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Borr Drilling deliver high quality drilling operations in hydrocarbon basins around the world. We do it safely – and efficiently. Our modern fleet of rigs and capable organization will deliver safe and high-quality drilling operations to our customers. With a strong and experienced organizational culture, combined with a unique capital structure, Borr Drilling is built to make a difference.
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Lead the Company' s Global Logistics and Customs process through a network of direct and functional Managers physically located across the globe. Create and manage operational plans such that rigs/equipment/spares are entered-into and exited globally for all countries of operations in a compliant manner. Responsible for ensuring the continuous supply of equipment/spares to and from rigs across the fleet, so as to allow efficient and continuous operations. Provide technical leadership for these disciplines and recommend/make decisions on programs/initiatives that have a significant impact on business operations.
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership to the Company's Global Logistics program.
- Create and manage operational plans and activities on a global scale that result in continuous supply of equipment/spares to rigs across the fleet in the most cost effective and Time efficient manner.
- Support Commercial and Country Operations by reviewing all potential Contract bids and tenders to ensure Company's import/export obligations are safeguarded from a customs compliance standpoint.
- Conceptualize and implement change management projects within Global logistics. Negotiate and manage global logistics contract's with logistics service providers across the globe.
- Responsible for the performance of the global network of logistics service providers.
- Provide strategic and ensure adherence to the Customs and Compliance process globally.
- Create and manage operational plans and activities on a global scale which ensure that rigs/equipment/spares are entered into and exited globally for all countries of operation in a compliant manner.
- Provide technical leadership for the discipline, to resolve complex Customs issues in countries of operation. Provide leadership to determine Customs processes for new countries of operation.
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Wendy Maguire is passionate about animals. Her own dogs and cats are well loved. But animals that are chained up, neglected, abused and homeless break her heart. "I wish I could adopt them all," said Wendy.
Instead, she's making a difference by raising funds in a ride for The Georgia Heartland Humane Society Free Spay/Neuter Clinic. She refers to the two women, Jane Reed and Jill Whiskers who started this crusade three months ago as "bonafide heroes."
"Two cats, that aren't spayed or neutered will produce over 420,000 kittens. 11,000 animals are euthanized each and every day and over 19,000 animals enter a shelter," shared Wendy Maguire.
But so much of this is preventable! According to www.pedalforpets.org, it's only $50 to spay or neuter one cat, and $65 to spay or neuter one dog. And those prices include rabies and distemper shots. "This is a Grass Roots way to solve the problem of over population, one community at a time," Wendy said.
That's why Wendy and her teenage son Robbie are putting their "pedals" to good work. They'll be raising funds for Georgia Heartland's free spay/neuter clinic while riding bicycles from their restaurant, Maguire's Family and Friends, in Senoia, Georgia, to Savannah. They leave August 10. A send off party will be held at Maguire's Tuesday August 9 with specials all day and night.
Wendy estimates this 250 mile trek will take them 4 days and 3 nights. "Robbie and I have logged almost 1,000 miles in four weeks of training."
Georgia Heartland's Free spay and neuter clinic includes volunteers going door to door in low income areas in Coweta County. Not only do they spay and neuter pets, they also provide shots, medication, flea and tick treatment, and may even assist with purchasing dog and cat food.
"Anyone can use the clinic services in Coweta, but the free spay/neuter program through Georgia Heartland Humane Society is for those who are underserved in our community. This is what this branch of the group does, and it is absolutely amazing," said Wendy.
Tax deductible donations to this cause can be made at www.pedalforpets.org.
Wendy Maguire hopes to make this an annual event, and that others will also want to join in on the bike ride in the future.


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The work of children from Framfield Primary School is on display at Sussex Stationers in Uckfield High Street.
The children from Eagles Class have written their own folktales after choosing Maya as their class topic.
Amy Clarke from the school says a book can be found with the stories for your comments so please feel free to write in it.


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TO whom does music belong? More particularly, to whom does folk music belong -- not as property but as a free, fresh language of expression?
The question is prompted -- and answered in several intriguing ways -- by a new ECM recording in which the main event is ''Voci'' for viola and instrumental groups by the Italian composer Luciano Berio. ''Voci,'' or ''Voices,'' is based on folk songs from Sicily, and the CD also includes six field recordings of actual songs drawn from the ethnomusicological archives of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. These songs may not be quite the ones that Mr. Berio heard when writing his work, in 1984, but they have the same rugged curves and textures.
Their authenticity is indisputable. The man yelling a fishmonger's cry -- with a tension in his voice that is released in an upward yelp at the end of the phrase -- is surely a fishmonger himself, out in the street, selling fish. Similarly, the two singers and the chorus heard in a Good Friday processional are not giving a performance: the resolute movement of each strong line toward the emphatic keynote matters more to them than constancy of pitch or exact synchronization along the way, and some of them seem to be breaking off now and then to make spoken comments. What they are doing has the casualness of the real.
Putting Mr. Berio's work in this company would have been a risky undertaking if it had shown a professional artist appropriating traditional music, perhaps in hopes of gaining a transfusion of life. Instead, the fit is quite remarkable, since, for all its sophistication, ''Voci'' sounds as raw as its raw material.
The achievement is partly that of Kim Kashkashian, the solo violist. ''Voci'' is an almost uninterrupted monologue lasting more than half an hour, and Ms. Kashkashian approaches it with utter conviction in even the tiniest breath of a phrase. She lets herself bend into or away from the note, especially in a held crescendo. Her rhythm seems improvised. She finds lots of ways to make the viola sing, often with a fiercely energized plaintiveness strikingly close to the ways of the anonymous Sicilian singers. (A great deal of folk music, even when you are selling fish or singing a baby to sleep, is lament.) But it can also sing with a whistling light beauty or earthy physicality.
Of course, the achievement is Mr. Berio's, too, in creating the conditions for a viola to enter the world of Sicilian folk music as its own. Where the solo part is concerned, this is a matter of thinking through the original melodies, of creating a line that appears to be thinking through them as it goes. Only rarely, it seems, is a whole tune quoted. Much more often the viola moves toward a pattern of notes or a turn of phrase or a kind of ornament, feeling its way -- though with total confidence -- and continuing. Insistence on a root pitch, which is so much a feature of the original songs, is strong in Mr. Berio's music, too, but not as a grounding. Every destination becomes, rather, a crossroads leading into new excursions and explosions.
To recreate the Sicilian vocal style for a string instrument was a stroke of genius. A classical singer would have been bound to introduce an alien kind of cherishing care. Ms. Kashkashian, on the other hand, can equal the thrust of a folk singer, because her instrument is different.
What's more, Mr. Berio's viola line transcribes the music not only forward in time but back: back to the early medieval centuries, when Christian-Islamic-Jewish musical traffic in the Mediterranean, partly carried across language boundaries by string instruments, produced the rich folk culture of Sicily. Sounding that culture, the viola is also sounding its own past.
There is no question of a composer stealing from another people's heritage, for this part of the Italian heritage is Mr. Berio's, too. The tunes that survived into 20th-century Sicily, and perhaps still survive, got there from musical genes shared with what is heard from concert platforms and from minarets. Moreover, Mr. Berio honors those genes not only in the solo part but in the gorgeous and poetic sounds he conjures from two ensembles and three percussionists behind the violist, here members of the Vienna Radio Symphony conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.
For long stretches, this background is rather static: a ringing or reverberant harmony, changing slowly, as if the viola were playing within a space in continuous transformation. But at other times, an instrument from the distance starts to take on its own solo authority; the bass clarinet, often a rival or alternative to the viola in Mr. Berio's music, is especially prone to do so. And just occasionally, the orchestra bounds forward to drown out the soloist. Like the isle full of noises from which it took its musical bearings, ''Voci'' is a hotspot of musical communication.
