THAT PART LYING EAST OF AND INCLUDING OLD RAILROAD BED BEING EAST (1/2), BLOCK NUMBER 212 IN THE TOWN OF MALONE, FLORIDA. SAID LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FROM THE NE CORNER OF THE NW (1/4) OF THE NW (1/4) OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST, RUN SOUTH 24 FEET, THENCE WEST 958.5 FEET TO THE POB, THENCE WEST 270 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 300 FEEET, THENCE EAST 270 FEET, THENCE NORTH 300 FEET TO THE POB.
Dated this 1st day of September, 2016.
The Town of Alford, Florida (the "Town") hereby provides notice, pursuant to section 197.3632(3)(a), Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments in the incorporated area of the Town, for the cost of providing roadway improvements and maintenance services commencing for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2017. The Town will consider the adoption of a resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting such assessments authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. on December 13, 2016 in the Alford Community Center, 2562 Park Avenue, Alford, Florida. Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the proposed form of resolution, which contains the legal description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file at the Office of the Town Clerk located at 1768 Georgia Street, Alford, Florida. All interested persons are invited to attend.
In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the Town with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolution at the above-referenced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the Town Clerk's Office at (850) 579-4684 or in writing to 1768 Georgia Street, Alford, Florida 32420, at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing date.
ESTATE OF BILLIE J. ABLIA, decease, et al.,Defendants.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Complaint to Foreclose Assessment Lien has been filed against you by the City of Marianna, Florida, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on A. Clay Milton, Esq., Petitioner's Attorney, whose address is Post Office Box 1508, Marianna, Florida 32447, on or before December 20, 2016. You must file the original of your written defenses with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jackson County Courthouse, Marianna, Florida 32446, either before service on petitioner's attorney or immediately after service. Otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
DATED this the 15th day of November, 2016.
Dated this 20th day of June, 2016.
Dated this 20th day of July, 2016.
In Re: Estate of: VERNA DUARE OLNEY, a/k/a VERNA D. OLNEY, Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Verna Duare Olney, a/k/a Verna D. Olney, deceased, whose date of death was August 2, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Jackson County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2016-326 PR, the address of which is Dale Rabon Guthrie, Clerk of Court, Attention: Probate Division, Post Office Drawer 510, Marianna, Florida 32447. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorneys are set forth below.
against decedent's estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
The date of first publication of this notice is December 8, 2016.
Attorneys for Personal Representative: FUQUA & MILTON, P.A.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL WATER RATES FOR THE TOWN OF ALFORD, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REEALER, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend this meeting. A draft of the proposed ordinance is on file for review during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) in the office of the Town Clerk, 1768 Georgia St., Alford, FL. Persons wishing to comment may do so in person at the public hearing or in writing to the Town of Alford.
If a person desires to appeal a decision made by the Town Council with respect to any matter, that person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is made.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) have received the following application for Federal grant funding. Final notice is hereby given of FEMA's consideration to provide funding in the form of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds which will be provided in accordance with Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990 FEMA is required to consider alternatives to and to provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains of wetland. WEO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority or low-income populations.
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.
The area affected by this project consists of activities located at Chipola College, City of Marianna, Florida, Section 34, Township 5N, Range 10, (Latitude 30o 47' 36.89" N; Longitude 85o 13' 43.12" W), in Jackson County, Florida.
The City of Marianna and Chipola College are partnering to utilize an existing stormwater facility at the College campus to capture and treat stormwater drainage that currently runs by the existing facility to empty untreated into the Chipola River. The facility would be expanded from a 1.6-acre facility to roughly 6.75 acres and constructed as a wet pond to provide a permanent pool that will be used to irrigate College grounds.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: No permit required.
1) The proposed alternative which is recommended.
2) Improvement of the existing 1.6-acre pond to address leaching bottom soils. This alternative does not address the bypass stormwater or its pollutant contribution to the Chipola River. This option is not seen as reasonable in ignoring the environmental impact.
3) No action alternative. This option does not forward objectives of the Community, State and national environmental goals, nor offer public benefit.
management system Major modification of an existing stormwater facility to treat additional strormwater run-off that is currently being bypassed to an OFW. The project is located at Prough Drive, Jackson County.
The file containing the application for this permit is available for inspection Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Northwest Florida Water Management District's ERP Office, Carr Building, Suite 225 3800 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399.
A person whose substantial interests are affected by the District permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57 F.S., or may choose to pursue mediation as an alternative remedy under Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.401-404, Florida Administrative Code. Petitions must comply with the requirements of Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 28-106 and be filed with (received by) the District Clerk located at District Headquarters, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, FL 32333-4712. Petitions for administrative hearing on the above application must be filed within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice or within twenty-six (26) days of the District depositing notice of this intent in the mail for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice. Failure to file a petition within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right(s) such person(s) may have to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 129.57, F.S., concerning the subject permit. Petitions which are not filed in accordance with the above provisions are subject to dismissal.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the District's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceedings, the accordance with the requirements set forth above.
In Re: Estate of: MARJORIE FAYE HARRIS, Deceased.
The administration of the Estate of Marjorie Faye Harris, deceased, whose date of death was September 4, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Jackson County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2016-325 PR, the address of which is Dale Rabon Guthrie, Clerk of Court, Attention: Probate Division, Post Office Drawer 510, Marianna, Florida 32447. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorneys are set forth below.
LEIGH R. CARRAWAY, CHARLES E. CARRAWAY, JACQUELINE BENNETT REDDOCH, individually and as the duly-qualified and acting Trustee of W.B. Reddoch Family Trust under the last will and testament of W.B. Reddoch, and AMERICAN FIRST FEDERAL, INC., as assignee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver of the Bank of Bonifay, Defendants.
And together with an easement appurtenant to the above-described lands from Jacqueline B. Reddoch across the South 20 feet and the West 20 feet of Jackson County 2008 Tax Roll Parcel No. 12-4N-10-0247-0000-0080 and the South 20 feet of 2008 Tax Roll Parcel No. 12-4n-10-0247-0000-0027 (which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference).
Parcel 3: N ½ of the NE ¼ of Section 10, Township 4 North, Range 9 West, Jackson County, Florida.


Interesting. The guitar has sort of a victorian/harpsichord like quality. Lovely song overall! I dig that guitar solo!
