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Check out these marketing business images:


Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX
marketing business
Image by Dell's Official Flickr Page
Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX


Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX
marketing business
Image by Dell's Official Flickr Page
Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX

Nice Free Business Cards photos

Some cool free business cards images:



new moo promo business cards
free business cards
Image by Josh Russell
moo have a promo on at the moment that gives you free business cards. the catch is the ad and promo code on the front. but that's ok because then you get to share :)

from these photos www.flickr.com/photos/joshrussell/tags/moo:order=126156372/

i had to crop a bit because of the ad, so they're not exactly how they were shot

Nice Home Based Business photos

Some cool home based business images:



1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster 2-Door Business Coupe Street Rod (2 of 10)
home based business
Image by myoldpostcards
Photographed at the Cool Cruisers Car Club Cruise-In held in Springfield, Illinois on July 27, 2010.


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You are invited to stay and browse through my stream. Here's a quick guide to my little corner of Flickr:

Automobile Photographs: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)

Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "countryside") photographs are grouped by county.

Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.

The Illinois State Fair: My collection of photographs of the Illinois State Fair. The fair offers something for everyone. Grab a corn dog and lemon shake-up, and come take a look!

Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.

In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:

Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.

Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.

Thanks for stopping by! - myoldpostcards (Randy von Liski)

OTR model in Findlay business office

A few nice register business images I found:


OTR model in Findlay business office
register business
Image by 5chw4r7z



Atlanta - MLK Historic Site: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthhome - A.D. Williams business card
register business
Image by wallyg
This is replica of an original business card of Reverend A.D. Williams, Dr. Marin Luther King's maternal grandfather and pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, dating to around 1908.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home, located at 501 Auburn Avenue, is the house where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and lived in until he was 12.

The two-story Queen Anne-style home was built in 1895. King’s maternal grandparents, Reverend Adam Daniel (A.D.) Williams and Jennie Williams, bought the house for ,500 in 1909. Reverend Williams was the pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a charter member of Atlanta’s NAACP, and an early civil rights activist, leading voter registration drives as far back as 1917. In 1926, Martin’s parents, Michael King, Sr. and Alberta Christine Williams King married and moved into the house. In 1927, they their first child, Willie Christine King and two years later, their first son, Michael King, Jr., who would later be renamed after the German reformer Martin Luther in 1934. When Reverend Williams died in 1931, King became head of the household and took over Williams's pulpit at Ebenezer Church. The King family lived in the house until 1941 when they moved a few blocks away. They retained ownership of the house, though, and Martin’s younger brother, Reverend Alfred Daniel (A.D.) Williams King, lived here from 1954 to 1963. In 1971, Alberta Christine Williams King deeded the home to the King Center, and it has since been restored to its appearance during the years of King’s boyhood.


he Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site National Park Service Visitor Center, located at 450 Auburn Avenue, was built in 1996. The center features interactive exhibits and memorabilia tracing Dr. King's life and his role in the Civil Rights movement.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District, an area bound roughly by Irwin, Randolph, Edgewood, and Auburn Avenues, was established in 1974 and later, in 1977 designated a national historic landmark, and expanded in 2001. The district encompasses the environs in which Martin Luther King, Jr., grew up from his birth in 1929 until he left Atlanta.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District National Register #80000435 (1980)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District National Register #74000677 (1974)

Nice Business Research photos

A few nice business research images I found:


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business research
Image by stefan.klocek


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business research
Image by stefan.klocek


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business research
Image by stefan.klocek

Nice Business At Home photos

A few nice business at home images I found:


Some for just us.
business at home
Image by leedav
When I started canning as a business, I thought I'd do everything- pickles, jams, chutneys, relishes, you name it! To sell pickles and other acidified foods, though, the license is more expensive and you need to submit all your recipes. For someone who doesn't know what she'll be canning until she's in the kitchen with a bag of sweet corn, that seemed too stifling. So now I make lots and lots of jam and jellies but not much else. Two years ago I made 51 jars of corn relish (when I thought I could sell it) and we're still working on eating it all but I know it won't last all winter so the other night I made a batch with peppers and tomatoes from my garden in my kitchen at home. Ahhhhh, so satisfying!


