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Looking for (more) help - small business owners this time

In what feels to be a never ending period of my life I am now drawing to the end of the MBA I'm studying over at Brunel. My thanks go out to everyone who participated in my online survey regarding internet usage (who would have thought my results would reveal so many old internet hands, over 65% stating 10+ years of online experience).Due to rather extreme personal circumstances I haven't been able to dedicate myself to my dissertation, and I'm left with very little time or resources to get it finished without going through the exhausting process of being granted an extension. More than happy to share my laments, but I'd probably need another post (or forum) in which to do it.As a result, I'm utterly desperate for small business participants willing to undertake a 30 minute interview on them, their company, their advertising and marketing decisions, and their perceptions of online advertising specifically. This can be done in person - although my current commitments promise to make this horrifically difficult to schedule - or over the phone, and I promise to make it as informative as I possible can. I consider myself somewhat of an expert in the field, with active management of over £7million/p.a. of online advertising revenue in the U.K. and hope that I would be able to impart some of my experience and knowledge in the process.I also promise this isn't a pitch - would be very frowned upon - and I would most certainly owe whomever chose to participate a large favour.(for those long time members of the forum with exceptional memories you might recall my request for research subjects as early as summer of last year. The post has since been deleted, but my thanks also to everyone who expressed an interest in that study also)My thanks in advance to anyone able to help me in this.Best RegardsIan

Ian Mercer ● 6025d1 Comments ● 6025d

District and Piccadilly line closure weekend 20/21 March

This weekend 20/21 March there is no service between West Kensington and Richmond or between West Kensington and Ealing Broadway, on the District line.On the Piccadilly line there is no service between Hammersmith and Northfields or between Hammersmith and Ealing Common or between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge. The Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan line is not affected. Additionally there is no London Overground service between Gunnersbury and Stratford on Sunday. All due to planned engineering work.The Central line is planned to run a normal service throughout the entire line.Travelling between Acton and Heathrow Airport this weekend?Take the E3 bus to Northfields for the Piccadilly line to Heathrow, or replacement bus service A from Acton Town station to Boston Manor, via Ealing Broadway.LU will be providing three rail replacement bus services as follows:Service A – for customers making local journeys between these stations only:Hammersmith - Ravenscourt Park - Stamford Brook - Turnham Green - Chiswick Park - Gunnersbury - Acton Town - Ealing Common - Ealing Broadway - South Ealing - Boston ManorService B – for all customers travelling between central London and Heathrow Airport in either direction: Ealing Broadway - Boston Manor, non-stop. Single deck low-floor buses suitable for transporting customers with luggage will be used for this service.Service C – for customers travelling between central London and Heathrow branch stations, but NOT Heathrow Airport Hammersmith – Osterley, non-stopFor more information please go to:  http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/

Patrick Green ● 6029d2 Comments ● 6028d

Broken Britain

Broken BritainBritain has a broken society. This is a dark portrait but it is very true. Children are left to rot and they grew into animals. Binge drinking, drug addiction, a culture of disrespect and antisocial behavior, teenage pregnancies and abortions, knife and gun culture are part and parcel of every day life in all big city centers. The teenage pregnancies and the sheer madness of sex education teach nothing about morality. British society is suffering from unprecedented social decay and societal breakdown, according to the Children’s Society shocking evidence. Britain has more broken families than other countries. British children are rougher with each other, and live more riskily in terms of alcohol, drugs and teenage pregnancies. Britain's rate of teenage pregnancy is the highest in Western Europe. According to official figures, nearly half of all babies are now born out of wedlock. They are more likely to suffer social, mental and emotional problems. Research has revealed that migrants in Britain are more likely to have children within marriage. The teaching of sex education could not curb teenage pregnancies. Infact, it has simply increased. This is a clear indication of broken society. It is an eye opening for the Muslim community who sends their children to state schools with non-Muslim monolingual teachers. In broken Britain, the break downs of family are ripping apart communities. According to a report, Scottish schools like English schools have become home for rapes, gun and knife culture, drug dealing, gang culture and racism.  It is a horrendous portrayal of the collapse of civilized life and of human despair. Carrying weapons is becoming the norms, violence is “routine” and families are terrorized by gangs. Every parent is worried about his child being indoctrinated into the idea that gay and sexual promiscuity is “normal” modes of behavior. Homosexuality was regarded as mental illness but now blue eyed western educated elites are its defenders and promoters. The spectre of hidden epidemic of sex crimes inside Britain’s classrooms has emerged after Scotland Yard revealed there have been nearly 900 rapes or sex attacks in schools. The vast majority of victims were school children under the age of 16. As many as one in three were under 11. According to official figures, hundreds of children under the age of 12 were treated for addiction to drink and drugs.Children are being taught that sexually transmitted diseases could be easily treated and there is no acknowledgement of the emotional harm of premature sexual activity. The truth is that more sex education and contraception are provided to children and teenagers, the more they fall pregnant. Studies have shown that access to contraception and sex education, sexual activity and conception and pregnancy rates go up. The sexual health of young Londoners is a “major public health issue” and still among the worst in the country, despite innovative projects and improvements in services. The demand for Muslim schools comes from parents who want their children a safe environment with an Islamic ethos. Parents see Muslim schools where children can develop their Islamic Identity where they won't feel stigmatised for being Muslims and they can feel confident about their faith. The significance and value of Muslim schools is that the Islamic religion imposed obligations of good citizenship, keeping the peace and paying taxes. While ambition of state school is to get children humping each other before they are out of primary school and giving them parenting classes when they are fourteen to help the girls cope with the babies they will have conceived at thirteen. Iftikhar Ahmadhttp://www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk .

Iftikhar Ahmad ● 6028d6 Comments ● 6028d