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Provided legal assistance and support in a sale of 30% in co-working chain "Klyuch".
"A co-working market, which originally had a small share on the market of commercial real estate, started to become attractive to large investors. A co-owner of "Technonikolya" – a company producing roofing materials - Igor Rybakov, founder of the online shop KupiVIP Oskar Hartmann and the former general manager of investment company "Otrkytie Capital" Nikolay Katorzhnov gained control over 30% of the co-working chain "Klyuch". The deal cost RUB 150 million in total, with the funds to be used for the development of new facilities".
Kommersant (19 September 2017)
Venture Capital
Provided legal support for a transaction to attract investment from the Russian venture capital fund AddVenture in a legal advice service Pravoved.Ru with the goal of creating a program-controlled robot lawyer. This is the first venture investment from an institutional venture capital fund in Legal Tech in Russia.
"The Russian VC fund AddVenture, having invested previously in Qlean, Delivery Club, Growfood and other projects, has become a lead investor in round A of one of the largest legal advisory services in Russia, Pravoved.ru. The round exceeded $1 million".
Forbes (17 August 2017)
Corporate Disputes
Provided full-fledged support in a court during a lengthy corporate dispute between members of a large machine building enterprise. Having gained the director's support, certain parties filed a lawsuit against our client, seeking to challenge an entry in the state register regarding the client's inclusion in the company and an increase of its issued capital. The result of DS Law lawyers' work was that the case was dismissed in full (case А56-9166/2015).
Venture Capital
Provided legal support for a transaction to attract investments from Alibaba Group into WayRay - a Russian-Swiss company engaged in developing innovative solutions in AR/VR automobile navigation systems.
"The WayRay startup, with one of its co-owners being JSFC Sistema, attracted investments amounting to $18 million from Alibaba Group and its other current shareholders".
Kommersant (14 March 2017)
Venture Capital
Provided legal support for a transaction to attract investment in a leading Russian online search service for highly-qualified lawyers from a Russian venture capital fund.
The deal was closed in January 2017, but was not covered in the media
Venture Capital
Advised and represented Target Global and the project founders in a transaction to attract investments from the Saint Petersburg Bank fund in Babadu.ru, a leading Russian Internet shop selling children's goods.
"Saint Petersburg Bank is to invest RUB 200 million in of the online children's goods store Babadu, which previously had already attracted RUB 110 million from Internet Initiatives Development Fund. This is the bank's first deal under its new investment program that is aiming to spend up to $150 million on high-tech companies in the next 7 years".
Kommersant (Issue No. 36 dated 2 March 2017)
Corporate Disputes
Provided full support during the litigation and enforcement proceedings to recover distributed but unpaid net profit from a former member of a limited liability company. Reviewed financial and accounting documents with great thoroughness, ensured that the cassation court granted interim relief in the form of seizure of all debtor's accounts (case А40-12017/2016), and recovered the debt in full by debiting the debtor's accounts (Central Administrative District Bailiff Department No.2 of the Federal Bailiff Service Directorate of Russia in Moscow - case 64050/16/77054-SD).
Venture Capital
Provided legal support for a transaction to acquire TransInfoTech - an Internet platform providing electronic services to register and maintain international cargo air transportation - by Rostelekom's CommIT Capital fund.
"CommIT Capital, a corporate VC fund of Rostelekom, acquired 25% of TransInfoTech LLC, according to Rostelekom's announcement. TransInfoTech is participating in the project to introduce an international e-freight standard in Russia. The company has created an information and technological gateway that allows companies to convert cargo information into a format suitable for the Federal Customs Service of Russia".
Kommersant (17 January 2017)
Intellectual Property
By challenging in the Chamber for Patent Disputes the registration of trademark No. 559259, protected the trade name of the client which contained elements confusingly similar to the trademark. The appeal was upheld, and the legal protection of the challenged trademark was held to be invalid. Represented the interests of the client during litigation initiated by the former rightholder who appealed against the decision, whereby the legal protection was held to be invalid and ceased to be operative. The decision of the Chamber for Patent Disputes was upheld (case SIP-351/2016, SIP-739/2016).
Tax Disputes
Provided support during a tax dispute of a large warehouse complex "Technopark-Tula" which sought to challenge a decision whereby the taxpayer was held liable for the non-payment of taxes (the state commercial courts held the actions of the tax authority to be illegal with respect to all material matters, with all court expenses having been recovered from the tax authority).
Venture Capital
Represented an international VC fund in a transaction to invest in a platform working in the area of cryptocurrency.
The deal was closed in January 2017, but and was not covered in the media.
Protected the interests of the client who was the CEO of an autonomous organization, during litigation in which it was sought to impose subsidiary liability on him under a bankruptcy case. The application seeking to have subsidiary liability imposed was dismissed in full (case А40-124943/2014).
Venture Capital
Represented a leading Russian e-ticket service that handled the booking of tickets for large-scale entertainment events in a transaction to acquire a large Russian regional ticket operator.
The deal was closed in September 2016, but was not covered in the media.
Venture Capital
Represented the Target Global fund in a deal to invest in Blackmoon, an online loan aggregator for non-banking organizations.
"Blackmoon Financial Group of a former Vkontakte vice-president Ilya Perekopsky and former general manager of Flint Capital Oleg Seydak attracted $2.5 million from a group of investors which was made up of Target Global, Flint Capital, A&NN Group, Rambler&CO's GM Alexander Mamut and several private investors".
VC.RU (10 November 2016)
Venture Capital
Represented Altera Capital and Run Capital in a transaction to invest in Group-IB, one of the leading companies specializing in the prevention and investigation of cybercrimes and high-tech fraud.
"Group-IB, a company that develops software for cyber security and provides services for intellectual rights protection in the Internet, has been searching for investors for over a year and has sold 20% of its shares to the funds Run Capital and Altera Capital. New co-owners will provide assistance to extend the company's business abroad".
Kommersant (Issue No.147 dated 15 August 2016)
Tax Advice
Provided legal support during a tax and legal audit of a group of companies engaged in the manufacturing of components for drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry.
Corporate Disputes
Represented the client in a court dispute in which recovery of documents was demanded from the company, which prevented the assets from being siphoned from the company. The internal documents were hidden by a second member of the company who held the position of a director. After serving a writ of execution, using a well thought-through position and formulating a request, all necessary financial documents were obtained and the withdrawal of assets was prevented, which otherwise could have led to enormous losses for the client (case А56-56353/2014).
Venture Capital
Represented ADMITAD Invest in an investment transaction with Blinger, a messenger service for sales and customer support.
"Russian advertising company Admitad invested in Belarussian service Blinger, which aims to optimize communication between large companies and their clients via messenger platforms".
Rusbase (21 July 2016)
Venture Capital
Represented Target Global in an investment transaction with Foodfox, a premium food delivery service.
