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Star Trek - The Next Generation: Crushed Crusher Part 1 (MF,spank)
by The Wiz
The Enterprise had just arrived at Starbase 157, and with the exception of a
few maintenance crew, the Captain and the Chief Medical Officer, the ship was
completely empty. Everyone else had gone for some serious 'shore leave' on
the Starbase.
It had been two weeks since Vash had left with Q on their jaunt around
Infinity. Picard wondered vaguely how the pair of them were getting along.
Then his mind went back to the issue that had been haunting him more and
more just lately, and which was becoming more and more urgent.
Why was he now eating his breakfast alone, and what was he going to do about
* * *
Beverly had joined Picard for breakfast regularly for quite a while. He
looked forward to her smiling mischievous face with the beautiful blue eyes
over their morning croissants and coffee. It was always a lovely start to
their day.
However, ever since Beverly had inadvertently interrupted Vash and Picard
over breakfast a couple of weeks ago she had not joined him again. In fact
she had completely withdrawn herself except where her duties required that
she speak to him, and excellent CMO that she was she wouldn't let her
private feelings interfere with her duties - oh no. She just bottled them
up instead, and wouldn't talk to anyone about it.
At the time the two women had first met there didn't seem to be a problem
between them. The only one who appeared to be at all uncomfortable was Picard
who had on hearing the chime announce Beverly's arrival for breakfast as
usual, become acutely embarrassed.
The two women were frankly intrigued with each other, and seemed to
automatically club together to make Jean-Luc squirm and dangle uncomfortably
between them, and it was an event that as two 'normal' women they positively
relished. What woman wouldn't?
After that Q had intervened in his usual self effacing, mild and modest
little way, and after a brief adventure in which Q had as usual nearly got
Picard and his officers killed, Vash went of to explore and (she fervently
hoped) plunder the universe with him, leaving Jean-Luc Picard, Vash-less
and Crusher-less. Beverly most definitely was *not* talking to *him*!
The more that Beverly thought about it, the angrier she got with Jean-Luc.
Why didn't he mention Vash to anyone? What was he hiding, apart from the fact
that Vash was an amoral, conniving, dissolute, licentious, scheming little
bitch! And Beverly didn't like her either!
What the hell did he see in her? And to think that *he* preferred Vash to
herself, he couldn't have been any more insulting if he had tried. He had
hurt her deeply, crushing her feelings for him without a second thought,
and she wasn't going to let him do it again. From now on Jean-Luc Picard
could go play in a Wormhole!
In two hours Beverly would be leaving the Enterprise and Jean-Luc for good.
She couldn't stand to be around him any more, it hurt far too much. For all
that she was furious with him (to put it mildly), she hurt so much that she
couldn't bear to confront him and let him know just what she thought of him,
she would be likely to take the nearest hard heavy object to his skull.
Instead she had put in for a transfer, and was getting out of there. She
wasn't sure that she was doing the right thing, she knew that running away
wasn't really the right thing to do, but in this case she decided, it was a
tactical retreat.
Both Deanna and Riker had tried to talk her out of going, but she was
adamant. She had half hoped that Jean-Luc would refuse her transfer or at
least try to talk her out of it, but he rubber-stamped the transfer order
without a word. That just about confirmed her idea of his low regard for
Crusher made her way to her office for the last time, taking the turbo lift
instead of walking as she sometimes did. The turbo lift stopped on the floor
directly above her embarkation point and the door opened to Jean-Luc Picard.
He looked taken aback to see her (as was she to see him), as the sight of her
shook him out of some deep thought.
"May I?" He sought permission to join her, stepping on to the lift without
waiting for an answer however.
"Suite yourself, it's your ship *Captain*." Beverly's tone was sharp,
'Oh God, not now Beverly - show no weakness, no weakness!' She was repeating
the litany in her mind in a desperate attempt to control the racing of her
pulse at his nearness.
Picard made up his mind.
"Halt." The lift stopped immediately. "Beverly I want to talk to you."
"Well, I don't want to talk to you. Resume!" The lift moved on again.
"Dammit Beverly!" He took a controlling breathe. "Halt and maintain my
order!" The lift stopped again, and this time it would not move until Picard
gave the word. His temper was rising, but he battled to control it. He knew
that this would not be easy, and she was doing her best to make it downright
"Doctor Crusher." he put on his best command voice. "I was just coming to
tell you that I have rescinded your transfer order. You will not be leaving
the Enterprise today. I have just had orders that shore leave is cancelled,
and that we will be leaving this Starbase at 22:00 hours." He looked at her
shocked face trying to work out what her reaction to the news would be, then
he continued "Your replacement cannot be here for at least another 24 hours
after that. So your leaving is quite out of the question at the moment." He
tugged at his uniform top, and decided that it was time to release the turbo
lift again. "Resume."
Beverly didn't know whether to be relieved or not, she didn't really want to
go, but her famous Howard temper was about to make its presence felt.
"Jean-Luc Picard. If you think that you can keep me on this ship *with you*
for another minute, you are gravely mistaken. I don't care if you Court
Martial me, I'm getting of this ship in ten minutes and that's it!" She
tossed her head and her eyes flashed fire at him.
Picard started. He had hoped that Beverly would see his order for what it
was, an attempt to get her to stay with him, but instead she chose to fight
him. He should have known better of course. Well if she wanted a fight, and
that's what it would take to clear the air between them so be it!
"Doctor, you will unpack your belongings again, and prepare Sick bay for any
medical emergencies we may meet on this mission." He looked at her hard, he
knew exactly what he had to do. He needed to push her over the edge, make her
completely lose control of her temper now. "And that's an order Doctor. You
are not going anywhere until *I* say so!" He stood there with his hands
planted firmly on his hips, daring her to disobey him - and of course she
"My dear Captain Picard," she said it really silkily, making his eyes widen
in surprise. "BULLSHIT!" She poked him in the chest, her fury climbing to a
crescendo "I'm not spending another minute on this ship with you! I'm doing
you a favour Captain, you don't really want me here, you'd prefer some little
trollop like that Vash...! "
Her eyes flew wide open for a second. What a fool, she'd given herself
completely away, allowing her jealousy for Vash to spill into the open, and
in front of him! She was mortified. The turbo lift doors opened and she
stumbled out heading on instinct for the sanctuary of her office. The tears
had started to flow now, and she couldn't bear the thought that he might see
them. However he was following just a couple of steps behind her, and his
presence was making her whole body ache for him.
"Beverly." His voice was gentle, concerned. He wanted to put his arms around
her and apologise for hurting her so much. He knew what he had done and he
was truly sorry for it.
"Don't you Beverly me Jean-Luc. I don't need your pity. I don't need you at
all!" She took an empty cup from her desk and spinning around quickly she
threw it straight at him! He ducked and it missed him completely, bouncing
off the wall to the floor. "Now leave me alone." She was sobbing but she was
still looking for something else to throw at him. Her eyes lit on a vase that
he had given her to hold the flowers that she oft times brightened the
sickbay with. That would do nicely. She lifted it above her head to throw it,
but before she could release it he had gripped her wrist with one hand and
taken the vase with the other. He put it on the desk, then grabbed the back
of her head, holding it forcefully as she tried to pull away from him.
"Enough young lady!" His voice - the three words - sent a frisson through
her, the liquid flame making her shudder and suddenly gasp for breathe. She
stopped, rooted to the spot, fighting the urge to press into him, to melt
against his warm hard body.
The Howard temper however, just beat the Howard passion to the finish line.
She took a deep breath, and stamped down as hard as she could on Picard's
foot. The shock made him release her and she dived for the office door
making for Transporter room 2.
Picard realised exactly where she was going, but he'd started this fight and
he was going to finish it! He snapped out his command,
"Computer. Shut down all transporter functions until my release."
'Good,' he thought 'she can't get out that way. Now to sort this out!'
Beverly was desperately trying to release the transporter controls. It wasn't
working. Just as she turned to leave and make a retreat to her room Picard
walked through the door.
"Doctor." He sounded like he was just about to start a friendly conversation
but that was the furthest thing from his mind. He moved towards her. She
moved back behind the transporter consul. She tried to dodged past him to
the door but he grabbed her elbow pulling her back to him! Suddenly she found
herself dangling over his shoulder!
"Jean-Luc, put me down!" She almost shrieked it at him. He slapped her behind
"Quiet you! Computer release transporter controls." He shrugged his shoulder,
settling her more firmly.
