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A former architects' office in Woodbridge has become the latest in a line of Suffolk businesses to be converted into living accommodation.
In years gone by, it was the reverse, with business owners often converting the ground floor of their homes into shops and offices, while living above.
Today, with changing needs and business practices, many commercial buildings are being freed-up, and with some imagination and design flair, are being returned to town centre houses.
See: Former EADT and Ipswich Star social club converted into homes
Selwyn House, in The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge is a striking example of a building reborn for modern times.
The building was, for many years an architects' office, but previous occupants Mullins Dowse have vacated and now relocated to Quay Street.
Architect Arthur Mullins bought the property when he started his practice and he lived in the flat above, until he built his own home.
The Grade II* listed property, with views across Elmhurst Park to Sutton on the far bank of the Deben, has been returned to a family home again, offering living accomodation in the heart of town, just a few steps from coffee shops, boutiques and restaurants.
This property dates from the 18th Century and was altered in the 19th Century.
It has been further adapted and improved by the current owners.
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The result is a traditional period home, now fully fit for present day living, and full of refinements not often found in similar properties.
The substantial front door is set within a portico, with a rope design decoration, and it opens into the hall with the original staircase to one side beside a shuttered window.
There is a cloakroom to one corner and a door to an elegant drawing room, which fronts onto the Thoroughfare, with shutters to the sash window and an ornamental fireplace.
At the centre of the ground floor is the kitchen/dining/family room with limestone tiled flooring and a striking Neptune kitchen, featuring a large island beside the impressive "floating" staircase, which has mahogany handrails.
It is open plan behind the dining area, which has a large lantern light above, and is a large family area which has three doors opening onto the garden. The snug/sitting room also has shuttered French doors to the terrace.
The first floor includes the principal bedroom suite, with French doors onto a sheltered balcony on the southern side of the house.
This bedroom, with a dressing area overlooking the Thoroughfare, has its own luxury en suite bath and shower room. The second bedroom, at the head of the original curved stairs, also has an en suite shower room.
There are three more bedrooms, one used as a gym, and an en suite shower room, and a bathroom. on the second floor. The fourth bedroom has a balcony giving delightful views over Elmhurst Park and across the river.
Outside there is a parking and turning area, leading to a former coachhouse which is now used as a garage and a workshop.
The walled garden, facing south and landscaped, is a special feature of the house,
This property is on sale with Fenn Wright and Jackson-Stops for £1.75m.
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Blockchain: Unlocking new potential
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Think blockchain is just a buzzword? Think again. In recent years, blockchain technology has spread beyond its cryptocurrency roots and is touching a myriad of industries including supply chain management, health care, insurance, government, banking and real estate. The accounting and audit profession is no exception. While still a young technology, blockchain and its various applications are demonstrating the potential to significantly impact the profession.
"There's a really strong potential for the accounting community to shine in this new arena. It won't resemble what it has historically, but there will be a role for accounting professionals in this arena, and in some ways blockchain technologies and distributed ledgers, in particular, simplify the work that accountants do. In other ways, they are going to have to understand the new technology," said Johnny Lee, national practice leader for forensic technology services at Grant Thornton LLP.
In the last few years, a growing number of accounting firms have undertaken blockchain initiatives to further understand the implications of this disruptive technology — and the efforts are likely to gain even greater momentum in the years ahead. This comes as no surprise when you consider not only the rise in use cases across various industries, but also the fact that blockchain is an accounting technology that seamlessly aligns with the profession.
Further demonstrating its importance, the American Institute of CPAs and the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a nonprofit trade association promoting the adoption of blockchain technology across global markets, announced in 2017 a joint effort to advance blockchain technology for the accounting profession.
"The accounting profession is built on confirmation and verification, and that's what blockchain is all about," stated AICPA president and CEO Barry Melancon, in announcing the collaboration. "This technology can have a profound impact on accounting and finance going forward, and it's important we make sure that its adoption proceeds in a way that's in the best interest of the public and our financial markets. Our working relationship with the WSBA, combined with our expanded global reach through the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, will help further that goal."
Sources agree that blockchain and its various applications present multiple opportunities for the profession. Let's first, however, take a closer look at the technology.
Blockchain up close
Perhaps best known as the record-keeping technology behind the Bitcoin phenomenon that emerged ten years ago, blockchain has since spread well beyond its cryptocurrency roots.
According to Deloitte's 2019 "Global Blockchain Survey," fintech remains a blockchain leader today, but more organizations in more sectors — such as technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and health care, and government — are expanding and diversifying their blockchain initiatives.
More specifically, the survey found that those willing to invest $5 million or more in new blockchain initiatives over the next 12 months held steady at 40 percent. In addition, 53 percent of respondents said that blockchain technology became a critical priority for their organizations in 2019 — a 10 point increase over last year. Moreover, 83 percent said they see compelling use cases for blockchain, up from 74 percent in 2018.
So what exactly is blockchain? It is a decentralized, digital ledger that keeps a record of all transactions that take place across a peer-to-peer network. Users, who must possess highly secure keys to access it, can post transactions, or "blocks," to the database. Each block is timestamped and, once validated, entries cannot be deleted or altered. In practice, there are many different types of blockchains being developed and tested, and blockchains can be either private (shared with only certain participants) or public (shared publicly with anyone who has access to the internet).
As outlined in a paper published by CPA Canada, the AICPA, and the University of Waterloo Centre for Information Integrity and Information System Assurance, a blockchain has several unique and valuable characteristics:
- Near real-time settlement: A blockchain enables the near real-time settlement of transactions, thus reducing risk of non-payment by one party to the transaction.
- Distributed ledger: The peer-to-peer distributed network contains a public history of transactions. A blockchain is distributed, highly available, and retains a secure record of proof that the transaction occurred.
- Irreversibility: A blockchain contains a verifiable record of every single transaction ever made on that blockchain. This prevents double spending of the item tracked by the blockchain.
- Censorship-resistant: The economic rules built into a blockchain model provide monetary incentives for the independent participants to continue validating new blocks. This means a blockchain continues to grow without an "owner." It is also costly to censor.
Because blockchain provides a transparent and immutable record of all accountancy-based data, it offers an opportunity for accounting professionals to streamline financial reporting and paves the way for continuous audit processes.
An opportunity to evolve
While the technology may disrupt the profession, sources agree that it will not eliminate the role of the accounting and audit professional. On the contrary, it represents an opportunity to evolve the profession.
"We very much subscribe to the idea that the role of the auditor or the role of the accountant will evolve. And that's true for all roles in the face [of] the innovation," said Ron Quaranta, chairman and CEO of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance.
Added Quaranta, "In our mind, it really is an opportunity to expand the advisory role, to expand the consultative services that might be available. So, contrary to the idea that the auditor or the accounting professional is going away … our argument is that the auditing function and the accounting profession are going to become more important."
