#Esl Classes Manhattan

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In this blog post, we will explore how ESL courses in Manhattan, along with the I-20 New York form, pave the way for students to achieve an F1 visa and change their status to F1, granting them access to world-class education.

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My bio (for a scholarship I was sponsoring)

I was born in Washington, D.C., the son of a tough Irish lawyer and a beautiful Southern belle. I grew up in the Maryland suburbs and attended a Jesuit high school in D.C., where the educational philosophy at the time seemed to be  “learning through terror”…lol.

 Although spending four years there gave my mind an intellectual bent, and I am grateful for this, it did make me a great believer in public education. All three of my kids are graduates of M****** High School, and my daughter M**** was awarded a Citizens’ Scholarship, which she received during all four years of college. This is how I saw first-hand the good work of the CSF.

 After graduating I was off to Holy Cross in Worcester, where I had a front-row seat on the tumultuous years of anti-Vietnam War protests. My senior year the campus was closed twice, once for President Nixon’s bombing of Cambodia and the second time for the killing of Kent State University students by Ohio National Guardsmen. Was my class the only one ever to be allowed to graduate without taking final exams?

 After graduation I must have seemed aimless, since I had shoulder-length hair and spent most of my time reading novels. I had long since abandoned any idea of a conventional career.

 What I needed was a change of scenery, and this I got when I showed up at the doorstep of my sister, who was living in Versailles, France with her French husband and three children. I took to France right away, so much so that I think I must have lived there in a prior life, even though I don’t believe in such things.

 I met a cute French girl at a youth hostel in the South of France who was to become my wife, the mother of my children, and eventually the lead art teacher at MHS. I took a training course and got a job as an English teacher. I learned French. We got a cozy studio within “spitting distance” of the Arc de Triomphe. She started her art college, and voila, we had a life. The year was 1973.

 Fast forward to 1983 and we’re living in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We’re married, and I’m working for an ESL textbook publisher in Manhattan and have already begun travelling to Latin America and Japan to do book promotion. P**** is being a full-time mom to our two sons S**** and B****. Life is good.

 Fast forward to 1993 and we’re living in a house with a yard in M****.  M*** joined the family in 1988 and I’m working for Oxford University Press, travelling two or three times a year to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Life is better.

 Our beginnings in Marblehead are a good point to end this story. Is there a point to all this? Maybe or maybe not, but life should be a journey of self-discovery. For many this journey begins in freshman year of college, and I feel privileged to help you get started.

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New York City

Summary – New York is a city located in the North-East of the United States of America. It also has a state of its own. New York City is divided into three islands: a part of Long Island, Staten Island, and the most popular Manhattan Island. There are many places New York City is known for whether it is for entertainment, business, pleasure, etc. For instance, there is the Yankee Stadium, MetLife Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and many more for sporting events or even concerts. There is also the Empire State Building which is the world’s most well-known office building. Moreover, there are many museums like the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and many more. 

Importance of the setting – There are many television shows and movies happening in New York City since it is a well-known city worldwide. For example, some television shows like Gossip Girl, Friends, and How I Met Your Mother are all situated in the city of New York.

For instance, in Gossip Girl, there is a difference between the rich and the middle-class area. The Van der Woodsens’ who is a rich family, live in Manhattan which is downtown New York City and the Humphrey’s live on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn for the people in middle-class. Moreover, despite both being filmed in Los Angeles, Friends and How I Met Your Mother feature the city of New York. 

Furthermore, there are also movies that feature the city of New York like Remember Me with Robert Pattinson, Sex and The City with Sarah Jessica Parker, the classic Christmas movie Elf with Will Farewell, and many other movies. 

In Remember Me, Tyler Hawkins who is portrayed by Robert Pattinson falls for a pretty young woman named Ally. Tyler’s father works in the North Tower of the Twin Towers in New York City and he decides to visit him that day. This setting is important because at the end of the movie, in Ally’s university class, the teacher writes on the board September 11th, 2001. On this day, New York City was attacked by terrorists. If the movie was located in Boston or any other city in the world, it would not have such a bad impact at the end of the movie. 

In class – In my ESL class, I would present to the students Remember Me as an example and make them think of why New York City is important in this movie. Then, they will need to find another example of a well-known non-fictive city that can be around the world and have a five-minute oral presentation using Prezi on why the movie, show, or book setting is important. Therefore, communication skills will be used. 