Deeanna, good lyric getting the emptiness across. Roel, you still ahve sure melodic feel and I enjoyed this one.
Seperation is such a simple solution till one goes through with it then emptiness is all that's left. This is such a great song! Love the guitar solo!
Very relatable song. I've seen an empty closet or two. Your imagery tells the story well. Good dynamics as it goes along. Fine collab you two.
What a great song and collab! I just love everything about it!
Nice imagery out of mundane objects that create strong emotional connections: "empty drawers," "empty hangers", etc. Nice guitar instrumental break. Vocal delivery works well. Great collaboration, guys!


In 20 years, the probability that the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS) will not be insolvent is only somewhat better than a coin flip. Don't take my word for it—just take a look at the report from Segal Marco Advisors which was commissioned by the board of KCPSRS. The report, which was presented to the board but not widely distributed, paints a bleak picture for the defined-benefit pension system. It illustrates what Show-Me Institute analysts have been saying for years: these systems face many obstacles and should be more transparent.
To improve transparency, lawmakers could require pension plans to forecast assets using multiple assumptions on investment returns. What would the funding ratio for each of these plans be if returns are 4 percent or 6 percent instead of 8 percent? This is something policymakers should know as it would allow them to choose the best way to structure contributions so that downside is minimized and that these plans can be adjusted to adapt to any unexpected downturns that may occur.
The report is exactly what we called for. It illustrates how the forecasts of the health of the system will be affected by varying contribution rates and investment return assumptions. Here and in a follow-up post I will present some of the findings from the KCPSRS report.
The tables below present projections for the funded ratio over 10 and 20 years under different scenarios that take into account various rates of return and contribution rates. Currently, active members of KSPSRS and their employers each pay 9 percent of salary into the system for a contribution rate of 18 percent.
The best-case scenario within 10 years is that the system will improve to an 86% funded ratio. If the plan doesn't make any changes to contribution rates and receives the expected rate of return of 7.75 percent (the actuarially assumed rate), the funded ratio will drop to 53%. In 20 years, the funded ratio could continue to drop to less than 40 percent.
But here's the real kicker, the authors write that "The probability of insolvency is 2% at the 10 year horizon and increases substantially to 42% at the twenty year horizon." You read that right. Within 20 years there is a real possibility that the KCPSRS could be insolvent. We hear all the time that these defined-benefit plans are great for retirees. Well, not if they are bankrupt.
In my next post, I'll discuss how the system may address the issue of unfunded liabilities.


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Only one applicant per form and one entry per person; multiple applications of the same person will result in rejection.
Applications can be found online – goamarathon.org (including a downloadable version) and at the event office,Campal.
Incomplete entries will result in rejection.
All forms must be accompanied with the requisite fee as per the race category. A form received without the correct requisite fee will result in rejection.
Payment may be carried out via demand draft/cheque in the name of El Shaddai Charitable Trust and sent to the event office.
Failure to sign and submit the 'Disclaimer' will result in rejection.
If the applicant is below the age of 18 years, the guardian must also sign the disclaimer and state his/her relationship with the applicant.
If your participation is not confirmed, the registration fee will be refunded with a deduction of Rs. 200 as processing charges.
Refunds will not be entertained after the 15th of January 2019.
For BIB Collection, carry your acknowledgement slip/printout of the email confirmation sent by us/ printout of website confirmation.
Authorized representatives must carry the original acceptance letter, a signed authorization letter from the confirmed participant, and a photocopy of their photo identity proof (of the confirmed participant) – e.g. Aadhaar card, Passport, PAN card, Election card or Driving license.
A trophy will be awarded to the Highest Individual Fund Raiser.
I am fully aware of and appreciate that training for and running a marathon may result in accidents or serious injury.
I am voluntarily participating in the Goa Marathon 2019 with complete knowledge of the associated risks and I agree to accept responsibility for all risks of injury. I also acknowledge that Goa Marathon does not offer any formal marathon training program.
By signing this Waiver and Release, I declare that I am medically able, properly trained, physically fit and capable of participating in a marathon, and that my medical care provider has approved my participation.
I also acknowledge full and sole responsibility for my own medical expenses and that I am responsible for any and all medical expenses on my behalf.
In consideration for being permitted to participate in the Goa Marathon, I agree to assume all risks and to release and hold harmless Goa Marathon team. I understand and agree that this Waiver and Release is binding upon my heirs, assigns, and legal representatives.
I hereby grant my consent and permission to Goa Marathon, its Partner organizations, and employees to use any and all information submitted in my application, and/or my name, photograph,videotape, motion picture recording, voice or likeness for any purpose, including pre-race and post-race publicity.
signature below authorize my participation.
By signing this waiver, I have indicated that I have read, understood and agreed to the Waiver and Release above.


Perth is considered a relatively safe city, especially if you compare it with the majority of high-income countries across the world. Like any other city, there are areas in Perth that are considered a bit safer than others.
Law enforcement and watchful Australian locals work together to continually keep the crime rates low in Perth. This year the city has been classified as a low-threat location according to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
However, since Perth is one of the largest cities in Western Australia it is unfortunately not without crime. It is, therefore, necessary to keep a watchful eye on what is going on in your immediate vicinity and to take the precautions that ensure the safety of you and your loved ones.
According to crime statistics put forth by the Western Australian Police Force, almost all offence categories of crime as a whole have taken a dive from 2016 to 2018. These categories include 'Offences Against the Person' and 'Offences Against Property'.
Of all the crime taken into account occurring in Perth from 2017 to 2018, 'Offences Against Property' have the highest recorded numbers. 'Drug Offences' takes second place and 'Offences Against the Person' comes in third. Lastly, offences that are family related scored the lowest when it comes to the number of reported crimes.
When looking at the individual crimes under the 'Offence Against Property' division of 2017 to 2018, stealing is by far the most commonly occurring offence. Other offences in this division include property damage, dwelling burglary and non-dwelling burglary. However, the latter has a significantly lower incidence level when compared to theft in Western Australia.
The occurrences of property damage have decreased in the last year and so has non-dwelling burglaries. However, the amount of dwelling burglary and general theft offences has gone up.
The types of crime under the 'Offence Against the Person' division include sexual offences, assault, behaviour that is threatening, robbery and the deprivation of freedom. Of all those categories, assault against non-family members is the most prevalent. Sexual offences came in second and threatening behaviour towards non-family members came in third.