He Ran All The Way (1951) ... Apocalyptic squattersville for recession refugees (October 09, 2011) ...item 3.. One Amazing Night (Live), 1998 ...
business at home
Image by marsmet551
Carranco, an ex-Marine and jack-of-all-trades, lost his job at a factory in San Diego when it shut down, lost his apartment when he couldn’t pay the rent, lost his temporary home when the city towed his van, and lost the van for good when the parking fees climbed to unattainable heights.

More than a thousand dollars — might as well have been a million.
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American Spring

SUNDAY, OCT 9, 2011 9:00 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

Apocalyptic squattersville for recession refugees
They come to Slab City, out of work and low on hope, to endure heat, sandstorms and life on the edge

BY EVELYN NIEVES
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img code photo ... Slab City ... almost there !!!

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TOPICS:AMERICAN SPRING, GREAT RECESSION, SLIDE SHOWS

How George Carranco wound up in Slab City, a squattersville at the end of the earth, is a story for these hard times.

Carranco, an ex-Marine and jack-of-all-trades, lost his job at a factory in San Diego when it shut down, lost his apartment when he couldn’t pay the rent, lost his temporary home when the city towed his van, and lost the van for good when the parking fees climbed to unattainable heights. More than a thousand dollars — might as well have been a million.

Three years of bad breaks later, Carranco had had enough. He revived an ’83 Dodge camper that he picked up for free and, with his girlfriend and five Chihuahuas, headed east, 155 miles from San Diego, to where the roads give up and the desert takes over.

Unwittingly, the 56-year-old Carranco had joined the latest wave of migrants to Slab City: refugees of the recession. Beaten down by a brutal economy, they’re straggling to this desolate outpost of societal dropouts to recover their wits and duck the national malaise.

Of course, Slab City is no city, and no picnic. Some 640 acres of state-owned sand and scrub near the Salton Sea, it offers no electricity, no sewerage, no running water. Once, it was a Marine training base. When it was decommissioned, nothing was left but the concrete slabs where barracks once stood. Gradually, people with souls to mend or demons to kill started camping on the slabs.

Maybe after the apocalypse the world would look like Slab City. Slabbers live in trailers, trucks and old buses scattered as though a twister had tossed them up and dropped them. Power comes from solar panels, batteries and portable generators — you’re rich here if you have one. Signs and structures are made from tires, wires and spare parts.

Until recently, only about 75 to 100 people called Slab City home all year, and they have their own sad stories to tell, usually involving breakups, bankruptcies or booze. But these days, they’re more interested in talking about the newcomers, who’ve swelled the ranks of the year-round population to about 200.

It says something about the state of the nation, slabbers will tell you, shaking their heads, when Slab City is becoming more of a refuge for the down and out than ever before.

“Some people come by foot,” said Ben Morofsky, who is 49 and has lived in Slab City for 22 years. “They’ve lost everything.”

Tent cities started cropping up all over the country once the recession began taking its toll, and a couple, like Dignity Village in Portland, Ore., or Nickelsville, in Seattle, are officially sanctioned by city officials. Dignity Village even makes prospective residents fill out applications

But there is no squat in the country like Slab City. Here, residents make the rules as they go along, and county and state officials let them be unless real trouble happens. Rarely does a sheriff happen by. It’s even rarer still that one is summoned. Utter detachment from the rest of society may be Slab City’s main attraction.

While there are no official statistics on Slab City — no one counts who comes and goes — judging from interviews here, the newcomers are trekking to the slabs from all over. Seattle to Staten Island, San Diego to Tennessee. Single men, mostly, in their 40s and 50s. But couples, too. Even a few families.

“It’s not the best place for kids,” said James Edward, who moved to the slabs nine months ago from Montgomery, Ala., with his wife and two children, 11 and 14 years old. Edward, 38 years old, was working as a regional manager for the Applebee’s restaurant chain, he said, for many hours and not enough pay. He looked and looked, he said, but could not find a better job. So he and his wife decided to ride out the economy at the slabs.

People come here out of desperation. But like Edward, many also want or need a reprieve from the newest normal, where workers toil longer for the same pay in jobs they hate but fear losing. They’ve heard of Slab City through the 2007 film version of “Into the Wild,” and like the rich pageant of life the movie displays.

“Into the Wild’s” Slab City is a hobo-boho Shangri-La. People live free and happy, selling books to tourists for a living, cooking communal meals. They take visitors to Salvation Mountain, a three-story sculpture made of clay, straw and paint that stands near the entrance to the slabs. They have nightly concerts, strum guitars, clink beers around warming fires.