After the voices of this magical piece and of its Sicilian antecedents, the recording (ECM New Series 1735) offers a substantial coda in Mr. Berio's ''Naturale,'' where the viola plays not inside a beautifully wrought orchestral space but on a rough stage with just two companions: a percussionist (here Robyn Schulkowsky), and the recorded voice of a Sicilian singer, now part of the piece (and never mind the overdramatic culmination).
The basic musical substance is much the same as in ''Voci,'' and Ms. Kashkashian has the same full presence. As the piece goes on, the taped singer's interventions come to seem less and less a challenge to the natural voice Ms. Kashkashian creates with and in her viola.


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• Variety says that Splice, the scifi horror movie about the illegal creation of new species, will be distributed by Senator Entertainment. Finally, someone bought this thing.
• Kotaku has a gross but unusual photo inspired by the upcoming Dead Space game. It's an edible cake topped by a very real-looking severed head. But is the head edible?
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In 1999, the percentage of women who were stay-at-home mothers had reached an all time low of 23 percent. Fast forward almost a decade-and-a-half later and that trend is beginning to reverse itself. The Pew Research Center, a fact tank that focusses reporting information on issues and trends that are shaping the U.S and the world, released their analysis of government data on Tuesday, which concluded that the trend for women at home has shifted, as the percentage of stay-at-home moms rose to 29 percent in 2012.
The reversal of what had been a steady reduction in stay-at-home moms was largely influenced by a combination of demographics, economics, and other factors within society. In 1967 stay at home mothers made up nearly 50 percent of women who had families. From the late 60's onward, the numbers of mothers at home dropped dramatically through 1999. The last 30 years of the 20th century was a period marked by a greater sense of empowerment, with more women becoming educated and seeking positions in a work force that had been previously dominated by men; but also by economic changes that made it more difficult for families to live off of one income alone.
Far from being anything like the lives of comfort led by the housewives on the reality TV shows or sitcoms, the sudden change in the trend was reported to be the result of economic challenges that arose out of the Great Recession of 2007, which left many women and men jobless. The PRC found that in 2012, six percent of women who were surveyed stated that they were at home because they could not find jobs. That is a five percent increase from 2000, when only one percent of stay-at-home mothers responded with that answer.
The weak economy has taken it's toll on family incomes. D'Vera Cohn, the lead author of the PRC report, stated that most women would prefer to be in the workplace in order help alleviate the financial demands of having a family. Among the mothers who stay at home, only 22 percent had family incomes that were greater than $100,000 while a third of them were considered to be living at or below the poverty line.
Adding to the economic difficulty is the fact that, not unlike their 20th century counterparts, 51 percent of stay-at-home mothers have not completed high school which makes getting a job all the more difficult. The number of women who stay at home and also have college educations, however, has risen to about a quarter, with 5 percent having a masters level education.
Data from the report showed that for some women staying at home may not be a choice, but for a small minority it is. The minority of women who are highly educated and have a family income higher than $75,000 is limited to about 370,000 across the United States. Demographically, these women who have chosen to opt-out of the workforce are stated by the PRC report to be disproportionately White or Asian.
The PRC's data which notes the shifting trend for stay-at-home mothers, includes mothers who stay at home because they have chosen to care for their families, but does not include data on women who work from home. According to an article written on Parenting.com, the advancement of technology and the growing number of businesses who offer more flexibility to women with families has made it easier for women to both earn a living and care for her family. The "new" stay-at-home mom does not necessarily have to chose between work and her family as she did before.
Although certainly not as common as mothers who stay at home because they are unemployed, the mother who works from home could come from a broad spectrum of women. From CEO of her own at-home business to online writer, the number of women who want to be more available to their children's needs, as opposed to working outside the home full-time, has increased from 38 percent to 48 percent since 1997.
As mentioned above, this trend is slowly growing among a minority of women who have the convenience and family stability to have the choice to stay at home. However, according to Susan Shapiro Barash, who is an expert in Women's Studies, the women of the millennial generation are taking after their grandmothers more than they are after their baby-boomer mothers. This younger generation of women watched the struggles and sacrifices that their mothers had to make and if given the choice, would rather be at home for their children.
The public opinion regarding mothers who work outside the home has generally grown more accepting, but in a recent survey from the PRC, about 60 percent of respondent still believe that children are better off when at least one parent stays at home. Even though the trends are shifting for both stay-at-home mothers who can not find work, and those who stay at home because they believe it is bets for their children, the consensus on which is healthier for children was not mentioned in the PRC's analysis.
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I'm really trying to understand that you are scared because you are in pain. You came into my office to have your birth control method checked on. I gave my recommendation for your follow up care, which you questioned and rejected. Insisted my clinical judgement was somehow incorrect. I could feel myself getting flustered and frustrated, all of my insecurities and lack of self-assuredness leaking through my careful veneer of confidence.
You ask me question after question, complicated molecular details of the antibiotic that I want to prescribe to you that I cannot answer, because that's not what my training focused on. You demand an ultrasound that is not clinically indicated because it will make you feel better. I acquiesce because I don't want to fight you. I review that I don't think its necessary, but will get the referral for you anyway.
You keep asking questions, can't decide what you want, and even after we have decided on a plan you have more questions. I have five other patients that I must see, and I feel my day spiraling down hill before I can even finish my coffee. I'm under a lot of stress, Med Student. And you are monopolizing my time. I feel my empathy slipping away, my one bastion against the anger and burn-out many providers eventually feel.
I try to understand, I try to counsel you through it to the best of my ability, but when you insist on speaking with a doctor to get the answers I cannot provide you with, my confidence and sense of competence are shattered. Who is teaching you to treat nurses in this way, dear Med Student?
I know you have spent the past many years locked away, studying books and that your clinical knowledge is stunted because of the way medical schools train our doctors. You have just entered your first rotations, and I know you believe you have solid clinical judgement. I have been working full-time for almost a year and still doubt my knowledge and my skill.
Eventually, one of our consulting doctors speaks with you on the phone. She backs my recommendation and you decide to go ahead with it. I seethe in anger and feel like an idiot and feel justified all at the same time.
I am upset and flustered. But I must move on with my day. I walk into my next few appointments. Stumble over my words. Speak a little softer. Think about how young I must look to my patients, a child in dress-up.
I do something I have only done a handful of times in the past year, and that is close the office door and cry.
Dear Med Student, my wish for you is that you learn humility.
My wish for you is that you learn to treat other providers like human beings, even though through much of your training you are expected to be a learning and answering machine.
My wish for you is that you learn from nurses, and midwives, DOs and PAs and medical assistants. That you learn that we all do different jobs and have different skills, not simply that we are on a hierarchy with physicians at the top.
My wish for you is that you learn to be gentle with your health care providers, and that just because you study one area does not make you an expert in all of it. Learn to trust your providers, because we want what is best for you, and making them feel inadequate to care for you is no way to win an ally.
And while I do not wish you the same feelings that your visit erupted in me, I know you will soon experience them. Either at the hands of patients that do not understand your medical jargon or from attending physicians that will train you and sometimes haze you. You will experience it from classmates and residents, as your training programs foster competition rather than collaboration.
I know you will write off this visit, probably tell your medical school classmates about the NP that couldn't answer your questions. You'll make it into a hilarious story. Maybe you will even use this as evidence in your heart that nurse practitioners shouldn't practice independently.
In some way I wish I could let you know that I will probably never forget you, and not in a positive way. I will never forget that feeling of inadequacy and shattered confidence. That this happened weeks ago and I still think about it every day.
My wish for you, Med Student is that you learn from the wise words of our dearly departed Maya Angelou, may she rest in power, that:
People will forget the words that you say, but they will never forget the way you made them feel.