"Target Global, a VC fund, has invested in Foodfox, a premium food delivery service, the two companies have announced. Target Global was the leading investor, but the deal also included Florian Yansen and Niels Tonsen (co-founders of the large online clothes platform Lamoda Group) as well as several angel investors, according to the same source".
Vedomosti (18 July 2016)
Venture Capital
Represented an international venture capital fund in an investment transaction with a European service engaged in the area of shared consumption (using different electronic devices).
The deal was closed in June 2016, but was not covered in the media
Venture Capital
Represented a pool of private investors during its absorption into Titanium Investments with the purpose of investing in an Israeli service, BrightInfo, which deals with Internet-content management via algorithms for the automated evaluation and prediction of users' behavior.
The deal was closed in May 2016, but was not covered in the media
Venture Capital
Represented Target Global in an investment deal with DocPlanner, a leading European service for making online doctor appointments.
"Target Global fund (previously Target Ventures) became a leading investor in a new venture round for the Polish service DocPlanner (which specializes in making online doctor appointments). The total amount of this round was $20 million".
Rusbase (8 June 2016)
Venture Capital
Structured and supported a deal on the buyer's side (a leading Russian developer and provider of IT solutions for banks) to acquire one of the leading Russian SMS-aggregators.
The deal was closed in May 2016, but was not covered in the media
Venture Capital
Represented one of the shareholders of AM.RU (one of the largest Russian projects in automotive advertising and sales) in a transaction to sell AM.RU to a corporate group Rambler&Co.
"Corporate group Rambler&Co has bought the car-selling website AM.RU. Rambler&Co will continue to develop the brand and a part of its functionality and technology will be used in other companies of the group".
Secret of the Firm (Sekret Firmy) (2 February 2016)
Intellectual Property
Provided full-fledged support during a court dispute and at the stage of enforcement proceedings representing the client and aiming to be granted a prohibition on the use of a company name that is confusingly similar to our client's company name. Under the threat of liquidated damages being awarded in the enforcement proceedings, the defendant partially ceased using the company name when providing its service and stating the name on the website. A financial penalty was awarded with respect to the domain name (case А40-71529/2015, Savelovsky District Bailiff Department of Federal Bailiff Service Directorate of Russia in Moscow – case 73219/16/IP, 73220/16/IP).
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice on the corporate structuring of share-capital deals for an international company producing computer games.
Venture Capital
Advised Target Global in an investment transaction with Realty Mogul, one of the leaders in P2P real estate loans in the USA.
(the deal was closed in August 2015)
"The company has already invested in two dozen of start-ups in the B2C sector. Among their other projects is a crowdfunding platform of real estate purchases - Realty Mogul".
Forbes (7 June 2016)
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice and structured the business of an information aggregator for stock traders (advised on the steps to take, associated risks and potential ways of eliminating the risks that the law on controlled foreign corporations would be applied, as well as on international information exchange and currency limitations).
Venture Capital
Provided advice and represented iTech Capital in a deal to invest in Clickky, one of the largest international advertising platforms for monetizing mobile traffic.
"iTech Capital has invested $2 million in the Clickky global platform of mobile advertising, according to the fund's own announcements. In return, has the fund received a minority interest in the company, the exact size of which is undisclosed. The funds received by Clickky will be used to create new products, expand into international markets, open a new office in the USA and launch an agency that is to sell mobile advertising."
Vedomosti (29 April 2015)
Venture Capital
Provided advice to the fund Target Global in an investment deal with one of the largest Russian online platforms in real estate, CIAN (Cian.ru)
(the deal was closed in November 2014).
"... in 2014 Target invested in the CIAN real estate platform …"
Forbes (7 June 2016)
Enforcement Proceedings
Represented the client in a trial after the other party appealed that the process of carrying out the court's order be changed (an increase of the debt, the foreclosure on the share capital of companies and on land plots). After the lawsuit was partially settled, the court of appeal set aside the ruling of the court of first instance and refused to uphold the claims in full (Moscow City Court - case 33-28447/2016).
Tax due diligence
Acting for the investor, we conducted legal and tax due diligence and drafted the documents for a deal to purchase the "Tsvetnoy" shopping mall.
Venture Capital
Represented the interests of a pool of private investors in a deal to invest in an international investment project in the area of the production and promotion of TV and feature content.
The deal was closed in March 2016, but was not covered in the media.
Handled the imposition, within bankruptcy proceedings, of secondary liability on the general manager of CJSC YuSTiV for the company's debts (case A40-948/2015).
Venture Capital
Advised Target Global in a deal to attract investment from the fund EFF in online bakery Mixville.
"Investment company East Fast Funny has invested 1.3 million in online Russian bakery Mixville. The money will be used to upscale the business".
The Village (2 July 2014)
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice on the formation of a closed mutual investment fund for development projects in Moscow and Moscow Region.
Tax Advice
Provided legal support during an audit of a diamond-mining company (with a 25% share in the global mining market), advised auditors on taxation issues (taxable profit, VAT, unified social tax, income tax and property tax) in the area of development and investment, waste handling, operations with short-term financial instruments and hedging, as well as paying and calculating salaries and compensation.
Venture Capital
Advised and represented the interests of Target Global fund and the project founders in a deal to attract investment from the Internet Initiatives Development Fund in Babadu.ru, a leading Russian Internet store selling children's goods.
"Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) has invested RUB 110 million in Babadu.ru. The resources will be used to develop the business further. The RUB 110 million received by Babadu.ru has become IIDF's biggest investment so far".
Venture Capital
Represented the interests of Target Global in an investment deal with TimePad, a popular Internet service specializing in event organization and electronic ticket sales.
"On August, 4 the company announced the second investment round from Target Ventures. The amount and share capital changes are not publicly available. In January 2014 Target Ventures fund bought 49% of TimePad's shares from Afisha-Rambler-SUP, and as a result the holding ceased to have a place on the service's board. Mikhail Lobanov, the fund's partner, said that the TimePad investment was already being planned during the share buyout".
VC.RU (5 August 2014)
Represented the interests of a client in a court dispute to recover an indemnity, together with the accrued interest, from an insurance company because the insured event (the collapse of a bridge) had taken place. The insurance company was refusing to pay the indemnity because of the insuring party's unilateral withdrawal from the contract. After being lost in the courts of the first two instances, the case was referred for a new trial. This time the claim was settled and the client received the indemnity (case A40-23375/14).
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice for a Russian software distributor and the owner of an Internet software (we developed the contractual base under Russian and English law in connection with a deal to attract investments during a merger with one of the largest Russian IT companies).
Venture Capital
Advised one of the shareholders of AM.RU (one of the largest Russian projects in automotive advertising and sales) in relation to new rounds of investments.
Several investment rounds were completed in December 2013 and in June 2014; the deals, however, were not covered in the media.
