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For many people, the idea of driving a Jaguar - as opposed to the alternatives from BMW, Audi and Mercedes - is very appealing indeed.
Jaguars are supposed to stir the soul. But since Jag launched the XF back in 2006, fewer have made it onto our roads than the company might have hoped, because for most of the people who buy this kind of car - management-level company car drivers - the XF didn't make sense.
That's because Jag has never offered a smaller capacity diesel with low emissions, so the average 40 percent tax payer was looking at a daft bill compared to the ubiquitous BMW 520d. So for company car drivers who've always wanted a Jag, this is the answer to your prayers, the 2.2 diesel auto XF. Question is, should you really be jumping out of your 5-Series, A6 or E-class for one of these?
It's a commonly held view by many I've spoken to that the XF looks better than its German competitors, and the recent facelift makes it better still, ridding it of those surprised-looking lamps which have always looked a bit odd on the car.
Yet there's a lot of Lexus GS in that side profile – and the car looks a little heavy, particularly in white. It needs bigger wheels than these 18 inches too, and we're not sure how that would affect the ride.
If you're a fan of the looks, doubtless you now think we're blind - but the Jag's premium brand connotations, as communicated by its design, are behind the German competition. You'd never find the black soft-touch locking buttons, which stand out like sore thumbs against the white paint, on a BMW, for instance. Nor stitching and seam lines inside that don't line up. And those new LED running lights use technology that is a generation old. You can see the bulb sources, whereas Audi's moved to stunning, diffuse glowing light pipes.
Inside though, there's a real sense of theatre. Get in and the starter button glows red with an off-beat pulse. Hit it and the milled metal gear selector knob rises out of the centre console, while the air vents turn open through 90 degrees. It's cosy, rather than cavernous in here though, particularly in the back.
The dash employs a minimalist, clean theme, which means the tech is mostly hidden. Two USB connectors live in the centre bin, Bluetooth works a treat for calls and music, optional DAB radio sounds crisp and clean, while a back-up camera and nav all came as standard on our second from top-of-the-range Premium Luxury. In fact, we'd recommend you drop down just to Premium trim level if buying one, as you lose little of the stuff you'll really want (keeping nav importantly) and save a good chunk of cash.
The problem is the touchscreen through which you access most of this stuff. The screen has recently been upgraded but it's still a little slow to respond to prods and in an effort to make the interior clean and largely button-free, most of the major cabin functions are operated through the screen.
So if you want to, say, direct air at your feet rather than your face, while on the move and using Nav, you'll first you need to press the physical 'home' button for the main touchscreen menu. Then hit the 'climate' box on the home screen, and then another part of the touchscreen for the virtual button to direct air. Timing myself on the A1, my eyes were off the road for about four seconds trying to do this. And this is just the start of things, I'm not even going to mention the ridiculous switch-on procedure for the heated seats.
The Jag's an example of how car designers and engineers need to realize that doing stuff on a touchscreen at 70mph isn't - or shouldn't be - the same as when you're wondering around your living room looking at a phone.
But, once everything's actually connected and working as you want it, the quality of what you get is phenomenal. We sustained a phone conversation for 20 minutes on the motorway and call quality on both ends was very impressive. The Jaguar 600W premium hi-fi system sounds utterly brilliantly - and wasn't the full-on, optional Bowers and Wilkins system, which must be something else.
It's just a pity about the clunky graphics of the screen between the gauges, and the fact you're stuck with the digitally represented analogue clock staring back at you from this screen, unless you're in sport mode. Remember what we said about those little design elements being half-a-step behind the Germans?
Stop fighting the touchscreen, just drive, and the XF's a rather lovely thing to lope around in. It makes sense on the motorway where the combination of the diesel engine and eight-speed (yes, eight) gearbox deliver impressive economy - 42mpg over 300 miles of motorway at realistic UK speeds.
The ride is among the best in any car on sale to day, and the XF has beautifully linear, well-weighted steering and brakes. It's also surprisingly fast for a four-cylinder diesel, when you need to get a move on. Most importantly, other people on the road don't seem to hate you – as they appear to when you're driving some of the German opposition.
We're not 100 percent convinced about that eight-speed gearbox though. Tuned for economy, it selects as high a gear as possible in normal driving, in order to use less fuel. The only problem is that from the driver's seat it often feels like it's puts itself into one gear too high, making the engine labour and causing some unpleasant vibrations pulse through the cabin.
Still, this gearing means the car's eerily quiet on the motorway. And flick that silver gearbox roundel a notch round to sport mode and it'll typically hold one gear lower, which works much better on A and B roads.
Impressive though it is in large parts, we're not convinced the XF will suit the sensibilities of a typical Pocket-lint reader as well as the equivalent Audi or BMW will. And we simply can't overlook those user interface issues.
In the final reckoning, we have perhaps a surprising suggestion. If you're set on an XF - and particularly if you're spending your own and not the company's money - then we'd highly recommend plumping for the Premium spec which is one trim level below this, but upgrading to the higher powered V6 diesel. That car will cost almost exactly the same as this Premium Luxury 2.2D but shouldn't return significantly worse fuel economy. Its engine though, is altogether more suited to the car's character.
And if you're a company car user watching your car tax bill, then yes a 4-cyl diesel Jag, with Co2 emissions of 149g/km now means it could be on your list if you're company caps options at 160g/km, as many do. But the game's moved on while Jag was catching up. The BMW 520ED drives as well as this, has better interface design and is just about as fast. But its Co2 emissions of just 119g/km mean that a 40% tax-payer should be paying at least £100 less in tax each month driving the Beemer than this Jag.
And in these penny-watching times, that's not to be sniffed at in anyone's book. Better interface and more competitive Co2 would have meant more stars. As it is, it's a good car, but we think you can do better.


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TouchPoint Support Services, a member of Compass Group, is dedicated to providing hospitality services in the healthcare and senior living markets. We provide our customers with food and nutrition services, environmental services, patient transportation, laundry and linen processing, and valet parking. All of the associates in our organization are bonded together by a commitment to provide our patients, residents, guests, and customers with the very best hospitality experience by serving the needs of others through our brand promise, compassion at every point of human contact.
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SILVER SPRING, Md. – Montgomery County has been on a rocky fiscal road in recent years, but county employees could see a pay increase — their first in three years.
Montgomery County employees have had a front row seat to tough concessions and belt- tightening measures as the county government in recent years implemented pay freezes, furloughs and layoffs to close budget gaps.
A county spokesman says each employee gave up about $30,000 in salary and benefits since 2010. Employees also started contributing more toward their health and retirement benefits.
County Executive Isiah Leggett says the steps were painful, but necessary. He says the smoke is clearing, and workers should soon expect a pay hike.
According to the Gazette, Leggett proposed a 3.25 percent cost-of-living or general wage increase for most employees. Those eligible for step increases would recent 3.5 percent more.