Picard set the transporter to beam them directly to his quarters, then he
carried the still struggling doctor on to the transporter pad.
On arriving in his room, Picard immediately dumped Beverly on the couch, and
just stood there getting his breath back. She was trying to straighten her
hair and compose herself. Her heart was pounding so hard, her blood was
racing so fast. Was he finally going to do it? After all of these years was
he finally going to take control - take her?
She looked up at him, the challenge in her eyes more than evident.
He spoke quietly and gently. "Beverly, I'm truly sorry that I hurt you, I
never meant to do that. I think far too much of you to ever deliberately hurt
you." He knelt down in front of her. "Vash was just one of those things, and
I didn't mean it to happen."
His eyes met hers, reaching for her understanding - almost begging for it.
"And for all that I've always known that there was something between us,
you've always backed away from following through. I thought that I was free
to do what ever I wanted."
She looked at his downcast eyes, knew that he probably wouldn't be able to go
much further without her encouragement, so she spoke.
"Well you were wrong weren't you Jean-Luc?" Her voice was firm, provocative.
"You're not free any more than I am." This was it, make or break time. "But
I'll give you your freedom if that's what you want. Do you want it Jean-Luc?"
He looked stunned, but she continued. "Because I'm still leaving this ship
unless you can change my mind and prove to me that you really want me. You've
got five minutes to make up your mind. I'll be in my quarters if you need
Rising from the couch Beverly made the bravest move she had ever made. She
kissed the reeling Picard on the cheek and went to leave his room.
"Oh no you bloody don't!" Picard was on her in a flash. "You want convincing,
I'll give you convincing!" Taking her wrist he dragged her to his bedroom.
Spinning her around so that her back was to the bed he pushed her.
"Down!" She fell back on to the bed.
Bending over he caught up one of her feet and started to pull the boot away.
She started to fight him, but he caught the other foot and pulled the boot
off of that one too.
Neither of them spoke. They were engaged in a furious battle. He had to prove
his love and desire to her, and she had to make him prove it by fighting him
every step of the way.
He pulled at the fastening to her uniform, slapping her hands away as they
tried to thwart his efforts. Grasping the cuffs of her sleeves, he pulled
until one arm was free, did the same to the next arm, and then dragged the
uniform down off her shoulders. She just continued to fight him, wordlessly
glaring her challenge at him, and the more of her that he revealed the more
he wanted. He brusquely turned her over on to her front, grabbing the uniform
by the waist and then ripping it from the rest of her body. All that she was
left with now were her wispy non-regulation bra and panties. He undid the bra
and almost tore it away from her - he'd show her what he wanted all right.
Beverly couldn't believe what was happening to her. After all these years of
waiting! Well she wanted to join in the fun. She'd show him what *she* wanted
His hands went to her panties, but she twisted away from him, hooked a foot
around his leg and pulled him to the bed as well. She grabbed the hem of his
uniform top and ripped it over his head, the insignia scratching a line
along his cheek, but it didn't stop her. Next her hands went to his trouser
fastening, and she made short work of that. She pulled his boots off now, and
forcefully moved back up his legs to grasp the waist band of this trousers
and underpants. She worked them down his legs slowly and pulling them off -
she then stopped. And waited...
Picard was momentarily stunned by Beverly's rough undressing of him, then he
began to enjoy it, he liked the feeling that she was about to rape him, but
then she stopped. 'I see, that's her game is it.' He laughed.
Jumping up Picard grabbed her by her shoulders again, and pushed her face
down on the bed, his thumb hooking under her panties and slowly pulling them
down. His left hand pressed into the small of her back so that she couldn't
get away from him. As the panties arrived at her knees he stopped. His right
hand went to her buttocks rubbing circles and figure of eights on them. She
"I don't recall giving you permission to undress me young lady." His voice
was low and seductive. "And pushing a superior officer over is a very serious
offence!" He continued caressing her buttocks, his hands getting more and
more intimate. He murmured in to her ear "A very serious offence indeed. What
do you think I should do about it doctor?" His hand slipped between her legs
and she jumped slightly, gripping the quilt as she waited for his next
action. "What would you prescribe Beverly?" He kissed her ear, and then
letting go of her back, he stood her up, sat on the bed himself and turned
her across his knees. She yelped as she landed on his warm lap, more from
surprise than anything. He continued rubbing her behind again.
"Not only have you man-handled a superior officer, but you've been
insubordinate as well." His voice was low, soothing and dripping with
implication. "You've been a very naughty girl Beverly. What do you think I
should do with you?" His hands slipped once more between her legs making her
squirm as his other hand reached under her and teased a nipple. She gasped.
"You must maintain discipline Captain," she gasped again, her hands grabbed
his uniform top lying on the floor, "I think you should smack me first, and
then make very severe love to me." She was so embarrassed saying the words,
but she knew that was what they both needed.
"I think I should as well my good doctor." His voice held a laugh, but he
kept a straight face, and set about the not so onerous task before him.
I'm sure that Starfleet regulations don't have
specific guidelines on how to administer a spanking,
but I'm sure that I can manage to improvise.
Smack, Smack!> Somehow.
Picard stopped his punishment of his CMO's now very pink posterior, and
pulled her into his arms. She was crying softly. Not so much from the
spanking, his smacks hadn't been that hard. More from the fact that Picard
had actually admitted to needing her at last.
He wiped a tear from her face, looking at her with all the love he felt for
"Well, naughty girl, are you going to follow orders now?" He kissed her
"Yes sir. I'll be good." She kissed his forehead back, "but only if I get to
maintain *your* discipline too!" She was laughing, all of her worries had
melted away.
"That's a deal Doctor." He grinned back at her, his eyes dancing, so she
pushed him back down on the bed and set about ravishing his beautiful body.
But that's another story....
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Please ignore my food baby.
I was so anxious about not missing the window of good light for this photo shoot that I didn't scrutinize my poses as closely as I
obsessively usually do. It wasn't until later, when I was creating the collages, when I noticed the distinct belly bump in some of the photos. That's some raging turkey tortilla soup in action, my friends!
But enough with my self-conscious blather; let's discuss this outfit, shall we? According to my daughter, I look like Santa Claus. Food belly notwithstanding, I'm gonna take that as a compliment since she still believes, and Santa is on her top ten hero list.
Now, I could've diminished the Santa effect by opting for a different colored pant, but the winter white of these babies really sets off the red?orange?paprika? hue of this sweater, and I just can't be arsed about whether or not it makes me look like a jolly old elf. To embrace the vibe then, I opted for my fuzzy Khombus – so much sleeker and cooler than Uggs, don't ya think?
Getting back to this sweater – can you believe that it's practically ten years old? Yeah, ten. I think. I know I owned it before I ever got pregnant with my first, so yeah. Definitely at least ten years. It's a bit pilly under the arms, but it's still warm and it still fits and I'm calling this vintage and patting myself on the back for being so eco-friendly.
Nowadays, knowing what I do about fit and body proportions, I wouldn't ever have bought a turtleneck cable knit sweater because combined, these two elements make me look wide and uniboobed. But I heart this particular sweater so much that not only have I kept it, I am featuring it on my body for all the world to see. But because I am still a self-conscious wench at heart, I accessorized with a long chain that supposedly draws the eyes down and creates a faux v to diminish the uniboob-ness. Did it work?
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Grounding Originalism
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Date Written: January 28, 2019
How is the Constitution to be interpreted? The "positive turn" in legal scholarship treats constitutional interpretation, like statutory or contractual interpretation, as governed by legal rules grounded in actual practice. In our legal system, that practice is committed to a certain form of originalism: our system's official story is that we follow the law of the Founding, plus all lawful changes made since.
Or so we've argued. Yet this answer produces its own set of questions. How can practice solve our problems, when there are so many theories of law, each giving practice a different role? Why look to an official story, when on-the-ground practice may be confused or divided, or may even make the story ring false? And why take originalism as the official story, when so many scholars and judges seem to reject it?
This Article offers a response to each. To the extent that legal systems are features of particular societies, a useful theory will have to pay attention to actual practice in those societies, including the particular aspects of legal practice we describe. This positive focus can indeed resolve a great many contentious legal disputes, as shared legal premises lead to conclusions that might surprise us, or that ultimately establish one side in a dispute as correct. The most serious challenge to our view is the empirical one: whether originalism is or isn't the official story of our law. Stripped of their jurisprudential confusion, however, the best competing accounts of our law seem to have far less supporting evidence than our own account. Focusing on social practice as it stands today turns out to direct our attention to the Founders, and to the changes over time that their law has recognized.
