Lyon at Wilson Creek and Gen. Curtis at Pea Ridge. Arch was a good citizen as well as soldier. But there really are three things: the actual place, the location and the timing. You want to be out in the middle of nowhere, but, at the same time, be nearby to everything. And I think…
Romney said that Obama s record over the last three and half years is the most anti investment, anti business, anti jobs series of policies in modern American history. He is not responsible for whatever improvement we might be seeing. Instead, he s responsible for the fact that it s taken so long to see…
Infusion Restaurant is a large, functional space and often serves up to 1000 students in a sitting. Infusion regularly plays host to large conferences and gatherings, from silver service banquets and large scale meetings, to conventions and student focus groups. This dynamic space can be adapted to suit most functions. And I had already seen…
The online secondary ticket market is already big. A computerized and legitimized form of scalping, prices can be marked up substantially for in demand events and fall below face value for others. The exchange takes a transaction fee that usually ranges from 10 to 20 percent of the sale price, depending on the event.. This…
A civics teacher I had in high school tried to convince his students to stop smoking. He pointed out that it wasn’t really the physical effect they liked it was the way the whole act of smoking looked. And as proof, he advised us all to try smoking a cigarette in the dark. “I started…
So you are going to sell it. Who is going to buy it? Somebody who wants to build something more expensive. Cities make more money in taxes from a Ritz Carlton than a Motel 6. These people get lumped with all of the others. Once you in the situation, how easy is it to get…
In Magaluf and Ibiza, Spain; in Ayia Napa, Cyprus; and in the Greek resorts of Faliraki, Kavos and Laganas as well as Malia, the story is the same: They come, they drink, they wreak havoc. They are hurting themselves in the process. A recent report published by the British Foreign Office, “British Behavior Abroad,” noted…
A colleague of Danner for example, recently returned from a photo trek raving about how she had been able to get a great shot because the National Geographic photographer the bus for a scene he wanted to capture, Danner said. Was able to offer a spontaneous opportunity along with some insights. It became her favorite…
Under the Maryland Aviation Administration plan, the new facility won’t cost taxpayers a dime. It will be built at the developer’s expense, and the hotel operator will be expected to make lease payments (both a minimum fee and a portion of revenues) that should amount to $1.1 million per year. But the hotel’s value will…
You’ll need to plan your overnight accommodations carefully. If your destination is an out of the way spot, don’t expect to find a large hotel chain. Look for vacation rentals, cabins, cottages or simple motels. The overall performance was far from faultless, but Sanchez scored twice, had another shot expertly tipped onto the bar and…