Although all these offence categories of crime have seen a drop in numbers when compared to 2016 if you look at each category over a 5 year period the average number of 'Offences Against the Person' has risen by 7%. The average number of 'offences against property' however, has seen a 6% drop over the same time period.
Other offences not included in either of the above-mentioned divisions include graffiti, fraud, drug and breach of violence restraint order offences. Fraud seems to be the most prevalent of all of these offences and is closely followed by drug-related crimes.
If you would like to get more granular, you can check out the crime rates in any suburb using the Perth Crime Map.
Although non-dwelling burglary has had fewer reported crime cases in the last year it is always a good idea to do everything you can to keep your home safe. Being preventative and proactive is the first step in protecting your family from unwanted intruders. Here are some things that you can do to ensure a safe fortress for your loved ones.
Don't leave windows open or a key under the doormat when leaving the house. Remember it only takes one easy point of access to become a statistic yourself.
If possible get tinted windows or semi-opaque curtains that make it hard for intruders to glimpse the contents of your house.
Invest in an alarm system inside and outside your house. Security beams placed around your house can instantly alert you when there is potential trouble.
Investigate a number of potential monitoring security services or armed response companies that will come to your aid at a touch of a button.
Build a wall around your house with extra security measures like electric fencing. This will make your residence a less appealing option for unwelcome visitors.
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If you play your cards right and make sure you are vigilant then you can help to ensure the safety of yourself and your family in any city.


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Dacia Maraini, Thomas Simpson
Love Letters was born from the reexamination of a poet wildly adored in the first half of the 20th century -- during the First World War and the Fascist Era -- and then reviled with equal passion in the second half. I had in hand many of his personal letters,...
Lucia's Eyes and Other Stories
Marina Sonkina
The resistance of the human spirit in face of time, disloyalty, and oblivion is the theme of Marina Sonkina's new collection of short stories. Her seemingly naive and helpless protagonists inhabit disparate social stations, geographical locales and cultures; all are persons displaced in their own lives. But in their struggles...
Lydia Thrippe!
A Critic's Diary Followed by the Lydiad
Daniel Sloate
Lydia's life is a long cultivation of the absurd, the rude and what was once called the deviant, more commonly referred to nowadays as the crackpot. She's worth reading if only for the relief one feels after the book slips from the hands. Ultimately the girl is a lot of...
Amanda Hale
When Christopher Brooke is arrested under Regulation 18B in June 1940, a slow process of personal disintegration begins, affecting his family irreversibly. Irish farm girl Mary Byrne is hired as housekeeper for the Brooke household and proves an acute observer of the daily lives of Cynthia Brooke and her three...
Maniac Drifter
Laura Marello
When Harper Martin drifts into a sleepy Cape Cod resort with a mysterious investment plan, he unleashes a firestorm involving the F.B.I., the State Department, the government of Nicaragua, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Laura Marello's hilarious new novel features a surreal cast of characters, among them the Souza...
Manifesto for a New Theatre
Followed by Infabulation
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Thomas Simpson
Pasolini published the Manifesto for a New Theatre in Nuovi Argomenti in 1968, while preparing to direct Orgia, another of his six verse tragedies. While betraying his personal dissatisfaction with his own theatre work, the Manifesto mercilessly dissects Italian theatre into two types and exposes the presumption and uselessness...
Mankind & Other Stories of Women
Marianne Ackerman
Marianne Ackerman's second collection of stories for Guernica puts the focus on women, their ascent into selfhood, the beauty and carnage of the their journey. Literary Montreal is the setting of two stories spun around an alpha poseur, George. Picking up from the Gothic shadows of Albert Fine in Holy...
Marinetti Dines with the High Command
Richard Cavell
Marinetti Dines with the High Command is a work that dramatizes the turbulent life and times of F. T. Marinetti, founder of Futurism, the first global art movement. Marinetti's artistic career raises enduring questions about art and politics because of his association with Fascism, and the second part of my...
Suzanne Jacob, Luise von Flotow
Maude is an artist. Bruno looks after her. Or does he sponge off her? Is he her lover or her housekeeper? Is she an artist because he organises her life or does her art defy her fussy inventions? What is he to her? What is she to him? Are they...
Max's Folly
Bill Turpin
Max has been a freelance reporter dodging bullets in Latin America, a small-time newspaper editor who delights in infuriating his publisher and, finally, a flack for a communications company -- the elephant's graveyard for journalists. But none of this compares with the terrors of assisted living, so instead Max risks...
Mazilli's Shoes
Darlene Madott
Mazilli never lets go. Mazilli is a man who will not compromise or dilute the ultimate goal with the odd trip back to Italy. Just as The Odyssey, all journeys are not about the destination, but about the twists and turns that drive you continuously off course. If anything makes...
McKinley's Ghost & the Little Tin Truck
Anthony M. Graziano
McKinley's Ghost & the Little Tin Truck tells the story of the Millers, a fictional family struggling among the real events of the early 20th century: the end of the Progressive Era, The Great War and influenza pandemic, prohibition, voting rights for women, the conservative take-over, the Red Scare, xenophobic...
Melba's Wash
Reesa Steinman Brotherton
Melba's Wash is a rich telling of the archetypal search. In this fractured familial story, Esther Prat wraps her fingers with her diamond necklace and reflects on the secrets, lies, and pain that haunt her life, and makes her choice. Born on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, as an infant...
Middle-Aged Boys & Girls
Diane Bracuk
We all know adults who are stranded in the amber of adolescence. Growing older but not necessarily growing up is the central theme of Middle-Aged Boys & Girls, featuring characters who, to varying degrees, are stuck in adolescent roles of rebel, outcast, enfant terrible and cool kid. All are linked...
Len Gasparini
In Mirror Image, Len Gasparini conflates lyrical poetry and prose into one voice, a voice that recalls the rock-and-roll Fifties, and then segues into a woman's dramatic monologue, followed by two maverick poets philosophizing on women and sexuality, and concludes with a narrative tinged with nostalgia and tempered with irony.
Moncton Mantra
Gérald Leblanc, Jo-Anne Elder
This is an autobiographical novel told in crisp, direct language about growing up and the politics of a creative Acadian community.