Keywords: originalism, constitutional theory, constitutional interpretation, legal theory, jurisprudence, positivism, H.L.A. Hart
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fuck you for giving away the poor dog. asshole
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your stupidthe first thing you say is, "whatdid you know that i did?"
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Everybody on this stream is fucking retarted. For one, the "family dog" could have been annoying as fuck. And for two, not all humans do horrible things- some of them do really fucking great things and sone dogs DO do horrible things- including attacking people. And a fucking dog's life more valuable than a humans??? Are you all fucked in the head? Are you telling me that if you only had time to save a dog or a child from getting hit by a car, you would save the fucking dogs? On the off chance that the child may grow up to do horrible things and of course the dog (who most likely otherwise doesn't give a shit about anything but itself) will not... Seriously, something is wrong with you obsessive dog people
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- You are giving away your services or products for free—False! Grand Central Barter (GCB), and any other reputable trade organization, offers retail trade exchange dollar for dollar. This means that although you do not receive cash specifically for what you trade away, whatever goods or services you receive in return will be worth every dollar you initially traded.
- Businesses will raise their prices in order to earn more barter dollars—False! Although it is impossible to police every business in our network's practices, the network almost always regulates itself. Businesses who hike prices will not only make others in the network feel taken advantage of, but will also lose the goodwill and cash referrals those other businesses might have sent their way. Hiking prices to earn barter dollars is a lose-lose situation, so most businesses will never risk it.
- Bartering is old school, so the caliber of trade partners will be lower—False! Any business that has the ability to make decisions for itself can be a part of the network at GCB, from large to small and in between. Their businesses are leaders in their industries in product quality, customer service, public respect and trust.
- Larger franchises and businesses cannot be members—False! As long as a large business is franchised and independently owned and/or operated, they can barter with GCB. The reason for this is that typically independently owned and operated franchises have managers or owners with the freedom to make the decision to barter. Well-known national companies like Dominoes, The Melting Pot, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, and more are all a part of the GCB network.
- It will cost you more by the time you pay out percentages—False! It is true that GCB collects a small cash fee on each transaction, but a profit margin is built into each and every product and service you offer. Their fee will not throw that out of balance or make the trade not worthwhile.
For more help or to get started, give them a call at (615) 883-1000. You can also visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information.
Keys to Smart Trading with Grand Central Barter
Bartering goods and services is a smart choice for your business. So how do you make the most of it? By following a few tips from Grand Central Barter (GCB), you can be sure that you are getting the most out of your barter dollars and maximizing their effectiveness for your business.
- Replace what you pay for. Think about the goods and services necessary for your business, your family, and your employees to function properly. Which of those goods and services do you currently pay cash for, out of your own pocket or your business's? Focus on these items first. Begin to replace them with goods and services that you can purchase through barter rather than with cash.
- Cash conversion. The next thing to focus on is how you can actually make money using barter dollars. For example, can you add "extras" to your services, but charge your customers cash to take advantage of those extras? This is a smart way to use trade to increase your profits without spending too much yourself.
- Remember personal services. Personal and medical services such as chiropractics, massage, dentistry, eye exams, eyewear, etc. are all things that tend to suck a lot of money out of your end-of-year profits, whether they are for you or your employees. With GCB, all of these things can be purchased! For services where insurance is applicable, barter can be used to compensate for your co-pay or whatever is not covered by your policy.
- Charitable donations. When you make a donation of something that you have purchased on barter, you never actually see the cash. However, whatever you donate is still worth what it is worth, and that amount is tax deductible. Keeping track of these charitable donations can be a huge way to save money when tax season rolls around.
- Recruit, recruit, recruit! If there is something you would like to purchase on barter but it is not currently in the network, let your favorite provider know about GCB! This is a win for everyone involved. Plus, you'll earn $200 in barter dollars every time you successfully refer a new member.
- Support local businesses. If you receive goods or services through GCB and have a positive experience, be sure to let people know! Log onto Yelp or your neighborhood Facebook page, leave a positive review, and encourage those you trade with to do the same. When barter businesses lift each other up publicly, cash business flows their way as well. Positive words coming from well-respected business owners in the community will go a long way.
These are just a few of the key tips to remember while you are bartering with Grand Central Barter. Following them will ensure that you make the most out of each and every trade.
For more help or to get started, give them a call at (615) 883-1000. You can also visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information.
The Bartering Economy
These days, there is no end to the talk about "the rise of the sharing economy." It began with technology-organized companies like Lyft , Uber and AirBnB . They have all contributed to the fundamental shift in the way we think about our resources in this day and age. We are moving to viewing our possessions more fluidly and asking different questions.
The question used to be: what do I have and how can I get more of it—bigger, better, nicer, etc? In the sharing economy, the question has become: how can I take what I already have and turn it into profit? In the bartering industry specifically, the question is: how do I take what I already have (or do) and turn it into something I need, want, or can use?
Grand Central Barter answers this question on a widespread, high-tech and easily accessible level. When you barter and trade with Grand Central Barter, you have access through trade to the goods, services, and resources of leaders in industries from entertainment to food service to travel and beyond. They have access to what you have to offer as well. While this model has already been wildly successful, they are soon launching their app for Android and iPhone!
The Grand Central Barter app, similar to apps like Lyft and Uber or even the newer Apple Pay app , will allow users to trade on the go, cash- and credit card-free. The Grand Central Barter app functions as a payment method, transaction processor, online store, digital gift certificate storage unit, and even a GPS locator to find deals and resources near you. In this way, Grand Central Barter stands alongside companies like Lyft, Uber, AirBnB, and others who are ushering in not only "the sharing economy" as a trendy buzzword, but a new way of thinking about how we relate to our resources—and more importantly, to each other.
If you are ready to join the bartering economy with Grand Central Barter, contact them today. Give them a call at (615) 883-1000 or visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com to learn more.
Using Trade and Barter for Medical Services
When it comes to medical needs, business owners, especially small business owners, are notorious for taking care of everyone else before taking care of themselves—employees, clients, families, spouses, and friends. While this can be an inspiring and endearing trait, it is also important for business owners to take time to address their own physical needs so they can better serve the needs of their community and loved ones.
Often times, small business owners are simply financially unable to offer a full benefits package to their employees but still desire to provide important medical, dental, optical, and other services.
This is where Grand Central Barter comes in. They can now offer their members medical services on trade. Members can use their barter dollars to pay for medical services across the spectrum, like teeth cleanings, eye exams, chiropractic services, and more. Their member medical providers are able to apply your existing insurance to their services, then use barter dollars to cover the rest.
Medical providers whose services are available on barter with GCB include:
- Action Chiropractic
- Promise Dental
- Cardiology Wellness Center
- Middle Tennessee Orthodontic Specialists
- Stork Vision
- and many more!
Members of GCB are able to use these services for themselves or their families, or give them to their employees who find themselves in need.
In this day and age, even having insurance is no guarantee that essential medical services will be affordable. Paying for these services on barter is one way to reduce or even eliminate the cost of such services. Take care of your own needs as a small business owner and help valuable employees to get the things they need.
If you are ready to start bartering with Grand Central Barter for medical services and more, contact them today. Call (615) 883-1000, or visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information.
High-Tech Barter and Trade in 2016
With the advent of technology and the information age, the time has never been better to incorporate bartering and trading as an essential component of your model of success for your business. For a variety of reasons, oftentimes bartering and trading has been thought of historically as rather inaccessible to the everyday business owner, but this is simply not the case. Thanks to technology, getting started using barter to bolster your business is now easier than ever.
This year, Grand Central Barter is expanding their barter platform to increase their geographical range of services utilizing new technology to make it easier for all of their members to trade at their convenience. As a new member of the International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA), GCB members now have access to goods and services far beyond the Nashville area, especially worldwide travel destinations that can be used for business or pleasure.
They are also developing both improved software and a brand new app that will be available for iPhone and Android. The new software, developed in conjunction with NexTrade360, will facilitate a Grand Central Barter experience akin to shopping on eBay, Amazon, or any of your favorite retail sites. Your certificates or vouchers will be automatically processed and emailed to you more conveniently than ever. With the app, your vouchers will be stored for easy access. You will be able to send messages to other members, process transactions, get live help from their trade brokers, and view trading opportunities in your geographical area all on-the-go with just the touch of a button. Both the new software and the app will debut in March 2016.