That’s the Slab City that a 25-year-old woman who hitchhiked to Slab City from Kansas wanted when she decided she didn’t want to worry about paying bills all the time. It’s the Slab City that attracted a 48-year-old man who had left his landscaping business in Staten Island for a relationship in Oregon that failed, leaving him with nothing. “Into the Wild” showed him, he said, that there was a happy alternative to going back to Staten Island a bum and moving in with his parents.

Slabbers are friendly. And Slab City does hold weekly concerts. But it is hardly a romantic life.

Only the strong or the mad survive here. During the summer, temperatures reach 125 degrees in the shade, and the runty Joshua trees are precious and few. Just living is a full-time job. Water, which residents buy in the nearby town, is always being hauled, boiled or bottled. Everything is rationed, and chores like washing dishes or cooking take twice as long as in the real world. Bathing is a luxury, one indulged only when very necessary.

The broken-down town of Niland, five miles west, provides a grocery store and post office. For gas or more shopping, slabbers head to Calipatria, 12 miles south, Brawley, 25 miles south, or across the border to Mexicali, about 50 miles down, where a dollar still buys more than it does in the States.

Most slabbers survive on government checks, food stamps and donations from ministries. Come winter, when hundreds of trailered retirees, or snowbirds, descend on the slabs for the season, the regulars make money doing odd jobs for them. Some newcomers come with a little money in their pockets. Others, like Carranco, rely on the kindness of slabbers.

Carranco, with no cellphone or post office box, had been waiting for word from his girlfriend, who had an actual job and a place to stay near Palm Springs, for nearly two months. Then she came back, broke up with him, took their Chihuahuas and his food stamp card.

“Thank goodness for charity,” Carranco said, rocking himself on the remains of a recliner outside his lean-to. It was 105 degrees, getting dark and he had no source of power save for a solar light on top of his camper and batteries for his portable stereo.

A wiry man with sharp cheekbones, black hair to his shoulders and a growing beard, Carranco looks like an apostle from Da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” After a couple of months, new slabbers look like they’ve lived here forever. The men grow beards, the women go gray. People age in dog years. Even the children.

Minister Patrick McFarland, who runs the Slab City Christian Center, a trailer more popular for its daily bread offerings than its sermons, has watched newcomers flee as if being chased.

“It’s kind of a raw experience,” McFarland said. “People don’t expect how hard it is.” He and his wife ran a ministry for outlaw bike groups in Joshua Tree, Calif., before moving here a year and a half ago. Then he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had to leave for treatment. Back for six months, McFarland still seemed to be adjusting.

He was wondering, he asked an Imperial County sheriff’s deputy who had led an out-of-town visitor to the slabs, whether he could carry a firearm if it was concealed, or displayed?

Neither, without a permit, the deputy said.

“Then, I could carry a knife, I guess,” McFarland said.

The Christian Center had been burglarized a few times, Carranco said, as had his own encampment. The old-timers blamed newcomers who haven’t learned slabber rules.

Jerry Ray Jones, who has lived 62 years the hard way, 26 of them in Slab City, said any article should warn newcomers away.

When he arrived, he said, with a story too long to tell, only about 10 people lived in Slab City. They were bona fide loner types. Crack, meth and liquor brought more people to the slabs, and other reasons. Outright poverty was never No. 1 before now.

You’re a real slabber if you can stick out more than one summer, the saying goes here. But Mary Dillon and her husband had lasted three summers — “Into the Wild” brought them — and they never felt at home.

They were in Niland, buying ice and supplies to take on the road. Dillon, who is 52, said she and her husband were going back to Washington state. They had just sold their trailer, were checking their mail, and were taking off.

Dillon’s husband, a 66-year-old retiree, didn’t want to talk or give his name. He said it was just better that way, given the topic was Slab City.

“We don’t want no trouble,” Dillon said, though she managed to give a sheriff’s deputy an earful about some goings-on at the slabs. “We just want a normal life again.” They had 1,300 miles to drive, and were looking forward to it.