Kacee Johnson, strategic advisor for CPA.com, agreed and said, "The shift to advisor rather than record keeper is even more prevalent with the advent of blockchain. The role of auditor and accountant [will] evolve to predictive and prescriptive rather than assemble and record."
Said Asael Meir, partner and national technology practice leader for New York-based CohnReznick, "The audit profession is going to change when the technology is adopted … The focus is really going to be around assertions like validation or valuation. For example, when I'm dealing with inventory I may have a ledger obtained in the public domain but there's still going to be a need for somebody to physically observe that the inventory exists … that it's not destroyed. That is not going to be available in the blockchain record. … You can see maybe the focus of where the profession is going to go is going to change. Where we obtain the sources for us to obtain support for assertions is going to change."
Meanwhile, Chicago-based Grant Thornton has been involved with blockchain technology for the past five years due, in part, to a rise in client interest.
"There's an active role that auditors are playing and Grant Thornton has been in this space for five years now. We are doing very traditional business problem-solving. A financial statement audit is a very traditional business concept, but we're doing it in ways that are vastly different than we would before a blockchain came along," said Lee. "So, it is a prism. It's more of a different way of looking at a traditional problem. These companies still want, and seek, and, in some cases, need audited financials. The audits are very traditional in some cases — the test of controls, looking at assets, point in time balances — but the methodology for getting to some of those questions and answers is vastly different because the technology is so new."
Felix Ramirez, IT audit services leader at Citrin Cooperman in New York, believes that while blockchain may facilitate record keeping, the analyzing, interpreting and auditing of those transactions will not become simplified.
"Record keeping will be a lot easier; however, the intellectual part of the job will be elevated because the accountants will need to apply more discipline in interpreting and classifying, and even identifying, some of those transactions on the blockchain," Ramirez said.
For auditors, it will be important to understand how transactions are recorded in the blockchain and to keep in mind that recording a transaction in a blockchain may or may not provide sufficient audit evidence related to the nature of the transaction. In order to use blockchain as a credible data source, there must be an audit of the process itself to ensure system confidence and the integrity of the data. As noted by the AICPA, a transaction recorded in a blockchain may still be:
- Unauthorized, fraudulent or illegal;
- Executed between related parties;
- Linked to a side agreement that is "off-chain;" or,
- Incorrectly classified in the financial statements.
"The need for someone to do auditing procedures that validate information on the blockchain, or that the blockchain itself is working, or that it's providing reliable information, or that the data sets have integrity, are not going away. What is new and incremental is the application of technology, and the need to know and understand and be able to work with that technology," said Matthew Schell, a partner in the assurance and professional practice at Chicago-based Crowe LLP.
Schell said the firm is involved with various industry groups that are developing and collaborating on blockchain-related best practices, and is currently exploring use cases with various clients in its consulting practice.
Echoing the sentiment, David Rosenbaum, practice leader of the technology and risk advisory consulting practice for Citrin Cooperman, said, "A big feature of the blockchain is that the ledgers are immutable. They can't be changed. But what's really important for auditors to keep in mind is the integrity of the data. The fact that it doesn't change doesn't mean that it is accurate or authentic. So all of the testing and controls that took place before need to still take place without being lulled into a sense that this immutable ledger is necessarily correct."
Rosenbaum noted that Citrin Cooperman is working with clients on blockchain-related initiatives that fall outside of cryptocurrency. For example, it is working with one client who is building a blockchain platform to broker services like marketing services, software development services, etc.
Another example is a client who is leveraging the technology to enable parties to negotiate contracts, like real estate contracts or legal services contracts, on a blockchain.
In the firm's advisory practice, it is advising startups that were considering an initial coin offering, which is the cryptocurrency industry's equivalent to an initial public offering. It is also helping clients with financial modeling given the potential cost, revenue and tax considerations that may be involved. And, if needed, it can provide forensic investigations into digital asset-based transactions and holdings.
"So it's a pretty broad opportunity to leverage the same accounting skills and advisory skills into what's really a brand new marketplace," said Rosenbaum. "And it's fun. It's a chance to really work with some creative people and take creative concepts, marry it with a reasonably new technology, and come up with some exciting offerings for the public and some profitable businesses."
Meanwhile, tax reporting and classification of crypto assets remains a prominent topic and some tax practitioners are seeing growth in questions regarding crypto-tax liabilities. In fact, the IRS issued in October two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency, expanding on its guidance from 2014.
The new revenue ruling addresses common questions by taxpayers and tax practitioners regarding the tax treatment of a cryptocurrency hard fork. In addition, a set of FAQs address virtual currency transactions for those who hold virtual currency as a capital asset.
"The IRS is committed to helping taxpayers understand their tax obligations in this emerging area," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig, in a statement. "The new guidance will help taxpayers and tax professionals better understand how longstanding tax principles apply in this rapidly changing environment. We want to help taxpayers understand the reporting requirements as well as take steps to ensure fair enforcement of the tax laws for those who don't follow the rules."
According to the IRS, some taxpayers with virtual currency transactions may have failed to report income and pay the resulting tax, or did not report their transactions properly. The agency noted that it is actively addressing potential noncompliance in this area through a variety of efforts, ranging from taxpayer education to audits to criminal investigations.
For example, in July of this year the IRS began mailing educational letters to more than 10,000 taxpayers who may have reported transactions involving virtual currency incorrectly or not at all. Taxpayers may be liable for tax, penalties and interest, and, in some cases, could be subject to criminal prosecution.
Remaining relevant
As blockchain technology evolves, more and more accounting professionals may be wondering what skills sets they need to remain relevant. While accounting professionals may not need to know how to build or manage blockchains, sources agree that having a solid understanding of the technology and its implications is critical.
"For the accounting professional, or the banker, or the lawyer, you don't necessarily need to know how to code, for example. But you will need to be knowledgeable about what are the different types of blockchains? What are the use cases they are focused on? What are the implementations that are out there?" said Quaranta of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance.
Said Johnson of CPA.com, "We need to focus on awareness, learning the basics as well as the implications, and then identifying which types of blockchain applications are relevant to our firm and clients' businesses."
Johnson noted that the AICPA and CPA.com, for instance, hold an annual Blockchain Symposium in partnership with the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance. The symposium is one component of the AICPA and CPA.com's broader blockchain strategy. Other initiatives include advocacy work, webcasts, online self-study courses, a podcast series, and a blockchain certificate program.
When asked about the rise of cryptocurrency and blockchain, finance leaders in a Robert Half Finance & Accounting survey said staff will need to expand skill sets to adapt for new accounting and finance technologies (36 percent). Furthermore, 34 percent said it will increase the need for specialized accounting (e.g., tax and forensic accounting), and 30 percent believe there will be more cross-departmental collaboration with IT. Robert Half also offered advice on how companies can build their accounting and finance teams' blockchain expertise:
- Facilitate collaboration. Encourage communication with the IT department for seamless integration of the new technology. IT colleagues may also be able to share best practices and training.
