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Best Banking Programme 2020:...
Best Banking Programme 2020: Russian Banks Competed in Providing Services for SME
JSC Rosselkhozbank won the competition of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation "Best Banking Programme for SMEs 2020". The business community evaluated the leading Russian banks that provide service programs for small and medium-sized businesses, aif reported.
The event was aimed at stimulation the creation of high-quality banking products and services for small and medium-sized businesses. The expert council and the jury of the competition included acting entrepreneurs, managers and owners of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as experts from federal agencies.
In 2020, the competition was held in two stages. The banks admitted to the final were evaluated according to criteria such as the availability and conditions of a special banking programme for SMEs, the cost of a loan for SMEs to replenish working capital, the ability to interact with the bank online, and others.
It is noted that in the spring of 2020, Rosselkhozbank updated the line of tariff plans for settlement and cash services for small and medium-sized businesses, including the launch of a zero-tariff plan for small companies, which offers favourable conditions and remote banking services, as well as discounts for holders of a corporate card, which can be obtained free of charge.
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C. Stewart Verdery Jr., a former principal at Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, is joining Monument Policy Group, a government relations and federal strategy consulting firm. Plus more in a roundup of the latest job changes in the lobbying world...
| November 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM | The original version of this story was published on Legal Times


Phosphorus forms a number of oxoacids. They are hypophosphorous acid (H3PO2), Phosphorous acid (H3PO3), Hypophosphoric acid (H3PO4), pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7) and meta phosphoric acid (HPO2)n.
It is preapred by the oxidation of phosphine by iodine in the presence of calculated amount of water. It is a monobasic acid.
It is prepared by hydrolysis of phosphorous trioxide (P4O6). Phosphorous acid is dibasic.
It is prepared by controlled oxidation of red phosphorous with sodium chlorite solution, when disodium salt of hypophosphoric acid is formed which then passing through cation exchanger yield hypophosphoric acid. Hypophosphoric acid is tetrabasic.
It is prepared by treating P4O10 with boiled water. It is a tri basic acid.
It is prepared by heating orthophosphonic acid about 250oc. It is a tetrabasic acid.
It is obtained by heating orthophosphoric acid to about 850 K. Metaphosphoric acid does not exist as monomer. It exist as cyclic trimer, cyclic tetramer or polymer.
very nice post about oxyacids of phosphorous.


1.1 What is a CV for?
Remember your CV is a tool to get you to interview. It is not an application for the job itself. Neither is it an administrative form. Therefore there is no need for it to be exhaustive. It should be a concise document outlining your skills, achievements and interests. Your CV is a marketing document. Employers may not spend very long studying it, hence why it should be appealing, clear and accessible. Your CV additionally represents the first piece of work which you deliver for your future employer. It should summarize your education and experience whilst presenting it in a professional and elegant format.
Except very rare cases (i.e. long academic careers) your CV must not be longer than 1 page. If it is longer, take a second look. Aim to be more succinct in the description of your experiences; cut the old, the brief or the irrelevant. Don't enumerate qualities in your CV: instead prove them by delivering a preeminent CV.
A very common error is to overrate yourself in your CV ("3rd out of 300 candidates, I have been granted the prestigious scholarship..."). This makes your CV look arrogant and exaggerated. Aim to be strictly factual instead. If your CV is exceptional then this will appear without effort. If you feel that your CV is weak, overrating yourself will simply lead to embarrassment later on in the process. Be humble and realistic, these are themselves desirable qualities within a company.
The reader will first perceive your CV aesthetically. At the second stage the reader will briefly analyse your CV. He or she will attempt to identify your background and breadth of experience through the section heads: the universities which you attended and the companies which you have worked for. If your CV has passed the first 2 stages, it will be finally read in detail.
Do not write an objective! Clarity in your CV should reveal who you are, whilst your application for the job demonstrates what you want.
Consider carefully the addition of a portrait to your CV. For some professions where presentation is an important aspect (ie. client orientated, communication based or sales roles), it is or ought be mandatory to include an image. However if you do not feel that you fit into these categories but still feel that a portrait may be of advantage to your application, you should consider its inclusion.
Remember that it is unlikely that the company will ever use this address without confirming it. Therefore if your address is extremely long, shorten it to include merely basic information such as postcode, city and the name or number of your property.
Use this section to state crucial, practical information such as your notice period, nationality and your driving license.
In descriptions, we do not recommend using bulletpoints. It breaks the harmony of your CV. Write in complete and articulated sentences. You can choose to use a nominal style ("Wrote documents, helped with meetings" or "Writing documents, helping with meetings") or verbal style ("I have written documents, alongside helping with meetings"). Be consistent throughout your CV.
Avoid mentioning languages in which you cannot support a conversation. These are of little use or interest to the employer. Do not overestimate your skill. Failing to communicate at interview in a language in which you have deemed yourself proficient is an easily avoidable embarrassment. Mention only languages in which you have intermediate level or better. Try to be consistent with your IT skills. Mention only IT skills that might be useful for the job you are applying for. Do not mention Microsoft Excel and Office if you are as well an expert in Java and C++. In general, avoid mentioning that you have a good command of Microsoft Windows, nowadays this is not a relevant skill.
If possible, try to isolate and separate achievements which are related to the role for which you are applying for and those which are interest based and should therefore come under the Miscellaneous head (see below).


It would be great if you could embed images (e.g. JPG or PNG) into the workbench.These images are intended only to overview.In many projects, graphics are used to represent the process flow.These pictures give a quick overview of what the workflow is doing.For Example theese images could be stored in the workbench encoded to base64.
You don't have to use the option if it's available!
Yes please. Images alongside annotations would help me clarify the workflow.
If I'd been able to embed an image like this one, I could have avoided the elaborate bookmark layout... pretty though it was! I add my upvote!