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2 METHODOLOGY

3 TRENDS AND DRIVERS

 3.1 Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL Market Size and Trends

 3.2 Opportunities in Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL

 3.3 Market Inhibitors

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

 4.1 Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL Industry Chain

 4.2 Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL Cost Analysis

 4.3 Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL Pricing Strategy

 4.4 Distribution Structure

 4.5 Enter Strategy

5 MARKET AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

 5.1 Commercialization Stage

 5.2 Economic Impact

 5.3 Competitive landscape Overview

 5.4 Regulatory/Government policy

6 PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS

 6.1 Threat of New Entrants

 6.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers

 6.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers

 6.4 Threat of Substitute

 6.5 Segment Rivalry

7 Value Chain Analysis

 7.1 Upstream Overview

 7.2 Companies Distribution

 7.3 Brand and Processing

 7.4 Distribution Channel

8 Full-Graphic E-Paper ESL MARKET, BY TYPE

 8.1 Overview

 8.2 Market Size & Analysis, By Type

   8.2.1 Radio Frequency (RF)

   8.2.2 Infrared (IR)

   8.2.3 Near Field Communication (NFC)

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 9.1 Global Market Size and Share by Regions

 9.2 North America Market

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   9.3.2 Sweden

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   9.3.5 Russia

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   9.3.7 Rest of Europe

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‘Fill or kill’: the three weeks of tough negotiations that saved Sears

The future of Sears Holdings Corp. and tens of thousands of its employees across the United States hung in the balance in the freezing predawn hours last Wednesday, as Wall Street lawyers and bankers sparred over the fate of the beleaguered retailer in a 50-storey Manhattan office tower.

Working the phone from Miami, where he has an office and a 17,000-square-foot mansion, was Sears’ chairman, Eddie Lampert. The investor had to decide between boosting the US$5 billion offer he had made a week earlier for most of the retailer’s remaining assets, or letting the 126-year-old company close its doors forever.

A major sticking point: who would cover more than US$200 million in costs that Sears had racked up since filing for bankruptcy in October. The company owed money for taxes and merchandise as well as fees charged by lawyers, bankers and other advisers. The advisers�� fees alone had eclipsed US$20 million by the end of the November and were mounting with every billable hour. Sears did not have enough money to pay all the expenses.

Sears to stay in business after Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund wins bankruptcy auction

Sears to ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate, potentially putting up to 68,000 people out of work, sources say

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Representatives for both Sears and Lampert occupied the 24th floor offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the law firm retained by the company, in the General Motors Building near Central Park. They guzzled coffee like it was water to stay awake, some eating discarded food that was not necessarily theirs. After three days of round-the-clock negotiations, the conference rooms had begun to smell, one adviser said.

Time was running out. The auction Sears was holding as part of its bankruptcy proceedings had already blown past a midnight deadline set by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain. Besides Lampert, the only other bidders were either looking at small pieces of the company or vying to shut it down altogether and sell off its assets.

Finally, at 2:30 a.m., in a conference room that had previously hosted discussions about the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and General Motors, a deal was clinched. Lampert would pay more than US$5.2 billion to rescue Sears, acquiring the company’s businesses and 425 stores and preserving about 45,000 jobs.

Edward Lampert in 2004. Lampert, who lost many millions as Sears Holdings Corp. shares ground down to pennies, kept throwing the company lifelines.

It was the culmination of a battle — with Sears directors and advisers on one side and Lampert and his negotiators on the other — that had begun on the last Friday in December, when the billionaire, through his hedge fund ESL Investments Inc., made an offer to take over the company. This account of those crucial three weeks, based on court documents, securities filings and interviews with nearly a dozen people familiar with the negotiations, shows how close Sears came to liquidation.

A Sears spokesman declined to comment, and a Lampert representative said he was unavailable for an interview.

When Lampert combined Sears and rival chain Kmart almost 15 years ago, he heralded the formation of a retailer with more than US$55 billion in annual sales, nearly 3,500 stores and more than 300,000 employees. But within a dozen years, annual revenues had plunged to US$16.7 billion in the face of competition from the likes of Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.