WTOP's Nick Iannelli is looking to talk to Montgomery County workers who have been in a pay freeze. If you've been affected, email Nick at email@example.com


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CRM in a Customer-Empowered World
Sep 28, 2012 7:56 AM PT
About five years ago, CRM analyst and author Paul Greenberg set out to develop a definition for social CRM, or CRM 2.0, as some called it at the time. Through his impetus, some crowdsourcing, some crowd-editing and ultimately, I suspect, a degree of fatigue, he arrived at a definition.
It was this: "Social CRM is a business strategy, supported by a technology platform, business rules, workflow, processes and social characteristics, designed to engage the customer in a collaborative conversation in order to provide mutually beneficial value in a trusted and transparent business environment. It's the company's response to the customer's ownership of the conversation."
Yes, I know -- it's not that catchy. But it has a good beat and you can dance to it. And, if you want to distill it to its essence, just grab that last sentence.
It's About the Customer
The customer owns the conversation. Period. You can start the conversation. You can participate in the conversation. But the customer now owns it. And it's up to you to respond properly.
In other words, you no longer control the conversation. This by itself is a tough concept for many businesses to grasp -- they still cling to the notion that they exist in a world where they can broadcast a pre-packaged message out to a customer audience, and the audience will simply receive that message.
It's more complicated today, because the customer can talk back, and talk about you without you being involved. Since the customer has a greater role in conversations, his or her expectations are shifting as well. The customer expects to be able to talk to the businesses he or she buys from. And, as a result, it's increasingly the customer who chooses who in the company he or she talks to.
Some of this "choice" is somewhat random. These days, it's not uncommon for customers to use a search engine to find an email or phone number of someone in the company and fire off a request for help, regardless of who that person may be. It could be the CEO; it could be a guy who works in the warehouse. It may well not be a person whose actual role is to interact with customers or provide answers to customer service issues -- but customers don't care. They only want problems dealt with.
What to Do?
That's a situation that can be addressed in a few ways. First, you can strive to equip every employee with an encyclopedic knowledge of all your customers and all your product information. Sadly, most of us can't hire entire staffs of supergeniuses with photographic memories.
That means two other solutions: one, develop processes to bounce customers to the right people in the organization (which most companies already do today, to wildly varying degrees of success and failure) or two, find a technological solution for this problem.
That suggests that CRM is likely to become a more widespread technology within businesses as the customer asserts greater control over conversations. The other side of expanding customer expectations is the notion that every employee is customer-facing -- regardless of their roles, employees will inevitably interact with customers. Customers don't really care what their roles are. They expect those employees to be able to offer help and answers to their questions, and to do so in a timely and accurate manner. How do you do that without providing those employees with some way of accessing customer records, sales documents and other data typically made available via CRM?
Make the Tools Available
The idea that CRM is for everyone is likely to take root in stages, expanding from traditional CRM users to field personnel, to other non-traditional users. It's also likely to get a boost from mobile CRM technology, making it not just CRM for everyone, but CRM everywhere. Which makes sense -- because your customers are everywhere, and they may contact you through the channel of their choosing (not yours).
Coping with the growing power of the customer requires a shift in thinking about your employees. You can't expext them to hold up their ends of the conversations with customers they will inevitably become involved in if you don't equip them to respond.


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Defense Grid Is Your First Free Games With Gold Title
At E3 2013, Microsoft announced a new program that would deliver two free games per month to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Two of the titles mentioned were Assassin's Creed 2 and Halo 3. Today, the first title that is officially part of the program (Fable III was available last month) is all yours.
Defense Grid: The Awakening is now free for Xbox Live Gold members (regularly 800 Microsoft points). You can download Defense Grid now for free from Xbox.com or your Xbox 360 dashboard. Move quickly, though. You'll need to claim your game (but not necessarily download it) before July 15.
The good news is that even if you delete the game or drop your Gold membership, you'll continue to have access to these free titles.
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No, this is not Assassin's Creed 2 or Halo 3, and I've heard from many of you that you're disappointed. I re-watched the relevant part of Microsoft's E3 press conference last night and confirmed that those titles were only mentioned as part of the program. No commitment was made that they'd be the first two. Either way, this isn't the most impressive start for Games with Gold, especially as PlayStation Plus is offering up Battlefield 3 for free tomorrow.


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Consumers today are demanding more and more from technology, and nowhere is this more evident than in the interfaces we use to interact with our devices. There is an escalating need for devices from mobile phones to cars to home networks to workplace machines to integrate simple-to-use, intuitive user interfaces that increasingly mirror how humans interact with one another. In addition, consumers expect their devices to perform complex tasks with ease.
With each new product cycle, the pressure for designers to create meticulously operating, more intuitive UIs mounts. Following the recent proliferation of touchscreen interface technology on everything from phones, tablets, and monitors to point-of-sale solutions, ATM, and kiosks, voice recognition is rapidly becoming the next UI to drive product innovation and adoption. It's only a matter of time before voice recognition, and even more evolved UIs such as gesture and image recognition, become standard in how we interact with our various work and personal devices. However, voice recognition adoption has lagged somewhat in embedded applications and remains in its early stages. But it is clear that voice recognition as a UI will eventually be widely adopted. The automobile industry has plans to introduce more sophisticated models with improved embedded voice recognition features.
Part of the reason for the slower adoption of voice recognition is that progressively more intuitive UIs require exponentially more processing power and memory. This, in turn, is driving innovations in flash memory technologies. As most designers know, the more intuitive the user interface, the more complex the technology platform and design enabling the UI needs to be. UI technologies will become more compute intensive and require more advanced memory to accommodate high-performance processing capabilities while maintaining an optimal user experience. One solution is specialized hardware in the form of dedicated coprocessors built from next-generation memory combined with logic and incorporating flexible software algorithms. These coprocessors can act as separate hardware accelerators while offloading the main application processor to enable some of the richest user experiences the market has seen.
The evolution of HMIs
Human machine interfaces (HMIs) have come a long way from the advent of the computer mouse. Innovation in user interfaces has historically contributed to the successful adoption of new devices — for example, the evolution from input buttons on older mobile phones to the touchscreen on a smartphone. Inventing compelling user interfaces is challenging and requires complex systems to create a functional, accessible, logical, and enjoyable user experience. These complex systems require reliable, high-performance hardware that can keep pace with processing and memory bandwidth demands. As innovation in core functionalities of end products approach maturity, consumers are increasingly turning to the industrial design and user interface of the product to guide purchasing decisions. Manufacturers are taking notice, and flash manufacturers and designers alike are being pressed to innovate rapidly in response. Voice recognition is the focus of this next wave of innovation in HMIs.
How voice recognition processing works
With advanced user interfaces becoming the de facto standard in consumer electronics, embedded systems are increasingly demanding high-performance processing capabilities. In general, voice recognition can be broken down in a three-step process.