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This summer P&G cut $100 million out of its digital ad spend, Restoration Hardware recently followed suit. Agencies and AdTech platforms are nervous as the doors of the hidden world of digital advertising (and its pricing) are starting to open. The wizard is now being revealed and OZ is open to all.
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- Should C-Suite executives challenge where their digital dollars are spent and what their return is? Absolutely.
Over the years, I've worked in all areas of marketing. From social media to content, SEO to email –– I ultimately found my passion in developing and managing marketing automation and SEM programs due to the data available in any analytics suite. I loved it so much, in fact, I built a small consultancy around it.
Because of the transparency the data provides, I love telling my clients the truth about what's working and what isn't (including the very services they're paying me to provide). So as the news of companies challenging their digital spends in display and SEM programs roll out, I'm thrilled to see people taking closer, harder looks at the costs and ROI of those efforts.
Question How Your Ad Exchange Works
Several years ago, I took on a large B2B client. My job was to manage PPC campaigns designed to meet their three primary KPIs. In that, I inherited programs run through AdRoll, Quantcast and numerous other display companies.
Macala's Expert Insights: Banner blindness hasn't disappeared. Any marketer worth their salt knows the average return on banners running through the Google Display Network is less than 2%. Marketing teams just love to show others soft metrics like impressions and clicks to validate budgets.
When I did an initial performance review of these platforms, I was amazed at the results they were getting. They were reporting hundreds of conversions at an extremely low cost per lead. But when I looked at their numbers and compared them to what was shown in the company's internal data (tracked through destination URL and campaign codes), there were extreme discrepancies.
- How could I find only six actual conversions when an agency running banners through AdRoll reported 735 conversions?
- How could I find just five of the 450 conversions reported directly from Quantcast?
Five and six internal conversions was a far cry from the hundreds being reported, I knew I had to dig into the data to find out how such a large disparity was being reported. I didn't have to look very deep into the data to figure out that:
These ad platforms were leveraging retargeting tactics and taking credit for attributed touches in order to produce larger conversion numbers.
This meant that if someone had a) clicked a banner and cookied or b) they had been identified from an email list belonging to the company, and came back to the website and completed the desired action, the ad platform took credit for these conversions. Because they'd been able to match them and "touch" them in some way and had "assisted" in the completed action, they were counting them in their numbers While assisted (attributed) conversions are legitimate, the way in which the platforms were counting them wasn't.
Reviewing Ad Network and Agency Fee Structures against Actual Results
The next step I took was in asking the platforms just how the ad budget was being spent, where our ads were being seen most, and where the conversions they were reporting were coming from. They weren't overly eager to answer my questions or show me the deeper analytics, but we got it. For example, with this particular client I found:
- Over 80% of conversions were happening within the Google Display Network.
- Yahoo and Bing yielded little to no results, though banners were served through their ad ecospheres.
- Companies or agencies managing the Ad Networks received 10-25% of the spend as a commission fee, in addition to a standard monthly fee the company was already paying them.
While receiving a percentage of spend is a standard model, when I added that percentage back in, then all campaign costs (CPC, CPL and CPA) were wrong due to reporting results on the total amount spent with them, versus the total actually spent on ads after receiving their percentage.
When I applied the total spent to five and six verifiable conversions, then the actual CPL was astronomical and remarketing was extremely ineffective (something any good marketer knows should be the opposite).
Managing Ad Programs First Hand instead of Fully Automating Them
These findings led us to start managing display programs in-house versus farming out to ad networks or using third-party services. Since 80%+ of our clients' conversions happened on Google-owned properties, we developed our own display campaigns that synced with all of a client's Google Adwords search, display and video advertising campaigns. This lead to two things:
- A better return on ad dollars spent (CPC, CPL and CPA all went down).
- An increase in performance that led to more conversions.
This confirmed something we found true with every client we currently work with –– active, hands-on management of campaigns and non-use of automated services allowed us to better target our ads and get results that aligned to the each client's set of KPIs.
Macala's Expert Insights: Remarketing and Retargeting efforts (and there's a difference between the two) always yield the best results in paid programs; targeting new audiences is more challenging, costs more and sometimes requires a change in campaign KPIs as brand awareness and trust are the #1 impact on lack of conversion and high campaign costs.
The Demise and (RE)Evolution of Ad Tech
The moves of two large corporations are going to have a trickle down effect in marketing and advertising. Agencies are going to have to change their service offerings; advertising technologies are going to develop new models and serve new use cases (which they already are).
From what I've seen, we're going to see more and more clients requesting audits, deeper explanations of how their dollars are spent and educational sessions on "how" their programs are run. We're also going to see increasing requests for us as marketers to give them a deeper understanding of how it works and even onboard client team members in order manager simpler tasks and campaigns in-house. Are agencies, platforms, and the clients ready for this? Time will tell.
Thank you for reading, this is the first post in a series of articles on what to look at and analyze as part of your digital advertising in 2018. The next installment will be out soon!


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I've been reading a lot of stamping blogs lately, and so many other stampers are taking items from the kits and creating their own projects with the exclusive products found in the kits. I was a little skeptical at first, but I wanted to try it using items from the Everyday Occasions kit. And guess what? It is SO easy to create using kits because everything coordinates and is precut! I think you will be seeing more projects from me using items from kits...
Here is the thank you card I created. Everything except for the Island Indigo Baker's Twine came from the Everyday Occasions kit. Enjoy!
Happy Stamping!


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Caledonian Sleeper Mk 5 – Lowlander pack 3 (Edinburgh)
A part of the Glasgow section of the Lowlander Caledonian Sleeper in N gauge.
This pack of 4 coaches represents the Caledonian Sleeper service as it runs from London to Edinburgh (from London to Carstairs it is combined with the Glasgow coaches). If you would like to re-create the complete Lowlander then you need Lowlander packs 1, 2, 3 and 4, if you would like to re-create the Edinburgh-Carstairs portion then you need Lowlander packs 3 and 4.
Pack includes:
Seated | Club | Sleeper-Accessible | Sleeper
Common Features:
Highly detailed N scale model, 1:148
- Coach specific details, including but not limited to:
- Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including handrails, brake pipes
- NEM standard coupling sockets with kinematic close coupling system
- Prism Free Glazing
- Fully detailed Underframe
- Fully detailed and painted / printed accurate interiors
- Extra fine factory-fitted pipework
- Directional tail lights (appropriate)
- Interior lighting fitted (exact details to be confirmed after final design complete)
Estimated coach length: 149mm
Designed for Peco second radius curves.


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Creating a veteran-friendly campus: strategies for transition and success
As the United States' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue, increasing numbers of students who experienced combat will enroll in colleges and universities. There is mounting evidence that these veterans will require support unique to their needs beyond the processing of financial aid paperwork from the Veterans Administration. Obviously, combat frequently inflicts injuries, both physical and mental, that will require attention, but veterans are a unique population in other ways as well. Soldiers experience extraordinary bonding in wartime, and colleges can provide opportunities for that fellowship to be a source of support and connection. Female veterans will bring a new, nontraditional perspective to campus, and student service organizations should pay careful attention. There is also a significant group of students who leave for service and return-under the best of circumstances, they need accommodation to succeed. Institutions of higher education traditionally have responded to the needs of special student populations by developing programs and offering services. This volume contains information about programmatic initiatives that can help create a welcoming environment for veterans, one that encourages serious, creative involvement. The authors bring broad experience and deliberate consideration to bear on questions that are only becoming more important to the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities -- Back cover.


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Gadgets still make for fun and exciting gifts, especially on Father's Day, but nowadays they're also essential tools for better organization, health and entertainment.
Once upon a time tech gifts were a novelty—more of a promise of what the future could bring than actual tools that could be used effectively in day-to-day life. Today's tech gifts, however, are far removed from the ham radios of the past, or the astronaut pens that let you write upside down.