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He Ran All the Way
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He Ran All the Way

Directed byJohn Berry
Produced byBob Roberts
Paul Trivers
Written bySam Ross (novel)
Hugo Butler
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
StarringJohn Garfield
Shelley Winters
Music byFranz Waxman
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Editing byFrancis D. Lyon
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date(s)June 19, 1951
Running time77 minutes
LanguageEnglish

He Ran All the Way is a 1951 crime drama, considered a film noir, starring John Garfield and Shelley Winters. The film was Garfield's last, as accusations of his involvement with the Communist Party and a refusal to name names while testifying before the HUAC led to his blacklisting in Hollywood. He died less than a year later, at age thirty-nine, from coronary thrombosis due to a blood clot blocking an artery in his heart. During the film's initial run, director John Berry and writers Dalton Trumbo and Hugo Butler were uncredited due to blacklisting during the Red Scare. The film's plot of a family held in their home by a killer on the lam has often been emulated, by such films as 1955's The Desperate Hours.
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Petty thief Nick Robey (John Garfield) botches a robbery, leaving his partner Al (Norman Lloyd) severely wounded as Nick escapes with over ,000. Meeting bakery worker Peg Dobbs (Shelley Winters) in friendly conversation, when Peg takes Nick to her family's apartment, he decides to take the family hostage until he can escape. As a manhunt for Nick begins outside, the robber becomes increasingly paranoid. Meanwhile, Peg schemes to sacrifice herself for the safety of her family.
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Uploaded by kiradeek on Dec 6, 2010

Album - Burt Bacharach / One Amazing Night (Live), 1998

Category:
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Nice Business Proposal photos

Check out these business proposal images:


Niels Post's "Business Proposals"
business proposal
Image by happyfamousartists
@ Hanbury Street (near Brick Lane)


Niels Post's "Business Proposals"
business proposal
Image by happyfamousartists
Niels in action @ Aldgate High Street

Nice What Is Business photos

Some cool what is business images:




What is this business?
what is business
Image by mark242
What is this business?

Cool Selling Business images

Check out these selling business images:




Investing and Doing Business in the USA seminar - December 5
selling business
Image by cgabc
This full-day seminar featured eight presentations from US lawyers, accountants, lenders, brokers and logistic experts on cross border issues with the US.

Special thanks to speakers: Gregory D. Boos, April Collier, Rob Gilfillan CPA, Stephanie Hathaway CPA, MS, MPAcc, Shawn M. Jones, Max Legg CPA, David L. Parlato CPA and Jim Pettinger

And a thank you to all the 218 members who attended this sold out event! See you at the next one!

Bad Business Webinar with Scott Amey

Check out these business reports images:


Bad Business Webinar with Scott Amey
business reports
Image by Project On Government Oversight
pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2011/09/by-dana-liebelson-the-u...


Role of Business: Overiew
business reports
Image by World Economic Forum
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 23JAN13 - Nancy Koehn (FLTR), James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA, David Childs, Managing Partner, Clifford Chance, United Kingdom , Duncan Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext, USA, Ernst Ligteringen, Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Netherlands; Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business, Richard W. Edelman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edelman, USA and Sandra Wu Wen-Hsiu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Japan Asia Group, Japan are seen in an overview during the Arena Session 'The Evolving Role of Business - Establishing Shared Norms' at the Annual Meeting 2013 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2013..
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swiss-image.ch/Photo Mirko Ries


This business is hands on
business reports
Image by BizJournalism
Mark Horvit, in the blue shirt, and Linda Austin, also standing, help students in a pre-NAJA session about reporting on issues in Indian Country. In the foreground, closest is Felicia Fonseca, an AP reporter from northern Arizona. Behind her is Mary Hudetz, AP West Desk editor in Phoenix and NAJA vice president.

It's not rude to turn your back on the instructor during Reynolds Center's session on
Accountability in Indian Country – Be a Better Business Watchdog.
This very hands-on session was led by Horvit, executive director of Investigative Reporters & Editors.

Tools and resources from this session are available here:
bit.ly/accountability2013

Cool Partnership Business images

Check out these partnership business images:


G8 Deauville Partnership: Women in Business
partnership business
Image by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt at the G8 Deauville Partnership: Women in Business reception in London, 26 June 2013.


G8 Deauville Partnership: Women in Business
partnership business
Image by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt speaking at the G8 Deauville Partnership: Women in Business reception and award ceremony in London, 26 June 2013.