The first step is the sound processing phase, which takes less than 5 percent of the processing load. During this phase, the incoming voice signal is converted from analog to digital. This is also the phase when filtering, noise suppression, and echo cancellation take place to help distinguish the sounds of the speaker from other sounds being picked up erroneously. The output of this step is a stream of digital sounds, and each sound is unique like a fingerprint. In the next step, the system matches this sound against a library of sounds, a.k.a. the acoustic model. This matching process, which can take from 50 percent to 70 percent of the processing load, is called acoustic scoring. The resulting sound scores are the input for the third step, where the system interprets those sounds as words by searching the language and dictionary models. This search phase takes from 30 percent to 50 percent of the processing load.
Traditionally, this entire process is handled by a CPU that is also loaded to handle multiple other tasks. Since voice recognition is incredibly compute and memory intensive, sharing resources for voice recognition in embedded solutions often results in unacceptable latencies or limited bandwidth to handle the ever-increasing software models, which will increase in size to achieve better accuracy.


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I never understood why they celebrated Christmas in the Harry Potter novels — I always assumed wizards would go apeshit on Merlin's Birthday or Talking Flag Day or some other arcane bacchanalia lost to the ages. But that's neither here nor there. Anyway, Canadian crafter Gabrielle offers an easy step-by step on how to build a golden snitch to hang from that special location you like to hang stuff.
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"For the past 100 years, toys have inspired our boys to be thinkers, builders and inventors. Our girls deserve more," says the start of the "GoldieBlox" toy commercials, set to a music-box melody of what goes on to be a cover of Queen's "We are the Champions." Cut to the shot of a little girl, dressed in a leotard, nailing ballet slippers to her skateboard, while another crafts a side-car for her bike so that her teddy bear can go for a ride. These images build up to the sight of a bunch of girls storming the "pink aisle" at the toy store, and GoldieBlox's intention is made even clearer: "Disrupting the pink aisle with toys for future engineers."
Because girls can be engineers too, which most people might already know. But from the statement on GoldieBlox's website, only about 11% of them actually are, as 89% of the world's engineers are male. Founded in 2012, GoldieBlox appears to be looking to inspire young girls to open their minds beyond the pink aisle - presumably Barbie dolls and princess toys - at the toy store, while also introducing girls to the exciting world of engineering in a way that girls will connect to by combining a book and a construction toy geared toward a young female audience.
GoldieBlox offers a much-needed female engineer role model who is smart, curious and accessible. She has the potential to get girls interested in engineering, develop their spatial skills and build self-confidence in their problem solving abilities. This means that GoldieBlox will nurture a generation of girls who are more confident, courageous and tech-savvy, giving them a real opportunity to contribute to the progress made by engineers in our society.
The intention of the book and construction toy is great on its own, but what I love about the commercial is that I don't think it's trying to look down its nose at little girls who like girl things. It seems to recognize that a "girl" isn't just one thing. She isn't simply a "princess" if she likes pink and a "tomboy" if she likes to build or invent. Both of the girls showcased in the ad are dressed in pink. One of them sports a pair of glamourous star sunglasses, and then she gets to work fashioning a sidecar for her teddybear. And some girls like to get muddy, like one of the girls seen in a "More than just princesses" t-shirt near the end of the ad. Another girl can be seen with black lines under her eyes, which indicates that she plays sports. The message seems to be that girls can be whatever they love to be, and some of them might also love building and inventing. And the earlier they discover that, the sooner they can develop that interest into a passion that could take them into adulthood.
For a better understanding of what GoldieBlox is all about, and to see the CEO, Debbie, watch the video below:


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Refworks 2.0
RefWorks has released a new interface, re-designed to put more of the useful functions at the forefront and streamline the process of organizing your research. The current "classic" interface is still available but will be gone soon. To assist you with the new look, the library has prepared a set of frequently asked questions. Questions? Please contact Rhonda Courtney or Eric Williams-Bergen.


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For Warriors coach Don Nelson, the mind-boggling question everyone wants answered is really a no-brainer.
Why didn't he play Baron Davis in the second half of Monday's playoff-elimination game in Phoenix?
"It was real simple," Nelson said by phone Tuesday. "He was having a bad game. He was terrible. He was the worst player on the floor, and I told him to take the second half off. He was 2-for-13, we were down 14 points.
"I said, 'Hey, let's relax and play some young guys.' "
Still, it was a perplexing sight, Davis sitting out the final 24 minutes of a 122-116 loss to Phoenix that officially ended the Warriors' playoff hopes.
Nelson admitted that his point guard wasn't pleased when informed that his night was over at the half, but he insisted there was no friction heading into tonight's season finale - and more importantly, into an offseason highlighted by the uncertain futures of the franchise coach and player.
"There's no problem between Baron and (me)," Nelson said. "He's probably upset because he played terrible."
It isn't clear whether Nelson's explanation satisfied Davis, who could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Davis, however, did post an entry on his personal blog expressing disappointment over the season's end and about working hard next year to make sure it doesn't happen again.
At the end, he appeared to make a subtle reference to Monday's early exit.
"I hate losing," Davis wrote. "I play this game to win, and it's even harder when I feel like I wasn't able to help my team do that."
Neither coach nor player had been in a talking mood immediately after the loss in Phoenix. "I gave him a much-needed rest" was all Nelson offered when asked about the benching, while Davis muttered an "Ain't your story" to local reporters as he walked out of the visitors' locker room.
Davis' agent, Todd Ramasar, said he and his client wondered why Davis wasn't in the critical game, at the most critical of times, after carrying such a heavy load all season.
"The same questions that you have are the same questions that I have," Ramasar said Tuesday. "Why wasn't Baron on the floor? Was there an injury, argument, questions, whatever? I've asked the same things.
"There was no injury. Nothing was said. It was a coach's decision, which is odd ... with so much that hinged on last night's game. Obviously, (Baron) wanted to be in there playing. He's asking himself why he wasn't in the game. But it was a coach's decision."
Nelson said the benching also would have applied to Stephen Jackson - whom the coach sat in the second quarter after a lousy start - if Jackson hadn't rebounded with a terrific third period.
As for pulling his star players for playing poorly when he hasn't done so all season, Nelson said part of the reason was the game's reduced importance. He believes the Warriors had no realistic chance of making the playoffs even with a win over Phoenix, because the Nuggets still would have to lose to a hapless Memphis team at home tonight.
"We probably had a better chance to get hit with lightning than we had of getting in the playoffs," Nelson said.
Ramasar said he had yet to speak with Nelson or vice president Chris Mullin, but the two sides have much to discuss when they do congregate. Davis can become an unrestricted free agent this summer by opting out of the final year and $17.2 million left on his contract, though Ramasar admitted that was an "unlikely" scenario.
"There's no team that has cap space this offseason to offer what Baron has guaranteed," he said.
Instead, the agent likely will try to reach a contract extension with the Warriors.
Davis is set for a milestone tonight: his 82nd consecutive game, marking the first time since the 2001-02 season he has played a full season, and at 39 minutes per game.
"Right now, he's just focused on finishing up the last game," Ramasar said.