Whether your dad is a computer programer or a crossing guard, he'd be thrilled to get today's cutting edge tech products as gifts, because they're as practical as they are innovative, and he can use them every day.
Keeping up with the ever-evolving tech landscape can be challenging, so let's breakdown the latest and greatest products on the market that would make fun and functional gifts for the people in your life this holiday season.
The newest iteration of Amazon's Alexa-enabled smart display is a tech gift that anyone could enjoy, not just techies. It's a voice assistant that you can command to play music, check the weather, and make calls, with the added bonus of also having a 10.1 inch screen that makes many more functions possible. Set it on your counter and you can pull up recipes, watch Amazon Prime or Hulu TV shows, and control your other smart devices. It can serve as a command center for your house, a second TV, and even a stereo system, with much improved speakers that are good enough to rock a party. The one downside is that you can't comfortably watch YouTube videos with the Echo Show. At about $230, it's not the cheapest gift, but it provides good value for the money.
The newest Apple Watch is pricey, but it could be a life-saving gift for an older friend or relative. Not only does it have a 30% larger screen than previous versions, and a 50% louder speaker, it also features electrical and optical heart sensors, as well as fall detection and emergency SOS. This is a gift for someone who already has an iPhone 5S or higher to pair it with, and because its battery life is only 2 days, users have to be vigilant to keep it charged so they can make sure its emergency and health features are working. The GPS-only version of the watch starts at $399, and the version that enables cellular calls starts at $499.
The Sonos Beam is a smart soundbar for your TV that also allows you to play music, radio, podcasts and audiobooks. It's made for small- to medium-size rooms and can be placed on a TV stand or mounted on the wall. You can integrate it with other Sonos speakers if you want to expand to more rooms, and it conveniently pairs with your TV, or with Amazon Alexa for voice control. The Sonos Beam goes for $399, while its more powerful big brother, the Sonos Playbar, goes for $699. Not only does the Playbar have full-theater sound, but it also streams over WiFi, rather than Bluetooth, so your music won't be interrupted by phone calls.
Anker features a number of portable chargers and power banks that can hold anywhere from a full iPhone charge to 7 iPhone charges. The Anker PowerCore Lite 10000mAh is a happy medium, being small enough to easily transport—it's slim, and about the weight of a baseball—and powerful enough to hold 3 phone charges and 1 tablet charge. The Anker portable charger works for both iPhones and Android phones, and at $33.99, it's an affordable present for that friend who's always asking to borrow your charger.
The FitBit Versa doesn't have some of the Apple Watch 4's state-of-the-art medical tracking and emergency tools, but it does have some advantages over the Apple as a gift: the recipient doesn't have to have an iPhone, it costs half as much ($199), and its battery lasts about twice as long at 4+ days. You can track fitness activity and sleep, store hundreds of songs, get notifications from your phone, and even use it to record swimming workouts, as it's water-resistant to 50 meters. Give it to someone you love as a trendy motivator to stay in shape and live a healthier life.
Google's smart display is about $80 cheaper than its Amazon counterpart, the Echo Show, and it has the advantage of easy YouTube viewing. However, its screen is about a third smaller than the Echo Show, the sound isn't as good, and it doesn't feature a camera, so it can't do video calls. The Google Home Hub excels at letting you view a dashboard of your other smart home devices and controlling them. It also syncs with Google Photos and serves as a sort of digital photo frame for pictures that you've taken with your phone. It's a relatively affordable gift at $149, even if it lacks some of the coolest features of the Echo Show.
The GoPro HERO7 Black is an action camera that you can mount on yourself to record or photograph any activity, including underwater sports or particularly rough-and-tumble exploits. This model stand outs from its predecessors by delivering what it refers to as "HyperSmooth" footage. The camera doesn't require a gimbal to give you smooth footage, because the stabilization is built in. So even if you're running or biking over rough terrain, you'll get a continuous smooth shot that isn't shaky. In addition, this version of the GoPro can take pictures or start recording on voice command and includes cool features like slo-mo and time-lapse. The camera isn't cheap at nearly $400, but it's an amazing gift for any outdoor person who loves to post their adventures to social media, or even stream them live.
Any friend or loved one who complains about slow WiFi or internet dead spots at their house is a great candidate for this gift. The Wifi system can cover up to 5,000 square feet, providing 3.0 GBPS speeds to every room of a house, even if multiple family members are using the WiFi at the same time. It's also suitable for people with businesses who want to set up a guest network for visitors. The system goes for $279, but for $429.99, you can upgrade to an Orbi with Amazon Alexa and a Harmon Kardon speaker built-in. This lets you issue the system voice commands to instantly play music, check the news, or control your smart home devices.
This eBook reader is an affordable gift for the avid reader in your life, whether they have already made the transition from paper to screen or not. Those who are used to eBook readers will appreciate the upgrade that the Paperwhite represents, with built-in light for day or night reading, a glare-proof surface, a 300ppi screen that's particularly crisp, and a battery that lasts up to 6 weeks. For those who have thus far resisted eBook readers, they will be converted by the special fonts that read like a book and paperback-like weight and size that allows you to comfortably hold it with one hand, just like you would a traditional novel. The Kindle Paperwhite starts at $119.99.
If you need a futuristic and original gift for the friend who has everything, the Oculus Go Virtual Reality Headset is here. It's a portable device that doesn't have to be hooked up to a PC and slips over your head like goggles. You can download apps like Netflix and Hulu to watch TV and movies as if you're in a theater, or get the experience of being in the front row for live sporting events or concerts. For gamers, there are special VR games that put you right in the action, and for those who want something a bit more chill, you can take 360 degree tours of cities and attractions around the world. The Oculus Go comes in 2 different memory sizes, allowing you to store different amounts of content on your device. The 32GB Go costs $199 and can hold the equivalent of 3 HD movies, 10 games and 20 apps, while the 64GB version goes for $249 and can hold twice as much content.
Tech has become mainstream, and tech gifts are now among the most sought-after gifts by all age groups. If you want to get a bigger reaction than you did for last year's sweater, give a cutting edge tech product as a gift and watch the excitement on your loved ones' faces.


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Bots are complicated. They're made to process repetitive actions autonomously and can be fairly easy to build, but they aren't always working on the side of good. Here's what you need to know.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
Theresa Cramer
Feb 12, 2019
Network speed can make or break a mobile experience. According to Google, to fully load a mobile site, "it still takes about 15 seconds, according to our new analysis. That's far too slow when you consider that 53% of mobile site visits leave a page that takes longer than three seconds to load." Of course, not all of this is the network's fault, but a poor connection doesn't help—which is why plenty of people are talking about 5G.
"Capacity and Speed. They are the main differentiators from 4G to 5G," says David Zapletal, EVP of Media Operations at Digital Remedy. "G, which stands for 'generation' has in the past indicated a new feature. 2G allowed users to send messages. 3G allowed them to access the internet. 5G isn't a new function as much as it is an ability to do all mobile functions with incredible bandwidth and speed. For everyone annoyed that their social feed won't load, or their SMS didn't go out: those, in theory, will be thoughts of the past. Another aspect of this is the door opening for new internet providers to support the home directly, without any of the existing infrastructure. As an example, Verizon will be entering the PHL market to support homes via 5G."
It's no coincidence then that Verizon Media surveyed "advertisers and consumers on how they expect 5G to transform experiences" and found that awareness is considerable—"70% of people have heard of 5G and are somewhat familiar with its benefits." And the thing respondents are most excited about is faster data transfers. Improvements to video streaming—including higher definition video—are also high on the list.
According to the research, 33% of advertisers plan on using 5G, and 47% see it as an opportunity to dive into new creative formats. Nearly half (46%) of respondents say they also see opportunities in real-time, location-based targeting.
But are marketers really ready for a second mobile revolution?