Grand Central Barter wants to make bartering goods and services as easy, hassle-free, and accessible as possible. They are excited about continuing to use new and innovative forms of technology to meet this goal. With Grand Central Barter, using trade to save money and make your business more successful has never been better.
For more information or to learn more about how to become a member of Grand Central Barter, call (615) 883-1000 or visit their website grandcentralbarter.com .
Middle Tennessee's Fastest Growing Trade and Barter Organization
Grand Central Barter first opened its doors in September of 2014. Since then, they have experienced rapid growth to become one of the most successful trade and bartering organizations in the state and region. As of the end of 2015, they had just over 260 member businesses who completed over a million dollars worth of trade last year alone.
Most of their member businesses make their home in Middle Tennessee, but not all. There are member businesses spread out across the country that have heard of what GCB is doing and are excited to be a part of it—from condo rentals in Florida to skin care out of Iowa; from hardwood floor restorers in Kentucky to an international travel agency in Vermont. Their trade services are good for every type of business and every industry. Each business benefits in different ways.
Grand Central Barter is a member of both the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) and the International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA). They are the only member of either NATE or IRTA in Middle Tennessee. As such, one of their heaviest focuses is networking for their trading partners. GCB wants to do their best to connect each business and help them meet other community members. GCB knows that their success is dependent on the success of their member businesses. They make a strong effort to help each and every one of their traders thrive through trading.
They have been honored to be a part of building up the community in Middle Tennessee over the course of their first year. They have made it their mission to find new and creative ways to give back. Last year, GCB was a presenting sponsor for shows with both the Tennessee Preforming Arts Center (TPAC) and the Nashville Symphony . GCB takes their responsibility as a business in the community very seriously. They know how important it is to build back into the places that have given them so much success.
Grand Central Barter would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the people that have made their first year in business such an incredible success—their family, member businesses, and community. They look forward to many more years of facilitating trade and barter in Middle Tennessee!
Find out more about the benefits of trading with Grand Central Barter by visiting their website at grandcentralbarter.com .
Make Home and Garden Improvements with Grand Central Barter
Now that the holidays are over and the New Year has begun, many people will be getting to work on their new year's resolutions and home improvement projects that were put off during the busy holiday season. At Grand Central Barter , they have tons of ways for you to spend your Grand Dollars in the New Year to help improve your home and garden. Home and garden improvements are a great way for business owners to benefit not just their businesses, but also their homes and families!
The home and garden category includes:
- Independent contractors like Armor Roofing, Assured Heating and Cooling, Todd Forest Mechanical , Nashville Cats Heating and Plumbing, Just Paint It, Chimney Quest , Cornerstone Painting Company, and Carpet Fashions carpet installers.
- Cleaning companies like The Clean Team, who services businesses and homes regularly, and Shawna's Cleaning, who specializes in one-time cleaning needs like moving and special events.
- Lawn care maintenance companies like Edged Enterprise and Earthwise Pest Control , the premier in environmentally friendly pest control.
- Interior design and home accessorizing shops like Regina Davidson Murals, Harpeth Art Center and Gallery , Picture This Custom Framing, Music Row Autographs and Framing, and Design Nashville custom home accents.
When you trade with Grand Central Barter, you can use your trade dollars to finally fix that problem spot on the roof, get the carpets deep-cleaned, decorate your home with art from some of Nashville's finest and most creative visual artists, and so much more! Take advantage of these services to improve your home or your business, as many can be redeemed in either context.
They know that their hardworking business owners often take care of their businesses before they take care of themselves. Making home and garden improvements through Grand Central Barter can be a great way for business owners to pay a little extra attention to their family, home, and overall quality of life.
To get your business signed up for Grand Central Barter and start trading for home and garden services today, call (615) 883-1000. Learn more about Grand Central Barter and all of their participating Middle Tennessee businesses at grandcentralbarter.com .
Take Your Event to the Next Level with Grand Central Barter
If you are a business owner, manager, or event planner, you know that throughout the course of the year there are many opportunities to host workplace parties or events. With the holiday season fast approaching, these opportunities are on the horizon. Many people are beginning to plan for food, entertainment, transportation, and more.
As a member of Grand Central Barter, your Grand dollars can be used to provide you and your employees with all this and more. GCB works with some of the most talented and well-respected caterers, florists, entertainers, advertisers, photographers, and others in Music City who can take your holiday celebration to the next level.
Whether it is a Christmas party, holiday event, Thanksgiving, employee appreciation day, ribbon cutting, open house, anniversary, manager meeting, or any other type of reason people get together to celebrate, GCB has the resources to make it amazing and memorable.
Their member businesses include:
- Catering companies- Copper Kettle, Beyond Details, A Dream Come True, Celebrations, Crumb de la Crumb,Monell's
- Florists- The White Orchid, Blooming Boutique
- Bakers-Nonna's, Crumb de la Crumb (with specialty cake services)
- Personal chef services- WHO COOKS FOR YOU?(which can be used to create meals for specific events or send casseroles for events you are unable to attend yourself)
- Nashville Recording Artists- Deborah Allen, Shelli Tennyson
- DJ services- Loyded Productions
- Professional transportation services- Emerald Luxury Transportation, Signature Transportation Services
- Active entertainment rentals- bounce houses, inflatables, snow cone and cotton candy, popcorn poppers
- Photography services- photo booth rental companies (like Active Entertainment and Ace Photography) and professional photographers (like Ace Photography, Exposure Studio, Leah Grey Event Photography, and AMAX film and video)
- Printing services- Fidelity Offset Printing (for all of your flyers and invitations)
Whatever need you have for your event or celebration, GCB has a member that can help fulfill it, at a fraction of the cost of purchasing those services outright. Their members will help you throw parties that will go down in history and be talked about for years to come. Join Grand Central Barter and start planning your event today!
To speak to one of the staff at Grand Central Barter, call (615) 883-1000 or visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information.
Trading for the Holidays with Grand Central Barter
The holidays are an extremely busy time at Grand Central Barter because many of their participating businesses have tons of festive services that come in handy this time of year. You can fulfill all of your needs from Christmas parties to employee gifts to personal recreational activities with friends and family.
It is a great time to be a part of the Grand Central Barter family! Here are just a few examples of ways you can use your Grand Dollars to make this holiday season the best one ever for you, your family, and your business.
Employee Gifts
Nearly every participating Grand Central Barter business offers gift certificates for their services, so you can treat your employees to a nice night out at an upscale restaurant, a spa service, tickets to a special event, and more! The Nashville Symphony, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Mel O' Drama Theater , and the Nashville Children's Theater all trade with Grand Central Barter and make great end-of-year gifts or activities for you and your employees.
Party Services
Access to some of Music City's best catering companies is just one of the many benefits of being a part of Grand Central Barter. You can use any catering service to furnish your holiday party with amazing appetizers and main courses. Some of the companies can provide you with gifts or party favors as well—like Nonna's Sweets and Treats, who makes adorable four-packs of holiday-themed cupcakes that everyone will love.
You can also get party favors or gifts from local candle making companies like Candle Bug and The Candle Kitchen in delectable holiday scents. Get decoration services, including specialty holiday decoration from It's Always Something, now offering live Christmas trees. Don't forget to book the entertainment! They have several performers on the docks that can be booked for your holiday party or special event.
Printed Goods
Many individuals and businesses choose to send out holiday cards at the end of the year, and with good reason! It is a great way to show appreciation for friends and family as well as valued customers and clients. They have several advertising and printing companies in their ranks who can print specialized Holiday cards complete with your company logo to help you create a unique season's greeting that is all your own.
These are just a few of the ways you can use your Grand Dollars around the holidays. With the dozens of other businesses that trade with Grand Central Barter, whatever you can dream up, they can make happen! The time has never been better to start trading with Grand Central Barter, so contact them today!
Give them a call at (615) 883-1000 or visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information and a complete list of member businesses and services.
Purchasing Health and Beauty Services with Grand Central Barter
Health and beauty are two of the largest focuses in our society, and thus two of the most prevalent industries. We are constantly on the lookout for advancements in healthcare and the many different ways we can take care of ourselves, both internally and externally. What if we told you there was a way to enjoy a luxurious massage, a high-quality haircut, or even visit the dentist, without ever dipping into your bank account?