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Here's what 24 acres in Russell could become
Mayor Greg Fischer in March called on developers to submit proposals for how they wanted to redevelop Heritage West. | Photo by Caitlin Bowling
Four potential developers have put forth proposals that envision quite different futures for the 24-acre Heritage West site at 30th Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
The proposals include a state-of-the-art biotechnology research park, a food cooperative, a world-class track and field athletic facility, and a development with equestrian facilities, community gardens and a ropes course.
All four proposals were posted to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government website for residents to review. The city will host a public meeting to gather feedback about the proposals from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 19 at Louisville Central Community Centers, 1300 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
The city solicited proposals from any interested developer in March as part of an effort to involve citizens more in decisions related to how to redevelop large government-owned properties such as Heritage West and the Urban Government Center. In West Louisville, in particular, a community group called the West Louisville Community Council offered input on what types of developments residents would like to see at Heritage West as guidelines for developers who submitted proposals.
"Last fall, the West Louisville Community Council helped lead residents in the establishment of a set of priorities for the redevelopment of this site through extensive community engagement activities," Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5) said in a news release. "Now, the community will have another opportunity to stay engaged in this important process by reviewing the proposals online or reading hard copies of each at the Western and Shawnee Branch libraries."
Below is a summary of how each of the four developers would reuse the 24 acres. Residents can comment on the proposals at the June 19 meeting or online.
Cooperative grocery store
West Louisville has long been described as a food desert, which the West Louisville FoodPort had hoped to address before the project fell apart. Since then, urban planner Cassia Herron has started working on gathering information and partners for a food cooperative.
"We believe a cooperative grocery store carrying a wide diversity of affordable, fresh food will meet this desire and need. Not only will the store support local farmers, but most importantly, because it is a cooperative, it will be owned by community members themselves," the proposal states. "Economic power is one of the pillars of community power, and cooperative groceries recirculate money within the area, rather than send profits off to distant corporate headquarters."
For the cooperative to succeed, it would need to raise at least $1.5 million and recruit 1,000 members who would pay a fee based off of their income, similar to New Roots' Fresh Stop Markets. The cooperative also would seek to secure loans, angel investors and public and private grant funds.
While the grocery cooperative is the main focus, the proposal notes that a cafe, classroom for nutrition or cooking tutorials and an event space could be part of Heritage West in the future.
The project's development partners include food-focused organizations such as the Food in Neighborhoods Community Coalition, Whole Life Buying Club, Kentucky Center for Agriculture & Rural Development and Community Farm Alliance.
Heritage West Global Research Park
The proposal includes land for public space and commercial development. | Rendering from Clifford Turner's proposal
Businessman Clifford Turner's general plan was made public a few weeks ago when the Concerned Pastors of Russell backed the plan.
The plan totals $241 million in costs, according to the proposal submitted to Louisville Metro. That includes initial developments such as two state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratories, 24-hour child development facilities and a children's lab. Other potential aspects of developments such as an amphitheater, grocery store/farmers market, museum and investment in vacant homes surrounding the property could come later.
Turner noted in the proposal that he would apply for New Market Tax Credits, seek a tax incentive from the city and look to tap into other government loans or tax credits to cover $81.2 million of the project cost. A group in Portland, Ore., called United Fund Advisors, stated in a letter that it was interested in possibly providing New Market Tax Credits to the project should it meet certain targets.
Another $3.1 million will come from investor funds, but it is unclear where the remaining $157 million will come from.
The proposal also includes a letter of support from William Pierce, the University of Louisville's executive vice president of research and innovation, saying the university facility could use biotech research labs, train students and work with startup businesses there. Pierce also stated that UofL would be interested in opening a primary care facility and offering STEM programming for high school seniors.
The biotech research park would create jobs paying $60,000 to $80,000 a year, according to the proposal.
Denise Raine, a Shawnee resident, submitted a multifaceted proposal that includes a distribution center for agriculture-related businesses, acres of community gardens, two greenhouses and a laboratory focused on allergy research.
The proposal also features a riding stable for horses, horse riding operations, an equestrian therapy program, an outdoor ropes course, water spray park, walking paths, an event space and space for community programming.
"The ability for residents to work in their own neighborhood will be an utmost cherished benefit, allowing residents of West Louisville the opportunity to thrive within the communities that they live in," Raine wrote in the proposal. "By these means Heritage Gardens (HG) will accomplish its chief aim – to transform attitudes, perceptions and behaviors, while contributing to greater financial stability and the promotion of sense of community."
The estimated project cost is $178 million, the proposal states, and Heritage Gardens would seek various government funding sources, business sponsorships and resident contributions to pay for the development.
Raine noted in the proposal multiple potential partners who could operate programs or facilities at Heritage Gardens, but it is unclear if any have been approached.
Indoor track and field facility
The Louisville Urban League's proposal focuses on a sporting facility. | Rendering by Reese Design Collaborative
The Louisville Urban League submitted a proposal for a $16 million to $24 million world-class indoor track and field facility.
"Our desire is a facility built that will attract regional runners and competition from across the country, including being able to host NCAA track and field events. We have considered and contemplated many proposals but none that we believe would have the economic or social impact of this vision," Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League, said in a letter as part of the proposal.
The Urban League noted that the facility would have an address on Muhammad Ali Boulevard, which is named after the greatest sports personality to come out of Louisville, and that sports could improve kids well-being physically and mentally, keeping them out of gangs and reducing pregnancy rates.
The facility would cover its own operating expenses — an estimated $495,000 — through rental fees to colleges, Jefferson County public schools and others. While it could serve as a track and field facility year-round, it also could be repurposed for other sports by covering it in removable turf, the proposal states, which offers another potential rental revenue source.
The sports facility would attract restaurants and hotels to cater to families and athletes traveling to Louisville for various tournaments, according to the proposal.
The Urban League's development consultants include well-known developers Valle Jones and Tim Mulloy, who will help the organization pull together a funding package for the project, which would include corporate sponsorships, social impact investors, philanthropy and Community Reinvestment Act monies from banking partners, the proposal states.
University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich also has committed to help with the project.
By Caitlin Bowling|2020-01-02T11:53:26-05:00June 7th, 2017|


At Windle Court this week, residents' Gertrude and Jean joined our professional cooks, Poppy and Crystal, behind the scenes for a day in the kitchen.
Becoming part of the Windle Court catering team, the residents enjoyed helping out and gaining an insight into a day's work, including menu planning, food preparation and cooking a variety of meals throughout the day.
Both Gertrude and Jean practised their culinary skills and saw food being freshly prepared and well presented for residents to enjoy together. The duo were very impressed as to how much work goes on each day to provide a varied menu for everyone living at Windle Court.
Windle Court is a residential care home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, providing 24-hour care for older people, including those living with dementia. At Runwood Homes we believe in providing residents with a fulfilled life of dignity and independence, with choice and opportunity at the forefront of our care mission.
For more information, please visit the Windle Court web page by clicking here.