Cool China Business images

Some cool china business images:



Lawrence Ho, CEO, Melco, commenting on oil prices and the dollar, at the 2007 Horasis Global China Business Meeting
china business
Image by Horasis


Guo Wei, CEO, Digital China, in discussion with Carlo Lamprecht, President of the Geneva State Council and Frank-Jürgen Richter, at the 2005 Global China Business Meeting
china business
Image by Horasis

Locally Grown Event-24

Some cool business start up images:


Locally Grown Event-24
business start up
Image by Yorkshire Housing



Locally Grown Event-9
business start up
Image by Yorkshire Housing

Nice Business Checking photos

Check out these business checking images:


1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster 2-Door Business Coupe Street Rod (1 of 10)
business checking
Image by myoldpostcards
Photographed at the 15th Annual Plaza Car Show in Central Park Plaza, downtown Jacksonville, Illinois on June 11, 2011. The event is sponsored by Jack's Auto Clinic.

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You are invited to stay and browse through my stream. Here's a quick guide to my little corner of Flickr:

Automobile Photographs: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)

Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "countryside") photographs are grouped by county.

Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.

The Illinois State Fair: My collection of photographs of the Illinois State Fair. The fair offers something for everyone. Grab a corn dog and lemon shake-up, and come take a look!

Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.

In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:

Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.

Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.

Thanks for stopping by! - myoldpostcards (Randy von Liski)


1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster 2-Door Business Coupe Street Rod (4 of 10)
business checking
Image by myoldpostcards
Photographed at the 15th Annual Plaza Car Show in Central Park Plaza, downtown Jacksonville, Illinois on June 11, 2011. The event is sponsored by Jack's Auto Clinic.

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You are invited to stay and browse through my stream. Here's a quick guide to my little corner of Flickr:

Automobile Photographs: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)

Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "countryside") photographs are grouped by county.

Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.

The Illinois State Fair: My collection of photographs of the Illinois State Fair. The fair offers something for everyone. Grab a corn dog and lemon shake-up, and come take a look!

Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.

In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:

Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.

Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.

Thanks for stopping by! - myoldpostcards (Randy von Liski)

New contact card

Check out these business address images:


New contact card
business address
Image by steven.buehler
I don't really call these business cards, because I don't run a business.

Was very, very, VERY happy to find a copy of the Hoefler Text font for Windows, just so I could keep that ancient 'st' ligature in the name (Hoefler Text is standard on a Mac).

Used to have a QR tag where the Microsoft Tag now sits, but Microsoft Tag seems to work better on more phone cameras.



Distinguished Business Address
business address
Image by joeks

WSC2013_Skill09_AS_0227

Check out these software for business images:


WSC2013_Skill09_AS_0227
software for business
Image by WorldSkills


WSC2013_Skill09_AS_0220
software for business
Image by WorldSkills


WSC2013_Skill09_AS_0026
software for business
Image by WorldSkills

Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag b3

A few nice office 2010 business images I found:


Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag b3
office 2010 business
Image by labanex
Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag

For some reason, YouTube is cutting me off at 8 or 10 minutes.

labanex's webcam video September 26, 2011 02:20 PM

Part 1: VIDEO
Part 2: VIDEO
Part 3: VIDEO


Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag c1
office 2010 business
Image by labanex
Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag

For some reason, YouTube is cutting me off at 8 or 10 minutes.

labanex's webcam video September 26, 2011 02:20 PM

Part 1: VIDEO
Part 2: VIDEO
Part 3: VIDEO


Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag b1
office 2010 business
Image by labanex
Feature request for Microsoft Office 365, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Tag

For some reason, YouTube is cutting me off at 8 or 10 minutes.

labanex's webcam video September 26, 2011 02:20 PM

Part 1: VIDEO
Part 2: VIDEO
Part 3: VIDEO

Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum

A few nice business information images I found:


Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum
business information
Image by scott_oakley
Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum


Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum
business information
Image by scott_oakley
Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum


Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum
business information
Image by scott_oakley
Information on Demand 2010 and Business Analytics Forum

Nice Office Small Business photos

A few nice office small business images I found:



DSCN0565
office small business
Image by GovWin a Deltek Network
Rear Admiral Sean F. Crean, director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy, delivers the keynote address during the Veterans In Business Conference.

