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Continued Q&A from our March 2014 Webinar
We will now continue to address the questions that we were not able to answer during our most recent home improvement webinar. The first question is actually a combination of three separate questions that we received from listeners.
Q: Are some personality types better suited for sales than others? How do you know someone is not overselling (or underselling) themselves? Is there a concrete type of test which can be administered to applicants?
A: All of these questions examine the same dilemma. The underlying genesis of which is "How do I find a superstar salesperson". This is like asking how do you achieve "instant success". What you need to look for is those who qualify to perform the sales role for you, and then through training within your organization teach them skill sets which they don't have at the moment.
However, some personality types are indeed better suited for this role. Those who enjoy and are able to interact favorably with strangers, at the same time are teachable and fit the job better. The problem is, that during interviews the proper behaviors are not always on display. This is what we refer to as a "mask". Most people have experienced mis-hires because they are misled by what they feel are great sales skills, when in fact it may be someone who simply likes to talk. This brings us to the third question regarding concrete tests or evaluations.
Tests are complicated and they are often criticized by state laws which claim they are used as a means to justifiably not hire someone because of age, gender, or race. For the past 35 years we have elected to use a behavioral profile which is self administered (takes about 8-10 minutes to complete on a computer), and helps us to identify the behavior we can anticipate from a new hire. This format produces a 23 page document which analyzes the most common behavior of the individual, the behavior changes which they undergo under extreme stress, and the issues of their behavior which they mask. It is based on the DISC system, and it empowers small business owners to acquire information which in turn helps them to:
- Decide to hire someone who has the potential and behavior pattern to succeed in the sales role of the company
- Avoid hiring those who do not have the skill sets or the behavior to meet the needs of the job
- Aid owners and managers in terminating salespeople with insufficient skills or those who do not fit the organization or marketing style of their company
- Aid owners and managers in avoiding rushing to rapid judgments, where they often miss applicants who have a strong chance to succeed.
There are four dominant profiles which we recommend for hiring, and one which often tricks interviewers into believing that they are a "born salesperson", when in fact, they will not ask for the order. There are also other profiles in the mix that are extraordinary fits for different job roles within your company (administrative, marketing, management, etc.)
Q: Many people in the industry purely pay commission and traveling expenses to their reps. Where do I find these types of people?
A: You did leave out one form of quasi compensation. This industry as an average spends up to $300 to issue a lead. These leads come from all forms of advertising: shows, events, internet marketing, canvassing, etc. – - and by the time these are watered down to an actual appointment for the salesperson, the cost is around $300. It is not uncommon for organizations to issue six leads per week to their salespeople ($1,800). Over a period of four weeks that's $7,200. Over the course of a year it's roughly $85,000. That's what companies are investing in salespeople today. You can add to it the cost of training and other in house expenses that go with payroll.
Some companies offer their reps basic training expenses. A few offer upwards of $500 a week for two weeks of training. But the truth is, skilled salespeople would prefer an incentive system which enables them to become high earners.
Regardless of whether you were able to attend our last webinar – - you will not want to miss the next webinar because it will address many of your questions that we still have not answered.
Q&A from our March 2014 Webinar
Our most recent webinar was a huge hit! We have been inundated with requests to cover the topic of recruiting and hiring, and as such we made that this program's focus.
We will now address some of the questions that we were not able to answer during the program.
Q: What is the best way to attract salespeople for a small business?
A: If you're a small business (25 or less salespeople) you've probably utilized Craig's List or similar sites and been inundated with resumes of those which have little value to your business or don't meet your requirements. A more effective way is to first set up a highly specific job description for the person you want to hire, and reduce it to a simple explanation of the work required and the potential earnings. We call this process the "Who do You Know". An example of this method is below.
Send it out via e-mail and snail mail to all those with whom your company does business, vendors, banks, even your customers. Post it on your LinkedIn network and share it with your Facebook and Twitter followers. You might even consider sending it to your network of friends. Then remind each of your salespeople about how you would give priority to someone like themselves. This should incentivize them to "spread the word".
Next, set up a recruiting bonus based on points; "x amount of points" for recommending someone for an interview, "y amount of points for the interview", "x amount of points" when/if the individual is hired. Then convert those points to some form of a bonus which is paid out periodically. If the hiree remains with your company for a year and sells profitable business, engineer a small bonus for the referring salesperson.
However, you must supplement this with a strong system/method for indoctrination and training, and create an environment which continues to stimulate their interest.
Q: Are some personality types better suited for sales or can they be found in all personality types? What are some key traits or tips on what to look for?
A: Here are the 3 major keys and they are far from tips:
- Can they do the job? This requires that you have an interview process which will uncover their ability to work with the kind of leads your company proffers, the kind and style of the customer base you serve, and the ability to effect decisions from those they present your services to. Here it might be beneficial to have some form of aptitude test and for the moment set aside how much they know about the particular product you sell. You need salespeople who understand how to sell in the home, how to effectively present a product to fit the prospect's needs and values, and how to reduce this to a short cycle close. A brief series of "aptitude questions" is a start. Do they have some background or experience in selling products to homeowners, understanding presentation methods, and following scripted sales techniques? A caution: we do not recommend hiring from your competitors, this is usually unwise and costly.
- Will they do the job? Compensation alone is not the primary driver. You may have individuals in your organization who earn six figures. This doesn't mean the new candidate is willing to work as hard, cover evening and weekend appointments, or even do the follow-up that's necessary when a job is sold. As far as identifying this element, analyze how many jobs they have had in the last decade. There's a great deal of difference from someone who has had 4 jobs in 20 years than someone who has had 4 in the last 10 years. Establish reasons that they did not stick with the job they're in or had. Don't be swayed by excuses such as "When the economy went bad…" or "When a new manager took over and changed policies…" or "How customers have become more price conscience". These things are happening all the time and it's how effective the individual is in dealing with them that really determines whether they can perform the task for you or not.
- Do they fit the organization and its model of operation? Unfortunately this carries with it some big ifs. For example, if the owner or manager has weak recruiting skills they usually end up hiring weak salespeople. If an owner or manager with a low degree of aggressiveness hires a super aggressive salesperson will the tail wag the dog? You need to make sure that you establish the "pecking order" in the hiring interview.
We will address more questions in the next blog posting – - and make sure to be on the lookout for more information on our next webinar!