- Relax the job requirements. Blockchain expertise is hard to find but can be developed. When hiring for roles requiring this knowledge, consider focusing on candidates who will have a short learning curve and can be trained on it.
- Accelerate the hiring process. If you find a candidate you want to hire, move fast. Also, enlist the help of a specialized recruiting firm that has access to candidates you may not be able to find on your own and can assist with your hiring efforts.

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Being Australian
By Dave Munro
I like to walk; you know, leave the bike at home and use my legs to propel myself forward. I must look a sight to some of the Lycra clad crowd that sweat their way around the nation's capital, the fat bald bloke covered in tatts and in need of a shave. This morning I was walking alongside Lake Burley Griffin on the edge of the Parliamentary Zone where they have the plaques honoring the recipients of the Australian of the Year award. Walking the other way two blokes were also having a look and one turned to the other and said, "most of them have done bugger all".
My first thought was I hear ya…then I had a few more thoughts. It is a very Australian thing to go about your business, fly under the radar and do your best not seeking attention and adoration. There is no doubt that the Aussie of the year awards are awash with sports stars and some politically correct recipients but step back and dig a bit deeper into some of the lesser knowns and see what you find.
The first recipient in 1960 was virologist, Sir Macfarlane Burnett who won the Nobel Prize for medicine. In 1963 it was Sir John Eccles also a Nobel winner for medicine. Former prisoner of war and military surgeon, LtCol Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop was a much deserved winner in 1976 and my personal favourite, ophthalmologist Fred Hollows was 1990 Australian of the Year. Some pretty fine company there.
Right now, out there in our community there are tens of thousands of people doing their bit for their community. They are not seeking recognition and they are not seeking rewards, they just think it is the right thing to do. Times are pretty tough around the country, utility prices keep rising, rents keep rising, banks keep screwing us and pollies keep lying to us. Yet there are decent folk around who, with not much more than those they are helping keep going about the business of volunteering. Meals on Wheels, The Smith Family, Community Food Co-ops, The Salvation Army, St Lukes, Surf Lifesaving Australia…the list goes on.
In the motorcycle community it is no different, just hairier and uglier. The toy runs around the country get plenty of publicity as does anything that can attract a dollar producing headline for the media. There is however, far more to bikers than that. The various United Motorcycle Councils are fighting for our rights, not just those of bikers, but of all Australians. There is no money in this, just cost and the chance of fighting for freedoms that are slowly being eroded in this country. Bikers are becoming more politically aware, purely out of need. Freedom, Rights, Educate, Environment (FREE) Australia Party was started by some concerned bikers and friends in South Australia as a reaction to the State Labor Government and their draconian legislation, the Serious and Organised Crime Control Act. FREE ran six candidates at the 2010 South Australian state election, two in the Senate and four in the House of Representatives and another in the recent by election for the seat vacated by ousted Premier Mike Rann. FREE is looking to go national in the near future.
Look around the biking community and you will see so much more. B.A.C.A., Ride for Connor, Pink Ribbon Ride, Perth Bikers Charity Ride, The Snowy Ride, Animal and the Kings Cross Bikers. Aussie bikers putting in their time and effort to help others, raise funds and do something instead of hitting the keyboard and bitching about life from the anonymity of cyber space.
You have to go a long way to find a more maligned group of people who actually do so much good in the greater community.
A quote comes to mind that fits well here, on the walls of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. it reads:
Thou shall not be a perpetrator, thou shall not be a victim, and thou shall never, but never, be a bystander….Yehuda Bauer.
Ride Safe…Mork.


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By Greg Bach
One of the most prolific scorers in the rich history of Syracuse basketball uncovered a valuable mindset early in his development that enabled him to traverse the highs and lows of games and perform at his best.
It's a focal point that he shares with young athletes these days.
And one certainly worth sharing with your players, too.
"What I actually teach my kids is to stay even keeled," says Stephen Thompson, who scored nearly 2,000 points during a spectacular career at Syracuse and who these days is an assistant coach at Oregon State. "We don't celebrate too much if we hit six or seven threes in a row and we don't go over the top thinking that's the greatest thing ever because you've practiced, you've trained, and you know you are capable of doing that."
Plus, when players operate with that mindset it makes it easier to handle those games where adversity strikes and shots refuse to find the bottom of the net.
"On the other end if you miss six or seven straight we don't get too low either," Thompson says. "If you continue to believe in your fundamentals and the work you have put in, eventually you will succeed in overcoming a bad night. I realized at an early age that there are going to be ups and downs, so you don't want to be too high and you don't ever want to get too low."
We hear it all the time, but the ability of coaches to bond with players and genuinely show that they care about them as individuals really does matter.
Thompson experienced those connections throughout his youth and teen years, and is thankful for those influences that shaped and molded his development not only as an athlete, but as an individual, too.
"Even before high school I was blessed to have coaches who believed in me, kept pushing me, invested time in me, wanted to know me and wanted to see me develop into a great young man," he says. "I was fortunate to have people like this in my life at a very young age."
Those influences carried over throughout his high-flying days for Syracuse, where he averaged double figures all three seasons he started.
"When that player knows that his coach and his teammates and the people in his life believe in him then the sky is the limit," says Thompson, who was named to Syracuse's All-Century Team. "But not only as a player, but in all aspects of that kid's life. Also, when the kid believes that even if he doesn't perform the coach still feels the same way about him it makes his confidence shoot up even higher."
And when that happens young athletes have a chance to rise to great heights.
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La Brocante des Allées
On the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of every month, La Brocante des Allées flea market sets up shop in Allée Forain-Francois Verdier, a pretty tree-lined walk in the heart of Toulouse. It's very easy to access by metro and is a popular meeting place with the people of Toulouse, especially when the weather is fine. It's hard not to find what you're looking for or to come away with something you hadn't planned on buying! Today, I found a crystal decanter and three highly colourful rum glasses, but I almost let myself be tempted by a little Charles X inlaid pedestal table with delicately webbed feet – I might give in to temptation next time, if it's still there.
Some stallholders are highly specialised, verging on the obsessive, others take a more generic approach and randomly pile up objects from here, there and everywhere. As I wander through the rows of stalls, I love imagining where these things came from and inventing the stories they have to tell. Take this advertising ashtray, for example, that did fifteen years service on the counter of a bar in the Gers, whose owner got rid of it when he sold his business. It sits beside an English tea service in Chinese porcelain that must have belonged to a princess and that sparks my daughter's imagination. Or, take this piece of primitive African art, a statue with woven hair, brought back to France by an explorer who spent years travelling up a winding, crocodile-infested river, looking for a lost city. Here, there's a monogrammed silver coffeepot sitting on a formica table accompanied by a couscous dish filled with prepaid phone cards – how many discussions, arguments and declarations of love must they have heard?