Infographic Elements 02

Some cool template business plan images:


Infographic Elements 02
template business plan
Image by Andrea Balzano
FIND THIS HUGE TEMPLATE PACK OF INFOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS @ graphicriver.net/item/infographic-elements-template-pack-...

This is a huge template pack of infographic elements: charts, graphics, shapes, icons etc..
The file is created in order to be used by everyone, with just a basic knowledge of the software.

It contains:
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PHOTO CAPTION: RJ Holley, Program Manager for Facilities, IMCOM Transformation Office, discusses new blast-proof windows with Troy Alexander, superintendant with RKJ Construction, the contractor on Building 2265, the future home of Headquarters, IMCOM G6. (Photo by Rob McIlvaine, FMWRC Public Affairs)

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BRAC brings upheaval, opportunity to San Antonio 090812

By Rob McIlvaine
FMWRC Public Affairs

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Construction on the Installation Management Command campus at Fort Sam Houston is raising the dust with four buildings under complete renovation, one getting an addition, two being built from the ground up, and 2,400 people moving into new offices during the next two years.

“It’s been a year-long process to get all the building plans developed and the approvals granted for all of these projects,” IMCOM Transformation Office Program Manager Roy “R.J.” Holley said.

With one of the buildings half completed, and contracts being awarded for the rest, Fort Sam, as it is colloquially known, continues to grow.

Construction, however, is not new to San Antonio, known as Military City USA. From the early days of Spanish exploration and the transformation of the Alamo, to providing the cutting edge in battlefield healthcare training, San Antonio’s history is closely linked to military history.

However, the Base Realignment and Closure activities scheduled to occur in San Antonio through September 2011 could arguably be one of the city’s largest economic development projects.

San Antonio’s four military facilities – Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases, Camp Bullis and Fort Sam Houston – are expected to receive 4,886 new personnel, 5,500 Family members, 9,000 additional students, along with .1 billion in construction.

San Antonio is one of 12 locations worldwide where Department of Defense sites are combining to form joint bases. Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Joint Basing plan for San Antonio, installation support functions at Fort Sam Houston will combine with those at Randolph and Lackland AFBs to support what will be the largest customer-based organization in the Department of Defense when completed in 2011.

Restoration of historic structures on Fort Sam Houston will provide administrative space for about 3,000 military personnel and civilian employees. They will support a variety of realigned agencies and commands, including the Installation Management Command, the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command, and the Army Environmental Command. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command and the Network Enterprise Technology Command, including the 106th Signal Brigade, also will be stationed there.

All told, BRAC is expected to bring 9,000 employees to Fort Sam Houston.

These renovation projects include about two dozen structures, many of which are more than 75 years old and several that are more than a century old. As federal historic renovation efforts, the projects are within the National Historic Preservation Act parameters.

“One of the nicest things about these historical structures built in the 1930s as regimental barracks is the open balconies that will allow people to move between offices by going outside on the second and third floors,” Holley said about IMCOM headquarters. “The balconies face the summertime prevailing winds, allowing them to be nice and cool. A lot of business will probably be conducted on those balconies.”

If there is insufficient room on the balconies, the buildings are designed with 30 percent more meeting rooms and conference areas than normal design guidelines.

These historic structures are arranged in the shape of a square with a new 168,000 square foot IMCOM headquarters being constructed in the middle.

Holley oversees renovation of three buildings for IMCOM – including one for FMWRC and another for AEC. He also oversees construction of a fourth building for IMCOM, to be located inside the four outlying buildings on campus, the renovation of the old Sam Houston Theater for Army Entertainment Division, and construction of the MWR Academy.

Building 2264, the future home of Family and MWR Command, will begin renovation this November and be completed by May 2011.

In the meantime, 68 personnel, the majority of whom are relocating from the National Capital Region, will work at the Fort Sam Houston Community Club until the permanent lease space located off base becomes available in September.

IMCOM personnel moving to Fort Sam Houston this summer will experience some difficulty in accomplishing their daily work activities. But in two years the enormous amount of construction and the resulting consolidation of various departments will streamline workflow, reduce stress and contribute to an improved quality of life for Soldiers and Families.

"We're having growing pains, of course," said Bill Bradner, deputy Public Affairs officer and spokesperson for the Family and MWR Command. "Adapting to split operations is a challenge, and working through the IT issues has been frustrating, at times. But every day we're getting smarter, and developing solutions to those challenges.