The 12 Immutable Laws for Hiring Salespeople
The cost of a mishire is seldom an item on your balance sheet. When you take into consideration advertising, basic training, the time of the trainer, the expenses attendant to the trainee's early development, the cost of developing prospects, and the administrative support which attends these costs, the investment in the recruit becomes sizable.
A sales force may be subject to turnover due to the retirement, burn-out, or relocation of salespeople. While that is a given, a large majority of salespeople "turn-over" because they were a mishire. A home improvement sales force operates in a complicated environment with the need to sell customers on a short cycle. In-home selling requires that a salesperson competes with others selling what is often perceived as the same product or service at lower prices. So how do you grow a sales organization while reducing mishires?
Let's take a look at the 12 Immutable Laws for Hiring Salespeople.
- Hiring the right salesperson takes twice the time you expected and much more time than you have.
- Self-starters — seldom do.
- After numerous interviews or few applicants, less qualified candidates look better
- The ideal candidate — usually isn't.
- The majority of resumes received seldom match the job description in your ad. The best resumes are frequently a product of creative writing and vivid imagination.
- The best candidate for your job is probably already working for someone else.
- "What ever happened to what's-his-name?" is the sequel to last year's great hiring story.
- The true cost of "mishires" doesn't show up on your P&L.
- Your "gut feelings" work best when they indicate it's time for lunch, and seldom when it comes to choosing the best candidate.
- Unless the interviewer has been trained in the recruiting process – mishires become the rule rather than the exception.
- Poor performers seem to surface soon after the draw or training guarantee expires.
- A candidate's true behavior is usually masked during an interview and can be discovered either by a behavioral profile or by disappointment after training has been completed.
Eliminating mishires is next to impossible, but you can reduce them significantly by following a sound, structured hiring system.
How Much Was That Last Mis-Hire?
We recently met with a client who was producing more business than he ever had. Revenue was up nearly 6% over last year (and they are not a small company). Nevertheless, profitability was down.
Now if this was a function of increased marketing spending then that would be one thing, but upon examining the operating statements from the last 5 years we saw a disturbing trend. Every year since 2006, revenue had increased and profitability had decreased. Worse, no one in the business seemed to know why.
They had not made any radical changes in their business model, and marketing expenses had remained relatively consistent. So what was happening?
We asked the client whether or not he knew the number of salespeople that had left the company over the previous calendar year. He said he did not. It was of no surprise to find out that turnover was through the roof.
I should point out this is not an attempt to denigrate our client. The situation that is being presented is not an isolated incident; in fact, there are more companies that we work with who do not have a handle on their operating statements than there are that do.
Because sales were increasing, and marketing costs were stagnant, the client figured that there was nothing wrong with turnover among his sales force. To a certain extent he was right. Some turnover is healthy, because it weeds out non-producers and keeps people focused. However, too much turnover will lead to exorbitant costs that in many cases are hard to track when you are calculating your year-end operating statement.
Let me ask you a question: do you know the average cost of a mishire? This relatively standard projection catches a lot of companies off guard.
The simple fact of the matter is that while the science of selling can be taught, not everyone can exceed in it. This is where behavioral profiling becomes useful.
The profile does a better job than any hiring assessment we have found at matching someone to a job and predicting future success. In our 40+ years of using the DISC Classic behavioral profile, we have found their to be a 80-85% success rate in determining an individual's behavioral style.
Behavior is neither right nor wrong, it just is – - and every behavioral type has a specific match when it comes to a job role. The question is whether or not it is the job you are hiring for.
Or, you can choose to go by intuition, and experience has taught us that even the best HR personnel can make significant hiring errors – - and these errors can lead to exorbitant turnover costs.
For more information on behavioral profiling, you can contact Brian Nelson at firstname.lastname@example.com or call our office at (703) 591-2940.
Review of the Summit: Going Green in the Home Improvement Industry
The continuing review of the Home Improvement Summit next brings us to what may currently be the biggest opportunity for remodelers and general contractors. Green remodeling is taking the industry by storm as consumers are focusing more on conservation, both for environmental reasons and monetary ones.
One of the proponents of this movement within the industry is Terry Ferraro, who is the President and CEO of Pro Materials Direct, a distributor of specialty products to home improvement companies. They currently serve over 40% of Replacement Contractors' (magazine) top 100. Since 1975, when he first joined Alside, he has dedicated his career to the industry. His distribution company, American Wholesale Supply, has branches in 7 southeastern states. He is a founder and director of EBank, a founder of Magnolia Windows and Gutter Protection Products of America.
Terry terms these as "Greenovation" jobs, and he believes that they are rapidly becoming the most profitable jobs for many home improvement companies.
In the surveys that his company conducted, nearly half of all the green specialists said that their green business was doing better than their traditional remodeling work.
One way that many remodelers are finding success is through weatherization programs that help homeowners lower their heating costs.
NARI recommends making energy efficient upgrades as a way to prepare for the season, and many remodelers are also offering winterization programs to help them reduce energy costs.
Terry gave a sampling of companies from within the industry that are having success with green remodeling and I will share a few here:
"Our Home Energy Makeover Sales have the highest closing percentage of any product that we sell. They have the highest gross profit. Almost 80% of the jobs are paid by cash or credit card. They have the lowest cancelation rate. Over 90% of all Makeover jobs are installed and there is little or no service after completion."
- Scott Alsup, Sales Manager, Taylor Construction, Atlanta, GA
"We had a kitchen lead the other night and we were the homeowner's 5th estimate. Our salesperson left with an $8,200 home energy makeover sale. Two days later we ran a front door replacement lead and sold a $7,500 eShield Attic Insulation job."
- Randy Hamilton, President, Erie Construction
"We started running eShield Home Energy Makeover leads about 6 weeks ago and only handed out 10 demonstration kits to our sales force. Within 2 weeks all 77 salespeople wanted to run those leads."
- Mel Feinberg, President, FHA Home Improvement, Hollywood, FL"
In addition to home energy makeovers, real time energy tracking will be the energy buzz words over the next 24 months.
Feel free to contact Terry Ferraro directly with any questions regarding this blog posting.


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Do you have BI on BI?
I find surprisingly little research out there on this subject, so we plan to publish a report on it
By Forrester Analysts | Published 11:00, 24 January 13
- How many reports and queries do end users create by themselves versus how many IT creates? That's a great efficiency metric.
- How many clicks within a dashboard does it take to find an answer to a question? That'/s another great efficiency metric.