Most Precious Blood
Vince Sgambati
Guernica Editions (Guernica World Editions)
Fans of Anne Tyler's quirky characters and her attention to family life, or Pete Hamill's depiction of diverse, ethnic, urban neighborhoods will connect to Most Precious Blood, set in the eleventh-hour of a declining Italian-American neighborhood where complex and often destructive loyalties have dire consequences. Hard Luck Lenny is the...
Mouth of Truth
Buried Secrets
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
ISBN10: 177183322X
Mouth of Truth is a gripping account of impossible choices , divided loyalties and unimaginable horrors. Batya Lightenberg , a Canadian wife and mother tries to live a normal life in oblivion of her troubled past while carrying a legacy of guilt and buried secrets inherited partly...
My Grandmother's Pill
Lisa Pike
A story of mean drunks and happy ones, and of the women who often outlive them, My Grandmother's Pill is a rollercoaster ride through three generations of abuse and addiction. On the heels of divorce, Maude's relationship with Seamus sets the scene for her struggle to break free.
Luigi Pirandello, Nina da Vinci Nichols
Naked brilliantly illustrates the theatricalist mode Pirandello invented for dramatizing multiple points of view simultaneously. As characters unwittingly echo each other, we come to see them as aspects of one controlling consciousness, the playwright's. For ultimately, metaphysically, Pirandello's deep subject is the creative process, his characters' as well as his...
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Episode 13: The Rapid Disruption of Home Building
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Hey listeners, this is Dean with New Home Insights. Join us now for part two of our conversation with CR Herro. Today we're going to cover technology and home automation and off-site construction. Okay, let's switch gears. Let's talk about the other kind of disruption, which is the off-site construction in the new home industry. Again, we've talked about that on this podcast earlier. Let's explore that a little more. How do you see that playing out? Who will be the major players going forward in that?
CR Herro:
I see it very pragmatic in that the industry has changed. There's more people retiring in the skilled trades that are going into it. And in order for us to continue to be able to meet the demands and needs of new homes. One, we need access to skilled trades that isn't there. And two, ideally we need to improve just like every other industry has improved the manufacturing process. We need to be able to… we're the last industry that builds things in the dirt and in the weather. And so I see it as very pragmatic. If I want to build a good home, I need to do it in a different way because the skilled trades aren't going to be there in 10 years that I need to build 10,000 houses a year.
And so off-site construction provides an opportunity for me to improve the manufacturing quality, but also to bring in a whole new type of tradesmen that can use AutoCAD and have this big computerized lumber cutting machine, and pneumatic tools, and racks, and cranes, and assemble everything right on site, looking at a computer printout of what they need to build and then ship it to site and erect it on site. It's a very, very simple improvement in the way we currently build and the only pushback is change, right? Our industry has been very slowed in adopting change just because the way we've always done things feel safe and we're trying to inspire people to do something new.
I won't say who the builder was but I was speaking to a builder not long ago about this exact topic and their concern was twofold. One that there just isn't enough of there to guarantee the pipeline in terms of off-site construction and two, this was a relatively smaller private builder. They were worried that the big guys are going to just absolutely dominate this space and leave whatever capacity there is an off-site, they won't be able to get a piece of that.
I do think that there's a dynamic tension between do you vertically integrate as a home builder, do you own your off-site construction or do you allow the trades that you've already partnered with in framing to change the way they frame and to invest in off-site manufacturing and then it's a supply house. They supply builders just like they do now. And I very much prefer the latter, which is because of the capacity issues because of the kind of nine year cyclical nature of our industry, it would be wise just to move our framing trades to off-site panelization and then evolve that framing trade to include things like, well let's pre plum and let's run some electrical and let's do weather wrap. And it gives us a foundation to evolve it from panelization to modularization.
And I think that, that's going to be key because shipping a bunch of air isn't going to be cost effective in the longterm. But off-site construction, if you look at Japanese manufacturing practices, they build entire hotels, a room at a time and just deliver them on the back of the truck onsite and end up with much quicker construction and much higher quality. Japan is a very high seismic zone and very dense and they can put up a 42 story hotel in a month when it takes us two and a half years to do it, building it, stick built on the ground.
Really it's kind of transitioning the subs, the trades to start using these kind of off-site techniques and technology. How is that going? I mean do you see movement on that yet? Because it seems like it's dominated right now by the companies that are explicitly and from the get go doing off-site. Do you see the existing trades moving in that direction?
I do. And that's because of necessity. All of the framing trades we're talking to are looking at off-site construction. Whether it's, Hey, we're going to precut our lumber or we're going to invest in a warehouse and do some off-site panelization. Everybody in this space is looking to continue to be relevant because I believe everybody that's in the space recognizes that the industry won't look the same in 10 years and they're either going to be displaced or they're going to have to participate in their own disruption. All my big framers are investing in panelization plants as we say.
We're past the point where we need to psychologically convince the major players here, they're on onboard. It's just figuring out how to do it now. Is that fair?
I think your builder that you were having a discussion with is correct. It's an economy of scale. We have to commit to repeatable, consistent volumes to these panelizers in order for them to get their business off the ground. And once they do, we'll never look back.
Yeah. Do you see Capitol playing along in this game too? Is Capitol going to… I mean this is going to take a lot of money for these new companies and existing companies that are changing. Do you think that will be an issue?
If you look at some of the kind of sweetheart investment deals, there's been a ton of capital going into the Integris and the Katerra's and these panelizers that are looking more at apartment and multi-family building. But I think it's directional. I think that there isn't a lot of opportunity to bring manufacturing process to the last hand built industry in the US, and revolutionize it and create a ton of value within the market for it.
And you've talked about Japan here. So Japan is a leading edge in this manufacturing. Who else is playing in this space?
I mean all of Asia has been panelizing for a quite awhile and it's also, what's old is new again. If you look at modular housing, that was the original panelization and modular housing is becoming very expensive and very beautiful in a lot of applications. There's some modular housing manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest that build multimillion dollar, very high ceilings and very high amenity levels and modern looking homes and so very quietly, I think what's happening is people are reconsidering what modular housing looks like. And the manufactured homes of the 60s, aren't the manufactured homes of the 2000s.
That's a great point too. Up here in Northern California, there's an example of a off-site market I'm sorry, an off-site to any home community and it's done very well. It's performed well. But it's at the kind of entry level portion of the market and it's selling to relatively younger buyers and there's been zero stigma with respect to offset construction among those buyers. Do you see there being any of that old fashioned unfair, yes, but old fashioned kind of stigma from any sector in the market or any part of the country?