"We're looking forward to moving to the leased space this fall. Right now some of us are working on folding tables, taking our files and computers home every night, even sharing phones, copiers and printers. Moving to office space and establishing a more permanent infrastructure will be a huge step forward. Of course, there will be growing pains then, too... but the lessons we've learned making the move from Alexandria to Fort Sam should serve us well as we move into the leased space," Bradner said.

According to Bill Stickles, acting director of MWR Facilities, the new working spaces were based on the needs of each directorate.

“We were bound by certain building requirements,” Stickles noted, “but we wanted to be sure each directorate would not be split up on different floors. This was achieved through the efforts of our designer, Haimanot Abbit.”

As of August 2009, the renovation of building 2265, which will house the Fort Sam Houston Directorate of Information Management and Headquarters IMCOM G6, is halfway completed, with a June 2010 target for completion.

Building 2266, which will house Headquarters IMCOM G1, G5 and IG, began renovation in July, with expected completion by May 2011. It should be mission-ready 60 days later.

Building 2263, home to Army Environmental Command, will begin renovation this October with expected completion by 2011.

Those reporting for duty with AEC this year and next will work in Building 2000, beginning this December, until their new space is ready. This structure was built in 1908 to serve as the installation’s new hospital, replacing the hospital that had been constructed in 1886.

“Each of the buildings has basements where conference rooms, training rooms, locker rooms with showers, and classrooms are being built,” Holley said.

The three-story structure to be built in the middle of these buildings, on the original parade ground, will house the IMCOM Command Group, numbering about 900 people, bringing the total number to 2,400 moving onto the IMCOM campus. Construction will begin in November, with completion by June 2011.

Although not visible when driving by the campus, it will be historically accurate and match the other buildings. A special Army Alternate Procedures agreement outlines more specific management practices to ensure the visual character of the buildings is maintained. Under this agreement, project teams consult regularly with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Texas Historical Commission.

“Renovation projects like these require extraordinary effort because intricate architectural features must be preserved to achieve an appearance that is true to the original designs,” said David Thomas, director of the Joint Program Management Office, which is overseeing the San Antonio BRAC construction and renovation program. “Extra care and diligence are also necessary in carrying out the work because of the delicate state of some of these buildings.”

All of the historic structures require extensive rehabilitation to become suitable for their new tenants. In most cases, existing interior partitions, electrical wiring, plumbing, climate control systems, and interior and exterior lighting fixtures need to be replaced. Stairways, ceilings, wooden floors, structural roof members, interior and exterior doors and windows are also being repaired, refinished or replaced.

“These buildings were meant to last,” Holley said. “The original clay tile roofs will remain as they are, and the stucco on the outside walls, built with cinderblock and brick, only needed a paint job.”

During the 1970s, the Army remodeled the structures as two-man rooms from traditional barracks. The rest of the renovation of these Mediterranean-style buildings will help meet anti-terrorism/force protection requirements, such as blast-proof windows designed to appear as the originals, and the addition of fiberglass “band aids” to the concrete floors designed for “progressive collapse,” among others.

Fort Sam Houston, with construction beginning in 1876, is the ninth oldest Army installation with the most historic structures of any active military installation in America.

“The whole complex is a cultural conservation district,” Holley said. “In addition, nice micro parks will be landscaped between the buildings with Texas vegetation local to this San Antonio river basin, such as Lantana that grows six feet high with yellow flowers, lots of cactus, desert palms, and native live oaks.”

To conserve water, irrigation for the plants will be provided by an underground cistern that captures rain water.

“But the crown jewel will be the renovation of Building 2270 – the Fort Sam Houston Theatre, to its original grandeur,” Holley said. “Built in 1935, this movie theatre is the first one the Army built in the United States.

“On the inside, it looks a whole like the Warner Brothers’ theaters built around the country in the early 1900s. After completion, we’ll hang original film posters throughout,” Holley said. “Even the ticket booth in the front will have a mannequin inside, ready to take your money for the latest show.”

A portion of theatre will be overhauled and the end product will feature a three-story structure with an 80-foot “fly tower” that will accommodate the raising and lowering of stage sets. The first floor will extend the stage, which only will be used as a rehearsal hall. The other floors will house offices and recording studios.

The 1,100-seat theater will be reduced to an 800-seat theater to allow the balcony to hold lighting and sound equipment. A nearby warehouse will be used for construction of sets, theater maintenance and equipment storage.