Added Nelson, who plans on starting Davis: "I would like the energy to be there tomorrow and close out the season right."


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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has come out fighting over his department's commitment to the North as he insisted the region's leaders have all the same powers to improve services as their counterparts in London.
During a visit to Yorkshire yesterday, Mr Grayling angrily dismissed criticism of his failure to appear at a Commons debate on northern transport and insisted the Government's actions showed its willingness to improve the North's infrastructure.
The Department for Transport this week started the process for giving statutory status to strategic body Transport for the North, amid criticism that it would not enjoy the same funding or revenue-raising powers as Transport for London (TfL) in the capital.
In response, Mr Grayling said the North already had comparable powers to TfL, but spread across a number of local bodies, adding that he would be open to a proposal from West Yorkshire leaders over possible bus franchising.
He said: "There aren't some magical pile of powers waiting in London that we are not handing over to the North that we are giving to Transport for London. Actually the North collectively, albeit in a number of different bodies, has those powers already."
The Transport Secretary has faced mounting criticism from politicians over the widening gulf in transport funding between the North and London. He was criticised earlier this month for not attending a backbench debate on northern transport, instead sending junior minister Jesse Norman to respond.
There aren't some magical pile of powers waiting in London that we are not handing over to the North.Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
Describing the comments as 'nonsense', he said: "This is Labour MPs causing mischief, if you want to see the Government's commitment and my commitment to northern transport, look at what we're actually doing.
"It's not about a backbench debate in the House of Commons, which as a matter of routine are done by members of the ministerial team, by all departments, every week, in all circumstances."
Mr Grayling pointed to the £3bn programme to modernise the Trans-Pennine rail route between Manchester, Leeds and York, and a further £1bn on Trans-Pennine road links, as evidence of his commitment to the North. And he said every train in the North, including the outdated rolling stock that took him from York to Horsforth yesterday, was being replaced as part of the Government's Great North Rail Project.
He said: "The commitment's there, around a third of the money that is going to be spent on rail enhancements across England and Wales between now and 2024 is being spent on Trans-Pennine improvements."
Asked what difference the new powers for TfN would make to transport users in Yorkshire, he said: "The thing that affects their journeys is stuff we actually do. The purpose of TfN is to say 'these are the things we think you should concentrate on first, that will make the biggest difference to people here'.
"They help us shape the right strategy, but the thing that makes the difference to passengers is those new trains that are arriving, or those new roads that are opening, or that smart motorway
that we are doing across the Pennines, or the dualling of the A66.
"It is the stuff we do that is making a difference and my response to all of those who say the Government is not doing the right thing on transport for the North, is to say 'just look at what is actually happening', as we see those new trains arrive in the coming months, as we see those new bits of road open'."
Questioned about the claim that Transport for the North officials would have to ask permission from Whitehall mandarins to carry out studies on possible rail projects, the Transport Secretary said the situation was the same for London's transport body.
He said: "Transport for London doesn't have the power to do that, if you look at the railway lines in the South East, if you look at Thameslink, that is a Department for Transport project, so it is not something that TfL can do."
He said he expected Northern Powerhouse Rail, a high speed line connecting Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Hull, to be a Government-funded project.
Henri Murison, Director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, which represents businesses and civic leaders, said in response: "I am disappointed the Secretary of State, Chris Grayling, does not accept we as the North should be able to help fix our own problems by undertaking route studies without having to seek permission.
"We are not asking for new money – just the North to be given control of its own share and so avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy to get things done quicker."
Keith Wakefield, chairman of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority transport committee and the former leader of Leeds city council, described the Government's commitment to the North as "long overdue".
He said: "The imperative is that we do it because everyone is saying in this post-Brexit world, if you are really serious about thriving and growing our economy, the North is absolutely crucial. We are not being treated in the way the South East is being treated."


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Zabljak is one of the small tourist centres in Montenegro's North. The steep and drawn-down roofs of its houses reveal that winters are harsh. The few socialist hotels are in bad shape, and most of the socialist-era ski lifts lie in disrepair. The transformation witnessed in the South and the capital Podgorica are slow to make their way up to Zabljak.
The North of Montenegro has been particularly isolated over the centuries. Ottoman forces, which conquered the medieval Balkan states in the 14th and 15th centuries, made little effort to enforce their rule in this poor and sparsely populated region, leaving the population to run its own internal affairs. Society was organised in tribes (pleme) controlling a certain territory. Beneath the tribe were smaller units of families that traced their descent to a common ancestor (clan or bratstvo). A clan could number as many as 250 members, and was usually headed by the oldest member of the clan. Every tribe had its chief and an assembly of elders.
It was not until the mid-19th century that the Montenegrin rulers in Cetinje managed to bring the tribes in the North under direct control. However, the Northern parts of Montenegro remained remote and inaccessible well into the 20th century.
Slowly, with its mountains, canyons and idyllic villages, the North is making a name for itself as a tourist destination. Residents of Podgorica like to take refuge from the summer heat of the capital in the mountainous North, and enjoy the tranquillity of village life. Foreign tourists have started to discover the forests, idyllic lakes and mountain paths.
The more adventurous ones enjoy rafting trips in the Tara Canyon. At 82 kilometres, it is the second longest canyon in the world and has been proclaimed a world heritage site by UNESCO. It is part of the Durmitor national park.
However, Zabljak is still one of Montenegro's poorest municipalities. Lacking modern hotels and decent restaurants, it has a long way to go to become an attractive tourist destination.
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Oct. 28, 2007
The Bisons closed out their Atlantic Sun schedule with a 3-0 loss Sunday afternoon to North Florida at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
The loss solidified the Bisons as the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Lipscomb is 5-8-3, 4-3-2 in the A-Sun. North Florida is 7-8-0, 5-4-0 in the conference.
The Bisons out shot North Florida 22-19. They also held a 9-6 edge in shots on goal.
The final home game of the season is Wednesday at 4 when Evansville visits.
Seven seniors were honored prior to the start of the game.
Bsbak Abouzar is a defender from Mesquite, Texas, majoring in management. Abouzar is Lipscomb's first ever junior college transfer and has made a solid transition into NCAA Div. I soccer.
"Babak has been a stalwart defender this year and has stepped up to provide much needed support in the back," said Bisons coach Charles Morrow. " A vocal presence, Babak has prided himself on being one of the best one versus one defenders in the conference.
"This year he has had career highs in games started, shots, and assists. Babak's has challenged his teammates to be better players and will be missed as our chaplain on the road."
Jeff Boynton is a defender from Murfreesboro, Tenn., majoring in history with an emphasis teaching. Boynton has started over 50 games for the Bison. A converted forward, Jeff has excelled in the defense for Lipscomb being a part of the five-game unbeaten streak this year.
"Jeff has been pivotal in helping Lipscomb earn its first birth to the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament with his tough play," Morrow said. "Jeff has been a great locker room personality and is a team leader."
