"Camper cabins"

For those who want to camp out, but don't want to sleep in a tent, some of Minnesota's state parks offer an enticing compromise, as explained at the StarTribune: Filling a niche between tents and RVs, the camper cabins typically have bunks, heat and light but not water or a bathroom.

Sea Trucks gets Hyundai contract

The Sea Trucks Group has announced a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100km offshore Nigeria inwater depths of 750 m to support the mooring, hook-up, commissioning, and start-up activities of the FPSO. One of Sea Trucks' DP3 offshore construction/ accommodation vessels, with fleet number Jascon 30, will be used for the project with a new custom-built relocatable buildings block installed on deck to provide extra facilities for 184 people. After Akpo in Nigeria and Girassol and Pazflor in Angola this is the fourth accommodation services project the group will execute for Total.

Sea Trucks gets Hyundai contract

The Sea Trucks Group has announced a contract award from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Total in Nigeria. The project comprises the charter of a DP3 accommodation support vessel and associated services for 430 company personnel at the USAN FPSO, located 100km offshore Nigeria inwater depths of 750 m to support the mooring, hook-up, commissioning, and start-up activities of the FPSO. One of Sea Trucks' DP3 offshore construction/ accommodation vessels, with fleet number Jascon 30, will be used for the project with a new custom-built portable accommodation block installed on deck to provide extra facilities for 184 people. After Akpo in Nigeria and Girassol and Pazflor in Angola this is the fourth accommodation services project the group will execute for Total.

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Mobile Technology Meets the Restaurant Industry

Many industries can benefit from mobile technology - not just the industries that seem to go hand in hand with technological advances. One such industry that can join with mobile technology is the restaurant industry. This occurs because mobile technology offers innovative solutions that can make any industry run more smoothly by increasing the efficiency and productivity of that industry.
QR Technology
QR technology is one of the best ways by which the restaurant industry can benefit from mobile technology. To start with, you need to forget everything you know about QR technology. Most people have a very puerile and naïve understanding of this far-reaching technology. For example, what do you think of when someone says "QR"? You probably think of a black and white barcode. Did you know that QR codes don't need to be black, white, and boring? It is now possible to create custom-designed QR codes: codes that are colorful and creative. These codes allow you to blend designs with your company's logo, as well as background imagery, in order to create a code that truly stands out.
What's more, QR codes do way more than what most people think they do. Many people think that QR codes simply bring a user to a website. This is a very limited understanding of QR technology; QR codes can actually do a number of different things. If you're in the restaurant business, you can use QR codes to do the following whenever someone scans a code:
- Send a menu to someone's email
- Send promotional coupons and specials to someone's cell phone
- Display a detailed map explaining how to get to your restaurant
- Provide photos of your food and atmosphere
- Allow a user to watch a video advertisement of your restaurant
- Allow a user to enter a contest
And more!
The sky is the limit when it comes to QR technology. This technology is incredibly versatile, and can be used to solve a multitude of problems.
Smart Sites
Smart sites provide a great opportunity to anyone in the restaurant industry: namely, the opportunity to own a website that can be altered at anytime by anyone... regardless of web know-how. This is indispensable to the restaurant industry; because restaurants are commonly adding and taking away meal specials and promotions, as well as commonly altering menu items, they need a website that is dynamic and alterable. If a restaurant's website is difficult and time-consuming to edit, that restaurant runs the risk of providing out-dated information that could potentially infuriate customers. More importantly, websites need to be able to be viewed on a mobile device. Many people browse the Internet on a mobile phone; therefore, it is very unwise to have a website that cannot be viewed on this device.
Together, QR technology and mobile smart sites provide two unique sets of solutions that the restaurant industry can take full advantage of. Consider contacting a mobile solutions service today to find out how they can help your restaurant reach its full potential.

Chris Jenkin, chief executive officer of Gotcha! Mobile Solutions, has always shown a key sense of business intelligence and an unmatched ambition for success. Studying at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jenkin has been an entrepreneur since college, always looking to dedicate himself to bigger and better ventures.
Chris is both a CEO and a writer, a businessman and a family man. He consistently and competently handles and delegates responsibilities, and constantly strives to achieve a perfect balance in his life. Jenkin is a practitioner of Bikram Yoga, and uses it to improve himself both inwardly and outwardly. Harnessing various aspects of self-improvement, Jenkin is always looking for ways to better both himself and his business as he constantly looks ahead to what life has to offer him next.

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How an EPoS System Changed the Restaurant Industry

Eating out in a restaurant is supposed to be an enjoyable affair. The food you eat should be better than anything you could cook at home, the service is supposed to be friendly and reliable and the whole event should be a pleasure. Most people however have experienced a restaurant visit from hell at some point where your orders have been mixed up, the food quality has been sickening and the staff were so rude you considered asking them for money instead of paying the bill.
Well now all that has changed with the implementation of EPoS System technology in the restaurant and catering industry. An EPoS terminal in a restaurant or fast food outlet is much more advanced than those you might find in small scale retailers. They allow front of house staff to communicate effectively with those in the kitchen, they can track orders, and stock can be managed.
One of the best ways in which restaurant service has been improved with EPoS systems is through the use of wireless terminals which are connected to the kitchen. The waiter can take a table's order and this will automatically be sent to a printer in the kitchen. This can cut out a lot of confusion over handwriting and lost tickets as they be easily reprinted.
An EPoS system is not only useful in the restaurant business as it speeds up payment transactions in any environment. However this can particularly helpful in places where food is served as there are often people waiting for tables, or the diners need to get back to the office after a quick business lunch.
Fast food restaurants have benefitted from EPoS systems immeasurably, especially those which have a drive-through. The in-store personnel can communicate with the customers through a headset or wireless terminal outside the restaurant and the orders can be made through a till at an order window. That order can then be transferred and paid for at yet another point of sale terminal. All of this makes the work of the restaurant easier and speeds up the whole experience for the customer, which is what fast-food was designed for after all.
For these reasons and others the EPoS system has become irreplaceable in the restaurant industry and advances are being introduced to the technology all the time to keep service and organisation quick and smooth.

Sarah Boothman is a writer and marketing executive based in Yorkshire, England. She is an avid internet user and likes to share information with the rest of the world. One of her favourite businesses specialises in EPoS system technology. Visit http://www.rcs-uk.com today.