At Grand Central Barter , many of our businesses provide health and beauty services for other barter clients. People who work within these industries are generally exchanging services, so there is value to the time they spend performing their work. Beauty and health professionals who enlist as members of Grand Central Barter benefit from lower costs than if they were to acquire cash, garnering minimal overhead in carrying out their services.
Besides minimizing the cost associated with traditional payment methods, Grand Central Barter also creates an enormous network for health and beauty professionals in Middle Tennessee. Through one exchange with another barter member, you instantly partake in a word-of-mouth referral system which virtually guarantees additional clients. Grand Central Barter helps to minimize the pool of competition within your industry, providing an enormous advantage to finding work and success for your small business.
The barter system affords you the ability to take care of that which matters most. If you do not have insurance, you can use your grand dollars to visit one of our numerous healthcare professionals, including dentists, oral surgeons, eye doctors, and more. If you do have insurance, you can use your grand dollars to pay off the co-pay and keep the rest in your digital dollar bank for a future expenditure. This win-win situation allows you to save your cash while attending to your health. Grand dollars can also act as a substitute to traditional healthcare plans provided for employees; you can use your digital bank as an alternative healthcare provider for your staff as well.
With a huge directory of health and beauty professionals, Grand Central Barter allows you access to a family counselor, yoga instructor, aesthetician, chiropractor, acupuncturists, and one of Nashville's leading cardiologists, just to name a few. Whether you are long overdue for a visit to the dentist, or simply want to buy a day spa gift certificate for your wife or dedicated employee, Grand Central Barter allows you to do so without ever dipping into your wallet.
Phone Number: 615.883.1000
Website: grandcentralbarter.com
Dine at the Best of Nashville with Grand Central Barter
One of the most popular services that members of Grand Central Barter use their Grand dollars on is dining. Grand Central Barter has partnered with dozens of Nashville and Middle Tennessee's most prized restaurants, pubs, cafes, coffee shops, and catering services to give their members a variety of styles and cuisines to choose from.
Their participating restaurants and catering services include:
- Café Coco
- Café Monell's
- Coco Greens
- Coco's Italian Market
- Copper Kettle Cafe (Green Hills)
- Crumb de la Crumb
- Donut Den
- Ellendale's Restaurant
- Monell's (Three Locations)
- My Veggie Chef
- Nolen's Place
- Onyx
- Papa Turney's Old
- Phat Bites Deli
- Fashioned BBQ
- Rodizio Grill Nashville
- The Listening Room Cafe
- The Melting Pot
- The Nashville Palace
- The Pfunky Griddle (Two Locations)
- The Wild Cow
These restaurants represent the best of what Music City has to offer when it comes to dining out. There are so many ways to creatively use your Grand dollars with their services!
WHO COOKS FOR YOU? is a personal chef service that specializes in hand-delivered meals. They are great for new moms, the sick, or when you want to send a special gift that lets someone know you are thinking of them.
My Veggie Chef is a health-food meal delivery company that allows you to order up to a week's worth of healthy, pre-prepared meals and have them delivered right to your doorstep.
Many of these restaurants also offer in-house and on-site catering services, so you can treat your next family get-together or office party to the best. Having an account with Grand Central Barter makes having an important business meeting or an interview a breeze—just tip in cash. The rest is taken care of! All of these restaurants' services can be paid for through Grand Central Barter easily and conveniently, using the Grand dollars you have accumulated.
If you are a restaurant owner or manager, their services are a benefit to you as well! Trade your dollars for specialized and important restaurant services like hood cleaning, HV/AC work, carpet and floor cleaning, electric and refrigeration repair, printing menus, employee incentives, and even advertising!
Grand Central Barter specializes in bringing people together to meet each others' needs in a way that benefits all parties involved, and that is exactly what they do when it comes to the dining and food service industry in Nashville.
No matter what industry you come from, Grand Central Barter can be a huge benefit to your business. Give them a call today at (615) 883-1000 or visit their website at grandcentralbarter.com for more information and a complete list of all participating area members and businesses.
Traveling With Trade Dollars In Middle Tennessee
For business owners, taking a vacation is often easier said than done— it's something they long to prioritize but cannot seem to find the time or resources to accomplish. Trade dollars afford business owners the opportunity to pay for their vacations without ever dipping into their cash savings, which suddenly makes the idea of taking time for yourself much more appealing. At Grand Central Barter in Middle Tennessee, they offer a host of options for you to plan the vacation or travel adventure of your dreams. Traveling with Grand dollars is one of the most requested services they offer and is a wonderful way to put your dollars to use.
Many of their Grand Central Barter members own luxurious vacation spots that they trade with other accounts. From exotic timeshares and spacious condos to private cabins and exquisite beach houses, their members offer you and your family ideal vacation spots for some necessary rest. With Nashville becoming such a huge destination city, they also feature some hotels in the area, including Three Hyatt Places , a Hilton Garden Inn , Home 2 Suite , and a Comfort Suite . If your sister is visiting for the holidays, and you want to treat her to an upscale hotel room, you can do so with your grand dollars.
Other popular destinations for Grand Central Barter members in Middle Tennessee are the Hummingbird Cabin in Gatlinburg and the Garden Walk Bed and Breakfast in Chattanooga. Featuring 5300 square feet of space, gorgeous wrap around balconies, five bedrooms, and six bathrooms, the Hummingbird Cabin is a premier destination for Nashville locals and international tourists alike. For a relaxed and cozy ambiance on a weekend trip to Chattanooga, the Garden Walk Bed and Breakfast provides the charm you need to forget about work and enjoy your getaway.
As a member of the National Association of Trade Exchanges , Grand Central Barter gains access to numerous other independent barter companies across the country. Not only does this membership allow them to trade nationwide for their business owners, but it also provides a slew of international vacation spots.
With their NATE affiliation, they provide limitless opportunities for exotic travel. Just recently, they promoted vacations in both Buenos Aires and Geneva, and clients have the option of taking cruises in some of the world's most beautiful corners. With access to these barter companies, you can plan more than just your place of stay—each one offers numerous city attractions to enhance your travel experience.
Whether you are the type of person who longs for a weekend of quiet with access to some of the world's most luxurious day spas, or you are seeking an adventure full of adrenaline rushes and activity, Grand Central Barter can provide your ideal vacation through the grand dollars you have earned!
Phone Number: 615.883.1000
Website: grandcentralbarter.com
Enhancing Your Lifestyle in Middle Tennessee with Grand Central Barter
In today's society, people work endless hours just to have enough cash flow to pay their bills. With little ability to establish a work/life balance, we sometimes become overwhelmed with financial obligations and are unable to enjoy the personal parts of life that matter most. By joining as a member with Grand Central Barter , you have the ability to take time out of your busy schedule and do what so few people seem able to do—enjoy yourself! You are more likely to take the time out of your day to reward yourself and your employees in ways you may not otherwise have done.
With so many different business accounts as active members of Grand Central Barter, the opportunities for an enhanced lifestyle are endless. Members can choose to spend their digital dollars on sporting events, including Nashville Predators , Tennessee Titan games. Clients can also invest in concerts or play tickets with their Grand dollars, a luxury they may not be able to afford through the use of traditional payment methods. A few of our members in the entertainment arena include The Nashville Symphony , The Tennessee Performing Arts Center , and The Nashville Children's Theater .
Beyond entertaining oneself and one's family, these activities make great employee incentives. While you may not want to spend cash on taking an employee or client to a concert, Grand dollars provide you with the ability to reward them at little cost.
Popular restaurants give business owners the opportunity to enjoy a meal outside of the house, or to entertain clients and out-of-town friends. Some of Nashville's most prominent restaurants are featured members of Grand Central Barter, including Monell's southern family-style eatery, and Listening Room Café , a Nashville favorite for live music and a relaxed atmosphere.
Whatever the scope of adventure you have in mind, your Grand dollars give you access to making these lifestyle dreams a reality. Some of our members even include party bus rentals and limousine services, including Signature Transportation and Emerald Luxury Transportation. The opportunities to have a little fun are endless.
Not only do members find it possible to enjoy themselves in a way that does not take a lot of time or resources, our corresponding businesses achieve more clientele through a narrowed field of competition. By connecting through trade, members inevitably attract cash referrals through word of mouth and increased transfers of business.
For more information on how Grand Central Barter can provide you with leisure and an enhanced lifestyle, call us today!