Every stallholder has their own style, their own personality or favourite period of time. Here, there's some Art Nouveau, over there some Art Deco, further on an industrial, sanded steel cupboard that I can visualise in my hallway, filled with jackets and shoes. Moving on, there's some rattan furniture, a few Louis XV chairs and Louis Philippe linen cupboards, right next to some seventies-style orange shelves.
You can find everything in Les Allées!
Organised by the Union of Antique and Second-hand dealers of the Haute-Garonne and South-West France, the Brocante des Allées is the biggest regular flea market in the region, with nearly 150 professional stallholders, antique and second-hand dealers.
Numismatists, philatelists and lovers of vinyl records have their noses stuck in crates overflowing with wonders, while opposite, a collector of eighteenth century prints is trying to haggle over a framed portrait of a beautiful girl lying languidly under some cypress trees.
We come to hunt, to root around or just for a stroll, but the collectors who know what they want, hurriedly overtake the casual browsers aimlessly wandering amongst the stalls.
We dig, we rummage and scrabble about in search of a stopper for a decanter or the missing glass we need to make up the set of Napoleon III liqueur glasses that Aunt Suzette left us. We explore the secondhand booksellers' stalls, looking for a book we haven't read and that we may be glued to later on, sitting in the sun on a café terrace. We come across a graphic novel that we loved years ago, and leave with it, proud, excited and a bit nostalgic. This guy has a big smile…has he found the gift he was looking for…and what about this young married couple? Will they fall for this porcelain service, and carry it off? I want to advise them to treat themselves, it's important. There are bargains everywhere, here…"Why don't we go back and look at that little pedestal table, darling? What do you think?"
In complete confidence
An expert appointed by the National Chamber of Experts in Objets d'Art and Collectors' Pieces, patrols the stalls. He advises stallholders and potential future customers (free of charge), before they buy. He confirms the period, the provenance or value of an object and we can buy our heart's desire without a care.
A little sausage for the road
You can also find sausages in Les Allées, and so much the better. There are two nice bars where you can sit down for a while, have a drink and a bite to eat. You can lunch on sausages (I never leave the premises without my saucisse de Toulouse!), or the daily special served on a checked tablecloth, before you head off in search of Treasure.
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Lights, camera, [queue the Rams coming out of the tunnel in the famous LA Coliseum wearing their LA Uniforms.....] ....action!!! [crowd goes absolutely wild]
No announcement yet.
Former Rams upset team won't wear classic blue and yellow uniforms
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Lights, camera, [queue the Rams coming out of the tunnel in the famous LA Coliseum wearing their LA Uniforms.....] ....action!!! [crowd goes absolutely wild]
No, the case is not closed. Maybe in your mind, but comparing the request to use existing uniforms for 8 games instead of 2 is hardly what anyone (with a rational mind) would call; "cheating."
In my business, it would be called: "a waiver." The request to use something that's not within spec (in this case, within the rules), but because the out-of-spec condition is so meaningless and trivial that it's use can be granted "one time." I seriously doubt that any team, or anybody is going to question if the Rams gain an unfair advantage for wearing Royal Blue and Yellow vs. Navy Blue and Ugly gold.
Now, if Stan decides to go rogue and wear the LA colors without the leagues permission, THEN he would have broken the rules and should get reprimanded ...but until then.
NOW the case is closed.
No, to a truly rational mind, any wrong is wrong. It is a distorted mind that accepts a little wrong as OK.
"Meaningless and trivial" wrong is still wrong, and then you start down that slippery slope into everything being OK because it is only a little more wrong than the last wrong you let slide.
Exactly. It's a made-for-Hollywood moment that will only happen once (a triumphant return to their "home" town in the eyes of millions) and they're not going to screw it up.
Lights, camera, [queue the Rams coming out of the tunnel in the famous LA Coliseum wearing their LA Uniforms.....] ....action!!! [crowd goes absolutely wild]The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Here's what it said in the LA Times:
New locations, however, won't initially inspire a new on-field look for the reborn Los Angeles Rams after more than two decades in St. Louis.
Kevin Demoff, the Rams' executive vice president of football operations, said Monday that the team does not plan to change uniforms until the 2019 season.
"I know there are fans that want to see us go back to our old L.A colors," Demoff told The Times. "It's not as simple as that."
The Rams had blue and white uniforms in the mid-1960s and then changed to blue, yellow and white in the '70s. The St. Louis Rams colors were blue, gold and white.
The NFL requires teams to submit permission to overhaul uniforms between January and March of a given year for implementation two years after that, Demoff said.
The Rams' uniform issue will be officially discussed for the first time Tuesday at the NFL owners' meetings. But Demoff said the team would not apply for a change until 2017, putting it on track for implementation in 2019.
"Our focus has always been on introducing new uniforms the year we open a new stadium," he said. "That's the opportune time to shape your brand."
The Rams can wear throwback uniforms for two home games and so-called "color-rush" uniforms for Thursday night games. Demoff said the process for changing throwback uniforms requires only one year, so there is a possibility the Rams could explore that.
"I don't particularly love our current uniforms � I know there are a lot of fans who feel that way," he said. "But the thing that makes the most sense is to keep them in place for now�
"The good news is our fans don't lack passion or input on the uniforms, so when we go to ask for it over the next year, I expect that same passion to come through."
Here is the Mason & Ireland radio interview with Demoff, where he talks about NFL restrictions, then says they are working with the NFL to tweak things and look at some options. People can make there own judgments on what Demoff is implying.The uniform discussion starts at about the 15 minute mark:
The tune has changed considerably my friend.
Due to an overwhelming response from the local fans, the Rams are talking with the NFL about allowing them to wear their "throwbacks" this year for more than two games.
The current (past?) uniform (the ugly all blue uniform) will be worn in the Color Rush game this year. ...wait and watch.
Uh, that's an old article Sam. Right after the move, in March I believe.
The tune has changed considerably my friend.
Due to an overwhelming response from the local fans, the Rams are talking with the NFL about allowing them to wear their "throwbacks" this year for more than two games.
The current (past?) uniform (the ugly all blue uniform) will be worn in the Color Rush game this year. ...wait and watch.
Uh, that's an old article Sam. Right after the move, in March I believe.
That's why I insist that articles quoted should display their DATE -- and writer. Often the date reference is more important than the author. Better to include both.
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�The blue and yellow uniforms are our throwback alternate jerseys and we can wear them twice and we will wear them twice,� Rams COO Kevin Demoff said, via ESPN.com. �We�re working on new uniforms to open up the new Inglewood stadium in 2019. We�re going to figure out a program in the interim to make our fans happy but also build for the future in Inglewood.