I think as long as the end result doesn't leave wheels on the house, I think people are willing to reconsider what modular homes look like. And there is the tiny house movement on one end and then these very, very expensive modular housing on the other. And if you look at Clayton Holmes who was regionally pot by Berkshire Hathaway and they have a tremendous opportunity if you'd think about Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to really come into single family homes with a different modular construction and displace that kind of meat and potato $300,000, 2,800 square foot home with something built off-site, dropped on site and delivered in a week as opposed to a year.
Yeah, I mean that's a game changer. If that becomes the norm or at least a big part of the norm.
I can't imagine Berkshire Hathaway did it on accident.
He has a pretty good track record. That's fair to say.
Doesn't he?
Yeah. One more thing on off-site is that Japanese companies like Sekisui, have recently become major players here in the American builder space. Do you think that will have an impact on off-site?
I absolutely watch very, very carefully. The Japanese especially Sekisui and some of the other ones that very quietly have… Are within the top 10 largest builders right now. And I watch very carefully for two reasons is one, as they've already had a tremendous track record of improving and disrupting other manufacturing segments. And this is the most expensive manufacturing segment that exists. I don't think it was accidental that they've taken their time, but that they're coming in to create value using their manufacturing mindset, Sekisui invest more in a year on [R&D 00:10:16] than the entire US housing industry combined.
And that focus on improvement and durability and alternative materials just translates to the same conversation we had about Japanese auto manufacturing into better quality, lower operating costs, longer predictable service. And honestly I am very, very proud of the homes Meritage has built for the last 10 years in setting a standard for performance. But I think that what Sekisui is going to bring to the marketplace when they bring Japanese manufacturing into the US will transform that again. And all of us, US manufacturing home manufacturers will have to step up in the product that we deliver to our customers.
Do you see them actually bringing US manufacturing space the way they have in the car industry?
I believe so. I think the combination of the two factors we've been talking about, which is the energy efficiency and the opportunity to improve the function of the house, combined with a change in the manufacturing process is very directive. And in line with why Japanese home builders are investing in the US. Is there's this great synergy to create value by combining those two and transforming what the market considers quality. And you get a 30 year structural guarantee in Japan and you get a 10 year here in the US. I think most home builders just when they think about, Hey, they expect their house to live a hundred years, whether they'll go live it in or not. Having a manufacturer stand behind that transforms the perspective of quality and safety. I mean, I wouldn't buy a car that doesn't have a hundred thousand mile guarantee on it anymore. And that was new in the market 20 years ago.
Yeah, yeah. That is amazing. At the very least, the Japanese will probably bring their manufacturing processes, or their best practices over here. And then someday we'll see a bad movie starring Michael Keaton about the cultural disconnect there.
I think we've learned, I'm considering, it's probably be in the reverse, which is it will be Japanese actors coming in and playing the foils.
You know what, honestly, I hope so. That'd be great. Let's turn over to our last topic, which is technology and home automation, kind of the smart home. In the past you've talked about how it can't be sort of tech for tech's sake in terms of designing smart features and home automation. What do you mean by that?
It's the guiding principle of everything that I do for innovation, for Meritage and what I advocate for the industry, which is what are we trying to accomplish? And what I'm always trying to accomplish is I want to build a home for the people I love, not for me as an engineer and a philosopher.
But if I was building a home for my grandma or I was building a home for my family. What are the decisions I would make about the materials? What are the decisions I would make about the investment and better quality. What are the key aspects? And the technology's evolving to the point where there is a tremendous amount of opportunity to improve the safety of a home and to make it more convenient for the people that live in a home by incorporating technology. It's not about the technology, it's about how do I improve people's quality of lives. And we keep talking about auto manufacturing, when I bought my most recent car, they forced me to download an app and I thought it was the most silly thing until I started using the silly app and it'll start my car, it'll locate it when I don't remember where I parked it in the mall.
It will tell me when I need to change the oil. And now that I've got that and I no longer have to kind of worry about where's my car, and how many miles since last time I got my oil changed, it does it for me and it's intuitive. Well now I'm going to have that in any new car I buy from this point forward. And the technology is similar. Three years ago I bought one of the very first ring doorbells and some other executives here at Meritage did and I couldn't get my fingers around it like why do I want a camera, and a speaker, and a microphone in my doorbell of all things. I mean, it just seems like way too much technology for a doorbell. And then I saw a good friend of mine named [Mike Manzini 00:14:37] step out of a business meeting because he was looking at his phone and something occurred and he came back in and I know Mike really well and I said, what was that all about?
And he goes, Oh, I've got that ring doorbell. And there was a girl scout standing at my front door and I had to go make sure she'd come back after work so I could buy Thin Mints. And I instantly went from confused to clarity on ring doorbells, which is my doorbell can help me buy cookies. Okay, that is a lot better than an average doorbell. And so I learned that this technology is about how does your home serve to make you feel safe. Like, Hey, there's my package. I can let my kids in when they forgot their key. I can negotiate girl scout cookies. I can forget if I locked my front door and use my phone to lock it when I'm sitting in my office. I can be stuck in traffic and let my friends in my house, grab a beer and let my dogs out until I get there.
Those sorts of things are what I think the technology is intended to do. Which is proactively act to help customers in ways they never thought of. Whether it's for security, whether it's for convenience, some of it's for energy efficiency. Can we have a smart thermostat that knows when we're in the kitchen, turn on air conditioning in the summertime and knows as we pull out of the driveway to turn everything down to save us money. And the answer is yeah, it's simple. And we already have a smart phone in our pocket. It's not that much more of a putt to make the thermostat be more responsive to occupancy. And the technology is growing so fast. I can't even tell you what next year is going to look like. I can tell you that this year it's about making our buyers feel safe, and making access to their house convenient through the garage, and their locks and cameras in their doorbells. But what's going to happen after that?
The space is moving so fast. I didn't anticipate that smartphones would have all the features that they've got. I can't tell you what a smart home is going to look like, but I can't tell you that once a buyer has that sort of functionality in their house, they don't want to go back to keyed locks and a doorbell that just ding dongs when they could have more.