- How long does each user stay within each report? Do they just run and print the reports, or export the data to Excel, or do they really slice, dice, and analyse the information? That's a good example of how effective your BI environment is.
- Do you see any patterns in BI usage? User by user, department by department, or line of business by line of business?
- How many reports, queries, and other objects are being used, how many are shelfware (not being used)? How often are people using the ones that are being used?
- I named a few metrics above, but I am sure we can come up with dozens more. Do you have any good examples?
- Can these metrics be organised by categories, like efficiency metrics or effectiveness metrics?
- Do you have any benchmarks that show what the targets/goals for these metrics should be?
- If you are a BI software vendor, do you build such functionality into your product?
- If you are a BI systems integrator, do you have such a service offering for your clients?
- Can you share any best practices on how to collect, organise, present, and manage these metrics?
- Do you agree that BI on BI (performance management of BI) should be a key function of BI competency centres/centres of excellence?
- I am only aware of two vendors — Appfluent and Teleran — that provide this type of a solution across multiple heterogeneous BI vendors, applications, and databases. Are there others?

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GELON WILBERFORCE WEST, the subject of this sketch, was born at Columbia, in this state, August 31st, 1845. He died at Rockville, January 17th, 1890, at the age of forty-four. He was the son of Samuel F. West, who is still a resident of Columbia, and until he arrived at the age of seventeen years, lived and worked upon his father's farm. He was educated in the common and select schools, and finally graduated at the old High School at Ellington in this state. He never entered college, but taught school during the winters of 1862-3, and 1863-4. After a select course of reading, he began the systematic study of law, in the office of Waldo, Hubbard and Hyde, at Hartford, in January, 1866, and after passing an examination of great merit, was admitted to the practice of law at Hartford, July 24th, 1868. He located at Rockville, and there commenced the practice of law in November, 1868.
Mr. West possessed in an unusual degree all of those gentler qualities, so endearing to intimate acquaintances, and upon which the biographer delights to dwell, but which are frequently overwrought. He was popular as a man, and as an official, and in April, 1869, he was elected judge of probate for the district of Ellington, and served continuously in that capacity until the time of his death, being elected term after term by the people, irrespective of party. He was for the period of ten years acting school visitor and clerk of the school board, and held the position of town clerk, for the town of Vernon, from 1883 to the time of his death. He was also the register of vital statistics and town treasurer, and assistant clerk of the Superior Court. At the time of his death he was also judge of the City Court of Rockville. To the manifold duties of these various offices he brought a power and aptitude which a more ambitious man would have diverted into other channels. His seeming disregard of the allurements of personal ambition was the gain of the community in which he lived. His close application to the duties and routine of the many offices which came to him, prevented his taking that more prominent stand in his chosen profession to which he was entitled from the force of his acquirements and natural ability. As a judge of probate he was unexcelled, for he was interested in his work, and tempered with a sound judgment and tender sympathy that department of law which enters more closely than any other the domain of domestic life. His faithfulness and integrity were proverbial, and his word was as good as his bond. While often negligent of the duties which he owed to himself, he never failed in his obligations to his fellowmen. The perplexities of his many duties never tested beyond its strength that serene and abiding patience, which he always commanded, in sickness and in health.
His nature was never aggressive, yet he led in various enterprises which promoted the interest of the community in which he lived. He was the projector of the Rockville High School, and personally paid the expenses attendant upon issuing the first diplomas of that institution. He was the prime mover in the adoption of the city charter for Rockville, and the enterprise was largely due to his labor and zeal.
His mind was distinctively reflective, and upon the more important tenets of the Christian religion his views were pronounced. He was religiously inclined, but without a creed. He believed in God, and recognized man's obligation to his maker; but concerning those religious problems which others explain so easily, to their seeming satisfaction, he held his peace. In conversing with the writer on a certain occasion during the last year of his life, he made use of a stanza of Whittier's hymn as illustrating his position, and repeated the lines with an emphasis which made a lasting impression, and furnished a fitting close to the conversation.
"And so beside the Silent Sea,
I wait the muffled oar;
No harm from Him, can come to me,
On ocean or on shore."
He died almost in the harness, and was absent from his office only a little more than one day. He entertained a strong presentiment of his death, and in perfecting the organization of the City Court expressed his belief that he should not live to witness its completion. But this fact did not lessen his interest or his work; no murmur escaped him, and his cheerful, cordial manner seemed not to warrant the foreboding which he held.
He leaves a wife and two daughters, and a circle of friends, whose grateful and kindly remembrance of him is the most expressive and enduring tribute to his worth.


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Load shedding will be used under emergency conditions for limited periods.
Three schedules have now been developed based on the possibility of risk and to ensure that it is applied in a fair and equitable manner:
- Stage 1 allows for up to 1000 MW of the national load to be shed.
- Stage 2 allows for up to 2000 MW of the national load to be shed.
- Stage 3 allows for up to 3000 MW of the national load to be shed.
- Stage 4 allows for up to 4000 MW of the national load to be shed.
- Load shedding will be implemented in most instances in 2 hour blocks (with an additional 30 minutes for switching between blocks) whenever load shedding is required. You therefore may be without electricity for 2,5 hours.
The actual stage in use at the time will be displayed both on the main Eskom website and on the home page of the Load Shedding website.
To find the schedule for your area (if you are an Eskom customer):
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- If you are an Eskom customer and cannot find your schedule, please contact Eskom via the Eskom Contact Centre at 0860037566/08600ESKOM for assistance.
- If you are not an Eskom customer, please contact your Municipality or Metro.
- The Municipality/Metro schedules are different to the Eskom schedules in design and detail. Eskom has established principles for the design of its schedules in order to ensure as much equity and consistency as possible. In many cases, Metros/Municipalities have agreed to work according to the same principles, but ultimately Eskom has no control over how the Municipalities/Metros determine their own schedules.


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I put it to you, dear readers, that one of the most delicious snacks one can have is not caviar, not steak, nor truffles, nor anything you get in a restaurant. It is, in fact, the humble crisp sandwich. Mmmmmmm. What? Don't judge me!
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I found Chef Inam's Steak House to be average. I and my friend decided to check out this place. I was excited about trying out Chef Inam's as I am a great fan of western food, but I was a wee bit disappointed at the end. While I ordered chicken hotilicious steak (do not remember the exact name), my friend ordered Cheese steak. Taste wise it was just about average. Service was not up to the mark. We forgot the names of the dishes by the time food was served. Unfortunately, the place falls short of justifying the price it charges. Ambiance and service are disappointing!