"Users are doing more on mobile, and theoretically less on other screens. Desktop has often won (outside of the ease of a full keyboard) on speed and cost. Still, some creative and experiences don't live up to their hype on mobile," says Zapletal. "And for good reason: carriers throttle bandwidth, location impacts connectivity and speed, and load times have been proven to be a deterrent to engaging with content. Today, mobile remains an important component of a successful digital media mix. With 5G, there is a potential to see mobile usage increase even more, decreasing the value of other screens (namely desktop), and increasing marketers pressure to create rich, unique advertisements and experiences for their 5G-ready audiences."
The good news is that marketers have time to get ready, but if you want to be ahead of the curve when the time comes, you'll have to start investing now. "Are budgets being realigned to support the production required to support the creative necessary to break through to 5G?" asks Zapletal. "We haven't seen much budget alignment around the benefits of 4G, so it will be interesting to see if marketers are willing to break from their current norm to support a future mobile state."
Assuming you're ready to realign your budgets, what do you do with the dollars you've allocated for 5G? Zapletal says, "That means revisiting the standards of creative specification limits, as many of today's specs predate 4G and the typical internet connection. The restriction on file sizes are not sliced by device and connection speed, so there will need to be a bar set for regulation. It will be most interesting to see how cell carriers prepare and react to this shift, in addition to advertisers or streaming providers."
The 5G future is coming, and smart marketers are already preparing for inevitability. We know that consumer expectations change quickly, and if you're lagging behind your competition when it comes to 5G experiences, it may not be long before your customers notice.


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EFG Advisors is an independent wealth management firm specializing in financial planning, wealth accumulation, and wealth transfer for affluent individuals, families, and business owners. We deliver tailored financial solutions for our clientele that include wealth accumulation strategies, investment management, retirement income strategies, and advanced insurance planning.
EFG Advisors, one of the premier Wealth Management and Financial Advisory firms in the Midwest, is seeking a Wealth Advisor/Financial Planner to play a vital role in our Firm's advisory practice. The Wealth Advisor/Financial Planner will serve as a trusted advisor to EFG's clients to help them understand and achieve their financial objectives. This individual is also responsible for ensuring a consistent and positive client experience through managing, maintaining, and enriching client relationships.
This position requires a proactive approach and the ability to independently carry out the responsibilities of the position. The ideal candidate should exhibit the ability to work in a team-oriented environment, have high standards, excellent communication skills, and good judgment. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with fellow advisors, operations teams, and EFG's vendor partners to deliver a seamless client experience is critical to be successful in this role.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Grubb & Ellis Recruits Four-Person Retail Team from Brick & Mortar Commercial
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Aug. 2, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that the principals of Brick & Mortar Commercial and their two associates have joined the company to lead the growth of Grubb & Ellis' retail capabilities in San Francisco, Marin County and the San Francisco Peninsula.
The team includes Kenneth Brownell (top right photo) and Peter Mikacich (top left photo) , both senior vice presidents, as well as Cameron Baird,(middle right photo) vice president, and Shaun Bloomquist (middle left photo), senior associate.
Since hiring Mark Geisreiter (bottom right photo) as executive vice president, managing director, in February 2009, the company has recruited 28 professionals and added new product lines, including Management Services, Debt & Equity Finance, Hospitality and Project Management.
"Ken, Pete and their team have earned an outstanding reputation by combining their commitment and dedication to clients with their extensive knowledge of the local retail markets.
" Ken and Pete represent the types of senior professionals we are actively recruiting as we expand our presence in the Bay Area; they are great brokers and great individuals," Geisreiter said.
"We anticipate considerable growth in our local Retail Group and they will provide the right foundation from which to build."
Prior to forming Brick & Mortar Commercial in 2007 with Mikacich, he spent 32 years with Blatteis Realty Company in the position of president.
He has devoted his entire career to the retail sector and transactions include Crunch Fitness, Walgreens, Talbots, Wells Fargo Bank, Smart & Final, Sterling Bank & Trust, Baskin Robins, See's Candies, Goodwill Industries, Puma and Bebe.
Brownell earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, as well as San Francisco Real Estate Exchange.
Baird joined Brick & Mortar in 2007 as senior vice president, where he focused on the real estate needs of bar and restaurant clients.
In the past 18 months, he has represented clients in more than 50,000 square feet of real estate transactions. He began his professional career in the retail industry with Sprint PCS, assisting the company in launching the Spring PCS Wireless Web throughout Arizona. He holds a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University
Bloomquist began his career in commercial real estate in 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University.
Contact: Julia McCartney, Phone: 714.975.2230, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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37 New Condos Sell Per Month In Sunny Isles Beach In 2nd Quarter
MIAMI, FL--Buyers acquired 111 new condo units in Sunny Isles Beach in the second quarter of 2010, and in the process reduced the unsold developer inventory to 20 percent, according to a new Condo Vultures® White Paper™.
Buyers paid $102.2 million, or $475 per square foot, for 215,100 square feet of livable space in six new towers that have been built since 2003, according to the report based on the Condo Vultures® Official Condo Buyers Guide To Sunny Isles Beach™.
Less than 1,300 new developer units now remain unsold out of nearly 6,350 units developed - or still under construction - in Sunny Isles Beach in the last seven years, according to the report based on Miami-Dade County records.
"At this current pace of about 110 new condo sales per quarter, Sunny Isles Beach's new inventory could all be sold in a year or so even though there is no financing available," said Peter Zalewski,(lower right photo) a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC.
"It goes without saying that Sunny Isles Beach has state-of-the-art condo product with attractive designs and oceanfront locations. That being said, a major reason for Sunny Isles Beach's success is the high prices still being achieved for new condos in South Beach."
Contact: Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures®, 800-750-0517 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Orange County, FL Resort Tax Collections in June Higher than Same 2009 Period
Comptroller Haynie noted that June 2010 collections were nine percent higher than June
2009. "It's good to have numbers to smile about," Haynie stated.
For a complete copy of the news release and monthly statistics, please contact Martha O. Haynie, (407) 836-5690.
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$160M acquisition financing for Washington Harbour in Washington, DC arranged by HFF
WASHINGTON, DC. – The Washington, D.C. office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has arranged $160 million in financing for Washington Harbour, (top left photo) a Class A, two-building, mixed-use development on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
Working exclusively on behalf of Rockpoint Group and MRP Realty, HFF senior managing directors Bill Asbill (middle left photo) and Bob Donhauser (lower right photo) and managing director Cary Abod (lower left photo) secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan with MetLife Real Estate Investments.
Washington Harbour is located at 3000 and 3050 K Street NW directly on the Potomac River in the Georgetown submarket of Washington, D.C.
The property has two towers totaling 532,601 square feet; 456,376 of office space and 76,225 square feet of retail space. Washington Harbour is 86% leased to more than 20 tenants, the largest of which are law firms Foley & Lardner and Kelley Drye & Warren.
On-site amenities include a two-story, 489-space underground parking garage and a fitness center.
Rockpoint targets a broad range of real-estate related investments across all asset classes and geographic regions, with particular focus on value creation and distressed/restructuring opportunities.
The firm invests primarily on behalf of public and private pension funds, endowments and financial institutions.
Robert F. Donhauser, HFF Senior Managing Director, (202) 533-2500, email@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500,
HFF closes $8.275M sale of Publix-anchored retail shopping center in Atlanta, GA
ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has closed the sale of Duluth Station, a 94,966-square-foot, Publix-anchored retail shopping center in Atlanta, Georgia.
HFF director Jim Hamilton (middle right photo) led the investment sales team on behalf of the seller, L&B Realty Advisors, LLP. Forge Capital Partners purchased the property for $8.275 million free and clear of debt.
Duluth Station is situated on a 14-acre site at 2750 Buford Highway in Atlanta. The property is 79% leased to tenants including Publix, Great Clips, H&R Block, Kauffman Tire, Kumon Learning, State Farm and Subway.