Lampert loaned Sears money over the years to keep it running, becoming the retailer’s largest creditor in addition to its biggest shareholder. Under his leadership, Sears also spun off clothing manufacturer Lands’ End, parted with 235 of its best stores for US$2.7 billion to a company Lampert created called Seritage Growth Properties and sold its Craftsman tools brand for US$900 million.

None of it worked. Sears has not turned a profit since 2010.

In September, Lampert proposed a rescue plan, but a special committee of independent Sears directors spurned it. On Oct. 15, the storied retailer, which thrived with famous mail-order catalogues and once owned the tallest building in the world, filed for bankruptcy protection in White Plains, N.Y, federal court.

Sears listed about US$7 billion in assets, which included just under 700 stores. Liabilities were more than US$11 billion, including US$2.6 billion owed to Lampert. The company by then employed about 68,000 people.

Sears formed a restructuring committee of independent directors and appointed veteran turnaround specialist Mohsin Meghji as chief restructuring officer. They soon faced a difficult choice. On Dec. 28, Lampert came forward with a takeover offer: he would pay US$4.4 billion to acquire various Sears businesses and 425 stores.

The offer would preserve up to 50,000 jobs. The company’s creditors, such as mall owners and vendors, pushed for liquidation, which would yield a pile of cash to pay the retailer’s bills, not to mention its debts to bankruptcy lenders.

The company faced a court-imposed Jan. 4 deadline to determine whether Lampert’s bid was good enough to compete in the looming auction. The deadline came and went. Sears directors and Lampert were at loggerheads. The retailer wanted another US$80 million to cover bankruptcy expenses. Lampert refused.

On Monday, Jan. 7, the deadlock appeared hopeless, said people involved in the discussions. Judge Drain urged the two sides to keep negotiating, but talks into the night went nowhere.

Liquidation announcements were prepared by Sears and Lampert advisers, the people said. Sears tapped New Jersey-based Abacus Advisors Group LLC, whose chairman Alan Cohen was a longtime consultant to the company, to sell the chain’s vast inventories of tools, appliances and store fixtures.

On January 8, Drain delayed the start of a scheduled court hearing, allowing talks to continue. When it finally began, Ray Schrock, the Weil lawyer representing Sears, had an announcement: “We have what we believe is some very good news for Sears and its stakeholders,” he said.

Sears was saved by several round-the-clock negotiations.

Lampert had increased his bid to roughly US$5 billion. He agreed to take on more than US$600 million in additional Sears liabilities, mainly bills for merchandise and taxes, and employee severance benefits.

The following Monday morning, Jan. 14, advisers for Sears and Lampert entered the General Motors Building and rode elevators to Weil’s offices for the start of the auction with the recently enhanced bid in hand.

But that evening, Sears advisers at Weil’s offices made an aggressive move: a demand known in Wall Street deal negotiating parlance as “fill or kill.” The retailer wanted another US$225 million to cover its bankruptcy costs, and Lampert needed to agree or abandon his takeover plan, people involved in the discussions said.

“The goalposts have moved,” a lawyer for Lampert complained.

Nevertheless, the next morning, Lampert upped his bid. “This is not an ordinary moment,” said Sean O’Neal, a Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP lawyer representing Lampert. “The fate of an American icon and 50,000 employees hangs in the balance.”

The company rejected it, deciding the offer, though better, did not prove a better alternative to a liquidation, the people said. For the second time in a week, Sears prepared to go out of business.

That afternoon, Drain called. Cut a new deal, the judge told the advisers. Sears’ expenses did not necessarily have to be fully covered, he said. Drain set a midnight deadline. “You have no more time,” he said, citing rising Sears expenses.

“There was a dying patient on the table,” said one adviser involved in the discussions. “Dr. Drain helped give it life.”

The midnight deadline passed. Then Lampert placed a call to his team, people familiar with the development said. His advisers, including Kunal Kamlani, president at Lampert’s hedge fund, and Lawrence Chu, a Moelis & Co. banker, soon had their breakthrough.

Lampert would sweeten his bid by roughly US$200 million. He agreed to take on one of the company’s bankruptcy loans, which debtors typically repay, in its entirety. He also kicked in extra cash. The US$5.2 billion offer would free up yet more of Sears’ coffers for other expenses, including fees for advisers.