It is amazing how fast we do adopt these new technologies that I obviously not to date myself, but I remember before we even had cell phones, let alone smart phones, let alone smart phones that did this incredible array of things to you. Do you see this transition being pretty easy by consumers?
I think that that pretty easy will be what wins. We got into the space about eight years ago and at the time everybody was trying to figure out how to get paid. And so there's all these subscription models and there was companies saying, well, if you're going to use our hub, you can only use these switches in these products. And they were trying to, they build little Fife domes. And that's gone because customers don't like to be forced down a particular path, especially in technology where it's not VHS, or Betamax, or even Blu-rays anymore, right? It's a different technology, everything streams. And so I think that the technology that makes it easy, that clouds everything, that's universal, I think that's what's going to win in the marketplace because it doesn't require a customer to compromise and to sacrifice.
And so just like smartphones, the more open source they are to allow everybody's apps to come in. I think smart technology in homes is the same thing. Empower the home to have really good wifi coverage, create conductivity and then let all these pieces come in and build into something that serves the customer in their unique way.
I think that might kind of answer my next question, but tell me if I'm wrong. Who's going to lead this process? It sounds to me like it might be your Amazons and your Googles as opposed to your builders, or your consumers, or even your specific industry sectors? I think they've already lost that battle. Is it going to be like an Amazon and Google that's going to shape this new home frontier?
Absolutely. This is very heavy technology and well outside the sticks and bricks of home building. Home builders will enable it. Home builders will create the platform, but this technology belongs to Silicon Valley. All the startups that are embedding computer chips in things we never thought you can embed computer chips in. Home builders need to support and watch the market carefully in order to enable this technology. But we're certainly not driving the bus.
Do you think builders will be partnering up with some of the tech to also help shape this?
We certainly are. We've got a great relationship with Amazon and we leverage Amazon's expertise to help inform us, what technology we have to be prepared for. We empower our buyers post-close to interface with Amazon to become educated and to maintain their equipment, to expand their equipment. And obviously there's other home builders are having the same relationship with Google and with Apple. Having partners with key technological companies to help be your experts to help influence and ensure that you are aligned for what's happening in R&D is key for me, but also it's technology.
We've seen more than once in an upstart company be the dark horse and take market share from everybody. And as computer chips are so expensive and people can do an awful lot of stuff by subbing it out to Taiwan and importing a brand new technology, I think this space is always going to be right for disruption. I wouldn't bet against Amazon. I think we're all going to work for Amazon at some point. But I certainly, even with our relationship with Amazon would never put all my eggs in one basket. My job to my consumers is to be very agnostic and very open sourced so that they're not forced down any particular path.
Do you see any blow back at all? Like, I mean I've walked through a certain builders models many times who has Alexa, just really everywhere. You see any kind of resistance along that, just sort of just shut up Alexa. And I say that being careful that my Alexa right behind me is not going to now start to talk to me.
There's a spectrum of technology. It is 20% are early adopters and they love the technology and they want it embedded to make their life convenience. And millennials certainly have a high percentage of that 20%, there's 10% on the other area which are pretty technophobes, right. And my little aunt in Chicago, I got her an Alexa echo device and she unplugs it when she's not using it. And I'm like, why do you unplug it? And she tells me she doesn't want them listening to her. Like, listen, little old lady, you're not going to say anything that matters to the worldwide web. But nonetheless, there's that piece.
But the middle of America that 70% between those two, pro and con is people that just need to be inspired, that there's things that technology can do. Like give them a grocery list, Hey, this is what's in your refrigerator. Don't forget the eggs and the mayo or I'm in the middle of making dinner and you can talk to Alexa and she'll remind you what the next steps of the recipe are. It's those simple things that technology should not be the end all, be all, but it should be a quiet servant to make our lives better. And I think that's, there no letting that, no getting that horse back into the barn, that that technology is free and clear and running most of our lives.
In terms of costs now. Well how big of an impact does automation and smart homes have on the cost of a home and will that… It's kind of the same way we talked about energy efficiency. Is there going to be an upfront cost that maybe the lower spectrum of the market is sort of forced to resist or is that not a concern in automation.
The basic bones to enable a house to be wifi capable is pretty much in the pennies, so there's no reason for a builder not to be proactive and to set up a home for wifi connectivity and to dedicate and identify a spot for that, so that there's good coverage. That's really simple and just about being thoughtful. The rest I truly think is optional. There can be a buyer that wants to be competitive in the marketplace by including and showcasing the enhanced features. Or there can be a builder that says, we're technologically capable, but it's up to you to choose post-close. And I think that there's a position in the market for both of those brands and there will be forever.
I think that the, Hey, all included approach so you don't have to think about it is one level of customer service and we're going to not get in your way so you can customize it by yourself as the other. And I'm sure both as I look at the top 20 builders, there's very clear examples of all of that.
Yeah, it's kind of like a part of it is just going to be letting folks know, educating folks on what exactly it can do for you. It's like, again, we've had the Alexa for a while now and I've seen a couple of articles recently and I just say, wait, Alexa can do what now that I had no clue. I mean is it going to be that process in terms of educating home buyers about what their home can do for them?
And that's where as a home builder, I'm pretty good at a 2by4's and spray foam insulation. But as technically adapt as I am, I don't think I'm an expert. And our relationship with Amazon comes from us putting Amazon in direct contact with our consumers to help train and inspire them of what's available today. I like the relationship Meritage has with Amazon as an enabling feature of technologies that we're including in our home so that buyers can get more from those features. Then just a small little puck shaped jukebox. I think we will continue doing that and there'll be other businesses that come up that are enabling businesses like that. But at the same point, Facebook was a college social media until grandparents figured out it's a way to keep track of their kids, their grandkids.
And now everybody can navigate social media. I'm sure there's an interesting transition period, but just like the technology that's incorporated into your car to make the Bluetooth pickup your texts and your music and everything else. I think it's going to become an expected standard and that buyers use it to the extent that they wish to, but the bones are always going to be there and I think buyers would perceive it to be irresponsible or incomplete if they didn't at least have those bones.
I think you're right. It's kind of the way, like you said, the parents and grand parents took over Facebook and the kids fled. It's the same thing happening to Instagram now. My wife is now on Instagram and Instagramming and so they'll figure out something new and they'll be on to the next thing here in about a year or less.
I'm sure they already are. They just haven't told us about it.