In other words, the best they can do is break the rules, or trash their history to please a few thousand fans that will likely abandon the team once the honeymoon is over.
Sam, will you be upset if the Rams are allowed to wear their throwbacks all year? Will it be "trashing" their history when they completely change the uniform in a few years? Do you really have to interject a purposeful swipe at the fans in LA? I just don't get all this animosity.
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by r8rh8rmikeRams, fans stuck with bad uniforms for at least one more season
May 3, 2018
Alden GonzalezESPN Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Rams have the team, guided by the coach, while playing in the city -- but they still don't have the uniforms.
The Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans have all unveiled new uniforms this offseason, but the Rams' look has remained status quo -- a clunky concoction of what remains from St. Louis and what might lie ahead in Los Angeles.
Jerseys are a big deal, here and everywhere. And in L.A., Rams fans are really only satisfied with the laundry during those rare times when their team wears throwback, blue-and-yellow uniforms, a nod to the prior stint in L.A. that has proven to be far easier on the eyes. On other weeks, the Rams simply don't match. Their jerseys have gold, but their pants and helmets do not. It looks off, and it's even worse when they're forced to switch from white to blue jerseys on the road.
The Rams know this, and, well, they're working on it. But it takes time, and there isn't a whole lot they can do about it now. Fans will have to stomach the current incarnation of uniforms for at least one more season. The Rams might announce more details about this process at some point this summer. In the meantime, here are answers to some questions about a topic that continues to seem pressing in this market.
When are the new uniforms coming out?
Either in 2019 or 2020. That has not been firmed up. The original plan was to roll them out in 2019, because that's when the new stadium was set to open. But then that stadium got delayed a year, and now the Rams are staring at two options with their new uniforms. They can unveil them as soon as possible, to quickly rid themselves of a uniform combination that clashes. Or they can wait to roll everything out in concert with the opening of an opulent new facility that they will share with the Los Angeles Chargers. A complete rebranding, if you will. The Rams see benefits with both options.
Where are the Rams in their process?
They are working with the NFL and with Nike, specifically going through branding exercises. That's how this typically works. Teams first define what they will stand for, basically, and sometimes rally behind a catch phrase ("Rise Up" by the Atlanta Falcons, for example). From that, the logo and the colors will sprout, uniforms and other apparel serving as the visual extension of it all. Everything remains on the table for the Rams, whether it's a tweak in the logo or a change in the color scheme. In L.A., fans are clamoring for an incorporation of blue and yellow. But blue and white might also be in the mix. It's hard to see the Rams venturing outside of that.
Why didn't they just change them already?
The Rams didn't begin the process of overhauling their uniforms until...-05-04-2018, 09:34 AM
by AvengerRamRams want to wear blue and yellow uniforms more often, but NFL says no
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 11, 2018, 9:51 AM EDT
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Since the Rams moved back to Los Angeles, questions have raged about which uniforms they should wear: The blue and white of Merlin Olsen in the 1960s? The blue and yellow of Eric Dickerson in the 1980s? The blue and gold of the St. Louis years? Some combination?
The Rams are working on a permanent answer, but in the meantime they�d like to wear the Dickerson-style throwbacks more. The NFL, however, has other ideas.
Rams COO Kevin Demoff says the team has asked the NFL for permission to wear the blue and yellow throwbacks more often, but the NFL limited the Rams to wearing them twice last season. Demoff said he�s working on explaining to the league office that the fans would prefer those uniforms.
�We have spent the year educating them on our fan base,� Demoff told the Los Angeles Times. �We forwarded them all of the fan complaints, the emails we get, so I think they�re well aware of our fans� preferences.�
Demoff said the Navy blue jerseys the Rams have worn aren�t anyone�s favorite.
�It was always with the idea that we�d be able to revisit it during the offseason when there�s more time to plan,� he said. �Hopefully, they recognize the challenge we have and appreciate the connection the fan base has to the blue and yellow. If we can avoid wearing our Navy jerseys next year, we will.�
It�s a bit odd that the NFL won�t let teams wear whatever uniforms they want, but it appears that the Rams still have some work to do to convince the league to let them wear those Dickerson-style uniforms on a full-time basis....-05-11-2018, 09:54 AM
The NFL finally listened to the fans and will allow the Rams to wear the Blue and yellow uniforms for 5 home games this season. They'll wear the yellow "color rush" uniforms in Mexico, and the ugly white/gold/blue uniforms on the road and during the first two home games as well as the preseason. No more navy blue and gold jerseys. It was reported that the Rams sent all the letters and complaints directly to the NFL and said something like; "see what we're dealing with here?", "this is what the paying fans want". Small victory, but a victory nonetheless. The Rams will introduce the new designs in 2020 when the stadium opens. Now is we can just find a way to sign AD.-07-27-2018, 08:51 PM
by MauiRam28 minutes ago • By Jim Thomas
Rams executive Kevin Demoff says a change in both current uniform and throwback uniform for the team is possible, if not likely in the not too distant future.
"I think at some time in the next five years, you'll see a complete uniform _ throwback and current uniform _ (change)," Demoff said. "I'd be surprised if we didn't have it."
Fans seem to be obsessed with uniforms, and the recent announcement that the team would wear its 1999 throwbacks against Tennessee and Tampa Bay this season sparked another round of discussion. Both about the current uniforms and which throwback to use.
"Like everything else, you're trying to elicit emotion from your fans, and our uniform colors seem to do that on a daily basis," said Demoff, the Rams' executive vice president of football operations. "There's not a day that goes by that there's not a uniform question or comment on the Internet."
Teams are allowed to wear throwback uniforms at two home games each year. Choosing the Tennessee (Nov. 3) and Tampa Bay (Dec. 22) games for the '99 throwback uniforms was a natural, given the fact that the Rams defeated Tampa Bay in the NFC championship game and then beat Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV that season.
"If you were looking for a throwback home 'schedule,' this was pretty obvious," Demoff said. "Even we couldn't (mess) this one up."
By league rules, once a team chooses a particular throwback style, it must wear the same uniform for at least five consecutive seasons. In the case of the '99 throwbacks, the Rams started wearing them in 2009.
"This is the fifth year," Demoff said.
But a lot of lead time is required in order to change throwbacks, and the deadline has passed to change the throwbacks for 2014.
"So if we choose to wear throwbacks in '14, we have to wear these current throwbacks as well; 2015 right now would be the first time we could change our throwback _ and we have to make the decision by the end of the year."
And Demoff doesn't see that happening. If that's the case, then 2016 becomes the first year the team could change throwbacks.
"One of the things we've talked about is if we're gonna overhaul the current uniform, doing that in conjunction with the throwback change," Demoff said. "So basically you unveil all of your new uniforms at the same time rather than doing it piecemeal.