Tax Disputes
Provided legal support in court disputes related to the collection of overdue debt on behalf of one of the largest suppliers of fuel for aviation.
Venture Capital
Advised Titanium Investments in connection with a deal for investment in a social alarm clock known as Budist in Russian (Wakie in English).
The deal was closed in February 2014, but was not covered in the media.
Tax due diligence
Conducted legal and tax due diligence of an office center in the interests of the fund SPONDA, a large international investor specializing in real estate management; provided further support during the acquisition of the asset.
Venture Capital
Represented Target Global in a deal to invest in the Sharegain platform (P2P loans on the securities market).
The deal was closed in February 2016, but was not covered in the media
Corporate Disputes
Represented former members of an LLC when a new member's application was considered seeking to challenge a decision of the Board (taken before the new member acquired the shares) to redistribute net payments (case A40-150600/2016). The claim was dismissed in full.
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice to a retail chain selling children's goods (in the Moscow area) on deliveries made outside of Russia where the goods in question do not enter Russian territory (we issued recommendations on how to formulate contracts, to plan document flow, determine tax consequences, and to ensure compliance with currency legislation).
Tax due diligence
Conducted legal and tax due diligence of MTZ "Rubin" ("Gorbushkin dvor") and the shopping mall Filion in the interests of an investor.
Intellectual Property
Represented the client in a court dispute initiated based on a lawsuit to prohibit the use of a trademark, to recover a monetary compensation for illegal use of the trademark and to destroy all souvenir and presentational materials containing the trademark in dispute. The claims were fully dismissed (case A40-230113/2015).
Represented a client in the bankruptcy case of CJSC EconomAlliance initiated at the demand of the receiver seeking compensation of losses of RUB 34 million. In the bankruptcy case, the client had claims included in the debtor's register providing it with a controlling number of votes. The case for compensation was dismissed in full (case A82-1662/2010).
Corporate Disputes
Represented the client's interests in a court dispute to recover documents from a company, which helped to prevent assets from being siphoned out of the company. In breach of the law, the client had requested documents but was not provided with them at all or was provided with incomplete versions (case А40-203725/2015, 09АП-26208/2015).
Tax Advice
Provided tax advice on an investment project involving the construction of a shopping mall in Moscow Region (Krasnogorsk) for a group of private investors (advice and development of current and future tax planning regarding investments in commercial real estate at the construction stage, commercial operations of the facility and subsequent withdrawal from the project).
Enforcement Proceedings
Provided full support during a court dispute and at the stage of enforcement proceedings in which a US citizen sought to recover a foreign currency debt from a Russian national. During the trial a settlement agreement was reached with a payment timetable agreed on. At the time of the enforcement proceedings, the debt had been voluntarily repaid in part; an asset search was carried out, and a ban was imposed on leaving the country and on the disposal of the property (Sergievo-Posadsky City Court of the Moscow Region (case 2-52222/2015), Sergievo-Posadsky Bailiff Department in the Moscow Region (case 25226/16/50037-SD).
Provided full legal support during a court dispute to recover liquidated damages from a developer (case 2-4015/2015) and during an isolated dispute as part of the developer's bankruptcy case. During the bankruptcy process real estate property rights were recognized, and the financial demands of a member of share-based construction were included in the register of claims (case А40-165525/2014).
Represented a client, a- claimant, in the Commercial Court of Kaliningrad Region seeking to recover a debt based on a loan contract and to receive fines amounting to RUB 18 million (case А21-640/2016). A bankruptcy case of a defendant was initiated based on a writ of execution received during the case concerning recovery of the debt (case А21-8501/2016).
Represented the client, a company, specializing in the development and supply of sophisticated fire-fighting systems for large railway companies, in a number of court cases with an industry monopolist JSC Zheldorremmash (cases А66-11701/2016, А40-85845/2016, and А66-4436/2016). At the pretrial stage of dispute settlement, we managed to have the debt recovered in favor of the client, and default interest of over RUB 1 million in fines was awarded during the court proceedings.
Tax due diligence
Conducted legal and tax due diligence, advised a company which specializes in targeted Internet advertising, being one of the Russian leaders on the market, on the options and associated risks of deoffshorization measures being applied in the Russian economy.


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ATPW - Let's get straight into it. How did you break into TNA (in 2010)? Who was it that brought you in in the first place?
Robbie E - I just had a dark match (Editor's Note - Interestingly enough opposite Max Buck, better known as Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks), set up through Terry Taylor who was working for TNA at the time. While I was there they were looking for a Jersey Shore character and they knew I was from Jersey. It kind of worked, right place, right time.
ATPW - So Jersey Shore was obviously an influence on the character, who has been an influence in terms of your wrestling style?
Robbie E - I get asked that question a lot, and there's not really one. I've watched wrestling since I was four, I got into it because my older brother loved it. There isn't one person that I've patterned myself after. I liked characters, I like colourful stuff. I think all pro wrestlers are wacky, wild and different. I'm kind of crazy and wacky and I think that comes across watching me. When I think of what I was gonna do, I guess pro wrestling was the answer.
ATPW - How did the 2015 TNA UK Tour in January compare to previous year's tours for you?
Robbie E - Every time was know, the whole roster, production, everyone knows we're coming to the UK, the whole month leading up we get excited. Most people get new gear, we're hitting the gym harder, we're tanning, it's a big, big time of the year for us. We love the crowds. This year has served like it has every other year, we've had great crowds, great TV shows were produced. Magic happened, like it always does. I'm already excited for next year.
ATPW - You've also spent some time on the UK independent scene over the last weekend, how did you find that?
R.E. - It was fun. The fans, you know Impact Wrestling is a very big deal in the UK, so going over there you feel appreciated and loved. The fans appreciate what you do, so it was fun to go there in a more intimate setting where you some more time to talk to the fans and mingle with them a little bit and see what they like and dislike. The shows that I worked at were great. I was in Dunstable, England (Total Action Wrestling) and I was in Birmingham (Kamikaze Pro). They were two great shows. I arrived Saturday morning, I left Monday morning. Less than 48 hours. I got talk to a lot of up and coming guys, everyone in the UK is hungry and cordial and polite, so it was a great experience.
ATPW - Was there anyone in particular that caught your eye over here?
R.E. - No one specific. The guys were good, but I was so busy that I didn't get to watch a lot of the show. I was so busy running around all day.
ATPW - Recently on Impact Wrestling, we've seen you opposite Brooke. How did you approach working a feud with a female, as opposed to a more traditional male v. male feud?
I approach it the same way, there's really not a way of approaching it. We were an item, we're not anymore. I hate her, she hates me. We got it on in the ring. I approach it with how I take her, not very seriously. She's not a very athletic person, she's a joke to me. I didn't want to be the guy who hits her in the face, or have it where it's a guy beating up a woman. That is sadly how she ended up beating me somehow.