Phone Number: 615.883.1000
Website: grandcentralbarter.com
Advertising Your Business With Trade Dollars In Nashville, Tennessee
The benefits to joining Grand Central Barter in Nashville extends past traditional trade. As a member, you can use the digital dollars you have earned for a plethora of different business engagements, including promotions in the advertising arena. This company enables you to publicize your business not only within the world of trade, but within the cash buying world as well.
Often, small businesses or companies have a minimal budget to spend on advertising. With Grand Central Barter , you have the opportunity to advertise through trading goods and services, making it more viable to promote your brand in areas that would otherwise be unavailable.
Due to their extensive number of memberships and the variety of services offered, there are many unique and advantageous opportunities for publicity within the trade network. To highlight a few avenues for advertisement: with a company called Nomadic Genius , you can advertise your products and services on the mobile billboards they produce. Print publications, such as the Nashville Parent Magazine , allow you to use your trade dollars to buy traditional advertising space within the pages of their issues. Skywatch Weather and Traffic Advertising gives businesses the opportunities to advertise on the thirty-five different AM and FM radio stations, featuring thirty-second recorded time slots for weather updates and fifteen-second live time slots for traffic announcements.
Their membership also includes public relations companies, such as AB Bam Media , where your trade dollars can earn you the services of expert publicists who create skilled press releases for your business. For other forms of advertising, Grand Central Barter affords you the opportunity to act as a vendor, presenting booths at major Nashville events including this year's Oktoberfest .
Perhaps the most popular form of advertising members of Grand Central Barter participate in is sponsorships of different events. With TPAC and The Nashville Symphony the possibilities associated with sponsorships are enormous. Not only can you purchase an ad in the house pamphlets to gain audience visibility with the you can act as the presenting show sponsor of any play or event, attracting publicity that would be otherwise much more difficult to acquire through cash payment. This gives your business the opportunity to compete with a wide field of major companies with huge advertising budgets. As an example, Grand Central Barter sponsored both the Blue Man Group last year and Momma Mia this year through trade. Monell's Dining and Catering is sponsoring Dirty Dancing, the first Broadway musical to open this season at TPAC.
With Grand Central Barter in Nashville, you have many extensive opportunities to advertise your business. Give them a call today to find out more about how to become a member.
Phone: 615.883.1000
Website: grandcentralbarter.com
Shop Local With Grand Central Barter in Middle Tennessee
"Shop Local" had become one of the most popular phrases of our current economy. Grand Central Barter has established a system that supports locally owned businesses. Grand Central Barter is a Nashville-based bartering company that allows local businesses to support each other, uplifting a wide variety of products and services and providing unbelievable marketing benefits to each one.
With Grand Central Barter, each business receives a barter concierge, who helps to promote the particular products and services associated with each company throughout the extensive bartering world. As a virtual bank, trades are carried out in the form of "digital dollars," and businesses are free to spend their earned dollars however they choose. For example, if a chiropractor lent his services to the owner of a local jewelry shop, the chiropractor would be reimbursed in virtual dollars that exist within a digital banking system, and could then spend the compensation with any other partner of Grand Central Barter.
Within just one year of existence, Grand Central Barter now networks 218 different accounts, so the possibilities to promote your business and purchase exceptional products and services are virtually endless!
The businesses they work with run the gamut. Every thing from advertising agencies, healthcare practitioners, entertainment companies, event services, automotive repairs, home and gardening services, and much more. Grand Central Barter is creating a bustling, vibrant local economy that remains alive through the consistent buying and selling of locally-owned products and services.
The benefits of joining are enormous. Not only are you helping to put a "shop local" mentality into practice here in Nashville , you are also recruiting new customers and clients that you otherwise may not have had. As soon as open your account, your barter concierge will promote and publicize your business to our other 200+ affiliates, narrowing the field of competition for your particular specialty, and creating an active microcosm of the essentials that make a consumer-based economy successful.
By engaging in trade through Grand Central Barter , they provide you with a platform to trade additional services and inventory while conserving your cash. With a shop local mentality and a focus on building beneficial business relationships, Grand Central Barter plays a massive role in upholding and growing the local economy in Middle Tennessee.
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We offer you the world's largest barter marketplace, and give you the e-business resources you need to build your bottom line with access to thousands of new customers, stronger cash flow, increased buying power, greater sales volume and access to new markets for sale of your product or service throughout the world. Tens of thousands of business owners and professionals already trade in our global trade alliance. Earn Trade Dollars from these new customers and put your new purchasing power to work running your business, expanding your operations, or enhancing your personal standard of living without spending cash.
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Based in Nashville, TN, (also known as Music City USA), the GCB offices are located just a few miles from the world famous GRAND Ole Opry. Visitors are always welcome to stop by for a handshake, a hug or the Grand tour. Founded by three guys with an entrepreneurial spirit and excited about their GRAND adventure the company is a guaranteed GRAND slam. David Hayden with his IRS background and CPA credentials is the steady hand of the operation and as reliable as a GRANDfather clock. Adam Bowie, owner of a daily deal site as well as digital marketing firm Rush Hour Local , has plans for expanding GCB faster than the Grand Prix. Dave Jones, a singer-songwriter and local business owner, is the creative force and the GRAND marshal of this unstoppable parade. Just months after launching with a GRAND total nearing 200 members trading is flowing as fast and as freely as the Rio GRANDe. GCB is a proud member of both NATE ( National Association of Trade Exchanges ) and IRTA ( International Reciprocal Trade Association ) enhancing local trading with global trade opportunities from the GRAND Canyon to Grand Cayman. Each member works in harmony with a personal trader acting as their trading concierge to ensure that all transactions are executed as flawlessly as the melodic notes from a babyGRAND. In the GRAND scheme of things GCB is building a powerful network of trading partners focused on conserving cash and promoting each others brands. As unanimous as a Grand juror verdict business owners are "all aboard" the fast moving train that is GRAND CENTRAL BARTER.
Grand Central Barter is proud to be Tennessee's ONLY trading association recognized as a member of BOTH NATE – National Association of Trade Exchanges and IRTA – International Reciprocal Trade Association.
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What Is Barter?
Implementing barter into your everyday business practice has become a necessity to grab your share of the revenue from this enormous business potential. Learn the fundamentals of barter but, more importantly, expand your creativity and implement these new ideas to generate profits.
Benefits Of Barter:
Businesses large and small choose to barter in order to gain specific benefits
Retail Trade
- New sales and customers
- Increased buying power
- Conservation of cash flow
- Alternative financing
- Enhanced quality of life
Corporate Barter
- Convert slow moving inventory into current receivables
- Put surplus production capacity to use
- Increase market share with low cash investment
International Countertrade
- Preserve hard currency
- Improve balance of trade
- Access new markets
- Upgrade manufacturing capabilities
- Maintain prices of export goods
Why Business Barter?
The Department of Commerce says that barter in its various forms accounts for about thirty percent of the world's total business. The International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) recently announced that U.S. barter transacted through commercial barter brokers now exceeds $8 billion annually. Over 250,000 U.S. businesses actively use organized barter.
There are many good reasons why more and more businesses worldwide are bartering their products and services, but underlying them all is one fundamental business motivation; businesses profit.Airlines and restaurants can fill empty seats, hotels and resorts can fill empty rooms, printers can fill press downtime, professionals can fill empty time slots, health care professionals can treat new patients. Business owners and professionals can then take this newfound revenue and reduce cash expenses or expand their operations. Businesses across America are taking a serious look at barter as a way to build their bottom line, and the rapid growth of the online barter industry can only mean that American business likes what today's barter industry has to offer.
Advertising is the best way to use Trade Dollars to attract cash business. Advertising media, including radio, television, magazines, newspapers, billboards, and direct mail, are all available on trade. After all, there's no way to store advertising media and sell it later, so media companies welcome trade.If a minute of available advertising time passes at a radio station without an advertiser buying it, that minute is lost forever. It can't be put back on the shelf and sold tomorrow. The same is true in various ways for all other advertising media.Bartered advertising is very affordable, particularly since your Trade Dollar income generally represents new business. This means the cost basis in your bartered advertising dollars is very low. For example, a restaurant may have food costs representing 30 percent of the price of a meal. Since barter represents new business the restaurant would have been unlikely to attract, the actual cash cost of those Trade Dollars is 30 cents on the dollar. There is no additional cost in rent, electricity, insurance, payroll, etc. to service the additional business. The only expense is the incremental cost of the food.Using Trade Dollars, the restaurant can buy advertising to bring in new cash business for less than a third of the regular cash cost. And advertising is a readily available barter commodity, one that represents an immediate opportunity to generate new cash business. In the example above, the restaurant has tripled the purchasing power of its actual cash cost.Not everyone recognizes the opportunities barter represents, but anyone can learn. It just takes some creative minds and exposure to new ideas to fit barter into your every day way of doing business.