"A lot of discussion, a lot of thought has to go into the brand. But the thing that will make people passionate about these uniforms would be winning. People will love the all-blue look if we just won a few more games in them."
Demoff and...-08-13-2013, 11:12 AM
by jjigga3000Since a lot of us have been somewhat touchy on the subject of relocating. Let's talk about a New Uniform. I personally have disliked the new colors ever since they came out with those uniforms. I would love to see the new uni's with the old colors with a optional blue and white uni. something like these. What say ye. Let's post ideas, better than talking about something we can't control....-01-15-2015, 09:10 AM


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Late Saturday night after the Blackhawks celebrated their Game 7 victory in a businesslike fashion, indefatigable defenseman Duncan Keith enjoyed a lighter moment at the podium.
With the Ducks' stated plan of wearing down the Hawks having failed, a reporter asked Keith how he felt considering he was looking pretty spry.
"What does spry mean?'' Keith answered as laughter ensued.
Cover Keith long enough and you need a thesaurus to describe a guy who scoffs at the idea of running out of energy. The only thing the Hawks will admit? They never tire of winning, a word their core players know how to define as well as any group in professional sports.
"We're moving on for a reason, showing a lot of character, using our speed and skill,'' said Keith, a front-runner for the Conn Smythe Trophy. "I don't think anybody's tired this time of year. We're just excited to beat a great team like Anaheim and have the opportunity to try and beat another great team in Tampa Bay.''
Next to Keith, Jonathan Toews nodded with hockey's most trustworthy expression. The Hawks respect the Lightning because they know how hard it is to get to this point and that, in hockey, anything can happen. A game so unpredictable because of the way the puck bounces requires a predictable approach — and the Hawks control that part as well as anybody. When coach Joel Quenneville kidded he was "terrible with the motivational speeches,'' it revealed a coach who knows himself as well as a team full of leaders who make that part of his job easier.
The Hawks say the right things before games and respond the correct way during them because Quenneville conditioned them to talk and act like champions. This team was built for June, so it should surprise nobody the Hawks are peaking in time for the Stanley Cup Final.
Savor the special run this represents, Chicago. Remember how it felt being a Bulls fan in the 1990s. Recognize the rarefied air the Hawks could enter with four more victories. Yet even before a possible parade, a third Cup finals berth in six seasons confirms the Hawks boast the NHL's model franchise and the league's most envied roster, regardless of how the salary cap threatens to alter it.
In case anybody worries the Hawks will take all this for granted, consider the way Quenneville marveled at how far his team had come since losing Game 7 of the conference finals in 2014 and the motivation players derived from that along the way.
"Last year, getting that far, it's an amazing journey, a tough battle,' Quenneville said. "Then you have to get ready in training camp and think, wow, do you know how long it is to get to where we got today? It's an eternity. We commend the guys' perseverance, finding different ways, challenges.''
Quenneville's mustache curled as he smiled recalling his good fortune in taking over a young Hawks team four games into the 2008-09 season poised for greatness. Quenneville imagined having success as the Hawks developed but never like this.
"That's dreaming in color times 10,'' Quenneville said. "We got a lesson in 2009 against Detroit. … The core has been through a lot of challenges and battles. I was very fortunate to come in here with a team that was sitting on go. They keep going.''
Off the Hawks go to Tampa, Fla., the unlikeliest of hockey hotbeds. Hockey thriving in central Florida seems like beach volleyball booming in Minnesota, but the Lightning have bottled a formula their fans appreciate. It comes from general manager Steve Yzerman, who modeled his organizational plan after the great Red Wings teams he played on during the '90s — a group he might think of watching the Hawks. Yzerman, an image of what Toews might be like when he's 50, established such a stellar reputation in the game that he was rumored to have drawn the Hawks' interest in July 2009 for the general manager job Stan Bowman took.
It was a year later in the summer of 2010 when Lightning owner Jeff Vinik asked Scotty Bowman, the Hawks adviser who coached Yzerman through three Cup titles in Detroit, for a GM recommendation. Bowman named Yzerman, and Tampa Bay's draft and development process began. What an intriguing team the Hawks will face beginning Wednesday in Game 1 at Amalie Arena.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper used to be a public defender in Michigan yet this season made a convincing argument for coach of the year. Cooper came to the Lightning with no NHL experience but success at every minor-league level, a testament to Yzerman's eye for talent. In Steven Stamkos, the Lightning rely on a legitimate NHL superstar capable of dominating games and series. They have a hot goalie in Ben Bishop and Mr. Everything, center Tyler Johnson. They have what it takes to make the finals entertaining, exhilarating and, at times, excruciating for their more experienced opponent.
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Foreign banks are regaining lost ground in the Persian Gulf Arab states' financial sector, stealing a march on local lenders as they grapple with job cuts and a liquidity squeeze caused by the plunging oil price.
Japanese, French and US banks are looking to pick up business in the region as the oil price slump pushes domestic players to curb the flow of cheap loans which, until recently, had secured them a dominant position in the market, Reuters reported.
The shift marks a change in fortune for Persian Gulf Arab banks, which in the years following the global financial crisis had poached staff and aggressively filled gaps left by international lenders as they retreated to tackle problems at home.
"The recent changes in liquidity and pricing have probably leveled the playing field more equally between the local and international banks," said Simon Eedle, group regional head of the Middle East at Natixis, noting the market was much changed from six months ago.
Leading the charge of foreign lenders are Japan's megabanks: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
Flush with the proceeds of their government's "Abenomics" quantitative easing program, all three are hiring staff and increasing business lines as they look to deploy funds.
"We believe that current market conditions will create a number of business opportunities for us if we use our strengths effectively," remarked Hidefumi Takeuchi, regional head of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia at Mizuho Financial Group.
Japan's export credit agencies – Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance – have helped support the lenders' in-roads, with Japanese contractors securing big wins in Persian Gulf Arab infrastructure projects and bringing with them cash from their home financial institutions.
That puts Japanese lenders in prime position for advisory roles on these huge deals. The adviser on the $5.2 billion Liwa plastics project in Oman is SMFG.
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Local banks dominated Persian Gulf Arab loan markets in recent years due to the low cost of funds from government oil deposits which provide around 10 to 35% of banks' non-equity funding in the six-nation Persian Gulf Arab states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman), according to rating agency Moody's.
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Opta Stats: Benteke to continue bulldozing at Norwich
It's that time of the week where Christian Crowther picks out four more likely goal grabbers ahead of the Premier League action...
"Christian Benteke has already scored more Premier League goals this season than any other Aston Villa player has managed in a single campaign (18)."