Nipsey Hussle was an influential rapper and worked to make a positive impact on his community.
Correction: Rodney King was beaten by police in April of 1992. King was not murdered as incorrectly stated in the Daily 49er.
Later, it was confirmed that the victim of the incident was indeed Nipsey Hussle, and my anxiety became a cloud of sadness that stayed with me for days following the incident. Despite being a Bay Area native, something about living in Long Beach made his passing hit closer to home and made me feel like I almost knew the rapper and philanthropist personally.
Tragedies like this happen often in the black and brown community, so much so that many have become desensitized to them now. Whether tragedy strikes through police brutality, gang violence or black on black crime, it is the reality for those living in the "hood" and in poverty.
Fortunately there are many successful public figures who have also made it out of this struggle, such as Nipsey himself. But Nipsey wasn't like the typical rappers who made it out; he was an advocate for education and was in the process of creating STEM programs for inner city youth.
His community viewed him as a positive force who tried to educate his people on the importance of being self made, owning your own businesses, leading by example and changing the narrative of hip hop and rap.
He was a celebrity that was capable of making his audience feel like his friends instead of just fans. He opened his own clothing store, The Marathon, which is located on Slauson and Crenshaw in Los Angeles and brought technology and business to the neighborhood by hiring the homeless and unemployed.
Nipsey was a father, friend, husband as well as a former gang member. But he was also a brand ambassador for Puma and a Grammy nominated artist. He was scheduled to meet with the Los Angeles Police Department the day following his passing to discuss gang violence, but unfortunately he didn't make that meeting.
This loss has been one of the most impactful on the black and brown community. Dave East gathered Crips and led a huge vigil in New York, while Big Sean, Teyana Taylor, J. Cole and others paid homage at their shows.
Rick Ross decided to get tattoo of Nipsey Hussle on his leg and the rival gangs of Los Angeles, Watts, Compton and Inglewood came together to form a peace treaty and march in solidarity to honor Nipsey.
This is something that hasn't been done since the beating of Rodney King in 1992; this unfortunate occurrence has created a sense of love, community and support.
Days after his passing, I visited the vigil. As I walked in the rain on Crenshaw and Slauson, many others came to pay their respects despite the LA showers. I let the feeling sink in for a few seconds, admiring the sprinkles of blue peaking throughout the bouquets, balloons, teddy bears and all the candles laid on the pavement.
As I processed what I was seeing, I felt nothing but gratitude, respect, loss and love. Being present at a place where someone who was so giving lost his life was both a humbling and gratifying experience.
Nipsey's knowledgeable interviews, love for wife Lauren London and advocacy for mental health, education and community were only a few of the reasons why the rapper gained respect throughout the world. He was not only admired by the LAPD but by the community of Los Angeles, the music industry and especially the black and brown community.
This is something that can't be said for many artists, which is why it is important to take the time to appreciate the figures such as Nipsey Hussle, even in his passing.


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Soros Legal Alum Helps Get Illegal Alien MS-13 Member Released
AP File Photo/Josh Reynolds
John Binder
19 Jun 2017 Washington, D.C.
An illegal alien MS-13 gang member was released by a federal judge after two immigration attorneys lobbied for his release.
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon ordered the 17-year-old, self-admitted illegal alien MS-13 gang member be released from federal custody, despite his criminal and gang-affiliated history.
The illegal alien previously admitted to selling drugs in Honduras and witnessing multiple murders committed by fellow MS-13 members. Now, he will be allowed to live freely in the U.S.
In an interview with the Washington Post, the illegal alien spoke about how being a member of the violent MS-13 gang felt like a family:
"It was like the family I couldn't find at home," he said. "I thought nobody loved me. But when I found them, I said, 'This is my family. They love me.' "
Older gang members gave him money, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. But soon they demanded he sell drugs, too, including heroin and "piedra," or crack.
"I began to see things, like them torturing people," the teen said. "For rent. Because they belonged to another gang. Because they had screwed up somehow."
The illegal alien gang member arrived in the U.S. as an 'unaccompanied minor child,' who are turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
As Breitbart Texas reported, the federal government has continued placing unaccompanied minor children in MS-13 gang hot-spots across the U.S.
One of the two attorneys who helped fight for the MS-13 gang member's release, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg and Rebecca Wolozin with the Legal Aid Justice Center, has ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros.
Wolozin previously worked for Soros' Open Society Foundation as a 'Legal Research Intern,' according to her online resume.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart Texas. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.
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Timeline is yet to be integrated with most of the popular apps, including Google Chrome. However, if you want to get this feature before the official support is here, there is an extension for that.
Windows Timeline Support is a third-party Chrome extension that allows you to add Chrome's browsing history to Windows 10 Timeline.
• Sync your browsing history to Windows Timeline, access it at a later date or on another device with the same Microsoft Account.
• Adjust how many seconds you have to be on a page before it's stored in Windows Timeline (by default, 8 seconds).
• Continue browsing on another device quickly by 'pushing' your current active tab to other devices sharing the same Microsoft Account.
You can download and install this extension from here.