That's probably true. We'll find out. My recap by the way of home automation is upside, cookies. Downside, you might get some freaked out girl scouts at your front door once in a while.
Anything that the little pigtail girls increases their total sale rate. I think they embrace wholeheartedly. She seemed very happy to come back and sell Thin Mints, so I'm in.
She was a rapid adopter. Well CR, this has been phenomenal this has been a tremendous podcast. We've talked about first… Well really like you said there is really kind of different parts of disruption isn't it? It's kind of different ways builders and our industry are being disrupted, including things like energy and off-site construction and of course home technology and automation. Anything else you's care to share?
No, I think that's the takeaway from my perspective is the housing industry has changed more in the last 10 years than it changed in the hundred years before that. And it's positioned to change 10 times more in the next 10 years. And as people in the industry, they wish to either be relevant or they wish to still have a solvent business in 10 years, they're going to have to start really critically looking at how buyers make choices. And what are the new opportunities for buyers to get more and you're either going to provide them with more, or they're going to get more from somebody else. And I think it's that simple, and that pragmatic.
Well, thanks a bunch for being here, CR. I really appreciate you contributing, and by the way, I also want to thank Richard Mona's, our guru behind the scenes who helps us with this. Who I don't think I have on the podcast yet. I apologize for that, but CR, this has been tremendous. Maybe one day. I would love to have you back when you want to share something else with us. This has been great.
I love to Dean. Thanks.
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Ratings:2/5 Reviewer:Martin D Souza Site:Glamsham
JAANA PEHCHANA is a sequel to ANKHIYON KE JHAROKHON SE, Rajshri production's 1978 hit. The screenplay is shoddy, the plot, though interesting, never moves beyond a point and the end is amateurish. This movie is for old-timers who have soaked in the brilliance and freshness of the lead pair of that time. A newcomer, will not be able to make much sense, even though the film is replete with scenes from the old hit. In fact, almost three-quarters of the films is ANKHIYON KE JHAROKHON SE. It looks like the script was hastily gotten and executed with equal haste. What was the need when you have come 33 years later? You had all the time in the world.
Ratings:2/5 Reviewer:Preeti Arora Site:Rediff
.Somewhere in the '70s the Barjatyas' discovered their formulae Undying love, family needs before self-gratification, dire consequences for those earn money by unscrupulous means and all that blah. Even after thirty years, they obviously believe things haven't really changed. It is these good-as-gold characters with outdated values in their simplistic uncomplicated world which make the film unbelievable. But those eternal optimists — who are out there waiting for their second chance, believing their knight in shining armor is just around the corner — will definitely appreciate Jaana Pehchana. And the Barjatyas will continue to make similar films no matter how passé the plots appear to us.
Ratings:— Reviewer:Gaurav Malani Site:Indiatimes
The sequel Jaana Pehchana is a mundane plot of falling for the lookalike of your lost love, witnessed zillion times in Bollywood from Kasme Vaade, Agar Tum Na Hote to Kaho Na Pyaar Hai .The film is replete with regular Rajshri brand elements like conflict-free screenplay, convenient writing and slow pacing. The sequel's basic brainchild of falling in love with the facsimile, in a way, stresses on the film's shallow belief that love is more of physical attraction. Irrespective of whether you have watched Ankhiyon Ke Jharoke Se or not, it's no point seeing the sequel. Eyes wide shut for this!
Ratings:1/5 Reviewer:Komal Nahata Site:Koimoi
What's Good: The sensitive direction; performances of Sachin and Ranjeeta. What's Bad: The disconnect of the audience with the yesteryear stars; the music. Verdict: Jaana Pehchana is a well-made film but it will fail to do much at the box-office. Loo break: Not really.Watch or Not?: Watch Jaana Pehchana for the nostalgia; and for Sachin and Ranjeeta's performances. On the whole, Jaana Pehchana is a well-made and well-enacted film but its commercial prospects seem bleak.
Ratings:2/5 Reviewer:SuperGoodMovies Site:SuperGoodMovies
Jaana Pehchana' that seems more like a remake than a sequel to the film that was released 33 years back.Sachin is the screenplay, story writer, lead actor and director of the film. He puts up a mediocre storyline of falling in love with the lookalike of your lost love that seemed to be the most obvious for a sequel. First of all coming out with a sequel after 33 years is way too long and that too with a mediocre storyline does not make much sense. While narrating the flashback a lot of scenes and songs from the original are repeated, so for those who haven't seen the original, the story seems complete.
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Fast growing medium-sized evergreen tree or shrub with wide spreading branches and an overall rounded or pyramidal habit. Fantastic floral display in late winter through early spring. Abundant scented flowers are pale to bright canary yellow pompons, in round clusters arranged in a raceme. Fern-like, bluish-grey-green foliage is alternately arranged on the stems and bi-pinnately compound. Fruit is a green thin and twisted pod, reddish-brown at maturity. Smooth bark is gray to silver-gray or brown. Widely introduced in Mediterranean, warm temperate, and highland tropical landscapes. Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Beautiful small evergreen tree or large shrub grown for it's magnificent display of fragrant rose-like blooms in late winter to early spring. Flower petals of wild plants are typically deep red with prominent cluster of yellow orange stamens. Fruits are nearly perfectly round before opening, starting out apple green and maturing into a purple-red. Simple elliptical to ovate leaves are deep green, leathery, and very glossy. Leaves are alternately arranged. Bark is of even gray color and smooth. In nature, it is subcanopy tree. It flourishes in shaded or semi-shaded positions, and sheltered in cold climates.
Medium-sized to large coniferous evergreen tree with a conic, typically very narrow columnar crown. The dark green foliage grows in dense sprays. The seed cones are ovoid or oblong, green at first, maturing brown about 2 years after pollination. The dark green "exclamation mark" tree shape is considered as characteristic signature of Mediterranean landscapes. Trees are very long-lived.
Large solitary, tree-like palm with a stout trunk and a rounded crown. Long, deep green feather leaves are pinnately divided into many linear segments. Drooping panicles of creamy-yellow flowers are followed by small oval reddish-yellow drupes. Palms are often pruned and trimmed to enhance the appearance; then the bottom of the crown appears to have a pineapple shape. Because of its beauty, adaptability and hardiness is one of the most widely-planted palms on Earth. The palm has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Attractive coniferous evergreen tree with a majestic broad crown with an almost mushroom like canopy that becomes broader and flatter in maturity. In youth, it is a bushy globe. Large clear trunk with an intense red bark at maturity. Adult needle-like flexible leaves are mid-green and longer than the glaucous blue-green juvenile leaves. The cones are broad and ovoid. The tree has been used and cultivated for their edible pine nuts since prehistoric times. This pine brings a distinctively different form to many landscapes and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.