Soumabha RayChaudhuri, Engineer
November 26,2012
Be A Steakholder !!!
Rosemary Cheese Tenderloin Steak - I knew what had to be ordered as I had been here before and Chef Inam as usual didn't disappoint me. The steak was medium done and juicy, served with some fries, bread and salad it seemed the perfect meal for my Sunday lunch. Chef also allowed us to watch him prepare the steak and explained the different marination which were done.
Overall an awesome experience , though I would recommend you not to go on weekends as it is unusually busy and other than the chef himself the waiters don't know what is happening.
Meal for one - Rs. 600/- ish
November 26,2012
Review for Jubilee Hills outlet (opp KBR Park)
NOTE: This review is for the Chef Inam's outlet at Jubilee Hills opposite KBR Park which does not appear to have an independent listing here on Burrp yet.
- Although I have been to the Masab Tank outlet also, the Jubilee hills outlet is far more hygienic cleaner and has AC instead. And I would recommend it over the branch at Masab Tank anyday given the current state of affairs at the 2 outlets.
Had gone here with a group of friends today on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant offered a wide variety of steaks which were essentially basically barbeques. (The chef could be seen and approached working on the barbecue grill on the right side just outside the AC seating of the restaurant beside the non AC section.)
Since it was a large group of 20 or so folks, we ordered different dishes.
I tasted the
(i)Rosemary Cheese Tenderloin steak (done medium rare this retained the marinating juices without any objectionable smell or touch of rawness),
[also a few other beef steaks the names of which I couldn't grasp and as I will explain below the names didn't matter],
(ii)a variety of lamb chops in different spices and in particular the Cajun lamb chops.
- In general, most of the difference amongst the steak dishes or amongst the lamb chop dishes themselves were very subtle in taste and only due to the different herbs or flavours added during the barbeque'ing process (with very little difference in the initial marination I suspect). So to most ordinary untrained folks, it will be difficult to distinguish between the different steaks or the different lamb chops.
The lamb chops were good, but in general, most of them had very little meat on them. Would strongly suggest sticking to the steaks if you want something meaty in your mouth.
(iii)Tried the chicken Jamaican steak. This was really spicy in the tabasco or chilly sauce sense. Like all the other different taste chicken steaks on the table it was a thin chicken fillet and not very filling.
(iv)Towards the end I ordered a fish steak BBQ with the only fish on offer today being the Sea Bass. The Sea Bass, also known in Eastern India as the Bhetki, is basically a very soft flavourless fish that can take on the taste of any marination or flavours. I really liked the herbs the chef added on this to get a wonderful taste, and the fish was fresh and very soft providing a beautiful melt-in-your-mouth texture.
(v)Lastly, the burgers were all essentially variants or smaller steak pieces put inside lightly toasted in olive oil sesame seed lined burger bread. But if one wanted to have bread too with their meat and can't take a very meaty overdose this is what I would strongly recommend since the steaks came with only 2 pieces of rather ordinarily sized garlic bread only.
Major takeaways from the experience:
1. Essentially all items on the menu are variants in some form of steak or barbecue.
2. Avoid Lamb chops if you want more fleshy portions in your dish, since the fleshy portions in the lamb chops is really less.
3. Stick to Burgers or order extra garlic bread if you like a filling portion of bread with your steaks.
4. The place offers very small quantities of vegetables with steaks, so order extra vegetables if you want a balanced not meal-only meal.
5. Drink water before you go or prepare to shell out a lot for the same because there is no regular water served at the restaurant. And you will drink copious amounts since all that meat will make you thirsty.
6. For non meat folks and others looking to try something different, strongly recommend the fish BBQ as a very interesting taste or experience.
7. Also avoid weekend rush hours since the Chef has only 2 large BBQ grills and you might have to wait a long while for your order (~1-1.5 hours) if the place gets full with it's seating capacity of around 25 folks at any point of time.
My personal recommendations for dishes to try:
1. If you are okay with beef, forget everything else and just pick any tenderloin steak because they will all taste mostly the same here. - Do order extra veg or extra garlic bread if you like to have either of those with your meat since portions included with steak will be miniscule.
2. If you are looking for something different, try the fish steak.
3. If you like burgers and want to try something filling and slightly different, try any of the steak burgers for a steak'y taste alongwith quantity.
Ambience is okay okay. Nothing fancy, slightly trendy modern minimalist decor with around 6 tables only in the restaurant.
Food - 7/10
Service - 3/10
Ambience - 5/10
Cost - 700 (for one, good place for individuals going out to be able to order only for one person)
All in all, I would say a nice place to go for the taste of the barbecue but keep aside copious amounts of time when going for getting served or drop in on non weekend days and follow the above tips depending on your level of meat expectations from your food. At around 600/- per dish and a meal coming to around 700 per head including drinks, tip etc I would not say this place is cheap and definitely leaves a lot more to be desired, but currently I have not seen any alternative to this place in Hyderabad yet sadly.
This hole in the wall "steakhouse" was recommended to me by a friend who never tried Texas Longhorn or Omaha steaks, or ever had the experience of biting into some good ol US beef! Nevertheless, I treated my family to Chef Inams cuisine parked out in our sedan as the tiny indoor restaurant was littered with vagrants; no doubt, the regulars lingering over remains of their dinner while checking out some rare piece of pedestrian rump strutting by. A determined lot, these regulars, braving the swarm of mosquitoes and other pestilence the ambiance has to offer. We took refuge in the car preferring the rancid odor of urine graffiti on the wall to risking malaria.
20 minutes of patiently waiting for our order to be delivered, I mustered up the courage to walk up to Chef Inam and inquire whether our steaks will be done by the following morning (if were real lucky)? Chef Inam was doing his chef thing on the grill - our order, finally! What kind of steaks are these, I asked as he picked up each piece of meat from the mucky marinade by hand and arranged them on the grill. Beef, he announced proudly, and turned to one of the regulars. I do Boston-style steaks! I suppose that meant doing away with utensils and directly applying un-gloved hands to his handiwork! Going a few steps further, I suppose the chefs in Boston do not cover their head with a cap: Chefs hair adds that certain zing to the flavor of the generic, all-purpose secret marinade. Bsides, when done, the fallen hair would be too well done or extra crispy not to make one heckofawholelotof difference!