ATPW - If you could have a match with anyone tomorrow, who would it be?
Right now, being a former X-Division Champ, Television Champ and two-time Tag Champion, the only title I haven't had it the World title and by getting that I could be a grand slam champ, which is a very short list. Therefore I'd like to get a title shot and go one on one with Kurt Angle. We've wrestled once in the past, a few years ago, Bound for Glory Series, he got the best of me in a short amount of time. But Robbie E's in a different place now and I think I could give him a fighting run for his money.The Olympic Gold medallist vs. Robbie E, that's what I want to happen.
ATPW - Out of everyone that you have faced, who's been your favourite person to work with outside of the Bro-Mans?
R.E. - There's so many guys on the roster that are awesome and that I've had awesome matches with. The Wolves, in tag team action. Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, Eric Young, those are some of my favourite, Magnus. There's really not one, our roster is so jacked and loaded with great wrestlers, that's it's difficult to just pick one.
ATPW - Since you've been in TNA, we've seen a lot of changes, how do you feel the current set-up compares to previous set-ups?
R.E. - I think now is better than ever. I think the talents better, the production, the way the show lucks. At least in America, the new TV station we're on, we love. Everyone is positive, we're moving in the right direction. We're good, I think we're better than ever. There's not really a negative thing you can say about it. Sure thing change often, but change is good, it's good to keep things ever changing, because it keeps the wrestlers on their toes, it keeps the fans excited because there's always new thing happening. We just got back a few months ago, the six sided ring.
ATPW - How does that six sided ring compare to a traditional ring, from a wrestlers point of view?
R.E. - Everyone's got their flavour of what they'd chose. When I think wrestler, I'm not going to lie, I do think of a four sided ring, BUT I also love the six sided ring. The thing about the six sided ring is, we own that, TNA's got that, no one else does, that's something that stands out. Being different and something that stands out is a good thing, it makes you memorable. We have something that no one else has, so the six sided ring brings something different to the table, brings something different for the fans, I love it.
ATPW - Around June time, TNA usually announces who it's next Hall of Famer is going to be, who would you like to see go into the Hall of Fame?
R.E. - Besides myself? I guess it's too early for me, I've only been there five years. I mean there's a lot of guys who are deserving of it. Active guys that I think are close to it, we have put active guys into it before, Kurt Angle, Team 3D, Sting, so I'm going to say...Bobby Roode is getting closer to deserving it. He's been there pretty much, close to day one. I would say Bobby Roode or a guy like James Storm. James Storm has been there since Day 1, Bobby Roode has been there pretty close to since Day 1. They've both pretty much been every show and always work their ass off here for TNA, so they are guys that definitely in the future deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame.
ATPW - I'm going to wrap things up with the same question I asked Rockstar Spud, where do you see yourself in five years time? Where is Robbie E in 2020?
I think, by then I'll be a World Champion where I've held every title. Definitely still a part of TNA Wrestling family in some capacity, I love TNA. I wanna be there forever. I think by then, the fans are going to see a different side of me, not just the "Hey, he's a funny entertaining guy" but "holy...holy crap, this guy is more than just bro, this guy can go in the ring, this guys really the full package".
As always, a big thank you to Robbie E for giving us the time for this interview. As well as TNA Impact Wrestling and Simon Rothstein for setting it up. You can follow Robbie E on Twitter here and Instagram here and watch him every Sunday night on Impact Wrestling on Challenge at 9PM in the UK.

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I've always hated the saying TGIF and I'm not sure why. If I could establish a clear relationship between the abbreviation and the run of Friday night televisions shows it represented while I was in elementary and middle school, I'm sure I'd have fonder feelings towards it.
I mean, come on. Who didn't love themselves some Urkel? For me, Urkel represented one thing, and one thing only- pure comedic genius. And who could forget Full House? The first time I headed into San Francisco I lowered the top on my Jeep and imagined I was Danny Tanner cruising across the Golden Gate Bridge in a red convertible with Uncle Jessie and Uncle Joey. CUT. IT. OUT! Of course the first time I drove across the bridge, as well as the second and third, it was so foggy I could barely see. I thought to myself, "Danny Tanner lied to me!"
Now days I don't really associate Friday nights with quality television broadcasting. I guess if I associate it with anything I associate Fridays with the freedoms Saturday mornings provide. Friday means I don't have to wake up early the following morning and if I want I can go out, stay up late and do whatever I want for as late as I want. But I usually don't, the older I get the more likely I am to stay in on Friday nights, go to bed early and think back to a time where Friday nights meant ordering pizza, drinking massive amounts of pop and hanging out with my homeboys Urkel, Danny Tanner an Uncle Jessie.
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Five federal regulatory agencies have approved a long awaited final rule that makes it easier for mortgage lenders to accept private flood insurance policies. The agencies issued the rule in accordance with the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, which required regulated institutions to accept certain private flood insurance policies in addition to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies.
The rule is expected to take effect on July 1, 2019.
Specifically, the new rule:
The NFIP is the dominant provider of flood insurance in the U.S. For years, lawmakers have been looking for ways to expand the private flood insurance market to offer homeowners more coverage options, and hopefully to increase the number of homes covered by flood insurance. This rule is one way the federal government is hoping to help private insurers better access the flood insurance market, though Congress continues to consider legislation that will further promote private access to the market.
Regulators estimate that more than 300,000 policies in flood zones could be covered by private insurers as a result of the new rule, potentially tripling the current number of private flood insurance policies. FEMA has set a "moonshot" goal to double insurance coverage by 2023, and has acknowledged that this can only be achieved with an expanded private flood insurance market.
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The official Swim England Handbook is your comprehensive guide to Swim England. This covers complying with our laws and technical rules to accessing our Code of Ethics, and welfare procedures.
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Your 16-year-old son would probably be happy lighting incense in front of it and inviting his friends over to worship
Few cars in the history of the American automobile have captured the imagination of car enthusiasts like the Dodge Viper. What started as an outrageous concept car at the 1989 Detroit auto show led to a bold corporate experiment, with a street-legal production car readied in just 32 months. A factory-backed racing effort soon followed, which led to the GT-2 Le Mans and FIA Championships and the Championship in the American Le Mans Series.
Roy H. Sjoberg was named to head up the Dodge Viper Project team in 1989. Sports car racing had been in his blood since he pit crewed for his brother in the mid-1950s. This developed into SCCA car preparation and race driving, including an IMSA stint at Mosport. One of Sjoberg's most memorable activities was the three years he spent as development manager for his long-time friend, Zora Arkus-Duntov, the father of the Corvette, and the man who nicknamed Sjoberg "Father Viper."
