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Republic of Turkey

Geography

Area: 780,580 sq. km.

Cities: Capital–Ankara (pop. 3.9 million). Other cities–Istanbul (11.3 million), Izmir (2.6 million), Bursa (1.5 million), Adana (1.5 million), Gaziantep (1.2 million).

Terrain: Narrow coastal plain surrounds Anatolia, an inland plateau becomes increasingly rugged as it progresses eastward. Turkey includes one of the more earthquake-prone areas of the world.

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Just had lunch yesterday at the restaurant next to Hotel Derek and I had a wonderful meal and experience. The restaurant is called Valentino Vin Bar but the area I ate lunch in was the bar area which is a pretty cool environment. Great food, reasonable prices and good service. It looks like a great place to go after work as the bar area is setup for serving food at the bar or at tables throughout the place. Didn’t have a chance to check out the fine restaurant part of the place but from the website it looks like the perfect place to bring a hot date and enjoy some Tony’s or Cafe Annie quality dining.I did peek at the wine list which was quite impressive. In any event, my next Happy Hour event is going to be at Valentino Vinbar. The front bar area kind of reminds me of a tapas bar but with more interesting plates but then, I am Italian!

This is from their website talking about the bar area:
“Vinbar a new and exciting concept for the group specializes in creating a social atmosphere.The dinner menu was to invite people to share. Small plates and Crudo (raw fish) combined with an outstanding cured meat and international cheese menu allows even the finickiest guest to find something they love.” BAR MENU BELOW Read the rest of this entry »

In honor of “Go Dynamo Day,” STANANDLOU account executive, Sarah Springer, demonstrated to the office staff the correct way to head a ball without sustaining severe neck injury or embarrassment in front of your peers.

Michelle hosted an AMA Houston SIG Event this morning called, “What is Social CRM and how can you take advantage of it?” It covered many topics concerning CRM including how do you turn data gathered through online communities into profitable relationships.

I thought I knew a lot about social marketing and using the web to reach out to prospects but this was Graduate School material! Learned a lot today! Thanks Michelle, Susan and AMA.

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World News with Charles Gibson / Buc-ee’s Key to Success? Clean Bathrooms When Beaver Aplin asked us to create a series of billboards for Buc-ee’s, I thought, “Great, we can do some really cool stuff!” When he told me he wanted to focus on promoting the “cleanest bathrooms in the world,” I sniffed a great campaign! Four years later, Buc-ee’s billboards and “restrooms fit for a king” are synonynous with the brand. So much so that here’s what ABC News had to say… VIDEO They didn’t show this particular billboard in the newscast but I think this one pretty much sums it all up.
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We couldn’t have said it any better…

Thrillist New York
Emailed on: Tuesday September 22, 2009
Kolache Mama
45 E 45th St, at Vanderbilt; Midtown East

Enjoying America’s best ethnic cuisine often requires leaving NY — Minnesota’s Norwegians dish out the lutefisk, while Taylor Ham’s relegated to New Jersey, where the indigenous population bravely resists real ham. Taste Czech America without the road trip, at Kolache Mama, opening September 30th.

From a Houston native inspired by the eponymous delicacies found in Czech enclaves around the country, Kolache’s whipping up an awesome array of said stuffed pastries, whose role in Eastern Europe as a sweet dessert was expanded to include proteins & veggies by immigrants excited to try new things, as long as they were entombed in a flaky crust. The slightly sweet dough’s stuffed prior to baking with unique fillings from breakfast steez (egg & cheese w/ bacon or sausage, etc) to cased meats (Ruffino Brother’s garlic sausage, jalapeno-cheddar links, Hebrew National franks w/ optional mustard & ‘kraut); more elaborate creations include the Pizza Works (sausage/ ‘roni/ shrooms/ peppers/ onions/ tomato sauce), the Reuben (stuff that’s in a Reuben), and the roast beef/ grilled onions/ peppers/ provolone Italian Beef, whose vehement hand gesticulations make it nearly impossible to eat. On the vegetable tip, there’s baby spinach accompanied by garlic, dill, feta and olives; a hummus/tabbouleh/tzatziki piece topped with sriracha; mashed potatoes with butter, cheddar, sour cream, & chives; and tomatoes and mozz w/ garlic, olive oil, and basil chiffonade — a flavor that narrowly lost out to Meatball ‘Splosion during rigorous Hot Pocket focus grouping.

In keeping with Euro-kolache tradition, sweeter varieties include honey cream cheese topped with streusel, chocolate ganache, cherry compote crumble, and even a lemon-butter curd attributed to Britain — if they keep going this direction, soon you may not have to cross the ocean to choke down spotted dick.

Stuff your doughy brain with the menu at KolacheMama.com