Boynton scored three goals as a freshman but Boynton's best goal came last year against cross town rival Belmont when he intercepted a pass and took the goalie one-versus-one to secure a 2-0 Bison victory.
"A hard-nosed defender, Jeff will be missed in the back and not easily replaced," Morrow said.
Jake Goergen is a goalkeeper from Kingsland, Ga,, majoring in health and P.E. with an emphasis in teaching.
He has been named to the Atlantic Sun All Academic Team in 2005 and 2006. Jake is second in all-time career minutes played for the Bisons. He is third in all-time career saves. This year Jake has posted two shutouts and has saved an incredible three out of four penalty kicks. Goergen is second in conference saves, averaging almost six per game and second in overall saves, posting 45 through eight games played.
"Jake has had a solid year in goal for the Bison and has established himself as a leader on and off the field," Morrow said.
Ben Page, a forward from Woodstock, Ga., has won a number of honors.
He was the first freshman in school history to be named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team in 2003. Page was the first and only Bison to be awarded a second team all-Atlantic Sun Conference selection, an award he earn in 2005 and 2006. This year he was the first Bison to be named to preseason All-Conference Team.
Page holds a number of single season and career offensive records for the Bisons including single season records for most goals, assists, points and shots taken in a season.
Page has scored over 15 goals for the Bison and holds the all-time career goal record. He also is the all time career assist holder with over 10 assists. Ben also has the all-time career points record. He holds the Bisons all-time record for matches started with 64.
He is fourth in the conference for most goals with four and fifth in the conference for most points per game averaging 1.3.
"Ben has been a tremendous player for the Bisons," Morrow said. "He holds every offensive record for the Bisons and his records will be a benchmark for years to come."
Jorge Suarez is a forward from Nashville majoring in Spanish.
A fan favorite, Saurez has played in over 53 games as a Bison. He has had a solid career playing forward and outside midfield for Lipscomb. Averaging more than five points a year, he has consistently contributed offensively in his four- year tenure.
" He has been a spark up top this year and a dangerous threat when healthy," Morrow said.
Kevin Terry is a midfielder from Carrollton, Texas, majoring in health and P.E. with an emphasis in teaching.
Terry scored the first game winning goal for the Bisons under Coach Morrow in 2005 against Trevecca. Terry has continued his clutch play throughout his career, notching over 5 game winning goals in four years.
This year Terry has been instrumental In the Bisons tournament berth by scoring an amazing goal against conference rival Campbell.
Terry ranks third all-time as the Bisons assists leader and sixth all-time points leader. Terry has started in over 55 games as a midfielder for the Bisons.
"A tough competitor Terry has battled through injuries and positioned himself as one of the most dependable, consistent midfielders to ever play for the Bisons," Morrow said.
Xander Vooys is a defender from Hendersonville, Tenn., majoring in management.
Vooys is second in all-time career matches started for the Bisons, third all time in career shots and ranks third for single season assists.
As a freshman Vooys played forward and recorded four goals of the team's nine total goals for the season. Vooys has been an impact player up top, in the midfield and most recently in the back. He recorded his last goal this year against USC-Upstate unassisted from 30 yards out.
"Xander had a season ending injury against Gardner-Webb this year," Morrow said. "His positive attitude and selflessness has been inspirational this season. Xander has all the qualities a coach would want in a player and will continue to find success on and off the field in years to come. "


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I'm doing research about "Cryptographic attack methods in Web Application" so I have some questions to ask you guys:
- Block Cipher vs Stream Cipher, which is more common used in Web Application?
- How and Where is Stream Cipher implemented in Web Application?
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Laurel Park (LPHS) Class of 2001 Alumni List
Help us Update the Laurel Park 2001 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
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- Markese Dillard
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was the top movie in theaters in 2001, with a lifetime gross of over $317,575,550. Among TV shows in 2001, Survivor:Australian Outback was the most popular of the year.
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eastcoastsystems necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web codificada y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for a complete redesign for an industrial flow meter company, current site is located at http://www.ultrasonicflow.net. The site needs to be completely different to the one thats on there, start with a blank canvas and let me see what you can do. The site will advertise our services and products, including previous projects. We don't have a logo for the site, if you could throw that in, would be great :) See the full description for more information...
Desired Style:
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Accepted File Formats:
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Below is a link for the site structure that we are looking for.
As for colors, no preference, would like a white background with black text for the main body of the site. We want to get across what the product is, how it works and how much it is.I like the idea of a big graphic and with the main links just below, something like....
http://www.xaois.com/Corporate_News.jpg  - Actually my favorite, without the customer login and additional button below the pic would have been perfect, was in contact with the designer but appears template was sold :(
Large graphics could be industrial sites, I visited a couple of stock photo sites and just typed "industrial pipes" and found a bunch of usable graphics.


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We Need to Hear from Families! Use of Private Insurance Survey
The Systems Committee of the California Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) on Early Intervention has been reviewing the status of the use of private insurance by families within Early Start. It became clear we needed to hear from families regarding their experiences. A short confidential survey in English and Spanish has been developed to collect data regarding this critical service delivery issue. Please take a moment and share this information with the families you interact with. If you have already answered the survey, please do not re-answer.
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NOTE: Additional professional CE's may be offered (i.e. Social Work, Psychology) check each event for specifics.
Certificates from IDA are provided only for courses that qualify.
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Hand crafted from Japanese 440C steel making for both a sharp and durable cutting edge that will help you produce your finest and most creative work with seamless ease. The black titanium finish makes for a Left-handed Hairdressing & Barbering Scissor that is both aesthetically unique and unparalleled in performance
The Chi features a Clam-shell blade which evenly distributes the weight throughout the body of the blade, providing additional power to the cutting edge. The Precision & Power Tip (0.3 - 0.35cm) and Precision & Power Blade (1.1 - 1.25cm) make for an exceptionally versatile Hairdressing & Barbering Scissor that excels in cutting techniques such as cutting baselines, slide, slice, point, weave and scissor over comb cutting techniques, on both long and short hair.
The Semi-Convex blade edge makes for a versatile scissor that seamlessly achieves all cutting techniques; however, it excels when used to perform dry cutting, scissor over comb & cutting baselines by virtue of the increased grip that the Semi-Convex edge provides.
The Ergonomic Off-Set Handle design increases hand comfort and therefore reduces the risk of developing RSI or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The Augmented Thumb feature enables a more natural and versatile thumb position, enabling the scissor to be used easily with the 'Eastern Grip'.
Fixed Finger Rest with Finger Bar Separator for enhanced stability and control over the guiding blade
The UFO adjustable tension system is flat to the scissors surface and feels effortless and smooth when cutting.
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All Akito Scissors are Hand-Crafted, Ergonomically Designed and Precision Engineered to the highest standard by some of the world's finest Scissor-Smiths providing you complete reliability and fantastic cutting performance throughout their lifetime.
To ensure your scissors continue to perform at their optimum level they require a little maintenance once a week, please see Scissor Care as it will take you step by step in the maintenance process.