OK. So there were our steaks! No sides? Like maybe roasted potatoes, veggis, even mashed spuds & gravy? A man of few words, Chef Inam gave me one of those Hey! You ordered steaks, didnt ya? Well, here are your steaks looks!
The Server brought them over to the car. The plates looked clean in the semi dark and he brought real steak knives and blunt forks. But those steak knives sure came in handy! The steaks were juicy (if you fancy Desi masala) but hard as leather with a touch of rubber! WOW! Hyderabadi-"Bostonian" elastic steaks! They would give denture wearers a run for their money!
As I spat out a mouthful of gristle barely missing a passer-by hawker, he commented that Hyderabadi bade-ka-gooshth commonly comes from some unfortunate sickly buffalo ("Khulga") from Barkas masquerading as beef.
Figures .
Nishu Alex, Senior Business Analyst - Software
November 21,2011
Now this is not steak .. it is Steaaaaaak!
We are regulars here!
Going by the kind of reviews I put up, if I say I am a regular, it means I freaking Love the place!
Steak House is a brilliant place which must be kept a quite little secret between us (well this review defies the point.. anyway), since more the place becomes popular the more cost centred food joints become.
Chef Inam's Steak house was introduced to me by my Foodie Friend Tauseef Mohamed (I must credit him for the find). It is on the corner of the Masab Tank Flyover beside the Golconda Hotel.
1. Parking - There is ample space for parking as the curb in front of the shop is wide enough to accomodate quite a few vehicles.
2. Ambience - The place is small, really small with barely 4 tables. It makes up for the space by not really being hoarded by a huge crowd (probably because it is Steak not everybody's first choice).
3. Attitude - Down to earth (if that was one word) is the word(s) I'd use to describe the staff.
4. Food - Well, there are Steaks and Chicken Steaks(for sissies!). And they are Brilliant Steaks. I personally love the Jamaican Styled Steak. The wait time is around 10 - 15 minutes, but you are not allowed to stay Hungry, the chef gets you Pasta's (complimentary of course)! Also, you can ask the server to keep your steak rare, medium rare or deep cooked.
The steak is served with boiled vegetable, Potato Wedges and Oregano laced bread. And of course you cannot have steak without a drink, so we have Jal Jeera readily available too!
5. Price - extremely reasonable. A steak costs from Rs. 250/- to 450/- based on the type. Personally it is the Platter which is the best deal for 600/- three of us can gorge on the Steak.
All in all it is a nice quiet place to goto for a nice meal.
Ratings -
1. Food - 4 out of 5
2. Ambience - 2 out of 5
3. Cleanliness - 3 out of 5
4. Price - 5 out of 5
5. Respect - 4 out of 5
Sabyasachi Ray Chaudhuri, Food Enthusiast
October 31,2011
Awesome steaks
I have visited this place twice and have come back very satisfied with the food here. This is possibly the best steak joint in Hyderabad. Ambiance is nothing to write home about but the food is awesome. I have tried Kirraak steak, tenderloins, and their platters which have three different beef and chicken steaks, which can be shared by two people. Must say that I found each item delicious. Plan to visit them shortly for the fish dishes there.
My only complaint is about the size of this joint and cleanliness. It has only 4/5 tables seating max 20 people and cleanliness needs to improve. But still it is a must visit place for meat lovers in Hyderabad.
July 01,2011
Awesome Steaks...worth the money!!!
Wow...never expected such a tiny place to serve steaks like this. Let it be Lamb chops, tenderloins...they just melt in ur mouth. Too tasty and the staff is very courteous.
We had ordered a Mini Platter which costs 600 bucks. And we 2 were struggling to finish it as they served so much meat. But they tasted awesome. I have made a point to visit this place again in the near future.
dont expect it to be a posh place. Its a tiny roadside eatery. However, every penny that you spend there would be worth it.
November 16,2010
A reply to someone who said it wasnt clean and stuff like that,,,, please ignore them as it just doesnt matter, its a Steakhouse we are talking about where animal meats are served, i wonder what he was hoping it would be but anyways, the food is just awesome, this guy (Chef Inam) really knows what hes doing, i bet he could beat the day light out of Fusion9/sports grill or any other fancy restaurants at any given day... Kiraack steak or the NY Tenderloin, order anything and be rest assured ur taste buds would go for a ride of their life..... Im a GYM RAT and this place gives me what i need - Protein and some good calories, im even consider coming off WHEY protein to have this steak 2-3 times a week... Great going CHef Inam.... All the best.
Best steaks in town
Steak house is my favourite hangout point. The scrumptious and delicious dishes delights me. If you wanna eat a proper steak, I suggest this is the place to visit. Unlike the beef steaks, where they pour large quantity of sauces on it, steak at this place is left to the natural flavour. The aroma that comes when Inam grills the steak, increases the apetite. The place is small, but who cares as long as the food is tantalizing.
July 16,2010
Bad steak..Poor customer service.Stay away
I stay at Masab Tank so I called up and ordered for a New York Tenderloin steak and requested them to deliver at home.The steak costs Rs 180 but they told me to pay Rs 20 extra for home delivery.When the steak arrived I found that the vegetables which were promised along with the steak were missing.I called them up and was rudely told that the delivery boy has left for home (he stays at Lakdikapul) .
The steak wasn't so great either and tasted more like Moghlai disk ( Tandoori chicken taste to be precise).
If you are a true steak lover, stay away from this place.You can try the steaks at Fusion 9 or Indijoes which have a more continental taste.
June 08,2010
Liked the food and hospitality
I have been to Chef Inam's Steak House 1 last sunday, heard a lot about its tasty and nutritious steaks and when tried the Newyork Tenderloin and Zesty lemon chicken steak and Afghani tandoori with pudinay ki chutney, was very much delighted with the taste of the food and the hospitality I received from Chef Inam and his team.
Well now planning for weekend hangout at this place and few parties (wish it could have some large space).
And wish I could have hookah there atleast on sunday.
Best wishes Chef Inam for your future and hope to see you on saturday and try out a new flavour of fish and fusion flames...hmmmm yummmy.......can't resist.