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Eco Pioneers: Livia Firth's A-list revolution and rules of sustainable shopping
Meet the woman changing red-carpet fashion for the better
By Harriet Cooper
Fashion | 10th May 2019
Whether they're campaigning about climate change, shining the spotlight on sustainable style or highlighting the fragility of our ecosystems, The Glossary's Eco Pioneers series gets to know the game-changing women who are on a mission to save the world. Here, Livia Firth, co-founder & creative director of Eco-Age and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, discusses her A-list revolution and the shopping rule we should all be following.
Italian activist Livia Firth set up Eco-Age with her brother Nicola Giuggioli in 2007. Initially a store in Chiswick offering stylish eco products as well as a sustainability consultancy, everything changed when Livia and Lucy Siegle, the ethical living journalist and author, visited a garment factory during an Oxfam trip to Bangladesh. They were appalled at the conditions.
"For the first time in my life I saw how the impact of what I was wearing was having miles away from me. It was like having someone throw a bucket of iced water on you," Livia says. "When I came back I told Nicola we had to forget about the shop and homeware etc. – this is gigantic. We have huge human rights and environmental issues within fashion – what can we do about it? And that was the new phase of Eco-Age."
Soon afterwards, in 2010, Livia's husband Colin Firth was nominated for an Oscar for A Single Man; Lucy challenged Livia to do awards season wearing only sustainable and ethical fashion, which she did, recording her efforts on Vogue.co.uk. And so the Green Carpet Challenge (GCC) was born. Like most great ideas, the GCC has gathered momentum with a host of designers and high-profile stars – from Stella McCartney and Tom Ford to Emily Blunt, Viola Davis, Gisele Bündchen and Meryl Streep – getting involved.
Cate Blanchett opts for cream trousers and a matching maxi-jacket by Stella McCartney at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Milan
"We decided early on that the Green Carpet Challenge would work on two levels: on the world's red carpets to get our favourite A-listers wearing sustainable style in front of the flash bulbs, and then deep in the supply chain with real producers all over the world making systemic change," she explains. Following on from its success, a Green Carpet Challenge capsule collection was launched in 2013, followed by the annual Green Carpet Awards, which debuted in Milan four years later, to celebrate the brands showcasing total provenance and sustainable innovation.
GCC aside, Livia and her team continue to advise businesses worldwide on how best to achieve growth by adding value through sustainability. Working directly with brands, often but by no means exclusively fashion, Eco-Age aims to simplify sustainability by creating, implementing and communicating achievable solutions – and giving a new generation of conscious consumers fresh and compelling reasons to invest.
Olivia Palermo, with husband Johannes Huebl, showcasing the Tods X ISKO collaboration
Their Eco-Age Brandmark is awarded to those that meet key principles (transparency, fair work, traceability, pollution minimisation, animal welfare…) and is, Livia hopes, a way of deciphering the often overwhelming number of ethical validations and certifications within the industry. "We wanted to create a brandmark for sustainable excellence to encompass all sorts of different validations – which the consumer can trust because if it is validated by Eco-Age it means that it's good and they can buy it guilt-free. Or at least have all possible information about it," she explains.
Alberta Ferretti and Livia Firth, both wearing jumpers from the Alberta Ferratti and Eco Age Love Me collection
New projects include the launch of an Eco-Age office in Milan, to be run by Nicola, and working with Alberta Ferretti on a special Earth Day collection to remind us to love the planet and those living within it – think recycled cashmere knits and organic cotton T-shirts with slogans like 'Love Me', 'Help Me' and 'It's a Wonderful World'.
Livia's advice on how to shop responsibly? "We say the first point is always, 'Do I really need this? Am I going to wear it a lot?' If the answer is yes, buy it. But you'll be surprised how many times you'll say 'Not really'. Maybe you'll wear it to a party and another couple of times, and put it back. That's the starting rule for sustainable fashion."
eco-age.com
Images: brands' own.
A version of this feature was originally published in the Spring 2019 issue of The Glossary.
A guide to festive dressing: How to style yourself happy at home by Alexandra Carello
Last-minute luxury gifts to buy loved ones (and yourself) this Christmas
8 of the most iconic investment handbags of all time
Kate Moss launches her debut sustainable fashion line alongside daughter Lila
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Getting an Auto Loan: Have You Checked Your FICO Score?
Your credit score can have a big impact on your auto loan… in more ways than one. A word of advice: the first thing to do when even thinking about purchasing a car is to check your credit score. The reason? The lower your credit score, the higher your auto loan interest rate, and that could add up to thousands of dollars in additional expense over the life of the loan.
On a positive note, if you have incorrect or outdated information in your credit report that's causing a lower credit score, you can get that fixed with the particular credit bureau – however, it could take 60 to 90 days. And that's why it's so important to check your score (and fix any mistakes with the credit bureau) before you find the car of your dreams and otherwise consider surrendering to a higher interest rate based on incorrect information.
Are the auto loan savings worth the wait?
It's certainly evident that the savings benefits of waiting for negative items to clear outweigh the two to three month waiting period. Imagine what you could do with a thousand (or two) extra dollars!
Let's talk about how your auto loan can affect your FICO® Score.
One major factor that determines your FICO® Score is the "mix" of credit on your report. (This accounts for 10% of your FICO® Score.) By mix, we're referring to the different types of accounts that make up your credit report. Do you have a decent mix of "revolving" accounts, like credit cards that have a credit limit and a balance that varies each month? What about installment accounts, those that have a set payment and repayment periods, like a mortgage, auto or student loan. Having both credit cards and installment loans with a good history will raise your FICO® Scores as it shows an ability to responsibly manage debt.
Typically, whenever your credit report is requested by a potential lender, a record of that inquiry is placed on it, which can lower a score by as much as 5 points. However, FICO has adjusted its modeling so that multiple inquiries resulting from a consumer's comparing loan terms and costs (acting responsibly by rate shopping) aren't counted if made less than 30 days prior to credit scoring. This allows you to shop for the best loan without worrying about an effect on your FICO® Score.
A lengthy credit history allows FICO to better predict your future financial behavior. The "average age of accounts" (AAoA) makes up 15% of your FICO® Score and is calculated as the sum of the ages of each account on your report, divided by the number of accounts. If you don't have much credit history, a new auto loan could have a negative impact on your FICO® Score because it lowers the average age of your accounts. This is why it's important to establish your credit history as early as possible and keep good standing accounts open indefinitely.
One last piece of information that's crucial when shopping for an auto loan: during this time, it is not generally advisable to apply for other types of credit. When you apply for multiple types of credit at the same time, your FICO® Score can drop, potentially making it difficult for you to be approved for the auto loan.
If you want to know how other people are dealing with their auto loan searches, visit myFICO Forums. It's the perfect place to share your own story or get advice about the best way to apply for and manage your next auto loan.
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Zendesk help
Feedback - Voice (Talk)
Zendesk Talk - Warm transfer to Agent groups
Gravity CX (APAC Reseller)
With the current 'warm transfer' feature:
"When you transfer a call directly to an agent, you can consult with the other agent before handing off the call".
Surprisingly, this is also possible when transferring to external numbers....but not to groups.
It would be great to have the same functionality when transferring to a Group.
Agent receives a call, they triage the call and need to transfer to another group. If they search and select another group for transfer, currently the call is handed off WITHOUT a 'warm transfer' and an agent to agent consultation doesn't take place. This can negatively affect the customer experience.
I believe that agent to group transfer puts the call into a queue, however, it would be great if the transferring agent can wait on the call until it's assigned/transferred/offered to an agent in the receiving group. That way, they can cancel the transfer if a group agent doesn't pick up in a timeframe that is suitable and they can then also consult with the receiving agent before hand off if they do 'pick-up' the transferred call.
Bonni Poch
We were trying to figure the same thing out this afternoon. Without the warm transfer option for groups, we're at a disadvantage and the caller is basically put back into queue.
Bthomas
We have two tiers of Support. If tier 1 can't answer a question, ideally they'd reach out to whoever is available in tier 2. To make a smooth transfer to the new support agent in the group, it would be ideal to have a warm transfer so the tier 1 agent can provide context to the tier 2 agent.
It would also be great if the ticket automatically gets transferred to the new agent instead of creating a separate ticket for the new agent.
Anne-Flore Caire
We are also interested by a evolution to make available the functionality when transferring to a Group.
An another way could be to display in the "Agents list", the list of the agents including in the searched group (today the system display the agents for which the name answered to the search).
Like this, we could see the disponibility of each one and choose a available agent to do a supervised transfer with the functionality already available when it 's with just one person.
(and when they are several diaplayed groups reponding to the search : when we'll pass over the group's name, a color'll be applied on it (like today) and could be applied over the names of the agents in the group)
Melanie Hobman
We are currently trialling Talk in very early stages, and have the same structure as Bthomas, I was thinking we could do a work around by transferring to the group via a separate Talk number rather than cold transferring to the group and manually assign the ticket across to the answering agent in the group.
My concern with this is would we then get double billed for the call or does the charging on the inbound number stop when it's transferred to another number? I am assuming it does since the number for all Zendesk Talk knows is external?
Also it could get messy with duplicate tickets and merging potentially so we would have to see how that goes.
Any advice on this would be appreciated.
Kara Glover
We'd also really like to be able to warm transfer where the customer is consulted too, eg. Introduce the customer to the internal/external number, then return to the customer to let them know that you're transferring them and who they'll be speaking with, then select transfer.