Our warranty certifies that each Akito Scissor has a lifetime guarantee from any manufacturing defects.
Any defects or missing parts caused by users abuse or carelessness can be repaired or replaced at the users cost.
If scissors are serviced/sharpened by anyone other than an Akito certified service centre this warranty is void.
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We like to keep things simple and as easy for our customers as possible as their satisfaction is our highest priority and we pride ourselves on the Service we offer.
We understand that choosing new scissors can be difficult and sometimes they may not feel as comfortable as hoped, either not suiting your hand or cutting style; which is why we have a Return Policy that protects both you the Customer and us Akito Scissors.
We offer our customers a 14 Day Acclimatisation Period ensures you are fully satisfied with your decision and gives you time to trial & test the Scissors performance. During the 14 Day Acclimatisation Period you must notify us if you desire to return your purchase and you will then have a 3 Day Period within which to return the product. Once you dispatch the product you need to notify us by email confirming when it has been sent and the tracking information related to the order.
All shipment charges on Returned products are at the expense of the customer, not Akito Scissors.
Once we receive the returned order, we will notify you immediately; check and assess the condition in which we have received the returned order.
Refunds: We meticulously prepare, check and test our products before we send them to our customers; giving us full confidence in the immaculate condition that you receive the product in. We therefore have requirements in place if you wish to receive a Full Refund: in order to qualify for a Full Refund you must return the Item exactly as it was received, completely new, in its original packaging with proof of purchase and not one single bit of damage.
* In the case that the above requirements are not met then we will not be able to offer a Full Refund; this means that there is damage of some sort on the Scissor. If the damage to the Scissor is preventing it from cutting or performing optimally, we will then attempt to rectify, returning them to working order which in some cases, depending on the type of the damage (cosmetic or blade) , maybe impossible. Once this process has been optimally concluded we will then return the product to the customer with no refund.
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Student Volunteer Programen espańol
Here you can find information on how to participate in LA-Web via the SV Program. If you have any questions, please contact us at laweb2006 [at] gmail.com
Being a Student Volunteer
Your work and engagement as SV will be essential to the success of LA-WEB 2006. As a SV you will work 16 hours on tasks such as preparing the conference participants kits, helping visitors to find sessions' locations, setting up audio and video for speakers among others.
In return for your help at the conference, all SVs will receive many benefits including free conference registration, a SV Tshirt, the opportunity to meet and collaborate with LA-Web researchers, attendees and committee members from participating regions of the world and from diverse areas involved in Web development.
Commitments and Responsibilities
SVs must commit to 16 hours of work at the conference between the 24th and 28th of October 2006, which may include pre- or post-conference duties.
You are responsible for your own housing, travel to and from Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, and the meals that are not provided.
Volunteers must be undergraduate, fulltime M.Sc. or Ph.D. students during the 2006 academic year. All students, regardless of discipline or area of interest, are encouraged to apply. No prior experience is required.We are looking for enthusiastic, intelligent, reliable people.
How to Apply
We are now accepting applications by email laweb2006 [at] gmail.com. Applications will be accepted until September 8th and should include the following:
Contact Information (Address, Country, Email, Day Phone, E-mail)
Experience (Prior Volunteer Activities)
Languages Spoken
Affiliation (School, Department, Status Full-time/Part-Time)
By the way, if you are accepted, a valid, dated student identification card or a letter from your university or school will be required when registering at the conference.
Historically, more students apply than can be accepted, so early application is encouraged. However, applicants on the waiting list are often accepted, so do not be discouraged if you are applying close to or after the preliminary deadline.
Selection Process
The volunteers initially selected will be notified by September 15th, 2006 so they can begin making any necessary arrangements. The waiting list consists of both the applications received by September 8th, 2006 but not initially selected and the ones received after this date.


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Performance measurement of software is a critical component of software development. Performance is traditionally measured using profiling, which is often too little (only certain inputs are profiled) or too late (to make requisite changes to address the root cause before shipping). The SPEED project attempts to address these limitations by static estimation of symbolic computational complexity of programs. It builds over recent advances in static program analysis, which has traditionally been used for checking correctness as opposed to measuring performance.
Computing symbolic complexity bounds is a challenging problem since such bounds for even simple sequential programs are usually disjunctive, non-linear, and involve numerical properties of heaps. Sometimes even proving termination is hard (Remember halting problem is undecidable!), and computing bounds ought to be a harder problem. The SPEED tool implements several algorithmic techniques for statically estimating the worst-case symbolic computational complexity of procedures in terms of their scalar inputs and user-defined quantitative functions of input data-structures (such as length of a list, or height of a tree). It attempts to generate complexity bounds that are usually precise not only in terms of the computational complexity, but also in terms of the constant factors.
Such automatically generated bounds are very useful for early detection of egregious performance problems in large modular codebases that are constantly being changed by multiple developers who make heavy use of code written by others without a good understanding of their implementation complexity.
People Involved
- Bhargav Gulavani (IIT Bombay)
- Sagar Jain (UC Berkeley)
- Eric Koskinen (University of Cambridge)
- Florian Zuleger (TU Darmstadt)
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In Lieu of Flowers, the family prefers memorials.
Eugene Gregory Schacherer the son of LeRoy and Elizabeth (Reuland) Schacherer was born January 12, 1944 in Estherville, Iowa. He died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 69.
He received his education in Wallingford Schools, St. Patrick's Catholic School, and Estherville High School.
On August 7, 1971 he was united in marriage to Carmen Hansen in Jackson, Minnesota. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Wallingford, Iowa. Gene lived all of his life in Wallingford. He was a farmer and raised cattle. He also worked for a time at Stylecraft in Milford. He was a well-known woodworker with many of his family heirloom type creations adorning many area homes of both family and friends. He donated oak gun cabinets to area fundraisers until his health caused him to cut back on his woodworking activities. Gene loved and cherished his family and friends. He was always willing to give a helping hand wherever needed. He was totally amazed and humbled by the support of the local community when he battled his cancer.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Estherville. Gene was also a member of Pheasant's Forever; Elk's Lodge; Emmet County Relay for Life and spent several years as a volunteer with the Wallingford Fire Department.
Left to cherish Eugene's memory are his wife of 41 years, Carmen; children; Brenda Harris and husband, Richard of Estherville; LeRoy Schacherer and wife, Amber of Osceola, Iowa; Corrie Schacherer and Shane Paskert of Emmetsburg: Randy Schacherer and wife, Melissa of Wallingford; Stacy Moorberg and husband, Colby of Raleigh, North Carolina; Judy Schacherer of Ames; seven grandchildren, Weston, Hunter, Dylan and Macy Harris; Emily Miller; Layla Carney and Owen Schacherer; siblings, Mary Herum of Estherville; Lucille McCombs and husband, Lloyd of Ruthven; Louis Schacherer and wife, Shirley of Estherville; Lorraine Origer and husband, David of Graettinger; Margaret Hunt and husband, Marvin of Dolliver; and many nieces and nephews.