After he retired, Sjoberg decided to build a GT-3 class Viper, a project that had been designed by Dodge but was never built due to budget constraints. The design is basically a GT-2 Viper, but built with the production chassis and engine designed to meet FIA requirements. While many SCCA/IMSA race cars are home-built in private garages by well meaning amateurs using mail-order performance parts, the Dodge Viper Race Car on offer here was actually designed, engineered and built by the ex-factory chief engineer.
At a cost of over $150,000 to duplicate, this car is race ready and suitable for SCCA amateur events or serious pro racing in the Grand Am Cup Series. Upon its completion, the vehicle was raced at several Viper Challenge venues for developmental purposes. With no questionable engineering, haphazard workmanship, or incorrect parts to be found on this fabulous yellow Viper "GT-3" roadster, a purchase within its catalog estimate of $55,000-$85,000 would make good sense to a Viper enthusiast.


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Company to showcase new products at exhibition and host industry "all-star" Print Performance Speaker Series.
Four new product offerings will be unveiled by QuadTech at this year's drupa 2016 exhibition (Hall 15, Stand D50, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 31-June 10). The company, a leading player in colour and inspection technology for the printing industry, will also host a Print Performance Speaker Series at the QuadTech stand where leading industry experts will give talks and advice on specialised subjects to help printers achieve superb print quality and consistently meet the demands of their customers.
New products
QuadTech will host four product unveiling events at the show, all beginning at 10:30 AM:
Tuesday, 31 May— A new colour quality product for Packaging & Converting that will allow press operators to collect and process colour measurements, and will help the correction of ink formulations. A live demonstration of the system will be available each day.
Wednesday, 1 June— A new defect detection product for Packaging & Converting that will allow for fast detection and disposition of the tiniest defects. This is to ensure that defective product will not go out the door.
Thursday, 2 June— A new colour measurement product for Packaging & Converting that provides accurate inline L*a*b* measurements, designed to reduce make-ready time and ensure all printed products are within a customer's colour specifications.
Friday, 3 June— A new colour-to-colour register product for Newspaper printers that will simplify operation and provide a high quality, low-cost solution.
"QuadTech has earned its reputation as a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced press control technology," said QuadTech president Karl Fritchen. "Rather than rest on the success of our color, register, and defect detection technology, we have invested heavily in raising the bar for functionality, efficiency and reliability. We can't wait to unveil exciting new additions to our stable of proven AccuCam, MultiCam, SpectralCam, Autotron and Inspection products!"
Print Performance Speaker Series
"We are extremely excited to present the best and brightest minds in the printing industry—an 'all-star roster' of experts will share their extensive knowledge of color science, and their print performance expertise. These presenters bring a wealth of experience and understanding of today's increasing demands for print quality," Fritchen continued.
The speaker roster includes:
Peter Kloppers, DG press ServiceS
- Topic: Web Offset as Alternative for Flexo/Rotogravure for Flexible Packaging (May 31, 11:00 AM)
David Galton, Asahi Photoproducts
- Topic: Fixed Colour Palette (May 31, 11:30 AM)
Bruno Mortara, Alwan Color Expertise
- Topic: Commercial Advantages of Expanded Gamut Printing Strategies (June 1, 11:00 AM)
Paul Barnes, GMG Color
- Topic: Brand Color Management and Cxf in a Packaging Workflow (June 1, 11:30 AM)
Robert McCurdy, GTI Graphic Technology Inc.
- Topic: Are you and your customers seeing the same colours? Why you should use standard colour viewing conditions (June 1, 2:00 PM)
Dr. Wolfgang Jeschke, GC Graphic Consult GmbH
- Topic: Lean Management for Packaging & Commercial (June 1, 2:30 PM)
Rico Hagedorn, Flint Group
- Topic: Flint Flexo & Flint Ink - Flexo Plating Technology (June 2, 11:00 AM)
Carol Werlé, DALIM SOFTWARE GmbH
- Topic: Innovations in Packaging (June 2, 11:30 AM)
Thomas Strohe, Flint Group
- Topic: Latest Trends in Ink Technologies for Flexible Packaging (June 2, 2:30 PM)
Dr. Joerg Pohé, HELL Gravure Systems
- Topic: Engraving Technologies (June 3, 11:00 AM)
Daniel Würgler, System Brunner AG
- Topic: Colour Control/Gray Balance/G7 (June, 3, 11:30 AM)
Steve Smiley, Steve Smiley Consulting
- Topic: Managing Brand Using CXF and PQX – Globally (June 3, 2:00 PM)
James Siever, European Rotogravure Association
- Topic: European Gravure Packaging Market - Current Trends and Forecast (June 6, 11:30 AM)
Juergen Seitz, GMG Color
- Topic: Common Color Appearance (June 6, 2:00 PM)
Stefan Beilenhoff, Innoform GmbH
- Topic: Performance Improvement for your Operations (June 7, 11:30 AM)
Mark Levine, Schawk!
- Topic: Building Quality-Focused Partnerships with Your Supply Chain (June 7, 2:00 PM)
Elie Khoury, Alwan Color Expertise
- Topic: Printing Standards for Packaging (June 8, 11:00 AM)
Carlo Carnelli, ColorConsulting s.r.l.
- Topic: Reduce Cost, Time and Waste with the Correct Ink Management Workflow (June 8, 2:30 PM)
Patrick Hübel, hubergroup
- Topic: Digital Color Communication (June 9, 11:00 AM)
Stephan Lammers, Saueressig GmbH
- Topic: Quality Control of Rotogravure Cylinders from Steelbase to Final Proof Print (June 9, 2:00 PM)
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Echo Server Build 8398 - Console does not start
Hi everybody,
today I encoutered a problem opening Acronis True Image Echo Server on a 2008 SBS machine.
First of all, the software worked for years. I had errors reading the USB drive (before starting backup) on which the backups are placed. So I found this KB article:
As described I replaced the TrueImage.exe with this one: http://kb.acronis.com/sites/default/files/content/2005/12/1514/atiserver/TrueImageATIS.zip
The console didnt show - I was told no valid license was installed. I then changed to the original .exe file and Acronis worked. Then I had to reboot the machine, to see what happens with the USB drive afterward.
While booting I saw a black screen which updated any registry entry / entries.
After that, I was no longer able to open the Acronis Console! When looking into the task manager I found out that the TrueImage.exe * 32 was running.
Also a repair / reinstallation of the software didn`t solve the problem.
Right now I am completely unable to use the software!
Does anyone have an idea what to try next?
Acording to the article you needed http://kb.acronis.com/sites/default/files/content/2005/12/1514/atisbs/TrueImageSBS.zip for SBS instead. If this exe doens't work, you may try cleanup utility (usual disclaimer that it may be dangerous, and I don't remember is there is the one for Echo)
Ok, but shouldn`t the Acronis product be named like "SBS" if I needed this file?
Sorry, for some reason I thought your Echo is SBS too as your server is.