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FCC chairman pitches net neutrality reform to Silicon Valley
Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC, looks for common ground between Silicon Valley and broadband providers to "fix" controversial net neutrality rules.
April 20, 2017 11:35 a.m. PT
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says he wants to keep an open and free internet but doesn't want the restrictive rules imposed by the FCC in 2015.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai met with executives at Facebook, Cisco, Oracle, Intel and other major tech companies this week as the federal agency considers rolling back controversial net neutrality rules.
Pai traveled to Silicon Valley Monday to talk to companies that participate in the "internet economy," he told reporters at a news conference following the Federal Communications Commission's monthly meeting. Pai wouldn't say who attended the meetings or exactly what was discussed.
Instead, he said he was looking for ideas how the FCC could change the more restrictive aspects of its net neutrality rules, while preserving parts of the regulation that ensure the internet remains open.
"I've been simply soliciting thoughts on how to secure the online consumer protections that people have talked about," Pai said.
Pai emphasized he has always supported a "free and open internet" while opposing the more restrictive "Title II" parts of the Obama-era regulation. Title II refers to an aspect of the regulation that reclassifies broadband as a public utility, which puts the same kinds of restrictions on internet services as those imposed on traditional telephone services.
Companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have opposed the Title II classification, arguing it's hampered investment. Meanwhile, consumer advocates and Democrats on Capitol Hill say it's necessary to ensure the rules stand up to court challenges.
Pai, who opposed the 2105 net neutrality rules when he was a commissioner, has since been trying to come up with an alternative solution. A proposal he reportedly discussed with broadband industry groups in Washington earlier this month would allow companies to voluntarily commit to not blocking or slowing down access to web services or sites. The plan calls for the Federal Trade Commission, not the FCC, to have oversight for enforcing the rules.
The tech industry's lobbying group opposes such a plan. In a meeting with Pai last week, the Internet Association, which represents companies like Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft, said in a public filing that the "internet industry is uniform in its belief that net neutrality preserves the consumer experience, competition and innovation online. In other words, existing net neutrality rules should be enforced and kept intact."
Pai wouldn't comment on the proposal he discussed with broadband industry groups. Instead he said he "simply was exploring outside the context of any pending proceeding how to secure some of those principles of free and open internet that I think most people agree on."
Pai is confident people on both sides of the issue can find "common ground."
"Title II has had harmful effects on the market," he said, stating that it has depressed investment and led to other controversial FCC rulemaking like the 2016 privacy rules, which President Donald Trump nullified earlier this month. "We need to make sure we have light touch regulation."
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Today was spring cleaning for the outside of the house...picking weeds, putting down wood chips, gardening, raking, etc. After all the hard work, the best part was coming inside to the smell of barbeque pork.
This is a great weekend recipe. I know, I think that about any slow cooker recipe...but it's true! Your whole house smells awesome and you have access to warm delicious food all day long...nothing better!
I am taking a blogging vacation for a week but I will be back with hopefully some new and inspiring recipes for you!
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients to form the barbecue sauce. Pour half of the sauce over the pork and cover. Set remaining sauce aside.
Cook over low heat for about 8 hours (or according to your slow cooker's presets, mine happens to run a little hot and it was ready in 5 hours).
Remove pork to a large bowl and shred with two forks. Transfer meat back into slow cooker and cook for a few more minutes, until meat has soaked up the sauce.
Pulled pork can be held on the "warm" setting in the slow cooker for serving.
and topped with extra barbecue sauce.
Lovely sandwich and great photos. Enjoy your hiatus. Cheers!
Wonderful pictures! I look forward to seeing your posts after you return from your blogging vacation.
I love getting out the slow cooker when the weather gets nice. It's wonderful to have that tasty meal simmering away while you've been outside enjoying yourself (or even working). The pork looks fantastic. Enjoy your blogging break.
Perfect reward after all your work in the garden. Enjoy the hols!!
Oh wow, this looks so amazing and can you believe I have never made pulled pork? Crazy! Enjoy your blog vacation!
This is great! I've been on the lookout for quite some time for a recipe for BBQ that doesn't simply call for a bottle of BBQ sauce. Yours looks perfect. I can't wait to try it!