The new offer also resolved other contentious points. Lampert would be allowed to use US$1.3 billion Sears owed him as currency in the offer, a manoeuvre known as a credit bid, which some creditors had opposed.

At 12:45 a.m., Schrock, the Weil lawyer for Sears, said the company’s board would consider the latest offer. At 2:30 a.m., he announced that Sears had accepted the bid.

Even then, some Sears directors had second thoughts, and discussions dragged another full day and night. Shortly after 3 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 17, Sears approved Lampert’s takeover. The auction was over.

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New York Slang with Jay-Z

Guest Introduction

This post is a guest article written by Paul Martin. Paul is an English teacher who’s from New York and is currently based in Buenos Aires. A music lover, he tries to incorporate music from all different genres into his lesson plans. He teaches with Listen & Learn, which offers English courses in New York, in addition to other foreign-language classes all over the world. You can check out his Facebook page or email him at paul@listenandlearn.org for more information.

Now take it away, Paul!

Introduction

“Empire State of Mind” is a single from Jay-Z’s 2009 album “The Blueprint 3”, which was a collaboration (something done together) Jay-Z and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. The song is a tribute (something that shows respect or affection) to New York City, where both Jay-Z and Alicia Keys are from. New York state’s nickname is “The Empire State”, and state of mind is a synonym for “attitude” or “mood”. Therefore, “Empire State of Mind” means “New York attitude”. The song deals with some of the positive and negative aspects of living in New York, and is filled with useful vocabulary and New York-themed slang.

Now you’re in New York! Concrete jungles where dreams are made of. There’s nothing you can’t do!

New York Slang and Vocabulary

In “Empire State of Mind”, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys make many references to various places in New York City. If you’re interested in slang from many different cities in the United States, check out this American slang map.

Brooklyn – Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York, where Jay-Z was born.

Tribeca – Tribeca is a neighborhood in New York where Jay-Z currently lives. The word “Tribeca” means “Triangle Below Canal Street”, which refers to its location within New York.

(Frank) Sinatra – Jay-Z makes a reference to Frank Sinatra, who recorded the wildly popular song “New York, New York” in 1977.

Harlem – Harlem is a historically and culturally important neighborhood in Manhattan. It’s the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance, an artistic and musical movement that gave rise to famous musicians such as Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong.

The Knicks and The Nets – Jay-Z makes reference to the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets, which are two professional New York-based basketball teams.

Yankees – The Yankees are one of New York’s two major-league baseball teams (the other is The Mets).

yellow/gypsy/dollar cab – A cab is a casual term for a taxi. In New York, yellow cabs are official, legal taxis. Gypsy cabs are illegal, unlicensed taxis. Dollar cabs refer to a certain type of illegal taxi that operates in Brooklyn at night.

Labor Day Parade – The Labor Day Parade takes place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn every year.

Statue of Liberty – One of New York’s most famous landmarks, the Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886.

World Trade – The World Trade Center is another one of New York’s most famous landmarks, which was destroyed in 2001.

The city that never sleeps – New York is often called the “the city that never sleeps”, referring to the fact that there are always people awake and doing things, even late into the night.

Other Useful Words and Phrases

to make it – If someone “makes it”, they have achieved fame or success. When Jay-Z says that he “made it here”, it means that he achieved success in New York.

most definitely – “Most definitely” is an adverbial expression that signals intensity. For example, if you strongly agree with something, you can say that you “most definitely agree”.

Let’s hear it for + noun – When Alicia Keys says “Let’s hear it for New York!”, she’s speaking in praise of New York, and asking for applause. It’s a way of saying, “Let’s cheer and applaud New York”.

brand new – If something is brand new, it’s not just new, it’s completely new. A brand-new car, for example, is one that has just been produced.

It’s a pity – If you say that something is “a pity”, it means that it has caused you sadness or disappointment. For example, if you can’t see a Jay-Z concert because tickets are too expensive, you can say, “It’s a pity that Jay-Z tickets cost so much”.

to step out of bounds – Literally, “to step out of bounds” is used in sports, and means “to step outside the area where a game is played”. However, you can also use the expression to describe situations in which somebody is behaving inappropriately. For example, a teacher might warn you that cheating on a test is “out of bounds” and will result in a failing grade.

act like + noun/sentence – The phrasal verb “act like” can mean two things: “behave” or “pretend”, depending on context. For example, if your brother is “acting like an idiot”, he’s behaving stupidly. If your friend is “acting like he doesn’t understand”, she’s pretending that he doesn’t understand something, even though she does. As you can see in the previous examples, “act like” can be followed by either a noun or a sentence.

addicted to + noun – If you’re “addicted to” something, you’re unable to stop using it. It usually refers to harmful substances like drugs.