L&B Realty Advisors is an employee-owned, SEC-registered real estate investment advisor.
Since 1965, L&B has provided real estate investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. With $3.6 billion under management and over 40 years experience, L&B has a proven track record of successfully acquiring, managing, and disposing real estate on behalf of our clients.
Forge Capital Partners is a diversified, commercial real estate investment and investment management company. The company carries out its business strategy by sponsoring real estate-oriented private equity funds and through an affiliated group of companies, which include: Forge Capital Management, Forge Property Management, Forge Development Group, and Forge Real Estate Services.
Jim R. Hamilton, HFF Director(404) 942-2212 firstname.lastname@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing (713) 852-3500 email@example.com
HFF arranges $9.85M financing for Syracuse, NY hotel
HFF senior managing director Jay Marshall (lower right photo) and director Brian Carlton (lower left photo) worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Richfield Hospitality, Inc. and Shelbourne Falcon Investors, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Lydian Private Bank.
Loan proceeds are being used to acquire the hotel and rebrand it to a Crowne Plaza.
Located at 701 East Genesee Street, the hotel is one half mile north of the Syracuse University Campus adjacent to Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse.
The 20-story property will undergo a $5 million renovation that will include updates to guest rooms, public spaces and the exterior of the hotel. Hotel amenities include 12,235 square feet of meeting space, a lounge, fitness center, business center and Redfield's Restaurant.
Richfield Hospitality, Inc. is a leading hotel management company with a premier track record of maximizing profitability and improving asset values for hotel owners. Richfield and its affiliates offer proven solutions and expertise to approximately 500 hotels and resorts.
Shelbourne Falcon Investors is a joint venture partnership between Shelbourne Capital (www.shelbournecap.com) of Radnor, Pennsylvania, and Falcon Investors (www.falconinvestors.com) of Harrison, New York.
Shelbourne Falcon Investors specializes in hospitality-sector real estate investments across the United States.
Jay B. Marshall, HFF Senior Managing Director, (212) 245-2425, firstname.lastname@example.com
Brian G. Carlton, HFF Director, (214) 265-0880, firstname.lastname@example.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Stirling Commercial Group Negotiates Lease for 7,200 SF of Downtown Orlando Office Space to Solar Company
ORLANDO - Stirling Commercial Group recently negotiated a new five-year lease for 7,200 square feet of office space in the Centennial Bank building (top left photo) at 250 N. Orange Ave. across from St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
Stirling Commercial Group associates John Kurtz and James Mincy negotiated the agreement representing both the landlord, 250 North Orange Ave. LLC and the tenant, Solar Smart, LLC.
Kurtz said Solar Smart, LLC will occupy the entire 10th floor of the building starting in November.
Solar Smart, LLC, an affiliate of Emory Development and Electric Inc. of Maitland, is one of the leading providers of alternative energy devices in the U.S., focusing on solar hot water, solar pool systems, residential wind turbines, and photovoltaic solutions.
For more information, contact:
James A. Mincy or John Kurtz, Sales Associate, Stirling Commercial Group 407-581-5550;
Roger Soderstrom, Owner/Founder Stirling Commercial Group, 407-581-7890;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
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Palmer Electric wires tenant space for ITT Tech in Orlando
WINTER PARK, FL, Aug. 2, 2010 — The special projects and low voltage divisions of Palmer Electric Company are providing electrical contracting for the tenant build-out of 18,000-square-feet of space in SouthPark Center, (middle left photo) a commerce park in Orlando, Fla.
Under its contract with Turner Construction Company, Palmer Electric is providing site and interior building electrical services including lighting, power and fire alarm systems.
According to Palmer Electric's Executive Vice President Van Tilley (top right photo), the nearly $110,000 project will be completed in August of this year.
Orlando, Fla.-based Hunton Brady Architects Inc. is the architect. CHP and Associate Inc. of Maitland, Fla., is providing electrical engineering.
Palmer Electric Company is a provider of electrical contracting, service and energy saving technologies to commercial, institutional and residential customers since its founding in 1951.
For additional information, visit http://www.palmer-electric.com/.
Contact: Elaine Ingra, 407 384-1344, email@example.com
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Crossman & Company negotiates renewal lease at Eustis Square in Central Florida
EUSTIS, FL - Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently negotiated a three-year lease renewal agreement with Ron's Coins for 400 square feet at 218 West Ardice Ave. in the Eustis Square Shopping Center.
Leasing Associate Daniel Germano (top right photo) negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Eustis Square One.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223;
John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, firstname.lastname@example.com;
Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 email@example.com;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, email@example.com
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Latino Hotel Association Forms Strategic Relationship with Association Mexicana Hoteles y Moteles
Under the alliance arrangement, the two groups will work together to increase Latino hotel investment and ownership, concentrating on basic and advanced education programs about hotel franchising, investment and development, as well as networking.
"This is the first step in our plan to bring together the global Latino hotel industry," said Angela Gonzales-Rowe (top right photo), president and founder of LHA.
"There are nearly 16,000 hotels in Mexico, the vast majority of which have no international brand affiliation. As the hotel industry becomes more global, branding will play an increasingly important role in a property's success.
"Our initial efforts will be on educational sessions with many of the world's leading brands, as well as conventions where members of our two organizations can network and increase Latino investment in hotels."
"With more informed members and awareness of potential partners within our two organizations, we intend to have a long-range impact on the quality and number of hotels in Mexico. One of the most important milestones for our members is, without a doubt, the decision to form a partnership with LHA."
The two organizations currently are planning their first joint meeting to be held in Mexico this fall. The session will include classes and orientation on franchising, hotel standards, finance and brand support.
Headquartered in suburban Houston, LHA is a worldwide, non-profit association dedicated to increasing Latino participation in the hospitality industry, to include ownership, leadership and commerce. The organization provides education, international and regional conferences and networking opportunities with the leading hotel companies in the world.
Additional information is available at the association's website, http://www.latinohotelassociation.org/.
Contact: Jerry Daly, Chris Daly, Daly Gray Public Relations, (703) 435-6293
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Cortland Partners Acquires, Will Renovate, Metro Atlanta Apartments
ATLANTA, GA (Aug. 2, 2010) – Cortland Partners, an Atlanta-based multifamily real estate firm, has purchased and will renovate Northchase Apartments (top left photo) in Metro Atlanta. The community is located in Dunwoody just outside I-285 on Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
The cost of the acquisition, including the planned renovation, is $15.2 million.
The 519-apartment community includes one-, two- and three bedroom residences averaging approximately 1,300 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a community center, clubhouse and playground. Three-quarters of the units are townhomes and more than a third have three bedrooms.
"Northchase offers a great product that can provide a great home for people – especially families – who want value and a convenient close-in location. The 42-acre parcel also presents great potential for redevelopment down the road."
The firm purchased the property from a special servicer, which owned it after it was foreclosed upon last year.
Even though occupancy was around 70%, Cortland Partner's leadership recognized that the apartments showed great potential, and that occupancy could rise considerably once the renovation is complete.
The renovation, which is expected to last approximately six months, will include significant upgrades and repairs to the exteriors and amenities.
"Distressed assets provide a great opportunity for experienced apartment owners to create value in an otherwise down market," DeFrancis added. "In a few years I expect we will look back at this time as having been the best market to purchase assets."
The deal closed Monday, July 12. Mutual of Omaha Bank provided capital in conjunction with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital.
Northchase is located at 6750 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30360. Close to public transportation, it has immediate access to I-285. It is also close to I-85, I-75 and 400 and is seven miles from Buckhead.
Cortland Partners is an innovative, progressive, full service multifamily real estate development firm specializing in unique, financially successful intown developments. Cortland views opportunities from a different perspective, and takes an investment-management approach to its projects.