Want to know where you are on Earth? Check out Google Maps or Google Earth. Want to know what time it is? Your watch or iPhone can tell you that in a flash. Want to know what stars are up in the sky? Digital planetarium apps and software give you that information as soon as you tap them on. We live in a remarkable age when you have such information at your fingertips.
For most of history, this wasn't the case. While today we might use star charts to locate objects in the sky, back in the days before electricity, GPS systems, and telescopes, people had to figure out that same information using only what they had handy: the daytime and nighttime sky, the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and constellations. The Sun rose in the East, set in the West, so that gave them their directions. The North star in the night-time sky gave them the idea of where North was. However, it wasn't long before they invented instruments to help them determine their positions more accurately. Mind you, this was in the centuries before the invention of the telescope (which happened in the 1600s and is credited variously to Galileo Galilei or Hans Lippershey). People had to rely on naked-eye observations before that.
One of those instruments was the astrolabe. Its name literally means "star taker". It was in use well into the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and is still in limited use today. Most people think of astrolabes as being used by navigators and scientists of old. The technical term for astrolabe is "inclinometer" — which describes perfectly what it does: it allows the user to measure the inclined position of something in the sky (the Sun, Moon, planets, or stars) and use the information to determine your latitude, the time at your location, and other data. An astrolabe usually has a map of the sky etched onto metal (or can be drawn onto wood or cardboard). A couple of thousand years ago, these instruments put the "high" in "high tech" and were the hot new thing for navigation and timekeeping.
Even though astrolabes are extremely ancient technology, they're still in use today and people still learn to make them as part of learning astronomy. Some science teachers have their students create an astrolabe in class. Hikers sometimes use them when they're going to be out of reach of GPS or cellular service. You can learn to make one yourself by following this handy guide on the NOAA website.
Because astrolabes measure things that move in the sky, they have both fixed and moving parts. The fixed pieces have time scales etched (or drawn) on them, and the rotation pieces simulate the daily motion we see in the sky. The user lines up one of the moving parts with a celestial object to learn more about its height in the sky (azimuth).
If this instrument seems very much like a clock, that's not a coincidence. Our system of timekeeping is based on sky motions — recall that one apparent trip of the Sun through the sky is considered a day. So, the first mechanical astronomical clocks were based on astrolabes. Other instruments that you may have seen, including planetariums, armillary spheres, sextants, and planispheres, are based on the same ideas and design as the astrolabe.
The astrolabe may look complex, but it's based on simple design. The main part is a disk called the "mater" (Latin for "mother"). It can contain one or more flat plates that are called "tympans" (some scholars call them "climates"). The mater holds the tympans in place, and the main tympan contains information about a specific latitude on the planet. The mater has the hours and minutes, or degrees of arc engraved (or drawn) on its edge. It also has other information drawn or engraved on its back. The mater and tympans rotate. There's also a "rete", which contains a chart of the brightest stars in the sky. These main parts are what make an astrolabe. There are very plain ones, while others can be quite ornate and have levers and chains attached to them, as well as decorative carvings and metalwork.
Astrolabes are somewhat esoteric in that they give you information that you then use to calculate other information. For example, you could use it to figure out the rising and setting times for the Moon, or a given planet. If you were a sailor "back in the day" you would use an mariner's astrolabe to determine the latitude of your ship while at sea. What you would do is measure the altitude of the Sun at noon, or of a given star at night. The degrees the Sun or star lay above the horizon would give you an idea of how far north or south you were as you sailed around the world.
The earliest astrolabe is thought to have been created by Apollonius of Perga. He was a geometer and astronomer and his work influenced later astronomers and mathematicians. He used principles of geometry to measure and try to explain the apparent motions of objects in the sky. The astrolabe was one of several inventions he made to aid in his work. The Greek astronomer Hipparchus is often credited with inventing the astrolabe, as is the Egyptian astronomer Hypatia of Alexandria. Islamic astronomers, as well as those in India and Asia also worked on perfecting the mechanisms of the astrolabe, and it remained in use for both scientific and religious reasons for many centuries.
There are collections of astrolabes in various museums around the world, including the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the Deutches Museum in Munich, The Museum of the History of Science at Oxford in England, Yale University, the Louvre in Paris, and others.


29. https://fortumo.com https://facebook.com/fortumo https://twitter.com/fortumo https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortumo-ltd-?trk=biz-companies-cym Fortumo is a mobile payments company that enables direct carrier billing with more than 350 mobile operators in 100+ countries. Fortumo's payment products work across a wide range of platforms including desktop devices, smartphones, feature phones, tablets and smart TV-s. These products give consumers a simple, 1-click payment method to charge online purchases to their phone bill. For app stores, digital media companies and game developers, Fortumo provides one integration with 350 mobile operators as well as a single point of contact for settlements, reporting, support and infrastructure upgrades. Founded in 2007, Fortumo has offices in Estonia, San Francisco, Beijing, Delhi, Singapore & Hanoi and is backed by Intel Capital and Greycroft Partners. This document is for informational purposes only. Fortumo and the authors make no expressed or implied warranties in this document. Fortumo and the author(s) make no representation or warranty in relation to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this document. Any opinions expressed in this document are subject to change without notice. This document may be based on a number of assumptions and different assumptions could result in materially different results. This document should not be regarded by recipients as a substitute for obtaining independent advice and/or the exercise of their own judgement, and is not to be relied upon by recipients. Fortumo and the authors, and any of their members, directors, employees or agents do not accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of this document. Copyright © 2017 Fortumo | All rights reserved.


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The 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the inaugural season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.

It began on 28 October 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 11 March 2017 at the same venue, after a 3-race non-championship opening round and 18 championship races held across five rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome.

Teams and drivers

Race calendar and results

The season featured 18 championship races over five rounds. Additionally, a three-race non-championship round, called "Trophy Event", took place at Yas Marina Circuit at the start of the season. All rounds were held in the United Arab Emirates.

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

Drivers' Championship
Each driver dropped their worst three race results.

Teams' championship

References

External links
 F4 UAE Homepage

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Orbea is a Spanish bike manufacturer based in Basque country. Being a cooperative owned by their employees, Orbea has demonstrated time and time again a unique commitment to high-quality products. Orbea e-bikes all feature the Bosch or Shimano STEPS drive train systems for great comfort, power and reliability. The Optima Comfort is a fully-equipped stepthrough with mudguards, rack and lights all included, ready to go for your daily commute. The front suspension makes your ride even more comfortable.