Real Estate:
Real estate provides excellent opportunities to invest Trade Dollars that will generate cash profits. Real estate isn't a particularly liquid asset, but real estate becomes more valuable over time and provides an excellent inflation hedge and tax shelter. Since Trade Dollars come from selling surplus or from additional new business and have a low incremental cash cost, many investors find that they can be more aggressive in pursuing investments such as real estate. Because UNITE members can earn Trade Dollars without significantly affecting cash flow, investors can buy speculative properties and wait for values to go up. In some cases, it's even possible to walk away with a pocket full of cash.Even if the investor is forced to sell at a paper loss, the sale can still represent a cash profit. Here's how it works. Let's say a business has an incremental cost of 35 percent in its Trade Dollars. The business owner buys a piece of property for $100,000 trade, so the cash cost in the property is $35,000. If he sells it for $70,000 cash, he has still doubled his cash investment while reporting a $30,000 loss on his taxes. The IRS doesn't care whether you pay for the property in cash or Trade Dollars. The reportable loss is still the same.Investing Trade Dollars in improvements to a hard asset like real estate is another way to generate cash profits on Trade Dollars, since the investment enhances the cash value of the property. For example, a doctor has paid for replastering and painting of a house, had a new sidewalk put in, has renovated a garage, and made other improvements using Trade Dollars. Since the doctor's cost of a Trade Dollar is only his time, the actual cost of the improvements is negligible.Even when a contractor isn't a UNITE member, members are still able to finance improvements with trade. Vacations, vehicles and building materials can be bought with Trade Dollars, which can be traded to contractors.Where electricians, remodelers, plumbers or other contractors are UNITE members, owners can easily upgrade the cash value their property. If the real estate is income producing property like rentals, the improvements can generate immediate cash through rent increases.
Barter Mortgages:
You can still buy real estate, including property, homes, condos, even though you don't have sufficient trade available to pay for it. Trade exchange members have recently purchased a condo in Vermont, 14 building lots in Riverhead, building lots in the Poconos, a 30,000 square foot office building, a 10,000 square foot warehouse and a condo in Pennsylvania. These transactions ranged from $60,000 to over $1 million. Typically, the buyer paid a 20-30% down payment in Trade Dollars. The balance was financed with a barter mortgage, just like in the cash world.UNITE makes mortgages available to qualified buyers of real estate, where the monthly principal and interest is paid in Trade Dollars. You provide your product or service to UNITE members and deposit the Trade Dollars into your account. A set amount is deducted from your account each month to cover the mortgage payment. Even better, UNITE brokers refer the new business you need to make the payments, and online sales can enable you to pay off the property even faster. It's that simple.A recent offering was a beautiful house in New Jersey. The owner wasn't able to sell it in the year it was listed with a realtor. Because he had a need for Trade Dollars, he was willing to take 100% of his equity in the home in Trade Dollars. The asking price was $450,000. The equity of $225,000 was paid in Trade Dollars, the balance of $225,000 was paid by obtaining financing with a bank mortgage.An example of creative trading would be for the buyer to apply for 60% financing of the $450,000 and get a $270,000 mortgage to purchase the house. The seller only requires $225,000 in cash to pay off his indebtedness, leaving an excess of $45,000 cash that the buyer keeps. The buyer also makes a down payment of 25% of the barter mortgage, $56,250 in trade, leaving a barter mortgage of $168,750. This can be paid in product or service of approximately $4,000/month for five years. The house needs approximately $25,000 in cosmetic interior renovation, most of which can be done on trade.Bottom line is, the house can be bought for trade and cash, the buyer walks away with $45,000 in cash and lives in or rents the house for five years. The house can then be sold for at least $425,000. Pay off the remaining cash mortgage of approximately $225,000, and walk away with another $200,000 in cash.If you are interested in creative trading that turns Trade Dollars into cash, let us know. Then the next time a deal comes along, you'll be the first to know.
Equity Training:
Trading shares of stock is a new trend gaining popularity in the investment and securities arena. Typically companies will sell 144 restricted stock for Trade Dollars which is a form of currency recognized by the IRS. They can then use the Trade Dollars to offset cash marketing costs with trade thus marketing the stock and advertising the company to gain name recognition and market share.Other cash expenses that can be offset with trade purchases include design of company logos and collateral materials, printing of annual reports, 10Ks and 10Qs, legal services, Internet site design and a host of other services typically needed to launch an IPO.Pre-IPO companies can also use stock sales to build a Trade Dollar reserve which may be used as assets. Or, Trade Dollars can be used to purchase other hard assets such as real estate. Companies should always do their due diligence by discussing these concepts with their advisor or accountant to determine their feasibility.An added benefit to companies that sell stock for Trade Dollars is the accrual of new investors who talk about their investment to friends, family and associates who can become potential cash investors thus creating demand for the stock and trading activity.Since Trade Dollars come from excess capacity or from additional new business and have a low incremental cash cost, many investors can be more aggressive and take chances in investing in new companies. Because UNITE members can earn Trade Dollars without significantly affecting cash flow, investors can buy speculative stocks and wait for share values to go up. Once the restriction expires, it's possible to turn trade investments into cash.
Employee Benefits:
Employee benefits represent a major cash cost for most businesses and are rapidly becoming unaffordable for many small businesses. Barter represents an opportunity to cut costs and generate cash income for savvy business owners.It doesn't matter whether the company has many employees or just a few. There are dental plans, vision plans, chiropractic physicians, health spas, day care, and other employee benefits that are available for Trade Dollars.Providing employees with better benefits purchased on trade can help small businesses attract and keep skilled employees. Another approach is to make benefits available to employees at reduced cost. For example, an employer might pay for day care at a local center on trade, then offer the service to employees at half price as a payroll deduction.The employee receives a significant saving on a valuable fringe benefit. The employer reduces its payroll cost, and the expense provides a tax deduction.Another benefit is a dentist or optometrist. In these cases employers can send an employee to a UNITE dentist, then submit the bill to the insurance company for reimbursement in cash.
Earn Cash While Selling On Trade
Some businesses can also generate cash as a by-product of earning Trade Dollars. Hotels and resorts are a good example of this process.The mortgage, insurance and utilities on a hotel are fixed, whether the hotel is fully occupied or nearly empty. The incremental cost of filling an unused room is minimal. To pay for the extra house cleaning, laundry, and complimentary items such as soaps and shampoos, it costs about $20 per room night.But just think about how much cash revenue that twenty dollars can generate. The people staying in that room order room service, buy sodas from the machine, magazines and gifts from the gift shop and eat in the restaurant. It's even more lucrative if it is a resort. When a destination resort offers sports, tours and entertainment, visitors spend a lot of money on peripherals.The hotel has generated cash it would not have had while producing full value for the room in Trade Dollars. In addition to the new cash flow, the hotel can use the Trade Dollars to offset cash expenses.
Turn Trade Dollars Into Cash
We believe that virtually every UNITE member regularly pays cash for something that could be bought on trade, which can then be resold for cash. If you can't find it yourself, your broker will be happy to assist you.For example, one of our clients is a magazine. One of its major expenses is color separations. We found another business that does separations and signed them up specifically for the magazine client.The pre-press company does the separations and film on trade, and the magazine charges cash to its advertisers. With the help of a creative broker, the magazine now turns its Trade Dollars directly into cash.The separations were an established part of the magazine's fixed cost, so it was fairly simple to recognize the barter opportunity. Creative traders can also develop new product lines or new ways of doing business that turn Trade Dollars into cash dollars. For example, a parking garage teamed up with an oil change and auto detailing company. Parking customers find it convenient to drop their cars off and not waste time on minor maintenance. The parking garage pays for the work in trade, then charges cash to its customers.With the help of creative trading, the garage owner found a way to offer a new service and generate a new source of cash flow funded completely on barter.