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"M. J. Jackman is one of the most talented, exciting, and hilarious writers to explode onto the fiction scene in the 21st century," was what Jackman hoped to read in the papers after the release of The Great Right Hope in 2009. He hoped his mastery of the written word and his elegant wit would bring celebrity status, which, in turn, would initiate the rock-and-roll lifestyle of hard drugs, hard liquor, and fast women, and then slower, more understanding women. In 2010, Jackman was made redundant.
He is selfish, impatient and a little insecure. He makes mistakes, He's out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle him at his worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve him at his best.


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This month I have had the exciting opportunity to exhibit my work at The Alex May Gallery in Bridlington. Working in the Gallery has been a great experience. It has been inspiring to share and discuss my own work with the other artists involved and meeting visitors with a love of art.
At the Gallery there is a selection of 6 artists including myself showing. Even though there is only a few of us, there is a great variety of work being exhibited which include textiles, painting, jewellery making, mix media art, and small sculptural art.
If you follow me on my facebook and twitter you may have seen me chatting about getting some prints done. These are now ready and having their debut for sale in The Alex May Gallery. Below is a little peak of these. The Alex May Gallery is based in the Historic Old Town of Bridlington. It is such beautiful location.
You can see a selection of my work and other artists in the window display. We have tried to capture a dark and mysterious theme with two of my dark toned printed lengths and one of Kate Jordan's beautiful paintings.
We have the stunning work of two local artists. Leanne Broadbent is a mixed media artist who produces quirky narrative canvas' and prints based on children's literature.
Kate Jordan is also another fine artist who produces both figurative and expressive paintings. Her influences are books, fairy tales and her imagination.
We also have photographer Keith Bruce a local landscape photographer, and Maybelle Rose who produces tiny little paintings inside nutshells.
Here are three of my furnishing lengths I am exhibiting from my final collection from University last year. I still love them and it's great to get some feedback from people who've never seen them before.
The Gallery will be Open next weekend also 11am-4pm. If your in Bridlington please pop by and say Hello!
We are also hoping to be open in October. I will keep you informed of these dates as they come.


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Pay-per-view boxing has been around since Muhammad Ali took on Joe Frazier in the classic 'Thrilla in Manila' back in 1975. It's become second nature over the years to air the biggest fights on this platform as it rakes in millions of dollars for each event. This list deals with the top 10 pay-per-view boxing matches of all time ranked on the revenue generated. There have been a few instances where fights broke into the top 10 on actual buys, but didn't crack the list because they were sold at a lower price.
These are the top 10 highest-grossing PPV boxing matches based on U.S. sales. It's difficult to rank them any other way since worldwide broadcasting revenues would have to be considered and there are also millions of illegal streams operating for the big fights. The cost for each bout often varies and if inflation is considered some of these contests would move up the list.
Individually, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been the biggest PPV star over the years as he's generated approximately $1.3 billion in total revenue from 19.5 million buys. He's followed by Manny Pacquiao at $1.2 billion on 19.2 million buys, Oscar De La Hoya at $700 million on 14 million buys, Evander Holyfield with $550 million from 12.6 million buys and Mike Tyson at $545 million from 12.4 million buys.
10. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Shane Mosley
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather took on 'Sugar' Shane Mosley in a non-title welterweight bout at a sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena in Sin City back in May of 2010. Mosley got off to a fast start and nailed Mayweather with a perfect right hand in the second round. 'Money's knees buckled, but he remained on his feet and then took over for the final 10 rounds. He ended up winning a wide unanimous decision at 119-109, 119-109 and 118-108 and improved to 41-0 at the time while Mosley fell to 46-6. The fight ended up with 1.4 million buys in America for a revenue of $78.3 million. Mayweather took home approximately $40 million for his night's work while Mosley had to make do with $6.7 million.
9. Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman
Big George Foreman was on the comeback trail in 1991 after taking a 10-year hiatus from 1977 to 1987 following his loss to Jimmy Young. He was fighting for all the marbles when he took on Evander Holyfield at the Convention Center in Atlantic City since Holyfield was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World. The fight was billed as 'The Battle of the Ages' as the champ was 28 years old at the time with a perfect 25-0 record while Foreman was 42 and had a 69-2 mark. Foreman was attempting to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history, but fell just short by dropping a unanimous decision by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Ring Magazine hailed the seventh round as the Round of the Year and the fight made $80 million from 1.45 million buys. Foreman, who outweighed Holyfield by 50 lbs, was guaranteed $12.5 million while the champ was promised $20 million. Foreman would go on to claim the IBF, WBA and Lineal titles in 1994 when he stopped Michael Moorer in the 10th round.
8. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Miguel Cotto
Fans were hoping to see Floyd Mayweather take on Manny Pacquiao back in 2012, but the two couldn't agree on terms. Many critics believed Mayweather was simply waiting until 'Pac Man' grew longer in the tooth. Instead, he ended up putting his unbeaten 42-0 record on the line against the recently-retired Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico, who was 37-2 at the time. The fight, which was billed as 'Ring Kings,' took place on May 5th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with Cotto's WBA Super Junior Middleweight Championship belt on the line. Mayweather was the WBC Welterweight Champ at the time. Mayweather beat Cotto by scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 to take his title in a competitive fight and walked away with a guaranteed $45 million while Cotto was paid $8 million. The fight itself raked in $94 million from 1.5 million pay-per-view buys.
7. Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeeley
Nobody really knew who Peter McNeeley was when he climbed through the ropes to meet Mike Tyson on August 19th, 1995. He was seen as a sacrificial lamb to the top-ranked heavyweight in the world, but 1.55 million fans spent a total of $96 million on the fight on pay-per-view since it was Tyson's first bout in four years. He'd been inactive due to a three-year prison stint for rape and the fight was billed as 'He's Back.' Tyson was the former champ with a 41-1 record while McNeeley was a journeyman, but had a decent mark of 36-1. McNeeley went right after Tyson at the opening bell, but was dropped inside 10 seconds. It was all over at the 1:29 mark of the first round when McNeeley was floored again and his manager jumped into the ring, causing his fighter's disqualification. Tyson would go on to reclaim the WBA and WBC Championships while McNeeley went 11-5 before retiring in 2001.
6. Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II
Just over a year after beating McNeeley, Tyson was back in the ring against Evander Holyfield. Tyson had beaten Frank Bruno for the WBC Title and Bruce Seldon for the WBA Crown in the meantime and the WBA Championship was on the line against Holyfield. However, Holyfield stopped him in the 11th round to take the WBA Belt. The rematch was held seven months later at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas on June 28th, 1997 and 1.99 million fans bought it for a total of $100.2 million. The contest was billed as 'The Sound and the Fury' with Tyson entering the ring at 45-2 and Holyfield at 33-3. It turned out to be one of the most infamous spectacles in sporting history as Tyson was disqualified for biting a chunk out of Holyfield's ear and spitting it to the canvas. All hell then broke loose after the incident and Tyson's license was revoked for just over a year and he was fined $3 million.
5. Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis
Five years after 'The Bite Fight' against Holyfield, Tyson faced off against reigning WBC, IBF, IBO and Lineal Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis of England. Tyson had gone on a rampage in a prefight press conference and the bout ended up in Memphis Tennessee on June 8th. It was originally scheduled for April in Las Vegas, but that town's commission didn't want anything to do with Tyson after his antics at the press conference. The contest racked up $112 million with 1.97 million pay-per-view buys and was the highest-grossing boxing match at the time. Lewis (39-2-1) decked the bloodied and battered Tyson (49-3) twice in the eighth round and the fight was halted with 35 seconds to go in the stanza. Ring Magazine named it as 2002's Knockout of the Year.
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya
In today's era with most boxing matches being sold for about $100 a pop, the 37-0 Floyd Mayweather vs 38-4 Oscar De La Hoya tilt would definitely be higher on this list. The fight went for $55 and pulled in 2.48 million buys for a revenue of $136 million. It took place on May 5th, 2007 at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and De La Hoya was the star attraction back then as he was the WBC Junior Middleweight Champion. He also took home $52 million compared to $25 million for Mayweather. The fight sold out in three hours and the live gate of $19 million was a new record for a boxing match. The scrap was a close, spirited affair which resulted in a split decision win for Mayweather by scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 113-115. A rematch was in the cards, but De La Hoya ended up retiring in 2009.
3. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez of Mexico was seen by many to be the heir apparent to Floyd Mayweather and believed the torch would be passed to him when they met on September 24th, 2013 in Las Vegas. Although Alvarez was just 23 years old he had already fought 43 times as a pro and like Mayweather he was unbeaten. Alvarez was 42-0-1 at the time while Mayweather was 44-0 and the bout was billed as 'Who's the One?' Canelo's WBA and WBC Junior Middleweight titles were on the line and he lost them by a majority decision with the scores being 116-112 and 117-11 for Mayweather along with a controversial 114-114 draw. The fight made $150 million from 2.2 million buys and Mayweather was paid $41.5 million before his percentage of PPV sales.
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor
While many believed the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor battle of August 26th, 2017 would top this list, Showtime released a statement on December 14th which said it had 4.3 million buys. It also sold over a million more in the UK to set a new record in that nation and the live gate at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was $55,414,865.79. Mayweather was trying to up his unbeaten record to 50-0 while mixed martial artist McGregor of the UFC was boxing for the first time as a pro. McGregor of Dublin, Ireland outboxed Mayweather early on, but ran out of gas before being stopped in the 10th round. The exact revenue wasn't announced, but the fight was sold for the same price as Mayweather vs Pacquiao and had 300,000 fewer buys. However, Mayweather's final cut will be about $300 million with McGregor's being approximately $100 million.
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao
When it comes to the highest-grossing pay-per-view event and boxing match of all time then Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao is the king of the ring. The contest was held May 2nd, 2015 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and resulted in 4.6 million buys for a revenue of $410 million with the live gate being $72 million. Pacquiao of the Philippines entered the ring at 57-5-2 and fought with an injured shoulder. He dropped a unanimous decision by scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 117-111 and Mayweather went to 48-0 with the win as he took Pacquiao's WBO Welterweight Title. The fight was a long time in the making and ended up being a bit of a disappointment due to Pacquiao's injury and Mayweather's defensive style. In total, it's believed the fight grossed well over $600 million with the exact purses for each boxer being debatable. Let's just put it this way, they each earned an obscene amount of money.


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Guest Blog – Quincy IL
Thank you, as always Quincy for this outstanding recap of Tabatha's Salon Takeover, I just love this show!
Tabatha's Salon Takeover Week Two
Managers from Hell
Tabatha was asked by Tim and Alexis the owners of the Christopher Hill Salon in Brentwood, California, to help them save their salon. Alexis thinks that they are in $200,000.00 debt and they will be homeless after their mortgaged their home 16 months ago to start a salon business. Tim informs her that they are actually $300,000.00 in debt. Alexis looks shocked and angry. Neither Tim nor Alexis have any salon experience. Alexis has a MBA from USC. She tells her staff she was cum laude.
Undercover Surveillance.
Tabatha knows what is wrong immediately after watching how Alexis and Tim interact with their staff when they were secretly filmed. Alexis wants to run the salon as if it was a business selling products rather than services. Tabatha states that these two owners have no idea how to run a salon.
Tabatha tells Tim and Alexis that she is going to help them. Alexis, distraught and crying, hugs a dressed in black Tabatha who is a little taken aback by the emotional mother to be. Tabatha does not hug as a rule, but she also does not push away women who are six months pregnant with their second baby especially women who think their whole world is crashing and they will be homeless with two children in a few months.
Staff Interview
Tabatha notes that the walls of the salon are s*** brown. The chairs and many of the pieces of furniture are fine. The staff has worn out hair brushes and supplies are low. They are selling a perfume that hides the smell of dirty bathrooms. Tabatha does not think that product should be sold in the salon. The salon is clean.
There have been a number of staff turnovers in the 16 months that Tim and Alexis owned the salon. Two left last week. Seven have been to date by Alexis. Alexis states that she was glad she fired them. Alexis would like to fire Tiffany, a fairly new receptionist who tells us that she has had no experience with salons and that the couple has failed to train her. Alexis wants Tiffany to multitask but will not let her do the work that she was told to do.
Alexis gets her hair done free a minimum of three times a week and is upset that Tiffany and others are taking that time for their hair after they were told that this was a perk for working in this salon. Alexis's hair looks fantastic. Tiffany could use that wash and blow dry. Tiffany looks frightened and fears for her job.
Salon Takeover
Tim hands the key to Tabatha.
Tabatha finds that Marcel has a favorite hair brush that has bristles worn away. She sits in the expensive shampoo chairs and looks up to the drop ceiling to see tiles missing and broken. It's the ugliest shampoo room Tabatha has ever seen. Tabatha feels that the salon has potential and is impressed that she can't find filth in sinks and dust over mirrors.
Staff Meeting
The gloves come off of the employees hands. They are miserable. They are disparaged by Alexis. She does not respect them or their profession. They have been called, "dumb people" and "stupid" by Alexis. Tabatha points out that it is Alexis that is uneducated.
Tabatha tells us that the people failing in this salon are the owners Tim and Alexis.
Tabatha brings in models to assess the skills of the stylists. They do amazing jobs in customer service, styling, and color. Many of the stylists have years of experience. The owners are not taking advantage of the knowledge and skill of these professionals.