The MWR Academy will be built in a field behind the IMCOM complex, on the other side of Wilson Street, with parking for 500.

For the entire IMCOM campus there will be 2,100 parking spaces, mostly located along three blocks of Stanley Road, which runs parallel to Wilson.
“All new construction in this campus within the San Antonio river basin will appear the same, architecturally, so there’ll be no mistaking where IMCOM is located,” Holley said.

In the fall of 2011, after the dust settles from yet another upheaval at Fort Sam, the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and the military not only will benefit from a strengthened economy and revitalized neighborhoods, but those who have moved into this historical military city as a result of BRAC will find a sense of community and revitalized spirit.

According to Bradner, the move back onto Fort Sam in 2011 will unite “our Family and we’ll be working side by side supporting the Army Family.
“We’ll probably face a number of challenges during that transition, too, but the end result will be greatly improved efficiency and smoother operations across the board,” Bradner said.

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I had to bite my tongue really hard. If one is renovating to enjoy the updated looks and new stove and appliances, and if one has the cash to pay for it, then fine, go ahead.

But if the justification is based on an expected return on the so-called "investment," then I beg to differ. Spending ,000 borrowed money on a new kitchen, use it for 10 years and expect that 10 years later, it would still look updated and people are willing to give you 4% to 10% return per annum on that is simply fantasy.

Stop dreamin'...

You may as well burn your money away.

This is my personal opinion of course... and I may be very wrong. But the other day, the Globe and Mail (Canada's prominent business newspaper) also published an article on the same crazy phenomenon that people are so careful on small purchases, but seem so careless when spending ,000 or even ,000. Human beings can be so irrational.

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March 8, 2011

By KEN BLACK, TIMES-REPUBLICAN


ELDORA - A rail line from Ackley to Marshalltown could soon be abandoned if the investors and business cannot be found to keep it open, leaving some in Central Iowa very concerned about transportation issues.

The line, owned by Iowa River Railroad, has become unprofitable and the company has made preliminary moves that could result in abandonment. In Eldora, the Iowa Department of Transportation had a public meeting to discuss options and bring interested parties together.

Bob Forr, operations manager at Quality Products, said the loss of the railroad would create a very significant hardship on his business, which brings in raw materials on the line mainly from the north, but also sometimes from the Marshalltown area. Quality Products is a manufacturer of plastic products and employs more than 100 people in Eldora.


A portion of rail line owned by Iowa River Railroad in Eldora is shown here. A line from Ackley to Marshalltown could soon be abandoned if a way cannot be found to save it. People in Eldora have expressed concern about the negative repercussions of closing the line.


If the rail line were unavailable, Forr said it would add 0,000 annually to his budget for transporting raw materials into his plant.

"It's going to be a business decision on whether or not it's feasible to stay here," he said. "It's not small change. Our payroll is over million a year. That's going to be a big loss to the city of Eldora."

Most of the use the rail currently receives is between Eldora and points to the north. There is a good chance that the rail will extend from the Chicago, Central and pacific Railroad line nearly Ackley to as far south as Highway 20. Some are hoping at least to keep the line open from the north to Eldora and others are hoping the line remains open all the way to Marshalltown.

Deb Crosser, executive director of economic development for Eldora, said the unique thing about the line is that it connects both to the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific.

Marty Wymore, director of the Region VI Planning Commission, had a two-fold interest in the meeting.

"Our first interest is in continuing the rail service here," he said. "If that fails, we're certainly interested in other uses of this rail corridor."

One of those uses could be a recreational trail between Marshalltown and Eldora. From Eldora, the trail could connect with a trail near Pine Lake State Park and continue all the way to George Wyth Memorial State Park in Cedar Falls.

Several members of the Central Iowa Bicycle Club were also in attendance.

Tamara Nicholson, director of IDOT's Office or Rail Transportation, said the DOT has very little say in whether the rail line is abandoned and its purpose on conducting the meeting was simply to facilitate discussion and educate.

If a group of investors wanted to keep the rail line open, Nicholson said the DOT does offer the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant Program, which could help with the cost of acquiring the line. However, the investors would be completely responsible for maintaining the line after that point.

Contact Ken Black at 641-753-6611 or kblack@timesrepublican.com


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