Best Bet: Back Christian Benteke to score @ 2/13.0
Dimitar Berbatov - Fulham v Reading (Saturday, 15:00)
Dimitar Berbatov has scored five goals in four league clashes with the Royals
Mercurial and a little moody he may be, however, without Berbatov's goals, Fulham would undoubtedly be spending the last few weeks of the season with much sweatier brows. This notion is superbly highlighted by the fact that - excluding own goals - only Berbatov (five) and Sascha Riether (1) have found the net for Fulham in their last 11 league games, a run stretching back to the beginning of February. Relegated Reading have more than a hint of sitting ducks about them now.
Recommended Bet: Back Dimitar Berbatov to score @ 7/52.42
Christian Benteke - Norwich v Aston Villa (Saturday, 15:00)
Christian Benteke has already scored more Premier League goals this season than any other Aston Villa player has managed in a single campaign (18)
Aston Villa's bulldozing Belgian was extremely unlucky not to pick up the PFA's Young Player of The Year accolade, as it's hard to remember a fledgling foreigner having such an impact in the Premier League. Benteke has netted no fewer than 13 goals from 15 games in 2013 and his hat-trick in Villa's rout of Sunderland may just be the most important anyone has scored in a claret-and-blue shirt for many a year.
Best Bet: Back Christian Benteke to score @ 2/13.0
Gareth Bale - Tottenham v Southampton (Saturday, 15:00)
Gareth Bale has scored in three successive Premier League games
Benteke's misfortune in missing out on PFA recognition for a glittering campaign is all down to Tottenham's very own scoring sensation. Bale's ballistic left-foot has not only scooped him both individual awards but also provided Spurs with 19 Premier League goals to date, one more than his Aston Villa counterpart. Of course, Southampton is where it all began for Bale but, with eyes fixed on the Champions, League he'll not be in nostalgic mood at White Hart Lane.
Recommended Bet: Back Gareth Bale to score @ 1/12.0
Daniel Sturridge - Liverpool v Everton (Sunday, 13:30, Sky Sports 1)
Daniel Sturridge has scored seven goals and made three assists in 11 Premier League appearances for Liverpool
Liverpool fans' fears over their team's ability to score goals without suspended talisman Luis Suarez were quickly blasted from their minds after the Reds smashed Newcastle for six on Saturday. It was a performance of some magnitude from Brendan Rodgers' side and, playing in his favoured central role, Sturridge continued to flourish in a red shirt with a well-struck brace. The ex-Chelsea man should thrive again against Everton, who've not won at Anfield in 12 attempts in the league.
Recommended Bet: Back Daniel Sturridge to score @ 6/42.5


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Blyth Spartans v North Ferriby United | Saturday 19th August 2017, 15:00
For my first selection this weekend, I'm dropping down a division to the National League North.
North Ferriby have had a really bad time recently, both on and off the pitch. They are really struggling financially and it looks like there is a strong possibility they could go bust, just two years after winning the FA Trophy in 2015.
They travel to Blyth Spartans on Saturday, who after a slow start to the season, have now won their last two games, scoring eight goals in the process.
The home team are a bit short for me to be backing to win the match but there's value to be had backing them with a -1.5 start on the Asian handicap market at 11/8 (Unibet). That means if the hosts win by two or more goals, then the bet is a winner.
The Spartans have a great record at home, winning 13 of their last 14 and this bet would have landed in 11 of those 14 fixtures. North Ferriby haven't scored in over 900 minutes of football and have lost 16 of their last 18 games. In 15 of those 18 games they have lost by a two-goal margin or more.
Stats like these make the bet look like great value.
Boreham Wood v Aldershot | Saturday 19th August 2017, 15:00
Next up, I'll be backing goals as the National League leaders Aldershot travel to Boreham Wood. Over 2.5 goals is evens at Coral and that looks to be a generous price.
Boreham Wood have seen three or more goals in each of their four games this season, with their matches averaging 4.50 goals per-game. They are second for goals scored in the division having found the back of the net 11 times.
That total can only be beaten by their opponents this weekend, Aldershot. The Shots have had a good start to the season winning three of their four games with half of those matches featuring Over 2.5 Goals at an of 3.80 goals per-game.
Both of these teams have had an incredible eight different goal scorers in just four fixtures, which is a stat that I like. It shows neither team are relying heavily on one or two players and that can only be a good thing for this selection.
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text: BOSTON - Nancy Wilson was standing on the other side of the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon when she heard the blasts that killed three people and wounded scores of others.A registered nurse, Wilson and her colleague Lynne were in charge of a tent where runners were supposed to be treated for dehydration or random injuries like sprained ankles. The explosions nearly knocked them off their feet. "It sounded like a canon and went right through me," Lynne said."We told the runners to keep moving and to get out," Wilson added. "It was like on September 11. You run for your life and don't think about anything else."Just moments earlier, thousands of people had stood along Boylston Street near Copley Square cheering on the runners. The oldest annual marathon in the US, the Boston Marathon takes place on Patriots Day, a state holiday commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolution.The blasts brought the marathon to a premature ending, but even hours later some runners were still roaming the streets searching for belongings, loved ones and shelter."I was stopped at Boston College," one female runner said as she headed towards Newbury Street, usually known for its upscale cafes and where organizers had set up an information center."I was lucky. I crossed the finish line just a few minutes before the explosion," another exhausted runner said on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue where police had blocked off a section of the sidewalk so the bomb squad could inspect a suspicious bag found in a garbage bin."We are checking every bag we find and will keep streets closed until we go through all of them," explained a police captain at the scene. Some of the bags, he said, would be destroyed and others simply investigated. "We have our ways of doing things but I can't get into to detail exactly how."By nightfall, the streets were still littered with empty water bottles and thousands of the shiny thermal blankets handed out to runners after they cross the finish line. A pink pair of running shoes was left on the side of a street, leaning up against a light pole.In addition to Boston Police, special SWAT teams were deployed throughout the area and busloads of National Guardsmen were brought to the Boston Common awaiting their orders.Despite the bombings, Bostonians said that they would not stop the city and that the 117-year-old marathon would carry on."You'll see," one person said. "Next year there will be even more people running."


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Re: Smoothie and juice bar/internet cafetypistave Feb 9, 2008 5:10 PM (in response to bell22)Bell22,
You have a great set of ideas here, but to me, there don't seem to be any cohesive element to tie it all together. If I were you, I'd think about what type of customer you want to attract, and the things that they are interested it. If you are going to serve smoothies and foot long sausages (which kind of seems like a contradiction), think about the fact that most of the customers that are eating and drinking won't be able to play video games. Also, most of the customers who simply come in to play video games won't be too interested in eating.
One way to fix this is in your method of charging. If you want to charge for video game using, I would suggest a simple hourly rate. That gives the player time to get into the game, and more than likely raise your income with repeat customers and players who rack up hours to finish a game. This rate would have to be fairly reasonable to attract even those who have their own game system at home. Otherwise, your market would be very slim in that regards, and this part of your venture would be a liability rather than an asset.