He has been preceded in death by his parents; infant twin daughters, Elizabeth and Grace; infant twin sons, Brian and Brent; sister, Dolores Umscheid and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.


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Quirky first-person game about a blind person will have Oculus Rift support
Pulse, a just-barely-Kickstarted indie title from Canadian studio Pixel Pi (one of no fewer than 36 game developers that use the word "pixel" in their name) called Pulse, which is about a blind woman trying to find her lost brother in a forest, will have Oculus Rift support. In the game, you navigate using sound, […]
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Humble Bundle for Android 6 includes Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Pay what you want for a collection of excellent indies available cross-platform with no DRM, and playable on your Android device.
Pulse Kickstarter begins: free prototype available now
Pulse is the first-person project from Canadian studio Pixel Pi. It casts players as a blind character who relies on sound to navigate abstract worlds. The studio has also released a free prototype of the game.
Unity Awards 2012 finalists Pulse and The Mask of Qi look rather nice
Two Unity Awards 2012 finalists, Pulse and The Mask of Qi, have emerged from Vancouver Film School's game design program, and they both look rather good.
Android App Player for Mac makes public alpha debut
BlueStacks has announced that the Mac version of the company's Android App Player is now available as a public alpha, allowing Mac users to run Android Apps on OS X for the first time.
Escape Plan takes the throne on Vita Top 10
Sony has released the latest Vita Top 10 chart via the latest edition of Pulse, and Escape Plan took the top spot. Full chart is below, along with the latest edition of Pulse.
Friday Shorts, Overnight Edition - Call of the Dead secrets, Pulse, papercraft
They're like popcorn, really – you just can't stop.
LBP packs most downloaded PSN content in January
According to the latest Pulse edition, LBP DLC was the most downloaded content from PSN last month. The Metal Gear Solid Level Kit topped the chart, with the MGS Costume Kit in second. The COD4 Variety Map Pack was third. Get the full top ten from Joystiq.
SCEA launches new PlayStation show, PULSE
SCEA's announced PULSE, a free-to-all video PlayStation round-up presented by an extremely wobbly Christina Lee. Watch the first episode here. It's a bi-weekly affair, apparently, and features slots on topical games, such as Prince of Persia, Street Fighter II HD, and so on. PULSE and QORE are to be joined by TITS early next year.
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Quirky first-person game about a blind person will have Oculus Rift support
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Max Steel: Based on both a toy line and a television series, Max Steel stars Ben Winchell as Max, a teenager who becomes a superpowered hero when he teams up with an alien friend named Steel. The first photos give us an idea of what to expect when the movie is released sometime in 2015. [Moviefone]
Unbroken: Louis Zamperini, whose life story serves as inspiration for Angelina Jolie's upcoming Unbroken, has died at the age of 97. Zamperini competed in the 1936 Olympics, and later served in World War II, during which he was shot down over the Pacific Ocean, survived 47 days in a life raft, and then endured a harsh imprisonment by the Japanese military for two years. Jack O'Connell will play him in Jolie's movie, which will open in theaters on December 25. [New York Times]
Frozen: Disney's Frozen has become a worldwide phenomenom, not only at the box office but also in film tourism, and Norway is the happy beneficiary. The country has been busy promoting itself as the real-life inspiration for the movie's fictional Arendelle, and visitors are reportedly flocking there as a result, joining the likes of New Zealand (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Northern Ireland (TV's Game of Thrones) as new destinations for film-obsessed tourists. [Yahoo Travel]
Jimi: All Is by My Side Trailer: Musician-turned-actor André Benjamin (aka André 3000) takes on the challenge of playing the legendary Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is by My Side, which opens in theaters on September 26. Written and directed by John Ridley, who won an Oscar for his 12 Years a Slave screenplay, the movie focus on the early days of Hendrix's career, as captured in the first trailer. Imogen Poots and Hayley Atwell also star. [The Playlist]
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Listed or unlisted: what's the best way to invest in real estate?
We explore whether combined real estate portfolios, blending listed and unlisted strategies, can improve the returns that investors can achieve from their real estate allocation.
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Blending direct and indirect real estate exposure could improve returns
The position of real estate in an investor's portfolio has long been debated. Whether the asset class should be included at all is rarely questioned, but the issue of which structure to use to build the allocation is less clear-cut.
Having scrutinised a number of academic papers written on this issue, it appears that few investors have the optimal allocation to real estate.
Over the last five, ten or fifteen years, an allocation to listed real estate has been demonstrated to provide increased returns relative to an unlisted real estate allocation.
There is growing evidence that a purely unlisted real estate allocation is no longer the most efficient use of capital.
However, investors must weigh the increased returns against increased volatility when compared to an unlisted investment. In our view, the optimal allocation to real estate comprises a 'blended' portfolio.
Higher real estate demand is leading to greater scrutiny of real estate allocation.
Structural changes to the pension fund industry – with the move from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) – as well as other long term factors such as demographics, are leading many investors to question whether they have the optimal asset allocation to serve their needs in the future.
We believe that these factors will also lead to increasing allocations to the real estate sector, as investors appreciate both its income and capital growth potential. The question now, is how best to achieve this real estate exposure.
While unlisted real estate funds have been the favoured option in the past, there is growing evidence that a purely unlisted real estate allocation is no longer the most efficient use of capital. For many investors, existing unlisted allocations can often be characterised by:
- A lack of sufficient diversification, with too many assets in one region, country or sub sector.
- Illiquidity in the portfolio, as a result of investing only in unlisted real estate funds or owning assets directly.
As investors analyse their existing real estate allocation and think about the future, we believe that liquidity will be a key consideration. What is the benefit of reduced volatility if you cannot redeem funds when required?
A number of investors now combine a less volatile unlisted real estate fund (or direct ownership) with more volatile listed real estate exposure. Both practical and academic evidence demonstrates that this gives investors the optimal blend of risk and return benefits.
It is important to point out that the difference in volatility between unlisted real estate funds and the listed real estate sector is less significant, over the long term, than one might expect.
Research shows that both types of exposure to real estate will provide investors with similar returns over a more extended timeframe.
Over the short-term there may be a difference in pricing between the two markets. This is due to the listed market pricing assets looking forward, using evidence as the market announces new information, such as leasing or investment transactions.
In comparison, unlisted real estate funds will value assets (normally) every six months or perhaps annually and valuers will largely rely on historical evidence.
The critical and common theme is that both markets are pricing the same assets. Therefore, the same direction will be followed, whether prices are increasing or decreasing and investors over the long-term should experience the same returns.
Investment case study
In order to appreciate the benefits of a 'modern' (blended) real estate allocation – one that combines owning an unlisted fund with holding listed real estate – the UK government's DC pension scheme provides an interesting case study.
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is the UK's DC pension fund, and has an allocation of 20% to real estate. Such a large allocation has not been seen since the 1970s and is considerably higher than average UK pension funds.