Writing Task

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys are from New York. We’ve heard their song, so now, let’s hear it for wherever you’re from! Where are you from? What are some of the positive and negative aspects of your hometown? Leave a comment below!

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National Cheat Sheet: WeWork eyes IPO after SoftBank retreat, Sears avoids liquidation, Trump’s troubles… & more

Clockwise from top left: Congress launching investigation into Trump mansion sale and Trump Organization loans, Sears’ board agrees to consider another offer from the company’s chairman, WeWork announces a new name as SoftBank cuts back on a planned investment and the Chrysler Building hits the market in Manhattan amid increased competition from other office towers.

WeWork mulls IPO, rebrands after SoftBank slashes stake The co-working giant formerly known as WeWork is rebranding itself as The We Company after getting some disappointing investment-related news. A day after the Financial Times reported that Japan’s SoftBank Group only planned to invest $2 billion in the company — a far cry from the $16 billion it was considering — WeWork said it would adopt its new moniker, while also weighing the prospect of an initial public offering, according to the FT. The company’s office space brand, residential business and education-centric arm will be the three main branches of The We Company and will be called WeWork, WeLive and WeGrow, respectively. The We Company will aim to “elevate the world’s consciousness,” wrote co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann in a blog post. [TRD]

Sears board to consider another bid from company’s chairman A week after Sears Holdings chairman Edward Lampert made a $1.8 billion bid for the bankrupt retail giant’s real estate, the company narrowly avoided liquidation by agreeing to consider his offer. Sears was planning to get permission to shutter its store and sell its assets earlier this week, but its bankruptcy lawyers ultimately decided to hold off. ESL Investments, Lampert’s hedge fund, submitted a $4.4 billion takeover bid at the end of December and even offered to scoop up all of Sears’ real estate if its board of directors did not accept that bid. Sears’ board is expected to consider Lampert’s latest offer, as well as bids from two liquidation groups, at a bankruptcy court auction in White Plains next week. [TRD]

Moody’s, CoStar could square off over CRE data A war could be looming in the commercial real estate space. Moody’s Corporation, a financial analytics giant that last summer acquired Reis for $278 million, is now seeing commercial real estate data become a key part of its business. That has long been the bailiwick of CoStar Group, a juggernaut in the real estate information realm, but one whose market capitalization pales in comparison to Moody’s. “Banks tend to be our largest customer segment, and commercial real estate is a very important asset class to them,” said Keith Berry, a veteran Moody’s executive tapped to oversee the company’s expansion into new research technologies. [TRD]

Housing market expert shares gloomy prognosis for 2019 A housing expert who predicted last year’s slowdown has a less than positive forecast for 2019, Bloomberg reported. James Stack, who also predicted the 2008 crash, told the outlet the market “could be heading for its worst year since the last housing crash.” Stack expects “home sales to continue on a downward trend in the next 12-plus months,” Bloomberg reported. Stack told the outlet he couldn’t say yet if the market is in a bubble, as they can “only [be] recognized with 100 percent certainty in 20/20 hindsight.” Stack uses market-centric newspaper articles dating back to 1929 to make his predictions, according to Bloomberg. [TRD]

Congress to probe Trump mansion sale, Trump Org loans A newly-launched House Intelligence Committee investigation is setting its sights on President Donald Trump’s real estate and business transactions. The new Democratic majority plans to probe two transactions: Trump’s sale of a Palm Beach mansion to a Russian billionaire in 2008 and loans that Deutsche Bank extended to the Trump Organization, the New York Times reported. Democrats on the committee believe the mansion sale could have been part of a money laundering scheme. Deutsche Bank, meanwhile, has been embroiled in scandal over separate money laundering allegations. The two probes are among a number of investigations Democrats are expected to launch. As if that wasn’t enough, Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify next month before the House Oversight Committee, while White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump was the subject of a complaint filed by a watchdog group asking the U.S. Department of Justice to look into her family’s investments in Opportunity Zones. Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian lawyer who attended an infamous meeting at Trump Tower, was also charged with obstruction of justice by federal prosecutors. [TRD]