Also, to tie the two parts of your venture together, I would suggest offering discount deals. For example, if a customer buys a smoothie or hot dog, they can get a discounted hourly rate on games. (Be sure to price your products reasonably in order to allow for this kind of discount.)
Furthermore, you'll need to create an environment that is conducive to all aspects of your target market, and make your business a destination that people will want to come to. Things such as a great name, sectional seating, and a unifying brand and identity will help you in that regard. My company, Typist Ave., can help you with the research and branding to help you start your business and create success. Feel free to visit the website, http://creativityworkshere.com to learn more, and good luck with your venture.
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Re: Smoothie and juice bar/internet cafeLUCKIEST Feb 9, 2008 10:29 PM (in response to bell22)22, How soon do you plan on starting this venture?? Do you have a LOCATION??
How about a Business and Marketing Plan??
Part of the Plan is coming up with prices to charge and also finding suppliers.
Do you know about SCORE??
Good luck, LUCKIEST
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IM TRYING TO START A SMOOTHIE AND JUICE BAR/ INTERNET CAFE. I'LL SPECIALIZE IN AND ASSORTMENT OF FOOT LONG SAUSAGES AND HOT DOG(CHICKEN,ANGUS BEFF,ITAILIAN,ETC).I'LL ALSO FEATURE AND ARRAY OF BUNS(RYE,WHEAT,HONEY,SEASAME,ETC).WHILE DINNING, I'D LIKE TO HAVE CUSTOMERS TO ENJOY PLAYING FEATURED GAMES ON FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS FROM PLAYSTATION,XBOX, AND WII(which I HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO CHARGE FOR USAGE).COULD SOMEONE TELL ME HOW THIS COULD BE DONE AND ALSO WHERE I CAN FIND SUPPLIERS FOR THE BUNS,SAUSAGES,AND HOT DOGS I NEED IN THE SOUTH GEORGIA(ALBANY,VALDOSTA,MOULTRIE,ETC).PLESAE HELP.


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(CNN) — A reeling White House faced a barrage of political fire Tuesday after the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn, with questions swirling about President Donald Trump's handling of the issue and his connections to Russia.
Flynn quit after a day of taut political drama Monday after it emerged that the Justice Department had warned the White House last month he had misled officials about details of his conversations with the Kremlin's US ambassador Sergey Kislyak and could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail.
His position ultimately became untenable after he admitted that he had misled the vice president about the content of his calls with the Russians — a move which had prompted Mike Pence to go and defend him on television.
The drama over Flynn now threatens to morph into a much wider and more damaging controversy for the White House, that could involve congressional investigations and possibly shake loose even more allegations about the administration's conduct and relationship with Moscow.
Investigations on tap
Top GOP senators have already started beating the drum for investigations.
"I think everybody needs that investigation to happen," Sen. Roy Blunt, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday on KTRS radio.
Joining his call were Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican, and Sen. Lindsey Graham.
"I think Congress needs to be informed of what actually Gen. Flynn said to the Russian ambassador about lifting sanctions," Graham told CNN's Kate Bolduan on "At This Hour."
"And I want to know, 'Did General Flynn do this by himself or was he directed by somebody to do it?' " the South Carolina Republican added.
Democrats on Capitol Hill already smell blood in the water, demanding congressional probes.
"Let's be clear — right now, there are way more questions than answers on President Trump's relationship with Russia," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut told reporters.
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said, "The American people deserve to know at whose direction Gen. Flynn was acting when he made these calls, and why the White House waited until these reports were public to take action."
But the President and some House Republicans launched a fight back, trying to focus attention on the source of disclosures about Flynn's contacts with Russia that appear to have emerged from intelligence surveillance of the Russian embassy.
"The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?" Trump tweeted in his first public reaction to Flynn's departure.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said the focus of any investigation should be how news of Flynn's calls leaked out.
But the gravity of questions left by Flynn's resignation meant it was unlikely that the President's initial defense on the issue will hold up for long.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer is likely to face a buzzsaw of questions about the drama when he walks into the bear pit of the White House Briefing Room on Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET.
Justice Department warning
The White House is also facing demands to reveal what it did with the information about Flynn sent over by the Justice Department at the end of January and whether Trump was told about it.
Democrats and some Republicans are also asking whether Trump instructed Flynn to talk to the Russian ambassador last year about sanctions imposed by the Obama administration to punish alleged Russian interference in the presidential election.
Russia did not respond in its normally aggressive way to the explosion of alleged agents from its diplomatic posts in the US and the closure of several compounds allegedly used for espionage activities, leading to suspicion that it believed that the Trump administration would act in a way more conducive to Moscow's position.
If Flynn discussed detailed policy with the Russian envoy, he could have theoretically have infringed the Logan Act that prevents private citizens negotiating with foreign governments on their disputes with the United States.
Trump-Putin relationship
More fundamentally the Flynn saga thrusts Trump's relationship and admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin back in the spotlight.
Many Washington power players have been astonished by the President's frequent defenses of the Russian leader and determination to improve relations with the Kremlin, despite Moscow's turn to Cold War-style confrontational policies in recent years.
CNN has reported that US intelligence agencies told Trump and then President Barack Obama about Russian efforts to build up compromising financial and personal information about him last month.
Trump has also refused to release his tax returns to rebut claims that he is not being truthful when he says he has no investments or exposure to Russia.
Some Republicans also called on the White House for more disclosure. New York Rep. Peter King told CNN's Manu Raju that Trump should say whether he told Flynn to talk to the Russian about sanctions.
"I think that should be asked to the President," King said. "To the extent that you're talking about diplomacy and some sensitive issues but for the most part I think it's important for the President to lay out what happened, yes."
Flynn replacement
In the short term, Trump is now faced with finding a replacement for Flynn at a time of deep uncertainty over the direction of his administration, and with a new foreign policy crisis looming after North Korea's missile test at the weekend.
Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg is serving as acting national security adviser but is not expected to keep the job long term.
Senior administration officials told CNN that the front-runner for the post is former Vice Admiral Bob Harward, a former Navy SEAL who worked for Defense Secretary James Mattis at Central Command was the favorite.
But retired General and ex-CIA chief David Petraeus is also said to be making a run for the job.
Petraeus is widely respected in Washington over his stewardship of the Iraq war surge and is a consummate political player.
But Petraeus fell from grace over the mishandling of classified information and remains on probation.
Whoever is picked to head the national security council will face a tough job to restore morale and to flesh out the entire White House policy apparatus at a time of turmoil and uncertainty in the administration.
One senior administration official said the NSC was in a "holding pattern right now," with no one knowing whether existing appointees would stay on.