The Danube region of Central Europe is drenched in repression and bloodshed from military conquest, war, totalitarian rule, paramilitary militias and violent ethnic cleansing but that history was infrequently referenced during the trip. However, those conditions are vividly embedded in Night Soldiers. In Vidin, we visited a flat-level church and our guide pointed out that under the Turkish Ottomans no building could be higher than a Turk on horseback – an interesting detail, no doubt – but only when Furst relays the same fact through one of his characters does it reverberate because we are encouraged to feel his utter disdain for the Turks and the malevolent influence they still exert over the minds of Bulgarians even though the Ottomans have long departed: the Turk "has taken off the fez and put on a crown." The king "is the toy of the army and the fascist officers." Furst has made a direct link between the Turks and the fascist militias in 1930s Bulgaria.
I would have liked lecturers and guides to offer similar insights. They might have done so by scrambling the chronology (from the Romans to the present) and offering a more thematic approach so that we could make more connections with the historical past. For example, throughout the Danube, it would have been salutary to hear from the lecturers and guides about the Turkish legacy. Did it leave a deep distrust of Muslims that might explain their resistance to accepting Syrian refugees? If so, does it carry the same weight as current considerations: their fear of terrorism or their inability to accommodate refugees because of limited resources?
The Bulgarian and Romanian guides made a more powerful impression when they reflected on the Communist experience in their respective countries, given that it happened more recently and certainly in their lifetime. Integrating their own experiences into their historical overview rendered their presentations more compelling. The Bulgarian guide underscored the stupidity of the rulers and how people invoked humour and jokes to mock them. She also recalled in 1989 hearing on the radio that a Communist leader had resigned; she was stunned by that announcement but she had to go out in the street to ask another woman whether she heard the same news report before she felt safe to express her joyful feelings.
The Romanian guide focused more on the terror living under the brutal regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, perhaps the most Stalinist regime after the death of Stalin, and with a security police, the Securitate, that could rival Stalin's NKVD in its power and omniscient surveillance. Ceaușescu decided to pay off the foreign debt, requiring the Romanian people to bear the cost through severe food rationing and restricted energy supplies limiting them to use 40-watt bulbs for only two hours a day. Our guide remembers her grandmother reading her forbidden children's stories by candlelight. In rural areas, half the villages, usually inhabited by minorities, were razed and their residents forcibly transferred to agro-towns.
We saw the huge hydroelectric power station built in one of the Danube gorges in the Romanian and Serbian sector known as the Iron Gate that increased the water level, submerged entire villages and severely damaged the city of Orsova. When the city was rebuilt on higher ground, local authorities allowed the reconstruction of the Roman Catholic cathedral, the only one built in Romania during the communist era and unexpected since Ceaușescu usually ordered the destruction of churches and the arrest of priests. The cathedral's most distinctive and iconoclastic feature is watercolour murals of Jesus carrying the Cross accompanied by Vladimir Lenin, John Lennon and the Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comăneci. Although the guide's presentation was filtered through her own personal experience, it was integrated into the larger verifiable recent history in Romania.
When we disembarked, our tour guide took us to the Belgrade fortress where the city's history began, a stark reminder that the city, and by extension the country, has been burdened with history. Although the present site dates from the early eighteenth century when the Austrians rebuilt it, the fortress, on the high ground overlooking the marvelous view of the confluence of the Sava and Danube, has witnessed waves of conquests ranging from the Romans, the Austrians and the Ottomans. The latter largely controlled it for over three centuries only ending their rule in 1867 whereby the Hapsburgs of Austria-Hungary took control. The seeds of conflict simmered between this empire and the kingdom of Serbia. One can see in the distance a tower that the Hungarians used to spy upon the Serbs. That roiling tension boiled over in June 1914 after a Bosnian Serb in Sarajevo assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand, the heir of the emperor, Franz Joseph, the spark that ignited the carnage of World War I.
Leaving the fortress and the beautiful Kalemegdan Park – a name derived from the Turkish – we toured through modern Belgrade. What was most noticeable and pointed out was the NATO bombing of the city in 1999, particularly the Army Headquarters that has not been rebuilt. Is it to remind tourists of NATO "aggression," particularly that of U.S. President Bill Clinton, for "taking Kosovo away from us" – a still widespread perception. Although our tour guide was generally successful in keeping his emotions under tight control, I was told that another guide was convinced that the Americans bombed Serbia and killed two thousand civilians because the Serbians were opposed to the U.S. building a military base in Kosovo. It is true that the Americans built the largest base outside of America since Vietnam in Kosovo without consulting the Serbs, but they built it after the bombing of Serbia when the region fell under the control of the NATO peacekeeping mission. Glossed over was the violent ethnic cleansing and murder of ethnic Albanians before 1999 resulting, according to Judah, in the displacement of 1.45 million Kosovo Albanians. And to be fair, once the war ended and before NATO troops arrived, the Kosovan victims engaged in acts of revenge by kidnapping and murdering Serbians living in Kosovo. Pointedly, Judah reminds us that in this country, "it is what people believe rather than what is true that matters." Leaving Belgrade my strongest impression was that it is exceedingly difficult to be objective and fair-minded if an individual belongs to an ethnic group that has committed atrocities, particularly if they have occurred in recent history.
The second and concluding part of Bob Douglas' Politics along the Danube: Reflections of a Study Trip River Cruise will appear here on Sunday, October 30.


Foothill Elementary is incorporating WOBBLE stools, yoga balls, floor cushions, and more flexible seating into classrooms.
By providing alternative, non-traditional seating arrangements, students feel empowered to choose a place in the classroom that makes them feel safe, relaxed, comfortable, focused and successful. In addition, new seating options will allow for increased physical activity - which enhances the learning process.
Students strengthen their abilities to participate as a community, improve communication skills within collaborative groups, develop a stronger understanding of how and where learning works best for them within the classroom and engage in critical thinking activities. The goal of flexible classroom strategies is to see students' grades improve, observe increase happiness and overall engagement, watch participation through invigorating conversation grow and aid students to develop smart, independent choices.


Today, there is a plenty of choices concerning the different motorcycles. They are created for different purposes according to their design and specifications.
Among a wide range of two-wheeled vehicles the urban scooters are allocated, whose compact sizes allow them moving easily in hard traffic. As a separate group the classics of the genre is highlighted; it comes to huge motorcycles, an embodiment of freedom and aggression on the road. Not every driver will venture to conquer this iron horse.
And yet there is a class of sports vehicles. Such models combine the light weight of urban scooters and a strong technical heart from older brothers. To the class of sports bikes Scorpa T-Ride 250F 2008 belongs. This off-road Enduro looks light, almost weightless, and makes you believe that it is able to get anywhere, even in the forest or the high mountains. Scorpa T-Ride 250F 2008 can do it thanks to a 5-speed transmission, light weight of 93 kg, powerful engine and, of course, a skilled driver!


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North Carolina restaurant receives 'C' grade for 27 health violations, 12 critical: report
by: Kathryn Hubbard
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A restaurant in Durham received a 'C' grade for several health and safety violations, according to a report.
The restaurant, Church's Chicken, located at 942 North Miami Boulevard, also had 12 critical violations, according to the N.C. Department of Environmental Health.
According to the report, a manager was not seen during the inspection and the person in charge could not answer any of the inspector's questions. The facility did not have an updated health employee policy stating the reportable foodborne illness or associated symptoms, according to the inspection on Jan. 10.
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The report also said that raw meat was uncovered in the walk-in cooler, and other foods were not temperature controlled.
The inspector "observed a container of raw chicken stored uncovered in the walk-in cooler with mold, dust, and debris build-up on condenser fans and ceiling over the food."
The report said that multiple food items did not have labels including expiration dates. The inspector noted that all three sinks cannot drain at the same time without causing the small drain in the floor to flood.
The inspector noted a repeat violation of "soiled walls (food debris and grease) and floors throughout the facility."
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, a food establishment that earns a score of at least:
90 percent shall receive a grade A;
80 percent and less than 90 percent shall receive a grade B;
70 percent and less than 80 percent shall receive a grade C.
According to the report, Church's Chicken received a 72. NCDHHS says that if a restaurant receives a score less than 70 percent, the restaurant's permit will be immediately revoked.