June 05,2010
Heard of this place. Love steak so decided to drop by for a steak lunch this afternoon just past 1 pm. A guy squatting outside digging into his nose.No one else, whether staff or customers. He tried to turn on a tiny air cooler mounted on a wall using a stick to reach some switch. The floor was so slippery that the chair in which I sat was not stable on the floor. When I inquired about the steaks I was told quote 'no after 7' unquote. There was some cut chicken pieces lying around the kitchen which is visible, with flies humming around the. Needless to say I walked away. And no where does it say on their info on burrp or on the info they have posted on the FB that steaks are not available for lunch - and anyway with whatever I saw and experienced during my brief visit that legendary Chef Inam from the US of A, has lost a customer for ever.
kiran kumar Maasi, Restaurant owner
May 28,2010
Inam is a gift to barbeque lovers
A mini resturant besides the Hotel Golconda @ masab tank is a must visit for steak lovers. Beef, Mutton and chicken and choiciest of north indian breads, kebabs and curries.
Inam is very friendly and he can customize the steak according to your needs (spicy, medium spicy,and meat done well, medium or rare) The 3 sauces provided along with the steaks are also good. Try the newyork tenderloin @ 180/-if you eat beef or the rosemary oregano chicken @150/- which is served with a garlic bread and some shredded tossed, beans, carrot and cabbage.
The two things to improve on is the cleanliness and the cutlery which Inam promised to take care very soon. He is also looking at a new setup in banajara/jubilee side.
If you are in this part of town. Don't miss to visit the steak house
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Hit Me Baby One More Time
Freshman Brittanie Sakajian scored her first career game-winning goal in the Matadors' 1-0 victory over UNLV on Sept. 12. In the 64th minute of the match against the Rebels, Sakajian headed home a cross from teammate Alexis Barbara for the match's only score. A freshman from Valencia, Calif., Sakajian has two goals, a team-leading two assists and is tied with Farryn Townley for the team lead with six points. She had a goal and assist in the Matadors' 4-0 victory over Saint Joseph's.
Brie all that you can Brie
Junior Brielle Slepicoff picked up her first assist of the season in the Matadors' 1-0 victory over Kansas on Sept. 10, swinging in a cross that Farryn Townley headed home in the 102nd minute. She scored her first goal of the year in CSUN's 4-0 win over Saint Joe's. Slepicoff, an All-Big West Honorable Mention selection in 2009, now has two goals, six assists and 10 points for her career.
Sonia's Story
Senior Sonia Espitia added her first assist of the 2010 season in the Matadors' 2-1 victory over Pepperdine, helping on Farryn Townley's goal. She also scored the Matadors' first goal of the 2010 season. In the 58th minute of CSUN's match with Portland, Espitia laced a shot that deflected off a Pilot defender and into the net. The goal was the third of Espitia's career, with the first two coming in the 2009 season. She earned All-Big West Second Team honors for her play in 2009, which also included two assists. For her career, Espitia has three goals, five assists and 11 points.
Cardenas Transfers talent to CSUN
Senior Desiree Cardenas picked up her first career game-winning goal in the Matadors' 4-0 victory over Saint Joseph's. In the 67th minute, Cardenas lined up a free kick that bent around the wall and over the goalkeeper's head for the first goal of the game and Cardenas' first of the season. Last season, Cardenas had two goals and two assists, her first campaign with the Matadors.
Matadors in Season Openers
The Matadors are 8-7-1 in their 16 season-opening contests. CSUN owns an all-time road opener record of 7-8-1 and a 7-7-2 record all time in its home openers. The Matadors are 6-7 all time in their conference-opening matches, as the 1995 and 1006 squads did not participate in a conference season. Coach West is 2-2 in his career in Big West openers. Northridge defeated Cal Poly, 3-2, in the 2009 Big West opener for both teams.
Matadors 5th in Preseason Poll (Again)
A preseason survey of the Big West Conference women's soccer coaches predicted a fifth-place finish for the Matadors in 2010. The Matadors received 45 points in the poll to place fifth for the second-straight year. UC Santa Barbara, whom CSUN plays twice this season, was the preseason favorite for the second-straight year as well, receiving four first-place votes and 75 points overall. In the 2009 poll, CSUN received 33 points, but went 6-2 on the year to finish second in the league.


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Whip rule changes approved by British Horseracing Authority
Changes to controversial whip rules for jockeys and a revised penalty structure have been approved by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).
New rules, to be introduced in time for next month's Cheltenham Festival, will mean the relaxing of restrictions on the amount of times a whip can be used.
The authority will instead concentrate on the manner and frequency of use.
A revised penalty structure has been approved after jockeys said the previous regulations were too harsh .
Rather than it being an automatic breach when a rider uses the whip eight times on the Flat and nine times over jumps, the figures become the trigger point for the stewards to review the ride in question.
It has to be said that the jockeys have got a lot of what they wanted, particularly an instruction for more discretion/common sense from the stewards, and a dilution of penalties for minor infringements
Stewards will then consider how the rider has used the whip in the course of exceeding the allowed number before deciding whether a breach has occurred and a penalty is warranted.
New BHA chief executive Paul Bittar had indicated that he wanted the rules amended before the Festival.
"Over four months have passed since the introduction of the first set of rules following the Whip Review," said Bittar, after the changes were approved at a board meeting on Tuesday.
"Despite a number of changes to both the rule and the accompanying penalty structure, it is clear that while many objectives of the review are being met, and in particular those pertaining to horse welfare, a rule that polices the use of the whip based solely on a fixed number of strikes is fundamentally flawed.
"While well intentioned, and in accordance with initial requests from the jockeys for clarity and consistency via a fixed number, in practice the new rules have repeatedly thrown up examples of no consideration being given to the manner in which the whip is used as well as riders being awarded disproportionate penalties for the offence committed."
The whip rules have been a continuing problem since the BHA introduced strict new regulations and penalties just a few days before Flat racing's new Champions Day at Ascot last October.
French jockey Christophe Soumillon reacted with fury to receiving a ban and forfeiting over £50,000 in prize-money after being found to have hit Champion Stakes winner Cirrus Des Aigles six times in the final furlong at Ascot.
The initial review of the use of the whip, the product of lengthy and exhaustive research by the BHA, sought to replace uncertainty with clarity. The number of times jockeys could strike a horse was severely restricted. But if they could count, they would know immediately when they were in breach or not. It was black and white. Now it has all gone grey again.
The restrictions on strikes - eight on the Flat, nine over the jumps - still exist. But now they are no more than a guide for the stewards. Each offence is to be treated on its merits.
