Posts made in July, 2010
A Series: Outside the Box – Those That Draw Beyond Confines No.22 – Break Away: Lodging Fusion
Break Away: Lodging Fusion You’re there and suddenly it’s all worthwhile. But getting there! ….Threats of cancelled flights, traffic jams and suitable bribes for the children. And then there is all the packing and unpacking! Oh! And what about closing down the house? Who last had the toaster? Was it unplugged? Did we take the dog to the kennels? …. ‘Pack up your...
Read MoreDown Town
Wandering through a UK Shopping Quarter on a summer evening, something was amiss. People in their choice of evening finery were mulling around and the wonderful sounds of summer were everywhere, as teens, families, couples, singles and groups created noise, laughter and some raucous banter. But something was amiss. Some shops were open, every window passed had a wonderful display,...
Read MoreReasons to be Cheerful
The silence over Spain this morning won’t have anything to do with their wordless National Anthem…. No, it’ll all be about the National hangover following their World Cup Win. Flamenco shoes and castanets up and down the country will have silencers attached whilst Spaniards host the internal glow of ‘Ouch! …. it’s all worth it though’, suffering through the day with a...
Read MoreOne Step at a Time
All it took was a final push….. and he’d be there. As the world began to take on a magnified `Catherine Wheel’ effect, the sounds of the street were turned down and destination became a distant memory until the silence that was to be the noise of the next morning. Life continued. A Paramedic stepped up to the challenge of training. The ambulance staff took the step up to...
Read MoreJuly 2010 Noteworthy News
Additional Choice to Social Lending A new entrant to social lending has appeared, Yes-secure will be offering competitive loans, as in the vein of the first online Bank, Zopa, allowing consumers to both lend and borrow money to each other online via a social network element, with a prime focus of the borrowing and lending process. Lenders bid on member loan listings, between £10 and £25,000...
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