tamtagon wrote:link from facebook folks citing inaccuracies....
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com ... 7an-p7ark/
HA
"Born in Dallas in 1905, Stanley Marcus was essentially a character from a 19th-century French novel somehow stranded on the Texas prairie."
And who can believe Marcus stayed?
"One of the enduring mysteries is why Marcus -- an outspoken liberal in a sea of radical conservatives, an active integrationist in a still-segregated south, a Jew who couldn't join elite local country clubs -- always insisted on remaining in Dallas," McAuley writes.
Even with these problems, no other part of the country comes close to being as deeply progressive as California. Illinois, President Obama’s home state, is a model for nothing so much as larceny and corruption. New York, the traditional bailiwick of the progressive over-class, is similarly too corrupt and also too tied to, and dependent upon, Wall Street. In addition, both of these states are losing population, while California, although slowing down and experiencing out-migration by residents to other states, continues to grow, the product of children born to those who arrived over the past three decades.
California’s recent economic success seemingly makes it a compelling “alt-America.” After a severe decline in the Great Recession, the economy has roared back, and since 2010 has outpaced the national average. But if you go back to 2000, metro areas such as Austin, Dallas, Houston, Orlando, Salt Lake City and Phoenix -- all in lower-tax, regulation-light states -- have expanded their employment by twice or more than that in Los Angeles.
xen0blue wrote:Ha, $50 says the trinity river will never be anymore more than a glorified drainage ditch. It will never be anything near a glamorous as they make it out to be.
DPatel304 wrote:Mark Cuban promoting Dallas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1ttQVDY0AQ
DPatel304 wrote:He does have a vested interested in this city though, correct? I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned that he is sitting on a bit of land in the Cedars, and I know he just recently purchased some land in the Design District for the Mavs practice facility.
Whatever his reasons are, yes it is indeed pretty cool, especially considering he's on Shark Tank now, so he's probably pretty well known now nationally. I know prior to Shark Tank, he was pretty well known in Dallas, but I'm not sure if anyone outside of the state really knew who he was.
Jbarn wrote:As long as our great state leaders continue to push and pass anti-gay, woman, immigrant, minority, etc...bills, does it really do any good for well-known folks to try and promote our city to millennial outsiders? We have the unfortunate position of being a great city located in a wacky state. Outsiders associate our city with Texas and as Texas goes, so goes Dallas. For most people, perception is reality even though it is not entirely accurate.
rantanamo wrote:DPatel304 wrote:He does have a vested interested in this city though, correct? I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned that he is sitting on a bit of land in the Cedars, and I know he just recently purchased some land in the Design District for the Mavs practice facility.
Whatever his reasons are, yes it is indeed pretty cool, especially considering he's on Shark Tank now, so he's probably pretty well known now nationally. I know prior to Shark Tank, he was pretty well known in Dallas, but I'm not sure if anyone outside of the state really knew who he was.
I know everyone doesn't watch sports, but the NBA is a multi-billion dollar organization. Anyone that watches the NBA knew him well, and with many he was hated big time. He was a great saleman for his brand.
Jbarn wrote:As long as our great state leaders continue to push and pass anti-gay, woman, immigrant, minority, etc...bills, does it really do any good for well-known folks to try and promote our city to millennial outsiders? We have the unfortunate position of being a great city located in a wacky state. Outsiders associate our city with Texas and as Texas goes, so goes Dallas. For most people, perception is reality even though it is not entirely accurate.
I45Tex wrote:Nice to be listed. Also embarrassing to have had that much opportunity, be in that kind of company, and yet the city's lasting original contributions to global civilization are the Texas donut apartment block, graphing calculators, Mary Kay marketing mantras, and the inspiration for Outkast's "Ms. Jackson," not that there's anything wrong with that song.
dukemeredith wrote:I45Tex wrote:Nice to be listed. Also embarrassing to have had that much opportunity, be in that kind of company, and yet the city's lasting original contributions to global civilization are the Texas donut apartment block, graphing calculators, Mary Kay marketing mantras, and the inspiration for Outkast's "Ms. Jackson," not that there's anything wrong with that song.
How could your forgot to list the frozen margarita machine?!
I45Tex wrote:Nice to be listed. Also embarrassing to have had that much opportunity, be in that kind of company, and yet the city's lasting original contributions to global civilization are the Texas donut apartment block, graphing calculators, Mary Kay marketing mantras, and the inspiration for Outkast's "Ms. Jackson," not that there's anything wrong with that song.
I45Tex wrote:If that were true, would Texas Instruments have settled for owning only a cross-licensing agreement about the intellectual property?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventi ... ed_circuit
tamtagon wrote:Gentlemen's clubs!
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