Further complexity surrounds the issue of financial penalty. In theory jockeys who abuse the whip can still lose their prize money. But that is likely to be amended and finessed, with fines reflecting seriousness of the breach. British horseracing is trying to provide punishments that fit the crime. It is an imprecise science. But it is now what jockeys say they want.
Paul Struthers, chief executive of the Professional Jockeys' Association welcomed the new changes.
He said in a statement: "The PJA is pleased by the decision by the British Horseracing Authority to make important amendments to both the rules and the penalties relating to the use of the whip within racing.
"This change recognises that a 'grey' issue cannot be proportionately and fairly regulated by a 'black and white' rule, and that jockeys are skilled horsemen who care passionately about horses and are being denied the ability to use their full skill and judgement throughout the course of the race.
"If this is implemented as the PJA believes is the intention, jockeys will no longer be punished for genuine, wholly unintended mistakes nor for otherwise perfectly acceptable rides."
But welfare groups expressed their concern.
David Muir, the RSPCA's equine consultant, said the changes were "a black day for the horse racing industry."
"It is absolutely staggering that the BHA has taken such a backward step, less than six months after the whip rules were introduced to react to public concern," he added.
"The real losers are the horses - jockeys are once again allowed to use the whip excessively without a relatively strong preventative punitive element."
Roly Owers, the chief executive of World Horse Welfare , told BBC Sport on Tuesday: "There is abundant evidence that the new whip rules are working so it is bemusing that they have been changed yet again.
"Part of this success is through having a robust penalty structure that has achieved a real behaviour change among jockeys. Hence we are concerned that the penalties have been watered down for a third time, and also whether the even greater reliance on stewards' discretion will effectively work in practice. Time will tell."
Jockeys were unhappy with the former regime and were on the verge of strike action at one stage.
"We are confident there is not a welfare problem associated with the use of the cushioned whip in British racing," said Bittar after the changes were announced.
"The objective of this proposal is to keep jockeys riding to a similar standard as they are now with regard to their significantly reduced use of the whip, but with added discretion and common sense applied by stewards when considering whether a rider is in breach of the rules."


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Everyone's a Bust?
The answer to all your questions of every second/third/first year player is.
No. Not everyone's a bust.
Sometimes, there's extenuating circumstances that most people cannot comprehend because they aren't in the middle of conversations between coaches. They're not in the locker room. Talking heads don't get it sometimes. We don't get it sometimes.
Lets take a quick run down on a list of things that people don't think about when hastily calling people busts.
Are they a bust, Question to ask yourself before opening your mouth.
Number one: Have they gone through massive system changes or coaching changes?
if yes, then you should hesitate to say: hey. things may not be working out so well for them, they've possibly had trouble adjusting to the new system... example would be: like johnathan vilma did when the jets moved from the 4-3 to the 3-4.
if no, proceed to asking yourself question two.
Number two: have they been in a state of limbo as far as supporting cast?
if yes, then you shouldn't be saying: they're a total bust. football more than anything is a team sport. if you have 10 D2 players and one NFL caliber player playing against an NFL team. Let me tell you. That NFL caliber player will look like a below average free agent player in the NFL. For example, did the edge look really good in Arizona those first few years? Ehhhhhhh, no. Did he have peyton manning, reggie wayne, and marvin harrison around him? also no. Supporting casts are just as important in musical theatre as they are in football. No man is an island. Unless he's dick night train lane.
if no. continue to question three.
Number three: was his draft slot in the first round? in the top 15? is it a difficult position? is the learning curve high for the system?
if the answer is yes, you have to remember, there's a learning curve to the system of the nfl. around 30% of players probably won't get it the first time around. most 'bust' quarterbacks finally start figuring out things in the 4th, 5th year of their career. That's when they become the most productive. Sure, not every quarterback will be the second coming of Dan Marino, but, I do think that everyone is so American in thought that they want their quarterbacks, and all of their players, to be producing from day one. And i mean, who can blame them with the contracts that they're commanding from day one. The problem is that most players won't get it the first time. I actually will guarantee that most players won't understand their responsibilities and how to use their physical tools to their advantage within four years. Sure, you can look to Matt Ryan as the exception to the rule, but look at players such as Aaron Rodgers, Matt Schaub, Tony Romo, Kyle Orton... Look at Michael Turner, Albert Haynesworth, Lee Evans, and other players that really start making a name for themselves 3+ years after they enter the league? Coincidence? No way. Patience is the key here, and no one, from GM's to Fans, to Media, no one has any patience. And even less patience with first round picks. Now, here's something. I've heard people called busts here who are first round picks who are performing mediocre. I think that's a little misleading, because to start, you shouldn't be surprised... because your expectations as to what is a translatable skill and statistics to the NFL are probably skewed. So, before you shoot your mouth. Fix that skew. First round picks can behave like fifth round picks, and fifth round picks can behave like first round picks. The only difference is the amount you pay them. So. In order to actually remove yourself and determine HOW they play is to take yourself out of the mindset: this person did what in college? they were drafted where? how much money they make? if you knew none of those things and were asked to evaluate talent based on their game film from the NFL. You wouldn't be able to tell sometimes. Tis the beauty of the NFL draft.
If you answered no the questions, read my final question to ask yourself:
Number four: is the player on the following teams: the detroit lions? the oakland raiders?
if you answered yes. you should be bright enough to understand that. If not. well. We need to talk about some private lessons.
Come on AQ. You know Buster Davis is a bust.
My privates need no lessons!
I actually think you brought up some great points aq, I am proud of you!
Hopefully a certain few will read this. Great post. +rep
can this be a rule for discussions, here on NFLDC?
Troy Williamson still has a chance!
He'll turn it around! :(
Carp deserves to be branded w/ the BUST label. Awful, awful, awful. I wish we could have a re-draft so, hey we can pick up this decent ST player in the 5th round this time around.
Barbie has been awful. And he even teased us with that beastly performance against Seattle two years ago. Oh, the possibilities had we had someone drafting that didn't completely have man-crushes on guys that have some connection to him.
Nice Work. I like it, it brought up some very valid points and it was timed rather well, with all these "Is ____ ____ a bust?!?!" threads popping up, hopefully this stops those threads.
Nicely put, +rep. Mind if I post this in a Raiders message board so that people shut up already with Jamarcus?
