 2015 Best Sports Car Under 50K as well as the 2015 Best New Car of the Year. And the 2015 Touareg has been named The Car Guide's 2015 Best Mid-Size SUV over 50K.
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Four Great Danes in Double Figures Lead Men's Basketball Over UNH 66-48
Four Great Danes in Double Figures Lead Men's Basketball Over UNH 66-48
ALBANY, N.Y. – University at Albany men's basketball (15-13, 9-6 AE) gave its seniors one last win in the regular season at SEFCU Arena, downing UNH 66-48. Sam Rowley led UAlbany with 19 points and six rebounds.
"We consider ourselves a family first," said Rowley. "It's great to have the seniors win in front of their families, and we had a great team win. It means a lot. To capitalize on the lead we had and extend it to cement the win was good for us heading into Stony Brook."
Though UAlbany did not score for the first 3:30 of the contest, seniors DJ Evans and David Wiegmann evened the score in just five seconds. A steal and dunk from Gary Johnson gave UAlbany the lead.
A 12-4 run for the Great Danes on 5-for-6 shooting extended the lead to five with 12:30 left in the first half.
UNH's leading scorer Chris Pelcher picked up his second personal foul with 9:12 left in the first half, but the Albany native didn't stay out of the game long, returning with 6:30 left in the first when the Wildcats were down eight.
With Pelcher's return, UAlbany committed four turnovers to let UNH sneak back within two points. Peter Hooley converted on the traditional three-point play with seven seconds left in the first half to send the Purple & Gold into the locker room with a five point-lead, 30-25.
Rowley led all scorers at the half with nine points.
The Great Danes and Wildcats went back and forth to open the second half, but two offensive rebounds from Rowley kept UNH at bay, creating second-chance opportunities. The junior scored six points in two minutes to give the Purple & Gold a six-point lead, 40-34 with 13 minutes left.
An and-one from Luke Devlin ended a late run by the Wildcats, extending UAlbany's lead to nine with 6:19 remaining. Four straight points from Johnson gave the Great Danes their first double-digit lead 56-45, with five minutes left. UNH failed to score in the final 4:39 of the game.
"It was special tonight," said Johnson. "The guys were focused and we want to do whatever it takes to win. Tonight we had a good team, collective win."
Johnson recorded his 12th consecutive game in league play with at least 10 points. John Puk recorded three blocks against the Wildcats. The senior has tallied three blocks or more in three of his last four games.
Rowley (19), Johnson (15), Evans (13) and Hooley (12) all recorded double figures in scoring. Hooley, Johnson and Rowley also all recorded a perfect 5-for-5 clip from the free throw line.
Will Brown's squad concludes the regular season at Stony Brook (20-9, 12-3 AE) on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 from Pritchard Gym.


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Yield: 4 servings
- 3 ears very fresh sweet corn (yellow or white)
- 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
- 1 small onion, peeled and diced
- salt and freshly ground pepper (note: white pepper is also good in this soup)
- basil oil, for garnish (see below)
Put 6 cups water in a pot. Husk corn. Cut the kernels from each ear, but don't go very deep; after the kernels are removed, scrape the remaining pulp from the ears with the back (dull side) of a knife. Set the corn aside, and put the cobs into the pot of water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer, and let cook at a gentle simmer for 10 minutes. Fish the cobs out and discard them, saving the liquid; strain to remove any bits of silk.
Heat oil in a heavy saucepan and add onion. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice, until softened and translucent, but not browned.
Add corn and broth, bring back to the boil, turn down the flame, and simmer 5 minutes. Purée in a blender, or for a slightly more textured soup, use a hand-held immersion blender, stopping when you like the texture. Reheat, taste and adjust seasoning with salt and black or white pepper. Top each portion with a few drops of basil oil, below.
Quick Basil-Scallion Oil
Yiled: about 3/4 cup, enough to use in the soup and to garnish other dishes or as a salad oil
- 1/2 cup firmly packed basil leaves, from one bunch basil
- 2 scallions, cut in one-inch pieces
- 1 cup oil — use 1/2 extra-virgin and 1/2 grapeseed oil
- generous pinch salt
Combine ingredients, and process well in the blender. Pour into a small pan, bring to a simmer; simmer 45 seconds by the clock. Let drip through a "gold" coffee filter without pushing on the contents. The resulting bright green, flavorful oil will hold in the refrigerator for a week. Bring to room temperature before using. It's fun to put some in a squeeze bottle, and use it to decorate plates of food with dots, swooshes, etc.
Note: there are many methods of making oils from fresh herbs. All of them require at least a quick blanching of the herbs to stop enzyme action; this method combines that with the infusion into the oil. Although it may be tempting to flavor your basil oil with garlic, don't try it unless you're making a very small batch and using it up. The danger of botulism from homemade garlic oil is very real.


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Satyam Computer Services (SAY) popped 6%. The Indian software company said it terminated an acquisition. – I'd keep an eye on this stock, counsels Pete Najarian.