The NEST allocation consists of a 70% weighting to the UK direct real estate market via an unlisted fund and a 30% weighting to the global listed real estate sector.
Why the listed sector is included in the NEST real estate allocation
There are a number of reasons that NEST uses listed instruments in its real estate allocation, including investor requirements, regulation and basic practicalities.
Following the last financial crisis both investors and consultants placed an increased emphasis and importance upon liquidity. As stated earlier, the benefits of an investment are lost if an investor cannot redeem their funds when required, making it a critical component of any investment.
The regulatory environment is driving DC schemes towards blending. DC funds are obliged to provide investors with both liquidity and daily pricing.
This is not possible with a purely unlisted allocation, despite the availability of directly invested funds which deal on a daily basis. In the cases of a 'run' on a fund, during which time a large number of investors attempt to sell their units at the same time, assets simply cannot be sold quickly enough, and dealing would have to be suspended.
Listed real estate will provide investors not only with greater liquidity and strong corporate governance, but can also offer a significant performance premium.
Finally, as investors such as NEST increase allocations to real estate there are many difficulties diversifying this allocation and investing in multiple markets across the world.
The cost, legal complexities and infrastructure needed to operate a global real estate platform often means a listed investment is the best way to gain exposure to a particular market.
It is also clear that many listed real estate companies own portfolios that cannot be replicated solely by an unlisted real estate fund – Westfield London, Carnaby Street (London), Empire State Building (New York) and Causeway Bay (Hong Kong) are great examples of unique assets which are owned by listed real estate portfolios.
In addition, many listed real estate companies provide strong corporate governance and a high level of transparency, wrapped up in investor-aligned corporate structures.
Reducing volatility without sacrificing return
There is clear evidence that listed real estate will provide investors not only with greater liquidity and strong corporate governance, but can also offer a significant performance premium.
Assuming the NEST allocation of 70% to unlisted and 30% to listed, over the last 15 years investors could have benefited from a total return enhancement of 19% (c. 1% p.a. annualised) when compared to an allocation solely to unlisted real estate.
Over the last 10 years, the enhancement would have been 43% (c.2% p.a. annualised), and over the last five years 390% in absolute terms (or 4% p.a. annualised).
Importantly, even analysing returns during one of the most volatile financial periods in recent history – the financial 2008-2009 crisis – the blended portfolio still rewards investors.
A small performance reduction during the crisis is compensated for by increased returns shortly afterwards. The chart below highlights these points.
The returns of a blended portfolio are as you would expect, given the predictive nature of the listed real estate sector. Namely, when direct real estate values are rising steadily (as in 2009 – 2014) the listed element enhances unlisted returns.
By contrast, when values are falling (as in 2008 – 2009) they detract from performance but only marginally. The long term benefits outweigh the costs.
Another interesting case study is the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Norges). The objective for this fund is very different to NEST. To quote from the Norges website:
"The fund invests for future generations. It has no short term liabilities and is not subject to rules that could require costly adjustments at inopportune times."
"Our goal is to build a global, but concentrated, real estate portfolio…The strategy is to invest in a limited number of major cities in key markets"
With such a long term focus the need for liquidity is reduced, yet the Norges fund is still a large investor in many listed real estate companies.
We believe that the reason Norges is invested in leading listed real estate companies is the same reason that applies to every investor, whether a large institution or an individual.
The quality of certain portfolios and management teams are irreplaceable and unique. Combining this with the diversification benefits achieved by investing in a number of sub sectors, cities and countries, results in a compelling investment case.
Balance is key
The exact composition of any investor's portfolio will depend on their particular needs. Similarly, the blending of listed to unlisted in a real estate portfolio will depend on their particular requirements.
Supported by various academic works and market evidence, we hope to highlight to investors that the benefits of the blended approach are clear. We believe that investors could experience improved returns when compared to a more traditional approach to real estate.
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I am traveling once again, but when I arrive back home I'll be making my aged eggnog in preparation for the holidays. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.
Plan ahead!
Not long after I began this blog in 2006, I wrote about and made aged eggnog upon reading about it at CHOW. Two years later Donna photographed it. A year after that, we finished the batch. It was a little funky and that was part of its deliciousness.
I'm writing about it now so that you can, if you plan ahead, make it this weekend or next, for this holiday season, and the next, and, if you have the discipline, for December 2016. It needs at least 30 days for the aged flavor and for the alcohol to take care of any bacteria. After that it will keep for a long long time.
Jonathon Sawyer liked it so much he began experimenting with different whiskeys. Last one I tried he'd use Oban, an excellent single malt that pairs well with cream.
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Aged Eggnog
- 12 yolks (save whites for angel food cake!)
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- 1 liter bourbon
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup Cognac or brandy
- 1/2 cup Myers's dark rum
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The Eggnog
- Combine the yolks and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until well blended and creamy.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- Transfer the mixture to a 1-gallon glass jar and tightly seal the lid. (Alternatively, you can bottle it.) Place in the refrigerator for at least 3 weeks and up to 3 years (or till it's as you like it!).
- Serve topped with sweet meringue and nutmeg if you wish.
If you liked this post, take a look at these links:
- My past cocktail posts featuring dark rum or bourbon: the Rum Old-Fashioned, the Dark & Stormy, and the Derby.
- Learn more about aged and barrel-aged cocktails.
- Alton Brown shares a brief history of eggnog.
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Album Rating: 4.0Aurora and Resolve are great songs! but interesting review and well written. might give this a listen but I've been going off the foos for years.
"this aint a 3.5 imo"
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Album Rating: 3.5I meant it deserves a higher rating, my bad.
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I thought the review was well written and I respect any level headed opinions. But obviously everyone is going to feel different about this album depending on how much of a Foo Fighter fan you are.
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I guess something I took away from reading this album is that there is an acceptable range in which albums' ratings should exist, and anything outside of that range is irrational.
for me that range is 3.5-4.5 on this album... objectively, it does too many things right to warrant anything lower than that.
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by the logic of our staff reviewer doesn't that mean you should have it as a 3.5 and not a 5? lol :P
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"Parcel media" is stuff you can play on your land parcel(s) in Second Life — like music, movies, webpages, etc. Once you learn how, it's easy to do.
The basic steps are:
- Go to Edit menu > Preferences and in the Audio & Video tab, make sure the "Play Streaming" options are # ecked and the volume sliders are loud enough. See a video:
- Go to World > About Land.
- In the About Land window, click Media tab.
- Enter in either a Media URL or Music URL (or both).
- In the Media tab, replace the current media texture with any texture from your inventory. This texture needs to be used on at least one prim surface in the land parcel for the media to play.
- The media should play automatically; if it's not set to, click the play buttons near the bottom right of the Viewer window.
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- Use that video file's URL in your About Land's Media tab.
You can also search Xstreet SL for media players that, through clever scripting, might allow you to watch YouTube inworld without using external tools.
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- Use File menu > Network stream.
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