And... you know... not show the Raiders part hehe
I love you aq...will you marry me?
Good thread, I got pretty sick of people calling Dwayne Jarrett a bust after one rookie season with David Carr at QB.
And some men just have the knack for sucking...
David Carr isn't exactly Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, not to mention it's only his 2nd year and he has played only 12 games
do people even bother reading what a thread is about before posting?
EDIT: Not nice AQ
read post above you
Is it a difficult position? Wide Receiver? Yes. Especially for average to above average receivers such as your 'bust' dwayne jarrett. What are the circumstances? Timing. 12 games. Was he better than he was last year? Yes. Are most seniors better than freshman in football? Yes. Is the NFL any different? No. Is everyone a finished product from day one in the NFL? No.
"Look at Michael Turner, Albert Haynesworth, Lee Evans, and other players that really start making a name for themselves 3+ years after they enter the league?"
see this part of it. maybe i need to add a part five here. go see the edit.
edit: no i don't... it's covered in number one:
Number one: Have they gone through massive system changes or coaching changes?
I can say, going from college to the pros... That's a pretty massive system and coaching change. What is it they say? It take 3 years for a coaches influence to wear off in a location? I'd venture to say that it take 3 years to make the transition to the pros, without any coaching changes. Yes there are exceptions to the rule, but, overwhelmingly, i'd give it 3 years.
DAng people I was just kidding, jeez...
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Welcome to London!
The EUSUHM 2013 Organising Committee has much pleasure in inviting you to London on 27-29 June 2013 to participate in the 17th biennial EUSUHM Congress.
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When I started my teaching career I had the good fortune to adopt an amazing yellow Labrador retriever named Ceilidh. She often played with pieces of line from boats that I sailed. I took a look at the pet marketplace and soon realized that there was a scarcity of pet products that were made in the United States and/or made with quality and care. Ceilidh and I have many canine and feline "friends" that we wanted to provide with safe, high quality toys and other products. It was my quest to find just those pet products that left me asking two questions. Why should our friends have to chew on dyed, unknown materials that can't be good for them? Why should these items not be made in the United States? Thus the creation of Island Time Pets.
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The most dangerous day of a mothers' life is the day she gives birth. On 25 June, G8 will meet to sign onto a new maternal and child health initiative to help the 8.8 million children and 300,000 women who still die each year from preventable illness and pregnancy.
In many places these deaths could be prevented simply by giving these women the support of a trained community healthworker.
No mother about to give birth or caring for a sick child should be without support.
I just signed a petition asking the G8 to make sure they agree to train 3.5 million health workers as part of their new initiative to help mothers and children.
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VISTA members in our network focus on a variety of literacy related projects. Current projects include:
Name: Joanna "Joey" Grisham
VISTA agency / position: Development Coordinator at Central Kentucky Radio Eye
VISTA since: August 2011
Hometown: Carthage, TN
What brought you to VISTA?
Honestly, after I got my MFA in Creative Writing I couldn't find a job. I worked retail for a while and searched the Internet every day looking for anything even remotely related to my degree—anything that didn't sound terrible that would give me time to write. It was discouraging. I have friends who served in the Peace Corps, and I had thought a lot about doing something like that, but I knew the Peace Corps wasn't for me. When I came across the posting for a VISTA needed at CKRE, I knew that was my opportunity to get involved with something meaningful.
What's your favorite part of your project?
I've really enjoyed working on the new website. We're moving from a standard, pretty much black-and-white site to the Libguides format, which is what the UK libraries use. I had to move all the information from the old site to the new one and then update everything, add new graphics and features, link the website to our Facebook page, etc. It's been a great learning experience for me, and now I feel a lot more confident about doing web-based projects in the future.
What has surprised you most about VISTA?
I'm always amazed and surprised by how much our volunteers do to keep Radio Eye going. I hear about other organizations who struggle to find and retain good volunteers, but some of the readers we have at Radio Eye have been around for 20 years! They are truly dedicated to our mission, and I'm always surprised by that, though I shouldn't be. It's so easy to become jaded or disenchanted with this world; getting to work with people who volunteer their time every day simply because they love to help others is a real gift.
Favorite Book?
Ugh. It's impossible to choose just one. Fiction: The Awakening by Kate Chopin; Poetry: Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey; Creative Nonfiction: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris. And my favorite childhood books are There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
Favorite thing about Kentucky?
Something I immediately noticed when I moved here was the emphasis on buying local—local food, local art, etc. It's really nice to live in a community that has such pride in its people and its products.
Favorite cheap thing to do in Lexington?
I don't go out too much. I guess if I'm going to endorse something, then I give a big thumbs up to Alfalfa's—great food, great service, not too expensive. Otherwise, I like to do free stuff like visit different parks or walk around downtown. I really appreciate how hard the community works to keep Lexington so beautiful and welcoming. It really has a small town sort of feel, though it's a growing and lively city.
Any post-VISTA plans yet?
I hope to get a job teaching at one of the local colleges or universities next fall. I taught English composition courses and creative writing courses in grad school, so maybe I can pick up some classes. I'm also interested in working in publishing or something like that. In the meantime, I continue to write and send out my stories for publication, so I hope to get something published soon.


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Another Biblical Hailstorm Suspends Soccer Game
Two hailstorms in just over a week suspending play? Quick, someone check the math on those Mayan Doomsday calendars; maybe they were just a year off! »
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It took keeper Asmir Begović merely 15 seconds to score his first career goal when the cleared ball bounced over Southampton's Artur Boruc and in for an incredibly early 1-0 Stoke City lead. Begović's goal was the fifth ever by a keeper in EPL; the last instance was Tim Howard in 2012. »
We have our first goal of the 2013/14 Premier League season. After some buildup, Liverpook's Daniel Sturridge received a pass from Iago Aspas at the top of the box and drove a ball with his left across goal, beating Stoke City keeper Asmir Begovic and tucking just inside the right post. It was a good goal, but it was… »
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Solidly mid-table, Stoke City haven't had anything to play for in a while. They've been pranking each other all week in the lead-up to their final match, including egging Michael Owen's Mercedes. But someone went a little too far. »
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Peter Crouch's volley would be astounding in any context, but that it put Stoke up 1-0 on Manchester City makes it that much more a golazo. If Rooney's bicycle goal last season was its top score, Crouch's today is almost certainly that of the '11-'12 campaign. [Fox Soccer] »