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Instagram Stories vs Feed: A Guide for Social Media Marketers
December 30, 2021 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment
This is a guest post written by Tom Siani, the Content Manager at Blog Waves
Today, social media, particularly Instagram, has become an increasingly vital medium for any B2B or brand awareness campaign.
There is fierce competition in the market between different social media platforms. They're launching new features every day to get ahead of their rivals.
You can see several bold examples of recently introduced features that beat the competitors. Instagram Stories is one of the most important ones, which was released to counter Snapchat's Stories.
This Instagram feature has become one of the most popular social media features globally.
What is the difference between Instagram Stories and the Instagram feed? As a marketer or influencer, if you know their applications, you can take advantage of them efficiently.
That's why we tried to study them thoroughly to help you choose the best one for your content marketing campaigns.
What Is an Instagram Story?
Instagram launched its Stories feature in August 2016. It allows users to share pictures and video clips for 24 hours.
It quickly became prevalent among users and gained 200 million daily active users until April 2017.
The truth is that Snapchat had invented the Story function, but Instagram Stories soon gained control of the market!
Instagram Stories has become the number one tool for sharing personal moments. Apart from individuals, businesses are making the most out of it to broadcast their special events.
Instagram Stories Statistics
Now it's good to know some important statistics about Instagram Stories. As you know, all Instagram users browse through their feeds, but how many use Stories?
Here are some vital stats:
Instagram Stories has more than 500 million daily users
Among 1 billion Instagram users, 500 million users use Instagram Stories every day. That's a great start for a feature that is five years old.
More than 85% of users post Instagram Stories every day
Not all users post stories regularly. According to Instagram's stats, 85% of users post stories daily.
70% of Gen Z and 60% of Millenials love Instagram stories
According to Instagram story views data, 60 percent of Millennials view Instagram stories while 70% of Gen Z love to watch Instagram stories.
More surprisingly, one-quarter of Gen Z and Millennials utilize Instagram Stories to find desired products and services.
36% of businesses post stories for product promotion
Instagram Stories is popular among businesses. 36% of them use it to promote their products.
The importance of this stat will be more apparent when you know more than 80% of Instagram users follow at least one business account. You can imagine the effectiveness of using Instagram Stories for promotion and marketing strategies.
Business accounts create one-third of the popular stories
Instagram claimed that businesses create one-third of their top stories.
This stat shows that businesses have put significant effort into stories creating high-quality content for their audience.
Instagram Stories vs Feed: Features
Finally, we will look at the differences between these two features.
Evergreen vs Fleeting
Instagram posts will remain on the platform forever unless you delete them intentionally. On the other hand, stories will be live for only 24 hours.
Instagram stories are more suitable for sharing moments instantly. Also, stories make sense of urgency, encouraging users to watch them.
Top Menu vs Timeline
Instagram Stories posted by your following can get viewed at the top of your Instagram feed.
When they post a story, it will show up in a line of circles based on a chronological order, which starts with the most recent story. On the contrary, Instagram feed posts show up in your timeline.
So if you want to watch a story, you have to tap on it, but you have no choice but to see feed posts unless you change the setting for posts from that account.
Reach vs Engagement
Instagram Feed posts can be easily discovered by new audiences, so feed posts are best for reaching out to niche audiences and increasing followers.
On the other hand, stories are best for increasing engagement rates. So try to be as creative as possible on your stories.
Scheduling vs Moment
Instagram posts are usually scheduled, especially by business accounts. Feed posts are curated content that act as broadcasts to convey specific messages.
On the other hand, people and businesses primarily share stories in the moment. Business accounts usually use stories for alarming upcoming events, not sharing a curated piece of content.
Official vs Casual
Many regard the Instagram feed as the official face of a brand regarding business accounts. Stories are a place for casual engagement with users. That's why the platform has put Live videos in stories.
As a result, many companies don't have a strategy for stories. Many of them concentrate their marketing plans on feed posts. Incorporating Instagram Stories into your strategy will help you get more engagement. You will appear in more places for followers to see.
Instagram has different features like Feed posts, Stories, IGTV, Live, and Reels. If you want to become successful in Instagram marketing, you have to use it to its total capacity. This article compared Feed posts vs stories to tell you which one is better for your purpose. Try to use both of them depending on your requirements. Creativity is key to succeeding in social media marketing. Never stop updating your techniques and content.
Want more insights to master content marketing? Make sure you pick up your free ticket to the Content Marketing Success Summit.


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Q: codeigniter insert multiple rows (with a twist) In my controller I have these variables
$recipients = $this->input->post('messageRecipients'); // array of recipients
// Looks like this
// Array (
//     [0] => 12102719
//     [1] => 12103895
// )
$subject = $this->input->post('messageSubject'); // just a string
$content = $this->input->post('messageContent'); // just a string

What will happen here is that the IDs in the array will received the same messageContent and messageSubject. How will I implement this in CodeIgniter? The insert_batch() needs an array that contains all the values but in my case, only the IDs are in array.
My current work around right now is:
$numRecipients = sizeof($recipients);
for($ctr=0; $ctr<$numRecipients; $ctr++){
   // loop each recipient ID and call model
   $this->Message_model->sendMessage($recipients[$ctr],$subject,$content);
}

A: You still can use insert_batch. You just need to build a proper array for that :
$subject = $this->input->post('messageSubject');
$content = $this->input->post('messageContent');
$insert_array = array();

foreach($recipients as $r)
{
     $insert_array[] = array('db_field1' => $r,
                             'db_field2' => $subject,
                             'db_field3' => $content);
}

And then in your model :
$this->db->insert_batch('mytable', $insert_array);

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Hubb offers a lot of data on the Sessions endpoint, but some of that data is not visible right away. It requires you to "expand" to see more. This article will go over what data can be expanded on this endpoint.
Still need more help? Please reach out to us at support@hubb.me and one of our Technical Support Engineers will be able to assist you with our API.


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