This helps the firm build thoughtful and interesting homes in unique locations that are site-specific, culturally relevant to their neighborhoods, profitable for investors and partners, and perfectly suited to residents.
For more information, visit http://www.cortlandpartners.com/
Contact: Terri Thornton, 404-687-8760, 404-932-4347 (Cell), http://www.territhornton.com/
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RECI Sees More Moderate Recovery Than Epected
CHICAGO, IL,, Aug. 2, 2010 - Mid-year key economic indicators point to a more moderate recovery than expected, according to the latest Scoreboard from The Real Estate Capital Institute in Chicago.
During July, benchmark treasuries moved within a quarter point range and settled lower by about 20 basis points for five-year notes, while 10-year notes moved down less than
10 basis points, respectively.
Mortgage spreads continued to barely tighten, netting slightly lower overall rates.
Throughout the first half of the year, lenders have been scouring the realty markets in search of performing projects with stabilized cash flow. Yet limited opportunities may be found. Simultaneously, scant funding options are available for projects without cash flow performance. Few capital sources reach for deals on longer-term cash flow projects, unless substantial equity exists.
With mortgage rates starting in the mid-4% range for longer term debt of seven years or greater, borrowers are migrating from floating-rate to fixed-rate debt. As rates are at historical lows, focus on loan terms - other than pricing - include the following:
* Loan-to-value sizing dominates underwriting funding limits, as debt service coverage ratios are relatively high due to low rates
* Real estate tax and insurance collection conditions are more stringent, with lenders seeking tighter control in case of default.
* Property insurance carriers must meet higher standards due to default within the industry.
* Unauthorized transfers are no longer covered by most title policies, adding additional recourse carveouts.
The Real Estate Capital Institute(r) is a volunteer-based research organization that tracks realty rates data for debt and equity yields. The Institute posts daily and historical benchmark rates including treasuries, bank prime and LIBOR. Furthermore, call the Real Estate Capital RateLine at 7RE-CAPITAL (773-227-4825) for hourly rate updates.
Contact: Jeanne Peck, Research Director, Toll Free 800-994-RECI (7324)
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Choosing Bed Bug Control Service
Bed bugs are tiny 9 insects that feed on the blood of humans when they bite.It will not be easy for you to see a bedbug due to their size.In addition, they will hide themselves all day. The pests are given the name due to their tendency to invade beddings as well as mattress that are dirty.Another place where you can find bed bugs in the carpet and also the wall cracks.
beg bugs can be controlled though it will not be an easy task.However, it will be very important for you to ensure that you hire a bed bug control service since they will have the required knowledge as well as experience in dealing with these insects.
Using a bed bug exterminator will be a specialized method than all the other kinds of bed bugs elimination since they use variety of methods as determined by the case they are dealing with and the time they have been around.It will not be an easy task in the process of selecting the most suitable service for the elimination of bed bugs in your place since such companies are so many.When choosing a bed bug control service, there are some factors which you will need to keep in mind.Here are some guidelines that you will need to keep in mind when it comes to choosing a bed bug control service.
The methods which are used is the first consideration that you are supposed to make when it comes to choosing a bed bug control service.In order for you to ensure that you sect the most efficient pest control service and one that will get rid of bed bug completely, then you will need to check on the methods they use.
end bugs will mostly infest places that we are in contact with many times.You will find that some bed bug control service will use pesticide so that they can get rid of these insects.Use of pesticides in controlling these pest will not be a good idea since they can have a healthy effect.In the control of bed bugs which have infested beddings as well as upholstery, the best method to use in the control of bed bugs is the use of steam method. Ensure that you will hire a firm that has all the equipment needed in the process of steam extermination.
The cost is the second thing that you should have in mind when it comes in the process of choosing a pest control firm.It will be very crucial for you to ensure that you compare the price so different service provider before you decide on the one to settle with. Ensure that you select a firm which will offer you with quality services and charge you reasonable prices.
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We're in good company too: Zeetta Networks, Wriggle, and Ultrahaptics are just some of the other 24 disruptors that made the cut. Almost 100 people attended at Loco Klub, underneath the heart of Engine Shed, to explore the global and regional direction that disruptive companies are taking. The night ended with the big reveal: the 25 companies that Tällt Ventures, ADLIB, and Foot Anstey have chosen as the leaders in their industry, taking their marketplaces in a different direction.
Our CEO and Founder, Gareth Williams, was understandably chuffed: "YellowDog's mission is to transform the use of cloud computing in every sector and country, and it's fantastic to see that our disruptive approach is not being ignored, but celebrated."
Beyond being chosen as a company that doesn't accept the industry rules and instead re-writes them, Gareth was invited to speak on a panel at the event that explored South West People, Products, & Potential, along with Ben Shorrock from TechSPARK, Dr Laura Lafave from OnCorps, Samantha Payne from Open Bionics, and Craig Jackson from Funding Circle. He revealed his passion for diversity ("More diverse role models within tech would help increase diversity"), how the types of jobs we do within technology are changing, and our passionate belief in Limitless Compute. The entire event was an insightful spotlight on the innovations finding a home in the South West.
It is always encouraging for us all in the YellowDog offices to be recognised for our unique approach to cloud compute, especially when we are battling against so much confusion about what cloud even is, and how it can transform businesses. As we see our customer base exponentially grow, events such as Disrupt South West signal that we are doing the right thing – even if it does make us rebels.
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It's okay to ____________________________.
Psalm 6:6 – I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.
Psalm 40:1-3 – I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. 2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. 3He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.
Psalm 43:5 – Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!
Job 3:11,26 – "Why wasn't I born dead? Why didn't I die as I came from the womb? I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; only trouble comes."
Lamentations 3:17-23 – Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is. 18I cry out, "My splendor is gone! Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!" I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. 21Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. 23Great is his faithfulness.
I Kings 19:1-4 – When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. 2So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: "May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them." 3Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. 4Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died."
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We've started to document the Jive SDK API level documentation here:
This link serves the documentation straight of Git. Its not complete, but its getting there! Please leave feedback here, or in the github issues page (Issues · jivesoftware/jive-sdk · GitHub) so we can continue to tighten up this documentation.
Some cool facts about this documentation:
In my last post I talked about the new direction for the SDK. While I am still trying to get that done, BUGS have been filed and changes have been made. So today I am going to talk about one of the more involved changes that will affect how the SDK is used.
For most Jive instances everything works as before. But there are 2 situations where things need to change.
The first situation is url redirection. There are cases where you need to manually update the URL used to connect to the instance. This is most commonly found in internal networks where IT has provided a short name that resolves to the full URL. Both are accessible but only the full URL should be used in @mentions and other links.
As part of the instance validation the server sends the URL that should be used. If this URL is different than the entered URL you need to test to see if it can be reached.
Which leads to the second situation. In this case the server wants you to use a different URL but it is not reachable. In this case the URLs returned by the server should be updated to match the URL entered. This scenario is handled by the SDK once you determine that the redirect cannot be done. This most commonly happens with large instances that need a load balancer. The servers can be configured to include an instance identifier. For the average user this identifier needs to be removed, and the SDK handles this.
When I created the Example project I skipped the version check because I hard coded the instance URL. To demonstrate what is needed now I have added a view for the user to enter the instance URL. I then validate it and transition to the original login view.
Here is the validation code:
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField { // Assume the default instance. NSString *instanceString = @"https://community.jivesoftware.com/"; // Check to see if the user entered a different url. if (self.communityURL.text.length > 0) { instanceString = self.communityURL.text; if (![instanceString hasPrefix:@"http"]) { instanceString = [@"http://" stringByAppendingString:instanceString]; // But what if it should be https:// ? } // The SDK assumes the URL has a / at the end. So make sure it does. if (![instanceString hasSuffix:@"/"]) { instanceString = [instanceString stringByAppendingString:@"/"]; } }
Here I do simple formatting of the entered value. Make sure it has the correct prefix and suffix. You should validate both http and https prefixes, preferring the https version if they both work.