MAJOR MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Chrysler Building owners list iconic tower amid increased competition, high costs The owners of the Chrysler Building are putting the Manhattan landmark up for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported. The skyscraper is currently owned by Tishman Speyer and an Abu Dhabi government fund, both of whom hope the Art Deco office tower with draw international investors. CBRE will be marketing the building, according to the outlet. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council shelled out $800 million in 2008 for a 90 percent stake in the building. Tishman Speyer, meanwhile, poured $100 million into the tower for various improvements when it took it over in 1997. Their decision to sell comes amid “high costs and stiff competition from new towers,” the outlet reported. [TRD]

Brookfield Asset Management seeks $1B for Florida resort The second-largest resort in South Florida has hit the market, and its owner could sell it for up to $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. Brookfield Asset Management plans to sell the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, a property only exceeded in size by the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Brookfield subsidiary Thayer Lodging Group shelled out $460 million for the property — which includes 10 restaurants and 1,000 rooms — in 2014. Newmark Knight Frank and Hodges Ward Elliott are marketing the resort. [TRD]

Malibu rental market sees demand soar after Woolsey Fire The fire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Malibu toward the end of last year has sent the area’s rental market into overdrive. Many of the residents who were displaced by the Woolsey Fire are now looking for temporary homes in the area, and owners are trying hard to meet the demand. In the month after Malibu residents were ordered to evacuate, 106 listings hit the market — a jump from the 18 new listings the month before the evacuation order went out, said Sotheby’s International Realty Malibu agent Mike Gardner, who noted that some owners are specifically opting to lease their properties in light of the demand. [TRD]

Rents dip, incentives surge as Seattle’s apartment inventory rises Approximately 10.5 percent of the apartments in Seattle are currently vacant, compared to the end of 2017, when 9 percent of the city’s apartments were empty, the Seattle Times reported. Though the jump may not seem substantial, it’s indicative of the spate of construction the region has seen recently, according to the outlet. The ballooning bump in inventory has brought rents down and is pushing landlords to offer incentives ranging from Amazon gift cards to free months of rent and free parking. “I’ve been renting in Seattle since 2014, and this is the first time where I felt like I have negotiating power,” one renter told the newspaper. [TRD]

Silicon Valley neighborhood named priciest zip code in US A neighborhood in Silicon Valley that doesn’t have any shops or restaurants topped PropertyShark’s list of the most expensive places in the U.S. to live last year. Atherton, located not far from Google and Facebook’s headquarters, had a median sales price of $6.7 million in 2018, noted the Robb Report. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Stephen Luczo, executive chairman at Seagate Technology, are among Atherton’s current residents. Eighty-two of the 117 zip codes on PropertyShark’s list were in California. [TRD]

Mondelez International moving headquarters to Chicago Food and beverage giant Mondelez International will move its global headquarters from the suburbs of Chicago to the Windy City itself. The company, which makes Chips Ahoy and Oreo cookies, Triscuit and Ritz crackers, Milka chocolate bars and other delicious items, is currently based in Deerfield, Illinois. Mondelez has now signed a long-term lease for 77,100 square feet of office space at a building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Uber Technologies, McDonald’s and Google are among several other companies that already have office space in the area. Thor Equities owns the building that Mondelez is moving into at 905 West Fulton Street. [TRD]

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Massachusetts News: MS-13 Member, Luis Solis Vasquez Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy Involving Murder

Massachusetts News: MS-13 Member, Luis Solis Vasquez Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy Involving Murder

BOSTON, Ms. – A member of MS-13’s Eastside Locos Salvatrucha (ESLS) clique was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boson for his role in a 2014 murder.

Luis Solis Vasquez, a/k/a “Brujo,” 27, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IVto 35 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In April 2018, Solis Vasquez and co-defendants Noe Salvador…

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Why some parents take these classes with their kids in the city - NY1

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Why some parents take these classes with their kids in the city NY1 This week, a group from P.S. 58 on Staten Island traveled to the Children's Museum in Manhattan. The kids said they are proud of their parents. "I think it's actually a good thing she wants to learn English more so she can in the future get a job, or ...

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