Tabatha insists that both Tim and Alexis have a lesson in cutting hair from Kevin, a very capable stylist. Both of the owners have great difficulties. Tim is beginning to see the issues that he really faces and they have to do with his very pregnant wife. The staff complains that Alexis has yelled at Tiffany at least 16 times in front of staff and customers. The staff knows that this is wrong, but Alexis is clueless. Alexis listens to the criticism and is upset. Tim is bothered that she feels this is personal because he feels it is business. Alexis shows anger at Tim for placing her in this position. Alexis cowers Tim, who seems to want to change. Alexis is very defensive as Tabatha explains that Alexis has mishandled her staff and caused many of the problems in the salon.
Home Visitation
Tabatha tells the couple that they are throwing a surprise dinner party. They look shocked, but prepare a dinner for a large number of people in their yard. Alexis thinks a famous stylist is probably going to show up because that happens in many Tabatha Salon takeovers, but when the doorbell rings Tabatha and their employees are on the doorstep. The group has a nice dinner with white wine on the table. We learn that the name of the Salon, Christopher Hill, came from a brother and mother of Tim who recently passed away. (Hill/ Hillary) The staff tries to bond with Tim and Alexis who seem odd, standing apart from the group at times.
Salon Remodel
The walls have been painted an off white and there are large colorful painting placed throughout the facility. Repairs have been accomplished. The stylists got nice rubber mats under their chairs and new equipment which they love. Everyone is told to organize and they happily get to work.
This is the dream staff that most salon owners hope for when they purchase a salon. Kevin and Carol have made business plans for education and customer service that impress Tabatha. They worked during the 3 days of the remodel to create these plans as they hope the salon will succeed. Kevin believes that the salon, located in Brentwood, could make 2 million dollars a year easily.
Alexis tells Tabatha that she is disappointed that they did not receive a new full sized refrigerator and Tabatha simmers. Normally Tabatha would let someone like Alexis have it, but Alexis is pregnant so Tabatha restrains herself. Tabatha does take Tim outside to tell him that Alexis complained about the lack of a new, full sized refrigerator and explains that she and Tim are the real problems here. Tim feigns acceptance. He says he got his balls back and will wear the pants in the salon. Tabatha seems to know better.
The staff requests that Tiffany, the receptionist, receive training and be given a second chance. Alexis stands right next to Tiffany intimidating her. She never leaves the front desk. Alexis wants Tiffany to multitask, but the girl states that she was not allowed to do her job.
Tim comes up to the plate and tells his wife that she can stay home more with the baby. Alexis nods, but you get the sense that Tim is going to be de -balled when he arrives home that night.
Tabatha suggests that Kevin be promoted to manager of education and that he be allowed to hire as he knows what a good stylist is. Carol has 40 years of experience in salons and she is appointed the manager of customer service. Alexis and Tim put Tiffany on probation. All is well.
Follow up
Six weeks later, Tabatha shows up and hardly recognized the staff because there has been a huge turnover. 90% of the staff is gone. Tiffany was fired by Alexis. Kevin tells Tabatha that he made the suggestions that Tabatha liked, but never heard from Tim and Alexis about them. Carol's input was rejected and she was moving on soon. These stylists were successful and had clients that will probably follow them. Tabatha knows that the salon will fail and it will fail because Tim and Alexis have failed. Tabatha hates failure.
Thanks again Quincy, always a great job!
I hope you'll take a few minutes to listen to my interview with Tabatha Coffey, you can listen here:
REALITY BUZZ with LYNN HUDSON featuring Salon Queen TABATHA COFFEY http://j.mp/eQhe7x
And my interview with Sonja Morgan of The Real Housewives of New York:
SONJA MORGAN talks Gardens & Gals on REALITY BUZZ with LYNN HUDSON! http://j.mp/hJg7fA
My blogs on Skating With The Stars, and Watch What Happens Live will be posted later today. Thank you!
Until Next Time…


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Alright girlfriend...here's a new one for you...another way you can make crotchet braids from the comfort of your home. Note that I said 'MAKE' not install.
I also know that you might be wondering what I'm doing on wordpress, well, I finally made the big move. It was a tough decision, but it finally had to be done...still got plenty love for blogger though. So let's move to the business of the day.
I actually had my sister over for some time now, and she didn't want to go with my choice crotchet braids brand, so we decided to do something different. This particular post was inspired by my previous post on Xpression Besta. Before I get to to the brand we used, I'd like to point out that this hairstyle was also inspired by the fact that she wanted a hair that will last and if possible be re-used. We taught about kinky braids, it is 'kinky' as the name implies, strong, synthetic and has a close resemblance with our natural (Afro) hair. So she finally opted for Noble Gold Natural Braid in color one.
This is a picture tutorial, quite self explanatory, so I won't do much explaining.
[caption id="attachment_1035" align="alignnone" width="895"] roll them up on perm rods after which you'll put them in a bowl of hot water to arrive at these curls[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1009" align="aligncenter" width="702"] These are what the curls will look like[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_993" align="alignnone" width="1726"] make your braids...number of cornrows will depend on you[/caption]
We used 5 packs of this product to achieve this look, so the quantity you use depends on you. A bulk of the work is really in rolling the braids, after that, half of the work is done. I hope you find this post interesting and explorative.
Do you have any other product that is very good for crochet braids? Kindly leave your thoughts on the comment section.
Thanks for stopping by, cheers!


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1910 New York and a crazy cast of characters – Kid Twist, Gyp the Blood, Trick the Swarf, and Esther, who works at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
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Chelsea and her husband, Mike, raise a family from Oceanside, California with a passion for traveling around the world in search of awesome waves and off the beaten path adventures (like surfing in Haiti). They do all this while bringing along their two little kids, Coral (age 3) and Reef (age 1).
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If you're a coffee and tea drinker like me (I try to stay away from coffee… but its just too great), you can definitely see yourself having a little coffee bar/breakfast area in your home or kitchen. A place to keep all the coffee mess in one place, and making your at home coffee experience just as fun as making a trip to a coffee shop. Plus this is a great (and casual) way to entertain surprise (or even invited) guests!
Here is my coffee bar inspiration:
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Martha Stewart Halloween
There's a little over 2 weeks left until Halloween and if your looking for a unique homemade costume, checkout Martha Stewart's site for great ideas. Many of the costumes are actually quite easy to make and look really creative. I mentioned in one of my posts earlier this week that I wish I knew what my daughters wanted to be for Halloween (my oldest is almost 2 1/2). I'm happy to say that we now seem to have an answer – at least from the oldest. At first I wasn't convinced that she understood the question, but her answer is repeatable – "a dragon". And what a fine choice that is!
Images: Martha Stewart
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- 1 Treasures By Brenda { 10.14.10 at 4:56 pm }
Martha Stewart's Halloween magazines are also a great source of ideas for Halloween costumes.
- 2 Jenn { 10.18.10 at 7:37 pm }
Oh my goodness, that butterfly costume is completely amazing!
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