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PROTESTERS CONTINUE ACTIONS AGAINST LNG SITE
Tacoma Weekly Staff
Activists blocked the three gates at the construction site of Puget Sound Energy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the Tacoma Tideflats on Monday as the self-identified "water protectors" vow to step up demonstrations of the facility over environmental and safety concerns.
The latest action came after two of six protesters who chained themselves to a construction auger last summer were found not guilty of trespassing and obstruction charges following a jury trial and two other protesters climbed a crane for nine hours to stop construction, albeit temporarily. A group of protesters also blocked the gates for several hours last week by climbing onto tripods they had erected to block the roadway into the construction site.
The estimated 200 protestors at Monday's "Block the Gate" demonstration included members of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Redline Tacoma, Tacoma Direct Action and other environmental groups. The action halted construction at the site for much of the day, before Tacoma Police officers broke up the demonstration. Two were arrested for misdemeanor charges and later released, pending formal charges.
PSE wants to build the $310 million facility to provide a lower-emissions alternative to diesel used by container ships, namely nearby TOTE ships to and from Alaska. The eight million-gallon facility would freeze natural gas so that it becomes a liquid for use in container ships as well as provide storage of natural gas for use by PSE gas customers during extreme weather spikes.
The Puyallup Tribe has fought against the plant for years, dating back to challenges of the plant's environmental review over questions of how construction at the former Superfund site could potentially leach toxins into the waterway and threaten salmon runs.
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Janet Higbee-Robinson December 22, 2017 at 6:57 am
Redline has renamed itself Redefine. Redefine members protested Monday.
Les Pogue Jr. December 22, 2017 at 1:55 pm
Why don't you mention that the facility is being built without proper permits?
Steven Storms December 22, 2017 at 3:15 pm
Thank you for posting about the protest. The over-reaction by the Tacoma police who showed up in full riot gear was really discouraging. The protest was very respectful, peaceful and even included prayers for the victims and families of the terrible Amtrak train wreck. The threat of rubber bullets, teargas, billy clubs, shields, etc. was a far contrast to the Puyallup Tribal women doing a prayer song. It seems as if the police were trying to create a response by their threatening military actions. Still, the protesters broke up peacefully when threatened with arrest. I guess it required 20 or 30 policemen in full riot gear to arrest an elderly man and woman on a misdemeanor charge of blocking a public road.
Ruth Ewald December 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm
The construction was not halted. Some workers left, but I saw and heard the construction continuing.
RICHARD FRANK January 2, 2018 at 2:52 pm
I, Richard Frank, would be homeless and an applicant for Representative position 40. Today is frosted grass lawns Prudue Bay is artic barren cold like outside Olympia, Washington.
https://TacomaWeekly.com,
All the power and disasters, I, side with do a better design.
My friends on hilltop neighborhood, some staff of the (county), not borough,
Seen accidentally a real, hot.
Well this would be.
The Tribal people me and all, want your support well the resources yet.
You float in the resources keep the hot accident, in the Puget Sound Bay.
Say NO, till you see Elliott Bay tanker
Corporate sea vessels waiting their cargo pumps to destruction bay rail yards. SEE. Sbips come and go, oil or real modern powers them. That many on shore tanks are very potent, we seen the huve fire at the steel mill. Torn down for a University of Washington business street high rise.
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Do it for America.
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The Department of Lands and Surveys of the Ministry of Interior is the oldest and one of the largest departments of the Republic of Cyprus, and started its operations in the year 1858. Its role and responsibility have been of immense importance, particularly in operating the Cyprus Land Registration system. It has been managing the major land matters of Cyprus regarding registration, investigation into title, conveyance, encumbrances, valuations, compulsory acquisition/requisitions, management of state lands, surveying, maintenance of the state survey infrastructure and mapping.
It administers statutes providing services for the property rights of individuals effectively and efficiently within a unified coordinated structure, with distinct branches in Tenure, Registration, Valuation, Management of State Lands, Survey, Cartography and Administration. Also, three new branches have been created during the reorganization and restructuring of the Department in 2004: (i) Transfers/Mortgages/Forced Sales/Encumbrances, (ii) Geodesy and Spatial Mapping and Surveying and (iii) Support and Administration of Land Information System. Also, a new branch has been recently established, the General Valuation and Taxation for the purpose of maintaining and updating on a regular basis a valuation roll for the whole of Cyprus which is the basis of all property taxes. The Department is also the Official Service for the compilation, production and issuing of maps and plans, for which the state copyrights are reserved.
The Department of Lands and Surveys is highly noted throughout the world for its concrete legal system of land administration, ownership and tenure, as well as for the clear and solid procedures which are in effect throughout it. The function of land registration in Cyprus provides a safe and secure foundation for the acquisition, enjoyment and disposal of rights in land. All the processes are fully computerized, highly visible and clearly understood by the public, enabling everybody to have confidence in the system.
A multipurpose cadastre would be the first priority for many countries nowadays; along this, the parcel of property will be the fundamental building block of an integrated system of land information. In Cyprus, our Department has managed to implement a fully integrated Land Information System that supports a wide range of decision-making elements, including land conveyance, equitable taxation, resource management and environmental planning.
Management of survey, cartographic and other spatial information.
Another objective of the Department had always been to establish a fixed boundary coordinated cadastral system after a systematic resurvey, to fully support the survey, registration, valuation and management functions of the Department and the staged development and implementation of a National Land Information System (N.L.I.S.) where all agencies with land related activities can share available data for the benefit of the economy of the country.
The implementation of a G.I.S. system for Strovolos Municipality.
Preparation for ISO 9001:2008 for all selected sections.
MBSHC – Mediterranean and Black Seas Hydrographic Commission.


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/** An IFetchThrottler object is meant to be used as part of a fetch cycle.  It is not
* thread-local, and does not require access to a thread context.  It thus also does not
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* These objects are typically created by IConnectionThrottler objects - they are not meant
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