NSURL *instanceURL = [NSURL URLWithString:instanceString]; __block JVJiveFactory *factory = nil; [self.activityIndicator startAnimating]; [self.communityURL resignFirstResponder]; self.communityURL.enabled = NO; // Is it a valid instance? factory = [[JVJiveFactory alloc] initWithInstanceURL:instanceURL complete:^(JivePlatformVersion *version) { [self checkForRedirect:version fromURL:instanceURL factory:factory]; } error:^(NSError *error) { [self.activityIndicator stopAnimating]; self.communityURL.enabled = YES; [self.communityURL becomeFirstResponder]; }]; return NO; }
Then I create the jive factory class with blocks to handle the version check results. The simple interface elements are to disable user interaction while performing the check. If the check fails, by returning an error, I reenable interaction. You may want to do more to better inform the user of what happened. Alternatively you could dynamically update the GO button on the keyboard as the user types. If the check succeeds we proceed to the first redirect check.
- (id)initWithInstanceURL:(NSURL *)instanceURL complete:(JivePlatformVersionBlock)completeBlock error:(JiveErrorBlock)errorBlock { self = [super init]; if (self) { self.jive = [[Jive alloc] initWithJiveInstance:instanceURL authorizationDelegate:self]; [self.jive versionForInstance:instanceURL onComplete:completeBlock onError:errorBlock]; } return self; }
As part of creating the jive factory class I create a Jive object and start the version check.
- (void)checkForRedirect:(JivePlatformVersion *)version fromURL:(NSURL *)targetURL factory:(JVJiveFactory *)initialFactory { // Not all instances report their url in the version. if (!version.instanceURL || [version.instanceURL isEqual:targetURL]) { [self advanceToLogin:initialFactory]; } else { // Attempt to redirect to the server's instance url. __block JVJiveFactory *factory = nil; factory = [[JVJiveFactory alloc] initWithInstanceURL:version.instanceURL complete:^(JivePlatformVersion *redirectVersion) { // Direct access granted. self.communityURL.text = redirectVersion.instanceURL.absoluteString; [self advanceToLogin:factory]; } error:^(NSError *error) { // The server lied, bad server. Use the original url. [self advanceToLogin:initialFactory]; }]; } }
There are 4 possibilities here: the server reported the same url that the user entered, the server didn't report a url, the server reported a different url that should be used instead of the user entered url, and finally the server requires the SDK to rewrite the urls.
In the first 2 cases we just go to the login screen normally. For the last 2 cases we need to check the server reported URL to distinguish them, by creating a second JVJiveFactory with the server reported URL. If this second check succeeds we use the server reported URL as if the user had entered it instead. Otherwise we continue with the user entered URL.
- (void)advanceToLogin:(JVJiveFactory *)factory { [self.activityIndicator stopAnimating]; [JVJiveFactory setInstance:factory]; [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"Community" sender:self]; }
Here we update the UI and set the jive factory instance to the validated factory object.
The second redirect check happens after the user enters his credentials and tries to login. You need to change the completeBlock passed to the Jive me:onError: method.
In the example this is in the JVJiveFactory loginWithName:password:complete:error: method.
[self.jive me:^(JivePerson *me) { JivePlatformVersion *platformVersion = self.jive.platformVersion; // url check. if (platformVersion.instanceURL) { // It's all good. if (completeBlock) { completeBlock(me); } } else { // NO!!! We have to make sure we have the right URL. [self doubleCheckInstanceURLForMe:me onComplete:completeBlock]; } }
The new completeBlock checks to see if the version already includes the instance URL. If not it does another call to the server to get the instance URL.
- (void)doubleCheckInstanceURLForMe:(JivePerson *)me onComplete:(JivePersonCompleteBlock)completeBlock { [self.jive propertyWithName:JivePropertyNames.instanceURL onComplete:^(JiveProperty *property) { NSString *instanceString = property.valueAsString; // The SDK assumes the URL has a / at the end. So make sure it does. if (![instanceString hasSuffix:@"/"]) { instanceString = [instanceString stringByAppendingString:@"/"]; } NSURL *instanceURL = [NSURL URLWithString:instanceString]; // Yes! We have a server url. if ([instanceString isEqualToString:self.jive.jiveInstanceURL.absoluteString]) { // Everything matches up. if (completeBlock) { completeBlock(me); } } else { [self loginWithNewInstanceURL:instanceURL me:me completeBlock:completeBlock]; } } onError:^(NSError *error) { // No! We are stuck with what works. if (completeBlock) { completeBlock(me); } }]; }
If there is an error or the server URL matches the entered URL we continue accept the current login. If not then we try logging in again with the new URL.
- (void)loginWithNewInstanceURL:(NSURL *)instanceURL me:(JivePerson *)me completeBlock:(JivePersonCompleteBlock)completeBlock { // Make sure we have the correct me object. Jive *oldJive = self.jive; self.jive = [[Jive alloc] initWithJiveInstance:instanceURL authorizationDelegate:self]; [self.jive me:completeBlock onError:^(NSError *error) { // Fall back to what works. self.jive = oldJive; if (completeBlock) { completeBlock(me); } }]; }
We start by creating a new Jive instance and try to login with it, returning to the previous login attempt if this one fails.
That's a lot of code for something the SDK should just handle. Unfortunately because of the number of NSOperations involved and the different places they need to be, they can't simply be put into the SDK. Feel free to prove me wrong on this.
A couple weeks ago we released a new open-source component on our Github account.
PDTSimpleCalendar is a very simple calendar/date picker component for your iOS apps based on UICollectionView.
It has a very light and clean design inspired by Apple Calendar app.
PDTSimpleCalendar supports all calendar supported by NSCalendar and is very easy to use and customize. Colors can be changed using properties or UIAppearance proxy.
Check it out on our Github account: jivesoftware/PDTSimpleCalendar · GitHub
At Jive, we use it in the Producteev app to set deadline for tasks:
Hope you'll like it!
If you need to host a jive sdk service (jivesoftware/jive-sdk · GitHub) somewhere on the Internets, Heroku (https://www.heroku.com) is a pretty good choice, along with Nodejitsu. For the purposes of this blogpost, I'll be talking about Heroku.
I'm assuming that you've already:
After having done the above, you'll need to add mongodb to your app:
heroku addons:add mongolab
MongoDB is required on Heroku, because Heroku uses a virtual file system that makes it impossible to use the sdk's default filesystem persistence. Setting up mongoDB persistence for your service is pretty easy.
Your package.json should have this dependency:
"jive-persistence-mongo" : "*"
And your jiveclientconfiguration.json should have this:
"persistence" : "jive-persistence-mongo"
Finally, the app.js generated by the SDK won't play nicely with Heroku's requirement that it controls the HTTP port and mongoDB URL. You can get around this by using the following app.js:
var express = require('express'), http = require('http'), jive = require('jive-sdk'); var app = express(); var failServer = function(reason) { console.log('FATAL -', reason ); process.exit(-1); }; var startServer = function () { if ( !jive.service.role || jive.service.role.isHttp() ) { var server = http.createServer(app).listen( app.get('port') || process.env.PORT, function () { console.log("Express server listening on port " + server.address().port); }); } }; jive.util.fsreadJson('jiveclientconfiguration.json').then( function(options) { options['port'] = process.env.PORT || options['port']; options['databaseUrl'] = process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || options['databaseUrl']; jive.service.init(app, options) .then( function() { return jive.service.autowire() } ) .then( function() { return jive.service.start() } ).then( startServer, failServer ); });
What this is doing is reading in your jiveclientconfiguration.json file and then overriding the port and databaseUrl parameters from environment process variables set by Heroku. This app.js should work running locally, or in Heroku!