Cash Producing Equipment:
Buying cash generating equipment with Trade Dollars is another way to bring Trade Dollars back to cash. One of our clients recently bought a $5,000 color copier on trade. He deducted the purchase price as a business expense, and now believes he will be able to earn the full price back in cash within a year by selling color copies for cash.Another client, a paging company, buys pagers made by a Florida company at wholesale prices for Trade Dollars. The paging company marks up the prices, sells the pagers to its customers for cash, then earns cash for the monthly paging service as well. Meanwhile, the Trade Dollars it uses to buy the pagers comes from a line of credit from UNITE which it repays by selling paging service on trade to other UNITE clients.Buying more products and equipment are two ways to generate more cash by investing Trade Dollars in a business. A third way is to invest in what represents most businesses' most important asset - its employees.Sales and production incentives can be purchased on trade and tied to cash profits, either through more orders or increased efficiency. Incentives can be either competitive or cooperative. Sales incentives are usually competitive, while production incentives are more frequently cooperative. In either case desirable incentives such as travel, gifts, and dining are usually available for Trade Dollars.
Build In Cash Customers:
Some companies sell products on trade that can be serviced or supplied on cash. For example, a company sells a binding device on trade but charges cash for orders of supplies. The supplies can be purchased from other vendors, but since customers have a business relationship with the initial company they tend to continue it for the cash business as well.One way to build in a cash customer is to sell a franchise on trade. A magazine franchise, for example, might sell on trade, then printing and graphic services could be sold to the franchisee for cash. Meanwhile, the trade accepted for the franchise fee could be used for advertising to attract new customers for the franchisee.
What Does Our Name Mean?
grand: /'ɡrænd/
Involving or including many people or things;very large in scope; having an impressive result.
central: /'sentrəl/
At the center —easily accessible; of primary importance; connecting separate entities.
barter: /'bärtər/
To exchange products and/or services; to create and utilize non-traditional revenue.
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A good spread of dishes cooked with their own-grown vegetables (some not in picture)
Cold Dessert of Chin Chow & Pearl Sago offered on a hot day, refreshing!
and it is paid as you deem for the meals as well as accomodation
... a concept gaining popularity and with a good cause which the lady boss would happily tell you more when you visit them.
A good stop-over for/after a good walk by the sea-side.
You may call her at 08-8761037 or 0935951140 for advance booking, especially for a group and on a week-day so that she can make better preparation.
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Are we in a Simulation?January 3rd, 2017 by Michael Tabor
I know – at first glance, the idea that we may be living in a simulation seems fantastical. Surely, no rational and reasonable person can possibly give credence to such an outlandish claim. The notion that our lives, our "reality" and what we are experiencing is merely a simulation or a copy of some other reality seems preposterous. This is just science fiction, an essentially groundless hypothesis with no sound data to support it. Right? Wrong. The Simulation argument (also referred to as Simulation Theory or Simulation hypothesis) is not only a valid claim, it's a presupposition that is so compellingly and logically spot-on that one cannot in good faith trivially dismiss it.
Look at where we are with technology today – 2017. In fact if you compare where we were just 10 years ago and fast-forward to today, you cannot help but acknowledge that the world is undeniably very different and perhaps even unrecognizable. Who would have ever imagined that just about every person on earth would have in his or her possession a smart phone – a thin ,pocket-sized computer which can access the internet (the sum of all human knowledge past and present), connect with any other person on earth via phone, text, social media, etc., and even transmit images and video across the globe virtually instantaneously. Stop and reflect on that for a moment! Yes information technology has affected just about every aspect of lives. It has changed us entirely for better or for worse. To deny that we are not going to progress and improve upon the technology especially in the area of virtual reality (artificial world or simulation) is foolhardy. There is going to come a time when images and worlds we create in 3d virtual reality will be sufficiently fine-grained enough that we will be unable to distinguish the difference between it and base reality. The only question or sticking point would be whether or not we can inhabit these simulated worlds with conscious beings like ourselves. Though true we still know next to nothing about consciousness today, I think it's just a matter of time. Yes I do think there will be a time in the very near future, that we will indeed figure out what exactly it is to be conscious. Then it will be just a matter of constructing an artificial intelligence that can pass the TURING TEST(computer has human like intelligence, feelings emotions, etc. and is not distinguishable from a conscious human being). I think it's not only possible, but it's inevitable.
In fact if you actually just accept these 2 premises i.e. 1. Technology is moving at an exponential rate and will continue to do so and 2. That there is nothing magical or special about the 2 or 3 pounds of convoluted grey brain matter in your head, then you must accept the conclusion that it's possible if not likely that we're living in a simulation. Yep, take some time and think about it. Next imagine what the world is going to be like in 10 years from now -2026. How about 50 years, a 100, a 1000 years. Now factor in the fact that technology is progressing at an exponential rate (Moor's law – every 18 months everything doubles in terms of information storage, speed , access, innovation, etc.) while simultaneously the physical computer gets smaller AND SMALLER. Indeed, the computer will evolve into a microscopic chip the size of a cell, then atom, and then ultimately a sub-atomic particle (quantum computing) with which we can easily implant into mortal humans. Yes, we will inevitably become cyborgs (if we are not already. Elan Musk thinks we are) or perish. Again the aforementioned is a foregone conclusion if you accept the 2 premises cited here.
Okay so simulated beings like us and simulated worlds like ours seems like the inevitable future. But how do you know that you're not in a simulation right now? After all, once we've passed the Turing Test, you won't know if you're just a copy in a simulated world. In fact if you do the math and follow this to its logical conclusion, You are more likely than not to be in a simulation insomuch as there is but one original and millions or perhaps billions of copies. This life, this world, this earth with all the plants, animals and 7 billion human beings, the sun, our solar system, our galaxy, and our universe can all be a mere simulation run by some kid from an advanced civilization – perhaps year 2516.All just for entertainment. So WhaDaYaThink ? Are we living in a simulation ? This is just an introductory to AI (Artificial Intelligence) or AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). I'll be writing a lot more about this utterly fascinating subject.


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Friday, June 17, 2016
The Friends of the Library will be holding their annual summer Book Sale and Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 25. The book sale begins at 8 a.m. and the ice cream social at 11 a.m. Proceeds from these events help to provide programs as well as purchase materials all year long. Stop by and check it all out! Also, be sure to take a look at the Carnegie Library exhibit in the building!
The library will offer a free "Facebook 101" computer class on Wednesday, June 29 at 5 p.m. with Conrrado Saldivar from the Natrona County Public Library. This class will discuss how to create and edit an account, as well as how to interact with your Facebook Friends and edit your privacy and security settings. You will also learn Facebook terminology and how to avoid scammers. Bring your personal device or laptop with you to follow along. Call 307-334-3490 or stop by the library for more information.
Join Curtis Mork, The Lego Guy, on Tuesday, July 5, 1:30 p.m. at the library to get inspired with your Lego creations. Mork will have Lego exhibits on display and will give builders lots of ideas! Plan now to attend this fun time of creation!
The movie on Thursday, June 30 will be Kung Fu Panda 3 at 1:15 p.m. The library provides the popcorn; please bring your own drink.
A new suspense novel by James Rollins is
"War Hawk.
" Former Army colleague Jane Sabatello comes to Tucker Wayne for help. She's on the run from assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must determine who killed a mutual friend - a crime that leads back to some of the most powerful figures in the United States government. From the swamp lands of the South to the beachheads of Trinidad, Tucker and his war dog, Kane, must work together to uncover the truth behind a mystery that traces back to World War II, but can these two withstand a force so indomitable that it jeopardizes the future?
Other new fiction books include
"Fall of the Man in Wilmslow
" by David Lagercrantz,
"A Lowcountry Wedding
" by Mary Alice Monroe,
" by Sherryl Woods,
"15th Affair
" by James Patterson,
"The Girl Who Stayed
" by Tanya Anne Crosby,
"Best of My Love
" by Susan Mallery,
"Redemption Road
" by John Hart,
"What We Find
" by Robyn Carr and
"Walking on Sunshine
" by LuAnn McLane.
" by Kate O´Hearn and
" by Cinda Williams Chima are among new YA titles.
The new non-fiction book,
"The Other Slavery: the Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
" by Andres Resendez and
"Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight against Alzheimer's
" by B. Smith are now available, along with several other new books.
The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children's Library has these new junior books,
"The Lincoln Project
" by Dan Gutman,
"Just Like Me
" by Nancy J. Cavanaugh,
"The Hero Two Doors Down
" by Sharon Robinson and
"Showdown at Widow Creek
" by Franklin W. Dixon. A few of the new easy titles are
"Finn & Rey Escape
" by Michael Siglain,
"The Bath Monster
" by Colin Boyd,
" by Mary Pope Osborne and
"Dump Truck Duck
" by Megan E. Bryant.
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